11 Advanced Job Options
The options in this chapter are common to backup, restore, verify and copy jobs. In most cases these settings can be left at their default values.
Job Log options
Data Protector Express keeps a log of which files it processes while running a job. In addition to viewing the job log from the Status and Logs view, you can configure the job to
Log Type
Data Protector Express has several different levels of logging control to communicate what was protected in a job.
Log only failed (default)
This setting will log only files that could not be backed up because of some failure.
Log only failed and not attempted
This setting is log files that could not be backed up because of a failure or because the machine hosting the file was offline or because the job was cancelled.
Log only completed
This setting logs only the files that were successfully protected.
Log all
This setting will log all files the job works on. Using this setting will generate a lot of log entries and can affect the length of the backup process.
None
This setting is not recommended. However, using it can speed up the backup process.
Log file formats
Data Protector Express can generate several file types. Select the log format that works best for you
Table 4 Log file formats
Format | Description |
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HTML | Choose this file type to save log files as fully formatted HTML files. These files can be read by |
| most Internet browsers. |
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XML | Choose this file to save the log files as |
| most Internet browsers. |
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Excel CSV | Choose this file type to save the log files in a format that can be opened in Microsoft Excel. |
| CSV stands for Comma Separated Value. The information saved to a file formatted for Excel |
| CSV will display in columns and rows. |
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Plain Text | Choose this file type to save the log files in a format that can be read by any text editor. |
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Save log to a file
Log Format
Choose a format from the drop down list.
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