Setting general configuration options

On the NetBackup Configuration dialog, select the General tab to set general configuration parameters used by the NetWare Client.

Options on the General tab follow:

Table 3-6 General options for NetBackup configuration 
Item
Description
Client name
Specify the name of your NetWare Client. This name is used when backing up and restoring files or folders. The client name in the NetBackup server policy configuration must match the client name specified here.
List files timeout
Specify the number of seconds to wait for a response from the NetBackup master server when listing files. If this amount of time is exceeded, the user receives the “socket read failed” error even if the server is still processing the user's request.
The default is 300 seconds. The minimum setting is 0. The maximum setting is 36,000 seconds.
Restore retries
Specify the number of times to retry a restore after a failure.
The default is 0, which is no retries. The maximum setting is 999.
Time overlap
Specify the extra number of minutes to add to the date range for incremental backups when using date-based backups. This value can be used to compensate for differences in the speed of the clock between the client and NetBackup server.
The default is 60 minutes. The minimum setting is 0. The maximum setting is 1,440 minutes.
User directed operation timeout
Specify the number of seconds to wait for a response from the NetBackup master server when performing user-directed operations. If this amount of time is exceeded, the user receives the “socket read failed” error even if the server is still processing the user's request.
The default is 60 seconds. The minimum setting is 0. The maximum setting is 32,400 seconds.
Days to keep operation status
Specify the number of days to store progress reports before the system will automatically delete them.
Default is 3 days. The minimum allowable value is 0. The maximum is 9,999.
Perform incrementals based on archive bit
Select this check box to include files in an incremental backup only if their archive bit is set. The system sets this bit whenever a file is changed and it will remain set until NetBackup clears it. A full backup always clears the archive bit. A differential-incremental backup clears the archive bit if all files are successfully backed up and the NetBackup master server responds back to the NetWare Client within the number of seconds indicated by the Clear_Archive_Bit_Incr_Wait parameter. A cumulative-incremental backup or user backup has no effect on the archive bit.
Clear this checkbox to have NetBackup include a file in an incremental backup only if the file's date and time stamp has been changed since the last backup. For a cumulative-incremental backup, NetBackup compares the file's time stamp against the last full backup. For a differential-incremental backup, NetBackup compares the time stamp against the last full backup or incremental backup.
If you install or copy files from another computer, the new files retain the date and time stamp of the originals. If the original date is before the last backup date on this computer, then the new files will not be backed up until the next full backup, whichever is most recent.
Allow server directed restores
Select this check box to let the administrator on the NetBackup server initiate restores to the NetWare Client. The default is to allow server-directed restores.
Perform default search
Select this check box to have NetBackup automatically search the default range of backup images and display the backed up folders and files whenever a restore window is opened.
Clear this box to disable the initial search. The NetWare Client's Restore window will not show any files or folders when initially opened. Clicking a backup image, or selecting a range of backup images, will initiate a search.
By default, this box is selected.
Backup migrated files (files will be moved to the hard drive)
Select this option to have files that have been moved to secondary storage moved back to primary storage and backed up by NetBackup. If the option is not selected (which is the default), only the metadata for the file is backed up and the file is not moved back to primary storage.
Uncompress files before backing up
Select this option to have compressed files uncompressed before backing up. This option is useful if the file will be restored to a volume on NetWare that does not support compression. If the option is not selected (which is the default), the file will be backed up in its compressed state.


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