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Backup Activity
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A Backup Activity defines what should be backed-up, pre/post actions and the error policy to use.
There are two types of activities:
- Secure Backup
- Export domain
To add a new backup activity, navigate to Mange→ Maintenance→ Backup, select the plan to add an activity to and click "Add Activity" from the Backup Plan Details Page.
The system will display "Add Backup Activity" page. Consult the screenshot and the table below in order to create a new backup activity in the system.
Secure Backup
| Attribute | Is Mandatory? | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Device (or Pattern) | Yes | The Device(s) to backup, enter a specific device, pattern with asterisk or a list of devices or patterns See Using Patterns for Device and Domain Names in the Maintenance Concepts page |
| Pre-Action Script | No | A user defined script to run before the task is executed. See user defined scripts for more information |
| Pre-Action Quiesce | No | Should the device(s) be quiesced before the backup is executed. |
| Action | Yes | Select Secure Backup to define a secure backup activity. (Export Domain is described below) |
| Certificate Name | Yes | The certificate to use for the backup. Click on the ... (Three dots) button to open a window that shows the available certificates on the device, if multiple devices were chosen, the list will show the certificates of the first device. All other devices must have a certificate installed with an identical name to the one selected for the first device. |
| Post-Action Unquiesce | No | This option cannot be edited - it will be automatically set to the value of the Pre-Action Quiesce. The user may set how long DPOD waits for the unquiesce operation to finish before cancelling the task via a system parameter (see maintenance configurable parameters for more information) |
| Post-Action Script | No | A user defined script to run after the task is executed. |
| Error Policy | Yes | Select how this backup activity handles errors. |
Export Domain
| Attribute | Mandatory? | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Device (or Pattern) | Yes | The device(s) to backup. Enter a specific device, pattern with asterisk or a list of devices or patterns See Using Patterns for Device and Domain Names in the Maintenance Concepts page |
| Domain (or Pattern) | Yes | The domain(s) to export. Enter a specific domain, pattern with asterisk or a list of domains or patterns See Using Patterns for Device and Domain Names in the Maintenance Concepts page Check "All Domains" to export all domains. |
| Pre-Action Script | No | A user defined script to run before the task is executed. See user defined scripts for more information |
| Pre-Action Quiesce | No | Should the domain(s) be quiesced before the backup is executed |
| Action | Yes | Export Domain |
| Post-Action Unquiesce | No | This option cannot be edited - it will be automatically set to the value of the Pre-Action Quiesce. The user may set how long DPOD waits for the unquiesce operation to finish before cancelling the task via a system parameter (see maintenance configurable parameters for more information) |
| Post-Action Script | No | A user defined script to run after the task is executed. |
| Error Policy | Yes | Select how this backup activity handles errors. |
Edit, Delete or Reorder Activities
The Backup Plan Details Page allows the user to edit, delete or reorder activities.
