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Submit a Backup Job

This section summarizes how to submit a backup job.

For information about how to use disk staging (D2D2T) and tape staging (D2T2T) to manage your backup operations, see How Backup to Disk to Tape Works.

To submit a backup job

1. From the Backup Manager, select the Start, Source, Destination, and Schedule tabs to specify the options that you require for the job.

   Click the Options toolbar button to specify global options that you require for the job. For more information, see Global Backup Options.

   Click the Submit toolbar button to submit your job.

   The Security and Agent Information dialog opens.

2. On the Security and Agent Information dialog, edit or confirm the security and agent information for your job, and click OK.
3. When the Submit Job dialog opens, select Run Now to run the job immediately, or select Run On and select a date and time when you want the job to run.

   Note: For more information about the Run Now option, see Job Queue Tab.

4. Enter a Job Name for your job.
5. If you selected multiple sources to back up and want to set the priority in which the job sessions initiate, click Source Priority. Use the Top, Up, Down, and Bottom buttons to change the order in which the jobs are processed. When you finish setting priorities, click OK.
6. To save the job as an Arcserve Backup job script, click the Save Job button.
7. To save the job template, click the Save Template button.
8. To preflight check the job, click the Preflight Check button. If the preflight check failed, click the Cancel button to modify the job settings.
9. On the Submit Job dialog, click OK.

   The job is submitted.

More information:

How to Manage Jobs Using the Job Queue Tab