User Guide
Managing 81
Storage Management Services Administration Guide
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August 29, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
3 Managing
After you install and load SBCON, you can manage your jobs, data, devices,
reports, and so on either from the server or workstation. Though the screens
might look different, you can perform the same tasks in each interface.
Be sure to read “Prerequisites for SBCON Tasks” on page 81 before
performing any tasks in this section.
This section discusses the following:
“Administering Jobs” on page 82
“Storage Devices” on page 86
“Erasing or Retaining Media” on page 90
“Spanning Storage Media” on page 92
“Log and Error Files” on page 93
“Creating Session Files” on page 98
“Verifying Backup Data” on page 99
Prerequisites for SBCON Tasks
Before you can manage any backup tasks, ensure the following:
Drivers for your specific device and controller board are loaded.
SBCON files for your specific target are loaded.
The media is inserted into your storage device.
You can see the SBCON Main Menu on your server console or the Quick
Access window on your Windows 95, 98, 2000 or Windows NT
workstation.