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NetVault Plug-in for SnapMirror to Tape 10.0.5 - User Guide

Performing a Standard Backup

1
In the Navigation pane, click Guided Configuration, and then on the NetVault Configuration Wizard page, click Create Backup Jobs.
2
In Job Name, specify a name for the job.
3
In the Selections list, select an existing Backup Selection Set, or complete the following steps to create a set.
a
Click Create New to open the NetVault Backup Selections page.
Volumes: To back up all volumes, select the Volumes node.
To back up individual volumes, open the Volumes node, and select the applicable volumes.
Snapshots: Open the Snapshots node, and then in the list of available volumes, open the applicable volume. In the list of available snapshots, select the snapshot that you want to back up. You can only select a single snapshot.
e
Click Save, and in the Create New Set dialog box, type a name for the set. Click Save to close the dialog box.
4
In the Plugin Options list, select an existing Backup Options Set, or complete the following steps to create a set.
a
Click Create New to open the NDMP Backup Options page.
Select the Standard option. This method creates a Full or Level 0 Backup of the selected volumes. For more information about the Standard Backup method, see Backup methods.
The plug-in creates individual subjobs for each qtree and volume included in a backup. If this check box is not selected, all subjobs are listed on the Job Status page. This can create confusion when you try to view the details of the parent job. To avoid this and include only a single entry for the parent job, leave this check box selected.
c
Click Save, and in the Create New Set dialog box, type a name for the set. Click Save to close the dialog box.
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To submit the job for scheduling, click Save & Submit. You can monitor the job progress from the Job Status page and view the logs from the View Logs page.
To save the job definition without scheduling it, click Save. You can view, edit, or run this job from the Manage Job Definitions page. This job is not displayed on the Job Status page until you submit it.
For more information about Job Status, View Logs, and Manage Job Definitions, see the Dell NetVault Backup Administrator’s Guide.

Performing BLI Backups

Creating new snapshots using Plug-in for SnapMirror To Tape: The plug-in automatically creates a new snapshot for Full Backup. This snapshot is used as the base for subsequent Incremental and Differential Backups. To create new snapshots for Incremental and Differential Backups, select the “Create New Snapshot” check box while creating the Backup Options Set.
Here “x-x-x-x” represents a hexadecimal number and “n” represents the snapshot sequence number (0 for Full Backup, 1 for Incremental Backup 1, 2 for Incremental Backup 2, and so on).
Using existing snapshots: The plug-in can also use existing snapshots for BLI backups. These snapshots must be named as follows:
Here “n” represents the snapshot sequence number (0 for Full Backup, 1 for Incremental Backup 1, 2, and so on).
To use existing snapshots for backups, do not select the “Create New Snapshot” check box while creating the Backup Options Set.
1
In the Navigation pane, click Guided Configuration, and then on the NetVault Configuration Wizard page, click Create Backup Jobs.
2
In Job Name, specify a name for the job.
3
In the Selections list, select an existing Backup Selection Set, or complete the following steps to create a set.
a
Click Create New to open the NetVault Backup Selections page.
Volumes: To back up all volumes, select the Volumes node.
To back up individual volumes, open the Volumes node, and select the applicable volumes.
Snapshots: Open the Snapshots node, and then in the list of available volumes, open the applicable volume. In the list of available snapshots, select the snapshot that you want to back up. You can select only a single snapshot.
e
Click Save, and in the Create New Set dialog box, type a name for the set. Click Save to close the dialog box.
4
In the Plugin Options list, select an existing Backup Options Set, or complete the following steps to create a set.
a
Click Create New to open the NDMP Backup Options page.
Select the Block Level Incremental (BLI) option. For more information about the BLI Backup method, see Backup methods.
The plug-in creates individual subjobs for each qtree and volume included in a backup.If this check box is not selected, all subjobs are listed on the Job Status page. This can create confusion when you try to view the details of the parent job. To avoid this and include only a single entry for the parent job, leave this check box selected.
c
Click Save, and in the Create New Set dialog box, type a name for the set. Click Save to close the dialog box.
6
To submit the job for scheduling, click Save & Submit. You can monitor the job progress from the Job Status page and view the logs from the View Logs page.
To save the job definition without scheduling it, click Save. You can view, edit, or run this job from the Manage Job Definitions page. This job is not displayed on the Job Status page until you submit it.
For more information about Job Status, View Logs, and Manage Job Definitions, see the Dell NetVault Backup Administrator’s Guide.

Important notes

When you select the Delete Previous Snapshot check box, the plug-in retains the snapshot for that backup and the base Full Backup. It deletes all other snapshots.
Full Backup of Set-A: The Create New Snapshot check box is grayed-out and the Delete Previous Snapshot check box is cleared.
Incremental Backup 1 of Set-A: The Create New Snapshot and Delete Previous Snapshot check boxes are selected.
Incremental Backup 2 of Set-A: The Create New Snapshot and Delete Previous Snapshot check boxes are selected.
Full Backup of Set-B: The Create New Snapshot check box is grayed-out and the Delete Previous Snapshot check box is cleared.
Incremental Backup 1 of Set-B: The Create New Snapshot and Delete Previous Snapshot check boxes are cleared.
Incremental Backup 2 of Set-B: The Create New Snapshot and Delete Previous Snapshot check boxes are cleared.

Backing up existing snapshots in C-mode

1
In the Navigation pane, click Guided Configuration, and then on the NetVault Configuration Wizard page, click Create Backup Jobs.
2
In Job Name, specify a name for the job.
3
Click Create New to open the NetVault Backup Selections page.
6
In the NDMP Backup Request dialog box, configure the following option:
Directory: Specify the full path to the snapshot that you want to back up. Use the following format to specify the backup path:
Click OK to save the settings.
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