A resource group is a collection of resources on a host or Exchange DAG, and the resource group can include either a whole DAG or individual databases.
Before you begin
- You must have created a resource group with a policy attached.
- You must have assigned the aggregate that is being used by the backup operation to the SVM used by the database.
- If you want to transfer a backup to secondary storage, you must be a user with backup permissions.
About this task
You can back up a resource group on demand from the
Resources page. If a resource group has a policy attached and a schedule configured, then backups occur automatically according to the schedule.
Steps
- In the left navigation pane, click Resources, and then select the appropriate plug-in from the list.
- In the Resources page, select Resource Group from the View list.
You can search the resource group either by entering the resource group name in the search box or by clicking
, and then selecting the tag. You can then click
to close the filter pane.
- In the Resource Groups page, select the resource group that you want to back up, and then click Back up Now.
- In the Backup page, perform the following steps:
- If you have associated multiple policies with the resource group, from the Policy drop-down list, select the policy that you want to use for backup.
- Click Backup.
- Monitor the backup's progress by double-clicking the job in the Activity pane at the bottom of the page to display the Job Details page.