When I Run A Backup Job, It Uses The Backup Device On My Local Machine Instead Of The One On The Server. 280 My Scheduled Job Is Not Running; I Have Two Tape Drives, But It Is Only Using One To Run A Job; How Do I Replace Media In A Rotation Group - HP BB118BV - StorageWorks Data Protector Express Package User Manual

Verify the following to determine why your scheduled job is not running.
1. Make sure the job is scheduled. Check the Schedule page for the job's properties. After reviewing the
schedule, close the property page or the job will not run. Then check the Job Status view to verify
that the job is scheduled.
2. If you have not installed Data Protector Express as a service, make sure Data Protector Express is
open and running. If you exit Data Protector Express, the job cannot execute. We recommend that
you log out of Data Protector Express to prevent unauthorized access to Data Protector Express.
3. If you have installed Data Protector Express as a service, make sure the service has been started.
To start the service on Windows operating systems, select Start
Services.
On Linux operating systems, open a terminal window (if necessary). Then access the directory where
you installed Data Protector Express, e.g., usr/local/hp/dpx. Type ./dplinsvc.
For additional information, see Automatically running scheduled jobs on page 124 and Logging out
and running scheduled jobs on page 11.
Data Protector Express uses "data streams" to divide a job up and to assign the job to devices for backup.
By default, it creates a new stream for each disk volume to be backed up, e.g., one each for C: and D:
drives. If you only have a single volume, Data Protector Express only creates one stream by default.
To use multiple devices, you must first add each device to the device list. Access the Device/Media page
for the backup job. Then click Add to display Select a device or device container window. Select the
local device and click OK. The path to the local device appears in the Devices to be used field.
To create additional streams for different objects, change the Backup stream setting to Create new
stream on the Storage page for each object. Then the streams will be distributed evenly across all
available backup devices. For further information, see Storage page on page 252 and Strategies for Faster
Jobs on page 163.
Since multiple streams run concurrently, creating multiple streams on the same physical disk drive
does not necessarily result in faster backup jobs. The drive tries to stream to multiple devices at once,
which requires numerous seek and read commands from various sectors at the same time. The end result
is a shortened lifespan for the drive.
Data Protector Express automatically creates a series of folders and media for use with rotation jobs.
These folders control the daily, weekly, monthly and yearly media.
To remove a piece of media that is lost or damaged physically, select the media on the Jobs and Media
view and delete it. When you use replacement media, Data Protector Express will automatically format it
if necessary.
To move media to an offsite location, create a new media folder called Offsite Media (or similar) in your
User/Group folder. Then use the Move command to move the media to this folder. If the media is
required by Data Protector Express during the rotation schedule, it will automatically create a new media
to replace the media that you moved offsite.
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