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Archive Manager Operation Options

The operation options for archive determine related actions that occur during or after the archive, and the level of information that is recorded in the database. CA ARCserve Backup provides the following options:

Operation Options

The following options affect only archive operations.

• Disable File Estimate--By default, file estimation is disabled. To enable file estimation, deselect this option so that before any file is archived to media, CA ARCserve Backup performs an estimate of how long the job will take.

  Be aware of the following consideration:

  • File estimation is no longer the default value.
• Calculate and Store CRC Value on Archive Media--Calculating and storing the CRC value on the archive media will enable CA ARCserve Backup to perform CRC verification during the archive job. To instruct CA ARCserve Backup to use the CRC value stored on media, see the Verification section in the Policies tab.
• Eject Archive Media upon Completion--Select one of the following options:
  • Use Default Device Setting--Select this if you want to use the setting you selected during library configuration.
  • Eject Media--Select this if you want to eject media from the drive after the job finishes. This helps prevent any other job from overwriting information on this media. If you select this, it overrides the setting you selected during library configuration.
  • Do not Eject Media--Select this if you do not want to eject media from the drive after the job finishes. If you select this, it overrides the setting you selected during library configuration.

    Note: For more information on library configuration, see the chapter Managing Devices and Media.

• Retry Missed Targets--Reschedule an archive for any workstations, file systems, databases, and so on that failed during the archive job.

  You can specify one of the following reschedule options for an archive job:

  After Job Finishes

  Specifies the number of minutes that you want to elapse after the original job finished to start the makeup job.

  Default: 5 minutes

  Maximum: 1439 minutes (less than 24*60 minutes)

  At

  Specifies the time when the makeup is to run.

  • Max Times--Specifies the maximum number of times to repeat the makeup jobs.

    Default: 1 time

    Maximum: 12 times

  Be aware of the considerations that follow:

  • By default, Retry Missed Targets is enabled, After Job Finishes is selected, and the value of Max Times is 1.
  • File system archives--If the archive job requiring a makeup job consists of file system archives, and the file system contains directories that reside in different volumes, the makeup job archives only the failed volumes or directories. The makeup job does not archive the entire file system if it contained successful volume or directory archives.
  • Child jobs--The child makeup jobs (makeup of makeup jobs) run based on the value specified for After Job Finishes.
  • Agent-based archives--If the archive job requiring a makeup job consists of agent-based archives, the makeup job will attempt to archive all of the source selected for the archive. If the makeup job fails after one unsuccessful attempt, CA ARCserve Backup will create another makeup job that consists of all of the source selected for the original job, and submit the makeup job with a status of Hold.

More information:

Local Backup Options for UNIX and Linux Agents