Create The Disaster Recovery Backup; Create Full Backup - HP BB118BV - StorageWorks Data Protector Express Package User Manual

Create the Disaster Recovery Backup

Preparing for disaster recovery consists of the following steps:
1. Install Data Protector Express and the Bare Metal Disaster Recovery option on each computer that
will use disaster recovery (see Chapter 2: Windows Operating Systems and Chapter 3: Non-Windows
Operating Systems in the Data Protector Express Installation Guide).
2. Create a full backup of your system, as described in Error! Reference source not found. below.
3. Create the bootable media (see Error! Reference source not found. on page Error! Bookmark not
defined. later in this section). If you have a bootable tape device, you automatically create bootable
media when you run a full backup.
4. Test the bootable media to make sure you have created it properly (see Error! Reference source not
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We recommend that you create at least one extra set of bootable media in case the first set fails
during disaster recovery.
As long as the Bare Metal Disaster Recovery option is installed, Data Protector Express automatically
creates disaster recovery media whenever you run a full backup with the Overwrite all media job option.
To create your disaster recovery media:
1. Log in to Data Protector Express.
2. Insert the first disaster recovery media.
3. Create a backup job in the Admin Folder. To do this, you can use either the Backup Local Machine
wizard or the New command.
4. Enter a name for the job, such as Disaster Recovery Backup.
5. If you are using the New command, click the Selection page and select the check box for the local
computer. (The Backup Local Machine wizard automatically makes this selection for you.)
6. On the Options page, the Backup mode should be set to Full by default.
7. Select Overwrite all media from the Write mode drop-down list.
8. Select Full verify from the Auto verify mode drop-down list.
9. Leave the Span Mode set to Restart File.
10. On the Encryption/Compression page 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.
If your business requires you to use encryption, this page allows you to set the required encryption
types and levels. This option should be used with care. It requires an Encryption passphrase. If you lose
the passphrase, you will not be able to recover your data.
11. Click OK. The job appears in the Admin Folder on the Backup page.
12. Run the job, inserting additional media as required.