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Backup Manager Media Exporting Options

At the end of a backup job, you can move media out of the library or to an off-site location for safe storage. Arcserve Backup provides the following media exporting options:

• None--No media exporting will take place at the end of a backup job.
• Export RAID1 Duplicate Tape After Job--If the job spanned to multiple media, all the duplicate media used in this job is exported.

  Note: This option is for RAID 1 support with libraries and mail slots only.

• Export All Tapes After Job--Arcserve Backup exports all the media for the related backup. If the job spanned to multiple media, all the media used in this job is exported. If there are not enough mail slots to export all the media, the media that could not be exported is moved back to the original home slot. In single mail slot libraries, Arcserve Backup retries a few times to check if the mail slot is empty to move the next media to the mail slot. If the operator does not move the media, Arcserve Backup writes this information in the activity log.

  Note: This option is for RAID 1 support with libraries and mail slots only.

Media Exporting Limitations

Be aware of the following media exporting limitations:

• For staging backup jobs, media exporting options are only effective during the migration phase of the job.
• Media exporting options are functional only for regular and rotation jobs and are supported on media libraries and Tape RAID.
• Media exporting options are not supported when you are performing tape staging (B2T2T) backups and the staging device or the final destination device is a RAID device.
• If the job includes verification, the export is done at the end of the verification.