ARCserveIT stores information about the backup jobs you have run, the media you have used for backups, and the clients that are available for you to backup in its database.
Database information helps when you restore files from media. ARCserveIT's database stores information about every file, directory, and disk that has been backed up. When you are looking to restore a specific file, ARCserveIT's database helps you determine which media to use, eliminating the time it would take to search through media looking for files.
You also use database information when you select a source or destination for a backup job. Depending upon whether you are selecting a source or destination, you can choose from a listing of hosts, disks, directories, files, or media. Host server addresses and media information come from ARCserveIT's database, however make sure they compliment the contents of your /etc/hosts file on your host.
ARCserveIT's Report Manager is another place where database information is used. Information for some of the reports comes from the ARCserveIT database. The Report Manager window allows you to view and print reports with this information.
You can display, sort, and update database records in the Database Manager window. For example, you can:
The Database Manager window also displays graphical information about the file system where the database resides including the amount of space the database takes up on the currently selected host server.
Some of the views and operations that you can perform within ARCserveIT directly correspond to your user rights. See `Setting up User Profiles' for more information.
The remainder of this chapter describes each database view and explains how to use the Database Manager window.