Setting SLA configuration options for a backup job

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After you set up a service level agreement (SLA) for your backup job, you can choose to configure more options for that job. You can run scripts, exclude resources from the backup operation, and force a full base backup copy of a database if required.

Procedure

  1. In the Policy Options column of the SLA Policy Status table for the job you are configuring, click the clipboard icon the clipboard to specify extra configuration options.
    If the job is already configured, click on the icon to edit the configuration.
  2. Click Pre-Script and define your pre-script configuration by choosing one of the following options:
    • Click Use Script Server and select an uploaded script from the menu.
    • Do not click Use Script Server. Select an application server from the list to run the script at that location.
  3. Click Post-Script and define your post-script configuration by choosing one of the following options:
    • Click Use Script Server and select an uploaded script from the menu.
    • Do not click Use Script Server. Select an application server from the list to run the script at that location.
    Scripts and script servers are configured on the System Configuration > Script page. For more information about working with scripts, see Configuring scripts.
  4. To continue running the job when the script that is associated with the job fails, select Continue job/task on script error.
    If this option is selected, the backup or restore operation is reattempted and the script task status is reported as COMPLETED when the script completes processing with a nonzero return code. If this option is not selected, the backup or restore is not reattempted and the script task status is reported as FAILED.
  5. To exclude resources from a backup job, specify the resources to exclude from the job. Enter an exact resource name in the Exclude Resources field. If you are unsure of a name, use wildcard asterisks that are specified before the pattern (*text) or after the pattern (text*). Multiple wildcards can be entered with standard alphanumeric characters and the following special characters: - _ and *. Separate entries with a semicolon.
  6. To create a full new backup of a resource, enter the name of that resource in the Force full backup of resources field. Separate multiple resources with a semicolon.
    The full backup creates a full new backup of that resource and replaces the existing backup of that resource for one occurrence only. After the full backup completes, the resource is backed up incrementally as before.