Brights Tor Arcserve Training

8/6/2019 Brights Tor Arcserve Training

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Brightstor Arcserve


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Agenda Introduction

Challenges

Arcserve for whom?

How Arcserve works?


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Introduction

Components

BrightStor ARCserve Backup ManagerUse the BrightStor ARCserve Backup Manager to perform tasks such as submitting backup and

restore jobs, managing your database, and searching reports.

BrightStor ARCserve Backup ServerIt constitute 3 major components :

1) Job Engine

2) Tape Engine

3) Database Engine


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Manager components

Job Status Manager

Monitors all pending, completed, and active jobs from the Job Status Manager window. Youcan schedule pending or completed jobs,

submit new jobs, delete jobs, and stop active jobs.

Backup Manager

Backs up data to media. You can schedule and configure backups of your machines andservers.

Restore Manager

Restores data that has already been backed up by BrightStor ARCserve Backup.

Media Pool Manager

Manages, creates, and maintains logical groupings of media for easy identification of backups, to allowefficient scheduling of the maintenance and recycling of your media.


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Manager components (Cont.)

DeviceManager

Displays information about your storage devices and media. It also allows you to change adrives compression mode, and perform media functions such as compression, formatting,erasing, ejecting, and retensioning.

DatabaseM

anagerDisplays information from the BrightStor ARCserve Backup database, such as the jobsprocessed by BrightStor ARCserve Backup, the media used by BrightStor ARCserveBackup, and the devices you are using with BrightStor ARCserve Backup.


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Manager components (Cont.)

Report Manager

Generates reports from data in the BrightStor ARCserve Backup database. Various reportsinclude information about backup schedules, media errors, backup devices, media pools,and media status and policies.

Server AdminAllows you to modify the BrightStor ARCserve Backup system account and manage thecore BrightStor ARCserve Backup services: Job Engine, Tape Engine, and DatabaseEngine. The Database Engine tab allows you to configure the database pruning job.

Alert ManagerSends messages to people in your organization, using various methods ofcommunication, regarding events that occur during the functioning ofBrightStorARCserve Backup.


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Useful Utilities MergeUtility

Use the Merge Utility option when you want to restore detailed session information inyourBrightStor ARCserve Backup database.

Scan Utility

Use the Scan Utility option when you need information about your media backupsessions. Each source that you choose to back up is saved on media as an individualsession.

Compare Utility

Compare the contents of a media session to files on a machine. Results of the Comparejob can be seen in the Job Queue.

CountUtility

Count the number of files and directories on a machine.

CopyUtility

Allows you to copy files from one location to another. For example, you can runa copy job on your local machine to store files and directories on anothermachine that is going to be backed up to media.

PurgeUtility

Allows you to delete files and directories from a machine.


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Managing Devices and Media

The Device Manager

This manager gives you information about storage devices connected to your system, themedia in these devices, and the status of these devices. It is the starting point for all mediaand device monitoring and maintenance operations.

The Media Pool Manager

This manager lets you create, modify, delete, and manage media pools to help you organizeand protect your media.


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RoyalMail Group Account Updates

Tape Drives


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The Device Manager

Inserting and Removing Media

When you insert a media into a magazine slot or remove a media from a slot, you must either

inventory this slot or remount the magazine.

FormattingM

ediaErasing Data

EjectingMedia

Checking Library Slots (Inventory)

Loading or Removing Magazines

Importing or Exporting Media

Cleaning Tape Heads


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Media Pools

A media pool is a collection of media managed as a unit. Each media pool isassigned a name and the media are organized according to serial numbers. Theassigned serial numbers are permanent and if you are using a device with abarcode reader, the barcode labels are used for the serial number of the media.The media pools are organized by the range of serial numbers of the media theycontain and are divided into two sets, the Save Set and the Scratch Set.

Save Sets

Scratch Sets


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Media rotation strategy Son Media Rotation Strategy Number of media required: 1 (minimum)

Overwrite protection period: last backup

Father/SonMedia Rotation Strategy

Number of media required: 6 (minimum)

Overwrite protection period: Two weeks


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edia rotation strategy (cont.)

GrandfatherMedia Rotation Strategy

Number of media required: 19 (minimum)

Overwrite protection period: One year


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The Media Pool Manager

Create a new media pool

Delete an existing media pool

Move media in a pool

Remove media from a media pool

Assign media to a media pool (during formatting)


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Database View


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Database View

Job RecordsJobs processed by BrightStorARCserve Backup.

Media RecordsMedia used by BrightStor

ARCserve Backup.Device RecordsDevices used by BrightStorARCserve Backup.

SummarySpace the database uses on your harddisk, database type, and other settings.


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Logs and Reports

Activity LogLogs all BrightStor ARCserve Backupactivity.

Tape LogLogs all tape activity (for debugging

purposes only).Job LogLogs activity related to a specific job.

The Report ManagerGenerates reports from theBrightStor ARCserve Backup database for viewingor printing.


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The Report Manager


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QUESTIONS

ANSWERS&

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