Backup Copy to Tape Recovery Job Wizard: Options

On the Options page, set up recovery job options as described in the sections below:

Job Options

Specify the general options as follows:

  1. Job name: Specify a name for the recovery job.

  2. Job priority: Select a job priority level between 1 and 5, with 1 being the highest priority. Jobs with higher priority levels are prioritized by Transporters during job processing.

    Note

    This option is only available in the Enterprise, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Plus, MSP Enterprise, and MSP Enterprise Plus editions.

  3. Network acceleration: With network acceleration enabled, NAKIVO Backup & Replication uses compression and traffic reduction techniques to speed up data transfer. Enable this option if you plan to recover VMs over WAN or slow LAN links.

  4. Network encryption: With network encryption enabled, VM data is protected with AES 256 encryption while traveling over the network. Data encryption increases the backup time and CPU load on machines running Transporters. Select this option when recovering over WAN without a VPN connection.

Pre and Post Actions

NAKIVO Backup & Replication allows you to run a script before recovery begins (a pre-job script) and after the recovery of all backup copies in the job has been completed (a post-job script). The scripts can only be executed on the machine on which the Director is installed.

Setting a Pre-Job Script

To run a script before the product begins recovering, do the following:

  1. Place a script file on the machine on which the Director is installed.

  2. Select the Run local pre job script option and click the settings link.

  3. Specify the following options in the dialog box that appears:

    • Script path: Specify a local path to the script on the machine where the Director is installed. A script interpreter should be specified. 
      Example (Windows): cmd.exe /c D:\script.bat

      Example (Linux): bash/root/script.sh

    • Job behavior: Select one of the following job behaviors in relation to script completion:

      • Wait for the script to finish: With this option selected, the backup is started only after the script is completed.

      • Do not wait for the script to finish: With this option selected, the product runs the script and starts the backup at the same time.

    • Error handling: Select one of the following job behaviors in relation to script failure:

      • Continue the job on script failure: With this option selected, the job performs a backup even if the script fails.

      • Fail the job on script failure: With this option selected, if the script fails, the job fails, and the backup is not performed.

Setting a Post-Job Script

To run a script after the product has finished backing up, do the following:

  1. Place a script file on the machine on which the Director is installed.

  2. Select the Run local post job script option and click the settings link.

  3. Specify the following options in the dialog box that appears:

    • Script path: Specify a local path to the script on the machine on which the Director is installed. A script interpreter should be specified.
      Example (Windows): cmd.exe /c D:\script.bat

      Example (Linux): bash/root/script.sh

    • Job behavior: Select one of the following job behaviors in relation to script completion:

      • Wait for the script to finish: With this option selected, the job remains in the “running” state until the script is executed.

      • Do not wait for the script to finish: With this option selected, the job is completed even if the script execution is still in progress.

    • Error handling: Select one of the following job behaviors in relation to script failure:

      • Continue the job on script failure: With this option selected, script failure does not influence the status of the job.

      • Fail the job on script failure: With this option selected, if the script fails, the job status is set to “failed” even if the backup is successful.

Email Notifications

NAKIVO Backup & Replication can send email notifications about job completion status to specified recipients. This feature complements global notifications and allows you to configure notifications on a per-job level.

To enable this option, make sure that Email settings are configured.

To send email notifications, do the following:

  1. In the Pre and Post Actions section, select Send job run reports to.

  2. Specify one or more email addresses in the text box. Use semicolons to separate multiple email addresses.

Data Transfer

In this section, choose a transport mode for writing data, select which Transporter to use for reading data from the source backup, and set bandwidth throttling.

Bandwidth Throttling

Follow the steps below to set the speed of data transfer over the network for your recovery job:

  1. For the Bandwidth throttling option, choose Enabled.

    Note

    If bandwidth throttling is disabled for the current job, global bandwidth rules may still apply to your job. Refer to Bandwidth Throttling for details.

  2. Click the Settings link that becomes available.

  3. The Job Bandwidth Rules dialog box opens, displaying the list of available rules. You have the following options:

    • Create a new bandwidth rule for your recovery job:

      1. Click the Create New Rule button.

      2. The New Bandwidth Rule dialog box opens. Refer to Bandwidth Throttling for details on creating a bandwidth rule.

      3. Click Save.

    • Activate an existing bandwidth rule for your job: Select the checkbox to the left of the required bandwidth rule. To deactivate a bandwidth rule for your job, deselect the corresponding checkbox.

    • Edit a bandwidth rule: Click the Edit link for a bandwidth rule and modify it in the Edit Bandwidth Rule dialog box that opens.

    • Disable a bandwidth rule: Click the Disable link. The bandwidth rule is disabled for all jobs.

    • Remove a bandwidth rule: Click the Remove link and then click Delete to confirm your operation.

Completing the New Backup Copy to Tape Recovery Job Wizard

Click Finish or Finish & Run to complete job creation.

Note

If you click Finish & Run, you will have to define the scope of your job. Please refer to Running Jobs on Demand for details.