Review the Backup Prerequisites and Considerations

Verify the following requirements before performing a backup:

You have the supported hardware and software requirements for the backup node.
Note: For more information about the supported hardware and software requirements, see the Release Notes.
You have a valid destination to store your backed up data.
You have the user names and passwords of nodes that you want to back up.
The /tmp folder in the backup node has a minimum of 300 MB space. The /tmp folder is used to process the accumulation of incremental blocks.
Perl and sshd (SSH Daemon) are installed on the nodes that you want to back up.
mount.nfs is installed on the nodes that you want to back up.
mount.cifs is installed on the nodes that you want to back up.
The backup node can access your backup destination and you have the write permission.
Review the Compatibility Matrix which provides the supported operating systems, databases, and browsers.

To rerun a backup job, verify that you have backed up the node before and you have a valid backup job.

Review the following backup considerations:

To optimize the management of your Recovery Points, you should consider the following recommendations when scheduling the frequency of your backups:
- For systems that are protected with Incremental Backups performed every 15 minutes, you should schedule a Full Backup every week (to refresh your base image).
- For systems that are protected with Incremental Backups performed every hour, you should schedule a Full Backup every month (to refresh your base image).
Note: If the amount of space used to store your backup images is a concern, you should consider scheduling your Full Backups less frequently to consume less storage space.