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Specify Migration Policies for Tape Staging Backups

Arcserve Backup lets you specify migration (copy) policies for tape staging backups. Migration policies let you define when to migrate backup data to its final destination media after Arcserve Backup completes the backup to a tape staging device (for example, a library, a virtual library, a tape drive, an FSD, and so on).

To specify migration policies for tape staging backups

1. Open the Backup Manager and select the Start tab.

   From Start tab, click Normal Backup and Enable Staging.

   The Staging Location and Policies tabs appear in the Backup Manager.

2. Click the Policies tab.

   The copy policy options appear.

3. Specify the following Copy Policies, as required, for the job:
   • Click Full Backup to specify policies for full backup jobs and click Differential/Incremental Backup to specify policies for differential and incremental backup jobs.
   • Do not copy data--Choose this option if you do not want to migrate the backup sessions to final destination media. For example, consider differential and incremental backup operations. Operations of this type tend to have short retention periods and are small with respect to overall size. If you do not copy the incremental and differential backups to final destination media, the need for tapes to store your backups diminishes.

     Be aware of the following behaviors:

     • Be aware that physical disks and volumes do not support differential and incremental backups. As a result, Arcserve Backup applies full backup policies to incremental and differential backups of physical disks and volumes. The copy time is the only exception to this behavior. With staging backups, Arcserve Backup copies incremental and differential backups of physical disks and volumes to final destination media based on the copy policies specified for incremental and differential backups.
   • Copy data for specified backups only--Lets you migrate only monthly or weekly backups associated with rotation jobs.

     Note: Copy data for specified backups only options do not apply to incremental and differential backups.

     Default value: Disabled.

     With this option enabled, you can specify one of the following migration options:

     • Copy data for monthly backups only--Lets you migrate only the monthly full backup sessions, not the weekly full backup jobs, associated with rotation jobs.

       Note: This option can be applied on only GFS rotation jobs.

     • Copy data for weekly backups only--Lets you migrate only the weekly full backup sessions, not the daily backup sessions, associated with rotation jobs.

       Seven day rotations--Lets you migrate data in the following scenarios: For 7-day weekly full backups, Arcserve Backup migrates the Saturday (full) backup sessions. For 7-day weekly incremental/differential backup, full backup on Sunday backups, Arcserve Backup migrates the Sunday (full) backup sessions.

       Five day rotations--Arcserve Backup migrates only the Friday (full) backup sessions.

       Note: This option can be applied on rotation jobs and GFS rotation jobs. For more information, see Rotation Schemes.