Working with backup sets : About backup sets : Backup considerations
 
Backup considerations
To create a new backup set, you will walk through the pages in the New Backup Set Wizard to make all the necessary selections. After a backup set is created, you can still modify its properties.
The following selections are common to all backup sets:
• Select the kind of backup.
• Select the computer to backup.
• Select the items to backup.
• Select any special backup options for the backup items.
• Select a Retention Rule for the backup set.
• Select any special backup options for the backup set.
• Select any notification options for the backup set.
• Select a Schedule for the backup set.
• Select a name for the backup set.
• Select the type of backup set (Online, Self-Contained, Local-Only, Instant Recovery, or Statistical).
Most pages in the New Backup Set Wizard correspond to a tab in the Backup Set Properties dialog box where the options are the same (see Table 2). Some page titles are different, depending on the kind of backup set selected.
 
Table 2 Corresponding tabs in the Set Properties dialog box
Page in the New Backup Set Wizard
Tab in Backup Set Properties
Choose the kind of backup set
N/A
Select the computer
Select the backup source (Linux)
N/A
Select share & path for the database / data dump dialog box
N/A
Specify the protocol for dumping the database
(Linux DS-Client)
N/A
Select Items for backup set
Items
Select backup item options
Items
Specify backup set options
Options
Specify backup set Advanced Options
(Windows DS-Client)
Advanced Options
Specify backup set performance options
Performance
Specify notification options
Notification
Choose a retention rule for this backup set
Retention
Choose a schedule for this backup set
Schedule
Choose the name for this backup set
Set Info
Some options are common to most backup sets, including Pre/Post, Exclude Old Files, and Continuous Data Protection.
To start the New Backup Set Wizard:
1. On the Sets menu, click New Backup Set. The New Backup Set Wizard appears.
2. On the Choose the kind of backup set page, select the kind of backup.
F1 Help: "Choose the kind of backup set"
F1 Help: "Choose the kind of backup set (Linux DS-Client)"
NOTE:  This function is available only when you create a backup set. It cannot be modified. The dialog box is different, depending on the type of DS-Client you are using (Windows, Linux, Mac), the tools that are enabled for the DS-Client, and if any pre-requisite software is installed on the DS-Client computer.
3. Click Next.
The next dialog box depends on the kind of backup set you are creating.