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Types of devices to use
You can select the types of devices you want Data Protector Express to use during a job. For example,
you can enable or disable tape devices, virtual libraries, or CD/DVD devices. By default, CD and DVD
devices are disabled.
Media to be used
(Backup jobs only)
Specifies the media folder in which the tape or other removable media are stored. Data Protector Express
will look here for media to use with this job.
The default folder is the current User/Group folder. If you wish to use media from another folder, specify
which folder by selecting it from the
Media list.
If you wish to use a folder that is not shown in the Media list, click the Add… button and select the new
folder from the Browse dialog box.
Auto format information
Auto format mode
(Backup jobs only)
Determines whether or not Data Protector Express will format media automatically.
Before data can be written to media, the media must be formatted. When media is formatted, any data on
it is lost. Tapes and other media are formatted when Data Protector Express does not recognize the media,
that is, when it has no information in its catalog about that particular media. This will occur when the
media is blank, it has been erased, it is first used or it has been deleted from the catalog.
The Auto format mode is either No auto format, Auto format blank media or Auto format all media.
No auto format: Instructs Data Protector Express to send an alert to the alert window if it encounters media
that needs to be formatted (either blank or unrecognized media). While waiting for a user reply, Data
Protector Express scans the network for devices with the media it was expecting. When selected, Data
Protector Express waits for a reply to the alert before formatting unrecognized media.
Auto format blank media only: Instructs Data Protector Express to automatically format all new or blank
media. However, if Data Protector Express encounters unrecognized media, it sends an alert to the alert
window and then scans the network for the media it was expecting. This setting can help prevent data
from being accidentally destroyed by formatting, while not needlessly querying the user before formatting
a blank media.
Auto format all media: Instructs Data Protector Express to automatically format all of the media inserted
into the tape drive which require formatting. With this setting selected, Data Protector Express will
automatically format all new (or blank) media and all unrecognized media.
New media location
(Backup jobs only)
Specifies the folder in which Data Protector Express will store any new media created while the job is
run. By default, Data Protector Express stores media in the current User/Group folder; the media will
appear there on the
Media and Catalog views. You can also store the media in a separate media folder
inside the User/Group folder.