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Checkpoint Restart allows a failed backup job to be resumed from the=20
> last checkpoint. Checkpoints are taken periodically during a backup.=20
> Therefore, if a backup job fails, the issue causing the failure can be
> corrected and the job can be resumed from the last checkpoint rather=20
> than at the beginning, thus saving time. In addition, an active backup
> job may be suspended and then resumed from the last checkpoint at a=20
> later time. Also, jobs may be restarted from the beginning by=20
> selecting them from the Activity Monitor.
>
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=20
Katherine Greenberg=20
Systems Engineer=20
Mid-Range Storage Management=20
Aetna, Inc.=20
greenbergka AT aetna DOT com=20
Work: 860.636.6724=20
Pager: 860.366.0672=20
-----Original Message-----
From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of Scott
Jacobson
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 2:11 PM
To: Greenberg, Katherine A; jc AT goo-rooz DOT com
Cc: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] 5.1 Feature or Rumor? - Backup Fails;
thencontinues from POF
Sure enough - thanks, however;
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>From reading the usage it appears that it only works on restores.
=20
Jennifer, your comment below infers it works on backups?
=20
-sj
>>> Jennifer <jc AT goo-rooz DOT com> 6/29/2004 12:07:21 PM >>>
Also to clarify the restart feature - it will restart the backup not at=20
the POF but at the most recent checkpoint which is set by=20
minutes....which is still handy
Greenberg, Katherine A wrote:
> I believe you are referring to the checkpoint restart. It became=20
> available in 5.0 GA for backups for Standard and Windows backups.=20
> (it's been available for restores since 4.5 FP3).
> =20
> This is from the release notes for 5.0:
> =20
>
> 6 NetBackup Release Notes for UNIX and Windows
>
> New Backup Capabilities With This Release
>
> NetBackup 5.0 contains enhancements and new features that enable a=20
> user to restart a backup at the last check point in the middle of the=20
> backup, build a new synthetic image, and enhanced open file backups to
> name a few.
>
> ~ NetBackup Supports Checkpoint Restart for Backup Jobs
>
> Checkpoint Restart allows a failed backup job to be resumed from the=20
> last checkpoint. Checkpoints are taken periodically during a backup.=20
> Therefore, if a backup job fails, the issue causing the failure can be
> corrected and the job can be resumed from the last checkpoint rather=20
> than at the beginning, thus saving time. In addition, an active backup
> job may be suspended and then resumed from the last checkpoint at a=20
> later time. Also, jobs may be restarted from the beginning by=20
> selecting them from the Activity Monitor.
>
> Checkpoint restart for backups is supported for:
>
> ~ Backup jobs (support for restore jobs was introduced in 4.5 FP3).
>
> ~ Resume on file boundaries. This means the backup is resumed from the
> next file after the last check-pointed file (for example, a resume=20
> cannot occur within a file).
>
> ~Backups of file-system backups (backups which use the Standard or=20
> Microsoft Windows policy types only).
>
> ~File system local and alternate client snapshot backups are=20
> supported. Other offhost backups (for example, Media Server Copy or=20
> Third Party Copy) are not supported.
>
> =20
> ~Kate
> =20
> =20
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Katherine Greenberg
> Systems Engineer
> Mid-Range Storage Management
> Aetna, Inc.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu=20
> [mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of Scott=20
> Jacobson
> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 1:41 PM
> To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: [Veritas-bu] 5.1 Feature or Rumor? - Backup Fails; then=20
> continues from POF
>
> Can anyone confirm....
> =20
> Have I read that with 5.1 if a backup fails, you can now resubmit the=20
> job and if Enterprise sees a failure of that host within the same=20
> backup window that it will now continue the backup from the POF (point
> of failure) and finish the job?
> =20
> Would be very handy when backing up a 2 terabyte system that fails 3/4
> of the way into the job.
> =20
> Thanks,
> Scott
>
> This e-mail may contain confidential or privileged information. If you
> think you have received this e-mail in error, please advise the sender
by
> reply e-mail and then delete this e-mail immediately. Thank you. Aetna
>
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<DIV>Checkpoint Restart allows a failed backup job to be resumed from =
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<BR>> last checkpoint. Checkpoints are taken periodically during a =
backup.=20
<BR>> Therefore, if a backup job fails, the issue causing the failure =
can be=20
<BR>> corrected and the job can be resumed from the last checkpoint =
rather=20
<BR>> than at the beginning, thus saving time. In addition, an active =
backup=20
<BR>> job may be suspended and then resumed from the last checkpoint =
at a=20
<BR>> later time. Also, jobs may be restarted from the beginning by =
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<P><SPAN lang=3Den-us><FONT face=3DGeorgia=20
size=3D2>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN =
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face=3DGeorgia size=3D2>Katherine Greenberg</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN =
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<BR><SPAN lang=3Den-us><FONT face=3DGeorgia size=3D2>Work: =
860.636.6724</FONT></SPAN>=20
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align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DTahoma=20
size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>=20
veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu=20
[mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] <B>On Behalf Of =
</B>Scott=20
Jacobson<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 29, 2004 2:11 PM<BR><B>To:</B> =
Greenberg,=20
Katherine A; jc AT goo-rooz DOT com<BR><B>Cc:</B>=20
veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Veritas-bu] =
5.1=20
Feature or Rumor? - Backup Fails; thencontinues from =
POF<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Sure enough - thanks, however;</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>From reading the usage it appears that it only works on =
restores.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Jennifer, your comment below infers it works on backups?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>-sj<BR><BR>>>> Jennifer <jc AT goo-rooz DOT com> 6/29/2004 =
12:07:21=20
PM >>><BR></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"COLOR: #000000">Also to clarify the restart feature - it =
will=20
restart the backup not at <BR>the POF but at the most recent checkpoint =
which is=20
set by <BR>minutes....which is still handy<BR><BR>Greenberg, Katherine A =
wrote:<BR><BR>> I believe you are referring to the checkpoint =
restart. It=20
became <BR>> available in 5.0 GA for backups for Standard and Windows =
backups. <BR>> (it's been available for restores since 4.5=20
FP3).<BR>> <BR>> This is from the release notes for=20
5.0:<BR>> <BR>><BR>> 6 NetBackup Release Notes for UNIX =
and=20
Windows<BR>><BR>> New Backup Capabilities With This=20
Release<BR>><BR>> NetBackup 5.0 contains enhancements and new =
features=20
that enable a <BR>> user to restart a backup at the last check point =
in the=20
middle of the <BR>> backup, build a new synthetic image, and enhanced =
open=20
file backups to <BR>> name a few.<BR>><BR>> ~ NetBackup =
Supports=20
Checkpoint Restart for Backup Jobs<BR>><BR>> Checkpoint Restart =
allows a=20
failed backup job to be resumed from the <BR>> last checkpoint. =
Checkpoints=20
are taken periodically during a backup. <BR>> Therefore, if a backup =
job=20
fails, the issue causing the failure can be <BR>> corrected and the =
job can=20
be resumed from the last checkpoint rather <BR>> than at the =
beginning, thus=20
saving time. In addition, an active backup <BR>> job may be suspended =
and=20
then resumed from the last checkpoint at a <BR>> later time. Also, =
jobs may=20
be restarted from the beginning by <BR>> selecting them from the =
Activity=20
Monitor.<BR>><BR>> Checkpoint restart for backups is supported=20
for:<BR>><BR>> ~ Backup jobs (support for restore jobs was =
introduced in=20
4.5 FP3).<BR>><BR>> ~ Resume on file boundaries. This means the =
backup is=20
resumed from the <BR>> next file after the last check-pointed file =
(for=20
example, a resume <BR>> cannot occur within a file).<BR>><BR>> =
~Backups=20
of file-system backups (backups which use the Standard or <BR>> =
Microsoft=20
Windows policy types only).<BR>><BR>> ~File system local and =
alternate=20
client snapshot backups are <BR>> supported. Other offhost backups =
(for=20
example, Media Server Copy or <BR>> Third Party Copy) are not=20
supported.<BR>><BR>> <BR>> ~Kate<BR>> =
<BR>> =20
<BR>><BR>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR>> Katherine =
Greenberg<BR>>=20
Systems Engineer<BR>> Mid-Range Storage Management<BR>> Aetna,=20
Inc.<BR>><BR>> -----Original Message-----<BR>> From:=20
veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu <BR>> [<A=20
href=3D"mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT
edu]">mailto:veritas-b=
u-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu]</A>=20
On Behalf Of Scott <BR>> Jacobson<BR>> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, =
2004 1:41=20
PM<BR>> To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu<BR>> Subject: =
[Veritas-bu]=20
5.1 Feature or Rumor? - Backup Fails; then <BR>> continues from=20
POF<BR>><BR>> Can anyone confirm....<BR>> <BR>> Have I =
read=20
that with 5.1 if a backup fails, you can now resubmit the <BR>> job =
and if=20
Enterprise sees a failure of that host within the same <BR>> backup =
window=20
that it will now continue the backup from the POF (point <BR>> of =
failure)=20
and finish the job?<BR>> <BR>> Would be very handy when =
backing up a=20
2 terabyte system that fails 3/4 <BR>> of the way into the =
job.<BR>> =20
<BR>> Thanks,<BR>> Scott<BR>><BR>> This e-mail may contain=20
confidential or privileged information. If you<BR>> think you have =
received=20
this e-mail in error, please advise the sender by<BR>> reply e-mail =
and then=20
delete this e-mail immediately. Thank you.=20
Aetna<BR>><BR><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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