Enable auto‑resume for incomplete backup jobs
With this feature, when a backup job that has checkpoint restart enabled enters an incomplete state, the job automatically resumes after a configured time interval. If the resumed job fails again, the NetBackup marks it as incomplete until a scheduled retry runs. NetBackup marks the job as failed after all scheduled retry attempts have completed. You can configure the number of retries for each job and the delay between retry attempts.
For details of the Checkpoint restart attribute:
To configure auto-resume:
- On the left, click Host properties, under Hosts.
- Select the host that you want to configure. If the host is not connected, click the ellipsis menu (three dots) in the row of the host, and click Connect. After the host connects, click the ellipsis menu (three dots) in the row of the host, and click Edit primary server.
- Click Global attributes.
- To set the interval between retries, specify a value in minutes in the Job retry delay field.
- In the Schedule backup attempts fields, specify the following:
How many preceding hours NetBackup examines to determine whether to allow another backup attempt (retry). By default, NetBackup examines the past 12 hours.
How many times a backup can be retried within that timeframe. By default, NetBackup allows two attempts. Attempts include the scheduled backups that start automatically or the scheduled backups that are user-initiated.
For example, consider the following example scenario using the default setting 2 tries every 12 hours:
Policy_A runs at 6:00 P.M.; Schedule_1 fails.
Policy_A is user-initiated at 8:00 P.M.; Schedule_2 fails.
At 11:00 P.M., NetBackup looks at the previous 12 hours. NetBackup sees one attempt at 6:00 P.M., and one attempt at 8:00 P.M. The setting of two has been met so NetBackup does not try again.
At 6:30 A.M. the next morning, NetBackup looks at the previous 12 hours. NetBackup sees only one attempt at 8:00 P.M. The setting of two has not been met so NetBackup tries again. If a schedule window is not open at this time, NetBackup waits until a window is open.
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