Restore to a different location – HP Data Protector Express Basic-Software User Manual

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10.

Select the new job object and click the Run button on the Command bar to start the job. Hold the

cursor over the Data Protector Express icon (the Quick Access program) in the Windows System tray,

normally in the bottom right corner of your screen. You can see that the job is running.

NOTE:

During execution of the job you may notice a flashing red button in the lower right portion of the screen.

This indicates an that requires your intervention. Click the button to open the alert details and resolve the

issue.

NOTE:

The Quick Access program is installed and available on all clients but it only runs automatically on

the Backup Server.

11.

The status of the job is visible in the lower left hand pane, the Info bar, of the Administrator.

Alternately, click on the Status and Logs link in the top left hand area — the Navigation bar. For

more detailed information click on Status in the Command bar. The job’s property page will open

and show the status of the running job.

12.

It is a good practice to check the logs after a job runs to ensure that there were no problems. Click

Status and Logs in the Navigation bar. Locate your job in the list, click on the + sign to expand the

job and select the most recent run. The property pane will show the firs page of the job log. To see

the entire log, click the View Log button in the Command bar.

13.

Select the log entry for the backup job and double-click to open it. Scroll through the log to check

that everything is OK. If the Next button is bold, there are additional pages to check. Click Close

when you have finished reading the log.

14.

You have now created and run your first tape backup job.

Once you have created your backup (or any) job, it can be quickly and easily located again in your
Home

folder.

NOTE:

With the settings in this tutorial, this job will overwrite the media when you run it again. If you do not

wish this to happen, you need to select a Write Mode of Append to all media in the Modes section of

the Configuration page.

Restore to a Different Location

We will do a simple restore of selected files from the backup media we created in the previous step. This

will illustrate many of the restore features available in Data Protector Express.

Make sure the device is powered up and insert the backup media into it.

Select Tasks in the Navigation bar and double click the Restore icon.

Enter a name for the restore job, such as “My First Restore” and click OK.

Now you are ready to select folders and files for restore.
Navigate down the network, machine and file system to locate the files that you included in your first

backup. In this view, only files and folders that have been backed up will appear. Check the box

to select the files/folders to be restored. By checking the box next to a folder, we are selecting all

its subfolders and the files in them.

Overview

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