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Creating a Backup Policy

  1. To add a backup policy in the WebU
  2. On the Attributes tab enter a Policy name, and select VMware from the Policy type drop-down list, and select stu-dpss01standard from the Policy storage drop-down list and select Use Accelerator
  3. On the Schedules tab, Click on Add
  4. Specify a name for the schedule by typing it in the Name attribute and select Type of backup from the drop-down list.
  5. Select Schedule type, either Calendar or Frequency. Calendar-based schedules allow administrators to create a job schedule based on a calendar view. Select Calendar to display the Include Dates tab. Use the Frequency attribute to specify how much time must elapse between successful backups. To set the frequency, select a frequency value from the list. The frequency can be seconds, minutes, hours, days, or weeks.
  6. The Retention attribute specifies how long NetBackup retains the backups. To set the retention period, select a time period (or level) from the list. When the retention period expires, NetBackup deletes information about the expired backup.
  7. Select Start Window tab to set time periods during which backups can start when using a schedule. Select the Start day and Start time for the backup window and click on Duplicate to replicates the time window for the entire week.
  8. Use the Exclude Days tab to exclude specific days from a schedule for a backup policy. If a day is excluded from a schedule, jobs do not run on that day.
  9. Use the Include Dates tab to configure the schedules that run according to specific days, on recurring week days, or on recurring days of the month.
  10. Click on Add to save the Schedule.
  11. On the Clients tab, click on Select manually, then click Add.
  12. Select Client by either Enter the VM hostname or Browse virtual machines and click Select.
  13. On VMware tab change the Primary VM identifier to VM display name, and from Transport mode section select NBD : Unencrypted Transfer and leave all other attributes to default.
  14. Check the Exclude disks tab if it is required to exclude any disks from the VM backup.
  15. Click on Create to add the newly configured policy.