The Locations tab of the SQL Safe Backup wizard allows you to specify the backup location you want to use to store the backup set.
For a TSM backup, you can change the TSM connection settings to override the values set in the client options file if you need to write the backup files to a TSM Server other than the TSM Server already specified in the dsm.opt file.
SQL Safe supports the following location types:
Location Type | Actions | |
---|---|---|
Single File | Enter the filename of the primary archive and select if you want to mirror archives. | |
Striped Files | Enter as many backup archive names as the number of striped files you want. | |
Data Domain | Enter the filename of the primary archive and select if you want to mirror archives. | |
Amazon S3 Cloud | Specify your Amazon S3 Cloud storage options to be used for your backup. For more information, go to Amazon Settings. | |
S3 Compatible Storage | Specify your S3 Compatible Storage information for your backup. For more information, go to S3 Compatible Settings. | |
Microsoft Azure Cloud | Specify your Microsoft Azure cloud storage options to be used for your backup. For more information, go to Azure Settings. | |
Tape (Tivoli Storage Manager) | Enter the filename for the High Level, Low Level, and Management Class of the primary archive. Specify the TSM Client configuration file and its connection settings. | |
Tape (using Tivoli Storage Manager) Striped Files | Enter the High Level filename and the Management Class for the primary archive. Specify the TSM Client configuration file and its connection settings. Also, the number of striped files you want to backup.
|
If you want to take advantage of distributing I/O overhead for a large database, select striped files, and select backup locations on different local disks.
Select Enable network resiliency and then click Configure to change the default settings. By default, SQL Safe will retry the backup operation every 10 seconds and then fail after 5 minutes (300 seconds) of continuous errors. Also, over the course of the operation, SQL Safe allows a total of 60 minutes in which to retry the backup before stopping the operation.
This option is not available when backing up to tape using Tivoli Storage Manager. |
You can Append it to an existing archived backup set or choose to Overwrite it.
If you do not have an existing archive file, SQL Safe creates a new archive file that includes this backup set, using the name you specified.
Keep in mind, that the filename extension for all backups performed on SQL Safe format are .safe and for all backups performed on SQL server format are .bak. |
To specify a UNC path, type the UNC path directly in the Filename field. You cannot specify a UNC path when using thebrowse option.
Using a UNC path allows you to restore backups to a different or new server from the original archive. |
Click Mirror Archives, and then specify where you want the mirror copies to be stored.
For each mirror, SQL Safe creates a copy of the backup archive set. You can specify up to 2 mirrors for each backup operation.
Keep in mind that creating mirrors can impact the performance of your backup operation. |
If you want to stop the backup operation when the mirror location is unavailable, select the Abort backup if a mirror location reports a failure.
This option is only available when backing up to Single File and Data Domain. |
When a TSM location is selected, you must specify the following settings:
You can change the TSM connection settings to override the values set in the client options file. You can also configure SQL Safe to mark these files as inactive after a specified age.
SQL Safe accepts up to 260 characters for the TSM file path name. |
Yes. Under TSM Client Settings, specify the name of the node you want to use and the password required to access the node.
Click Change to specify the node name, the password required to access the node, and the TCP/IP Server address and port.
When the Amazon S3 Cloud location is selected, you must specify the following settings:
For more information, go to Amazon Settings.
When the S3 Compatible Storage location is selected, you must specify the following settings:
For more information, go to S3 Compatible Settings.
When the Microsoft Azure location is selected, you must specify the following settings:
For more information, go to Azure Settings.
Once you select the location of your backup files, click NEXT to configure options for your backup.
| | | | | | | |