Data Protector Express User's Guide (TC330-96002, October 2010)
11 A d v a n c e d J o b O p t i o n s
The options in this chapter are common to backup, restore, verify and copy jobs. In most cases these
settingscanbeleftattheirdefaultvalues.
Job Log option
s
Data Protecto
rExpresskeepsalogofwhichfiles it processes while running a job. In addition to viewing
the job lo g fr
om the Status and Logs view, you can c onfigure the job to e-mail it automatically to a
designated e
-mail address or save the log to a file for later viewing.
Log Type
Data Protector Express has sev eral differ ent levels of logging control to communicate what was protected
in a job.
Log only failed (default) This setting will log only filesthatcouldnotbebackedupbecauseofsome
failure.
Log only failed and not attempted This setting is log files that could not be b acked up because of a
failure or because the machine hosting the file was offline or because the job was cancelled.
Log only completed This setting logs only the files that were successfully protected.
Log all This setting will log all files the job works on. Using this setting will generate a lot of log entries
and can affect the length of the backup process.
None This setting is not recommended. However, using it can speed up the backup process.
Log file formats
Data Protector E xpress can generate several file types. Select the log format that works best for you
Table 4 Log file formats
Log format
HTML
Choose this file type to save log filesasfullyformattedHTMLfiles. These files can be
read by most Internet browsers.
XML
Choose th
is file to save the log files as well-formed XML documents. These files can be
read by mo
st Internet browsers.
Excel CSV
Choose this file type to save the log files in a format that can be opened in Microsoft
Excel. CSV stands for Comma Separated Value. The information saved to a file
formatted for Excel CSV will display in columns an d rows.
Plain Text Choose this file type to save the log files in a format that can be read by any text editor.
Save log
to a file
Log F orm
at
Choose a
format from the drop down list.
Log will
be saved to this file
Data Pro
tector Express lets you select a file in which to store the job logs.
Click t
he Browse button to select a file. Data Protector Express alway s saves a copy of the log in the
catalog in addition to the settings you choose here.
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