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Things to Consider when Creating and Configuring NetWare/NDS/GroupWise Subclients
The following table shows subclient creation and configuration details specific to the NetWare/NDS/GroupWise iDataAgents.
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 |
| NetWare File System iDataAgent | NetWare files | Yes | Yes | Yes | portion of file system not assigned to other subclients, unless otherwise configured* | None | *See Caution Against Re-configuring Default Subclient Content. |
| NDS iDataAgent | NDS tree data | Yes | Yes | Yes | portion of the NDS tree not assigned to other subclients, unless otherwise configured* | None | *See Caution Against Re-configuring Default Subclient Content. |
| Novell GroupWise iDataAgent | Domain, Post Office, and Document Store databases | Yes | Yes | Yes | database(s) not assigned to other subclients, unless otherwise configured* | Do Not Backup | *See Caution Against Re-configuring Default Subclient Content. |
The following examples illustrate a simple subclient configuration:
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 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 File System Content. See also Subclient Content Considerations.
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:
The Filters tab is not available for the GroupWise iDataAgent. Filter wildcards are only supported for the NetWare File System iDataAgent.
You can enable or disable Global Filters. For more information, see Global Filters.
Global Filters are not available for NDS and GroupWise iDataAgents.
Specify whether multiple data reads are allowed for a single physical drive (Windows or NetWare) or mount point (Unix) during backups on this subclient. This should be selected only for specialized hardware such as RAID. For more information, see Automatic File System Multi-Streaming.
Specify the number of simultaneous backup data streams allowed for this subclient. For best performance, this should be set no higher than the number of physical drives that hold this subclient's data, except for specialized hardware such as RAID. For more information, see Automatic File System Multi-Streaming.
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 the NDS and GroupWise iDataAgents.
When creating and configuring subclients for NetWare iDataAgents, keep in mind the following considerations:
We recommend that you do not re-configure the content of a default subclient because this would disable its capability to serve as "catch-all" entity for client data. As a result, the likelihood that some data will not get backed up or scanned for archiving would increase.