Creating a backup of a virtual copy – HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere Licenses User Manual

Page 45

Advertising
background image

policy), Recovery Manager creates both the CCR virtual copy and its backup on the
backup server of the selected server.

Recovery Manager does not create the backup if you are using a numeric-based policy
and:

The policy is not configured to remove the oldest virtual copies (i.e., the Remove the
oldest Virtual Copies checkbox is not checked), and

You have reached the maximum number of virtual copies allowed and therefore
Recovery Manager cannot create a new virtual copy.

For more information, see

“Setting the Recovery Manager Policy Configuration” (page 31)

.

6.

Verify that the virtual copy has been backed up. To do so, ensure that the GUI displays the
information described in

Table 5 (page 45)

.

Table 5 Verifying the Virtual Copy Backup Status

Value

Column

Virtual Copy Status

If the associated policy is set to remove the virtual
copy from the HP 3PAR Storage System after backup,
the status is Removed.

If the virtual copy is not removed, the status is
Mounted.

For more information on virtual copy statuses, see

Table 6

(page 49)

.

NBU

Backup Mechanism

FULL

Backup Type

The Recovery Manager-generated keyword for the NBU
backup, in the format:

Backup Keyword

exchange server_storagegroup_timestamp

7.

If the backup fails, refresh the GUI to reset the columns in the informational pane (as described
in

Table 5 (page 45)

) back to their previous values.

Scheduling Automatic Backups at the Storage Group Level

To schedule automatic backups of a storage group:
1.

In the node tree pane, right-click the storage group you want to back up, and select Backup
to Media.

2.

In the Backup to Media dialog box, enter the appropriate information. For more information,
see

“Manually Creating Backups at the Storage Group Level” (page 42)

.

3.

Click Next.

4.

In the Task Scheduler, schedule backups as desired. For more information, see

“Scheduling

Automated Tasks with Task Scheduler” (page 39)

.

Creating a Backup of a Virtual Copy

When you create a backup of one virtual copy, Recovery Manager copies the existing virtual copy,
and the backup software backs the copy up to the media using the same timestamp as the original
copy. Recovery Manager does not create a new virtual copy for backups of an individual virtual
copy.

To create a backup of one virtual copy:
1.

In the node tree pane, right-click the virtual copy you want to back up and select Backup to
Media.

Backing Up a Virtual Copy

45

Advertising