Start a Delta Backup

Backup jobs using the Run Immediately option allow you to secure data immediately without having to wait for the scheduled backup time. This capability can be useful if:

you have some particularly valuable data that you need to secure immediately.
your data is not routinely secured through a backup schedule and you want to back up your data.

Before You Begin

Be sure all of the subclients are backed up, or scheduled to be backed up as needed, in order to secure all of the data for the agent.

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To start an immediate backup job:

From the CommCell Browser, select one of the following:
- To backup a subclient, right-click the subclient to want to backup and click Backup.
- To backup a user-defined backup set, right-click the backup set you want to backup, click All Tasks, and click Backup All Subclients.
- To backup the default backup set, right-click the agent or instance node, click All Tasks, and click Backup Default Backup Set.
- For the Microsoft SQL Server iDataAgent, to backup a database, right-click the database you want to backup, click All Tasks, and click Backup Database.
- For the Microsoft SQL Server iDataAgent, to backup up an instance, right-click the instance you want to backup, click All Tasks, and click Backup SQL Server.
If you chose a level higher than subclient (i.e., backup set, etc.), you are prompted to confirm that you want to back up all the subclients below that level/node. Click Yes.
From the Backup Options dialog box, select Run Immediately.
Select Delta backup.
In certain circumstances a non-full backup may automatically be converted to a full backup. For a listing of these circumstances, see When a Non-Full Backup is Automatically Converted to a Full Backup.
Click OK. You can track the progress of the backup job from the Job Controller window.
If you are using a stand-alone drive, you are prompted to load a specific cartridge into the drive. If you are using a library, you will not receive this prompt. The system loads the tapes automatically.

Your cartridges should be appropriately labeled. This will enable you to locate the correct cartridge for a restore job, if necessary.
When the backup has completed, Job Controller displays Completed.

Starting a backup on a backup set, instance or agent level causes the system to start individual backup jobs for each subclient contained therein. If the subclients are associated with the same storage policy, then their jobs will run sequentially unless that storage policy is configured to accommodate multiple data streams.