Creating a Pure Storage FlashArray Backup job definition
The procedures describe how to create a Pure Storage FlashArray Backup job definition.
Before you begin
- Create and run a Pure Storage FlashArray Inventory job that includes the providers you wish to back up. See Create an Inventory Job Definition - Pure Storage FlashArray.
- Configure an SLA Policy. SeeConfigure SLA Policies.
- For email notifications, at least one SMTP server must be configured. Before defining a job, add
SMTP resources. See Register a
Provider.
Considerations:
- One or more schedules might also be associated with a job. Job sessions run based on the triggers defined in the schedule. See Create a Schedule.
About this task
Back up Pure Storage data with snapshots and replications using a Pure Storage FlashArray Backup job. The RPO and copy data parameters are defined in an SLA Policy, which is then applied to the Backup job definition along with a specified activation time to meet your copy data criteria.
Pure Storage FlashArray can be set to utilize CloudSnap functionality so that snapshots are offloaded from the local storage array to cloud storage. If the Pure Storage SLA was created with the Add Snapshot Offload option, a copy of the snapshot on the local storage array will be offloaded to a S3 cloud storage target or NFS share and adhere to the number of snapshots or the number of days as provided when creating the sub-policy.
Procedure
What to do next
- If you do not want to wait until the next scheduled job run, run the job session on demand. See Start, Pause, and Hold a Job Session.
- Track the progress of the job session on the Jobs tab. See Monitor a Job Session.
- If notification options are enabled, an email message with information about the status of each task is sent when the job completes.
- Use the Inventory Browse feature to review the recovery point. See Browse Inventory.
- Create a Pure Storage FlashArray Restore job definition. See Create a Restore Job Definition - Pure Storage FlashArray.