HP B6960-96035 manual Object consolidation sessions

Object consolidation sessions

This section describes how an object consolidation session is started, what happens during the session, and the processes and services involved.

What is an object consolidation session?

An object consolidation session is a process that merges a restore chain of a backup object, consisting of a full backup and at least one incremental backup, into a new, consolidated version of this object. During an object consolidation session, Data Protector reads the backed up data from the source media, merges the data, and writes the consolidated version to the target media.

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Automated and interactive object consolidation sessions

Automated object consolidation session

An automated object consolidation session can either be scheduled or started immediately after a backup. A scheduled object consolidation session is started at the time you have specified using the Data Protector Scheduler. A post-backup object consolidation session is started after the specified backup session finishes. You can view the progress of an automated object consolidation session in the Data Protector monitor.

Interactive object consolidation session

An interactive object consolidation session is started from the Data Protector user interface directly. The Data Protector monitor starts immediately and you can view the progress of the session. Multiple users can monitor the same object consolidation session. You may want to stop monitoring by disconnecting the user interface from the session. The session will then continue in the background.

Object consolidation session data flow and processes

When an object consolidation session is started, the following happens:

1.The Copy and Consolidation Session Manager (CSM) process is started on the Cell Manager system. This process reads the object consolidation specification for information on what to consolidate and which options, media, and devices to use. It controls the object consolidation session.

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