NDMP backup to tape
- NDMP Savepack
-
Choose from the drop list the NDMP Savepack which contains the NAS
data to be backed up.
- Drivepack
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Choose from the drop list the Drivepack to write the NDMP backup
data set.
- Pool
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Choose from the drop list the Tape pool containing the tapes to
which the NDMP backup data set will be written.
- Type
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Choose the type of backup job. There are only two types available
for NDMP backups:
- Total
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A total backup job copies every file in the Savepack to the
backup dataset. The backup data set will have a Valid
to date, after which it may be overwritten with new
backup data.
- Archive
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An archive backup is the same as a total backup job, except that
the backup data set has no Valid to date, so it will
not be overwritten by Arkeia Network Backup.
- Tape strategy
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Two strategies are available.
- Complete existing tapes
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This strategy will fill tapes that have already been used for
a previous backup.
- Use new tapes
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This strategy forces Arkeia Network Backup to use new tapes
every time a backup is started. Use this strategy if you would
like to keep the data of a backup on new tapes.
- Valid for
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This field determines the duration of data retention. Once the
data retention period defined has expired, the tape is recycled,
and the data it contains will be erased in the future by other
backups. Note that this parameter is modified if the backup type
is set to
Archive
. In this case, the retention date
is overridden and the tape is never recycled.
- Tag
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Enter a name to be used to identify the backup and all the data it
contains.
- Comment
-
This field can be used to enter a longer, more detailed
description of the backup. A comment is optional.
Click on Start Backup
to launch the backup. Click on
Jobs
in the navigation tree at the left to
monitor the progress of the NDMP backup job.