The software supports the use of St. Bernard’s Open File Manager™ (OFM)
to work with the Windows File System iDataAgent
and the NetWare File System iDataAgents.
The following sections describe how to configure the software in such a setup.
The OFM.NLM must be dated June 28, 1999 or later. You can
get the latest version from the St. Bernard website at http: //www.stbernard.com.
(See the St. Bernard’s documentation for the most complete and up-to-date
information on OFM.)
To configure:
The following information is OFM-specific and is subject to change. The
following instructions are from the 8.1 version of OFM.
In the Open File Manager, configure OFM to ignore the entire <software install> directory,
the MediaAgent Index Cache Directory (if the NetWare MediaAgent is
installed) or the Jobs Results Directory if it is located outside the main
software install directory as follows:
In OFM, open the Properties dialog box for the NetWare server in
which NetWare File System iDataAgent
is installed by right-clicking the server name.
Click the Files tab, click Add and then click Browse.
Select the NetWare Install Directory, i.e.,
SYS:\<Software Installation Path> and check
Include Subdirectories and then click
OK.
If a message is displayed indicating that information will be
saved when the backup is complete, you can either wait for OFM synchronization
to time-out (default is 120 minutes) or unload the NetWare Server
iDataAgents
and reload it. You can do this by typing Unload
Galaxy and Load Galaxy from the NetWare
server console.
Repeat this procedure for an alternate directory, if one was
selected, for either the Jobs Results Directory or the MediaAgent Index
Cache Directory.
Using the Subclient Properties (Filters) tab, exclude the OFM Cache
directories from being backed up. NetWare NSS Volumes do not have OFM Cache
Directories, however, every NetWare Legacy Volume has an OFM Cache Directory
located at <volume name>:SYSTEM\OFM\CACHE. Each NetWare Legacy
Volume’s OFM Cache Directory requires a unique filter.
From the CommCell Browser select the default Backup Set of
the NetWare File System iDataAgent.
Right-click the subclient that contains the SYS volume and then click
Properties.
Click the Filters tab.
Click Browse, and navigate to the SYS:\SYSTEM\OFM\CACHE directory and select
it.
Click OK.
Repeat this process for each volume.
A <volume name>\SYSTEM\OFM\CACHE directory
and path is created for each NetWare Legacy Volume that resides on the
server. A subclient filter must be created for each one.
The Windows File System iDataAgents
does not have any specific requirements for the OFM version.
To configure:
In the Open File Manager, configure OFM to ignore the entire <software install> directory,
the MediaAgent Index Cache Directory (if the Windows MediaAgent is
installed) or the Jobs Results Directory if it is located outside the main
software install directory as follows:
In OFM, open the Properties dialog box for the computer in
which Windows File System iDataAgent
is installed by right-clicking the server name.
Click the Files tab, click Add and then click Browse.
Select the Install Directory and check
Include Subdirectories and then click
OK.
If a message is displayed indicating that information
will be saved when the backup is complete, you can either wait for OFM
synchronization to time-out (default is 120 minutes) or restart the
Services.
Repeat this procedure for an alternate directory, if one was
selected, for either the Jobs Results Directory or the MediaAgent Index
Cache Directory.
It is recommended that you not use OFM with other snap drivers.
If you are going to run more than one backup per day, the time
between the end of one backup and the start of the next backup should exceed the
OFM Backup Inactivity Timeout (BIT) period. Otherwise, any open files that have
been synchronized by OFM will be backed up in the same state as the first
backup.
By allowing OFM to unsynchronize between backups, you will be able to back up
the changes that have occurred in the open file since the previous backup. To
set the OFM Backup Inactivity Timeout:
In the OFM, open the Properties
dialog box for the NetWare
server in which the NetWare File System iDataAgent is installed by
right-clicking the server name.
Click the General tab.
The default Backup Inactivity Timeout value is 120
minutes.
Change the Backup Inactivity Timeout (BIT) value to a value
that is less than the backup interval (time between backups) and click OK.
For example, if the backup interval is two hours, the Backup Inactivity
Timeout value must be less than two hours, or it will interfere with the next
backup.