Set Properties - Options tab

Additional Backup Set Options	The options in this section are specific to the type of backup set: • "MySQL backup sets." • "Email message backup set for Microsoft Exchange Server using MAPI" • "System i backup sets." • "Local DS-VDR & VMware VADP backup sets." • "Physical to Virtual backup sets."
Backup set options
Use buffer	If checked, files will be copied to the DS-Client Buffer (i.e. as fast as possible for the given server and LAN speed). This will free up the backup source as fast as possible. Then the DS-Client will send the files from the DS-Client buffer to the DS-System. Note: This option cannot be used if Continuous Data Protection (CDP) is selected. This option is not applicable for VMware VADP backup sets.
Detailed log	Records all files that are backed up (you may view them in the Activity Log).
Stop on errors	DS-Client will stop a backup process or a VM replication process when the number of errors encountered reaches this specified value. • range 0-9999; the value 0 means that the number of errors encountered will not cause DS-Client to stop a backup process or VM replication process. • Note: The global default that appears in the New Backup Set Wizard or New Replication Set Wizard can be configured using the Windows DS-Client “MaxErrors” Advanced Parameter.
Continuous Data Protection	Select this box to enable continuous data protection (CDP) in this backup set. To modify CDP settings for the backup set, click >>. Note: This option is unavailable when the Use buffer option is selected.
Initial Backup	When creating a new backup set, select this check box to use the Initial Backup feature for the first backup. Click >> to select the Initial Backup Path. When creating a new VM replication set, select this check box to perform offline VM replication. Click >> to select a local disk location to which DS-Client should save the VM replication data.
Disable Common Files	This box appears if the feature is activated by your service provider. If checked, the backup set’s files will be excluded from Common File storage reduction. This means duplicate files will be encrypted and backed up individually, thereby potentially increasing the stored size. • You can only set this feature in the New Backup Set Wizard. It cannot be changed afterwards.
BLM (Infinite Generations) (Backup Lifecycle Management module must be enabled)	Backup sets are configured to save a specific number of generations. Once a backup item reaches this number of generations, the oldest will be overwritten with each new generation backed up. Check to configure this backup set for BLM. When applicable, the DS-Client will instruct DS-System to send a copy of the oldest generation (that is about to be overwritten) to the BLM Archiver.
Use Local Storage • These options appear if you have the Local Storage Tool Enabled from your service provider, and you have specified a Local Storage Path in the "DS-Client Configuration Parameters Tab screen".
Save	Check this box to indicate this backup set will also be saved to a Local Storage location (at the DS-Client site). • Backup data will be sent to the location specified in the Local Storage Path field.
Cache	Check this box to indicate this backup set will use the Local Storage as a cache, in case a backup session loses connection with DS-System. • Cached backup data will be sent to DS-System at the next connection opportunity (after synchronization). • Backup data will be sent to the location specified in the Local Storage Path field.
Replicate (Lotus Domino backups only) • This option is not supported if the DS‑Client’s Local Storage Path is configured using a UNC path.	Check this box to use the Lotus Domino ‘replicate’ function when performing the database dump. This option can speed up the database dump. • If selected, the Lotus Domino database dump file must be kept in the DS-Client Local Storage location. (Make sure there is enough space to store it.) • On each subsequent backup, the Lotus Domino database will only be required to dump the changes since the previous dump file. This can significantly improve the dump speed. • After a successful dump, the backup will proceed normally (with master / delta processing, compression and encryption).
Local Storage Path	Click [>>] to choose a specific local storage path for this backup set. • Opens the "Enter Local Storage Path". • If you do not make a selection, the path from the "DS-Client Configuration Parameters Tab screen" is used.
PreScan	If checked, the backup set is flagged to scan all files in the backup set prior to backup to display an estimated completion time for the backup.
Compression Type	You can select the compression type: • LZOP: A faster compression than ZLIB, that comes at the expense of less compression. • ZLIB: This compression method will normally produce better compression than LZOP, but will take more time to compress. Four different ZLIB strengths are available (Global, High, Medium, and Low). “ZLIB Global” is the default value set in the DS-Client Advanced Configurations ‘DefaultCompression’ parameter; “ZLIB High” corresponds to a value of 9; “ZLIB Medium” = 6; and “ZLIB Low” = 3. • None: Disables compression for this backup set. (This will only apply to backups performed after this section is made. Any backups currently online will retain the compression type used at the time of backup.)
Open Files (File system backup sets) • This information instructs the DS-Client about how to deal with Open (i.e. locked) files. (If the open file has been locked with Deny write by another process, the backup for this file will fail.)
Try Deny Write	Attempt to open backup file in 'Deny Write' mode. If this fails (because the file is already open), place the backup file in 'Allow Write' mode.
Deny Write	This mode prevents any other process from writing to the backup file, while the DS-Client has it open. DS-Client will not back up the file, if another process has already opened it for write. (However, you may instruct the DS-Client to retry backing up the open file.)
Prevent Write	Attempt to open backup file in 'Deny Write' mode. If this fails (because the file is already open), then open in Allow Write mode and lock the file, thereby preventing any process from writing to the file. This ensures that the most recent version of the file is backed up.
Allow Write	Allow another process to read/write to the backup file (no restrictions). Since other applications can write to the file while it is being backed up, this may affect file consistency.
Retry times	Specifies the number of times you want the DS-Client to attempt to backup the file. (Max. 10 retries).
Retry intervals	Specifies the interval between retries. (Maximum of 999 seconds).
Pre/Post	Click Pre/Post to access the Pre & Post Execution screen. For more information, see "Pre & Post Execution screen".
Exclude old files (File system backup sets)	Click to access the Exclude Old Files screen. For more information, see "Exclude Old Files screen". • Note: This option is not available if the Windows “System State” or “Services Database” is selected for backup.

Additional Backup Set Options	MySQL backup sets.
Add locks around insert statements	Lock tables before inserting data on restore. (See the MySQL manual page for ‘mysqldump’ for more information.)
Add MySQL specific table create options	Add MySQL specific extensions to the backed up database dump. (See the MySQL manual page for ‘mysqldump’ for more information.)
Insert statement type	Specify how table rows are inserted into the database dump (i.e. the style of the ‘INSERT’ statement). (See the MySQL manual page for ‘mysqldump’ for more information.) • Extended - Fast insert. May not be useful for manual loading into non-MySQL databases. • Delayed - Uses ‘INSERT DELAYED’ when inserting rows. • Normal - Standard insert. Slower, but may be more portable to other databases. • Complete - Uses complete ‘INSERT’ statements that include column names when inserting rows.
Table dumping option	Specify how tables are dumped. (See the MySQL manual page for ‘mysqldump’ for more information.) • Lock all tables - Prevent changes to data while backup is in progress (sets the tables to read-only mode for duration of backup). [This option is like using the --lock-tables dump option from the command line.] • Single transaction - [only works with transactional tables] This dump approach also prevents changes to the backup data, but does not set tables to read-only mode. • Do not lock tables - If selected, the tables can be changed during the creation of the dump file. Note the consistency impact this may have on the backup. [This option is like using the --skip-lock-tables dump option from the command line.] • None - Dump will be performed using the ‘mysqldump’ function with no special conditions.
Additional Backup Set Options	Email message backup set for Microsoft Exchange Server using MAPI
E-Mail Scan Policy • The “E-Mail Scan Policy” section appears for Email message backup sets for Microsoft Exchange Server using MAPI.
Full scan: Always	[Default] This is the default behavior for Email message backup sets for Microsoft Exchange Server using MAPI. • Each backup of the target performs a full scan of all items in the target folder.
Full scan: Plus Incremental	Performs a full scan of the target folder on first backup, followed by incremental backups. • During incremental backups, DS-Client / DS-MLR will only retrieve the new or modified items from each folder. • Speed is the benefit of this option. However, since it does not detect items that have been removed from a folder, periodic full backups that perform a full scan should be performed.
E-Mail Scan Policy Schedule Over-ride Rules [OPTIONAL] • This entire section is optional. It provides more precise control over the full scan. • These over-ride rules are applied in addition to the regular backup schedule for this backup set. This means the backup set must be scheduled to run on the first day of the month, if the over-ride rule “Full every month on 1st day...” will apply.
Do not start full scan on	Prevents a full scan from being performed during the time window on the selected day(s). • This skips performing a full scan of the backup set’s target folders, for up to the maximum number of consecutive times specified in the ‘MaxNonFullDumps’ parameter of the DS-Client Advanced Parameters (Setup Menu > Configuration > Advanced Tab).
Full every	Forces a backup with a full scan to be performed at the specified interval. • hour(s), day(s), week(s), month(s), or year(s)
Full every week on	Forces a full scan to be performed on a specific day of the week. • You must specify a time, after which the backup with a full scan can be performed.
Full every month on	Forces a full scan to be performed on a specific day of the month. • You must specify a time, after which the backup with a full scan can be performed.
Additional Backup Set Options	System i backup sets.
Backup Private Authorities.	• Saves any private authorities for objects with the Private Authority (PVTAUT) parameter (This parameter was introduced since IBM i 6.1). • When PVTAUT is set to *YES on the System i server, DS-Client is able to save the private authorities attached to any saved objects. • This feature allows backup / restore of Public Authorities, Owner and object authorities, Primary group and primary group authorities, and the names of authorizations lists linked to the saved object. • NOTE: IBM cautions against using this option for ‘individual objects only’ because PVTAUT increases the amount of time needed to save an object. It is not recommended that you select this option for large scale backup and recovery of user data.
Previous Target Release	(TGTRLS): Specifies the release of the operating system on which you intend to restore and use the object. • CURRENT: The object is to be restored to, and used on, the release of the operating system currently running on your system. The object can also be restored to a system with any subsequent release of the operating system installed. • PRV: The object is to be restored to the previous release with modification level 0 of the operating system. The object can also be restored to a system with any subsequent release of the operating system installed. NOTES: • For system Libraries, Q* Libraries and/or IBM Libraries, only the current release can be the target release. • Not all objects can be targeted to another release. To find out which objects are supported check your IBM System i documentation. • If DS-Client cannot backup the object to a previous release, it will retry the command without the TGTRLS parameter; this operation will be show on the log with the message "System i returned previous release target error; trying to rerun the same command without TGTRLS(PRV) flag." • This parameter can only be specified when the backup set is created.
Additional Backup Set Options	Local DS-VDR & VMware VADP backup sets.
Backup Virtual Machine’s snapshots (Local DS-VDR)	• ON: Backup will ‘export’ the actual running virtual machine and all its snapshots. • OFF: Backup will ‘export’ the actual running virtual machine only (no snapshots).
Export to host (Local DS-VDR)	This list contains the available ESXi hosts where you can export the selected virtual machines. You must assign one as the target. • Click [>>] to open the “Specify Credentials” screen.
Export to datastore (Local DS-VDR)	This is a list of available Datastores on the destination host where you can export the individual virtual machine disk. • You must assign one as the target.
Use FLR	Configures the VMware VADP backup set to be able to perform File Level Restore (FLR).
Snapshot all VMs in the backup set at the same time	If selected: • If there are multiple virtual machines in the same backup set, DS-Client will perform snapshots of all the virtual machines at the same time. If not selected: • If there are multiple virtual machines in the same backup set, DS-Client will perform sequential snapshots of each virtual machine, waiting until the previous snapshot completes before starting with the next snapshot.
Attempt to quiesce I/O before taking snapshot	Pause the applications to guarantee a consistent and usable backup. • This option requires that the VMware tools are properly installed and configured on the guest operating system of the virtual machine.
Attempt to use CBT for backing up Virtual Machines	This option applies to vCenter Server version 4.0 (or higher) with virtual machines version 7 (or above). When this option is selected, DS-Client will attempt to reconfigure virtual machines to use Changed Block Tracking (CBT). CBT monitors whether the disks have been changed between backup sessions and, when a disk has not been changed, improves backup performance.
Use Local DS-VDR	Select this option to use the Local DS-VDR Tool. For more information and applicable requirements, see “VMware VADP backup sets (Windows or Linux)”. • Note: This option is only available in the New Backup Set Wizard and cannot be changed after the backup set has been created.
Backup Virtual Machine memory	• ON: Saves the virtual machine state (running programs loaded in memory). • OFF: Backs up the virtual machine as if it were not running.
Verify disks signature on next backup (Not applicable to Local DS-VDR)	If this option is selected, a VMware VADP backup set that has Changed Block Tracking (CBT) enabled will verify the disk signature after a disk is backed up in the next immediate backup session. This setting is not permanent but enforces a one-time signature verification. After the next backup session has been completed, this check box will be automatically cleared.
VMware Library Version (Not applicable to Local DS-VDR)	Select the version of VDDK library that supports the version of vSphere that you are using and the version of ESXi from which you want to back up virtual machines. Refer to the VMware documentation on VDDK libraries to determine the appropriate library version.
Additional Backup Set Options	Physical to Virtual backup sets. (whose destination is to a VMware VADP vCenter Server)
Export to vCenter Server	Enter the IP address of the vCenter Server where you want to ‘virtualize’ the selected physical computer. You must supply the credentials to the vCenter Server for a user with sufficient permissions to create a virtual machine. • Click [>>] to open the “Specify Credentials” screen. • Note: You cannot use Chinese characters for these credentials (username and password) because the VMware vCenter Converter does not support them.
Export to datacenter	Once DS-Client / Local DS-VDR Tool connects to the vCenter Server, this list displays the available datacenters. • You can select a different one (if more than one are available).
Export to host	Once you select the datacenter, you will be able to select a specific host’s IP address where the ‘virtualized’ machine will be created. You must supply the credentials to this host. • Click [>>] to open the “Specify Credentials” screen.
Export to datastore	After selecting the destination host, you must select one of the defined vCenter Server datastores to which the new virtual machine will belong.
Physical machine’s OS	You must specify the operating system of the target physical machine for DS-Client to handle the conversion properly. • Windows • Linux
Helper VM’s IP	[This field appears for target physical machines running on Linux.] When you convert a powered-on Linux machine, VMware Converter Standalone creates a ‘Helper Virtual Machine’ on the destination. This ‘Helper VM’ needs network access to the source machine to clone the source files. • You must have your network administrator assign a dedicated IP address for this backup set. If you create another Physical-to-Virtual backup set, you must obtain another, unique, dedicated IP address.
Helper VM’s Netmask	[This field appears for target physical machines running on Linux.] • Ask your network administrator what should be used. Typically, this is “255.255.255.0”.
Helper VM’s Gateway	[This field appears for target physical machines running on Linux.] • Ask your network administrator what address should be used. Typically, this will be some unique IP address on the same subnet as the “Helper VM’s IP”. • The gateway address is the IP address that the local host uses to forward IP datagrams to other IP networks. This is either the IP address of a local network adapter or the IP address of an IP router (such as a default gateway router).
Perform incremental conversions after the first session.	This option configures how a converted virtual machine is handled on the destination vCenter Server. • OFF: (Default) Each conversion creates a new virtual machine in the vCenter Server. (Note the space considerations, since you must perform manual deletes from the vCenter Server.) • ON: Each subsequent conversion goes to the same virtual machine.