Vault catalog backup schedule configuration options
Table: The Attributes tab configuration options shows the configuration options for the NetBackup Catalog policy Attributes tab.
Table: The Attributes tab configuration options
Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Enter the name of the schedule. Use a name that identifies it as a Vault catalog backup schedule. |
| Select Vault catalog backup. |
| To create multiple copies of the catalog, select , and then select the appropriate attributes for each copy. |
| Select this option and then select the storage unit to use from the list. |
| If the storage unit is on removable media, select this option. Then select the volume pool for off-site catalog backups (does not apply to disk storage units). If you use Media Manager storage units, use a dedicated off-site volume pool for Vault catalogs. |
| Select the length of time before the catalog backup expires and the volumes are recalled from the off-site vault. After the Retention has passed, catalog backup media appear on the Picking List for Vault or Distribution List for Robot. Vault recalls that media so that it is available to reuse as catalog backup media. |
The Configure multiple copies settings appear only if you select the check box in the NetBackup Catalog Policy's schedule Attributes tab. For Media Manager storage units, all storage units must be connected to the same media server.
Table: Configure multiple copies options describes the configuration options for the Configure multiple copies settings for catalog backup.
Table: Configure multiple copies options
Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Select or enter the number of copies to create concurrently. You can create up to four or the number of copies that are specified in the field for the NetBackup primary server (if less than four). (Configured in Hosts > Host properties > Global attributes on the primary server.) By default, the value is two: one original backup and one copy. |
| Select the storage unit that contains the resources to which the catalog backup is written. |
| If the storage unit is on removable media, select the volume pool for off-site catalog backups (does not apply to disk storage units). If you use Media Manager storage units, use a dedicated off-site volume pool for Vault catalogs. |
| Select the length of time before the catalog backup expires and the volumes are recalled from the off-site vault. After the Retention passes, catalog backup media appears on the Picking List for Vault or Distribution List for Robot. Vault recalls that media so that it is available to reuse as catalog backup media. |
| The action available if a copy fails are: or . If you choose , the entire backup job fails and no copies are made. NetBackup automatically retries the job if time permits. The next time the backup window for the policy opens, NetBackup tries again to run the backup (regardless of the frequency of the schedule). NetBackup tries until the backup succeeds, although one or more backup windows may pass before the backup is successful. |
Which media server or server group should own the media that backup images for this policy are written to. |