Data Protector Basics

Senthilkumar Muthusamy
 Data Protector Basics
• Purpose
– Gain familiarity with the GUI
– Understand the backup concept
– Verify agent installation
– Add a simple tape device into the cell
– Format media for backup
– Perform a simple backup
– Schedule a backup
– Perform a restore
– Respond to a mount request
– Execute a report
 Concept: General Backup
Backup Objects Logical Device Media from Pool

System-A

Backup Specification
–Options Object 1 DA System-C

–Objects Logical Device

SystemA - Disk1 MA LTO-3

SystemB - Disk2 System-B

–Logical Device
SystemC - Tape1 DA Media Pool
Object 2
Concept: Backup Specification

The fundamental components of all Data

Protector backups are:
• A list of what is to be backed up (objects)
• A list of devices to be used (logical devices)
• What media is to be used (media pools)
• Options (backup spec, object, device)
These components are grouped together
as a backup specification for repeated use.
 Concept: The Scheduler
• The Scheduler can be used to start a backup
at a predefined date and time.

• Schedules are created per Backup

Specification.

• Backups can also be repeatedly scheduled at

regular/irregular intervals.

• Each scheduled backup event may have a

different protection level

• Holidays can also be predefined so that no

backups will take place on these days, even if
scheduled.
• File Changes:
Incremental Backup
– Modification Time? • Issues with Operating Systems:
– Access Time? – Unix -> not always reliable
– Change Time? – Windows -> not always reliable
– Archive Flag ?
– ACL Change?
– Owner Change?
– Location Change?
• What to do?
– File Name Change?
• DP 6.0 Enhanced_Incremental…
– more accurate
– requires a local file database
 Backup Checklist

• Install Disk and Media Agents

• Configure Media Pool(s)
• Configure Logical Device
• Initialize Medium
• Create Backup Specification
• Schedule the Backup Job
• Save Backup Specification
 Verify Agents

Select Installed
Clients client
folder agents

• Install Disk and Media Agents

• Configure Media Pool(s)

• Configure Logical Device

• Initialize Medium
 Check Default Media Pools
Devices
& Media
context

Results Area shows

Select the existing media pools
Media/Pools
folder

• Install Disk and Media Agents

• Configure Media Pool(s)

• Configure Logical Device

• Initialize Medium
 Filesystem Repository for Backup
UNIX directory for file
device (any name)

Windows directory for

file device (any name)
 Device Specification for File Device (1)
Select the
devices folder

From the pop-up menu

select “Add Device…”
to manually configure

Device
attributes

• Install Disk and Media Agents

• Configure Media Pool(s)

Client where
• Configure Logical Device
device will be
• Initialize Medium created
Device Specification for File Device (2)

Full path for a file to use for

backup (file doesn’t exist,
directory/folder must)
Tip:
“nul” may be used for
Drop down will scan for windows
physical tape devices, “/dev/null” for unix
not used for file devices
 Device Specification for File Device (3)

Media
Type for
file backup

Media Pool to associate

with the logical device
 Add Media to Media Pool (1)
(2) Select a
media pool

(1) Select
the Media/
Pools folder

(3) Select “Format…”

from the pop-up menu
• Install Disk and Media Agents

• Configure Media Pool(s)

• Configure Logical Device

• Initialize Medium
 Add Media to Media Pool (2)

Device to use
for media
initialization
(format)
 Add Media to Media Pool (3)

Use “pool_#” as the

Name to be
medium name
assigned to the
Medium

Optional location
Add Media to Media Pool (4)

Not
needed for
new media

File size
limitation
 Media Format Session

Media checked
before format begins

Medium Label
(description) defaults
to “Pool Name_#” Unique Medium ID
assigned

Media session
summary
Configure a New Backup

Select “Add
Backup” from the
pop-up menu

Select the
Filesystem
folder

• Initialize Medium

• Create Backup Specification

• Schedule the Backup Job

• Save Backup Specification

Choose a Template

Start with
a blank
filesystem
template

Direct
attached
or network
backup

Dynamic
device
selection
 Select Objects

Legend:
direct selection (full object)
Filesystem direct selection (partial object)
backup
indirect selection (full object)
indirect selection (partial object

Client (host)
backup
 Choose a Device

Select the
device for the
backup
 Adjust Backup Options

Add a
description of
the backup job

Set the desired

protection for the
backup data
Define the Schedule
 Schedule Options

Selection
determines
options
Backup Object Summary
 Save the Backup Specification

• Initialize Medium

• Create Backup Specification

• Schedule the Backup Job

• Save Backup Specification

 Verifying a Backup Session
Highlight a Properties
session view

Tabs to
view
session
details

Session
properties

Internal
Database
context

Properties view
(pop-up menu)
 Perform a Restore
Restore Tabs to change
context restore options

Highlight a
filesystem
object
Pop-up
dialog
Select
allows for
items to
media
restore
preview
Start the
restore
 Mount Request

Device requires
attention -
Load medium
then confirm
 Introduction to Reporting
(1)
Reporting
context

(4)
Wizard to
(3) configure report
Select a parameters
(2) report to
Tasks execute
scope
Running a Report
Select
report
parameters

Finish to
view report
data
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