Scheduling validation
You can schedule when system validation tasks run on the DS-System. Each system validation task can be performed on all backups or on the backups of a specific DS-Client. For more information, see
“Running system validation”.
To schedule validation:
1. On the Setup menu, click Schedule, and then do one of the following:
• To add a scheduled validation task, click Add.
• To modify a scheduled validation task, select a scheduled task, and then click Edit.
NOTE: To delete a scheduled validation task, select a scheduled task, and then click Delete.
• To update the list of scheduled tasks, click Refresh.
2. On the Select Schedule Type page, select Validation, and then click Next.
3. On the Select Schedule Time page, do the following:
a) Under Detail Type, select the frequency of the schedule.
b) Under Daily Frequency, beside Start at, specify when the schedule will start.
• To specify a time and day when the scheduled activity must end, select the End at... after... day(s) from start day check box, and enter the time and the number of days.
c) Click Next.
4. On the System Validation Option page, do the following:
a) In the Generations to validate box, select the generation you want to validate. Your options are as follows:
• To validate the latest generation of the backup data, select Latest.
• To validate all the generations of the backup data, select All.
b) In the Concurrent validation processes box, enter the number of validations you want to run concurrently. The default number of concurrent validations is 3.
c) In the Additional validation threads box, enter the number of validations you want to run concurrently. The default number of concurrent validations is 0.
d) Click Next.
5. On the Select DS-Client(s) page, do one of the following:
• To add a DS-Client to be validated, click Add. Select the DS-Client(s) you want to validate, and then click Select.
• To modify the DS-Client backups to be validated, select the DS-Client, and then click Edit. Do one of the following:
• To select all the backups, select the All Backup Sets check box, and then click Select.
• To select a specific backup, clear the selection for All Backup Sets, select a backup from the list, and then click Select.
NOTE: To delete a DS-Client from the validation list, select the DS-Client, and then click Delete.
6. Click Finish.
7. Click Close.