Intelligent Backup
Intelligent Backup and Restore capabilities in BACKUP/3000 make storing and restoring files faster, easier, and more foolproof. While they are especially helpful for sites with unattended operations or no operator, all sites can benefit from the features of Intelligent Backup and Restore.

Intelligent Backup and Restore is facilitated by BACKUP/3000's Tape Manager & Librarian (TML) module, which automates virtually all backup operations and eliminates all paperwork.

Once each type of backup (e.g., full, partial, monthly, etc.) is configured and tapes have been added into an internal database, all backups can be scheduled and executed automatically.

When performing a store, the correct number of the proper tapes are automatically selected from the database and are called for on each mount request. Each tape is labeled with a unique volume ID and an expiration date, which safeguards against it being overwritten improperly.

All information about each backup is saved in a database so the SHOW listing and other reports are not needed: all backup-related information can be accessed via online and offline reporting.

Intelligent Restore eliminates the need for SHOW listings and other manual efforts to identify the tapes that contain the files to be restored: just issue a RESTORE command and the appropriate backups are identified and required tapes are called for automatically.

The RESTORE command can specify which version of each file should be restored, as the latest backed-up version (default), the most recently modified version, the version that was modified or stored within a specified date/time range, or the version contained within a particular backup. All restores can be previewed to ensure that the desired versions of files were selected before they are restored.

The most powerful feature of Intelligent Restore is its ability to span backups. For example, specifying the restore of a particular account could automatically select and restore from the latest full backup and multiple partial backups.

• Automatically selects all tapes for store and restore - tape selection can be previewed without performing a store or restore, so it is possible to determine the tapes needed for a backup in advance
• Scratches tapes when they expire
• Keeps tape confidence statistics including the number of uses, errors, and retries
• Eliminates manual tape management
• Ensures that reliable tapes are used
• Prevents backup tapes from being overwritten prematurely
• Ensures that the correct versions of files are restored
• Makes complex, multi-backup restores quick, easy, and reliable
• Lets end users perform their own restores
• Eliminates the need for SHOW listings, scratch lists, and other reports
• Facilitates truly lights out backup and restore