Configuring a backup policy for migration
You must create a backup policy through which the Enterprise Vault migration can take place.
NetBackup administrators may find the following notes helpful when they configure a NetBackup policy for the Enterprise Vault migrator:
You should take additional tape drives and storage slots into consideration when you use the NetBackup migrator feature to store Enterprise Vault data.
If tapes are removed from the library, time-outs can occur and you may not be able to automatically retrieve your data.
Time-outs can occur if all tape drives are in use when an Enterprise Vault user or application accesses the data that resides in a library.
Time-outs can occur if a migration occurs (writing to the tape) while data on the same tape is accessed for a retrieval.
To add a backup policy for migration
- Open the NetBackup web UI and sign into the primary server.
- On the left, select Protection > Policies.
- Select the Add button.
- On the Attributes tab, do the following:
In the Policy name field, type a unique name for the policy.
You can specify any name that you want. However, make a note of this name because you may use it again when you configure Enterprise Vault in a later step.
From the Policy type list, select DataStore.
The Enterprise Vault database agent policy type displays if the primary server has a license for this database agent.
Create a schedule for the policy with the following attributes:
Enter the name of the schedule. The name must be
EV_Default_Schedule.The name of the schedule is not configurable and is expected to be
EV_Default_Schedule.Set the type of backup to Application backup.
Set the retention period to Infinite (Retention Level 9).
When you specify the retention level as Infinite (Retention Level 9), you allow Enterprise Vault to have full control on the life cycle of migrated data. When Enterprise Vault wants to delete a migrated file, NetBackup is explicitly notified to delete it.
- Specify the backup window of the schedule. Select the Start window tab to define the period of time during which the backup starts and ends.
Set the schedules to allow backups and restores to happen at any time. The Vault Store Partition configuration controls the Enterprise Vault migration (backup) times.
- On the Clients tab, specify a NetBackup client for the policy.
Use the name of the Enterprise Vault server whose data is to be migrated in the NetBackup client for the policy.
- You do not need to specific policy directives because the file names are passed automatically between Enterprise Vault and NetBackup.
- When you finish configuring the policy, select the Create button.