Data Protector Express User's Guide (TC330-96002, October 2010)

About the Data Protector Express Service

The Data Protec

tor Express Service lets you run backup jobs automatically and unattended. The

Administrator can be closed, enhancing security. The service makes sure your sched uled backup jobs run

even when the machine reboots after a power loss.

NOTE:

The Data Protector Express Service runs as a servi ce on Windows and as a daemon on Linux platforms.

Mic rosoft Windows and the Data Protector Express Service

You can m a nag e the Data Protector Express service from the Windows Services screen. For an

explanation of managing Windows services, p lease refer to the Microsoft documentation for the Service

Control M anager

CAUTION:

Changing the Startup type for the Data Protector Express service to Manual or Disabled means that

other machines will not have access to this machine to perform backups u nless Data Protector Express

is actual ly running. This means that ﬁlesonthismachinewillnotbebackedupduringroutinebackups

for this machine. Before disabling the service, you should evaluate the impact that this decision will have

on your company’s backup and restore policies

LinuxandtheDataProtectorExpressDaemon

On Linux platforms, the Data Protector Express service, or daemon, is designed to run automatically each

time the system is restarted.

The daemon program (dplinsvc) is located in the D ata Protector Express director y. To access the

service in the default installation directory you would

typecd /usr/local/hp/dpx/dplinsvc

and press Enter.

If you have disabled this automatic startup of the service, you can use one of the following commands

to manage the service:

Install service type ./dplinsvc –I

and press Enter to start the Data Protector Express service automatically when your computer starts up.

Your selection ta kes effect the next time your computer starts up.

Tostartorstoptheserviceifitisalreadyinstalled,useoneofthefollowingcommandstomanage

the service:

Start service type ./dplinsvc –s

and press Enter to start the Data Protector Express service.

Stop service type ./dplinsvc –x

and press Enter to stop the Data Protector Express service.

Administering Backup