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Autonomic healing vs. validation
The validation process verifies there are no corruptions or inconsistencies that would result in files not being restorable.
 
Table 2 Autonomic Healing vs. validation
Function
Description
Autonomic Healing
Validation
Triggering
Triggered from DS-Client or DS-System
DS-System
 
DS-Client or DS-System
Who makes decision when and how to run
Service provider
Customer
Automatic triggering method
Configure
Schedule
Can run continuously
Yes
 
No
Running options
On-demand start/stop
Yes
Yes
Speed adjustable based on DS-System Load
Yes
No
Can automatically resume on file level
Yes
Yes
Customized selection (on dir/file/generation level)
No
Yes
Checking Capabilities
File Headers for damage/inconsistencies
Yes
Yes
Directory Stream Headers for damage/inconsistencies
Yes
No
Library link for damage/inconsistencies
Yes
Yes
Delta file for damage/inconsistencies
Yes
Yes
File name for damage/inconsistencies across generations
Yes
No
Directory ID/name for damage/inconsistencies
Yes
No
File ID/name for damage/inconsistencies
Yes
No
Orphaned recycled generations caused by data damage/corruption
Yes
No
Session damage/inconsistencies across generations
Yes
No
Corruptions causing decryption problems
No
Yes
Corruptions causing decompression problems
No
Yes
Corruptions causing digital signature does not match
No
Yes
Fixing Capabilities
Delete corrupted files (move to trash folder)
Yes
Yes
If DS-System is part of a replication group, attempt to retrieve the deleted files from a Replication DS-System. If all deleted files are successfully retrieved in this manner, skip step 3 (below).
Yes
Yes
Mark backup as out-of-sync after deletion or corrupted files are fixed
Yes
Yes
Files/directories ID damage/inconsistencies
Yes
No
Directory location damage/inconsistencies
Yes
No
File name damage/inconsistencies within directories
Yes
No
File name damage/inconsistencies across generations
Yes
No
Delta linking/reconstruction damage/inconsistencies
Yes
Partially
Library link damage/inconsistencies
Yes
No
Remove orphaned recycled generations caused by data damage/inconsistencies
Yes
No
Clean recycled generations to optimize storage space.
Yes
No
Session damage/inconsistencies across generations
Yes
No
Reporting
Damage/inconsistencies in Event Log
Yes
Yes
Damage/inconsistencies in DS-Client Event Log
No
Yes