Defining a Backup Copy Group

To define a backup copy group, first complete the following fields and then click Finish, or click Cancel to end the task. This command defines the destination storage pool and backup attributes for the copy group. When you define a copy group, it must be named STANDARD.

Policy Domain Name

Select the name of the policy domain for which you are defining the copy group. This parameter is required.

Policy Set Name

Select the name of the policy set for which you are defining the copy group.

Management Class Name

Select the name of the management class for which you are defining the copy group. This parameter is required.

Copy Destination

Select the name of the primary storage pool where backup data is to be stored. This parameter is required.

Copy Frequency

Enter the minumum number of days between successive backups.

The default is 0.

Version Data Exists

Enter the maximum number of backup versions to retain for files that are currently on the client file system.

The default is 2.

Version Data Deleted

Enter the maximum number of backup versions to retain for files that are deleted from the client file system.

The default is 1.

Retain Extra Versions

Enter the number of days to retain a backup version after that version becomes inactive. A version of a file becomes inactive when the client stores a more recent backup version, or when the client deletes the file from the workstation and then runs a full incremental backup. The value of this parameter determines which versions are deleted during inventory expiration processing.

The default is 30.

Retain Only Version

Enter the number of days to retain the last backup version of a file that has been deleted from the client's file system.

The default is 60.

Copy Mode

Specify whether a file should be backed up based on changes made to the file since the last time it was backed up. This parameter is optional. This value is only used for incremental backup and is ignored during selective backup.

Modified Specifies that the file is backed up only if it has changed since the last backup. The default is Modified.
Absolute Specifies that the file is backed up regardless of whether it has been modified.

Copy Serialization

Specify how files or directories are handled if they are modified during backup processing and what ADSM should do if a modification occurs. This parameter is optional.

Shrstatic Specifies that a file or directory must not be backed up while being modified. ADSM attempts to perform a backup as many as four times, depending on the value specified for CHANGINGRETRIES in the client user options file. If the file or directory is modified during each backup attempt, ADSM does not back it up. The default is Shrstatic.
Static Specifies that a file or directory must not be modified during backup. If a file or directory is modified during the backup attempt, it is not backed up. The STATIC option is not supported on the DOS platform.
Shrdynamic Specifies that if the file or directory is being modified during a backup attempt, ADSM backs up the file or directory during the last attempt even though the file or directory is being modified. ADSM attempts to perform a backup as many as four times, depending on the value specified for CHANGINGRETRIES in the client user options file.
Dynamic Specifies that a file or directory is backed up on the first attempt by ADSM, regardless of whether the file or directory is being modified during backup processing.