Creating a Backup Schedule

To create a new DR backup schedule/script, select theRun or Schedule Disaster Recovery Backupoption from the main menu.

This can also be located via:

- the Tool top bar menu in the Backup Selections tool

- double click the Create Newicon in the Backup Schedules drop-down menu - double click the Backup Now option in the Tools drop-down menu

Any one of these methods will invoke the Backup wizard. This will take you through the steps required to create the new Backup Selection script.

This wizard will guide you through the process of creating the rules governing a backup. The

Selection script produced can be run immediately or saved for future use and a schedule can be set up to run the saved script automatically.

Common Settings

Backup Location field:

Gives the option to use the Default Backup Location or any other connected Backup Location. Media Label field:

The media label is a unique identifier for the media loaded in your Backup Location. Ideally the label should reflect the contents of the media. If you need to Restore data, especially in an emergency, headers such as 'Volume 1' and 'Volume 2', without any other description, do not mean anything and will cause a lot of frustration.

Data Description field:

The data description field allows you to add more specific details, which may be useful in identifying the contents of the tape. It may not be you who is accessing it, perhaps several months from now.

Save Backup Selection Script

This page is displayed after the most common backup options have been set. If more advanced options need to be set, then choose the Advanced Settings option and this dialogue will be presented again at the end.

In order to save the backup script, a file name and description must be given. The name must not be more than eight characters and is use to create a script file. The description will be used to identify the script in the Backup Scripts Tool, so it make sense to make this meaningful.

It is not necessary to save the backup script if you only want to run it immediately.

If the option to create a schedule is selected, then the schedule dialogues will be presented after the script file has been saved. If CBMR has been configured to use the Microsoft Task Scheduler, then the Task Scheduler Wizard will be presented, otherwise the CBMR Task Scheduler property sheet will be presented. In either case, the options required to run the newly-created script file will already be filled in.

Backup Location

This page allows you to set various options relating to the way the backup is stored on the destination Backup Location.

Verify Method

<Use Default> - use the default verifiy method set in Default Settings

Verify After Backup - checks the validity of the recorded media None - does not perform any checks

Check Integrity Alone - after finishing the backup, the media will be scanned from the beginning to end, ensuring it is readable

Byte By Byte Comparison - after finishing the backup, each file on the media will be compared against its disk counterpart and the differences reported

Unload Media

If the Backup Location supports automatic ejection of the media, then this option will ensure that the media is unloaded at the end of the backup cycle.

Run Cleaning Cycle

If the Backup Location is a library or autochanger that supports a cleaning media, this option ensures that a cleaning cycle is completed before the backup commences.

Include any mounted drives (partitions) in the backup.

Compression and Encryption

Compression

Allows the compression method to be selected for the backup. Options are: <Use Default> - use default compression method selected in Default Settings None - data is not compressed

Software - data compression will be performed by the CBMR software before the data is written to the Backup Location

Hardware compression (if available, otherwise none) - this option will attempt to make the Backup Location perform the data compression. If compression is not available on the hardware, the data will remain uncompressed

Hardware compression (if available, otherwise Software) - by preference, data compression will be performed by the hardware if it is possible, otherwise compression will be done by CBMR software

Encryption

Enables encryption for the backup. An entry will then be made in the Key Repository file for the backup. Options are:

resulting passphrase will generate a new Key for the backup. The Key (not the passphrase) is saved in the Key Repository file. To restore the backup the entered passphrase or the Key Repository file must be accessible

Use the default Encryption Key or passphrase - instead of specifying a new passphrase, use the currently defined default value for the backup. An entry for the default Key will already be in the Key Repository file. To restore the backup, the default passphrase or the Key Repository file must be accessible

Use dynamically generated Key - a new key will be generated randomly (no passphrase is used here) just before the backup is started. The random key is then saved to the Key Repository file. To restore the backup, the Key Repository file must be accessible

Please refer to the Backup Encryption topic for more details.

File Access

If a selected file is already open

Allows you to specify whether to use Microsoft VSS to back up open files and what action to take when open files are encountered and VSS is not being used. If you are using VSS, then Multiple Drive Monitoring can also be selected.

Use Quick File Access (QFA)

This option, if selected, will provide rapid access to files during a restore operation. (Not all drives support this option.)

Logging and Backup Catalogue

This page allows you to set options regarding the information that is stored in the backup log file and that stored in the Backup Catalogue.