Performing Backups from CA SRM

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Performing Backups from CA SRM

You can now activate a backup service using a CA ARCserve Backup server from within CA SRM. The CA ARCserve Backup server must be a host managed by CA SRM. CA SRM can only drive backups for CA ARCserve Backup r11.x, r12.x and later.

If the backup drive fails, then you may need to run the backup command manually once for security purposes. To do this:

Logon to the CA ARCserve Backup machine with the same user ID used to register the machine in CA SRM.
Open the Task Manager, and check if the ca_backup process exists. End the process if it exists.
Open the command line and go to the CA ARCserve Backup directory. Run:
```
ca_backup -source -filesystem c:\
```
If this does not work, it is a CA ARCserve Backup security issue.

If it does work, go to step 4.
(Optional) Change the CA SRM computer username and password so it is equivalent to caroot. You can make it equivalent by logging on to the CA ARCserve Backup server with the same CA SRM collection user and the run ca_backup command line.
When CA ARCserve Backup asks:
```
--- Do you want to create equivalence (default : y)?
```
Type Y and the server will create the equivalent username and password.
Re-run the CA SRM backup service.

You can activate backups in either interactive or batch mode.

Interactive: Backs up files from a Query Result table or a volume from the Volumes table
Batch: Backs up files and volumes as a scheduled or automated service

CA SRM separates the backup policy definition from the actual backup definition and execution. This lets you define a backup and apply a pre‑defined policy, or define a new policy. CA SRM stores policy definitions in the CA ARCserve Backup database.

This section describes how to:

Perform an interactive backup
Create a new policy definition
Perform a batch backup