Overview

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

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

Validations

1. Application edition - checks that DPOD is not running on Docker or Developer Edition.
2. 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")
3. 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.

Next: Source Secure-Backup