vRanger 7.7 - User Guide

Managing job configuration settings

Managing job configuration settings

Through the Configuration Options dialog box, you can set limits for the number of tasks running, the time frame for task execution, and the space allowed on a datastore to accommodate snapshot growth.

The maximum number of tasks are defined in the following table.

 

Table 1. Maximum number of tasks

On vRanger	The maximum number of backup, restore, and replication tasks running on this instance of vRanger at any one time.
off a LUN	The maximum number of tasks allowed on any particular logical storage device.
on a host	The maximum number of tasks running on a host at any given time.
per repository	The maximum number of tasks allowed on any specific repository at any specific time.
locally	The number of backup and restore tasks that are physically running on the local vRanger machine.
per VA	The number of replication tasks running on a vRanger virtual appliance (VA).

To manage job configuration settings:

1	On the Main toolbar, click Tools > Options.

2	Under the My Jobs node, click Configuration.

3	In the Resource Management section, set a maximum for the number of tasks that can be run:

▪	On vRanger (>=1): Default is 100.

▪	Off a LUN (1 to 5): Default is 3.

▪	On a host (1 to 4): Default is 1.

▪	Per repository (>=1): Default is 3.

▪	Locally (1 to 20): Default is 3.

▪	Per VA (1 to 18): Default is 2.

4	In the Timeout section, populate the Task Timeout (1 - 999 hours) field — the default is 24.

5	In the Minimum space needed on host (GB) field, enter a number — the default is 6.

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Click OK.

Enabling cataloging options

Enabling cataloging options

The vRanger cataloging function must be enabled before data collection can begin. The Catalog dialog box includes the option to enable or disable catalog collection, and displays the status of the Catalog Service.

 

NOTE: For Catalog collections to function, the Catalog Service must display a status of “Running.”

To enable cataloging options:

1	On the Main toolbar, click Tools > Options.

2	Under the My Jobs node, click Catalog.

3	Select Enable Catalog Data Collection.

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Click OK.

 

NOTE: Cataloging must also be enabled for each backup job for which you want to collect catalog data.

About catalog filtering

About catalog filtering

While there are thousands — or hundreds of thousands — of files in a typical VM, most are not relevant to FLR operations. To streamline cataloging operations, and reduce impact to the catalog database, vRanger filters files to be indexed in two ways:

•	Path: By default, vRanger does not catalog any files in the following directories. Path filtering is determined by entries in the PathFilterTokens.txt file, at C:\Program Files\Quest\vRanger\Configuration.

 

Program Files Windows $Extend $TxfLog

$Txf RECYCLER System Volume Information I386

•	File: By default, vRanger does not catalog files of the following type. File filtering is determined by entries in the FilesFilterTokens.txt file, at C:\Program Files\Quest\vRanger\CatalogManager\Config\Files.

 

.lnk $MFT $Volume $AttrDef $BitMap

$Boot $BadClus $Secure $UpCase $Quota $ObjID

$Reparse $RmMetadata $Repair $Tops $TxfLog

 

NOTE: File filtering applies to un-filtered paths. If a path is filtered, files in that path do not need to be.

For most situations, the default filtering options are sufficient. If you want to filter out additional paths or files, simply add the path or file to the appropriate text file.

Managing Transport Failover options

Managing Transport Failover options

Replication transport actions occur through HotAdd — LAN-free or network. If one transport method is not available, vRanger attempts to perform the replication task using one of the other transport methods. The order in which you should sort the transport options depends on what type of host you have. The VA-based Network option is the slowest of the three, and should be configured last. For VMware® ESXi™ hosts, configure the transport order to VA-based HotAdd > VA-based Network.

To manage transport failover settings:

1	On the Main toolbar, click Tools > Options.

2	Under the My Jobs node, click Transport Failover.

3	Select the transport options available in your environment.

4	To change the order of the transport options, click an option to select it, and use the up or down arrows to move the item higher or lower in the order.