Data Protector Basics
Senthilkumar Muthusamy
Data Protector Basics
• Purpose
– Gain familiarity with the GUI
– Understand the backup concept
– Verify agent installation
– Add a simple tape device into the cell
– Format media for backup
– Perform a simple backup
– Schedule a backup
– Perform a restore
– Respond to a mount request
– Execute a report
Concept: General Backup
Backup Objects Logical Device Media from Pool
System-A
Backup Specification
–Options Object 1 DA System-C
–Objects Logical Device
SystemA - Disk1 MA LTO-3
SystemB - Disk2 System-B
–Logical Device
SystemC - Tape1 DA Media Pool
Object 2
Concept: Backup Specification
The fundamental components of all Data
Protector backups are:
• A list of what is to be backed up (objects)
• A list of devices to be used (logical devices)
• What media is to be used (media pools)
• Options (backup spec, object, device)
These components are grouped together
as a backup specification for repeated use.
Concept: The Scheduler
• The Scheduler can be used to start a backup
at a predefined date and time.
• Schedules are created per Backup
Specification.
• Backups can also be repeatedly scheduled at
regular/irregular intervals.
• Each scheduled backup event may have a
different protection level
• Holidays can also be predefined so that no
backups will take place on these days, even if
scheduled.
• File Changes:
Incremental Backup
– Modification Time? • Issues with Operating Systems:
– Access Time? – Unix -> not always reliable
– Change Time? – Windows -> not always reliable
– Archive Flag ?
– ACL Change?
– Owner Change?
– Location Change?
• What to do?
– File Name Change?
• DP 6.0 Enhanced_Incremental…
– more accurate
– requires a local file database
Backup Checklist
• Install Disk and Media Agents
• Configure Media Pool(s)
• Configure Logical Device
• Initialize Medium
• Create Backup Specification
• Schedule the Backup Job
• Save Backup Specification
Verify Agents
Select Installed
Clients client
folder agents
• Install Disk and Media Agents
• Configure Media Pool(s)
• Configure Logical Device
• Initialize Medium
Check Default Media Pools
Devices
& Media
context
Results Area shows
Select the existing media pools
Media/Pools
folder
• Install Disk and Media Agents
• Configure Media Pool(s)
• Configure Logical Device
• Initialize Medium
Filesystem Repository for Backup
UNIX directory for file
device (any name)
Windows directory for
file device (any name)
Device Specification for File Device (1)
Select the
devices folder
From the pop-up menu
select “Add Device…”
to manually configure
Device
attributes
• Install Disk and Media Agents
• Configure Media Pool(s)
Client where
• Configure Logical Device
device will be
• Initialize Medium created
Device Specification for File Device (2)
Full path for a file to use for
backup (file doesn’t exist,
directory/folder must)
Tip:
“nul” may be used for
Drop down will scan for windows
physical tape devices, “/dev/null” for unix
not used for file devices
Device Specification for File Device (3)
Media
Type for
file backup
Media Pool to associate
with the logical device
Add Media to Media Pool (1)
(2) Select a
media pool
(1) Select
the Media/
Pools folder
(3) Select “Format…”
from the pop-up menu
• Install Disk and Media Agents
• Configure Media Pool(s)
• Configure Logical Device
• Initialize Medium
Add Media to Media Pool (2)
Device to use
for media
initialization
(format)
Add Media to Media Pool (3)
Use “pool_#” as the
Name to be
medium name
assigned to the
Medium
Optional location
Add Media to Media Pool (4)
Not
needed for
new media
File size
limitation
Media Format Session
Media checked
before format begins
Medium Label
(description) defaults
to “Pool Name_#” Unique Medium ID
assigned
Media session
summary
Configure a New Backup
Select “Add
Backup” from the
pop-up menu
Select the
Filesystem
folder
• Initialize Medium
• Create Backup Specification
• Schedule the Backup Job
• Save Backup Specification
Choose a Template
Start with
a blank
filesystem
template
Direct
attached
or network
backup
Dynamic
device
selection
Select Objects
Legend:
direct selection (full object)
Filesystem direct selection (partial object)
backup
indirect selection (full object)
indirect selection (partial object
Client (host)
backup
Choose a Device
Select the
device for the
backup
Adjust Backup Options
Add a
description of
the backup job
Set the desired
protection for the
backup data
Define the Schedule
Schedule Options
Selection
determines
options
Backup Object Summary
Save the Backup Specification
• Initialize Medium
• Create Backup Specification
• Schedule the Backup Job
• Save Backup Specification
Verifying a Backup Session
Highlight a Properties
session view
Tabs to
view
session
details
Session
properties
Internal
Database
context
Properties view
(pop-up menu)
Perform a Restore
Restore Tabs to change
context restore options
Highlight a
filesystem
object
Pop-up
dialog
Select
allows for
items to
media
restore
preview
Start the
restore
Mount Request
Device requires
attention -
Load medium
then confirm
Introduction to Reporting
(1)
Reporting
context
(4)
Wizard to
(3) configure report
Select a parameters
(2) report to
Tasks execute
scope
Running a Report
Select
report
parameters
Finish to
view report
data
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