RM - schedule snapshot to mount for backup to tape or b2d

Question

I have RM and want to use the last snapshot of the day (from an existing App set taken on SERVER-A) to backup to tape or b2d.

Snapshots are being taken every 15 minutes during business hours with the last snap at 9:15 PM.

I was told RM can handle the scheduling/execution on this but I'm not sure what I need to create in the RM Agent on the backup SERVER-B.

Both SERVER-A and SERVER-B have licensed agents and RM console, and I have a VM running the RM itself.

If I right click an existing snapshot, I can mount it on SERVER-B with no problem, but I see no way to automate that process.

This is on a new CX4 SAN, snapshots of W2K3 files, RM version 5.2.00, SERVER-B has Symantec BackUp Exec 12.5.

I saw the references to Exchange, SAP, etc, in the manual, but these deal with databases, and I am only concerned with using the snapshot to backup.

Any help or point to documentation GLADLY accepted!

AranH1 · Accepted Answer

In the properties of the snapshot job itself is where you set the schedule and any post mount scripts. You will need two separate jobs, one to run the 15 minute snapshots throughout the day and one to create a snapshot at night, mount it to the backup server, and run a backup script.

gritz1 · Answer

So I cannot use the existing snapshots? In the second job, will this automatically create/delete the previous snapshot?

AranH1 · Answer

Looking at the options within a job I don't see how you can use one job to accomplish this, maybe an EMCer can chime in on that. The second job will create it's own snapshot.

JamesBEMC · Answer

Hi Gritz

Aran is correct.

With the same appset and job, the next job will automatically need to prepare and as part of that preparation it will unmount and if ncessary expire a previous replica.

So, you will need another appset and job which will run at whatever time you decide (midnight).

The important part here for you is that this backup snap job MUST run and maybe you loose a single rotational snap job in the same 15 minutes, but I think thats acceptable.

So, my suggestion is if your schedule for the main job is on the quarter hour (00:15, 00:30, 00:45, 01:00) - then run the backup job at 00:43, so it will be the one to run for that quarter hour (00:45 - 01:00).

Once the backup job has finished snapping production and moving into mounting, then the normal job wil run fine again.

James.

Replication Manager

RM - schedule snapshot to mount for backup to tape or b2d

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