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. The name of the copy group is 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 minimum 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 expiration date for the remaining versions is determined by the retention time specified by the Retain Extra Versions or Retain Only Version parameter. 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 server deletes inactive versions based on retention time even if the number of inactive versions does not exceed the number allowed by the Versions Data Exists or Versions Data Deleted parameters. 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 value is used only for full incremental backup and is ignored during partial incremental or selective backup. This parameter is optional. The default is Modified.

Modified Specifies that the file is backed up only if it has changed since the last backup.
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 the server should do if a modification occurs. This parameter is optional. The default is Shrstatic.

Shrstatic Specifies that a file or directory must not be backed up while being modified. The server 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, the server does not back it up.
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 server attempts to perform the backup only once. Platforms that do not support the STATIC option default to SHRSTATIC.
Shrdynamic Specifies that if the file or directory is being modified during a backup attempt, the server backs up the file or directory during the last attempt even though the file or directory is being modified. The server attempts to perform a backup as many as four times, depending on the value specified for CHANGINGRETRIES in the client options file.
Dynamic Specifies that a file or directory is backed up on the first attempt by the server, regardless of whether the file or directory is being modified during backup processing.