The Performance tab is used to configure the throttling and performance tuning settings to be applied when creating backups for the given Computer Collection.
On this tab, you can use the following elements:
Enable bandwidth throttling. Limits the total bandwidth used by Backup Agent when transferring data over network links. Use bandwidth throttling to prevent excessive network traffic Backup Agent may cause.
Maximum network use. Provides a space for you to specify the maximum total bandwidth Backup Agent can use when transferring data over network links.
Enable backup agent CPU throttling. Limits the percentage of CPU processing time Backup Agent can use on each computer.
Maximum CPU use. Provides a space for you to specify the maximum percentage of CPU processing time Backup Agent can use on each computer.
Create backups on at most <Number> computers in parallel. Specifies the maximum number of computers serviced in parallel when creating backups. Increasing this number can speed backup creation. However, network saturation problems may occur. Symptoms of network saturation include slow network response when transferring data by Backup Agent, and possibly “RPC server unavailable” error messages when connecting to Backup Agent.
Data compression. Specifies the compression method Backup Agent uses when processing the data before sending it over network links. Using higher compression reduces network traffic, but increases CPU load on the computers being backed up. If you are planning that backups created with Recovery Manager for Active Directory be used by other MTF-compliant backup tools, set data compression to None.
The Advanced tab is used to configure a number of advanced backup settings.
On this tab, you can use the following elements:
Store a copy of each backup. Stores a copy of each backup in an alternate location.
Specify format for backup file name. Provides a space for you to specify format for paths and names of .bkf files where to store copies of backups. You can use UNC names to store backups in a shared network folder. The path format may include optional expressions that enable the automatic creation of subfolders. The file name format may also include expressions. For example, you might specify C:\DIRNAME\%COMPUTERNAME%\%DATETIME%.
As a result, copies of backups for different computers will be saved in separate subfolders. In addition, the file name of each backup will be composed of the date and time of the backup creation.
Expression. Click this button to specify optional path and file name notations in Specify format for backup file name. You can choose the following expressions:
Default backup storage (%BACKUPS%). Path to the default backup storage folder. The default path is as follows: %AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\Quest\Recovery Manager for Active Directory\Backups.
Domain (%DOMAIN%). Name of the home domain of the computer being backed up.
Computer name (%COMPUTERNAME%). Name of the computer being backed up.
Date and Time (%DATETIME%). Date and time of the backup creation.
Browse. Click this button to locate the folder where the copies of backups are to be stored.
Sample path and file matching the specified format. Displays an example of the path and file name that matches the format string supplied in Specify format for backup file name.
Limit maximum backup time. This option limits the maximum backup session time.
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For Recovery Manager for Active Directory 10.1 or higher: Make sure that you use the Backup Agent version supplied with this release of Recovery Manager for Active Directory. |
The Agent Settings tab is used to specify settings for Backup Agent.
The elements of the Agent Settings tab are defined as follows:
Use the following account to access Backup Agent. Allows you to explicitly specify a user account under which you want the Recovery Manager Console to access Backup Agent. When this check box is cleared, the Recovery Manager Console uses the account under which it is running to access Backup Agent. To explicitly specify a user account, select this check box, and then click Select Account to specify the account credentials.
Use preinstalled Backup Agent. Allows you to enable or disable the automatic installation of the Backup Agent. The next table explains how Recovery Manager for Active Directory behaves when this check box is selected or cleared.
Recovery Manager for Active Directory backs up only those computers where the Backup Agent is preinstalled manually.
Recovery Manager for Active Directory does not automatically install the Backup Agent on the computers in the Computer Collection.
Recovery Manager for Active Directory automatically installs the Backup Agent before backing up a computer where the agent is not preinstalled manually.
When the backup operation completes, Recovery Manager for Active Directory removes the automatically installed Backup Agent.
If the Backup Agent was manually preinstalled on the computer to be backed up, Recovery Manager for Active Directory will use that agent to back up data on the computer. Recovery Manager for Active Directory does not remove preinstalled Backup Agent after the backup operation completes
For more information on how to install, update, and uninstall the Backup Agent or discover the Backup Agent instances that were manually preinstalled in your environment, see Managing Backup Agent.
When the backup is triggered and any specified backup path is not available, no backup is created, neither in the DC storage nor in the Console storage. The backup creation session will fail.
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Options on this tab are not supported for BMR backups. The BMR backups location is configured on the DC Storage tab. |
This tab includes the following elements:
Save Backups on the Recovery Manager Computer or a UNC Share. Select this check box to save backup files either on the Recovery Manager for Active Directory computer or on the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) share you specify. Enter the location for backup files in the Backup file name format box. If you specify a UNC share, backup files will be streamed to that share via the Recovery Manager for Active Directory computer.
Backup file name format. Use the provided space to specify format for paths and names of .bkf files where to store backups. The path format may include optional expressions that enable the automatic creation of subfolders. The file name format may also include expressions. For example, you might specify C:\DIRNAME\%COMPUTERNAME%\%DATETIME%. As a result, backups for different computers will be saved in separate subfolders. In addition, the file name of each backup will be composed of the date and time of the backup creation.
Expression. Click this button to specify optional path and file name notations in Backup file name format. You can choose the following expressions:
Default backup storage (%BACKUPS%). Path to the default backup storage folder. The default path is as follows: %AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\Quest\Recovery Manager for Active Directory\Backups.
Domain (%DOMAIN%). Name of the home domain of the computer being backed up.
Computer name (%COMPUTERNAME%). Name of the computer being backed up.
Date and Time (%DATETIME%). Date and time of the backup creation.
Browse. Click this button to locate the folder where backups are to be stored.
Sample path and file name matching the specified format. View an example of the path and file name that matches the format string supplied in Specify format for backup file name.
For each computer, delete all backups except the last <Number>. Select this check box to retain only a limited number of backups for each computer, and then specify the number in question. This check box can be selected only when Recovery Manager for Active Directory stores backups separately. To ensure that Recovery Manager for Active Directory does so, add the %DATETIME% expression to the path or file name in the Backup file name format box.
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