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NetVault 11.4.5 - Administration Guide

Introduction Getting started Configuring clients Configuring storage devices Backing up data Managing policies Restoring data Managing jobs Monitoring logs Managing storage devices
Monitoring device activity Managing disk-based storage devices in table view Managing disk-based storage devices in tree view Managing tape libraries in table view Managing tape libraries in tree view Managing tape drives in table view Managing tape drives in tree view Adding shared devices
Managing storage media Managing user accounts Monitoring events and configuring notifications Reporting in NetVault Backup Working with client clusters Configuring default settings for NetVault Backup
About configuring default settings Configuring encryption settings Configuring plug-in options Configuring default settings for post-scripts Configuring default settings for Verify Plug-in Configuring Deployment Manager Settings Configuring Job Manager settings Configuring Logging Daemon settings Configuring Media Manager settings Configuring Network Manager settings Configuring Process Manager settings Configuring RAS device settings Configuring Schedule Manager settings Configuring Web Service settings Configuring Auditor Daemon settings Configuring firewall settings Configuring general settings Configuring security settings Synchronizing NetVault Time Configuring default settings for global notification methods Configuring the reporting utility Configuring NetVault Backup to use a specific VSS provider Configuring default settings using Txtconfig
Diagnostic tracing Managing diagnostic data Using the deviceconfig utility NetVault Backup processes Environment variables Network ports used by NetVault Backup Troubleshooting

Quiescing a backup policy

Before modifying an active backup policy, you must place the policy in a quiesced state. A policy is temporarily disabled when it is placed in a quiesced state.

To quiesce an active backup policy:
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In the Navigation pane, click Manage Policies.
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In the Available Policies table, select the policy, and click Quiesce.
In the policy table, the policy state is set to “Quiescing.”
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During this state, NetVault Backup completes the following tasks:
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Deletes all scheduled instances for the policy jobs.
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Completes the jobs that are in progress.
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Complete phase 2 (for example, a Secondary Copy job) for the active jobs.
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After these operations are completed, the policy state is set to “Quiesced.”
In this state, you can change the policy definition.
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A “Quiesced” policy remains in that state until you open and save the policy again. When you save the policy, all the policy jobs are scheduled again.

Deleting a backup policy

If a backup policy is no longer required, you can delete it from the database.

To delete a backup policy:
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In the Navigation pane, click Manage Policies.
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In the Available Policies table, select the policy that you want to delete, and click Remove.
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In the confirmation dialog box, click OK.

 

Restoring data

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About restoring data
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Creating restore jobs
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Restoring data using an existing Restore Selection Set
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Searching for files in savesets
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Viewing media list
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Creating Source Sets for restore jobs
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Creating Restore Advanced Options Sets
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Managing online backup indexes

About restoring data

Restore refers to reconstructing all or part of a system from a backup.

You can perform a restore job for various reasons, such as the following:

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To recover lost or deleted data
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To recover database or files that have been corrupted
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To copy or move data to a different database or directory
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To recover to a previous point-in-time, if some operation goes wrong
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To migrate data when upgrading to a new system
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To copy or move data to a test or production server
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To recover from media failure, OS corruption, or loss of physical system

The NetVault Backup plug-ins integrate with the native APIs to restore and recover application-specific data from backups. Depending on the application type, these plug-ins provide different methods and options to restore data.

In general, NetVault Backup offers the following restore features:

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Full and selective restores
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Disaster recovery
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Restores to alternate location
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Restores to alternate server
Restore job definition

To restore data, you need to create and submit a restore job. You can create a restore job definition from the Create Restore Job link in the Navigation pane.

A restore job definition includes the following components:

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Selection list
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Plug-in options
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Target client name (when restoring to an alternate server)
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Scheduling options
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Source device options
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Advanced restore options

These components are stored in NetVault Backup Sets. For more information about NetVault Backup Sets, see About NetVault Backup Sets.

Each restore job has a Job ID number and a Job Name. The Job ID number is an auto-generated number. The Job Name is a user‑defined string that allows you to easily identify the job when monitoring its progress or viewing the job logs.

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