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Configure a Storage Policy Copy for Data Verification

Picking a Job on a Storage Policy Copy for Data Verification

Schedule a Data Verification Operation

Start a Data Verification Operation


Configuring a Storage Policy Copy for Data Verification

Required Capability: Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To configure a storage policy copy for data verification:

  1. From the right pane of the CommCell Browser, right-click the storage policy, and then click Properties.
  2. From the Copy Properties (Advanced) tab of the Copy Properties dialog box, click the All Backups option if you want all backups to be verified during a data verification operation, or click All Full Backups if you want only full backups to be verified. You can also click the Backups On or After Date option and select a date from the Select a Date list. Only those backups that occur on or after the date you select will be verified.

    Additionally, you can select the Verification Expires after option and choose the appropriate number of months from the list.

  3. Click OK to save the changes.

Pick a Job on a Storage Policy Copy for Data Verification

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To select a job for data verification:

  1. From the right pane of the CommCell Browser, select a storage policy, then right click the storage policy copy whose job(s) you want to pick for data verification, click View and then click Jobs.
  2. Filter the necessary options in the Job Filter for Storage Policy Copy dialog box. Click OK.
  3. From the Jobs for Storage Policy Copy window, right-click a job, then click Pick for Data Verification. If you then decide that you do not want this job to be verified during a data verification operation, right-click the backup and click Do Not Verify Data.
  4. Click Close.

Schedule a Data Verification Operation

Required Capability: Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To schedule a data verification operation.

  1. From the CommCell Browser, right-click the storage policy for which you want to verify the data, click All Tasks, and then click Verify Data.
  2. From the Copy Properties (Advanced) dialog box, select either All Copies, or a select copy from the Select a Copy list.
  3. Select the number of streams to verify in parallel from the Number of Streams to Copy in Parallel pane, or select Allow Maximum. You may also select Jobs to Verify if you wish to select specific jobs to verify, as well as Configure Alert if you wish to configure a Data Verification Alert.
  4. To select more advanced options, click Advanced. Select the appropriate options from the Advanced Options for Data Verification dialog box. Click OK.
  5. Click Schedule.
  6. From the Schedule Details tab, select the necessary scheduling options
  7. To view the job summary for the data verification operation that you have scheduled, click the Copy Properties (Advanced) tab.
  8. Click OK to save the schedule.

Start a Data Verification Operation

Required Capability: Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To start a data verification operation:

  1. From the CommCell Browser, right-click the storage policy for which you want to verify the data, click All Tasks, and then click Verify Data.
  2. From the Copy Properties (Advanced) dialog box, select either All Copies, or a select copy from the Select a Copy list.
  3. Select the number of streams to verify in parallel from the Number of Streams to Copy in Parallel pane, or select Allow Maximum. You may also select Jobs to Verify if you wish to select specific jobs to verify, as well as Configure Alert if you wish to configure a Data Verification Alert.
  4. To select more advanced options, click Advanced. Select the appropriate options from the Advanced Options for Data Verification dialog box. Click OK.
  5. Click OK.

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