Validating a backup set
Validation is a process that can be scheduled or performed on demand. A DS-Client Administrator can validate online data down to the Digital Signature applied to each file at backup time.
To perform validation on demand
1. Browse the Backup Sets tree, right-click the backup set you need to validate, and click Validation. Alternatively, you can select the backup set you need to validate in the Backup Sets tree, and in the Restore menu, click Validation.
The Validation Wizard appears.
2. In the Set Validation Settings screen, enter the DS-Client Encryption Key(s).
3. Select the type of validation you need and click Next:
• All on-line data: This option validates all generations of all data in this backup set.
• Selective: This option allows you to specify the file(s) to validate.
The Select directories/files for validation screen appears.
4. Select the items you need to validate.
All items are selected if you have selected All on-line data in the previous screen.
5. Click Finish to start the validation.