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The Locations tab of the SQL Safe Backup wizard allows you to specify the backup location you want to use to store the backup set.

For a TSM backupTSM backup, you can change the TSM connections TSM connection settings to override the values set in the client options file if you need to write the backup files to a TSM Server TSM Server other than the TSM Server TSM Server already specified in the dsm.opt file.

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You can select the location type and the UNC or full path of an existing archived backup set.

What do you do if you don´t have an existing archive file?

If you do not have an existing archive file, SQL Safe creates a new archive file that includes this backup set, using the name you specified.

What do you do if you do have an existing archive?

You can Append to an existing archived backup set or choose to Overwrite it.

How do you specify a UNC path?

To specify a UNC, type the UNC path directly in the field. You cannot specify a UNC when using the browse option.

Where can you store your backup set?

SQL Safe supports the following location types:

• Single File.
• Striped Files
• Tape (using Tivoli Storage Manager)
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• Data Domain.Data Domain 
• Amazon S3 Cloud.
• S3 Compatible Storage.
• Microsoft Azure Cloud.
• Tape (using Tivoli Storage Manager).
• Tape (using Tivoli Storage Manager) Striped Files.

What actions can you take with the location types?

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What are striped files?

If you want to take advantage of distributing I/O overhead for a large database, select striped files, and select backup locations on different local disks.When backing up SQL Server 2000 databases, consider using as few striped files as possible since a high number of striped files can significantly degrade performance due to SQL Server memory allocation.

How do you handle errors encountered while writing to the network during a backup?

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Select Enable

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network resiliency and then click Configure to change the default settings. By default, SQL Safe will retry the backup operation every 10 seconds and then fail after 5 minutes (300 seconds) of continuous errors. Also, over the course of the operation, SQL Safe allows a total of 60 minutes in which to retry the backup before stopping the operation.

What do you do if you do have an existing archive?

You can Append it to an existing archived backup set or choose to Overwrite it.

What do you do if you do not have an existing archive file?

If you do not have an existing archive file, SQL Safe creates a new archive file that includes this backup set, using the name you specified.

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How do you specify a UNC path?

To specify a UNC path, type the UNC path directly in the Filename field. You cannot specify a UNC path when using theImage Addedbrowse option.

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How do you mirror your backups?

Click Mirroring Mirror Archives, and then specify where you want the mirror copies to be stored. 

For each mirror, SQL Safe creates a copy of the backup archive set. You can specify up to 2 mirrors for each backup operation.

If you want to stop the backup operation when the mirror location is unavailable, select the corresponding option.

How do I keep my backup running despite network errors?

Select Retry writing backup files after network errors, and then click Configure to change the default settings. By default, SQL Safe will retry the backup operation every 10 seconds and then fail after 5 minutes (300 seconds) of continuous errors. Also, over the course of the operation, SQL Safe allows a total of 60 minutes in which to retry the backup before stopping the operation.

This option is not available when backing up to tape using Tivoli Storage Manager.

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Abort backup if a mirror location reports a failure.

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What do you specify when backing up to a TSM Server?

When a TSM location is selected, you must specify the following settings:

• high level High Level file path.low level
• Low Level file path.
• Management Class (optional).
• the location of the TSM Client options file that enables generate password generating passwords for authorization.

You can change the TSM connections TSM connection settings to override the values set in the client options file. You can also configure SQL Safe to mark these files as inactive after a specified age.

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you store backup files in a different TSM Client file space?

Yes. Under TSM Client Settings, specify the name of the node you want to use and the password required to access the node.

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you change in the TSM Client options file?

Click Change to  to specify the node name, the password required to access the node, and the TCP/IP Server address and port.

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What do you specify when backing up to Amazon S3 Cloud?

When the Amazon S3 Cloud location is selected, you must specify the following settings:

• Access Key.
• Secret Key.
• Region.
• Bucket Name.
• Subfolder(s) (Optional).
• Filename.
• Storage Class.
• Part Size.

For more information, go to Amazon Settings.

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What do you specify when backing up to an S3 Compatible Storage?

When the S3 Compatible Storage location is selected, you must specify the following settings:

• Access Key.
• Secret Key.
• REST Endpoint (IP: Port).
• Signature.
• Bucket Name.
• Subfolder(s) (Optional).
• Filename.
• Part Size.

For more information, go to S3 Compatible Settings.

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What do you specify when backing up to Microsoft Azure Cloud?

When the Microsoft Azure location is selected, you must specify the following settings:

• Authentication Method.
• Azure Storage Account Name.
• Azure Access Key.
• Sector Type.
• Container Name.
• Subfolder(s) (Optional).
• Filename.
• Part Size.

For more information, go to Azure Settings.

Once you select the location of your backup files, click NEXT to configure options for your backup. 

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