Stop and Restart of a Scheduled Group Backup

After you initiate a Stop in the Group Control window, Backup completes its backup of the current save set, halts the rest of the scheduled backup, and displays Not Finished in the Status field in the Group Control window.
After you initiate a Restart through the Group Control window, Backup resumes the scheduled backup for the group and displays Running in the Status field.

Management of Open Files During a Scheduled Backup

If a client's open files change during a scheduled backup, Backup backs up the old version of the files and detects that they are changing. A warning message similar to the following appears in the Group Control Details window:

warning: file filename changed during save

The changes to the file are not backed up. To back up the changes, you can restart the backup group or allow Backup to back up the client during the next scheduled backup.

Savegroup Completion Message

When the backup is completed, Backup generates a report about the success of the scheduled backup. Backup sends the root user an automatic notification and displays the same information in the Backup administration program.

Bootstrap Generation and Printout

When the backup group contains data from the Backup server, Backup generates a special save set called the bootstrap, which includes the server file index, media database, and configuration files. The bootstrap information is essential for recovery from a disaster. By default, the bootstrap is printed to the Backup server's default printer. To change the default printer, change the Printer attribute in the Groups resource. A bootstrap printout is created with any scheduled backup of a group that includes the server, or after other scheduled backups if the server is not in an active group. A bootstrap printout is generated whether the scheduled backup is initiated automatically or manually.

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