When a protection plan runs for the first time, an archive is created in the store that is targeted by the plan. This archive appears in the Archive Manager console tree as a sub-folder of the Archives folder of the store, and it is given the same name as the protection plan. A restore point is also created for exploring and restoring this point in time. Each subsequent run of the plan adds another restore point to the archive.


When an archive is protected by a Store Vaulting Task, the archive will also appear in the vault under the All Vaults folder and the tape device or cloud account folder where the vault resides. Refer to Restoring Data from a Vault for information about restoring from an archive in a vault.


Actions available for an archive in a store include:


  • Restore


To view restore points, select the archive and then click its Restore action. Days containing restore points are highlighted in bold font in the calendar. Select the restore point you want to restore, and the Restore button at the bottom right of the screen will become active. Click Restore and a restore dialog box appears. Refer to Restoring Your Data for more information. If the restore point was from a Files and Folders protection plan, the Explore button will also become active, and you can explore and restore files as described in Explore a Plan's Archive.


  • Properties


From the Properties action, you can define expiration settings for the archive that override the expiration settings of the parent store. See the Store Expiration section in the Store Properties topic for information about expiring data from a store.