Performing a backup

In the SnapManager for Microsoft Exchange main window, click the SnapManager Backup Wizard icon.

Result

The SnapManager for Microsoft Exchange Backup Wizard Welcome Window appears.

Follow the instructions in the Backup Wizard to initiate your backup.

For a list of information you need to provide as you complete this step, see Information you need to perform a backup.

At the Completing the Backup Wizard dialog box, click Finish after you verify that all the settings in the window are true.

Result

The Backup Status window appears.

In the Backup Status Window, click Start Now to start the backup.

Result

The backup is performed and the snapshot is written to the volume. SnapManager Backup completes each task and checks it off on the list shown in the Backup Task List view.

You can switch back and forth between the task check-off list and the progress report using the Switch buttons on either window.

If the backup is successful, the Task window shows the check-off list with the tasks completed.

Note
If Notification is enabled, e-mail is sent and the event is posted to the Windows event log.

In the SnapManager interface, select the Backup and Verification tab.

In the Backup window, select the storage groups (Stores) you want to back up.

In the Backup Management Group field, select the management group for the backup you want to create.

For more information about backup management groups, see How backup management groups are used.

If you want to delete older backups of this backup management group automatically, select the Delete Oldest Backups In Excess Of check box and select the number of backups of this backup management group you want to keep.

For more information about automatic backup deletion, see Deleting backups automatically.

Note
NetApp recommends that you select the Delete Oldest Backups In Excess Of check box to manage your snapshots.

If...

Then...

You want to verify the backup immediately after the backup is complete

Select the Verify Backed Up Databases and Transaction Logs check box.

You want to verify your backup later

Do not select the Verify Backed Up Databases and Transaction Logs check box.

See Deferred verification.

Note
Although it is possible to restore from an unverified backup, NetApp strongly recommends that you restore only from verified backups.

If you want to run a command after the backup is complete, select the Run Command After Operation check box.

This is usually done to archive backups. For details, see Using Run Command After Operation to archive automatically.

If your volume is a SnapMirror source volume and you do not want the destination volume to be updated after this backup is complete, clear the Update SnapMirror After Operation check box.

If...

Then...

You want to run your backup immediately

Click Backup Now and proceed to Step 12.

Result

The Backup Status window appears, showing the Task list.

You want to defer your backup until later

Click Schedule to use the Windows Task Manager to schedule your backup and proceed to the next step.

In the Schedule Jobs window, name your backup job, provide the user ID and password for the job, then click OK.

Note
If this name already exists as a Windows scheduled task and you want to replace it with a new job, select the Replace if it Exists check box, then click OK.

Result

The Schedule Job window is displayed.

In the Schedule Job window, use the Schedule tab to specify the parameters of your job schedule:

• When the job is to run
• If you want the job to repeat, at what frequency

After you schedule your job, click OK.

Result

The backup job runs at the times you specified in the Schedule Task window. The backup process is complete.

Note
You can use the Control Panel to modify the schedule or cancel the scheduled job.

In the Backup Status window, click Start Now to back up the selected storage groups.

Result

The backup is performed and the snapshot is written to the volume. SnapManager Backup completes each task and checks it off on the list shown in the Backup Task List view.

You can switch back and forth between the task check-off list and the progress report using the Switch buttons on either window.

If the backup is successful, the Task window shows the check-off list with the tasks completed.

Note
If Notification is enabled, e-mail is sent and the event is posted to the Windows Application event log.