The procedures for performing backups in Windows and Linux or UNIX are similar. This example uses Windows:
- In the CommCell Console, expand the Windows client in CommCell Browser, right-click defaultBackupSet, and select All Tasks > New Subclient to create a subclient.
- In the Subclient Properties dialog box, on the General tab, enter the subclient name.
- On the Content tab, click Browse, select the folders to be backed up (for example, C:\can_data\blah), and click Add. Repeat this step for each folder, and then click Close.
- Select the Storage Device tab, and then on the Data Storage Policy tab, choose the policy where backup data is to be written, such as CIFS, NFS, DDBoostFS, or DD Boost SDK.
- On the Storage Device tab, select the Data Transfer Option tab, and set Software Compression to Off.
- On the Storage Device tab, select the Deduplication tab, and clear Enable Deduplication.
- Click OK to close the Subclient Properties window.
The Backup Schedule dialog box opens.
- Choose a schedule option and click OK.
- To use an existing backup schedule for this subclient, select Associate to schedule policy and choose a policy from the list.
- To create a schedule, select Schedule.
- If you do not want to schedule this backup, select Do Not Schedule.
The windows subclient is displayed in the defaultBackupSet tab of CommCell Browser.
- To run a backup, right-click a subclient name and select Backup.
The Backup Options for Subclient window is displayed.
- Choose options under Select Backup Type and Job Initiation, and then click OK.
The backup job starts, as shown in the Job Controller. Job progress is shown in the Job Controller window and job events can be monitored in the Event Viewer window. To see detailed job status, right-click the job entry and select Detail.
Results
If the job finishes successfully, the status changes to Completed. For other status results, look at the Errors field and logs in the Event Viewer window. To view the detailed job log, right-click the job entry and select View Logs.
For more details about each backup option, see the Commvault documentation.