General tab

Table: General tab properties describes the client properties on the General tab.

Table: General tab properties

Property name

Description

Client name

Identifies the client name that is used when you back up, archive, and restore files, folders, or registry keys from this client.

The client name that appears here must match the client name in the NetBackup policy on the master server.

Note:

Only a NetBackup administrator should change this property.

List files timeout

The amount of time in seconds that the client waits for a response from the NetBackup master server when it lists files.

If the response exceeds the maximum timeout, the client displays the error message socket read failed. The error occurs even if the request is still in process by the master server.

The timeout can be set from 0 seconds to 36,000 seconds.

The default is 300 seconds.

Note:

Only a NetBackup administrator should change this property.

Restore retries

The number of times the client attempts a restore after a failure.

The number of attempts can be set from 0 to 3.

The default is 0 (no retries).

Note:

Only a NetBackup administrator should change this property.

Time overlap

The number of minutes added to the date range for incremental backups when you use date-based backups.

This property is used to compensate for differences in clock speed between the client and the NetBackup server.

The overlap can be set from 0 minutes to 1,440 minutes.

The default is 60 minutes.

Note:

Only a NetBackup administrator should change this property.

User-directed operation timeout

The amount of time in seconds that the client waits for a response from the NetBackup master server when it performs user-directed operations.

If the response exceeds the maximum timeout, the client displays the error message socket read failed. The error occurs even if the request is still in process by the master server.

The timeout can be set from 0 seconds to 32,400 seconds.

The default is 60 seconds.

Note:

Only a NetBackup administrator should change this property.

Keep status of user-directed backups, archives, and restores for:

The number of days that the client retains progress log files before they are deleted automatically by the client.

The retention time can be set from 0 days to 9,999 days.

The default is 3 days.

Logs for user-directed operations are stored on the client in the following directory:

install_path\NetBackup\logs\user_ops\loginID\logs

Auto logOff timeout

Determines whether the Backup, Archive, and Restore session is terminated automatically after a specified amount of inactivity.

When this option is not checked (default), the automatic timeout is not enabled. Users must log off manually.

When this option is checked, you must also select the timeout value that determines when the Backup, Archive, and Restore session is terminated. The timeout can be set in minutes, hours, or days. The minimum timeout is 10 minutes and the maximum is two days.

If this option is enabled and a Backup, Archive, and Restore session has been idle, a warning appears five minutes before the automatic termination occurs. At that time, the user can select one of the following:

  • Ignore

    If the user selects this option (or does not respond to the warning), a dialog box displays the time that remains before the session ends. Countdown warnings display every minute until the timeout value is reached. The session ends and the user is logged out automatically.

  • Extend

    If the user selects this option, the session is extended by the timeout value.

    If the user begins to work at the console again, the automatic logoff is canceled until the console is left idle again.

  • Log off

    If the user selects this option, the session ends and the user is logged off immediately.

Perform incrementals based on archive bit

Determines whether incremental backups are based on the archive bit or the file datetime stamp.

When this property is checked (default), NetBackup includes files in an incremental backup only if their archive bit is set. A full backup always clears the archive bit. A differential incremental backup clears the archive bit if the file backs up successfully within the Wait Time Before Clearing Archive Bits setting. (The wait time is configured on the NetBackup master server.) A cumulative incremental backup or a user backup has no effect on the archive bit.

Uncheck this property if the file datetime stamp has changed since the last backup. NetBackup then includes a file only in an incremental backup. For a differential incremental backup, NetBackup compares the datetime stamp to the last full or incremental backup. For a cumulative incremental backup, NetBackup compares the datetime stamp to the last full backup.

If you install or copy files from another computer, the new files retain the datetime stamp of the originals. If the original date is earlier than the last backup date on this client, new files are not backed up until the next full backup.

Do not combine differential incremental backups and cumulative incremental backups within the same Windows policy when the incremental backups are based on archive bit (default).

Note:

Only a NetBackup administrator should change this property.

Allow server-directed restores

Determines whether administrators can initiate restores from the master server to the client.

When this option is checked (default), administrators are allowed to initiate restores to this client from the NetBackup master server.

Uncheck this option to prevent administrators from initiating restores to this client from the NetBackup master server.

Note:

Only a NetBackup administrator should change this property.

Perform default search

Determines whether NetBackup performs an initial search for backup images.

When this option is checked (default), NetBackup automatically searches the default range of backup images. NetBackup displays the backed up folders and files whenever a restore window is opened.

Uncheck this option to disable the initial search. The Restore window does not show any files or folders when initially opened, so you must select a backup image or range of backup images.

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