Backing up a single resource on demand

If a resource is not in a resource group, you can back up the resource on demand from the Resources page.

Before you begin

If you are backing up a resource that has a SnapMirror relationship to secondary storage, you must have SnapCenter admin privileges and the scadmin role must include the "snapmirror all" privilege.

About this task

Note: When backing up a file system, SnapCenter does not back up LUNs that are mounted on a volume mount point (VMP) in the file system that is being backed up.

Attention: If you are working in a Windows file system context, do not back up database files. Doing so creates an inconsistent backup and a possible loss of data when restoring. To protect database files, you must use the appropriate SnapCenter plug-in for the database (for example, SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server, SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft Exchange Server, or a custom plug-in for database files).

Steps

In the left navigation pane, click Resources, and then select the appropriate plug-in from the list.
In the Resources page, select the File System resource type, and then select the resource that you want to back up.
If the resource does not have protection settings specified (policy, schedule, notifications), the File System - Protect wizard starts; otherwise click Protect to start the wizard.
Specify the protection settings, as described in the Creating resource groups tasks.
Optional: In the Resource page of the wizard, enter a custom name format for the Snapshot copy.
For example, customtext_resourcegroup_policy_hostname or resourcegroup_hostname. By default, a timestamp is appended to the Snapshot copy name.
In the Policies page, perform the following tasks:
1. Select one or more policies from the drop-down list.
  You can select any existing policy and click Details to determine whether you can use that policy.
  
  If no existing policy meets your requirements, you can copy an existing policy and modify it or you can create a new policy by clicking to start the policy wizard.
  
  The selected policies are listed in the Policy column in the Configure schedules for selected policies section.
2. In the Configure schedules for selected policies section, click in the Configure Schedules column for the policy for which you want to configure the schedule.
3. In the Add schedules for policy policyname dialog box, configure the schedule by specifying the start date, expiration date, and frequency, and then click Finish.
  The configured schedules are listed in the Applied Schedules column in the Configure schedules for selected policies section.

In the Notification page, perform the following tasks:

For this field…	Do this…
Email preference	Select Always, On Failure, or On failure or warning, to send emails to recipients after creating backup resource groups, attaching policies, and configuring schedules. Enter the SMTP server information, default email subject line, and the To and From email addresses.
From	Email address
To	Email to address
Subject	Default email subject line

Review the summary, and then click Finish.
Monitor the operation progress by clicking Monitor > Jobs.