If a source medium involved in an automatic media copy session stores encrypted as well as non-encrypted data, all data written to the corresponding target medium will be either encrypted or non-encrypted, depending on current settings for drive-based encryption.

Figure 18 on page 78 shows a basic interaction during an encrypted backup session with the Drive-based encryption option selected.

Figure 18 Backup session with drive-based encryption

Restore from encrypted backups

No additional encryption related preparations are needed for restore of encrypted backups, as Data Protector automatically obtains the appropriate decryption keys.

What is backup ownership?

Who owns a backup session?

Each backup session and all the data backed up within it is assigned an owner. The owner can be the user who starts an interactive backup, the account under which

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