Backup Media Options

The Restore, Compare, Scan, and Merge Manager supports the following backup media options:

Timeout Options

You can specify a timeout period that CA ARCserve Backup will wait to provide the media you need to restore your data. Available media options are:

• Timeout for First Backup Media--Period of time that CA ARCserve Backup waits for the first media required for your restore job. If the time expires, the job fails. By default, CA ARCserve Backup waits five minutes.
• Timeout for Additional Backup Media--Period of time that CA ARCserve Backup waits for any additional media to become available. By default, the timeout is 60 minutes.

The Restore Manager also supports the following backup media option:

Optimize Restore

If, during a restore operation, CA ARCserve Backup discovers duplicate backup sessions, where one session resides on tape media and another session resides on a file system device, the Optimize Restore option directs CA ARCserve Backup to restore the data from the session that resides on the file system device.

The Optimize Restore option is a global setting that is applied to all restore operations, and is enabled by default.

Under most circumstances, restoring data from a file system device is faster than restoring from tape media. However, you may wish to consider disabling the Optimize Restore option if you are using tape media or a library with high-speed reading capabilities, or there is a known problem with your file system device.

To disable the Optimize Restore option, clear the check mark from the Optimize Restore check box.