HP B6960-90078 manual Managing Failed Backups

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Managing Failed Backups

Managing Failed Backups

During a backup, some systems may not be available because they were shut down, there were some networking problems, or similar occurrences. This results in some systems not being backed up entirely.

Setup Notification Data Protector lets you configure a notification so that you are informed about unexpected events, such as a mount request or a device error during a backup session. You can choose among the methods that most suit your needs, for example e-mail, or a broadcast message to your Windows display.

See Chapter 7, “Monitoring, Reporting, Notifications, and the Event

Log,” on page 307 for details.

Checking Failed One of the most important aspects of managing backups is the regular

Backups checking of the backup status. Data Protector provides a comprehensive reporting functionality that allows you to view reports on the backup status. See “Monitoring Sessions” on page 309 for details on the reporting functionality.

Warnings When Backing Up System Disks

Data Protector issues warnings when backing up the system disk on Windows systems. This is because certain files on the system disk are always busy and cannot be opened by any application, including the Disk Agent. The contents of these files can only be backed up as a part of

CONFIGURATION.

When these files are accessed by a filesystem backup, such as when the whole system disk is backed up, Data Protector fails to open them and reports warnings or errors, depending on the backup options. See “Using Backup Options” on page 225.

While this behavior is correct from the filesystem backup point of view, it can create a manageability problem. Due to the large number of warnings that are always reported, it is likely that a failure of another file may be overlooked.

These specific files can only be backed up through a CONFIGURATION backup. Knowing this, you can exclude them from a filesystem backup to avoid warnings.

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