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Job name/Template name
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Enter the name for this backup job or template, or accept the
default name that appears. The name must be unique.
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Backup set description
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Type a description of the information you are backing up.
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Backup method for files
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Select one of the following backup methods:
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Full - Back up files
- Using archive bit (reset archive bit). Includes all of the
files selected for backup and resets the archive bit to indicate
that the files have been backed up.
- Using modified time. Includes all of the files selected for
backup and allows the use of incrementals and differentials using
the modified date and time stamp.
-Copy the files. Includes all selected data but does not reset
the archive bit. It does not affect your backup strategy or media
rotation scheme.
- Archive the files (delete files after successful copy). Backs
up the selected data, verifies the media, and then deletes the data
from the volume. For data to be deleted, rights to delete a file
must be granted; otherwise data is backed up, but not deleted.
Backup Exec does not delete data from Backup Exec Agent
workstations when using the archive feature.
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Differential - Back up changed files since last full
- Using archive bit (does not reset archive bit). Includes all
files that changed (based on the archive bit) since the last full
backup. It does not affect your backup strategy or media rotation
scheme because the archive bit is not reset.
- Using modified time. Includes all files changed since the last
full backup, using the files' last modified date and time stamp.
Make sure that the same script or selection list is used for the
differential backup that was used for the full backup.
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Incremental - Back up changed files since last full or
incremental
- Using archive bit (reset archive bit). Includes only the files
that have changed (based on the archive bit) since the last full or
incremental backup and resets the archive bit to indicate that the
files have been backed up.
- Using modified time. Includes all files that have changed
since the last full or incremental backup, using the files' last
modified date and time stamp. Make sure that the same script or
selection list is used for the incremental backup that was used for
the full backup.
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Working Set - Back up files
- Changed today. Backs up all files that were created or
modified today.
- Last accessed in (x) days. If you select this backup method,
you can then indicate in the Files accessed in x days field that
you want to include data that has been accessed in a specific
number of days.
See Understanding
backup methods and their advantages.
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Files accessed in x days
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If you selected Last accessed in (x) days in the Backup method
for files field, use this field to specify the number of days for
which to include accessed files.
Symantec recommends that you specify at least 30 days in order
to include the data needed to make your system operational if you
have to restore a working set backup.
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Use the Microsoft Change Journal if available
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Select this option if you want to use the Microsoft Change
Journal to determine which files have been modified since the last
full backup. This option can only be used with NTFS volumes.
This option is available when you select one of
the following backup methods:
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Full - Back Up Files - Using modified time. This method is not
available when performing offhost backup.
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Differential - Back up changed files since last full - Using
modified time
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Incremental - Back up changed files since last full or
incremental - Using modified time.
In addition, this option becomes available if you select the
Collect additional information for synthetic backup and for true
image restore check box.
If you use the Change Journal with the option to collect
additional information for synthetic backup and for true image
restores, the archive bit is not reset, even if you selected a
backup method that has "reset archive bit" in the name.
If you are backing up volumes with junction points that were
created by linkd.exe, you should not use the Microsoft Change
Journal. Junction points are not followed properly in this
situation.
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Preserve tree on archive
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Select this option to retain the directory structure on the hard
drive of the files backed up in an archive job. This option is only
available when Archive is selected as the backup method.
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Collect additional information for synthetic backup and for true
image restore
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This option displays only for templates. It is used with
synthetic backup jobs and true image restore jobs. It specifies
that Backup Exec collects the information required to detect files
and directories that have been moved, renamed, or newly installed
since the last backup, and then includes those files and
directories in the backup jobs. If this option is not selected,
Backup Exec skips these files and directories if their archive bits
are unchanged. With this option selected, Backup Exec compares path
names, file names, modified times, and other attributes with those
from the previous full and incremental backups. If any of these
attributes are new or changed, then the file or directory is backed
up.
Backups that have this option selected require more disk space,
and take more time to run, than backups that do not.
You must select this option for the baseline and incremental
backup template in a synthetic backup policy.
See About the synthetic backup
feature.
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Verify after backup completes
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Select this option to have Backup Exec automatically perform a
verify operation to make sure the media can be read once the backup
has been completed. Verifying all backups is recommended.
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Compression type
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Select one of the following:
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None. Select this option to copy the data to the media in its
original form (uncompressed). Using some form of data compression
can help expedite backups and preserve storage media space.
Hardware data compression should not be used in environments
where devices that support hardware compression are used
interchangeably with devices that do not have that
functionality.
For example, if a drive that does not support hardware
compression is added to a cascaded drive pool that includes drives
supporting the feature, hardware compression is automatically
disabled. You can manually re-enable hardware compression on the
drives that support it, but this results in media inconsistency. If
the drive that supports hardware compression fails, the compressed
media cannot be restored with the non-compression drive.
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Software. Select this option to use STAC software data
compression, which compresses the data before it is sent to the
storage device.
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Hardware [if available, otherwise none]. Select this option to
use hardware data compression (if the storage device supports it).
If the drive does not feature data compression the data is backed
up uncompressed.
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Hardware [if available, otherwise software]. Select this option
to use hardware data compression (if the storage device supports
it). If the drive does not feature hardware data compression, STAC
software compression is used.
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