HP BB118BV - StorageWorks Data Protector Express Package User's Manual & Technical Reference page 134

5.
If your backup device supports automatic eject, you can configure the job to eject the media after
the job finishes. Click Advanced Options. When the Advanced Options dialog box appears,
select Auto eject and click OK.
6.
Click the Encryption/Compression page at this time you have the option to enable
encryption/compression. If you enable Software encryption you will not have the option to make use
of hardware compression.
7.
Open the Schedule page.
8.
Select Run repeatedly from the Schedule Type field.
9.
Set the Start time and Start Date for the job.
10.
Select no rotation plan from the Rotation Type field.
1 1.
Adjust the days on which the jobs will run from the calendar. (The default is Monday through Friday).
12.
Click OK to close the backup job properties window. The job will run at the selected time on each
selected day.
Simple five-day rotation
If a library with five or more slots is installed, you can create the following simple five-day rotation plan. It
requires separate media for each day of the week, one in each library slot. You can set it up quickly and
let it run. You can also use different tape magazines to create separate sets of backups for different weeks.
For example, set A for the first week of the month, set B for the second week and so on.
Create separate media folders for each day of the week
1. Start in the Home folder for the user that will administer this job.
2. Select the Admin folder
3. Create media folders:
a. Right-click the blank space in the Details area (in the right window pane).
b. Select New and Media Folder.
c. Name the new media folder Monday.
4. Repeat step 3 for new folders Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
5. Create new backup jobs for each day of the week:
a. Right-click in the blank space in the Details area (in the right window pane).
b. Select New and Backup Job.
c. When the General properties page appears, name the job Monday.
d. Click the Selection page and select the objects (directories, files, and so on) to back up. Many
people select either the Network or computer name check boxes to back up all data on the
computer.
e. Click the Options page. The Backup mode should be set to Full by default.
NOTE:
Always select Full from the Backup mode list for this job. Otherwise, the backup job will not
copy all of your data.
f. Select Overwrite all media from the Write mode drop-down list.
g. Click the Encryption/Compression page at this time you have the option to enable
encryption/compression. If you enable Software encryption you will not have the option to
make use of hardware compression.
h. Select the existing Home\Admin folder in the Media pane.
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Backup Jobs
Create separate media folders and backup jobs for each day of the week.