Enabling Pre/Post processes in Backup Set Options
Pre/Post allows you to specify a command to run before (Pre) and/or after (Post) execution of the backup.
You can access Pre/Post settings in Backup Set Options in the New Backup Set Wizard or Backup Set Properties. You can also access Pre/Post settings from the Restore Wizard to execute Pre/Post options with a restore operation (ex: stop service, restore file, start service).
To enable Pre/Post processes:
1. Browse the Backup Sets tree and select the required backup set.
2. On the Sets menu, point to Backup Sets, and then click Properties.
3. In the Backup Set Properties dialog box, click Options.
4. Click Pre/Post. The Pre & Post Execution dialog box appears.
For details on these options, see the F1 help for the dialog box.
5. After selecting the required options, click OK to save the Pre/Post settings.
Backing up Windows service using Pre/Post processes:
You can back up Windows services using the Pre/Post processes. Services normally lock associated files while the Windows computer is running (i.e. these files will not be backed up). Examples of services are DHCP and WINS.
NOTE: There could be issues with back up of services on the DS-Client computer itself, since shutting down some core services can cause problems for the backup process.
The steps that apply to Windows service backups are identical to file system backups. However, you must know the specific file path of the service files to be backed up.