Scheduled backups are performed automatically per the defined
schedule in the backup configuration profile.
Before you begin
Before you can run scheduled backups, you must have at least
one backup configuration profile defined in the Backup Configurations table.
This profile is configured to run according to a defined schedule,
as opposed to on demand. For more information about creating backup
configurations, see Related tasks.You might want to verify
that the network connection to the backup location associated with
your backup configuration profile is successful before a scheduled
backup begins. For more information about testing the network connection
for your backup location, see the Related tasks.
About this task
Scheduled backups run automatically according to the schedule
defined in the backup configuration profile. You do not need to intervene,
but can observe the backup operation while it is in progress. You
should periodically verify that backups are being performed as scheduled
and that they are completing successfully.
You should also periodically
check the remote backup storage location to ensure there is enough
free space for additional backups. At some point you should consider
changing the remote location, perhaps to another directory location
on the same remote backup system. This change causes a new baseline
backup to be generated, which can occupy less space than many delta
backups taken over time. After completing a new baseline backup, you
can move the previous baseline and delta backups to offline storage
for long term archiving, and recover available space on your backup
system.
The following general procedure describes how you can
observe the scheduled backup operation as it progresses.
Procedure
- From the console, click .
The Backup Configurations table
is displayed, showing the available backup configurations, if any,
that have already been defined.
- At the scheduled date and time, if the backup is enabled
for starting per the schedule, the backup operation starts automatically.
You can observe the progress of the backup operation in the table.
When the backup is started, a message is displayed above
the Backup Configurations table. A link to the page is provided. You can go to the Job
Queue page to view the status of the running backup job.
The Status column in the table shows the backup
profile in Running state.
You can expand the
node next to the backup profile name in the table to display additional
details on the backup progress, showing what steps have been completed
and what remains to be done. The various component types that are
involved in the backup operation are listed, and initially indicated
with a pending state icon, waiting for the backup of that component
type to start. When the backup of the component type starts, the state
changes to display a running icon, which in turn changes to
a success icon when the backup completes. A progress bar is
displayed at the bottom to indicate the overall percent complete.
If
the backup of an artifact for a particular component type fails to
complete successfully, the remaining artifacts for that component
type are backed up, and then the backup process is halted.
If
the backup of an artifact for a particular component type fails to
complete successfully, the remaining artifacts for that component
type are backed up, and the state changes to a failed icon.
The backup of remaining component types continues.
When the
entire backup operation completes, the node collapses and is removed
from the table. The Status column in the table
shows the backup profile returned to the Enabled state.
If
you have configured to send an email notification for backup operations,
the email contains details of all failures that were encountered during
the backup process.