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All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. ii MAC USER'S GUIDE Contents What's New...................................................................................................................................6 ▪ Email Protection.......................................................................................................................6 ▪ BackupBot...............................................................................................................................6 ▪ Remote Backup .......................................................................................................................7 ▪ Data Hooks ..............................................................................................................................7 ▪ Web Console ...........................................................................................................................7 ▪ Management Console Replication...........................................................................................8 ▪ Management Console Redirection ..........................................................................................8 ▪ Linux Virtual Host Server Support ...........................................................................................8 ▪ Bug Fixes.................................................................................................................................8 Introducing Retrospect .................................................................................................................9 ▪ Overview of Retrospect ...........................................................................................................9 ▪ Which Edition Is Right for You?.............................................................................................10 ▪ Retrospect Add-On Products................................................................................................10 ▪ Requirements.........................................................................................................................10 ▪ Installing Retrospect..............................................................................................................12 ▪ Installing the Retrospect Engine............................................................................................12 ▪ Installing the Retrospect Console..........................................................................................12 ▪ Installing Retrospect Client software on a machine running Mac OS X................................13 ▪ Installing Retrospect Client software on a machine running Microsoft Windows .................13 ▪ Installing Retrospect Client software on a machine running Linux .......................................13 ▪ Upgrading from Previous Versions of Retrospect .................................................................14 ▪ Upgrading from Retrospect 6.1.............................................................................................14 ▪ Stopping and Starting the Retrospect Engine.......................................................................15 ▪ Starting and Stopping the Retrospect Console.....................................................................15 ▪ Overview of the Retrospect Console.....................................................................................17 ▪ Toolbar...................................................................................................................................18 ▪ List and Detail Views..............................................................................................................19 ▪ List View Toolbar ...................................................................................................................19 ▪ Scope Bar..............................................................................................................................19 ▪ Bottom Bar ............................................................................................................................19 ▪ High-level Dashboard ............................................................................................................25 Fundamentals..............................................................................................................................27 ▪ How Retrospect Works..........................................................................................................27 ▪ Media Sets.............................................................................................................................29 ▪ Media Actions........................................................................................................................30 ▪ Catalog Files ..........................................................................................................................31 ▪ Retrospect Clients .................................................................................................................31 ▪ Proactive Backups.................................................................................................................31 Hardware.....................................................................................................................................32 ▪ Sources and Storage Devices ...............................................................................................32 ▪ Sources..................................................................................................................................32 1 ▪ Using the Sources toolbar .....................................................................................................33 ▪ Using the Scope bar..............................................................................................................34 ▪ Using the Detail area .............................................................................................................35 ▪ Customizing the Sources List................................................................................................38 ▪ Storage Devices.....................................................................................................................38 ▪ Hardware Overview ...............................................................................................................41 ▪ Working with Retrospect and Your Hardware.......................................................................42 ▪ Finder-Mountable Drives .......................................................................................................42 ▪ Tape Drives............................................................................................................................44 ▪ Tape Libraries ........................................................................................................................51 ▪ Media Longevity and Storage................................................................................................54 ▪ How Retrospect Works with Multiple Backup Devices .........................................................54 ▪ Communication errors with VXA-320 tape drives ...................................................................0 Working with Clients, Servers, and Network Shares ..................................................................56 ▪ Network Backup Overview ....................................................................................................56 ▪ Client Licenses ......................................................................................................................57 ▪ Working with Retrospect Clients ...........................................................................................57 ▪ Client Security........................................................................................................................59 ▪ Network Interfaces.................................................................................................................60 ▪ Adding Retrospect Clients to Sources ..................................................................................60 ▪ Testing Client Connectivity....................................................................................................62 ▪ Removing a Client..................................................................................................................63 ▪ Getting Information About a Client ........................................................................................64 ▪ Updating Clients ....................................................................................................................66 ▪ Uninstalling a Client and Its Software....................................................................................66 ▪ Working with Servers and Network Attached Storage ..........................................................67 ▪ Adding a Server or NAS as a Source ....................................................................................67