| << Prev | Next >> |
This section explains the 'Volume Groups' page and all the related operations such as creating, editing and deleting a volume group. Volume Groups are groups of volumes that you associate with each other to form the basis of a backup or restore job. For example, you could combine all of your Exchange volumes into a single volume group in a scenario where you would like to take a backup of or restore the entire Exchange application and not just its individual volumes.
The ‘Volume Groups’ page lists all volume groups and the associated volumes. The volume groups listed also include those that have been imported from the DPC UI. The imported groups can be easily distinguished by a DPC host descriptor tag attached after the volume group name. Additionally, the automated volume groups (prefixed by 'Automatic Volume Group for") created as a result of enabling daily snapshots are also shown on this page. This page also provides the option to create a backup for a specific volume group as well as create, edit or delete a volume group.
This page discusses the following common tasks associated with 'Volume Groups' -
- Creating a Volume Group
- Editing a Volume Group
- Deleting a Volume Group
- Taking a backup for a Volume Group
Creating a Volume Group
In the ‘General’ tab, type in the name you wish to assign to the new volume group. Under the ‘Volumes’ tab, you can choose the volumes to associate with the newly created volume group. The dropdown lists all the volumes configured on your system that have not been already added to this volume group.
Choose the volume that you wish to add to the new volume you just created and click ‘Add’. Repeat the process to add subsequent volumes to a group. After each addition, the view is updated with all the volumes in the group that you are currently editing. Along with the Volume Alias, the cloud configuration and Size of each volume is listed.
To remove any volume from its group, simply click the ‘delete’ icon 
next to it. Once you have added the volumes to this group to your satisfaction, click ‘Save’ to save the changes. The new volume group created is then displayed on the ‘Volume Groups’ page.
Editing a Volume Group
to edit this volume group. Continue editing by changing the fields under the ‘General’ and ‘Volumes’ tab. Click ‘Save’ when done.
Deleting a Volume Group
next to any volume group to delete it. A confirmation dialog will be displayed to the user.
Click on OK to proceed with the operation. The user will be notified that all of the deleted group’s backup runs and policies have been deleted with a banner message appearing at the top of the page.
Taking a Backup for a volume group
This will present the following dialog.
Specify which backup operation - Snapshot, Cloud snapshot or Cloud Clone - you would like to perform. Choose Accept to proceed or Cancel to exit out of this dialog. If you Accept, you will be returned to the Volume Groups screen with a message to the effect that an interactive backup for the volume groups has started.
Please see the details of how to access ‘Completed Jobs’ under Manage → Data Protection → Jobs section.
| << Prev | Next >> |
Comments