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Table of Contents Before You Begin ....................................................................................................................... xiv Documentation ..............................................................................................................................xiv Printable documentation ..........................................................................................................................................xiv Release notes ...........................................................................................................................................................xv Online Help ...............................................................................................................................................................xv Windows .............................................................................................................................................................xv Non-Windows .....................................................................................................................................................xv Screen Shots.............................................................................................................................................................xv Features ....................................................................................................................................................................xv Customer Support .........................................................................................................................xvi Chapter 1: About Data Protector Express ...................................................................................1 Backup basics .................................................................................................................................1 Typical backup and recovery operations ................................................................................................................... 1 Backup environment........................................................................................................................2 Backup devices.................................................................................................................................................... 2 Storage management catalog ............................................................................................................................. 3 Backup management program ............................................................................................................................ 4 Managing the Storage Management Catalog ............................................................................................................ 4 Objects................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Properties ............................................................................................................................................................ 4 Data Protector Express management domains................................................................................................... 5 Data Protector Express management domains and security .............................................................................. 5 Creating and running jobs ................................................................................................................................... 6 Chapter 2: Data Protector Express Workplace ...........................................................................8 Starting Data Protector Express ......................................................................................................8 Logon Window.................................................................................................................................9 Logging on the first time............................................................................................................................................. 9 Grace logons ..................................................................................................................................................... 10 Selecting a Data Protector Express management domain ...................................................................................... 10 User name and password ........................................................................................................................................ 11 Changing your password ......................................................................................................................................... 11 Logging out .............................................................................................................................................................. 12 Logging out and running scheduled jobs........................................................................................................... 12 Main Data Protector Express Window ........................................................................................... 13 Menu bar............................................................................................................................................................ 13 Desk bar ............................................................................................................................................................ 14 Toolbar............................................................................................................................................................... 15 Task and information panes .............................................................................................................................. 16 Detail viewing area ............................................................................................................................................ 16 Status bar .......................................................................................................................................................... 17 Customizing the main Data Protector Express window ................................................................. 18 Creating a custom desk bar ..................................................................................................................................... 18 Changing the icon associated with an object........................................................................................................... 18 Adding custom descriptions to objects..................................................................................................................... 19 Customizing profiles................................................................................................................................................. 19 Working with Objects in the Main Data Protector Express Window............................................... 20 Arranging objects ..................................................................................................................................................... 20 Keyboard shortcuts .................................................................................................................................................. 20 Shortcut menus ........................................................................................................................................................ 21 iii iv Data Protector Express ® User’s Guide and Technical Reference Find button ............................................................................................................................................................... 21 Property pages .............................................................................................................................