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User’s Guide Addendum
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© 2011 Retrospect, Inc. All rights reserved.
Retrospect 9 User’s Guide, first edition. Use of this product (the "Software") is subject to acceptance of the
license agreement presented in the installer. You may not install, copy or otherwise use the Software except as
expressly provided in that license agreement. Retrospect is a registered trademark of Retrospect, Inc. in the
United Stated and/or other jurisdictions. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
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Introduction
This addendum to the Retrospect User’s Guide describes new functionality introduced in Retrospect 9. It is
assumed that the user is already familiar with the operation of Retrospect in general, as well as the computing
systems that Retrospect is used to protect. For a more thorough description of how to use Retrospect, please
consult the Retrospect 8 User’s Guide.
In this guide
User-initiated backups and restores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Improved client preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Locking client features and preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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Support for Mac OS 10.7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Adding network shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Support for WebDAV shares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Selection tools added to Backup, Copy, Restore assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Filtering the contents of a past backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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Client software improvements
Retrospect Client software allows individual users to control aspects of the backup and restore operations
performed on their computers. The Mac client software has been redesigned in Retrospect 9. The changes
include:
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User-initiated backups and restores
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Better-organized preference panels with enhanced options
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A menu bar icon and status menu
Note: The Retrospect system administrator has the ability to restrict access to some of these
features. For more information, see Locking client features and preferences on page 8.
User-initiated backups and restores
Mac users now have the ability to restore files and request backups directly from their desktop.
When the Retrospect Client software is installed, a Retrospect icon is added to the menu bar. Click the icon to
open a menu you can use to initiate a backup or restore operation.
User-initiated backups
This backup method is best if you need to quickly protect a few files or folders. It is not meant to be a
substitute for regular backups and cannot be used to perform a full system backup of your computer.
To perform a user-initiated backup:
1 Click the Retrospect icon on the menu bar.
2 Select Back Up Now.
3 Use the Backup Files and Folders dialog to select the items to backup.
4 Click Back Up.
Notes about user-initiated backups:
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The Back Up Now and Restore Files menu items are inactive until the client computer has been logged
into a Retrospect server where these options are activated.
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User-initiated backups and restores
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By default, backed up files and folders are stored on a Media Set chosen by the system administrator
using the Retrospect console’s Clients preferences. The Media Set is selected using the Back up on
demand popup list.
User-initiated restores
Restores can be initiated from the client computer’s menu bar or by clicking the Restore button on the
preference pane’s History tab. See History preferences on page 6 for more information.
To perform a user-initiated restore from a Mac Client:
1 Click the Retrospect icon on the client computer’s menu bar.
2 Select Restore Files.
3 In the Restore Files and Folders window, select a backup from the popup menu that contains the files
you would like to restore. It may take some time for Retrospect to display the list of files and folders
contained in the backup.
4 Select the files or folders to restore.
5 Click Restore.
6 If you are restoring files to a location that already exists, a confirmation dialog will appear. To choose a
different location, click Browse. To continue, click Restore.
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Improved client preferences
The Retrospect Client preferences can be accessed in the following ways:
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Click on the Retrospect menu icon on the menu bar. Select Open Retrospect Client Preferences.
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Click System Preferences in the Dock. Click the Retrospect Client icon.
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From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences. Click the Retrospect Client icon.
Setting client preferences
Preferences are grouped into the following categories: Status, History, Notifications, Privacy, and Schedule.
Click one of the category buttons to access the settings.
Preferences are described in more detail below:
Status preferences
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On/Off: The On and Off buttons control access to the client by the backup computer. Each time the
client computer starts, access is turned on. To disable access, click Off.
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Client Name: The client name and the client IP address being used by Retrospect are displayed here.
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Status area: Information about your latest and next backups are displayed. If a backup is running, a
progress bar is shown.
History preferences
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History area: Your disk-based backups are listed here. In each row you will find information about the
backup and a Restore button. A green icon indicates the backup completed successfully. A yellow icon
indicates there was a problem with one or more files in the backup. A red icon indicates the backup
failed. To start a restore operation using one of these backups, click the corresponding Restore button.
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Notifications preferences
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Notify after backup: Displays a message after the completion of a backup or other operation.
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Notify if no backup in N days: Displays a message if the client has not been backed up within the
number of days specified in the entry box.
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Report SMART errors: Requests an immediate backup from Proactive Backup (if applicable) when
Retrospect learns of errors on the client’s SMART hard drive volumes. This setting is off by default.
Privacy preferences
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Privacy area: This area displays any files or folders designated as Private. Private files are not visible to
the Retrospect server and are not backed up. Drag files or folders to this panel to designate them as
Private.
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Add/Remove buttons: To add files or folders to your Privacy list, click the Add button and navigate to
the files or folders you wish to add. To remove an item from your list, select it in the Exclude area, and
click the Remove button.
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Allow Retrospect to change files on my system (Required for restore): When this option is
unchecked, the client can be backed up, but files on the client cannot be restored, modified, or deleted
by the backup computer. This setting is on by default.
Note: Previous versions of the Mac client software allowed you to designate a file as Private by
adding a bullet character at the beginning or end of the file name. This method is no longer
supported. To maintain the private status of files marked this way, use your Mac’s Find tool to search
for filenames containing the bullet character (Option-8). Drag the desired files from the search
results pane to the Privacy pane.
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Schedule preferences
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Delay proactive backups until after [date & time]: Prevents the backup computer from backing
up the client computer before the specified time and date, up to one week from the present time. (Click
on the time and date or click the arrows to make changes.)
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Locking client features and preferences
The Retrospect system administrator has the ability to prevent users from changing certain client settings. For
instance, you may not want users to be able to keep their computers from being backed up.
The most efficient workflow for a system administrator is to establish a set of standard lockout preferences,
and then make any desired customizations on a client-by-client basis. The steps below explain how to do this.
To set the default lockout preferences:
1 The lockout controls are in the Retrospect console. Choose Retrospect > Preferences and click the
Clients tab.
2 in the “Allow Clients to” section, modify one or more of the following preferences:
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Turn off the Retrospect Client software: When checked, this preference allows users to hide
their client from the Retrospect server. All communication between the server and the client will be
cut. Any backups schedule to run while the client is turned off will be skipped.
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Stop running backups: When checked, this preference allows client users to stop operations
that are in progress.
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Exclude items from backups: When checked, this preference allows users to mark files, folders,
and volumes as Private, making them invisible to Retrospect.
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Set read access only: When checked, this preference allows clients to prevent Retrospect from
writing to or deleting files on their computer.
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Back up on demand to: When checked, this preference allows clients to initiate on-demand
backups to the Disk Media Set selected in this popup menu.
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Restore on demand: When checked, this preference allows clients to initiate on-demand
restores from available Disk Media Sets.
To customize these default preferences for an individual client:
1 Select Sources in the Retrospect console sidebar.
2 Select a client from the list.
3 Click the Options tab.
4 Modify the preference settings as desired for this client.
5 Repeat Step 1 to Step 4 for each client you wish to customize.
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Other improvements
Other improvements
Retrospect 9 includes these additional new features:
Support for Mac OS 10.7
Both the Retrospect console application and the Retrospect Client software support Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Server. See the Retrospect Read Me for a full listing of supported operating systems.
Adding network shares
Network shares can be backed up or used as a backup location. Identifying shares and adding them to your
projects is now easier than ever.
To add a share as a source:
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Click Sources > Add > Share. Enter the share address and any required log-in information.
To add a share as a backup location:
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Click Media Sets > Add > Share. Enter the share address and any required log-in information.
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Support for WebDAV shares
WebDAV extends the HTTP protocol to allow sharing and collaborative editing of files stored on a web server.
In Retrospect 9, WebDAV shares can be backed up or used to store backups.
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Searching for sources by tag
Keyword tags are even more powerful in Retrospect 9 with the addition of a Tags criteria in the Sources filter.
Let’s say all the portable computers in your organization have been given a “laptop” tag. The example below
explains how to find them.
How to view sources with the tag “laptop”:
1 Click Sources in the sidebar.
2 Click the plus (+) button next to the Save Report button to display the filter toolbar.
3 Click the left-most drop-down list and select Tags.
4 Select Contains from the next dropdown.
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laptop into the text-entry field, and press the Return key.
All sources with the “laptop” tag are displayed.
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Other improvements
Selection tools added to Backup, Copy, Restore assistants
All three assistants now include a scope bar and a search box that help you make selections more quickly. The
tools are located directly over the results pane. The illustration below shows the scope bar on one of the
Backup Assistant panels.
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Filtering the contents of a past backup
While reviewing the contents of a past backup, you now have the option to view only the contents of the
latest session. Double-click the name of a past backup to open the file list panel. To filter the list, select the
Show copied files only check box.
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