Backup Operation Wizard

Ops Center Protector User Guide
Version
7.7.x
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-99PRT002-08
ft:lastEdition
2023-10-26

This wizard is launched when a new Backup operation is added to a Policy.

The Backup operation makes complete or incremental copies of the source node's data (specified by the associated data classification). These backups are performed at times dictated by the Run Options.

Note: This operation cannot be applied to hardware storage devices.
Note: Operating System Specific Behaviour:
OS Note
AIX AIX host-based backups do not capture ACLs.
Figure. Backup Wizard - Specify Backup operation attributes
Control Description
Name The name of the operation. The default name is 'Backup'. This is used to identify the operation when the policy is used in a Data Flow diagram and when operations are to be triggered sequentially.
Tags Add the tags to be associated with the object being created.
Run Options Select one of the following:
  • Run on RPO - the operation is triggered whenever the RPO is reached.
  • Run on RPO and Schedule - the operation will trigger based on the RPO and the selected Schedule Name.
  • Run on completion of operation - the operation will be triggered on completion of the operation entered in the Select Operation field. This is used when a policy contains more than one operation and it is necessary that the operations occur in a sequential order.
Select a Schedule Name Enabled only when the Run Option is set to Scheduled. Enter an existing schedule name or select one from the dropdown menu.
Manage Schedules Opens the Schedules Inventory in a new tab to enable you to add, edit, review or delete schedules. The times, dates and/or windows within which backups are written to a repository can be controlled by a named schedule that is then selected in the Schedule Name control. Once you have finished working in the Schedules tab, close it and return to the Backup Wizard.
Select Operation Enabled only when the Run Option is set to Run on completion of operation. Enter an existing operation name or select one from the dropdown menu. This is used when a policy contains more than one operation and it is necessary that the operations occur in a sequential order.
Recovery Point Objective This can be set to a specified period and is used in conjunction with the Run Options. If Run on RPO or Run on RPO and Schedule is selected, then a backup is created whenever the Recovery Point Objective time is reached, following the initial backup performed when the policy is activated.
Retention The backup is retained for the specified period before being retired.
Quiesce configured applications before backup This is used to ensure backup consistency. If this option is selected and any Application classifiers are included in the policy, then these applications will be temporarily quiesced into a consistent state prior to the snapshot occurring. See About application quiescing.
Pre Script Specify a script that will be run before the backup is performed. This is used to ensure consistent state for applications other than those with a predefined Application Classification Wizard.
Note:
  • The Pre script and Post script fields have no effect with VMware backups. If scripts need to be run either before or after a backup operation then those scripts need to be held locally on each virtual machine that must run them. See the following VMware articles for further information: https://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50 http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice
  • In order to run a Python script as Pre and Post scripts is it necessary to precede the script name with the path and the name of the python binary as follows: <script bin path>/<full script bin name> <script>

    So for Windows this would look like this: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38-32\python.exe E:\myScript.py

    For Linux: /usr/bin/python3 /opt/hitachi/Protector/scripts/myScript.py
Post Script Specify a script that will be run after the backup is performed. This is used to ensure consistent state for applications other than those with a predefined Application Classification Wizard.