Understanding backup media – Storix Software SBAdmin User Guide User Manual
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Note: When using Workstation Edition, the admin system will always act as the backup server.
Therefore, references to the backup server in this manual refer also to the admin system.
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Client
- This is the system from which backups will be made. The
admin system
or any
backup server
may also be configured as a client, since they also need to be backed up. Any client may also be
configured as a server. A client will be defined as an AIX, Solaris or Linux (UNIX) client. Select this
link for detailed information on adding or removing a
Note: When using a Workstation Edition, the admin system itself is assumed the only client. Therefore,
references to the client in this manual refer also to the admin system
With the Network Edition, the backup clients and servers, as well as the configured devices on the backup
servers may be displayed on the
of the application. The application will constantly monitor the
status of the clients, servers and devices, and the icons on the screen will represent whether or not the system
or device is available.
Additional terms are commonly used in this document and in the application:
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Backup Profiles
- Any number of backup profiles may be created, which will contain the backup
defaults to be used when performing a backup job. This prevents the need to answer the same
questions repeatedly when configuring backup jobs. At least one backup profile must be created for
each
to be performed. Select this link for detailed information on adding or removing a
.
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Backup Jobs
- A backup job will contain all the information needed to perform a backup, including the
client(s) to backup, the server to backup to, and the specific device on the backup server to use. A
backup profile
will be assigned to the job, which will provide most of the common backup defaults. The
information in the profile, however, may be customized for each job. A backup job is identified by a
Job
ID
and may be scheduled to run upon demand, once at a specific date and time, or scheduled to run on
a regular basis. A backup job may contain one or more clients. If multiple clients are included in a
single job, the data for all clients is appended to the same tape (or set of tapes), or stored in the same
set of backup files (if written to disk). When writing backups to tape, multiple backup jobs may also be
appended to the same tape or set of tapes. Select this link for additional information on creating,
scheduling and running
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Job Queues
- The
Backup Administrator
provides a queuing system that prevents multiple backup
jobs from attempting to write to the same devices at the same time. A queue is defined for each device
(and one for each directory for disk backups) on each backup server for which a backup job is
scheduled. Backup jobs are added to the queues when they are
. The queues may be displayed in
the main screen of the application, providing an easy glance at the queue contents and the status of
queued jobs, and action buttons for manipulating the queued jobs. The jobs may be started, stopped,
removed from the queue or placed on hold. Running jobs may be monitored, displaying the backup
progress and/or the backup output messages. Select this link for more detailed information on
and how to manipulate backup jobs in the queue.
Understanding Backup Media
Before you can write any SBAdmin backups, you must first configure one or more backup “devices”. A
backup device will consist or one or more tape drives or one or more directories on the server. You may
name a device anything you wish, but for simplicity, it’s recommended you use the tape drive name (for a
single-tape device) or directory path (for single directory devices).
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