Job # - This
is just a numeric value MAT uses to identiy jobs. It can be anything
from 0 to 65535. It must be unique.
Description: - This
is a string describing the backup job.
Backup Group: - This
selects the hosts to be included in the backup. The actual group
members are edited by the Backup Group GUI. Hit the ... button for
the GID of the groups defined on the tape drive.
Backup Device: - This
is the name of the SCSI backup device to write to. Use the ... button
to see the devices which are configured on the tape server.
Retention: - This
is the number of weeks to keep a backup before it has expired. Each
backup has a time stamp. After the retention period has elapsed,
the volume can be overwritten. Once all volumes on the tape have
expired the tape can be reused.
Backup Pool: - This
is not used in this release. It can be set to 0.
Browse Host: - The
GUI allows you to look through the directories of any of the hosts in the
backup pool to select the filesystems you want to include in the backup
set. You can select up to 128 items to backup. Directories
such as /, or /usr count as 1 item eventhough their contents are included
in the backup. On the left listbox will be displayed the contents
of the current directory on the current host. To change directories
just double-click on it. To include it in the backup job Right-click
on it, or select it and hit Add. Note changes to the backup request
list are applied to the tape server immediately.
button.
The resulting GUI will prompt for:
Name:
- This is a string containing a descriptive name for the tape.
Backup Pool#: - This
is for later use. Later tape pools will be used to distinguise backup
sets. Just put in 0.
Backup Device: -
Select the device to use for the backup. Note you must have defined
the tape devices before you try to label a tape. Hit the ... button
for a list of all the devices and select one.
Raw Capacity (KB): -
This is the uncompressed tape and tape drive capacity. Hit the ...
for a list of some common capacities, or just type it in.
When labeling a tape, the tape
must be in the drive. Labeling the tape will write a small header
on the tape. The header is used by the backup and restore functions
to identify the tape.
Backup Schedule
This will be for defining
when the backup jobs run. Currently it will bring you to the MATd
screen. The MATd daemon can be configured to run backups. Hit
the New button.
In the job type set it to Backup, then select the backup job you want to
run.