Copying a backup job, Renaming a backup job, Removing a backup job – Storix Software SBAdmin TSM Edition Users Guide User Manual

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Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide

2. If

the

Job Information

is displayed on the

Main Screen

, select the icon for the job to change and press

the

Change

button at the bottom of the screen.

The current job settings for the selected job will appear. Make all desired changes to the information on the
screen, then press the

Save

button to save the changes clear the selections.

Copying a Backup Job

To copy a configured backup job to a new job id, either:

1. Select

Configure

!Backup Jobs

from the menu bar, then type or select the

Job ID to copy at the top of

the screen.

2. If

the

Job Information

is displayed on the

Main Screen

, select the icon for the job to copy and press the

Change

button at the bottom of the screen.

The current job settings for the selected job will appear. Make all desired changes to the information on the
screen and press the

Copy

button. You will be prompted with a new pop-up window for the job ID to copy the

configuration to. After typing in the new job ID, press the

Copy

button and the job will be copied to the new job

ID. Note that if you made changes to the options of the original job and did not save them, then these changes
will only be applied to the new job ID.

Renaming a Backup Job

To rename a configured backup job to a new job id, either:

1. Select

Configure

!Backup Jobs

from the menu bar, then type or select the

Job ID to rename at the top

of the screen.

2. If

the

Job Information

is displayed on the

Main Screen

, select the icon for the job to rename and press

the

Change

button at the bottom of the screen.

The current job settings for the selected job will appear. Make all desired changes to the information on the
screen and press the

Rename

button. You will be prompted with a new pop-up window for the job ID to rename

the configuration as. After typing in the new job ID, press the

Rename

button and the job will be renamed as the

new job ID. Note that if you made changes to the options of the original job and did not save them, then these
changes will be applied to the new job ID.

Removing a Backup Job

To remove a backup job, the job may not currently be in a

job queue

. A job will only be in a job queue if it is

currently running, waiting to be run, has been placed on hold, or had previously failed.

To remove a backup job, either:

1. Select

Configure

!Backup Jobs

from the menu bar, then type or select the

Job ID at the top of the

screen, then press the

Remove

button.

2. If

the

Job Information

is displayed on the

Main Screen

, select the icon for the job to remove and press

the

Remove

button at the bottom of the screen.

Running a Backup Job on Demand

Any backup job, whether it is currently scheduled or not, may be run at any time. There are several ways to
start a job running:

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