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Options on the Backup Manager Start Tab

From the Backup Manager Start tab, you can select the backup type.

• Normal backup--Normal backup lets you backup a data source to a target destination, using a custom schedule, repeat method or rotation scheme.

  Note: Use Normal backup when you want to submit a backup job to one data mover server.

• Deduplication backup--Deduplication backup lets you save only unique data chunks to disk, allowing you to fit more backup sessions on media, retain backups for longer periods of time and speed up data recovery. For more information about submitting deduplication backup jobs, see Back Up Data with Deduplication.
• UNIX/Linux Data Mover backup--UNIX/Linux Data Mover backup lets you consolidate multiple Data Movers into a single backup job as long as they share a single library.

For each backup type, you must click the Source, Schedule, and Destination tabs to complete backup job configuration.

You may also Enable Staging. Staging operations allow you to back up data to a staging device and then migrate the backed up data to a final destination (usually a tape). You can choose to Enable Staging on Normal, Deduplication, or Data Mover backup jobs.

You can also select Enable Synthetic Full Backup. A synthetic full backup lets you synthesize a previous full session and its subsequent incremental sessions to a full session. You can choose to enable synthetic full backups on Normal backup with staging option, Deduplication backup with staging option, or Deduplication backup jobs. In addition to completing backup job information on the Source, Schedule, and Destination tabs, ensure you complete the information on the Staging Location tab and define a synthetic schedule on the Schedule tab.