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AccuGuard Enterprise for RDX User Guide v 1.0
Store Groups
A store group is a logical collection of Stores that facilitates creating multiple copies of protected
data on different storage devices. Store groups enable automatic fail-over between online media,
dynamic rotation of removable media, and round-robin selection of fixed drive media.
 Automatic fail-over between online media
The first available store will be used in the priority order specified. With this option if the
primary store fills up or fails (goes offline), a secondary store in the group is automatically
selected allowing backup jobs to run uninterrupted.
 Dynamic rotation of removable media
The most recently used and available store in the group is used until the store is either
offline, or unavailable for normal use. With this option, media can be easily rotated offsite
and back onsite without any interaction with the software. Stores are selected automatically
by the software based on which stores are currently available.
 Round-robin selection of fixed drive media
The least recently used and available store in the group is always used. Stores are
selected in circular order creating copies of data on multiple stores. With this option copies
of data are maintained independently by continuously rotating to different stores,
eliminating any single point of secondary storage failure.
After a store group is created, it appears in the All Store Groups folder. Creating and maintaining
the settings for a store group includes specifying which stores are members of the group and how
the software will select available member stores when the group is used by Protection Plans and
Store Copy Tasks.
See the following topics for more information about store groups:
 Adding Store Groups
 Store Group Properties