Samsung MZ-5PA256C User Manual - Page 70

70 Backing up entire drives Defining a drive-based backup Table 6-5 Recovery point creation stages Stage Description Run before snapshot creation This stage occurs after a backup has started and before a recovery point is created. You can run a command during this stage to prepare for the recovery point creation process. For example, you can close any open applications that are using the drive. Note: If you use this option, be sure the command file has an error recovery mechanism built into it. If the computer has one or more services that must be stopped at this stage (such as stopping a non-VSS aware database or a resource intensive application), and the command file does not contain any form of error recovery, one or more of the stopped services may not be restarted. An error in the command file can cause the recovery point creation process to stop immediately. No other command files will run. See "How you use Norton Ghost" on page 34. Run after snapshot creation Run after recovery point creation This stage occurs after a snapshot is created. Running a command during this stage is typically a safe point for allowing services to resume normal activity on the drive while continuing the recovery point creation. Because the snapshot takes only a few seconds to create, the database is in the backup state momentarily. A minimal number of log files are created. This stage occurs after the recovery point file is created. You can run a command during this stage to act on the recovery point itself. For example, you can copy it to an offline location. Advanced options for drive-based backups When you define a drive-based backup, you can set the following advanced options: