BackupEDGE
supports any number of unattended (scheduled) backup jobs. Using the menu system, it is easy to schedule simple or complex backup strategies that include autochangers, optical devices, tape drives, etc.
Each backup can include different files, or be part of a different sequence (e.g., on-site versus off-site backups). The advanced scheduler is quite powerful, allowing many different options. While most
people simply do an unattended backup of the complete server each night, other options are simple. At Microlite, we perform a Master Backup of the system each night, and a Differential Backup at noon each
day, to separate tape drives, automatically via a tape library. We also have schedules created which can archive our accounting system, product registration system, and other specialized applications,
separately at any time. Job status is reported through the notification system, which allows plain text, HTML, and pager
messages to be sent. In case additional media is required, email notification will be sent, and may be acknowledged through the menu
system. Likewise, the status of a running job may be viewed from the menu system. Tape drive diagnostics messages are extracted from
TapeAlerttm-compatible drives and included in the reports. On
supported operating systems and devices, unattended backups may also be made bootable as a single-medium Crash Recovery solution |
