@M01S99 Standard Backup The standard backup specification is provided so that the backup most frequently used can be easily started by selecting the 'Standard Backup' option. The standard backup may be set to either a list of volumes or it may be set to specify the name of a procedure which has previously been defined by selecting the 'Select files for backup' option. To redefine the standard backup, press F2 after exiting from this help screen. Select Files for Backup Choose this option to select specific volumes, directories, or individual files for backup. This routine allows you to display and optionally tag for backup, all volumes, directories, and files on your hard disks. Upon exit from this routine, you will be given the option of supplying a name and description for this particular backup so that it may be run again by selecting it from the 'Run backup procedure' option or it may be specified as the standard backup. Press F3 (after exiting this help screen) to set the default parameters you wish to have in effect each time you run 'Select files for backup'. Run a Backup Procedure Choose this option to select a previously defined backup procedure to run. Backup procedures are defined by choosing the 'Select files for backup' routine, then naming the procedure when exiting. Restore Data From Tape Choose this option to restore data from tape. When entering this routine you should have mounted/inserted the tape you wish to restore data from and made sure the tape device is 'ready'. Utility Functions This option allows you to access special utilities including - Summarize a Backup Tape - List a Backup set - Verify a Backup set - Test Tape Read / Write - View / Delete Backup Logs - Check / Format tapes - View / Set Backup Schedule @M01S01 Standard Backup The standard backup specification is provided so that the backup most frequently used can be easily started by selecting the 'Standard Backup' option. The standard backup may be set to either a list of volumes or it may be set to specify the name of a procedure which has previously been defined by selecting the 'Select files for backup' option. To redefine the standard backup, press F2 after exiting from this help screen. @M01S02 Select Files for Backup Choose this option to select specific volumes, directories, or individual files for backup. This routine allows you to display and optionally tag for backup, all volumes, directories, and files on your hard disks. Upon exit from this routine, you will be given the option of supplying a name and description for this particular backup so that it may be run again by selecting it from the 'Run backup procedure' option or it may be specified as the standard backup. Press F3 (after exiting this help screen) to set the default parameters you wish to have in effect each time you run 'Select files for backup'. @M01S03 Run a Backup Procedure Choose this option to select a previously defined backup procedure to run. Backup procedures are defined by choosing the 'Select files for backup' routine, then naming the procedure when exiting. @M01S04 Restore Data From Tape Choose this option to restore data from tape. When entering this routine you should have mounted/inserted the tape you wish to restore data from and made sure the tape device is 'ready'. @M01S05 Utility Functions This option allows you to access special utilities including - Summarize a Backup Tape - List a Backup set - Verify a Backup set - Test Tape Read / Write - View / Delete Backup Logs - Check / Format tapes - View / Set Backup Schedule @M02S01 Enter Volume List for Standard Backup Choosing this option allows you to enter a list of volumes to be backed up when the 'Standard Backup' option is choosen from the main menu. When a list of volumes is specified for the standard backup, the options are automatically set to include readonly, hidden, and system files and all subdirectory paths are followed and backed up. Also when running on a Novell network workstation trustee rights will be backed up for all directories residing on the fileserver. The volume list may be entered as single letters (c d e, etc.) or the volumes may be entered with colons (c: d: e:, etc.). If verify tape after backup is specified as 'yes', then after the backup is done the tape data will be read and compared with the original disk data. Note that the verify operation runs more slowly than the backup operation, so specifying verify will more than double the time taken. @M02S02 Select a Procedure for Standard Backup This option allows you to select a previously defined procedure to be run when the 'Standard Backup' option is choosen from the main menu. When running a procedure, the options in effect are those chosen when the procedure was created. Procedures may be created by selecting the 'Select files for backup' option from the main menu. If there are more procedure names than can be displayed at one time, you may view the entire list by using the UpArrow or DownArrow. @M02S03 You need to specify a procedure before you can run one. To specify a procedure you can select files to backup, and then you will be asked if you wish to save your selection as a procedure. @M02S99 Enter Volume List for Standard Backup Choosing this option allows you to enter a list of volumes to be backed up when the 'Standard Backup' option is choosen from the main menu. When a list of volumes is specified for the standard backup, the options are automatically set to include readonly, hidden, and system files and all subdirectory paths are followed and backed up. Also when running on a Novell network workstation trustee rights will be backed up for all directories residing on the fileserver. The volume list may be entered as single letters (c d e, etc.) or the volumes may be entered with colons (c: d: e:, etc.). If verify tape after backup is specified as 'yes', then after the backup is done the tape data will be read and compared with the original disk data. Note that the verify operation runs more slowly than the backup operation, so specifying verify will more than double the time taken. Select a Procedure for Standard Backup This option allows you to select a previously defined procedure to be run when the 'Standard Backup' option is choosen from the main menu. When running a procedure, the options in effect are those chosen when the procedure was created. Procedures may be created by selecting the 'Select files for backup' option from the main menu. If there are more procedure names than can be displayed at one time, you may view the entire list by using the UpArrow or DownArrow. @M03S02 Tape Drive Selection Tape Unit Address - When one or more tape units are attached, the 'default' (or no entry) setting causes the tape unit at the lowest address to be used. You must leave at 'default' if a multiple unit sequence is specified (see above). However, if you wish to use a tape unit which is NOT at the lowest of two or more active tape unit addresses, simply enter the tape unit's address here (0 to 30) you wish to use. Hardware Density - Allows the manipulation of the density on certain tape drives. Sequential Stacker - If set to 'yes' then an unload command is issued if the end of the tape is reached, causing the next tape in sequence to be loaded in order to continue the backup. If set to 'eject' the above is still true. The difference is that the stacker ejects the tape at the completion of a backup. If a verify is done too, then tape rewinds after backup, the verify is done, then the tape ejects. Random Stacker Sequence - If a random stacker is installed on the tape unit, enter a list from 1 to 10 in the order of tapes you wish to use. You should set Sequential Stacker to 'no' if the random stacker is used, and vise versa. The numbers entered here should be separated by commas. Cascaded Unit Sequence - If more than one tape unit is used for a single backup, enter the tape unit address (0 to 30) in the order they are to be used. These tape units must all be the same type, that is, streamer, Exabyte, 9-track, 3480, etc. This option should not be used if either sequential or random stacker is used. @U01S07 Test Tape Read\Write The options that you choose here will allow to verify that the tape drive is working by taking these steps: 1) Connect your drive to your computer using the supplied SCSI cable, then switch on power to the tape drive. 2) Load a tape into the tape drive. YOU WILL OVERWRITE any previously recorded data (you may wish to use a fresh tape). 3) When the menu appears, choose option 'SENSE SCSI BUS.' Your tape drive's name should appear in the list of SCSI tape devices detected. With the drive's name highlighted, press ENTER to access your drive. 4) Now select the option, 'RUN TEST.' This will write some data to the tape; then verify by reading the data. 5) Once this data has been read and verified, you are ready to use the software. @M03S01 Initial Options for Backup file Selection The options set here are the initial options that will be in effect when starting backup file selection. They may be changed at any time from within the file selection routine. Position the cursor using the arrow keys then press ENTER to toggle the value at the cursor. Press F10 when changes are complete. Press ESC to exit without updating the options. The meanings of the options are as follows: Backup readonly files - If set to 'yes' then files marked as readonly will be backed up. Backup hidden files - If set to 'yes' then files marked as hidden will be backed up. Backup system files - If set to 'yes' then files marked as system will be backed up. When the above options are set to 'no', then the corresponding files are not displayed for selection and cannot be tagged for backup. Backup Novell network trustee rights - If set to 'yes' then trustee rights for directories residing on the file server may be backed up. If this option is set to 'yes' trustee rights appear as a special file name '@_TRUST_.RTS'. When this file name is tagged, then the trustee rights are backed up. Backup subdirectories - If set to 'yes' then tagging a volume or directory will also cause all directories below it (i.e. that entire branch of the directory tree) to be backed up. Backup only modified files - If set to 'yes' then only files with the archive indicator set will be backed up. This indicator is set when a file is created and whenever it is changed or added to by any program. This indicator may be set off by archive programs such as this one (see the next option) when a file archived. Setting this option to 'yes', then may be used to backup only files which have been added or changed since the last backup. Update archive indicator for backed up files - If set to 'yes' then each file which is backed up will have its archive indicator set off. See discussion above under 'Backup only modified files'. Prompt operator before each file - If set to 'yes' then the backup program will display the name of each file before backing it up and the operator may choose whether or not to backup that file. Backup logging option - You may set this option to have a log file created which shows all backed up items (including possible errors). You may view this file which has the ".BLG" extension by selecting Utility Functions from the Main Menu, then selecting View / Delete Log Files. Verify logging option - You may set this option to have a log file created which shows all verified items (including possible errors). Of course, a verify log file will only be created if you answer "YES" to when prompted to perform a verify after backup. You may view this file which has the ".VLG" extension by selecting Utility Functions from the Main Menu, then selecting View / Delete Log Files. Software compression type - If this option is set to 'No Compression', the backup does a straight unmodified file by file copy to the tape. If this option is set to 'PK Implode', the backup compresses each file before doing a copy of the file to the tape. Show backup percent complete graphic - If set to 'yes' then the backup program will display a thermometer showing the progress of the backup. If set to 'no', a thermometer will not appear. @M04S01 File Selection for Backup This screen is used to allow files and directories to be tagged for backup. The second line from the top of the screen shows the complete path name of the directory being shown. Use the PgUp, PgDown, and the arrow keys to view the entire directory and position the cursor at the desired location. When all desired files have been selected, press F10 to start the backup. Information displayed on the screen: Directories = The number of subdirectory entries within this directory. Files = The number of files in this directory. Bytes = The total number of bytes in all the files in this directory. Each subdirectory and file within the directory are listed. For each file the size, date, and time are listed. Following the date and time are the indicators set for that file. They are as follows: A = Archive indicator set (updated/created since last backup) R = File is marked readonly (cannot be updated or erased) H = File is marked as hidden (does not show on directory listings) S = File is marked as system (part of the DOS system) The options available from this screen are - Space bar - This toggles the backup tag for the file or directory name at the cursor. If a directory name (or volume) is tagged, that implies tagging all files within that directory. If the 'subdirectories' option is set to 'yes' then all subdirectories under it are also backed up. ENTER key - This key is only valid when the cursor is positioned on a volume or directory entry. It causes the selected directory to be displayed. ESC key - This causes the display to exit back to the previous (parent) directory. If the highest (system) directory is currently displayed, the ESC key allows you to exit without doing a backup. W key - This selects a routine which allows you to tag or untag groups of files by wildcard name. Only files within this directory are tagged by this routine, names of directories are not. P key - This selects a routine which will print or display a complete summary of the directory (or volume) at the cursor position. This lists all the directory structure within the selected directory giving the number of files and bytes within each directory. F2 key - This allows setting the following parameters for backup: Backup only files modified since last backup yes/no Update archive indicator for backed up files yes/no Prompt operator before backing up each file yes/no Create log listing level None/Subdirectories/All Files Backup only files dated after Backup only files dated before Press F1 for help after selecting F2 for details on these parameters. F3 key - This allows setting the following options for backup: Backup readonly files yes/no (Alt-R) Backup hidden files yes/no (Alt-H) Backup system files yes/no (Alt-S) Backup trustee rights yes/no (Alt-T) Backup lower subdirectories yes/no (Alt-D) The current settings of these options are displayed at the lower right of the screen. These options may also be toggled from the file selection screen by pressing the keys indicated above. Press F1 for help after selecting F3 for details on these options. @M05S01 Parameters to be set from backup file selection The parameter values set here apply to the current directory and all directories under it in the directory tree. They will not affect the backup process on any other directories. If you wish to set values to apply to the entire backup, then they must be set from the system level (i.e. the first screen that appears upon entering file selection mode showing all the DOS volumes). To change the yes/no options place the cursor on the parameter and press ENTER to toggle the value between 'yes' and 'no'. To set the before and after date compares, type in the date (and time) in the requested format. When changes are complete, press F10 to update the parameters. Press ESC if you wish to leave without updating. The parameters that can be set here are as follows: Prompt operator before each file - If set to 'yes' then the backup program will display the name of each file before backing it up and the operator may choose whether or not to backup that file. Backup only modified files - If set to 'yes' then only files with the archive indicator set will be backed up. This indicator is set when a file is created and whenever it is changed or added to by any program. This indicator may be set off by archive programs such as this one (see the next option) when a file archived. Setting this option to 'yes', then may be used to backup only files which have been added or changed since the last backup. Update archive indicator - If set to 'yes' then each file which is backed up will have its archive indicator set off. See discussion above under 'Backup only modified files'. Create log listing level - This specifies whether or not the backup will generate a log file of error messages and files processed, allowing you to see what happened during the backup. This log file, placed in the INDEX subdirectory, may be viewed by selecting the utility menu from the Main Menu. Backup only files dated after: If a date (and optionally a time) is entered here then only files with a file date on or after that date will be backed up. The format for entering the date and time is 'mm/dd/yy hh:mm'. The time (hh:mm) may be omitted if desired. Backup only files dated before: If a date (and optionally a time) is entered here then only files with a file date on or before that date will be backed up. The format for entering the date and time is 'mm/dd/yy hh:mm'. The time (hh:mm) may be omitted if desired. @M06S01 Backup Options to be Set from File Selection The option values set here apply to the current directory and all directories under it in the directory tree. They will not affect the backup process on any other directories. If you wish to set values to apply to the entire backup, then they must be set from the system level (i.e. the first screen that appears upon entering file selection mode showing all the DOS volumes). These options may be toggled from the file selection screen by holding the Alt key and pressing the key indicated below for each option. Backup readonly files (Alt-R) - If set to 'yes' then files marked as readonly will be backed up. Backup hidden files (Alt-H) - If set to 'yes' then files marked as hidden will be backed up. Backup system files (Alt-S) - If set to 'yes' then files marked as system will be backed up. When the above options are set to 'no', then the corresponding files are not displayed for selection and cannot be tagged for backup. Backup Novell network trustee rights (Alt-T) - If set to 'yes' then trustee rights for directories residing on the file server may be backed up. If this option is set to 'yes' trustee rights appear as a special file name '@_TRUST_.RTS'. When this file name is tagged, then the trustee rights are backed up. Backup subdirectories (Alt-D) - If set to 'yes' then tagging a volume or directory will also cause all directories below it (i.e. that entire branch of the directory tree) to be backed up. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to any options you wish to change. Pressing the ENTER key will then toggle that option between 'yes' and 'no'. When all changes have been made, press F10 to update the options and return to the file selection screen. To leave without updating, press ESC. @M07S01 The tape currently mounted has previously been used for backup. Old title This is the date that the first backup was done on this cartridge. Or it could be the name of the first backup set that is on the tape. Change tape cartridge This means you have decided not to write on this tape. You will be asked to mount another tape cartridge. After the program has checked it you will come back to this screen again. Overwrite the current data If you choose this opiton, the backup data will be written starting at the beginning of the tape. All previous data on the tape is erased. Write after the current data If you choose this option, the backup data will be written after the current data on the tape. All previous backup sets remain available and can still be restored from. Use the arrow keys to place the hi-lite bar on the option you wish to choose and press ENTER to select that option. Press ESC if you decide not to do the backup. @M07S02 Data on tape is not recognized. The data (if any) on the tape is not recognized. That is, the last time this tape was used, it was not used by Novaback as a backup tape. The options which may be selected are as follows: Change tape cartridge This means you have decided not to write on this tape. You will be asked to mount another tape cartridge. After the program has checked it you will come back to this screen again. Overwrite the current data If you choose this opiton, the backup data will be written starting at the beginning of the tape. All previous data on the tape is erased. Use the arrow keys to place the hi-lite bar on the option you wish to choose and press ENTER to select that option. Press ESC if you decide not to do the backup. @M07S03 New Title This allows you to name a backup session. You can give the backup any name that you want. The title is assigned to a backup session to describe what the backup is. For example: New title: Monday Night Backup If you choose overwrite, you are prompted to enter in a Volume ID of the tape. The volume ID may be something like the users name, or a number that you assign as a serial number. @M08S01 Select Backup Procedure to Run. This routine allows you to select a previously created backup procedure to be run. Backup procedures are created by running 'Select files for backup' and saving the procedure with a name and description after completion of file selection. All previously defined procedure names and descriptions are displayed. If there are more names than can be displayed on the screen at one time, you may use the arrow keys and PgUp and PgDown to view all the names. Place the hi-lite bar on the procedure you wish to run, and press ENTER. @M09S01 Restore Data from Tape to Disk. Insert the tape cartridge that you wish to restore from. Then if the tape has more than one backup set, enter the backup set number that you wish to restore from. If the tape has only one backup set then the backup set number should be entered as one (1). When the tape cartridge has been inserted and the correct backup set number has been entered, press the ENTER key. The program checks the requested backup set and tries to locate the index for that backup that was created when the backup was done (these are the .AIX and .BIX files in the backup directory). If the correct index is not found, it reads the tape and recreates the index files. @M09S02 NovaBack Select Backup Set From this menu, there are three choices: Select From Current Tape Select From Disk Indexes Exit Select From Current Tape This option allows you to scan the indexes from the tape drive itself. The tape drive will be scanned for the backup sets. If there are no disk indexes on the hard disk, the program will rebuild the indexes from the tape. Select From Disk Indexes If the disk indexes are resident on the hard disk, this is a quicker way to do the restore. Simply choose this option and the program will read the indexes from your hard disk and display the list of all the backups that have been performed. If there are no indexes on the hard disk, a blank screen will be returned. Exit Exit out of the restore operation. @M09S03 List of Backup Sets on Current Backup Tape Set The set number on the tape. Vol What volume this set is on. If there was two tapes, the first one is Volume 0, and the second tape would be Volume 1. Idx Is the index to this backup on the hard disk? yes or no Tag (F2 = Tag) If the F2 key is pressed, an "S" will appear on the highlighted backup set. If the highlighted bar is on the Volume ID, and the F2 key is pressed, an "S" is placed on all the sets. This will tag the sets and get them ready to be searched. Date - time This is the date and the time of when the backup was done. Files This is the amount of files in the backup set. Bytes This is the amount of bytes in the backup set. F3 = Search You must tag a backup set to successfuly search for a specified file or subdirectory. Here is how: Highlight the Volume ID Hit the F2 to tag all the data sets Hit the F3 to search for a file/subdirectory Enter in the name to search for. WILDCARDS ARE SUPPORTED!!! A list will appear on the screen: Green colored line: Date, time, the number of files, and the name of the backup set. Blue colored lines: Matching filenames that were found by the search command. On the bottom of the screen, when the search is completed, you will get a total number of matching files found. Since this is only a display, if there is more than one screen of data, the screen will not stop and just scroll to the end. If you wish to pause the screen, just use the pause button. F10 = Select Allows you to select a backup set and places you in the file selection for restore screen. AltD = Delete Deletes the index files for that backup set. @M09S04 List of Backup Sets from Disk Index Set The set number on the tape. Vol What volume this set is on. If there was two tapes, the first one is Volume 0, and the second tape would be Volume 1. Idx Is the index to this backup on the hard disk? yes or no Tag (F2 = Tag) If the F2 key is pressed, an "S" will appear on the highlighted backup set. If the highlighted bar is on the Volume ID, and the F2 key is pressed, an "S" is placed on all the sets. This will tag the sets and get them ready to be searched. Date - time This is the date and the time of when the backup was done. Files This is the amount of files in the backup set. Bytes This is the amount of bytes in the backup set. F3 = Search You must tag a backup set to successfuly search for a specified file or subdirectory. Here is how: Highlight the Volume ID Hit the F2 to tag all the data sets Hit the F3 to search for a file/subdirectory Enter in the name to search for. WILDCARDS ARE SUPPORTED!!! A list will appear on the screen: Green colored line: Date, time, the number of files, and the name of the backup set. Blue colored lines: Matching filenames that were found by the search command. On the bottom of the screen, when the search is completed, you will get a total number of matching files found. Since this is only a display, if there is more than one screen of data, the screen will not stop and just scroll to the end. If you wish to pause the screen, just use the pause button. F10 = Select Allows you to select a backup set and places you in the file selection for restore screen. AltD = Delete Deletes the index files for that backup set. @M10S01 File Selection For Restore This screen is used to allow files and directories to be tagged for restore. The second line from the top of the screen shows the complete path name of the directory being shown. Use PgUp, PgDown, and the arrow keys to view the entire directory and to position the cursor at the desired location. when all desired files have been selected, press F10 to start the restore. Each subdirectory and file within the directory are listed. For each file the size, date, and time are listed. Following the date and time are the indicators set for that file. They are as follows: R = File is marked readonly (cannot be updated or erased) H = File is marked as hidden (does not show on directory listings) S = File is marked as system (part of the DOS system) The options available from this screen are - Space bar - This toggles the restore tag for the file or directory name at the cursor. If a directory name (or volume) is tagged, that implies tagging all files within that directory. If the 'subdirectories' option is set to 'yes' then all subdirectories under it are also restored. ENTER key - This key is only valid when the cursor is positioned on a volume or directory entry. It causes the selected directory to be displayed. ESC key - This causes the display to exit back to the previous (parent) directory. If the highest (system) directory is currently displayed, the ESC key allows you to exit without doing a restore. Ctl-A key - This tags a file or directory for restore, then allows you to enter a different volume, directory, or file name rather than restoring it to the same directory and file name it was backed up from. Something special about this is that all files tagged in the current directory and in the directory levels below it, will be restored to the new root vol/path specified here. The lower level directory structure and names are preserved. Ctl-T key - This tags a file or directory for restore, then allows you to enter an different volume, directory, or file name for it to be restored to rather than restoring it to the same directory and file name it was backed up from. W key - This selects a routine which allows you to tag or untag groups of files by wildcard name. Only files within this directory are tagged by this routine, names of directories are not. P key - This selects a routine which will print or display a complete summary of the directory (or volume) at the cursor position. This lists all the directory structure within the selected directory giving the number of files and bytes within each directory. F2 key - This allows setting the following parameters for backup: Prompt before copying each file yes/no Copy only files modified since last backup yes/no Write over existing equal file names yes/no Create log listing level None/Subdirectories/All Files Restore only files dated after a specified date Restore only files dated before a specified date Press F1 for help after selecting F2 for details on these parameters. F3 key - This allows setting the following options for backup: Restore readonly files yes/no (Alt-R) Restore hidden files yes/no (Alt-H) Restore system files yes/no (Alt-S) Restore trustee rights yes/no (Alt-T) Restore lower subdirectories yes/no (Alt-D) The current settings of these options are displayed at the lower right of the screen. These options may also be toggled from the file selection screen by pressing the keys indicated above. Press F1 for help after selecting F3 for details on these options. @M10S02 Specify an alternate destination for restore. You may specify the alternate destination in three different ways: 1. Only a different volume. In this case the entry being tagged will be restored to a different volume but will retain the same directory and file name(s). For example, if the entry was backed up from C: and you wish to restore it to D:, simply enter 'D:' as the destination. Another example. Suppose you have backed up a complete volume 'C:' and you wish to recreate it placing it on volume 'D:'. Tag the volume entry for C: and specify a destination of D: In order for the subdirectories to be recreated, the 'Subdirectories' option must be set to 'yes'. 2. A different volume and directory path. In this case the file (or entire directory) being tagged will be restored to the specified location. When entering only a volume and subdirectory path, the entry must end with the back slash (\) character to differentiate it from a specific file name. For example, to restore the file/directory to destination C:\ABC, it must be entered as: c:\abc\ 3. A different volume, directory, and file name. This is only valid when tagging files, not when tagging volumes or subdirectories. It completely renames the file being restored. More notes on specifying an alternate destination for a directory - When an alternate volume/path is specified as the destination for a directory and the 'Subdirectories' option is specified as 'yes', then the tagged directory and all its subdirectories are 'grafted onto' the new destination path. For example, suppose you tag directory C:\ABC giving a new destination of C:\XYZ\. The C:\ABC directory has subdirectories C:\ABC\DEF, C:\ABC\GHI, and C:\ABC\GHI\JKL. The restore will create directories C:\XYZ, C:\XYZ\DEF, C:\XYZ\GHI, and C:\XYZ\GHI\JKL. In short, the subdirectory structure under the tagged directory is preserved at the new location. @M11S01 Parameters to be set from restore file selection. The parameter values set here apply to the current directory and all directories under it in the directory tree. They will not affect the restore process on any other directories. If you wish to set values to apply to the entire restore, then they must be set from the system level (i.e. the first screen that appears upon entering file selection mode showing all the DOS volumes). To change the yes/no options place the cursor on the parameter and press ENTER to toggle the value between 'yes' and 'no'. To set the before and after date compares, type in the date (and time) in the requested format. When changes are complete, press F10 to update the parameters. Press ESC if you wish to leave without updating. The parameters that can be set here are as follows: Prompt operator before copying each file - If set to 'yes' then the backup program will display the name of each file before restoring it and the operator may choose whether or not to restore that file. Copy only files modified since last backup - If set to 'yes' then the restore will only restore files which do not exist on the target disk, or have been changed since the backup was taken. Write over existing equal DOS file names - If set to 'yes' then files from tape will overwrite a file on disk if it has the same name, provided no other criterion set in this screen imposes further restrictions. Create log listing level - This specifies whether or not the restore will generate a log file of error messages and files processed, allowing you to see what happened during the restore. This log file, placed in the INDEX subdirectory, may be viewed by selecting the utility menu from the Main Menu. Backup only files dated after: If a date (and optionally a time) is entered here then only files with a file date on or after that date will be restored. The format for entering the date and time is 'mm/dd/yy hh:mm'. The time (hh:mm) may be omitted if desired. Backup only files dated before: If a date (and optionally a time) is entered here then only files with a file date on or before that date will be restored. The format for entering the date and time is 'mm/dd/yy hh:mm'. The time (hh:mm) may be omitted if desired. @M12S01 Restore Options to be Set from File Selection The option values set here apply to the current directory and all directories under it in the directory tree. They will not affect the restore process on any other directories. If you wish to set values to apply to the entire backup, then they must be set from the system level (i.e. the first screen that appears upon entering file selection mode showing all the DOS volumes). These options may be toggled from the file selection screen by holding the Alt key and pressing the key indicated below for each option. Backup readonly files (Alt-R) - If set to 'yes' then files marked as readonly will be restored up. Backup hidden files (Alt-H) - If set to 'yes' then files marked as hidden will be restored up. Backup system files (Alt-S) - If set to 'yes' then files marked as system will be restored up. When the above options are set to 'no', then the corresponding files are not displayed for selection and cannot be tagged for restore. Backup Novell network trustee rights (Alt-T) - If set to 'yes' then trustee rights for directories residing on the file server may be restored. If this option is set to 'yes' trustee rights appear as a special file name '@_TRUST_.RTS' if they were backed up. When this file name is tagged, then the trustee rights are restored. Backup lower subdirectories (Alt-D) - If set to 'yes' then tagging a volume or directory will also cause all directories below it (i.e. that entire branch of the directory tree) to be restored. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to any options you wish to change. Pressing the ENTER key will then toggle that option between 'yes' and 'no'. When all changes have been made, press F10 to update the options and return to the file selection screen. To leave without updating, press ESC. @M13S01 Exit from File Selection to Continue backup. The following options are presented: Verify tape after backup? (y/n): If this is set to yes, at the completion of the backup, the tape will be read back in and compared to the disk files. Note that the verify operation is slower than backing up, so specifying this option will more than double the time required. Do you wish to save this procedure? (y/n): If this is set to yes, you will be asked to enter a name and description for this procedure. If a backup procedure is not saved it is run only this one time and is not retained. @M13S02 Procedure Identification Enter procedure name: Enter from one to eight characters. The procedure is saved on the backup subdirectory using the name that you assign with an extension of .BUP Title: Enter a description up to 30 characters. This description is displayed along with the name when you are choosing a backup procedure to run. Do you wish to do the backup? (y/n): If you choose to save the procedure, you may elect not to actually run the backup procedure at this time. If you enter 'no' here the procedure is saved but it is not run at this time. @M14S01 Tagging/Untagging files by wildcard name. This routine will either tag or untag a group of files by the wildcard name given. Note that this does NOT affect the tags on subdirectory names. Tag or untag (t/u) Enter whether you wish the matching wildcard names to be tagged or untagged. Wildcard name: Enter a legal DOS wildcard name which may contain '*' and '?' characters. Do NOT enter any volume or subdirectory path prefix. @M15S01 Print Directory Summary This routine will print a summary of the directory indicated by the current cursor position. Enter output file (or PRN for print): If an output file name is entered, the directory summary will be placed in an Ascii file which may later be printed or 'typed'. If 'PRN' is entered, the summary will be sent directly to the printer. @U01S01 Summarize A Backup Tape This routine will read through an entire backup tape and list the contents. The list may be directed to a DOS text file or directly to a printer. In either case, the list generated is suitable for printing. That is, it has page breaks and headings. You will also be asked to specify how detailed a list you wish to get. This routine lists all the backup sets contained on one physical tape cartridge. @U01S02 List One Backup Set from a Tape This routine will read one backup set from a tape and list the contents. The list may be directed to a DOS text file or directly to a printer. In either case, the list generated is suitable for printing. That is, it has page breaks and headings. You will also be asked to specify how detailed a list you wish to get. This routine lists one backup set from a tape cartridge. @U01S03 Verify a Backup Set This routine allows a backup set from a tape to be compared back to the original disk data. This is the same verify routine that is run if you specify the verify option when doing a backup. You are asked which backup set on the tape you wish to verify. @U01S04 View / Delete Backup logs This routine allows you to display and delete backup set indexes (used by Novaback - using 'AIX' and 'BIX' file extension names) and log files (for your use - using 'BLG', 'VLG', and 'RLG' file extension names). Remember that the existence of some log files depend on your parameter settings options from the 'Main Menu' of from the 'Select Files for Backup Menu'. @U01S05 Check / Format Tapes Selecting this option results in the display of another menu which avails you to these actions: Check for Backup data - This does a 'quick check' to see if any data has been written to the tape at all. If so, the date and time the first backup set was written to the tape will be shown on the screen. Format the Tape (4mm only) - This applies only to 4mm DAT tape units or QFA (Quick File Acces) tape units (do NOT use this for the EXABYTE 8500). For these devices, the must initially be formatted (partitioned) for the Novastor backup. You only need to format the tape once. Erase the Tape - Mainly used for security purposes, this ensures that data previously written to tape cannot be recovered. Change tape device address - This option allows you perform the options within the Check / Format utility on any given tape address you wish. Changing this address will NOT affect which tape unit is used for backup. That is determined from the Main Menu by pressing the F3 options key. @U01S06 View / Set Backup Schedule This routine will display a screen which is used to set up an automatic backup. You specify the time you wish the backup to start, and the backup procedure you wish to be started. In order for this to work, you must be sure the NSD.SYS device has been loaded via your CONFIG.SYS file. For example, if your Novaback files are installed in the C:\NOVASTOR directory, then to use the scheduler, this line must be included in your CONFIG.SYS file: DEVICE=C:\NOVASTOR\NSD.SYS Once the scheduler screen appears, these actions may be selected: F2 - Select Procedure Use this to select which procedure you wish to run at the time you designate in the current line. Of course, you must have previously created a backup procedure in order to choose one at this point. To see how that's done, see "Select Files for Backup" from the Main Menu. Alt - D Delete To delete a line at the cursor postion in the scheduling menu. Alt - I Insert To insert a line at the cursor postion in the scheduling menu. F10 - Done This exits the scheduling menu, saving your configuration so that the scheduled backups will occur as you have specified. ESC - Exit To exit the scheduling menu without saving your changes. Note that if you power down your computer, the items entered in the scheduling menu will have been lost. However you CAN save your configuration to a text file to easily reinstate the scheduled backup. That is, you don't HAVE to redo the scheduling menu necessarily. To use this technique, take these steps: 1. The NSD.SYS device creates a "character device called "NOVASCHD" which can be thought of as an ordinary text file. So, you can preserve your setups created in the scheduling menu by copying the NOVASCHD device to a file. You could, for example, go to the DOS command line execute the command, COPY NOVASCHD C:\SAVESCHD.TXT 2. After powering down then restarting your computer, you can reinstate the scheduler by using the DOS command, COPY C:\SAVESCHD.TXT NOVASCHD. @U01S99 Summarize A Backup Tape This routine will read through an entire backup tape and list the contents. The list may be directed to a DOS text file or directly to a printer. In either case, the list generated is suitable for printing. That is, it has page breaks and headings. You will also be asked to specify how detailed a list you wish to get. This routine lists all the backup sets contained on one physical tape cartridge. List One Backup Set from a Tape This routine will read one backup set from a tape and list the contents. The list may be directed to a DOS text file or directly to a printer. In either case, the list generated is suitable for printing. That is, it has page breaks and headings. You will also be asked to specify how detailed a list you wish to get. This routine lists one backup set from a tape cartridge. Verify a Backup Set This routine allows a backup set from a tape to be compared back to the original disk data. This is the same verify routine that is run if you specify the verify option when doing a backup. You are asked which backup set on the tape you wish to verify. Test Tape Read\Write The options that you choose here will allow to verify that the tape drive is working by taking these steps: 1) Connect your drive to your computer using the supplied SCSI cable, then switch on power to the tape drive. 2) Load a tape into the tape drive. YOU WILL OVERWRITE any previously recorded data (you may wish to use a fresh tape). 3) When the menu appears, choose option 'SENSE SCSI BUS.' Your tape drive's name should appear in the list of SCSI tape devices detected. With the drive's name highlighted, press ENTER to access your drive. 4) Now select the option, 'RUN TEST.' This will write some data to the tape; then verify by reading the data. 5) Once this data has been read and verified, you are ready to use the software. View / Delete Backup logs This routine lets you examine text files which report the results of a backup, verify or restore session. Backup and Verify logs are created IF you turned on that option from the Main Menu (using F3) or from the Select Files for Backup Menu (using F2). Check / Format tapes Choose this option to find out if any data is on a tape, do a 4mm (DAT) tape format, or to erase a tape. You may change the SCSI device address for this menu to check out other devices if you're using more than one. View / Set Backup Schedule This routine allows you to specify a time of day to automatically start backups. You must have the NSD.SYS device loaded via Config.sys to use the scheduling feature. @U02S01 Summarize a Backup Tape This routine reads and summarizes the data directly from the tape. It does not use the index (.AIX/.BIX) files which may have been written when it was created. Hence this routine may be run even though the index files may have been lost/erased/corrupted, etc. @U02S02 Select the Level of Detail for a Listing This screen allows you to select the level of detail you wish to have shown. List Backup Sets only - This will only show the date, time, number of files and number of bytes for each backup set on the tape. List DOS Volumes - This will also show the total number of files and bytes for each DOS volume in each backup set listed. List DOS Subdirectories - This will show all the above information plus the total files and bytes in each subdirectory. List All DOS File Names - This will show all the above information plus it will list all the file names in each directory showing the number of bytes in each. @U02S03 Specify Where the Listing is to be Output Specify a DOS file name or PRN for sending it directly to the printer. Also just pressing RETURN will by default send it to the printer. If a DOS file name is entered, a text file by that name will be created. The output is generated in a format suitable for being printed, that is, it contains page breaks and page headers, or it may be viewed by TYPEing the resulting text file. @U03S01 List One Backup Set This routine reads and sumarizes/lists the backup information directly from one backup set on a tape. Since it lists directly from the tape, the cartridge to be listed from must be insert at this point before proceeding. If there is more than one backup set on the tape you must know which backup set you wish to list. If you are not sure what backup sets are on the tape, then you may need to run the 'Summarize Backup Tape' routine first, or instead of this routine. @U04S01 Verify A Backup Set This will compare the files on one tape backup set back to the original data. You must enter the backup set on the tape which you wish to verify. If you do not know what backup sets are on the tape, then you may need to run the 'Summarize Backup Tape' routine. This verify routine is the same routine that is run when you specify the verify option when doing a backup. Sequential Stacker If set to 'yes' then an unload command is issued if the end of the tape is reached, causing the next tape in sequence to be loaded in order to continue the backup. If set to 'eject' the above is still true. The difference is that the stacker ejects the tape at the completion of a backup. If a verify is done too, then tape rewinds after backup, the verify is done, then the tape ejects. Random Stacker Sequence If a random stacker is installed on the tape unit, enter a list from 1 to 10 in the order of tapes you wish to use. You should set Sequential Stacker to 'no' if the random stacker is used, and vise versa. The numbers entered here should be separated by commas. Multiple Unit Sequence If more than one tape unit is used for a single backup, enter the tape unit address (0 to 30) in the order they are to be used. These tape units must all be the same type, that is, streamer, Exabyte, 9-track, 3480, etc. This option should not be used if either sequential or random stacker is used. @U05S01 Is this the correct backup? The date and time the backup was done is displayed for the backup set which was specified. You have one last chance to say if this is the backup set that you wish to have verified or not. @C01S99 Check / Format Tapes Check for Backup data - This does a 'quick check' to see if any data has been written to the tape at all. If so, the date and time the first backup set was written to the tape will be shown on the screen. Format the Tape (4mm only) - This applies only to 4mm DAT tape units or QFA (Quick File Acces) tape units (do NOT use this for the EXABYTE 8500). For these devices, the must initially be formatted (partitioned) for the Novastor backup. You only need to format the tape once. Erase the Tape - Mainly used for security purposes, this ensures that data previously written to tape cannot be recovered. Change tape device address - This option allows you perform the options within the Check / Format utility on any given tape address you wish. Changing this address will NOT affect which tape unit is used for backup. That is determined from the Main Menu by pressing the F3 options key. @C01S01 Check for Backup data This does a 'quick check' to see if any data has been written to the tape at all. If so, the date and time the first backup set was written to the tape will be shown on the screen. @C01S02 Format the Tape (4mm only) This applies only to 4mm DAT tape units or QFA (Quick File Acces) tape units (do NOT use this for the EXABYTE 8500). For these devices, the must initially be formatted (partitioned) for the Novastor backup. You only need to format the tape once. @C01S03 Erase the Tape Mainly used for security purposes, this ensures that data previously written to tape cannot be recovered. @C01S04 Change tape device address This option allows you perform the options within the Check / Format utility on any given tape address you wish. Changing this address will NOT affect which tape unit is used for backup. That is determined from the Main Menu by pressing the F3 options key. @TSETMAIN Tsetup Main Screen Help This option allows you perform the options within the Check / Format utility on any given tape address you wish. Changing this address will NOT affect which tape unit is used for backup. That is determined from the Main Menu by pressing the F3 options key. @TSETMODE Tsetup Mode Select Help This option allows you perform the options within the Check / Format utility on any given tape address you wish. Changing this address will NOT affect which tape unit is used for backup. That is determined from the Main Menu by pressing the F3 options key. @TSETUPDT Tsetup Update General Help This option allows you perform the options within the Check / Format utility on any given tape address you wish. Changing this address will NOT affect which tape unit is used for backup. That is determined from the Main Menu by pressing the F3 options key. @TSETPHYS Tsetup Select Physical This option allows you perform the options within the Check / Format utility on any given tape address you wish. Changing this address will NOT affect which tape unit is used for backup. That is determined from the Main Menu by pressing the F3 options key.