Span Mode; Backup Mode; Change Mode - HP BB118BV - StorageWorks Data Protector Express Package User Manual

Data Protector Express lets you select a file in which to store the job logs.
Click the Browse button to select a file. Data Protector Express always saves a copy of the log in addition
to the settings you choose here.
Span mode determines how Data Protector Express will handle a file if the backup media is too full to fit
on the current media. Available options are Restart file or Split file.
Choose the option to instruct Data Protector Express to back up files to media only if they
will fit on the media. Data Protector Express will check the available storage on the media for each file in
the backup job. If a file will not fit, Data Protector Express will skip the media for the larger file and will
locate media on which the file will fit.
Choose this option to instruct Data Protector Express to split a file across two media if it will not
fit on the current backup media.
he Backup mode is either Full, Incremental, Differential or Copy. For scheduled automatic rotation
jobs, Data Protector Express uses the backup mode for each backup set as indicated on the Schedule
page; for unscheduled or manual jobs, Data Protector Express uses the settings set by the user. For more
information, see Backup options automatically updated on page 113.
This setting instructs Data Protector Express to back up all selected files. For each file, Data
Protector Express resets the archive bit in the catalog and the archive bit on disk.
This setting instructs Data Protector Express to back up all selected files that have changed
since the last full backup. When a file changes, its archive bit has been set. Data Protector Express does
not reset the archive bit.
This setting instructs Data Protector Express to back up all selected files that have changed
since the last backup. For each file, Data Protector Express resets the incremental bit in the catalog and
the archive bit on disk.
This setting instructs Data Protector Express to back up all selected files, but it has no effect on any
future scheduled job. (A copy backup job does not reset the archive bit after backing up all the selected
files.) Use this option when you wish to make a record of files or systems at a particular time, but do not
wish to disrupt the normal backup schedule.
The Change mode is either Force to append or Prompt. This option determines what action Data
Protector Express will perform when it fails to find the media it was expecting to use for a job. When
Data Protector Express runs a job, if the job uses specific media, Data Protector Express scans the
network for devices with that media. If it does not find the media it expects, its response is determined by
the Change mode setting.
This setting instructs Data Protector Express to append data to whatever media it finds in
the designated backup device, as long as the media is in the catalog. If it cannot find the correct media,
Data Protector Express appends data to whatever media is available. This option will ensure that the job
runs, if the media contains enough room to complete the job.
This setting instructs Data Protector Express to continue to scan for the expected media and to
send an alert warning that the proper media has not been found. This option will not allow a job to run