Scheduled backup

In this screen, you can:

A scheduled backup works with the Arkeia backup elements:

You must create these elements before you can configure a scheduled backup job.

To create tape pools, drivepacks, tapes, drives and VTLs in Arkeia, click on Home > Where to backup in the navigation tree at the left.

To create Savepacks, click on Home > What to backup in the navigation tree at the left.

Task scheduler

The task scheduler lists the existing scheduled backups.

Select a backup
List of scheduled backup names. Beneath each name in this list are the levels configured for this backup. Click on the level to configure it. See Schedule a level below to see how to do this.
Information
State
If the box is checked, this scheduled backup is active. If the box is unchecked, then this backup will never run.
Owner
The ownership of the backup can be chosen from the drop list.
Notification
If this box is checked, email notification will be sent to the owner, provided this person's email address is entered in the user configuration.
Verbosity
Choose Low or High to adjust the volume of email notifications sent.
Send
Choose the conditions for sending email notifications.
Always
Always send notifications.
If backed up partially
Some files could not be backed up.
If backup failed
No files could backed up.

Click on Validate to confirm any changes made.

Add a new scheduled backup

Click on Add a new scheduled backup in the actions menu.

Name of the new scheduled backup
Enter a name by which this backup job will be identified.
Owner
Choose an owner from the drop list. The Arkeia permissions belonging to the owner will apply to this backup job.
Savepack
Choose the Savepack of files to be backed up in this backup job.
Drivepack
Choose the Drivepack which will write the backup data set.
Pool
Choose the tape pool containing the tapes on which the backup data set will be written.

After adding a new scheduled backup, at least one level must be scheduled.

Schedule a level

When a new scheduled backup is created, it has one level with some default values for periodicity and other properties. You will probably want to adjust these properties, and perhaps add one or two more levels.

Click on the level to be configured to open the settings screens.

Periodicity

Periodicity defines the length of time between one backup and the next.

Repeat at
Click the clock icon to set the time of day at which this backup will start.
Every
Enter a number, and choose the time period at which the backup will be repeated.
Starting on
Click on the calendar icon to choose the start date for this backup schedule.
Repeat until
Choose the number of backups to be done, an end date, or no end.

Click on Validate to save the backup period for this level.

Configuration

In this screen, the Arkeia backup elements, which have been created previously, are nominated.

Savepack
Select the Savepack of files to be backed up.
Drivepack
Select the Drivepack containing the drives which will write this backup data set.
Pool
Select the Tape pool from which tapes for this backup data set will be taken.
Backup type
Choose the type of backup for this level. See Home > When to backup > Scheduled backup > help for an explanation of the backup types.
Tape strategy
Determines when a new tape will be used:
Complete existing tapes
This backup will be written on the last tape, starting at the end of the last backup.
New tape at level break
If this backup job is at a different level to the last backup, a new tape will be used.
Always use a new tape
A new tape will be used every time this backup job is started.
Parallelism
Select the number of simultaneous data flows to use in this backup job.
Chain disk-to-tape
This backup will be copied from the used VTL to physical tapes, if the following conditions are met:
Advanced params
Enter a parameter, and its value, to set before this backup job runs. Click on Add to confirm the parameter.

Click on Validate to save this configuration.

Advanced options

System command
Enter a shell script command to run on the backup server before starting the backup. The syntax is as follows: /path/command
Before command
Enter a shell script command to run on the backup server before the backup starts.
Execute if command failed
By default, the backup will not start if the Before command fails. Click on this box if you want the backup to run even if the Before command fails.
After command
Enter a shell script command to run on the backup server after the backup.
Cruise control
Enter a value for the upper limit of the data transfer rate. This is useful if you do not want the backup to monopolize the network bandwidth. You can leave this field blank.

Click on Validate to save this configuration.

Exceptions

It may be necessary to cancel the backup on a specific date or dates. Click on the dates in the calendar on which the backup job must not be run.

Click on Validate to save this configuration.

Add a level to a backup

Click on the backup name in the Select a backup list, then click on Add a level to... to add a level to this backup.

When the new level appears in the list, click on it and configure it as described in Schedule a level above.

Remove a backup or level

To remove a backup or level, highlight it in the Select a backup list, then click on Delete... to remove it.