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Welcome to the latest SEP sesam documentation version 4.4.3 Beefalo. For previous documentation version(s), check Documentation archive.

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SEP sesam enables you to specify additional (advanced) backup and restore options which are applicable for different task types, e.g., VMware vSphere, MySQL, etc. You can set additional backup or restore options in their properties or when creating a new backup/restore task.

Setting advanced options

You can specify additional backup or restore options in the backup task properties: from Main Selection -> Tasks by Clients -> click New Backup Task or double-click the relevant backup task to open its properties. Under the Options tab -> Additional call arguments -> add your backup or restore option in the Backup options (previously Save options) or Restore options field, respectively.

You can also use the restore wizard to specify additional restore options: From Target Seetings (fourth step of the restore wizard), under the Expert Options -> Options tab -> Restore options. For details, see Expert Options.

	Note
	As of v. 4.4.3. Beefalo, the Expert Options button for specifying more advanced restore options is only available in the Advanced and Expert UI mode. It is not available for users using GUI in Basic mode. In the latter case, to set additional restore options the Basic UI mode has to be changed to Advanced or Expert, as described in UI Mode.

VMware advanced options

You can set a relevant VMDK disk type (Thin, Thick Lazy or Thick Eager) which will be used during VMware vSphere restore by specifying the following command in the restore options field:

-a disk[type]=thin|eager|lazy

If set, this option overrides the VMDK disk type of all VMDKs for VM restore.

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-See also: [[Special:MyLanguage/Standard_Backup_Procedure|Standard Backup Procedure]] – [[Special:MyLanguage/Standard_Restore_Procedure|Standard Restore Procedure]]
+See also: [[Special:MyLanguage/Standard_Backup_Procedure|Standard Backup Procedure]] – [[Special:MyLanguage/Standard_Restore_Procedure|Standard Restore Procedure]] – [[Special:MyLanguage/4_4_3_Beefalo:Activities#expert_options|Expert Options]]
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-SEP sesam enables you to specify additional (advanced) backup and restore options which are applicable for different [[Special:MyLanguage/SEP_sesam_Glossary#task_type|task types]], e.g., VMware vSphere, MySQL, etc. You can set additional backup or restore options in their properties or when creating a new backup/restore task. Note that you can also set additional restore options in the backup dialog.
+SEP sesam enables you to specify additional (advanced) backup and restore options which are applicable for different [[Special:MyLanguage/SEP_sesam_Glossary#task_type|task types]], e.g., VMware vSphere, MySQL, etc. You can set additional backup or restore options in their properties or when creating a new backup/restore task.
 =={{anchor|options}}Setting advanced options==
-You can specify additional backup or restore options, from the ''Main Selection'' -> '''Tasks by Clients''' -> '''New Backup Task''' or double-click the relevant backup task to open its properties. Under the '''Options''' tab -> '''Additional call arguments''' -> '''Backup options''' (previously ''Save options'') or '''Restore options''' field, add the relevant backup or restore option.
+You can specify additional backup or restore options in the backup task properties: from ''Main Selection'' -> '''Tasks by Clients''' -> click '''New Backup Task''' or double-click the relevant backup task to open its properties. Under the '''Options''' tab -> '''Additional call arguments''' -> add your backup or restore option in the '''Backup options''' (previously ''Save options'') or '''Restore options''' field, respectively.
-You can also specify additonal restore options in the fourth step of the restore wizard (''Target Settings''), under the '''Expert Options''' -> '''Options''' tab. For details, see [[Special:MyLanguage/Standard_Restore_Procedure|Standard Restore Procedure]].
+You can also use the restore wizard to specify additional restore options: From ''Target Seetings'' (fourth step of the restore wizard), under the '''Expert Options''' -> '''Options''' tab -> '''Restore options'''. For details, see [[Special:MyLanguage/4_4_3_Beefalo:Activities#expert_options|Expert Options]].
-{{<translate>note</translate>|<translate>As of v. [[Special:MyLanguage/SEP_sesam_Release_Versions|4.4.3. ''Beefalo'']], the ''Expert Options'' button for specifying more advanced restore options is only available in the [[Special:MyLanguage/SEP_sesam_Glossary#UI_mode|''Advanced'' and ''Expert'' UI mode]]. It is not available for users that run the GUI in ''Basic'' mode. In the latter case, to set additional restore options you first have to change the ''Basic'' UI mode to ''Advanced'' or ''Expert'', as described in [[Special:MyLanguage/Configuration_4.4#Grolar|UI Mode]].</translate>}}
+{{<translate>note</translate>|<translate>As of v. [[Special:MyLanguage/SEP_sesam_Release_Versions|4.4.3. ''Beefalo'']], the ''Expert Options'' button for specifying more advanced restore options is only available in the [[Special:MyLanguage/SEP_sesam_Glossary#UI_mode|''Advanced'' and ''Expert'' UI mode]]. It is not available for users using GUI in ''Basic'' mode. In the latter case, to set additional restore options the ''Basic'' UI mode has to be changed to ''Advanced'' or ''Expert'', as described in [[Special:MyLanguage/Configuration_4.4#Grolar|UI Mode]].</translate>}}
+==={{anchor|VMware}}VMware advanced options===
+You can set a relevant VMDK disk type (''Thin'', ''Thick Lazy'' or ''Thick Eager'') which will be used during VMware vSphere restore by specifying the following command in the restore options field:
+ -a disk[type]=thin|eager|lazy
+If set, this option overrides the VMDK disk type of all VMDKs for VM restore.
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 ==See also==
-[[Special:MyLanguage/Standard_Backup_Procedure|Standard Backup Procedure]] – [[Special:MyLanguage/Standard_Restore_Procedure|Standard Restore Procedure]]</div>
+[[Special:MyLanguage/Standard_Backup_Procedure|Standard Backup Procedure]] – [[Special:MyLanguage/Standard_Restore_Procedure|Standard Restore Procedure]] – [[Special:MyLanguage/4_4_3_Beefalo:Activities#expert_options|Expert Options]]</div>