Backing up files - the basic steps

Following are the basic steps for submitting a backup job - that is, using Custom, and the default backup options to back up your data.

Basic steps for submitting a backup job
Follow these directions to back up your files:
1. From the ARCserveIT server's home page, select Backup.

The Backup Manager will appear with the source tab selected by default. The default view option "View all file system agents" enables you to see all machines entered into the database of the currently selected ARCserveIT server, although to browse and select objects servers they must have a Client Agent running.

2. Select an object or expand it's directory tree to select file systems, individual directories and/or files.

Click the object(s) to be backed up. Once a host is expanded, you can select file systems, directories, and/or files.

The Client Agent for UNIX is required in order to browse or perform any operations on any target host (including local hosts).

3. Select Source options per each highlighted source.

This step is optional. See `Specifying source options for backup jobs' for more information.

4. Select the Destination tab, then select the device and the media for the backup from the destination area.

5. Apply Global options to the backup job.

This step is optional. Global options are applied by selecting the Options button from the Backup Manager's Menu Button Bar. See `Specifying global options for backup jobs' on page 3-22 for detailed information.

6. Select the Submit button to run the job.

The Submit dialog screen appears:

See `Scheduling the job' for more information.

7. Enter a description for the backup job and click OK to run the job.

The default method for backup is a standard backup (Custom) job, scheduled to run at the current time.

To monitor the backup job you can access the Job Status Manager. See `Displaying information about a job'for more information. Another source of job information is the ARCserveIT Activity log, archsvr.log. For information on the location of this file, see `ARCserveIT's home directory structure'.

For information on how to navigate and select objects from the directory tree, refer to Chapter 2, "Selecting servers, files and directories".