13 Tips, Techniques And Strategies; Tips For Managing The Catalog; Where To Locate The Catalog - HP BB118BV - StorageWorks Data Protector Express Package User's Manual & Technical Reference

13 Tips, Techniques and Strategies

In this chapter

• Tips for Managing the Catalog

• Strategies for Faster Jobs
• Working with Permissions
• Selecting Files for Jobs
• Restoring Tips
• Other Tips
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Overview
This section contains information you can use to work more efficiently with Data Protector Express. The
first sections explore managing the catalog and running jobs faster. The last sections of the section
cover practical techniques for working with jobs.
Tips for Managing the Catalog
An important decision when planning a comprehensive backup strategy is where to locate the Data
Protector Express catalog. This section explores some considerations you should review before making
this decision.

Where to locate the catalog

Consider locating the catalog on a PC desktop or file or application server other than the main file server.
Recall that Data Protector Express keeps track of objects and properties in a catalog that it creates and
manages. Where should you store this catalog? That is, which volume and machine should be the
Backup Server?
Data Protector Express lets you locate the catalog on any machine (PC desktop or file or application
server) or volume in the Data Protector Express management domain.
NOTE:
The catalog does not have to be on the same machine to which the backup device is attached. It could be
placed on any volume of any machine that is a member of the Data Protector Express Storage Domain.
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