Configuring advanced options for a backup-to-disk folder

You can set a low disk space threshold for a backup-to-disk folder so that jobs cannot be submitted or processed when that threshold is reached. The reserved disk space prevents disk-full errors and provides early warning when the media reaches a specific capacity threshold. This threshold prevents jobs from being submitted to a backup-to-disk folder that does not have enough disk space to allow the job to complete. Backup Exec can instead submit the jobs to backup-to-disk folders that do have enough disk space.

You can also configure Backup Exec to automatically detect preferred settings for a device.

To configure advanced options for a backup-to-disk folder

  1. On the navigation bar, click Devices.

  2. Expand the icon for the computer where the backup-to-disk folder is located.

  3. Select the folder that you want to view.

  4. Under General Tasks in the task pane, click Properties, and then click the Advanced tab.

  5. Enter or change information as appropriate:

    Low disk space threshold

    Check Low disk space threshold to prevent Backup Exec from writing a job to the backup-to-disk folder when the volume reaches the threshold you specify.

    The low disk space threshold is the amount of free space on the drive at which Backup Exec suspends backup operations to the backup-to-disk folder. When the volume's capacity reaches this threshold, Backup Exec places current jobs on hold until disk space is available. The backup-to-disk status displays Low Disk Space. You must free some disk space to allow job submission to resume.

    Auto detect settings

    Check Auto detect settings to let Backup Exec automatically detect the preferred settings for this device.

    Uncheck Auto detect settings if this is a device for which you want to set buffered reads or writes.

    Buffered reads

    Check Buffered reads in the following situations:

    • You do not want Backup Exec to automatically detect settings for this device

    • You want this device to allow buffered reads, which is the reading of large blocks of data.

    Enabling buffered reads may provide increased performance.

    Buffered writes

    Check Buffered writes in the following situations:

    • You do not want Backup Exec to automatically detect settings for this device

    • You want this device to allow buffered writes, which is the writing of large blocks of data.

More Information

About backup-to-disk folders and files

Setting defaults for new backup-to-disk folders