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 Add Backup Activity Page will show:
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 be quiesced before the backup is executed |
| Action | Yes | Secure Backup |
| Certificate Name | Yes | Which 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 the other devices must have a certificate with the same name. |
| Post-Action Unquiesce | No | This option cannot be edited - it will be automatically set to the value of the Pre-Action Quiesce. You can set how long DPOD will wait to the unquiesce to finish before canceling 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 - you can select if it should run always or only if the task failed. |
| Error Policy | Yes | Plan's Default - use the value that was set for the plan |
Export Domain
| 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 |
| 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. You can set how long DPOD will wait to the unquiesce to finish before canceling 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 - you can select if it should run always or only if the task failed. |
| Error Policy | Yes | Plan's Default - use the value that was set for the plan |
Edit, Delete or Reorder Activities
You can edit, delete or reorder activities from the Backup Plan Details Page
