This method supports erasing data (e.g., files, folders) in a backup or archive
for the agents listed in
Erase Backup/Archived Data
- Support. Use this method to browse and erase data if you want to erase
data of an instance or across all backup/archive sets. When data is erased by browsing, the backed
up or archived data will no longer be restorable. Also,
any
stub recall attempts will be blocked.
After acquiring a license for this feature, use the CommCell Console to browse and
select objects to erase as follows:
From the CommCell Browser, right-click the agent or instance that contains the data which you want to erase, select All Tasks and then click Erase Data By Browsing.
You are warned that the data will be permanently removed. Click Yes to continue.
From the
Erase Backup/Archived Data dialog box, perform one of the following tasks as appropriate for your agent:
Click Add, then specify the path of a data object that you want to erase, and click OK.
Click Browse, then select a browse time range and any advanced browse options, and click OK. From the browse selection window, select the data objects that you want to erase, and click OK.
Optionally, you can click Add Alert to configure an alert for this job.
Click Schedule if you would like to schedule this job, otherwise it will run immediately by default.
If you want to run the job immediately, click OK and the Erase Data by Browsing job will begin. When the job is done, Job Controller displays Completed.
If you selected Schedule, from the
Schedule Details (Schedule Details) dialog box, create a schedule for this operation. Click OK to continue. Your Erase Data by Browsing operation will execute according to the specified schedule. See
Create a Job Schedule for more information.
This method permanently erases stubs that have been deleted in a specified
location for the agents listed in
Erase Backup/Archived Data
- Support. Stubs contain information about the archived data to facilitate
end-users with non-browse recovery operations (i.e., stub recalls) from
third-party applications. Use this method if you want to
to permanently
erase stubs once they are deleted and if they pertain to the content of just one subclient.
When stubs are deleted in a specified location
and an Erase Data job is run, stub recalls are blocked.
After acquiring an license for this feature, use the following procedure to
permanently erase stubs:
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.
From the CommCell Browser, right-click the appropriate agent icon and then click
Properties.
From the General
tab of the Agent Properties dialog box, select the Erase archive data
when stub is deleted
option.
In the text box, specify the location where if stubs are deleted from
there, they will be
collected in a file. This could be the entire
computer (indicated by a \), a particular drive (C:\),
a particular folder (C:\deleted_data), or a UNC path (\\filer\directory).
Multiple locations could also be specified, separated by the
; delimeter.
The path that is configured here will be applicable for all
instances of the File Archiver for Windows Agent.:
For Local File System instances, a folder can be created to contain the
stubs to be hard-deleted (SHIFT_DELETE).
This folder would then be part of the path that is specified
(e.g., (C:\deleted_data).This
would alleviate specifying entire volumes. From the volumes, you
can then move the stubs (cut+paste) to the specified deletion folder.
To move stubs across volumes, you must use the
GXHSMUtility tool.
For Celerra and
FPolicy
instances, a folder cannot be created to contain the stubs that
are deleted. You can instead restrict the deletion to certain
folders by specifying a subclient path or a path that is a
parent to the subclient path.
The path that is configured here is only used when an Erase
Data job is run.
If you delete stubs within the path that is specified and the subclient that includes the path is deleted, the
data will not
be erased.
For FPolicy instances, the user must either specify "\" or a
specific deletion folder path. If the intended deletion folder
path is
\\<filer_name>\<volume_name>\<folder_name>,
the deletion folder specification
needs to be:
\\<fully_qualified_filer_name>\ONTAP_ADMIN$\vol\<volume_name>\<folder_name>;\\<short_filer_ name>\ONTAP_ADMIN$\vol\<volume_name>\<folder_name>. Otherwise, the data will not be
erased.
Click
Ok.
Recycle the services by restarting the DataArchiver Services from Service Control Manager.
For step-by-step instructions, see
Start
Services on Windows.
Optionally, you can click Add Alert to configure an alert for this job.
Click the JobRetry tab to specify the job running time and the number of job retries. See
Restarting
Jobs and
Job Running Time for more information.
If you select Run Immediately, the Erase Data job will begin when you click OK, and you can track the progress in Job Controller.
If you select Schedule the
Schedule Details (Schedule Details) dialog box will open. This allows you to create a new schedule for this operation. After you are finished click OK to continue. Your Erase operation will execute according to the specified schedule. See
Create a Job Schedule for more information.
Stubs can be erased from Outlook Add-in to
erase stubs in a mailbox
for the agents listed in
Erase Backup/Archived Data
- Support.
Stubs contain information about the archived
data to facilitate end-users with non-browse recovery operations (i.e., stub
recalls) from Outlook or Outlook Web Access.
After data is erased,
any stub recall attempts
will be blocked.
After acquiring an license for this feature, use the following procedure to
permanently erase stubs:
From Microsoft Outlook, select the stubs that you want to erase.
Go to the Tools menu, click Mailbox Archiver and then click Add Selected Stubs to Erase List. If you want to erase all of the stubs in the folder click Add Stubs in Selected Folder to Erase List.
A folder will appear in your folder list called Data
Migrator. Under this folder another folder is created called
Migrated Data to Be Erased.
The stubs you have selected to be erased will be moved to the
Migrated Data to Be Erased folder.
From the CommCell Browser, right-click the archive set of the Exchange Mailbox Archiver Agent or an individual subclient, click All Tasks and then click Erase Stubs.
If you are erasing stubs for an archive set, you are asked to confirm that you want to erase all stubs marked for deletion on this client. Click Yes to continue.
Optionally, you can click Add Alert to configure an alert for this job.
Click the JobRetry tab to specify the job running time and the number of job retries. See
Restarting
Jobs and
Job Running Time for more information.
If you select Run Immediately, the Erase Stubs job will begin when you click OK, and you can track the progress in Job Controller.
If you select Schedule the
Schedule Details (Schedule Details) dialog box will open. This allows you to create a new schedule for this operation. After you are finished click OK to continue. Your Erase operation will execute according to the specified schedule. See
Create a Job Schedule for more information.
