Verification Tab (Global)

Verifying your backup

As an added measure of security, ARCserveIT provides you with two methods of backup verification to make sure the data on the media matches what is on your hard disk. Both of these methods help to ensure that you get reliable backups. Each is described below:

• Scan Media Contents - If you select this option, ARCserveIT checks the header of each file on the backup media. If the header is readable, ARCserveIT assumes the data is correct. If the header is not readable, the Activity Log will be updated with this information.
• Compare Media to Disk - If you select this option, ARCserveIT reads blocks of data from the media and compares the data byte for byte against the files on the source. This ensures that all data on the stored on the backup media is exactly as it was on disk. If ARCserveIT finds a mismatch, the Activity Log will be updated with this information.

  By default, the verification flag is set to "None".