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Disk backup and restore
Detail Area
The Detail area is your main working area. Spend a few minutes seeing how the Detail Area changes
according to the selections that you make in the Desk bar and the Task and Information pane. For
example:
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Note how the desk bar is not always visible. For example, it is not relevant when you are working
through a wizard, so the left-most pane contains the Task and Information pane.
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If you prefer or need to work with a hierarchical (tree) view of the objects click the Folders button in
the tool bar.
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Have a look at the Help in the Task and Information pane. In addition to information about using HP
Data Protector Express Software, this menu also contains useful web links that enable you to register
your product and purchase options. See also "Help Menu" in Tutorial 1.
The backup and restore examples in this chapter give you the opportunity to find your way round HP Data
Protector Express Software in a structured fashion.
We will use two buttons, Home and Folders, in the tool bar to organize and display objects in the Detail
Area.

Home button

When you create your jobs and define your media, they are recorded by default as objects in the Home
folder. This means you can access them easily by just clicking on the Home button.
The Home folder is not a folder on your disk, but a view of information inside HP Data Protector Express
Software. As in any folder structure, we recommend that you create additional folders within the Home
folder to organize related objects. In our examples we will create folders for backup media and folders for
different types of backup jobs.
Once you have created an object in the Home folder, just right-click on it to display a drop-down menu
with relevant commands. For example, once you have created your backup job, you can run it any time.
Folders button
When you click on the Folders button in the tool bar, HP Data Protector Express Software displays a tree
hierarchy showing all the objects that have been created or defined within the Detail Area. This includes
backup media and the files on them, tape drives, network servers, back up jobs, restore jobs, and so on.
This hierarchy represents HP Data Protector Express Software's catalog, which is its mechanism for
tracking objects together with associated security information. If you are responsible for administering HP
Data Protector Express Software, you will need to understand the catalog and how it is linked to a Storage
Management Domain. These concepts are beyond the scope of this guide, but are described in detail in
the User's Guide and Technical Reference.
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