Insert

Backups from another computer can be restored or the management data of existing backups can be recreated by using the "Insert" command. SIEGFRIED BACKUP adds the management data of the backup data to it's internal database. If all management data from a backup is added, the user has full access to the backup. A click on the "Insert" button opens the selection window. Here it's possible to select the destination and the existing backups of the chosen destination.
The location where SIEGFRIED BACKUP searches for backups can be selected by using "Destination". To choose the kind of destination drive use the menu field "Destination". A click on the menu field shows a pop up menu with all existing types of backup targets. By using the "Settings" button the path (for image backups) or the device address (for streamers) can be selected. The usage of settings is similar to the settings of destination in the backup window.
When clicking "Ok" all settings are used and SIEGFRIED BACKUP automaticaly starts searching for existing backups. All backups that are found will be shown with title and date in the list area of the insert window. The time to complete the search for backups depends on the destination selected. The evaluation of image backups in most cases is relatively fast (1-2 sec.), as opposed to streamers where it can take quite some time because the hardware uses more time for positioning/rewinding the cartrige.
If there are no backups on the selected destination, the list area will be empty. To start a new search, use "Settings" to change the destimation. Everytime the settings window is closed by clicking "OK", a new evaluation is started.
From the list shown it's possible to mark those backups that should be included in the internal database of SIEGFRIED BACKUP. To select the entries use the left mouse button. It's possible to insert more than one backup into a job.
A Click on the "OK" button opens the start window to insert the selected backps. Like starting a restore job, the window asks for a title and passwords (if the backups are protected). The title is needed to identify the job later on in the JobQueue, Status and Report windows. Use a unique title (i.e. "Insert backups from \ZipDisk"). The length of the title should not exceed 60 characters.

Not available in the demo version!
If one or more of the backups that should be inserted are protected by a password, then all necessary passwords must be entered in the password table. The first column of the table shows the title of the protected backup. In the second column the appropriate password for each backup must be entered.

One more setting in the start window is "Submit Job on hold". This option is for users who want to create more than one job at a time. When the check box is activated, the job is set to the "Pause" state in the job queue right after the job is submitted. That means the job starts only when the user starts the job manually in the JobQueue Window (by using "Start" or "Continue").
If all settings are completed, the job can be submitted by clicking "Ok". "Cancel" discards the modified settings in the start window and SIEGFRIED BACKUP uses the old settings. The same result occurs when the user closes the window by using the close button or the <ESC> key. If the job is started with "OK", it is submitted to the job queue and set to the "Waiting" state. After a few moments (max. 10 sec.) the job starts automatically. The state of the job changes from "Waiting" to "Running" and the insert job is started. For information about the progress of the job, a "Running Job" window is opened. The "Running Job" window shows current information about the job in progress. Complete information about the job (settings/progress/error messages) can be found in the report section of SIEGFRIED BACKUP.
Insert example:
An image backup of another computer that was saved to a removable drive on the path "/ZipDisk/home/backup" shall be inserted to the database of SIEGFRIED BACKUP for further processing.
By using the menu field of "Destination", select "Image" as destination for the backup. A click of the "Settings" button opens the settings window for image backups. In the settings window a click on "Location" opens the BeOS standard requester for drive/folder selection. Select the drive "/ZipDisk" and then select the path "home/backup" using the requester. A click of "Open" confirms the selection and closes the requester. When clicking "Ok" in the settings window the settings are used and SIEGFRIED BACKUP shows the list of backups by title and date.
After selecting the desired backup to be inserted, a click on "OK" opens the start window. After entering a title (e.g. "Insert \ZipDisk") and the password (only when the backup is protected), "OK" moves the insert job to the JobQueue and the job starts after a few moments. The "Running Jobs" window and the report section show information about the progress of the job. After the job terminates successfully the contents of the backup data can be inspected by using the restore section of SIEGFRIED BACKUP.