Configuring a NetBackup policy for HP_XP_BusinessCopy and HP_XP_Snapshot
For general help setting up a NetBackup policy in the NetBackup Administration Console, refer to the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume I.
The following procedure focuses on the HP_XP_BusinessCopy and HP_XP_Snapshot methods and their parameters.
Note:
The term "clone LUNs," as used in this procedure, refers to the HP_XP_BusinessCopy method. For the HP_XP_Snapshot method, the term "clone LUNs" can be replaced with "snapshot LUNs."
To configure a NetBackup policy for HP_XP_BusinessCopy and HP_XP_Snapshot
- In the NetBackup Administration Console, click the Perform snapshot backups box on the policy Attributes tab.
- Click the Options option to display the Snapshot Options dialog box.
- In the Snapshot method pull-down list, select HP_XP_BusinessCopy or HP_XP_Snapshot.
- In the Snapshot Resources pane, click Add.
NetBackup uses the information in the Snapshot Resources pane to correctly rotate through the designated LUNs when performing a BusinessCopy (or Snapshot) backup. After all clone LUNs have been used in a backup, NetBackup automatically determines which clone is the oldest. NetBackup expires the oldest clone so that it can be reused for the current backup. If that clone represents the only backup image copy, NetBackup also expires the backup image associated with the clone.
See Obtaining the array serial number and unique HP-XP identifiers.
- In the Add Snapshot Resource dialog box, enter the array's serial number in the Array Serial # field.
- Enter the unique ID for the source LUN in the Source Device field.
The ID must be entered without leading zeroes. For example, if the LUN ID is 0110, enter 110 in the Source Device field.
- Enter the unique IDs for the clone LUNs (for HP_XP_BusinessCopy method) or the snapshot LUNs (for HP_XP_Snapshot) in the Snapshot Device(s) field. To enter multiple IDs, place a semicolon between them.
The ID must be without leading zeroes. For example, if the LUN ID is 0111, enter 111 in the Snapshot Device(s) field.
Note the following:
The LUNs must be unmasked to the client (or alternate client) before you start a backup.
For Instant Recovery backups, the Snapshot Device(s) entries determine where and in what order the snapshots are retained.
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