Reference Copy Advanced Topics - Windows and UNIX

Windows and Unix - Associate multiple clients and client groups with reference copy

1. From the CommCell Browser, right-click Client Computers, and then click New Client.

   The Add New Client dialog box appears.

2. In the Others section, click Reference Copy.

   The Create Reference Copy Client dialog box appears.

3. Enter a name for the new reference copy client in the Client Name field.

4. Select the type of reference copy client as follows:

   • Click File System, and then click Unix File System or Windows File System.

   • Click Exchange, and then click Exchange Mailbox (Classic).

5. Click OK.

6. Navigate to the new reference copy client, right-click the default subclient, and then click Properties.

7. Click the Reference Copy Contents tab.

8. On the Content tab, under Filter, click Content Criteria > Add > filter type. For a description of available filters and settings, see Reference Copy - Filters (Windows and Unix) and Reference Copy - Filters (Exchange).

9. Select the Associations tab to choose from the following:

   • Client Computer Groups

     Select a Client Computer Group whose backup data will be used as subclient content for the reference copy subclient.

   • Client Computers

     Select one or more clients whose backup data will be used as subclient content for the reference copy subclient.

     To specify subclient content, you can also select one or more client entities like Agent, BackupSet, or Subclients.

   The filters specified in the Reference Copy Content (Content) tab will be applied to the client entities or client computer groups selected here.

10. To see the criteria that will be applied to backed-up data when creating the reference copy, click the Preview tab.

11. Click the Storage Device tab and then select a Storage Policy name.

12. Click OK to add contents to the subclient.

Windows and Unix - Create a reference copy of an existing copy

1. From the CommCell Browser, right-click Client Computers, and then click New Client.

   The Add New Client dialog box appears.

2. In the Others section, click Reference Copy.

   The Create Reference Copy Client dialog box appears.

3. Enter a name for the new reference copy client in the Client Name field.

4. Select the type of reference copy client as follows:

   • Click File System, and then click Unix File System or Windows File System.

   • Click Exchange, and then click Exchange Mailbox (Classic).

5. Click OK.

6. Navigate to the new reference copy client, right-click the default subclient, and then click Properties.

7. On the Reference Copy Contents tab, click Add and then enter Content Name that will be used to identify the applied filters.

8. Select Add from Filter Criteria and then choose a desired filter.

   If you select the File Name filter, it can be used to view files with specific name patterns such as *.doc.

9. Select the Associations tab and then select an existing reference copy subclient as the subclient association.

   The filters specified in the Reference Copy Content (Content) tab will be applied to the subclient selected here.

10. To view the data being back up by using the associated clients or client groups, click the Preview tab.

11. Click the Storage Device tab and then select a storage policy name.

12. Click OK to add contents to the subclient.

Create a reference copy of data backed up between specified times

1. From the CommCell Browser, right-click Client Computers, and then click New Client.

   The Add New Client dialog box appears.

2. In the Others section, click Reference Copy.

   The Create Reference Copy Client dialog box appears.

3. Enter a name for the new reference copy client in the Client Name field.

4. Select the type of reference copy client as follows:

   • Click File System, and then click Unix File System or Windows File System.

   • Click Exchange, and then click Exchange Mailbox (Classic).

5. Click OK.

6. Navigate to the new reference copy client, right-click the default subclient, and then click Properties.

7. On the Reference Copy Contents tab, select a date and time when the backup began in the Backup Start Time field.

   Note

   Once a backup has run for this reference copy client, the client's backup start time cannot be modified.

8. Optional: Select Backup End Time and then enter a date and time through which backups were taken for the associated client or client group.

9. On the Content tab, under Filters, click Content Criteria > Add and then choose a filter. For a description of available filters and settings, see Reference Copy - Filters (Windows and Unix) and Reference Copy - Filters (Exchange) .

10. Click the Association tab, expand Client Computer Groups and/or Client Computers as required, and then select one or more nodes from which to obtain subclient content.

11. To see the criteria that will be applied to backed-up data when creating the reference copy, click the Preview tab.

12. Click the Storage Device tab and then select a Storage Policy name.

13. To add contents to the subclient, click OK.

Windows and Unix - Data retention in reference copy

Reference copy retention works in accordance with parameters set up at both the subclient and storage policy levels.

At the subclient level, the number of days retention specified will be applied to each object during synthetic full jobs. The items that are not aged are carried forward to the next cycle.

Storage policy level settings do not apply to the latest cycle. These settings apply to older cycles only. The latest cycle will always be retained until the subclient is deleted.

By default, a reference copy job honors 1 cycle/1 day retention.

Windows and Unix - Retain reference copy content based on file modification time

1. From the CommCell Browser, right-click Client Computers, and then click New Client.

   The Add New Client dialog box appears.

2. In the Others section, click Reference Copy.

   The Create Reference Copy Client dialog box appears.

3. Enter a name for the new reference copy client in the Client Name field.

4. Select the type of reference copy client as follows:

   • Click File System, and then click Unix File System or Windows File System.

   • Click Exchange, and then click Exchange Mailbox (Classic).

5. Click OK.

6. Navigate to the new reference copy client, right-click the default subclient, and then click Properties.

7. Click the Reference Copy Contents tab.

8. Click Add and then enter Content Name that will be used to identify the applied filters.

9. Select Add from Content Criteria, and then select a desired filter.

10. Select the Associations tab, and then select an existing reference copy subclient as the subclient association.

    The filters specified in the Reference Copy Contents (Content) tab will be applied to the subclient selected here.

11. To view the data that will be backed up by using the associated clients or client groups, click the Preview tab.

12. Click the Storage Device tab and then select a storage policy name.

13. Click the Retention tab and then enter a value for Older than days based on modified time.

14. To add contents to the subclient, click OK.

Windows and Unix - Retain reference copy content based on reference copy time

1. From the CommCell Browser, right-click Client Computers, and then click New Client.

   The Add New Client dialog box appears.

2. In the Others section, click Reference Copy.

   The Create Reference Copy Client dialog box appears.

3. Enter a name for the new reference copy client in the Client Name field.

4. Select the type of reference copy client as follows:

   • Click File System, and then click Unix File System or Windows File System.

   • Click Exchange, and then click Exchange Mailbox (Classic).

5. Click OK.

6. Navigate to the new reference copy client, right-click the default subclient, and then click Properties.

7. Click the Reference Copy Contents tab.

8. Click Add, and then enter Content Name that will be used to identify the applied filters.

9. From Filter Criteria, select Add and then select a desired filter.

10. On the Associations tab, select an existing reference copy subclient as the subclient association.

    The filters specified in the Reference Copy Content (Content) tab will be applied to the subclient selected here.

11. To view the data that will be backed up by using the associated clients or client groups, click the Preview tab.

12. Click the Storage Device tab and then select a storage policy name.

13. Click the Retention tab, and then enter a value for Older than days based on latest reference copy time.

14. To add contents to the subclient, click OK.

Windows and Unix - Run a job summary report

The Job Summary Report displays information related to all backup jobs for the selected clients and agents in the CommCell group. You can use this report to do the following:

• Monitor the overall health of backup jobs in the CommCell group.

• Help troubleshoot backup errors and keep track of specific object types in backup jobs.

• View detailed information, such as the failed objects included or objects that were filtered from a single job.

Procedure

1. On the CommCell Console menu bar, select the Reports tab, and then click the button for the report that you want to run.

   The Report Selection dialog box appears.

2. From the Reports pane, select Job Summary.

3. Browse to the Selection tab.

4. In the Advanced section, select Include Reference Copy Job Details.

5. Click Run.

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Job Summary Report

Windows and Unix - Specify multiple content filters for reference copy

1. From the CommCell Browser, right-click Client Computers, and then click New Client.

   The Add New Client dialog box appears.

2. In the Others section, click Reference Copy.

   The Create Reference Copy Client dialog box appears.

3. Enter a name for the new reference copy client in the Client Name field.

4. Select the type of reference copy client as follows:

   • Click File System, and then click Unix File System or Windows File System.

   • Click Exchange, and then click Exchange Mailbox (Classic).

5. Click OK.

6. Navigate to the new reference copy client, right-click the default subclient, and then click Properties.

7. Click the Reference Copy Contents tab.

8. On the Content tab, under Filters, click Content Criteria > Add and then choose a filter. For descriptions of available filters and settings, see Reference Copy - Filters (Windows and Unix) and Reference Copy - Filters (Exchange).

9. Repeat the previous step until all you have added all the filters your reference copy client needs.

10. Click the Association tab, expand Client Computer Groups and/or Client Computers as required, and then select one or more nodes from which to obtain subclient content.

11. To view the criteria that will be applied to backed-up data when creating the reference copy, click the Preview tab.

12. Click the Storage Device tab and then select a Storage Policy.

13. To add the filtered contents to the subclient, click OK.

Windows and Unix - View details of a job

You can view detailed information about a reference copy job, such as how many subclients were configured to be backed, how many succeeded, and how many failed. You can also view the status of each including details about each client and the backupset to which it belongs, status of the job, and failure reasons.

Procedure

1. In the CommCell Browser, right-click the reference copy client, and then click View > Job History.

2. Click OK.

3. From the Job History window, right-click the job, and then click View Job Details.

   The Job Details dialog box appears.

4. On the Status tab, view the details about each subclient that was backed up using the reference copy job.

5. Click OK.