Job Destination Options for NDMP Backup

Desktop interface

To access the job destination options, do the following:

1. Go to the Backup tab.

2. In the Backup Modes section, select NDMP.

3. Open an already existing backup job. Or go directly to step 4 to set source options for the new job you will be defining directly afterward.

4. Go to the Other Tasks section in the task panel (scroll down if necessary) and select Set Destination Options. The Set Job Destination Options dialog will appear.

The Set Job Destination Options dialog allows you to set options related to backup destinations. This section provides an explanation of each field in the dialog and the available choices.

Note. All three tabs, i.e. Base, Incremental and Differential, feature exactly the same options, only referring to different backup types.

Job Destination Options

Tape Usage

Determines whether or not to accept a tape with data on it.

Use a new tape	Requires media with status New or Empty from the selected media pool. Media with status New will only be used if the option Unlabeled Tape Usage (defined below) is set to Allow unlabeled tapes and label them.
Attempt to append data to available tape	Accepts a backup tape from the selected media pool with data on it (status Appendable) and writes to the unused portion of the tape. The appended data can have a retention period that differs from the data preceding it on the tape.

Unlabeled Tape Usage

Determines expected behavior when an unlabeled tape is found in the tape drive.

Label unlabeled tapes	Label the unlabeled tape. This saves the step of labeling a tape beforehand.
Reject unlabeled tapes	Do not use the unlabeled tape.

Mark Original Offsite

Determines whether a backup tape is stored offsite. DPX adds the Offsite status to the tape.

Yes	Indicates in the Catalog that the tape is stored offsite.
No	Indicates in the Catalog that the tape is stored onsite.

Append Offsite

Determines if a backup tape with status Offsite can be appended to.

Yes	Tapes in the library with status Offsite can be appended to. The Append Offsite field in the Edit Media Pool dialog must also be set to Yes.
No	Tapes in the library with status Offsite cannot be appended to.

The Offsite status of a tape can be viewed through the Operate Tape Library function, the Configure Media function, or in the media volume report. Note that when you use the Operate Tape Library function to import a tape with status Offsite, the Offsite status is cleared and the tape becomes available for use.

Tape EOJ Usage

Determines what to do with the tape when the backup job is complete.

Rewind Tapes	For a standalone tape device, this option rewinds the tape and leaves it in the drive. For a tape library tape drive, this option rewinds, unloads, and returns the tape to its slot.
Unload Tapes	For a standalone tape device, this option rewinds the tape and ejects it from the drive. For a tape library tape drive, this option rewinds, unloads, and returns the tape to its slot. For DiskDirectory, this option causes empty volsers to be used before new volsers.
Leave Tapes	In the case of standalone tape drives, the tape remains wound to the point where the job ended and stays in the drive. However, for tape library drives, the tape is always attempted to be returned to its slot after the backup operation is completed. The next job attempts to use the tape in the drive instead of mounting a new tape. In the case of standalone drive, if the currently mounted tape is unacceptable (for example, if the next backup requires a tape from a different media pool), the operator is prompted to mount another tape. In the case of a tape library, if the tape in the drive is rejected for any reason, it unloads the tape, returns it to its slot, and proceed to select another tape.
Export Tapes	Automates the export of tapes to an I/O port, eliminating manual processes and preparing tapes for their next destination. In environments with physical tape libraries, the availability of an empty I/O port is essential. The system will alert and will return an error code if no port is available, prompting user action. A rescan of ports is recommended to ensure availability.

Attention! In some cases, a backup job may fail if the Export option is used for the first job following a system restart, especially if the initial job is a File backup with the Export setting.

Max Devices (Devices)

Limits the number of storage devices valid for use with this job. Use this option if you want to stop DPX from using all the drives in the selected device cluster so that some drives will be available for other purposes.

Tape Mount Attempts

The maximum number to check a tape in a standalone tape device.

Mount Interval (Seconds)

The number of seconds to wait between checking the availability of a tape in a standalone tape device.

S3 Object Lock

Amazon S3 Object Lock prevents your archive data in the cloud storage from being deleted or overwritten. Set S3 Object Lock to Yes to make your archive data the write-once-read-many (WORM) model. Beginning from Version 4.8.1, you can also use the legal hold for cataloged job instances that use the Amazon S3 Object Lock.

If Yes is selected, another radio button selection will appear.

Set S3 Lock Mode for the retention modes of Amazon S3 Object Lock to either Governance or Compliance.

Restrictions. Some features of Amazon S3 Object Lock are not available in Catalogic DPX. For example, you cannot use the default retention period in Amazon S3 instead of the backup or archive jobs that are defined in Catalogic DPX.