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BRC - Backup Settings: Terms and Definitions

Written By Tami Sutcliffe (Super Administrator)

Updated at August 31st, 2023

Common Settings: Terms and Definitions

Parameter	Definition
Enabled	Enables the backup job. When enabled, the backup job will run according to the specified schedule. When disabled, the job will not run, but all history is preserved and can be restored from. In most instances, a backup job should be enabled at all times. There are two reasons to disable a job: 1. The device is no longer used, but the backup history needs to be preserved. 2. There is a need to suspend running
Relative Offsite Priority	Specifies a run priority relative to other Cloud backup jobs. All Cloud backup jobs are put in a queue and run serially starting at a specified time each day Job priority is not considered by default when setting a queue order, so all Cloud jobs start with a blank (zero) value in this field. To set a job to run before the other, enter a positive integer value in this field. To set a job to run after the others, enter a negative integer value in this field. The Cloud job with the highest value will run first, the next highest second, and so forth. The actual number does not matter, only the ordinal position (magnitude relative to other Cloud jobs) in the queue.
Backup Schedule Type	Sets the backup interval schedule from a drop-down list. Each schedule type has default settings that can be modified.
Use Open File Manager	Sets whether to back up open files. By default,this parameter is enabled (box checked), which causes the appliance to back up open files. Such files typically are database or similar application files such as MS Exchange Server or MS SQL Server. To disable this feature and bypass (not back up) open files, uncheck the box. Note the following: a. Open File Manager uses Microsoft Volume Shadow Service (VSS). b. Open File Manager is supported for any Windows device except for VP. It is not supported for Mac OS, Linux, or other operating system devices. c. The backed up version is a snapshot of the last committed version of the open files. Restoring the open files could result in some inconsistency within the application. After a restore, use the application tools to make sure the application files are in a consistent state.
On Demand	Sets a backup job to start immediately. An on demand backup runs just once. You can start it again manually at any time by selecting the Start link or button. There is only one on-demand version, so subsequent requests write over the existing version. An on-demand backup is retained indefinitely. It is deleted only by removing that backup
Save System State	Sets whether to save all system state information. Checking this box allows you to restore a device back to a known system state in the event the device crashes or becomes unstable. Note the following: This is an option for devices running Windows Server or SBS 2012, 2008 or 2003 only. Backing up system state requires substantial storage space. Actual size varies, but testing suggests the initialSBS/Windows Server 2008 backup is about 6GB with each incremental backup adding about 600MB. When storage space is an issue, frequent schedule (hourly or daily) is not recommend for a system backup job.
Turn on Log Flushing (pre-Backup)	Enables pre-backup log flushing (on by default). When Open File Manager is enabled, this causes the VSS writers to do a log flush prior to creating the backup, which usually reduces the amount of Exchange data to back up (and might reduce the data to back up for other VSS- associated applications).