Simple Daily Backup; Simple Five-Day Rotation - HP BB118BV - StorageWorks Data Protector Express Package User Manual

Create a Run repeatedly at a daily interval schedule to run a full backup every day of the week at the
same time.
If a library is not installed, you can create the following simple daily backup plan. It does not require
different media for different days, though you can rotate your media if desired. It also does not require a
lot of your attention. You can set it up quickly and let it run.
Create a new backup job that runs daily
1. When the General page appears, give it a name such as Daily Backup.
2. 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.
3. Click the Options page. The Backup mode should be set to Full by default.
Always select Full from the Backup mode list for this job. Otherwise, the backup job will not
copy all of your data.
4. Select Overwrite all media from the Write mode drop-down list.
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.
11. 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.
Create separate media folders and backup jobs for each day of the week.
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: