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Things to Consider when Creating and Configuring Migration Archiver Subclients
The following table shows subclient creation and configuration details.
Agent |
Type of Data | Default Subclient created during install of the Agent | Supports Default Subclient | Supports User Defined Subclient | Contents of the default subclient when user-defined subclient is present | Other Types of subclients supported by the Agent | Notes |
| File Archiver for NetWare | NetWare files | No | No | Yes | N/A | None | None |
The following figure shows a simple subclient configuration for a Migration Archiver Agent. Subclient1 and Subclient2 each comprise a unique subset of data on the client computer. Each subclient, when it is archived, establishes a logical data channel through which data can travel to the storage media.
In this configuration, you can schedule archive operations for Subclient1 and Subclient2 either at different times or simultaneously. Splitting the archive operations into two time periods can be useful if you have smaller operation windows at various times.
The File Archiver for NetWare agent is designed to archive unused or infrequently used NetWare File System data from a host computer to secondary storage and to recover this data. Subclient content for this agent includes the appropriate NetWare File System (UFS) data per the supported platform. Some related data types are not recommended for archiving, while other data types are automatically filtered out of archive operations by the system and cannot be archived. For more information on what data types are supported or not supported, see Supported Data Types.
After you install this agent, a default subclient is not automatically created; you must create a user-defined subclient, and you must select the content for this subclient by configuring the Subclient Properties (Content) tab from the CommCell Console. Thereafter, you can create additional user-defined subclients to archive additional data if desired.
When you configure subclient content, you browse the directory tree structure on the client computer and select the directories and files that you want protected. The resulting content will display the selected items. For example:
volume name:\tests
volume name:\trials
volume name:\results
A useful way to distribute subclient content of a File Archiver for NetWare agent is by directory or groups of directories, as shown in this example:
Distributing the client data using subclients in this way can help improve migration archiving performance in cases where your site manages a high number of directories.
Subclient-level archive filters are available for this agent to exclude specified directories and files from being archived. For example, suppose the Ops directory contains a file called Processing that you do not want archived. You can add a subclient filter for the user-defined subclient OpsInfo to exclude the Processing file from being archived. Subclient-level archive filters are also available for this agent to provide exceptions to the data that you are excluding. For example, suppose that you want to exclude from your migration archive operation all the files in the Ops directory except the Maintenance file. You can add a subclient filter for the user-defined subclient OpsInfo to exclude the Ops directory from being archived, but you can add a corresponding subclient filter to allow the Maintenance file to be archived. For more information, see Filters.
Wildcards and regular expressions are supported by this agent in the following function:
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Wildcards are not supported in Exception filters. For this agent, the exception filter is represented by the Include these files/folders/patterns with every archive field. |
For a list of wildcards supported by this agent, see Wildcards.
For more information, see Things to Consider when Creating and Configuring Migration Archiver Subclients.
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 subclient configuration to manage the data in the manner that best suits your needs.
You can view or change the subclient configuration from the Subclient Properties dialog box. The following information can be configured.
You can enable or disable all operations for this CommCell object and all objects below it. For more information, see Activity Control.
You can establish the criteria for a Migration Archiver subclient to determine which content will be scanned (i.e., mailboxes, libraries, volumes, folders, and directories) and which data objects will be archived (i.e., messages, items, and files). You can also establish stub creation rules, set the interval at which a new index is created and other related criteria.
For more information, see Subclient Properties (Rules).
You can define the content of the subclient. Most agents include a configure button that displays a dialog where you can add or modify the data included as subclient content. For step-by-step instructions, see Configure Subclient Content.
For more information, see Subclient Content.
Several configurable options to efficiently use available resources for transferring data secured by data protection operations are provided in the subclient. This includes the following:
You can enable or disable the encryption of data for transmission over unsecure networks and for storage on media. For more information, see Data Encryption.
You can view the data paths associated with the primary storage policy copy of the selected storage policy or incremental storage policy. You can also modify the data paths for the subclient including their priority. For additional information, see Configuring Alternate Data Paths for Subclients.
You can perform the following functions:
Only the Exchange Mailbox Archiver Agent supports the ability to edit data protection filters, whereas the Exchange Public Folder Archiver Agent does not.
You can add, modify or view Pre/Post processes for the subclient. These are batch files or shell scripts that you can run before or after certain job phases. For more information, see Pre/Post Processes.
You can associate the subclient to a storage policy. For more information, see Storage Policies.
You can rename a user-defined subclient.
You can perform the following functions:
For more information, see User Administration and Security.
The Security tab is not available for File Archiver Agents at the subclient level.
When creating and configuring subclients for Migration Archiver Agents, keep in mind the following considerations: