Backing up organization vDCs to IBM Storage Protect

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You can create an immediate backup (Back Up Now) or schedule a backup (Create Backup Schedule) for an organization vDC. The data that is backed up is stored on IBM Storage Protect server storage.

Procedure

Back up your organization vDCs by following these steps:

  1. In the Cloud Resources window, click Organization VDCs.
    You can also click Organizations (in the Cloud Resources window), then drill down to the organization that contains the organization vDC.
  2. Select one or more organization vDCs to back up and click one of the following backup tasks:
    • To start an immediate organization vDC backup to server storage, click Back Up Now.
    • To create a scheduled organization vDC backup to server storage, click Create Backup Schedule.
  3. In the wizard, complete the following steps:
    1. Select the backup type:
      Incremental Forever - Incremental (Default)
      Backs up the blocks that changed since the previous backup (full or incremental). If a full backup does not exist for a vApp in this organization vDC, a full backup is automatically started. As a result, you do not have to verify that a full backup exists. After the initial full backup is taken, an ongoing (forever) sequence of incremental backups occurs. This strategy requires no additional backup tasks to be defined.
      Incremental Forever - Full
      Creates an image of all vApps in this organization vDC. After the full backup is taken, there is no requirement to schedule more full backups.
    2. Select the data mover node that runs the backup operation. Select a data mover node that is not currently used in a backup or restore operation.
    3. If you clicked Create Backup Schedule, enter a name to identify this task. The task name must not contain any spaces. You can add a description for the task. If you clicked Back Up Now, you can change the default backup name (BackUpNow) and also add a description.
    4. Click Next.
    • If you clicked Back Up Now, click Next and proceed to Step 5.
    • If you clicked Create Backup Schedule, click Next, and proceed to Step 4.
  4. In the Schedule page of the Create Schedule wizard, complete the following steps:
    1. Specify the date and time to run the first backup.
    2. Specify the interval that you want the backup to run.
  5. Review the Summary page. If the information reflects your backup objective, click Finish to start the backup task or to create the schedule. Otherwise, click Back to make revisions.