Instances - File Archiver for Windows

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Overview

Configurable Properties

Instance Support

Overview

A File Archiver for Windows instance:

• Exists as a level in the CommCell Browser under the client and agent levels in which the instance resides
• Represents the type of file system that needs to be backed up
• Is user-defined and is not created by default after installing the agent. A name must be specified for the instance as default names are not created.

Under an instance, a default Archive Set is created. Under the default archive set, user-defined subclients must be created. See Subclients - File Archiver for Windows for more information.

At the subclient level, you must define a storage policy for backing up data using the user commands for the File Archiver Instance; this allows you to view and track the status of jobs in the Job Controller and Event Viewer.

Instance Types

The four types of instances are:

Local File System

Archives local files on the machine where this Agent is installed. Only one instance of this type can be created per Agent.

Celerra

Archives data on an EMC Celerra File Server. This type of instance requires special subclient configuration. For details see Managing Celerra Data.

Network File Share

Archives data on a NAS File Server (e.g., BlueArc) other than EMC Celerra or NetApp. Can also include files located on other systems (non-local) by using a UNC path to access them. Before creating the instance, you need to know the NAS Filer name and Filer domain\user name and password. See Manage Network File Share Data for step-by-step instructions.

This is the only type of instance that requires installing the File Share Archiver Client software. See Install the File Share Archiver Client for step-by-step instructions.

FPolicy

Archives data on a NetApp File Server. Before creating the instance, you need to know the NetApp Filer name and Filer domain\user name and password. See Manage NetApp Data for step-by-step instructions.

Configurable Properties

Once installed, the agent is configured and is therefore able to manage the data or volumes on the client computer. However, you can change certain aspects of the instance configuration to manage the data in the manner that best suits your needs.

You can view or change the instance configuration from the Instance Properties dialog box. The following information can be configured.

Filer Name

For FPolicy, Celerra, and Network File Share instances only, you can change the name of the File Server. For FPolicy instances, this is the NetApp File Server. For Network File Share instances, this is the name of a NAS File Server. For Celerra instances, this is the name of an EMC Celerra File Server. See Add/Change Filer Name for step-by-step instructions.

Configuring Authentication Credentials to Access the File Server

If you want to access data on a network storage file server for migration archiving and recovery purposes, you must enter authentication information. It is recommended to use credentials with administrator privileges. For FPolicy, Celerra, and Network File Share instances only, you can change the domain\user name and password of the File Server. For FPolicy instances, this is the NetApp File Server user name. For Network File Share instances, this is the name of a NAS File Server user name. For Celerra instances, this is the name of the EMC Celerra File Server. For step-by-step instructions, see Configure Filer/Proxy Authentication Credentials.

The user account must have read and write permissions on the CIFS share and exported to the network storage file server/proxy. The user account must also have admin access to filer and read/write access to the Windows registry on the proxy computer.

Configure Celerra Proxy Settings

For Celerra instances only, you can change the the number of minutes (default is 72 hours) that a proxy file will remain fully recalled on the agent, before the file is re-stubbed or deleted. You can also change the frequency (default is 2 hours) in which checks are performed on the proxy folder to determine whether there are files that have expired. See Configure Celerra Proxy Settings for step-by-step instructions.

User Security

You can perform the following functions:

• Identify the user groups to which this CommCell object is associated.
• Associate this object with a user group.
• Disassociate this object from a user group.

For more information, see User Administration and Security.

Instance Support

The table below specifies which instance types are supported for a particular feature, component, or functionality.

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