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Migrate Data to Cloud Storage in a Staging Backup Job

The process of setting up a staging backup job lets you specify how long you want to retain the data on the staging device. Arcserve Backup lets you purge the data from the staging device or migrate the data to a final destination device after the retention time of a session expires. The final destination device can be cloud storage.

To migrate data to cloud storage in a staging backup job

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

   From the Start tab, click Normal Backup and Enable Staging.

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

2. Click the Source tab.

   From the Servers directory tree, specify the data that you want to back up.

3. Click the Staging Location tab and expand the Staging Servers object.
   1. Browse to and select the group you want to choose as the staging group for this backup job.

      Note: Cloud group cannot be selected as a staging group.

   2. Click the Policies tab to specify copy policies.
   3. Specify the staging policies for full, differential, and incremental backups required for your job.
4. Click the Destination tab and expand the Servers object.
   1. Browse to and select the cloud group you wish to use as the final destination for this backup job.

      Note: For information about creating cloud-based devices, see Create Cloud-Based Devices.

   2. Click Cloud Policy to open the Cloud Purge Policy dialog.
   3. Specify the cloud purge policy for backups required for the job.
   4. Click OK.
5. Click the Schedule tab and specify the schedule that you want to use for the backup job.
6. Click Options on the toolbar.

   The Global Options dialog opens.

7. Specify the global options that you want to apply to the job and then click OK.

   Note: For more information about Global Options, see Global Backup Options.

8. Click Submit on the toolbar to submit the job.

   The Submit job dialog opens.

9. Complete the required fields on the Submit job dialog and then click OK.

   The job is submitted.

More information:

Submit a Backup Job

Global Backup Options

Specify Copy and Purge Policies for Disk Staging Backups