On the Specify Task File page, you can open an existing task file and edit the task name and description.
This page contains the following elements:
- Task file. Displays the opened task file path and name.
- Browse. Displays a dialog box you can use to locate, select, and open an existing task file for editing.
Task files are .rmxt files created with the Task Wizard.
- Task ID. Displays the unique identification number of the task. Unique identification numbers are automatically assigned to all tasks at the time of their creation.
- Task name. Displays the name of the opened task. You can edit the task name.
- Description. Displays the description of the opened task. You can edit the task description.
If you select the Catalog Backups template on the Select Template page, the wizard continues with the
following steps:
You can use this page to select the type of the backup media that holds the backup you want to catalog.
You can select one of the following options:
- Backup files. Catalogs the backup files you specify.
- Tape drives. Catalogs backups from physical tape drives.
- Microsoft Removable Storage Manager library. Catalogs backups from the backup media you select from a list provided by the Microsoft Removable Storage Manager (RSM) service.
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Note: With these options you can only use the following types of backups:
- OpenTape Format (OTF) backup files created with EMC NetWorker
- Tape Archive (TAR) backup files created with NetBackup
- Microsoft Tape Format (MTF)-compliant backup files created with Windows Backup or Backup Exec
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On the Add Backup Files page, the wizard prompts you to set up a list of the backup files you want to catalog.
You can use the following elements:
- Added backup files. Displays a list of the backup files that you have selected to catalog.
- Add. Opens a dialog box you can use to select the backup files and add them to the list. You can add multiple files.
- Remove. Removes selected backup files from the list. To remove files from the list, select the files you want to remove, and then click Remove.
To select multiple files in one step, hold down CTRL and click the files you want to select.
You can add incremental or differential backups. To add a differential backup, you need to have the last normal (full) backup as well as the last differential backup cataloged with Recovery Manager for Exchange. To add an incremental backup, you need to have the last normal (full) backup and all subsequent incremental backups cataloged with Recovery Manager for Exchange.
