Data in the system area and data area can be secondarily backed up separately from Clone backup.
Perform secondary backup not on a per virtual machine basis but on a per volume basis that comprises a virtual machine. Restore data also not on a per virtual machine basis but on a per volume basis.
Note
The restore function from Clone backup cannot restore the virtual machine using secondary backup.
When using secondary backup data, connect the secondary backup volume to either of the following virtual machines to use:
Virtual machine created manually
Existing virtual machine
If the virtual machine environment is changed, the Clone backup volume is deleted and a new Clone backup volume is assigned when a Clone backup is performed for the first time after the change. Therefore, disable the secondary backup setting before changing the virtual machine environment. Enable the secondary backup setting again to the newly created Clone backup volume.
Changes in the virtual machine environment are as follows:
Deleting volumes connected to the virtual machine
Changing the size of the volumes connected to the virtual machine
Performing Storage vMotion on the virtual machine
Use AdvancedCopy Manager Copy Control Module for secondary backup for Clone backup. As the Clone backup volume is a FTV, the usable range is the same as that of the existing FTV.
Clone backup volume information can be checked on Web Console.
Clicking the copy group name field in the Clone Backup History tab on the VVOL Backup History screen displays a list of copy group names used for the Clone backup in a dialog box. Clicking the link of the target copy group name in the dialog box moves to the Copy Group Detail screen, and the Clone backup volume information can be checked.
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Refer to the AdvancedCopy Manager Operation Guide for Copy Control Module for details about AdvancedCopy Manager Copy Control Module.
Note
Do not connect the Clone backup volume to the server. As the Agent-based Advanced Copy operation requires connecting the Clone backup Volume to a server in which the AdvancedCopy Manager's agent is installed, this cannot be used.
Point
There are QuickOPC sessions between the Clone backup volume and the backup source Virtual Volume. For this reason, the copy from the Clone backup is a cascade copy.
