General options for DBA-initiated jobs

You can configure general options for DBA-initiated jobs.

See About configuring DBA-initiated job settings.

Table: General options for DBA-initiated jobs

Item

Description

Template name

Specifies the name for this backup template. You can accept the default name that appears or enter a name. The name must be unique.

Backup set description

Describes the information in the backup set for future reference.

Compression type

Provides the following compression options:

  • None.

    This option copies the data to the media in its original form (uncompressed). Using some form of data compression can help expedite backups and preserve storage media space.

    Hardware data compression should not be used in environments where devices that support hardware compression are used interchangeably with devices that do not have that functionality.

    In this situation, hardware compression is automatically disabled. You can manually reenable hardware compression on the drives that support it, but this results in media inconsistency. If the drive that supports hardware compression fails, the compressed media cannot be restored with the non-compression drive.

  • Software.

    This option uses STAC software data compression, which compresses the data before it is sent to the storage device.

  • Hardware [if available, otherwise none].

    This option uses hardware data compression (if the storage device supports it). If the drive does not feature data compression the data is backed up uncompressed.

  • Hardware [if available, otherwise software].

    This option uses hardware data compression (if the storage device supports it). If the drive does not feature hardware data compression, STAC software compression is used.

Verify after backup completes

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

General options for DBA-initiated jobs