Restore And Verify Jobs; Creating Backup And Verify Jobs; Creating With Wizards - HP BB118BV - StorageWorks Data Protector Express Package User's Manual & Technical Reference

5 Restore and Verify Jobs

Restore jobs copy files from backup devices to user PCs and servers. You might create and run a restore
job when files on a user PC or server have been lost because of a disk crash, when you need to view a file
that has been archived (backed up onto media and then deleted) or when you need data from a particular
historical version of a file. You can restore files to their original location or to a different location.
Verify jobs compare a file on some media, such as a tape, with a file on a user PC or server. These jobs
verify that the two files are in fact the same file. A verify job is useful when you wish to make sure a
particular file, such as a program file, has not been corrupted or modified.
Restore jobs and verify jobs are similar in that they involve reading files that have been backed up. The
main difference is that a restore job actually copies backed up files whereas the verify job reads the
backed up files and compares them to the current files. Because of their similarities, they will be discussed
together in this chapter.

Creating Backup and Verify Jobs

In this chapter

• Creating with Wizards

• Creating from the Jobs and Media View
• Creating by Copying Existing Job
• Renaming, deleting, copying and moving jobs
Creating with Wizards
Wizards help you create restore and verify jobs that fit the most common situations. These wizards walk
you through the process of setting up a job including selecting the files to include in the job and other
options. When you have finished, the restore or verify job will have been created and is ready to run.
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