To edit options before you start the job, click the edit icon in the table Select
Options. In the Backup Options section, set the
following job definition options:
Skip Read-only datastoresEnable to skip datastores mounted as
read-only.
Skip temporary datastores mounted for Instant
AccessEnable to exclude temporary Instant Access datastores from the backup job
definition.
PrioritySet 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 Hyper-V Backup section,
and then set the backup priority in the Priority field. Set 1 for the highest
priority resource or 10 for the lowest. If a priority value is not set, 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 consistentEnable this
option to turn on application or filesystem consistency for the virtual machine (VM) snapshot.
VM Snapshot retry attemptsSet the number of
times IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus should attempt to snapshot a
VM before canceling the job.
In the Agent
Options section, set the following job definition
options:
Truncate SQL logsTo truncate application logs for SQL during
the Backup job, enable the Truncate SQL logs option.
Restriction: It is possible that the same databases that are on a VM might be backed up as
part of a VM backup job and a SQL Server backup job. Do not select this option if you want to back
up the database transaction logs during the SQL Server backup operation. The log truncation deletes
all inactive logs from the log file. The deleted log sequence causes discontinuity in the log
backup.
For more information about backing up SQL Server database logs, see Log backups.
The credentials must
be established for the associated VM through the Guest OS Username and Guest OS Password option
within the backup job definition. The user identity follows the default
domain\name format if the VM is attached
to a domain. The format local_administrator is used if the
user is a local administrator.
The user identity must have local administrator privileges.
Additionally, on the SQL server, the system login credential must have SQL sysadmin permissions
enabled, as well as the Log on as a service right. For more information about
this right, see Add the Log on as a service Right to an Account.
IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus generates logs pertaining to the log truncation
function and copies them to the following location on the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 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 copied to an IBM Spectrum
Protect
server.
Catalog file metadataTo turn on file
indexing for the associated snapshot, enable the Catalog file metadata option. After file indexing
is complete, individual files can be restored by using the File Restore pane
in IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus. Note that credentials must be
established for the associated VM by using an SSH key, or a Guest OS Username and Guest
OS Password option in the backup job definition. Ensure that the VM can be accessed
from the IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus appliance either by using DNS
or hostname. Note that SSH keys are not a valid authorization mechanism for Windows platforms.
Exclude FilesEnter 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 userEnable to select a
previously entered username and password for the provider.
Guest OS Username/PasswordFor some tasks (such as cataloging
file metadata, file restore, and IP reconfiguration), credentials must be established for the
associated VM. Enter the username and password, and ensure that the VM can
be accessed from the IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus appliance either
through DNS or hostname.
The default security policy uses the Windows NTLM protocol, and the
user identity follows the default
domain\name format if the Hyper-V virtual
machine is attached to a domain. The format
local_administrator is used if the user is a local
administrator.
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
Run a pre-script or a post-script. Pre-scripts and post-scripts are scripts that can be run
before or after a job runs at the job level. 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 on 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.
Run inventory before backupRun an inventory job and
capture the latest data of the selected resources before starting the backup
job.
Exclude ResourcesExclude specific resources
from the backup job through single or multiple exclusion patterns. Resources 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.
Force
Full Backup of ResourcesForce base backup operations for specific VMs or
databases in the backup job definition. Separate multiple resources with a
semicolon.