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10. Select the option to Replace the data on the media with this
backup. Click Next to continue.
11. Begin scheduling the job by clicking Later from the When to Back
Up dialog box, and then provide the name and password of an
account that has administrator access or is a member of the
Backup Operators group. Click OK.
12. Provide a name for the job and click the button labeled Set
Schedule. Select the date and time that the backup is to take
place. Click OK and then click Next.
13. Review the information on the Summary screen, and click Finish
to confirm your settings.

Offsite Storage

Once backups have been performed, administrators should not keep all of the
backup tapes in the same location as the machines they have backed up.After all, a
major reason for performing backups is to have the backed up data available in case
of a disaster. If a fire or flood occurred and destroyed the server room, any backup
tapes in that room would also be destroyed.This would make it pointless to have
gone through the work of backing up data.To protect data, the administrator
should store the backups in a different location so that they will be safe until they
are needed.
Offsite storage can be achieved in a number of ways. If a company has multiple
buildings, such as in different cities, the backups from other sites can be stored in
one of those buildings, and the backups for servers in that building can be stored in
another building. If this is not possible, there are firms that provide offsite storage
facilities.The key is to keep the backups away from the physical location of the
original data.
When deciding on an offsite storage facility, administrators should ensure that it
is secure and has the environmental conditions necessary to keep the backups safe.
They should also ensure that the site has air conditioning and heating, as tempera-
ture changes may affect the integrity of data.The facility should also be protected
from moisture and flooding and have fire protection.The backups need to be
locked up, and policies in place of who can pick up the data when needed.

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