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Backup cataloging can be a time-consuming process. It is performed in parallel with the following
steps.
5. Post-backup command execution.
6. Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) creation.
7. Conversion to a virtual machine.
8. Backup replication.
9. Cleanup.
If the replication took place, or a backup was moved to a different location during the cleanup, all
the operations configured for the subsequent locations are performed before continuing to the
following steps in the primary location.
10. Validation.
11. Sending e-mail notification.
4.2.11 Why is the program asking for the password?
A scheduled or postponed task has to run regardless of users being logged on. In case you have not
explicitly specified the credentials, under which the task(s) will run, the program proposes using your
account. Enter your password, specify another account or change the scheduled start to manual.
4.3 Simplified naming of backup files
To use simplified naming of backup files, do either of the following:
In the welcome screen, click Create backup plan (p. 33), expand Show backup file naming,
archive comments, and then select the Name backup files using the archive name… check box.
When you back up to a locally attached RDX drive or USB flash drive, the Name backup files
using the archive name... check box does not appear. Instead, the removable device mode (p.
149) determines whether the standard or simplified naming scheme will be used. In Linux, the
check box appears after you manually mount the device.
In the welcome screen, click Back up now (p. 33). Simplified naming will be used whenever the
backup destination supports it (see “Restrictions” below).
When you use simplified file naming
The file name of the first (full) backup in the archive will consist of the archive name; for
example: MyData.tib. The file names of subsequent (incremental or differential) backups will
have an index. For example: MyData2.tib, MyData3.tib, and so on.
This simple naming scheme enables you to create a portable image of a machine on a detachable
media or move the backups to a different location by using a script.
Before creating a new full backup, the software will delete the entire archive and start a new
one.
This behavior is useful when you rotate USB hard drives and want each drive to keep a single full
backup (p. 56) or all backups created during a week (p. 56). But you might end up with no
backups if a full backup to your only drive fails.
This behavior can be suppressed by adding the [Date] variable (p. 54) to the archive name.
When you use standard file naming
Each backup will have a unique file name with the exact time stamp and the backup type. For
example: MyData_2010_03_26_17_01_38_960D.tib. This standard file naming allows for a wider
range of backup destinations and backup schemes.
