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Configure the Copy Recovery Point Settings

Arcserve UDP Agent (Windows) lets you specify the recovery point copy settings. Before you copy a recovery point, configure the copy recovery point settings. For a better understanding about how the options on this dialog can be used to configure your recovery point copy schedule, see Copy Recovery Points - Example Scenarios.

Note: The recovery point copy process is a copy and paste operation only and not a cut and paste operation. As a result, whenever a scheduled copy recovery point job is performed Arcserve UDP Agent (Windows) creates an additional copy of the recovery point to the specified copy destination, while still retaining the original copy of the recovery point at the backup destination that was specified in Backup Settings.

Follow these steps:

1. From the Arcserve UDP Agent (Windows) home page (or Arcserve UDP Agent (Windows) Monitor), select Settings from the taskbar and then select the Copy Recovery Points tab. When the Copy Recovery Points dialog opens, select Copy Settings.

   The Copy Recovery Points dialog opens.

   Note: If the Arcserve UDP Agent (Windows) is being managed by Console, not all settings are available and will be displayed as read-only information.

   

2. Select Enable Copy Recovery Points.

   When selected, enables the copying of recovery points.

   Note: If you do not select this option, no scheduled copying of recovery points is performed.

3. Specify the following recovery point copy schedule settings:

   Destination

   Specifies the storage location for the copy of the selected recovery point. (Optional) You can click the green arrow button to verify the connection to the specified location.

   Note: The maximum length for the specified destination path is 158 characters.

   Copy Recovery Points job will be run after the specified number of backups are performed

   Specifies when the scheduled recovery point copy process is automatically launched. This process is launched based on your selected copy policies and specified number of successful backups (Full, Incremental, and Verify).

   Note: Number of successful backup is counted for any custom, daily, weekly monthly backups that are configured.

   You can use this setting to control how many times a recovery point copy process is triggered each day. For example, if you schedule to run a backup job every 15 minutes, and copy job after every 4 backups, then it performs 24 recovery point copy jobs each day (1 each hour).

   Default: 8

   Minimum: 1

   Maximum: 1440

   Important! If you schedule backup and copy jobs to run at regular intervals and if the copy job is currently running (in active state) when the scheduled time for the backup job time arrives, the backup job fails. (The next backup job will run as scheduled and should be successful if it does not conflict with another copy job). Because the copy operation takes almost same amount of time as performing a full backup, the best practice is not to set a frequent schedule for your recovery point copy jobs.

   Specify the number of recovery points to keep

   Specifies the number of recovery points that are retained and stored at the specified copy destination. Discards the oldest recovery point, when this number is exceeded.

   Note: If you do not have sufficient free space at the target destination, reduce the number of saved recovery points.

   Default: 1

   Maximum: 1440

4. Select the Compression level.

   Compression is typically performed to decrease your disk space usage, but also has an inverse impact on your backup speed due to the increased CPU usage.

   The available options are:

   • No Compression - Compression is not performed. Files are pure VHD. This option has the lowest CPU usage (fastest speed), but also has the highest disk space usage for your backup image.
   • No Compression - VHD - Compression is not performed. Files are converted to .vhd format directly, without the need for manual operations. This option has the lowest CPU usage (fastest speed), but also has the highest disk space usage for your backup image.
   • Standard Compression - Some compression is performed. This option provides a good balance between CPU usage and disk space usage. This setting is the default setting.
   • Maximum Compression - Maximum compression is performed. This option provides the highest CPU usage (lowest speed), but also has the lowest disk space usage for your backup image.

   Note: If your backup image contains uncompressible data (such as JPG images or ZIP files), additional storage space can be allocated to handle such data. As a result, if you select any compression option and you have uncompressible data in your backup, it can actually result in an increase in your disk space usage.

5. If you also want the copied recovery point to be encrypted, specify the following information:

   Encryption Algorithm

   Specifies the type of encryption algorithm that is used for the recovery point copies.

   The available format options are No Encryption, AES-128, AES-192, and AES-256.

   Encryption Password

   Lets you specify and confirm the encryption password being used to encrypt the destination session.

6. Click Save Settings.

   Your recovery point copy settings are saved.

The copy recovery point settings are successfully configured.