Managing a Backup Plan

Viewing a backup plan

• Viewing basic information:

  On the navigation bar, choose > Backup Plan.

• Viewing details:

  On the navigation bar, choose > Backup Plan. On the displayed page, click the backup plan you want to view.

Background

You want to view information about a backup plan, including the status, associated protected set, associated repository, and the start time of the latest backup job.

Precautions

Before performing this operation, ensure that the backup plan has been created.

• Status of the backup plan. The value can be:
  • Active

    Indicates that the backup plan is in the Active state. When the backup plan is in this state, the system can perform backup jobs as scheduled. In the preview area, you can click the arrowhead beside Active to deactivate the backup plan.

  • Inactive

    Indicates that the backup plan is in the Inactive state. When the backup plan is in this state, the system cannot perform backup jobs as scheduled but you can manually perform backup jobs. In the preview area, you can click the arrowhead beside Inactive to activate the backup plan.

Executing a backup plan

On the navigation bar, choose > Backup Plan. Move the mouse pointer to the backup plan you want to execute and click in the button area on the right, or click the backup plan you want to execute and click in the preview area on the right.

Background

You want to execute a backup plan.

Precautions

• Before performing this operation, ensure that the backup plan has been created.
• If the backup plan has ongoing backup jobs, the system adds new backup jobs and sets them to the Pending state.
• If backup jobs have been executed based on the backup plan before, the system automatically performs an incremental backup after you click .
• If no backup jobs have been executed based on the backup plan, the system automatically performs a full backup after you click .
• You can click the row of a backup plan at any time after the plan is created to view the plan details. If you click Full Backup, the system will perform a full backup as required.

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Modifying a backup plan

On the navigation bar, choose > Backup Plan. Move the mouse pointer to the backup plan you want to modify and click in the button area on the right, or click the backup plan you want to modify and click in the preview area on the right.

Background

You want to change the protected set or backup policy associated with your backup plan. After the modification, the system will execute backup jobs based on the modified information.

Precautions

Before performing this operation, ensure that the backup plan has been created.

Offline Transmission

• Disabled: Select this option when Teleport devices have been sent to the Huawei data center and data has been uploaded.
• Enabled: Select this option when you need to use Offline Transmission.
• Suspended: Select this option when the Teleport devices or disks have been disconnected from the VMware environment.

Cloning a backup plan

On the navigation bar, choose > Backup Plan. Move the mouse pointer to the backup plan you want to clone and click in the button area on the right, or click the backup plan you want to clone and click in the preview area on the right.

Background

You want to clone a backup plan to create a duplicate. Then you can modify the duplicate to quickly obtain a new backup plan instead of creating one, saving configuration time.

Precautions

Before performing this operation, ensure that the backup plan has been created.

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Deleting a backup plan

On the navigation bar, choose > Backup Plan. Move the mouse pointer to the backup plan you want to delete and click in the button area on the right, or click the backup plan you want to delete and click in the preview area on the right.

Background

You want to delete a backup plan that you no longer need.

Precautions

• Before performing this operation, ensure that the backups associated with the backup plan to be deleted will not be used to restore data.
• Ensure that there are no ongoing backup jobs associated with the backup plan.

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