NVBU Sets – An Overview
Available Set Types
Creating a Set
Loading a Set
Modifying a Set
Copying a Set
Deleting a Set
7.1.0 NVBU Sets – An Overview
NVBU sets provide an efficient way to create job definitions. They store data selections, backup type, schedule, target device, and other job details, which can be quickly and easily applied to multiple jobs and changed with minimum effort.
For example, you can save the data selections for a Full Backup in a Backup Selection Set, and use this set for creating an Incremental or a Differential Backup job. This eliminates the need to select each item manually for a new job. At the same time, it also ensures that the same set of files is backed up each time and no file is accidentally omitted. Similarly, you can change the day, date, or time in a Schedule Set to automatically change the job schedule for multiple jobs, or target a new device for backups by changing the Target Set.
Note: A policy-based backup can only be created using sets.
7.1.1 Available Set Types
NVBU supports the following types of sets:
Set Type Description
Backup Selection Set Used to store data selections for a backup job. It can be created from the Selections tab on the following windows:
NVBU Backup
NVBU Policy Editor
Backup Options Set Used to store backup options. It can be created from the Backup Options tab on the following windows:
NVBU Backup
NVBU Policy Editor
Schedule Set Used to store scheduling options for backup, restore, and report jobs. It can be created from the Schedule tab on the following windows:
NVBU Backup
NVBU Policy Editor
NVBU Restore
NVBU Reporting Job Editor
Source Set Used to store source drive options for data copy, backup consolidation, secondary copy, and restore jobs. It can be created from the Source tab on the following windows:
NVBU Backup (Secondary Copy, Data Copy and Consolidate Incremental Backups)
NVBU Policy Editor
NVBU Restore
Target Set Used to store target drive and media options for a backup job.
It can be created from the Target tab on the following windows:
NVBU Backup
NVBU Policy Editor
Advanced Options Set Used to store advanced options for a backup or restore job. It can be created from the Advanced Options tab on the following windows:
NVBU Backup
NVBU Policy Editor
NVBU Restore
Restore Selection Set Used to store data selections for a restore job. It can be created from the Selections tab on the following window:
NVBU Restore
Set Type Description
7.2.0 Creating a Set
To create a set
1. Depending on the task, open the NVBU Backup, NVBU Restore, NVBU Set Management, or Reporting Job Editor window:
Backup Jobs – Click Backup on the toolbar or Large Buttons panel.
Alternatively, on the Operations menu, click Backup.
Figure 7-1:
Backup Selection Set options displayed at the bottom of NVBU Backup window
Backup Policies – Click Policy Management on the toolbar or Large Buttons panel. Alternatively, on the Administration menu, click Policy Management.
Then, open the NVBU Set Management window using one of the following methods:
On the Edit menu, click Manage Sets.
Click New Policy on the toolbar. In the NVBU Policy Editor window, click Manage Sets.
On the File menu, click New Policy. In the NVBU Policy Editor window, click Manage Sets.
Restore Jobs – Click Restore on the toolbar or Large Buttons panel.
Alternatively, on the Operations menu, click Restore.
Report Jobs – Click Reports on the toolbar or Large Buttons panel.
Alternatively, on the Operations menu, click Reports.
Then, open the Reporting Job Editor window using one of the following methods:
Click Report Job on the toolbar.
Alternatively, on the Reports menu, click Report Job.
2. Click the corresponding tab. For example, to create a Selection Set, click the Selections tab, or to create a Schedule Set, click the Schedule tab.
3. Select the required data or configure the required options. For details, refer to the relevant section in this guide or the plug-in user’s guide.
4. Click Save As at the bottom of the tab.
5. In the Save <Set Type> Set window, enter a unique name for the set. The set name can contain alphanumeric and non-alphanumeric characters, but it cannot include Non-English characters. On Linux/UNIX, the names can have a maximum of 200 characters. On Windows, there is no length restriction.
However, a maximum of 40 characters is recommended on all platforms.
6. Click OK.
7.3.0 Loading a Set
To load a set
1. Open the NVBU Backup, NVBU Restore, NVBU Set Management, or Reporting Job Editor window. For details, refer to step 1 in the section Creating a Set on page 143.
2. Click the corresponding tab.
3. Click Load at the bottom of the tab.
Figure 7-2:
Load Backup Selection Set window
4. In the Load Set list, select the required set.
5. Click OK to apply the set to the current job. When a set is modified, the changes will be automatically applied to all jobs that use the set.
7.4.0 Modifying a Set
To modify a set
1. Open the NVBU Backup, NVBU Restore, NVBU Set Management, or Reporting Job Editor window. For details, refer to step 1 in the section Creating a Set on page 143.
2. Click the corresponding tab.
3. Click Load at the bottom of the tab.
4. In the Load Set list, select the required set.
5. Click OK to load the saved settings.
6. Click Modify at the bottom of the tab.
7. In the NetVault Warning window, click Modify.
8. Update the settings as required.
9. Click Save As at the bottom of the tab.
Figure 7-3:
Save Backup Selection Set window
10.To save the save, do one of the following:
In the Save Set window, click OK to overwrite the existing set.
In the Save Set window, specify a new name to save the selections in a new set.
11. Click OK.
7.5.0 Copying a Set
To copy a set
1. Open the NVBU Backup, NVBU Restore, NVBU Set Management or Reporting Job Editor window. For details, refer to step 1 in the section Creating a Set on page 143.
2. Click the corresponding tab.
3. Click Load at the bottom of the tab.
4. In the Load Set list, select the required set.
5. Click OK. This will load the saved settings.
6. Click Modify at the bottom of the tab.
7. In the NetVault Warning window, click Copy.
8. Change the settings, if required.
9. Click Save As at the bottom of the tab.
10.In the Save Set window, enter a new name for the set.
11. Click OK.
7.6.0 Deleting a Set
To delete a set
1. Open the NVBU Backup, NVBU Restore, NVBU Set Management, or Reporting Job Editor window. For details, refer to step 1 in the section Creating a Set on page 143.
2. Click the corresponding tab.
3. Click Load at the bottom of the tab.
4. In the Load Set list, select the required set.
5. Click OK. This will load the saved settings.
6. Click Modify at the bottom of the tab.
7. In the NetVault Warning window, click Modify.
8. Click Delete at the bottom of the tab.
9. In the confirmation dialog, click Yes.