Symantec Backup Exec

Enable settings to duplicate backup sets for this job

Enables the settings for a duplicate backup set template.

Device

Indicates the device that you want to use as the default device for jobs.

Media set

Indicates the media set that you want to use as the default media set for jobs.

Overwrite media

Places this backup on an overwritable media. Make sure that appropriate media is in the stand-alone drive or drive pool you select in the Device field in this dialog box.

The media in the drive is overwritten if the media is scratch or recyclable (its overwrite protection period has expired). If allocated or imported media are in the drive, they may also be overwritten depending on the Media Overwrite Protection Level that is set.

Depending on your configuration, overwritable media is selected from scratch media or recyclable media.

See How Backup Exec searches for overwritable media.

If the media in the drive is not overwritable, an alert appears requesting that you insert overwritable media.

Append to media, overwrite if no appendable media is available

Appends this backup to the media set listed in the Media setfield in this dialog box. The backup set is appended if an appendable media is available in the selected media set; if not, an overwritable media is used and added to the media set.

If an append job fills a media, the job continues on another piece of overwritable media.

If the media in the drive is not overwritable, an alert appears requesting that you insert overwritable media.

Append to media, terminate job if no appendable media is available

Appends this backup to the media set listed in the Media setfield in this dialog box. The backup set is appended if an appendable media is available in the selected media set; if not, the job is terminated.

Eject media after job completes

Ejects the media in the drive when the operation completes.

Retension media before backup

Runs the tape in the drive from beginning to end at a fast speed, which helps the tape wind evenly and run more smoothly past the tape drive heads. Retensioning is primarily for Mini Cartridge and quarter-inch cartridges and is not supported on most other types of tape drives.

Use Write once, read many (WORM) media

Specifies the use of WORM (write once, read many) media for this backup job. Backup Exec confirms that the destination device is or contains a WORM-compatible drive, and that the WORM media is available in the drive. If WORM media or a WORM-compatible drive is not found, an alert is sent.

See About WORM media.

Enable DirectCopy to tape

Enables Backup Exec to coordinate the movement of data from a virtual device directly to a physical device.

The Backup Exec media server records information about the data in the catalog. Therefore, you can restore data from either the virtual device or the physical device.

See How to copy data directly from a virtual tape library to a physical tape device.

Encryption type

Specifies the type of encryption you want to use, if any.

See About encryption.

Encryption key

Specifies the encryption key you want to use.

Manage keys

Allows you to create a new encryption key or delete an existing encryption key.

Preferred source device

Specifies the preferred source device that you want to use as the default device for jobs.

Compression type

Verify after backup completes

Performs a verify operation automa
tically to make sure the media can be read once the backup has been completed. Verifying all backups is recommended.