To edit options before you create the job definition, click Select
Options.
In the Backup Options section, set the following job definition
options:
Skip Read-only datastores
Skip datastores that are mounted as read-only.
Skip temporary datastores mounted for Instant Access
Exclude temporary Instant Access datastores from the backup job definition.
VADP Proxy
Select a VADP proxy to balance the load.
Priority
Set the backup priority of the selected resource. Resources with a higher priority setting are
backed up first in the job. Click the resource that you want to prioritize in the VMware
Backup section, and then set the backup priority in the Priority
field. Set 1 for the highest priority resource or 10 for the lowest. When a priority value is not
set, automatically assigns a priority of 5 is set by default.
In the Snapshot Options section, set the following job definition
options:
Make VM snapshot application/file system consistent
Enable this option to turn on application or filesystem consistency for the
virtual machine snapshot. All VSS-compliant applications such as Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft
Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft SQL, and the system state are quiesced. VMDKs and virtual machines can be
instantly mounted to restore data that is related to quiesced applications.
VM Snapshot retry attempts
Set the number of times that IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus
attempts to capture an application or file-consistent snapshot of a virtual machine before the job
is canceled. If the Fall back to unquiesced snapshot if quiesced snapshot
fails option is enabled, an unquiesced snapshot will be taken after the retry
attempts.
Fall back to unquiesced snapshot if quiesced snapshot fails
Enable to fall back to a non-application or non-file-system consistent snapshot if the
application consistent snapshot fails. Selecting this option ensures that an unquiesced snapshot is
taken if environmental issues prohibit the capture of an application or file-system consistent
snapshot.
In the Agent Options section, set the following job definition
options:
Truncate SQL logs
To truncate application logs for SQL Server during the backup job, enable the Truncate
SQL logs option. The credentials must be established for the associated virtual machine
by using the Guest OS user name and Guest OS Password option within the backup job definition. When
the virtual machine is attached to a domain, the user identity follows the default
domain\name format. If the user is a
local administrator, the format local_administrator is
used.
The user identity must have local administrator privileges. On the SQL Server server, the system
login credential must have the following permissions:
IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus generates log files for the log
truncation function and copies them to the following location on the
IBM
Spectrum Protect appliance:
/data/log/guestdeployer/latest_date/latest_entry/vm_name
Where latest_date is the date that the backup job and log truncation occurred,
latest_entry is the universally unique identifier (UUID) for the job, and
vm_name is the hostname or IP address of the VM where the log truncation
occurred.
Restriction: File indexing and file restore are not supported
from restore points that were offloaded to cloud resources or repository servers.
Catalog file metadata
Turn on file indexing for the associated snapshot. When file indexing is
completed, individual files can be restored by using the File Restore pane in
IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus. Credentials must be established for
the associated virtual machine by using an SSH key, or a Guest OS Username
and Guest OS Password options within the backup job definition. Ensure that
the virtual machine can be accessed from the IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus appliance either by using DNS or a host
name.
Note: SSH Keys are not valid authorization mechanism for
Windows platforms.
Note: File indexing and file restore are not supported from restore points
that were offloaded to cloud resources or repository servers.
Exclude Files
Enter directories to skip when file indexing is performed. Files within these directories are not
added to the IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus catalog and are not
available for file recovery. Directories can be excluded through an exact match or with wildcard
asterisks specified before the pattern (*test) or after the pattern (test*). Multiple asterisk
wildcards are also supported in a single pattern. Patterns support standard alphanumeric characters
as well as the following special characters: - _ and *. Separate multiple filters with a
semicolon.
Use existing user
Select a previously entered user name and password for the provider.
Guest OS Username/Password
For some tasks (such as cataloging file metadata, file restore, and IP reconfiguration),
credentials must be established for the associated virtual machine. Enter the user name and
password, and ensure that the virtual machine can be accessed from the IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus appliance either by using DNS or a host
name.
To configure additional options, click the Policy Options field that is
associated with the job in the SLA Policy Status section. Set the additional
policy options:
Pre-scripts and Post-scripts
Pre-scripts and post-scripts are scripts that can be run before or after a job runs. Windows-based machines support Batch and PowerShell scripts
while Linux-based machines support shell scripts.
In the Pre-script or Post-script
section, select an uploaded script and a script server where the script will run. Scripts and script
servers are configured by using the page.
To continue running the job if the script associated with the job fails, select
Continue job/task on script error.
When this option is enabled, if a pre-script or post-script completes processing with a non-zero
return code, the backup or restore operation is attempted and the pre-script task status is reported
as COMPLETED. If a post-script completes with a non-zero return code, the post-script task status is
reported as COMPLETED.
When this option is disabled, the backup or restore is not attempted, and the pre-script or
post-script task status is reported as FAILED.
Exclude Resources
Exclude specific resources from the backup job by using single or multiple exclusion patterns.
Resources can be excluded by using an exact match or with wildcard asterisks specified before the
pattern (*test) or after the pattern (test*).
Multiple asterisk wildcards are also supported in a single pattern. Patterns support standard
alphanumeric characters as well as the following special characters: - _ and *.
Separate multiple filters with a semicolon.
Force Full Backup of Resources
Force base backup operations for specific virtual machines or databases in the backup job
definition. Separate multiple resources with a semicolon.