Using CA ARCserve D2D for Linux › How to Back up Linux Nodes › Configure the Backup Settings and Run Backup Job › Specify the Backup Source

Specify the Backup Source

Specify the backup source nodes in the Backup Wizard so that you can back up those nodes to a desired location. The Backup Source page of the Backup Wizard displays the node that you want to backup. Use the Add button on this page to add more nodes for backup.

Note: If you open the Backup Wizard using the Back Up Selected Nodes button, then all the selected nodes are listed in the wizard page. If you open the Backup Wizard using the Back Up button, then nodes are not listed in the wizard page. You have to add nodes using the Add button in the wizard page.

Follow these steps:

1. Select the nodes that you want to back up from the Nodes tab.
2. Click Backup, and select the Back Up Selected Nodes option from the Wizard menu.

   The D2D Server page of the Backup Wizard opens. The D2D Server page displays the server name.

3. Click Next.

   The Backup Source page opens. The previously selected nodes are displayed on this page.

4. (Optional) Click Add in the Backup Source page to add more nodes and provide the details in the Add Node dialog.
5. (Optional) Click the Exclude Volumes icon.

   The Exclude Volume Settings dialog opens which includes all the volumes of that node.

6. (Optional) Select the check box for each volume that you do not want to back up and click OK.

   The Exclude Volume Settings dialog closes.

   Note: To exclude a specific volume from all the backup nodes, enter the volume name at the bottom of the Backup Source page. If you exclude the / volume or the /boot volume of a node, then you cannot perform a BMR of that node.

7. Click Next.

   The Backup Destination page opens.

The backup source is specified.