Starting Backup

The job can be started when all settings for a backup are done. A click on "Start Backup" opens the start window. Here you can enter a title and password for the job. The title is needed to identify the job later on in the Restore, JobQueue, Status, amd Report window. Use a unique title (i.e. "Complete backup of BeOS" or "Backup 'home' folder". The length of the title should not exceed. 60 characters.

Not available in the demo version!
Furthermore you can enter a password for every backup. To enter a password activate "Password" and type in a password for the backup. When a backup is protected by a password, you can only restore the saved data when you enter the right password. In addition the password is used to crypt the backup data!

The input of the password is hidden and the password is case sensitive. To be sure that the correct password was entered, you have to confirm the password in the verification field. If the entries are different, an error message appears and you have to enter the password again.

One more setting of the start window is "Submit Job on hold". This option is for users that want to create more then one job at the time. When the check box is activated, the job is set to the state "Pause" in the job queue right after the job is submitted. That means the job starts only when the user the job manualy in the JobQueue Window starts (by using "Start" or "Continue").
The job can be submitted by clicking "OK" after all settings done. "Cancel" discards the modified settings of the start windows and SIEGFRIED BACKUP uses the old settings. The same result occurs when the user closes the window by using the close button oder the <ESC> key. If the job is started with "OK", it is submitted to job queue and set to the "Waiting" state. That means the job is waiting to start. The job starts when the start time and date is reached. The state of the job changes from "Waiting" to "Running" and the backup is started. For information about the progress of the job, a "Running Job" window is opened. The "Running Job" window shows the number of files to save, speed, title, etc., for every running job. Complete information about the job (settings/progress/error messages) can be found in the report section of SIEGFRIED BACKUP.