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How You Manage the Database and Reports

Arcserve Backup stores backup job information for each backup job you run, including media and media device information, in the Arcserve Backup database. You can use this information to perform intelligent restores by keeping track of each file and directory that you backed up to a specific media. When you want to restore a specific file, the database determines where the file is stored. For more information about the database, see the Administration Guide.

The information stored in the database can be used for many types of reports. You can access these reports with the Report Manager. The Report Manager provides several functions to help manage both reports and logs. For more information about reports, see the Administration Guide.