Global Attributes properties

The Global Attributes properties apply to currently selected master servers. The Global Attributes properties affect all operations for all policies and clients. The default values are adequate for most installations but can be changed.

Figure: Global Attributes dialog box

The Global Attributes dialog box contains the following properties.

Table: Global Attributes dialog box properties

Property	Description
Job retry delay	This property specifies how often NetBackup retries a job. The default is 10 minutes. The maximum is 60 minutes; the minimum is 1 minute.
Schedule backup attempts	NetBackup considers the failure history of a policy to determine whether or not to run a scheduled backup job. The Schedule backup attempts property sets the timeframe for NetBackup to examine. This property determines the following characteristics for each policy: 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. 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 Schedule backup attempts 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 Schedule backup attempts 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. Note: This attribute does not apply to user backups and archives.
Policy update interval	This property specifies how long NetBackup waits to process a policy after a policy is changed. The interval allows the NetBackup administrator time to make multiple changes to the policy. The default is 10 minutes. The maximum is 1440 minutes; the minimum is 1 minute.
Maximum jobs per client	This property specifies the maximum number of backup and archive jobs that NetBackup clients can perform concurrently. The default is one job. NetBackup can process concurrent backup jobs from different policies on the same client only in the following situations: More than one storage unit available One of the available storage units can perform more than one backup at a time. See About constraints on the number of concurrent jobs.
Compress catalog interval	This property specifies how long NetBackup waits after a backup before it compresses the image catalog file.
Maximum vault jobs	This property specifies the maximum number of vault jobs that are allowed to be active on the master server. The greater the maximum number of vault jobs, the more system resources are used. If the active vault jobs limit is reached, subsequent vault jobs are queued and their status is shown as Queued in the Activity Monitor. If a duplication job or eject job waits, its status is shown as Active in the Activity Monitor. See About the Jobs tab.
Administrator email address property	This property specifies the address(es) where NetBackup sends notifications of scheduled backups or administrator-directed manual backups. To send the information to more than one administrator, separate multiple email addresses by using a comma, as follows: useraccount1@company.com,useraccount2@company.com Disaster recovery information that is created during catalog backups is not sent to the addresses indicated here. Disaster recovery information is sent to the address that is indicated on the Disaster Recovery tab in the catalog backup policy. See Disaster Recovery tab.

Global Attributes properties

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