Getting Started - VMware Snap Movement to Media

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Backup Copy Operations

A backup copy operation provides the capability to copy snapshots of the data to any media. It is useful for creating additional standby copies of data and can be performed during the SnapProtect backup or at a later time.

Inline Backup Copy

Backup copy operations performed during the SnapProtect backup job are known as inline backup copy. You can perform inline backup copy operations for primary snapshot copies and not for secondary snapshot copies. If a previously selected snapshot has not been copied to media, the current SnapProtect job will complete without creating the backup copy and you will need to create an offline backup copy for the current backup.

1.
  • From the CommCell Console, navigate to Client Computers | <Client> | <Agent> | defaultBackupSet.
  • Right click the default subclient and click Backup.
  • Select Full as backup type.
  • Click Advanced.

 
2.
  • Select Create Backup Copy immediately to create a backup copy.
      Enable Granular Recovery for Backup Copy is automatically selected. This option allows you to view the file/folder level details of the backup copy.
  • If you want to view the file/folder level details of the snapshot copy, select Enable Granular Recovery.
  • Click OK.

Offline Backup Copy

Backup copy operations performed independent of the SnapProtect backup job are known as offline backup copy.

1.
  • From the CommCell Console, navigate to Policies | Storage Policies.
  • Right-click the <storage policy> and click All Tasks | Run Backup Copy.
2.
  • Select Start new media to copy the data to a different tape or optical media.
  • Select Mark media full on Success to mark the media that is used for this operation after the snapshot copy operation has successfully completed.
  • Click OK.