This section describes how to prepare the backup volume.
The backup unit of AdvancedCopy Manager is a disk. In AdvancedCopy Manager, the device which stores the transaction data used as the candidate for backup is called the backup volume.
A destination backup volume must be placed on the same ETERNUS Disk storage system.
The number of backup volumes is determined by whether snapshot fast backup or synchronized high-speed backup is performed:
Backup Method | Number of Required Backup Volumes |
|---|---|
Snapshot fast backup | Number of backup generations |
Synchronized high-speed backup | Number of backup generations + 1 |
When backup policies have already been set for multiple transaction volumes, the registration of a backup policy for a newly registered transaction volume requires that the following number of backup volumes be registered beforehand:
Backup Method | Number of Required Backup Volumes |
|---|---|
Snapshot fast backup | Total number of backup generations in the registered backup policies + number of generations in the new backup policy being set |
Synchronized high-speed backup | Total number of backup generations in the registered backup policies + number of registered transaction volumes + number of generations in the new backup policy being set + 1 |
For information on configuring a backup volume, refer to "3.4.6 Setting Operation Type for Device".
Note
Do not configure AdvancedCopy Manager to back up a system disk or a disk where AdvancedCopy Manager is installed.
The following should be noted when using a volume group as a backup volume:
Do not register two or more physical disks into one volume group.
Create a logical volume so that it does not span two or more physical disks.
The backup volume must be the same physical size as transaction volume.
In addition, if the backup and transaction volumes are volume groups, they must be in different volume groups. However, these volume groups must have the same configuration.
Point
If the number of backup volumes that can be prepared in synchronized high-speed backup is only the number of preservation generations, the backup operation can be carried out by saving the backup volumes to secondary media, such as tapes.
To do this, follow the procedure below:
Start backup synchronization.
Confirm the equivalency maintain status.
Execute backup.
Save the backup volumes to secondary media.
Delete history information.
Return to step 1.
Be aware that, if any history information is deleted for any reason, the restore execution command cannot be used to restore data from the period beginning with the time of deletion until the time the next backup is completed inclusive. In this event, the data must be restored directly from the secondary media where applicable.
