To change the default backup set or
archive set designation:
From the CommCell Browser, right-click the icon for any supported backup set or
archive set that is not currently the default and then click Properties.
From the General tab of the Backup Set/Archive Set Properties dialog box, select the
appropriate option to Make this the default backup set or Make this the default
archive set.
To
create backup sets/archive sets for the client computer:
From the CommCell Browser, locate the correct client computer node, right-click
the iDataAgent, Agent or instancenode (depending on your agent's functionality) for which you want the backup
set/archive set created, select All Tasks and then click Create New
Backup Set or Create New Archive Set.
For most agents, from the Create New Backup Set or Create New
Archive Set dialog box, enter a New Backup Set Name or New Archive
Set Name (up to 32 characters) of the backup set/archive set that you
want to create. For the DB2 or DB2 DPF iDataAgent,
from the same dialog box, click the desired database (backup set) name under
Available DB Names and move this name under Selection.
NOTES
For DB2 or DB2 DPF, to prevent archive log backup failures, ensure that the name
that you select is the actual name of the database and not the alias name
for the database. If the database name and the corresponding alias name
are different, both names are displayed under Available DB Names;
if both names are the same, the name that is displayed is the database name.
To find out about database names and their aliases, run the following command
as a DB2 or DB2 DPF instance owner on the DB2 or DB2 DPF client: db2 list db directory.
Where applicable, if you want to designate this backup set/archive set as
the default backup set/archive set, select Make this the Default backup set
or Make this the Default Archive Set; otherwise, leave the check box
cleared.
For most agents, verify that the storage policy copy associated with the
default subclient is the storage policy that you want. If you want to select
a different storage policy, click the storage policy box and select the one
you want from the list. If the agent supports a system-state subclient, repeat
this step for that subclient. For the DB2 or DB2 DPF
iDataAgent,
to establish a storage policy for all the log files, click the storage policy
in the list provided.
Where applicable, if you want to create additional subclients within this
backup set/archive set:
Repeat this step for each additional subclient that you want to define
within this backup set/archive set.
When all subclients have been added, click OK.
A message will advise you to schedule backups for your new backup set.
It is recommended that you elect to set a schedule now. You can also associate
this backup set/archive set with an All Agent Types schedule policy (which
is automatically created by the system, or can be a user-defined Data Protection
schedule policy). If you have already associated a schedule policy at a
previous level (Agent, Client, or Client Computer Group) the schedules defined
in the Schedule Policy will be automatically applied to the new backup set/archive
set. See Schedule Policy
for more information.
If you want to associate this backup set/archive set with an All
Agent Types schedule policy, click Associate with Generic Schedule
Policy, and then select that schedule policy from the drop-down
list box. Click OK.
If you have selected to define a schedule for this backup set/archive
set:
Click Schedule.
If applicable, from the Backup Options dialog box, select
the type of backup that you want to schedule.
If you want to set Advanced Backup/Archive Options, click
Advanced.
After selecting the backup type and any advanced options, click
OK. The Schedule Details dialog box appears.
From the
Schedule
Details tab, select the scheduling options that you want to
apply, then click OK.
If you don't want to create a backup/archive schedule at this time,
click Do Not Schedule, and then click OK.
The new backup set/archive set is displayed in the CommCell Browser.
A content example for NetWare File System is SYS:\public, and an
example for NDS content is OU=prospects.O=engineering.[Root].
To change the configuration of a backup set,
archive set or SQL Server iDataAgent
database:
From the CommCell Browser, right-click the backup set or archive set whose configuration you want to
change, and then click Properties from the shortcut menu.
From the General tab, change one or more of the following fields as
appropriate for your agent:
Backup Set Name - The field accepts 32 characters.
Archive Set Name - The field accepts 32 characters.
Storage Policy for All Log Files
User Account - For the DB2 or DB2 DPF
iDataAgent,
you can add/modify an application/database user account. See the
DB2 iDataAgents section in
User Accounts and Passwords for more information.
Make this the default Backup Set - When selected and committed, this option will make
this the default backup set on this client computer.
Make this the default Archive Set - When selected and committed, this option will make
this the default archive set on this client computer.
Use Change Journal (Recommended) or Use Classic File Scan which
includes (Check
archive bit during backups and/or Preserve File Access Time)
settings which determine the way subclients within the backup set conduct incremental
and differential backups (For an explanation of this field, see
Setting
the Archive Bit Attribute.)
Use Data Classification - Specifies that the Data Classification
scan is used to determine whether files have been modified for all subclients within the backup set.
Select to have data on compressed volumes decompressed before being sent
to the backup media. See
Decompress Data
before Backup for more information. (NetWare File System only.)
If your agent uses the
Backup
tab, click Edit Rules for the appropriate subclient type. You can elect to have
the system automatically convert the type of backup
under the listed conditions. Click OK to save your backup rules configuration changes. Without setting this option, if one of these conditions
exists your backup will not take place. Subclient Backup Conversion Rules
are defined for
default
subclients and for SQL Server
file/file
group subclients.
Click OK.
Exchange Mailbox
If you disable the auto-discovery feature, newly created mailboxes will not be backed
up unless they are manually discovered and assigned to a subclient.
From the CommCell Browser, right-click the subclient whose associated storage
policy you want to change, then click Properties from the shortcut
menu.
Click the Storage
Device tab of the Subclient Properties dialog box.
From the Storage Policy list of the Data Storage Policy tab,
select a data storage policy to associate with this subclient. If necessary,
click the Create Storage Policy button to create a new storage policy
to which the subclient can then be associated.
If applicable for your agent, you can change the number of data streams
from the Number of Data/Database Backup Streams
field.
If applicable for your agent, click the Log Storage Policy tab and
select a storage policy to associate with this transaction log subclient from
the Transaction Log Storage Policy list. Also, you can set the Number
of Transaction Log Backup Streams from this tab.
Click OK to save your changes and close the Subclient Properties
Storage Device tab.
To change
a user account for executing pre/post commands for Data Protection jobs:
From the CommCell Browser, expand the tree to view the appropriate level
icon for the affected agent.
From the agent, instance/partition, or backup set/archive set level, right-click
the appropriate icon, click All Tasks, and click New Subclient
from the short-cut menu.
From the subclient level, right-click the subclient icon and click
Properties from the short-cut menu.
From the Subclient Properties dialog box, create and/or configure the subclient
as appropriate. Then click the Pre/Post Process tab.
From the Pre/Post Process tab, click Change.
From the
User Account dialog box, select one of the account options. If you select
Impersonate User, type the appropriate user name and password.
Each agent that utilizes backup sets/archive sets requires the default backup set/archive
set in its configuration; therefore, you cannot delete a default backup set/archive
set using this procedure. If you want to delete a default backup set/archive
set, you must uninstall the agent software that contains it.
The system does not allow you to delete a backup set/archive set if one of its subclients is being backed up/archived. Any attempt to delete a backup set/archive
set under such a condition causes the deletion to fail. If a data protection operation is in progress, do one of the following:
Wait for the data protection job to complete.
Kill the data Protection job using the Job Manager.
When you delete a backup set/archive set, several actions occur:
The backup set/archive set, its corresponding subclients, and any data that may have been backed up/archived from the backup set/archive
set are logically deleted. Once the backup set/archive set is deleted, you can no longer access the corresponding data for restore/recovery purposes.
All job schedules and job histories that pertain to the subclients of the deleted backup set/archive
set are deleted.
To delete a user-defined backup set
or archive set:
From the CommCell Browser, right-click the user-defined backup set/archive
set that you want to delete, select All Tasks and then click Delete.
A confirmation message is displayed, asking if you want to delete the backup set/archive
set with all of its subclients. Click Yes to continue the deletion, or click No to cancel the deletion and retain the backup set.
If you clicked Yes in the previous step, then the Enter Confirmation Text dialog will appear, indicating that all the data in the backup set/archive
set will be permanently removed. To confirm this action and continue with the deletion, type erase and
reuse media in the entry space provided on this dialog. Click OK. The system will delete the selected backup set/archive node, the subclient nodes contained within it, and remove them from the CommCell Browser along with any associated data.
To change the default backup set or
archive set designation: