How to plan schedules for user backups and user archives
To plan schedules for user backups and user archives, consider the following:
Automatic backups | If possible, do not permit user backups and user archives when automatic backups are running. If an automatic backup is running when a user submits a backup or archive, NetBackup usually queues the user job. The job is not queued if there is a limiting setting. (For example, the policy attribute or the Global Attributes host property.) See Limit jobs per policy (policy attribute). See Global Attributes properties. If the automatic backup continues to run, the user job may miss the backup window depending on how the limiting settings are configured. On the other hand, user jobs can delay automatic backups and can cause backups to miss the backup window. |
Storage units | Use a different storage unit to eliminate conflicts with automatic backups. |
Volume pools | Use a different volume pool to manage the media separate from the automatic backup media. |
Retention periods | Consider setting the retention period for archives to infinite, since the disk copy of the files is deleted. See Retention Periods with end dates beyond 2038, excluding Infinity. Note: If the retention period expires for a backup, it can be difficult or impossible to restore the archives or backups. |