Importing an initial backup
Instruct your customer to register their DS-Client with the DS-System. They can then create as many initial backups as required, which are written to a media buffer that is physically shipped to the DS-System location. For instructions, see the DS-Client User Guide.”
NOTE: An initial backup buffer must contain backups from the same DS-Client.
When you receive the initial backup media, connect it to the network so that it is visible to the DS-System. You can then import the data to the DS-System. Once the data is imported to the DS-System, DS-Client users can continue performing scheduled and on-demand backups with incremental changes.
NOTE: If the file system on the initial backup buffer cannot be read directly by the operating system on the DS-System side, NFS or CIFS can be used for the initial backup import.
To import an initial backup:
1. On the DS-System, create the customer and DS-Client account.
2. In the DS-Operator, under Customers, select the DS-Client account whose data is in the initial backup buffer.
3. On the DS-Client menu, click Import Initial Backup. For N+1 DS-Systems, you will be prompted to select which N+1 node will perform the activity.
4. Beside the Import initial backup from box, click [...]. Select a path where the DS-System can read the initial backup data, and then click OK. The path should be in the following format:
• For Windows:
<local_drive>:\initial_backup_dir
or
\\server\share\initial_backup_dir
• For Linux:
/initial_backup_directory
NOTE: For N+1 DS-System, the initial backup is performed by the selected node. Ensure the initial backup buffer is directly attached to the selected node or is specified as a UNC path the node has rights to access.
5. In the Available Backup Set list, select the backups you want to import, and then click [>>>]. The backups move under the Selected Backup Set for Import list.
6. In the Initial Backup Meta-data Encryption dialog box, enter an encryption key, and then click OK.
7. Click OK.
8. In the Initial Backup Import Options dialog box, under Select import method, select an import method. Your options are as follows:
• Move — This option is available only for unencrypted buffer data. If the DS-System can find a storage location on the same volume as the specified path, the move option is available as an import method. If the logical size available to the DS-System in the storage location is less than the data being moved, a warning appears. The DS-System will not move files in that storage location if no logical space is available.
• Copy — This option will automatically balance the imported data across all the storage locations in the storage group.
9. Under Options, select one of the following:
• Concurrent import activities — Each import activity represents a different backup that is processed in parallel.
• Additional threads for each import activity — Number of additional processing threads to run for each import activity.
10. Click Start. When completed, DS-Client users can run scheduled or on-demand backups. You must verify the Activity Log after the import has completed.