Restore Manager Backup Media Options

The Restore Manager supports the following backup media options:

• Timeout Options--You can specify a timeout period that Arcserve Backup will wait to provide the media you need to restore your data. Available media options are:
  • Timeout for First Backup Media--Period of time that Arcserve Backup waits for the first media required for your restore job. If the time expires, the job fails.
  • Timeout for Additional Backup Media--Period of time that Arcserve Backup waits for any additional media to become available.
• Optimize Restore--If, during a restore operation, Arcserve Backup discovers duplicate backup sessions, where one session resides on tape media and another session resides on a file system device, the Optimize Restore option directs Arcserve Backup to restore the data from the session that resides on the file system device.

The Optimize Restore option is a global setting that is applied to all restore operations, and is enabled by default.

Under most circumstances, restoring data from a file system device is faster than restoring from tape media. However, you may wish to consider disabling the Optimize Restore option if you are using tape media or a library with high-speed reading capabilities, or there is a known problem with your file system device.

To disable the Optimize Restore option, clear the check mark from the Optimize Restore check box.