BackBox H4.00 VTC Scripting Option

Guidelines
3 BackBox H4.00 VTC Scripting Option
%BBOX_VOLGROUP% This contains the Volume Group ID, than can never
be modified.
%BBOX_VOLUME_CLASS% This contains the Volume Class parameter configured
in the Volume Groups. Several Volume groups can
specify the same Volume Class. The Volume Class
can be updated any time – with the only
consequence to provide a different value for the next
executions of scripts.
Recommendations for the Enterprise backup software
Exclude the virtual volumes from the regular server backup
The regular backup of the VTC Windows server, such as the backup of Windows
programs, must exclude the BackBox virtual volumes:
• The needs for backup retention and replication are different.
• The scheduling and automation are different.
• The size of Windows files is different
These two kinds of backups, regular Windows backup and virtual volumes backups,
are configured and operated totally independently.
Client name in the Enterprise Backup software
It is recommended to define dedicated, specific client name(s) in the Backup
software. A client name per NonStop system, or small group of NonStop systems,
usually allows the Enterprise Backup software to manage differently data coming
from different NonStop systems
Dedicated client name(s) will isolate the BackBox virtual volumes from the other
general Windows files in the VTC servers.
In most Enterprise Backup software, this is a simple way to allow several VTC
servers accessing the backup of the same volumes.
TSM specific recommendations below can be browsed to derive specific
recommendations and configuration procedure for other Enterprise Backup software.
TSM specific recommendations and configuration procedure