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Submit Archive Jobs

This section includes steps on how to submit an archive job.

To submit archive jobs

  1. From the Archive Manager, select the Source, Schedule, Policies, and Destination tabs to specify the options that you require for the job.
  2. Click the Options toolbar button to specify global options that you require for the job. For more information, see Global Options for Archiving.
  3. Click the Submit toolbar button to submit your job.

    The Security and Agent Information dialog opens.

  4. On the Security and Agent Information dialog, edit or confirm the security and agent information for your job, and click OK.
  5. 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.

  6. Enter a description for your job.
  7. If you selected multiple sources to archive 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.
  8. To save the job as an Arcserve Backup job script, click the Save Job button.
  9. To save the job template, click the Save Template button.
  10. To preflight, check the job, click the Preflight Check button. If the preflight check failed, click the Cancel button to modify the job settings.
  11. On the Submit Job dialog, click OK.

    The job is submitted.

If you would like to view the status of the archive job, go to the Job Status Manager.

More information:

How to Manage Jobs Using the Job Queue Tab