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This is a descriptive name of the job, which will help you identify the
specific backup session; if a restore is necessary, you can easily identify
the session you need. There is no special requirement for what to enter as
the session description.
HINT:
You might want to include the full path of the data (for example,
SYS:HOME\REPORTS\JULY.02) which you will need to know if a restore session
is necessary.
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Click Device/Media Name and select a device.
A list of available objects is displayed in the Select a Device screen.
If you accept the default value, the engine selects the device and media
which you have designated as the default.
NOTE:
If there is only one media type available, it will be treated as the default.
If your device has more than one storage device attached, select an
available device from the list. If the device contains multiple media,
select the media for the backup.
If the storage media does not have a label, SBCON displays a message
saying that the media cannot be identified. Set the label before selecting
it for a backup job.
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Select Advanced Options.
For more details, see
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Select Append Session.
This option appears only if your device supports appending to previous
sessions on the media.
Accept the default YES if you want to preserve all sessions on the media.
The backup session is appended to the media at the end of the previous
session. Each appended session has separate backup and error logs.
If you want to overwrite the data on the media, enter NO. The media
rewinds and existing data is overwritten by the next backup.
HINT:
Labeled media is not considered empty media. No sessions are necessary
on the media for you to set the Append option to Yes.
Delete the log and error files for any session you overwrite to avoid trying to restore
a session that no longer exists.
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Press Enter to save the settings and continue with the backup.
WARNING:
If you are appending a backup session to a media set (two or more
tapes), use the tape with maximum space.
"Customizing Backup" on page 53.