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

CAUTION:
Unless you have specific needs that require changes to the advanced options, leave the default values
unchanged.
Settings for all platforms
Eject media after use When this option is checked, Data Protector Express automatically ejects the
media at the end of the backup job. This feature only works on devices that support software eject.
Auto Retension When this option is checked, Data Protector Express automatically re-tensions the media
at the beginning of the ba ckup job. This feature winds the tape car tridge end-to-end, applying equal
tension to the entire media for maximum m edia life and data integrity. Your device must support auto
re-tension to use this feature.
Create D R bootable media Check this option to write DR system information to the backup media. This
option is only useful when the backup med ia is bootable as in the case of OBD R tapes or op tical media.
However, leaving this op tion checked does not hur t the backup.
Update DR information on selected machine Check this option to generate D R system information for
the selected machines. The generated system information will be saved on the Backup Server and can be
used later to create DR media even after a failure of the original machine.
Native data streams format Different o perating systems transmit data across the network to Data
Protector E xpress in different formats. If you plan to restore files to a different o perating system than they
werecreated,thedatashouldbestoredonmediainacommondataformat,notinthenativedata
streams format.
Settings for Windows
Enable snapshots By default, the ba ckup job creates a temporar y snapshot before backing up the
selected file. Deselect this checkbox to disable snapshots.
A snapshot freezes the volume data at a point in time. Any changes after that point in time will not be
backed up until the next backup job. The temporary snapshots are deleted after the job has finished.
If this option is off, files open during backup may not be backed up. Failure to b ack up open files
willbenotedinthejoblogs.
Snapshots are currently implements only on Windows platforms. O n Windows, the snapshots are created
using Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Services ( VSS) for those operating system editions that support VSS.
Reparse points Check this option to back up the reparse point data. When this option is deselected,
Data Protector Express will back up the object as if it were a normal file or directory.
Mount Points When checked, Data Protector Express includes the mount point information in the
backup. If this o p tion is not checked, Data Protector Express treats the object as a directory.
Optimize backup order by size Will mix backing up large and small filesinanattempttomaintain
consistent throughput to the backup devices.
Volume restrictions When enabled, volume quota information will be backed up.
Log Options
These settings control how the results of the job a re reported to the user. See Job Log Options for details.
Execution
These settings allow the user to execute external p rograms before and after backing up objects on a
client. For example, this feature can be used to shut down a custom database before backup and restart
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