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Dell NetWorker 19.9 Administration Guide

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Actions supported in an NMC server backup workflow

The NMC server backup workflow supports the following action types.

NMC server backup

An NMC server backup action performs a backup of the Postgres NMC database.

An NMC server backup action is created automatically in the NMC server backup workflow of the Server Protection policy. The NMC server backup action only supports the full and skip backup levels.

You can add the following action after the NMC server backup action:

Clone

A clone action creates a copy of one or more save sets. Cloning enables secure offsite storage, the transfer of data from one location to another, and the verification of backups.

You can configure a clone action to occur after a backup in a single workflow, or concurrently with a backup action in a single workflow. You can use save set and query groups to define a specific list of save sets to clone, in a separate workflow.

NOTE:The clone action clones the scheduled backup save sets only, and it does not clone the manual backup save sets. Some NetWorker module backups might appear to be scheduled backups that are initiated by a policy backup action, but they are manual backups because they are initiated or converted by a database or application. The NetWorker Module for Databases and Applications Administration Guide and the NetWorker Module for SAP Administration Guide provides more details.

You can add the following actions before the NMC server backup action:

Probe

A probe action runs a user-defined script on a NetWorker client before the start of a backup. A user-defined script is any program that passes a return code. If the return code is 0 (zero), a client backup is required. If the return code is 1, a client backup is not required.

Only a backup action can follow a probe action.

NOTE:In-built commands from NetWorker should be avoided as probe command.

Check connectivity

A check connectivity action tests the connectivity between the clients and the NetWorker server before the start of a probe or backup action occurs. If the connectivity test fails, the probe action and backup action do not start for the client.

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