HP Data Protector Express Basic-Software - Manual (Page 25)

3 Backup Jobs
In this chapter
• Selecting Files for Backup Jobs
• Selecting Devices
• Encryption
• Configuration
• Advanced Settings
Backup jobs can be created from the Tasks view or the Jobs and Media view using the New command.
When a new job is created the Administrator will open the job’s Property page to allow configuration of
the job. The Property page can be reopened at any time, even when the job is running. If the job is
running the settings pages will not be editable.
Selecting Files
You use the Selection property page of a job to select the files to be backed up. Data Protector Express
provides powerful selection filters that allow you to select exactly the files you want and to automatically
update your selection when the job is run.
Marking files
Files, folders, and other containers (e.g., volumes and computers) are displayed in a tree view on the
Selection page. All containers act similarly regarding selection, so any discussion about folders applies
equally to any other container unless otherwise noted.
You can select or deselect a file or folder by checking or clearing the selection box next to the folder.
When you select a folder or other container, you automatically select everything within it including
all files within all subfolders. If the checkbox for a folder is clear, no files and subfolders within that
folder are selected. If the checkbox for a folder is shaded, some, but not all, of the files or subfolders
within it are selected.
You can select the contents of a folder in one of two ways: either by individually checking each file in that
folder one-by-one or by checking the folder itself. Which method you choose is important because it
affects which files Data Protector Express included in the selection list after changes have been made to
that folder.
CAUTION:
If you select each file in the folder individually, when new files are added to the folder, Data Protector
Express automatically selected for backup. However, if you select the folder itself , when new files are
created in that folder, they are automatically selected for backup.
In general, when selecting files for backup, especially for jobs designed for disaster protection, begin by
selecting containers at the top of the hierarchy. Then deselect containers or files lower in the hierarchy
that you do not need to back up.
For example, you could begin by selecting the network icon at the top of the hierarchy. This will
automatically select all of the machines on the network and all of the volumes on those machines.
If there are machines, volumes or folders you do not want backed up, clear their check boxes. When
new machines or volumes are added to the network (that is to the current Backup Domain), these new
machines and volumes will automatically be selected for backup.
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