Admin Process | |
Daily start | Select the check box if you want to the Daily Admin process to be performed on schedule. Enter a time of the day when you want the Daily Admin process to start. If you want the Daily Admin process to be performed on demand only, clear the check box. |
Weekly start | Select the check box if you want the Weekly Admin process to be performed on schedule. Enter a time of the day when you want the Weekly Admin process to start. If you want the Weekly Admin process to be performed on demand only, clear the check box. |
Every | Select the day of the week on which you want the Weekly Admin process to run. This box is available only if you have selected the check box to enable the Weekly Admin process to be performed on schedule. |
Reboot after admin | Select this box to reboot the DS-Client computer after an Admin process is completed. |
CDP Strategy | Select how the DS-Client should handle backup sets with CDP enabled when the Daily Admin or Weekly Admin is scheduled to run: • Skip: Backup sets with CDP enabled will continue to run while the Admin process is in progress. DS-Client will skip over backup sets with CDP enabled and will not perform the Admin process on these backup sets. • Suspend: Backup sets with CDP enabled will be suspended while the Admin process is in progress. DS-Client will perform the Admin process on these backup sets. Backup sets with CDP enabled will restart after the Admin process is finished. |
Database options | |
DS-Client Database Backup | Use this drop down list box to select the DS-Client Database Backup option. This is a disaster recovery service option that saves the DS-Client database to the DS-System. You can select with Daily, with Weekly, or None. |
DS-Client database dump file (Microsoft SQL Server only) | Choose what to do with the DS-Client database dump file: • Do not delete: The file remains in the DS-Client Buffer until it is overwritten. • Delete after successful backup: The file is deleted after it has been successfully backed up to the DS-System. • Always delete: The file is always deleted after a Daily Admin or Weekly Admin. To speed up the Daily Admin process, Windows DS-Client uses differential backups if a full database dump exists on the DS-System. A differential backup creates a copy of all the pages in a database modified since the last full database backup. During Weekly Admin, DS-Client always performs a full database dump. If Weekly Admin is disabled, a full database dump is performed during Daily Admin every 6 days (the full backup rotates the day on which it occurs). The database dump of dsclient and dsdelta contains the following: • xxxxxxxxxxxx.dmp (full backup) • xxxxxxxxxxxx_diff.dmp (differential backup) • dsdelta.dmp (full backup) • dsdelta_diff.dmp (differential backup) For more information, see “Managing administrative processes”. |
Keep DS-Client logs | Choose the period that you would like to maintain System Logs on the DS-Client. You can select either six months, or from one to seven years. |
Backup/Restore Options | |
Attempt to reconnect [...] times | If the connection between the DS-Client and DS-System is lost during the backup or restore process, the DS-Client will automatically attempt to reconnect for this number of times. The default value is 3. A value of 0 means that no reconnection will be attempted. Note: This parameter applies to scheduled and on-demand backup and restore activities. |
at [...] -minute intervals | Shows the interval between reconnection attempts in minutes. The default value is 5. |
Skip pre-scan for scheduled backups | • On: (Default) If selected, DS-Client skips running a pre-scan on all scheduled backup sets (this makes the process faster). • Off: Clear to force a pre-scan for all scheduled backup sets. Note the potential performance implications, however you will be able to view an estimated completion time for each scheduled backup set in the "Process Window". |
DS-Client Buffer | Specify the local disk location that DS-Client will use to save Use Buffer dumps. Windows DS-Client will also save its own database dumps from Daily/Weekly Admin activities here. • Grid DS-Clients: This is the Global Setting for all nodes of the Grid DS-Client. To change the buffer for each node individually, click on the Advanced Tab (DS-Client Configuration Advanced Tab dialog box). • For more information see “Using the DS-Client buffer”. |
Local Storage Path | Specify the default path that will be used for backup sets configured to use one of the features that require a local storage path (Self-Contained backup sets, Local-Only backup sets, Save on Local Storage, Use Local Storage Cache). This option is enabled per backup set ("Set Properties - Options tab"). • IMPORTANT NOTE: Backup sets that use any local storage location require an extra table in the DS-Client database to manage the data stored on the DS-Client side. Make sure enough space is allocated for the DS-Client database when using any feature that requires a local storage path. |
Instant Recovery Storage Options (Linux DS-Client only) | |
ZFS mount path | Specify the path on the remote machine where the ZFS storage volume is mounted. |
IP/DNS | Type the IP address or DNS name of the ZFS storage volume. |
User name | Type the user name DS-Client will use to access the ZFS storage volume. |
Password | Type the password for the user credentials. |
ZFS volume name | Click the [...] button to choose the ZFS storage volume. This is the location where all the instant recovery backup set data will be stored. |