Overview

The pre-backup validations step will perform two types of checks:

Checks on the source gateway that is about to be backed-up
Compatibility checks on the target gateway - only if the target gateway is available at this stage

It is not mandatory, but highly recommended to have the target gateway up and running at this stage, so DPOD can check that the hardware, firmware and features are compatible between the source and target gateways.

If the target gateway is not available at this stage - DPOD will run those checks later on, just before the Secure-Restore.

Validations

Application edition - checks that DPOD is not running on Docker or Developer Edition.
Secure Backup mount point - the path where DPOD will download the backup to (and upload the backup from) should be a dedicated mounted filesystem - the mount point is set in the System Parameters page (under "Backups - Destination Path")
Source is in Secure Backup mode - checks whether the source gateway's Backup Mode is "Secure backup", if the gateway is in "Normal" mode - no Secure Backups or Secure Restores can be issued against it.

If the target gateway is available, more validations will be done at this stage:

4. Target is in Secure Backup mode - checks whether the target gateway's Backup Mode is "Secure backup", if the gateway is in "Normal" mode - no Secure Backups or Secure Restores can be issued against it.
5. Identical firmware level - the source and target gateways must be on the same firmware level, if you need to upgrade the target gateway, consider using DPOD's Firmware Upgrade feature
6. Gateway features compatibility - checks whether the source and target have the same license and features (such as ORA-DCO) - this is an informational check, the user can choose to mark it as "ignored" if it fails.
7. Hardware compatibility - checks whether the gateways' device types are compatible (for example, an IDG gateway cannot be migrated to XG45) - this is an informational check, the user can choose to mark it as "ignored" if it fails.

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