Full backup

Configuring backups

You schedule your daily full backup each day from Monday to Friday at 6 PM. The data protection is set to 4 weeks. You have 500 GB of data to back up. You use Drive 1, Drive 2, Drive 3, and Drive 4. The backup uses 4 media and is completed in approximately 2 hours.

Configuring automated media copying

You use post-backup media copying because you have enough devices available. You specify Drive 1, Drive 2, Drive 3, and Drive 4 as the source devices, and Drive 5, Drive 6, Drive 7, and Drive 8 as the target devices. You set the same data protection as original and specify the location of the media.

For a graphic representation of the full database backup and automated media copying, see Figure 104 on page 339.

Figure 104 Full database backup and automated media copying

You schedule your monthly full backup on Saturday at 12 PM. This backup is intended for archiving purposes, so it is normally not copied.

Figure 105 on page 340 presents an overview of the time when the devices are busy.

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