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CA ARCserve Backup Database

CA ARCserve Backup stores information about the jobs you have run, the media you have used for backups, and the devices you have used for backups.

How is database information used in CA ARCserve Backup?

Database information helps when you restore files from media. The CA ARCserve Backup database stores information about every file and directory that has been backed up. When you are looking to restore a specific file, the CA ARCserve Backup database helps you determine which media is to be used. This eliminates the time it would take to search through media looking for files. The CA ARCserve Backup Reports Manager is another place where database information is used. Information for the reports comes from the CA ARCserve Backup database. The Reports Manager window allows you to view and print reports with this information.

What can you do in the Database Manager window?

You can display, sort, update, and delete database records in the Database Manager window. For example, you can:

• Keep track of the location of your media
• Determine the session number of your most recent backup
• Delete old records from the database

You can specify a CA ARCserve Backup server as your remote database, but by doing so, you will not record any job information in the local server.