When Data Protector Express runs any scheduled automatic rotation job, it automatically creates media folders for the job. The folders are organized by the name of the job and the various rotation sets in that job.

Move media to new media location on overwrite

Setting this checkbox moves media from the Media to be used folder to the New media location folder when it is used.

WARNING! If this option is turned off it is possible for a job to exhaust its set of available media to use and stop running.

Rename media to new media

Setting this checkbox renames existing media being overwritten to the name which would have been used had it been freshly formatted. When this is off, previously formatted media used by this job will retain the name it was given when it was used previously.

New media name

Enter the name Data Protector Express gives to any new media it creates while running the job. For scheduled automatic rotation jobs, Data Protector Express automatically updates this setting to match the media’s place in the rotation schedule and this setting has no effect.

For manual rotation and unscheduled jobs, Data Protector Express assigns any new media it creates the name listed in this field. This is also true for automatic rotation jobs that are “forced” to run. If the job creates more than one media, the job will use this setting as a template to create a unique media name containing this setting.

Advanced Settings

Advanced Options

In general, the default values should be used. These options are provided only for advanced users who need to customize their backup jobs for unique circumstances.

CAUTION: Unless you have specific needs that require changes to the advanced options, leave the default values unchanged.

Settings for all platforms

Eject media after use

When this option is checked, Data Protector Express automatically ejects the media at the end of the backup job. This feature only works on devices that support software eject.

Auto Retension

When this option is checked, Data Protector Express automatically re-tensions the media at the beginning of the backup job. This feature winds the tape cartridge end-to-end, applying equal tension to the entire media for maximum media life and data integrity. Your device must support auto re-tension to use this feature.

Create DR bootable media

Check this option to write DR system information to the backup media. This option is only useful when the backup media is bootable as in the case of OBDR tapes or optical media. However, leaving this option checked does not hurt the backup.

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