Examples are shown to explain the setup of the target volumes file and the profile including the VMware datastore, virtual machine, and the storage volume layout.
Example 1
The first example shows a setup where all three datastores are part of a single backup operation. The storage volume layout provides three target volumes for each of the source volumes. This results in a simple setup with one DEVICE_CLASS specified in the profile. In this DEVICE_CLASS the parameter, VOLUMES_FILE, points to the target volumes file. In the target volumes file, there are three target sets defined.
Example 2
The second example shows a setup where the three datastores are handled in three dedicated backup operations. The storage volume layout provides three target volumes for each of the source volumes. This results in a complex setup with three DEVICE_CLASS parameters specified in the profile. In each of the DEVICE_CLASS parameters, the parameter VOLUMES_FILE points to the target volumes file. In the target volumes file, there are three target sets defined for each of the DEVICE_CLASS parameters. Each DEVICE_CLASS parameter represents one datastore.
Example 3
The third example shows a setup where two of the datastores are handled in one backup operation and the third datastore is handled in a different backup operation. Two of the datastores are located on a second storage system. The storage volume layout provides three target volumes for each of the source volumes. This results in a complex setup with two DEVICE_CLASS parameters specified in the profile. Each of the DEVICE_CLASS parameters handles all the storage volumes on one storage system. In each of the DEVICE_CLASS parameters, the parameter VOLUMES_FILE points to a dedicated target volumes file. In the target volumes file, there are three target sets defined for each of the storage source volumes.
