System information

Chapter 4: Backing Up and Restoring System Software

8 Choose a data

verification option.

• Select a verification option in the Wizard - How to Verify window. Full verify is rec-

ommended for a full backup. Then click Next. Options include:

No verify - Do not verify data.

Full verify - Verify data on tape matches exactly data on hard drive.

Quick verify - Verify data on tape is readable.

NOTE

Full verify compares all files on the backup media to the files on the server or

workstation and ensures that they are identical. Any files that are not identical

will be reported in error messages.

9 Specify when to run

the backup job.

•Select Now in the Wizard - When to Run window, and then click Finish.

You can also save the job or schedule it to run later by selecting Save the job, but

don’t run it now or Later.

NOTE

It may take one hour or more to complete a full backup job. A Status of Backup

Local Machine window displays the job’s progress.

Table 4-2 How to make a full backup tape (continued)

Task Step