To set AOFO defaults for backup jobs

1. Do one of the following:

   To set AOFO backup options for a single backup job	On the navigation bar click the arrow next to Backup, and then click New Backup Job. On the Properties pane, under Settings, click Advanced Open File
   To set AOFO backup options for all backup jobs	On the Tools menu, click Options. On the Properties pane, under Job Defaults, click Advanced Open File.

2. Select the appropriate options from the following:

   Use Advanced Open File Option	Select this check box to enable AOFO for backup jobs. If you do not select this option, jobs saved before you installed the Advanced Open File Option will continue to use the previous settings for backing up open files.
   Automatically select open file technology	Enables Backup Exec to select the best snapshot method to use for the type of data being backed up. However, even if selected, a snapshot method may not be used if the resources do not meet the requirements for using snapshot methods. If the volume you select for backup does not meet the requirements for using AOFO, then the open file backup options apply (Never; If closed within 30 seconds; With a lock; Without a lock). See Advanced options for backup jobs. If you select AOFO and the Microsoft VSS provider, then Backup Exes uses the first available hardware, software, or system provider to perform the snapshot.
   Symantec Volume Snapshot Provider (Windows 2000 only)	Select this option to use Symantec Volume Snapshot Provider (VSP) as a snapshot provider. You can only use VSP on computers that have Windows 2000. VSP is Symantec's snapshot technology for Backup Exec. You can use the AOFO Wizard to help you configure VSP. See Best practices for using the Symantec Volume Snapshot Provider.
   Veritas Storage Foundation™ for Windows FlashSnap Option (Windows 2000 and 2003 only)	Select this option to use Veritas Storage Foundation™ as a snapshot provider. You can only use Veritas Storage Foundation™ on computers that have Windows 2000/2003. Veritas Storage Foundation™ for Windows FlashSnap Option was formerly known as Volume Manager (VM). Before you can use this option to back up volumes, you must use Veritas Enterprise Administrator (VEA) to snap-start the volumes. You must purchase VEA separately. See Using Snap Start on a Veritas Storage Foundation volume. If the computer on which you are running a backup using the Advanced Open File Option is in an environment with the Central Admin Server Option and the Veritas Cluster Server installed, and if failover occurs to a Veritas Cluster Service node, you must manually clean up the snapshots before restarting the backup on the failover node. Refer to the VSFW documentation for details. When the Veritas Storage Foundation for Windows FlashSnap Option is used for AOFO backups, the SnapBack of the volume is done asynchronously since SnapBack can take a long time (depending on the size of the volume snapped and the changes that may have occurred during the backup). Rather than hold the job completion for the length of the time this operation may take, the job will instead Complete with Success (if no other error occurs). Use the VERITAS Enterprise Administrator to verify that the re-synchronization completed. In rare cases, it is possible that the SnapBack fails and a broken mirror results. If this occurs, the next FlashSnap job submitted for the same volume may also fail, with the error Volume cannot be snapped or Volume has not been Snap-started or is not a dynamic volume. The job is logged as Completed with Exceptions. Use the VERITAS Enterprise Administrator to verify why the SnapBack did not complete and then correct the error.
   Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (Windows 2003 and later)	Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) technology enables third-party hardware and software vendors to create snapshot add-ins for use with Microsoft's technology. Microsoft, as well as other third party software vendors, often provide additional components that work in conjunction with VSS. These components, called Writers, are used to flush application data or file data (if a file is open) residing in the computer's memory before the Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service makes a snapshot of the volume to be backed up. See your software documentation for information about VSS Writers that may be provided by the application software vendor. If you turn off Active Directory, Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) is not available. Jobs that require VSS fail.
   Snapshot provider	Select one of the following options: Automatic - Allow VSS to select the snapshot provider Select this option to enable VSS to select the best provider for the selected volume. The order in which a snapshot provider is selected is hardware provider, software provider, and then the system provider. System - Use Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider Software - Use Veritas Storage Foundation for Windows Hardware - Use technology provided by hardware manufacturer If you select Software or Hardware as the snapshot provider, then the following information applies: If multiple volumes are selected, then all volumes must be snappable by the same type of provider. Software and hardware providers cannot both be used to snap different volumes in the same job. You must either create another job, or select the option Process logical volumes for backup one at a time.
   Process logical volumes for backup one at a time	Enables the backup of multiple volumes in one job, while creating a snapshot of only one logical volume at a time. To ensure database integrity, or if a volume contains mount points, multiple volumes may need to be snapped at one time. A volume with mount points to other volumes is considered a logical volume for snapshot purposes. Therefore, that volume and the mount point volumes will be snapped together simultaneously. After the logical volume is snapped and backed up, the snapshot is deleted before the next logical volume is snapped. This option increases the ability to meet the minimum quiet time needed to complete a snapshot. A logical volume can comprise multiple physical volumes. A single logical volume can encompass all of the volumes on which databases reside. If this option is not selected, then a snapshot for all volumes in the backup job is created simultaneously. All volumes must meet the minimum quiet time. This option is only available for Symantec Volume Snapshot Provider (VSP) and Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) jobs for logical volumes. The Shadow Copy Components snapshots are created using VSS. This is reported in the job log and job history.

3. If you are configuring the Advanced Open File Option for a specific backup job, you can start the backup job or select other backup options from the Properties pane.

   To monitor the operation while it is processing, click Job Monitor on the navigation bar, and then double-click the job to view the job activity.

4. If you are configuring the Advanced Open File Option as the default for all backup jobs, click OK.

5. After the jobs have completed, check the job log to make sure the Advanced Open File Option is being used during the backup.