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Perform Raw Backup of a Physical Disk or Volume

You can perform a raw backup of a physical disk or volume using one of the following approaches:

• Regular backup--Lets you specify a regular device group as the backup destination.
• Deduplication backup--Lets you specify a deduplication device group as the backup destination.
• Staging backup--Lets you specify regular device group or a deduplication device group as the staging location, the final destination media, or both.

  Note: You should not specify the same deduplication device group for the staging location and the final destination media for deduplication backups.

To perform raw backups of a physical disk or volume

1. Open the Arcserve Backup Manager Console.
2. From the Navigation Bar, click Quick Start, and then click Backup.

   The Backup Manager opens.

3. Specify the type of backup.
4. (Optional) Select the Enable Staging check box.
5. Click the Source tab and locate the physical disks or volumes that you want to back up.
6. Click the Schedule tab and define the schedule for the backup job.
7. (Optional) Click the Staging Location tab and specify a staging device group.

   Note: The Staging Location tab displays only when you click the Enable Staging check box on the Start tab.

8. (Optional) Click the Policies tab and specify the Tape staging policies and Copy policies for the job.

   Note: The Policies tab displays only when you click the Enable Staging check box on the Start tab.

9. Click the Destination tab and select the device group to store the backup data.
10. Click Submit.

    The Submit Job dialog opens.

11. Complete the required fields on the Submit Job dialog and click OK.

    The job is submitted.

Note: Arcserve Backup verifies that you have a valid license for the Enterprise Module on the server where you want to run the backup job. If Arcserve Backup detects the required licenses, the backup job is submitted. If Arcserve Backup does not detect the required licenses, the backup job is not submitted.