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Creating Custom Schedules For Volumes, Modifying Exchange Server Settings

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Field Description - To set a custom schedule, click Edit. For more information about setting custom schedules, see Creating Custom Schedules For Volumes. 6. Click Protect. CAUTION: If you protected a Linux machine, you must not unmount a protected volume manually. In the event you need to do this, you must execute the following command before unmounting the volume: bsctl -d [path_to_volume]. In this command, [path_to_volume] does not refer to the mount point of the volume but instead refers to the file descriptor of the volume; it must be in a form similar to this example: /dev/sda1. Creating Custom Schedules For Volumes To create custom schedules for volumes: 1. In the Protect Machine dialog box (see the section, Protecting a Machine, for information about accessing this dialog box), under Volume Groups, select a volume for protection, and then click Edit. The Protection Schedule dialog box is displayed. 2. In the Protection Schedule dialog box, select one of the following schedule options for protecting your data as described below. Text Box Description Interval You can choose from: - Weekday - To protect data on a specific interval, select Interval, and then: * To customize when to protect data during peak times, you can specify a Start Time, End Time, and an Interval from the drop-down menus. * To protect data during off-peak times, select Protection interval during off-peak times, and then select an interval for protection from the Time drop-down menu. - Weekends - To protect data during weekends as well, select Protection interval during weekends, and then select an Interval from the drop-down menu. Daily To protect data on a daily basis, select the Daily protection option, and then, in the Time drop-down menu, select a time to start protecting data. No Protection To remove protection from this volume, select the No Protection option. If you want to apply these custom settings to all the volumes on this machine, select Apply to All Volumes. 3. When you have made all necessary changes, click OK. 4. Repeat step 2 and step 3 for any additional volumes you want to customize. 5. In the Protect Machine dialog box, click Protect. Modifying Exchange Server Settings If you are protecting data from a Microsoft Exchange server, you need to configure additional settings in the AppAssure 5 Core Console. To modify Exchange server settings: 1. After you add the Exchange Server machine for protection, navigate to the AppAssure 5 Core Console and select the machine in the Navigation pane. 96

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Field
Description
–
To set a custom schedule, click Edit. For more information about setting custom
schedules, see
Creating Custom Schedules For Volumes
.
6.
Click
Protect
.
CAUTION: If you protected a Linux machine, you must not unmount a protected volume manually. In the event
you need to do this, you must execute the following command before unmounting the volume: bsctl -d
[path_to_volume]. In this command, [path_to_volume] does not refer to the mount point of the volume but
instead refers to the file descriptor of the volume; it must be in a form similar to this example: /dev/sda1.
Creating Custom Schedules For Volumes
To create custom schedules for volumes:
1.
In the
Protect Machine
dialog box (see the section, Protecting a Machine, for information about accessing this
dialog box), under
Volume Groups
, select a volume for protection, and then click
Edit
.
The
Protection Schedule
dialog box is displayed.
2.
In the
Protection Schedule
dialog box, select one of the following schedule options for protecting your data as
described below.
Text Box
Description
Interval
You can choose from:
–
Weekday
— To protect data on a specific interval, select
Interval
, and then:
*
To customize when to protect data during peak times, you can specify a
Start Time
,
End Time
, and an
Interval
from the drop-down menus.
*
To protect data during off-peak times, select
Protection interval during
off-peak times
, and then select an interval for protection from the
Time
drop-down menu.
–
Weekends
— To protect data during weekends as well, select
Protection interval
during weekends
, and then select an
Interval
from the drop-down menu.
Daily
To protect data on a daily basis, select the
Daily protection
option, and then, in the
Time
drop-down menu, select a time to start protecting data.
No Protection
To remove protection from this volume, select the
No Protection
option.
If you want to apply these custom settings to all the volumes on this machine, select
Apply to All Volumes
.
3.
When you have made all necessary changes, click
OK
.
4.
Repeat step 2 and step 3 for any additional volumes you want to customize.
5.
In the
Protect Machine
dialog box, click
Protect
.
Modifying Exchange Server Settings
If you are protecting data from a Microsoft Exchange server, you need to configure additional settings in the AppAssure
5 Core Console.
To modify Exchange server settings:
1.
After you add the Exchange Server machine for protection, navigate to the AppAssure 5 Core Console and select
the machine in the
Navigation
pane.
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