Relinking a backup job
Relinking allows you to reconnect backup data that was moved, or recreate a completed backup job that was deleted.
To relink backup data on the cloud, the original backup job must have enabled deduplication.
- Open HBS 3.
- Go to Backup & Restore.
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Click Create, and then
click Relink backup
job.
The Relink Backup Job window opens.
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Locate your backup data.
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Select the storage space
where your backup data is located.
For more information, see Storage spaces.
- Click Select.
- Locate and select your backup file.
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Click Next.
A confirmation window opens.
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Click Yes.
Note:
HBS automatically pairs your backup file to the original source folder on your NAS.
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Select the storage space
where your backup data is located.
- Optional:
Specify the job identification information.
Field
User Action
Job Name
Specify a job name that does not contain the following characters:
/ | \ : ? < > * "
Description
Specify a job description.
- Click Next.
- Optional:
Configure the schedule
settings.
Option
Description
Scheduler
Runs the job on a repeating schedule.
Important:Only 30 schedules can be created per job.
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Click .
The Schedule window opens.
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Configure the schedule.
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Click OK.
Run after job
Runs the job after a linked job finishes running.
Note:A job must be selected from the Select a job menu.
No schedule
Runs only when a user starts the job.
Backup now
Runs the job immediately after the job is created.
Disable job
Disables the job.
Disabled jobs cannot run while this option is selected.
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- Optional:
Configure the version management settings.
- Click Version Management.
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Click Enable Version Management.
Option
Description
Simple Versioning
Retains the specified number of versions.
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Retained versions: Retains versions until the specified value is reached. Older versions are removed to make space when necessary.
The maximum number of versions is 65536.
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Retained days: Retains versions created within the specified number of days. Older versions are removed to make space when necessary.
The maximum age of retained versions is 3650 days.
Smart Versioning
Retains a backup created during a time period for a specified length of time.
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Retained hours: At the end of every hour, the earliest backup created that hour becomes the hourly backup. The backup is retained for the specified number of hours and then removed.
Hourly backups can be retained for up to 87600 hours.
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Retained days: At the end of every day, the earliest backup created that day becomes the daily backup. The backup is retained for the specified number of days and then removed.
Daily backups can be retained for up to 3650 days.
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Retained weeks: At the end of every week, the earliest backup created that week becomes the weekly backup. The backup is retained for the specified number of weeks and then removed.
Weekly backups can be retained for up to 520 weeks.
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Retained months: At the end of every month, the earliest backup created that month becomes the monthly backup. The backup is retained for the specified number of months and then removed.
Monthly backups can be retained for up to 120 months.
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- Optional:
Configure the data integrity
check settings.
Note:
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Data integrity checks ensure backup files are not corrupted so they can be restored correctly. For details, see Data Integrity Check.
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If version management is enabled, HBS 3 also checks the data integrity of all backup versions where hash values were previously recorded.
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This feature does not currently support Amazon Glacier, Amazon S3 Glacier Deep Archive, or Azure Archive Storage.
- Click Data Integrity Check.
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Configure the schedule
for quick checks.
Note:
Quick checks are not available for NAS-to-NAS backup jobs where the data deduplication feature QuDedup is disabled (see step on configuring job methods).
Option
Description
No schedule (run manually)
Runs only when a user starts the quick check.
Run on the following days
Runs the quick check once per week.
Run on the following schedule
Runs the quick check on a repeating schedule.
Tip:-
You can set the frequency between once per year up to once per month.
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You can select multiple months.
One-time
Runs the quick check on the specified date.
Start time
Specifies the time of day to run a quick check.
Note:This field is not available when No schedule (run manually) is selected.
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- Optional:
Select Content
Check.
Important:
A content check may download all files temporarily for comparison.
Some cloud service providers charge additional fees for download traffic.
Note:-
Content checks are unavailable for the following:
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Jobs created in earlier versions of HBS 3 that do not support data integrity checks
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NAS-to-NAS jobs with QuDedup disabled where HBS 3 on the destination NAS does not support data integrity checks
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After you enable Content Check for the first time, HBS 3 will continue to record MD5 hash values even if you disable it later.
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- Optional:
Configure the schedule
for content checks.
Note:
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This option is only available when Content Check is selected.
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If a quick check and a content check are both scheduled to run at the same time, only the content check will run.
Option
Description
No schedule (run manually)
Runs only when a user starts the content check.
Run on the following days
Runs the content check once per week.
Run on the following schedule
Runs the content check on a repeating schedule.
Tip:-
You can set the frequency between once per year up to once per month.
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You can select multiple months.
One-time
Runs the content check on the specified date.
Start time
Specifies the time of day to run a content check.
Note:This option is not available when No schedule (run manually) is selected.
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- Click Next.
- Optional:
Configure job methods.
- Click Methods.
- Select Enable filters.
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Configure basic filters.
Filter
Description
Exclude symbolic links
Excludes symbolic links from the job.
Exclude hidden files and folders
Excludes hidden files and folders from the job.
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Click Advanced
Filters.
The Specify the filter criteria window opens.
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Configure the filter
criteria.
Method
Description
Exclude files by size
Excludes files smaller and/or larger than the specified sizes.
Exclude files by modification date
Excludes files modified before and/or after the specified dates.
Exclude files last modified more than this number of days ago
Excludes files that were last modified more than the specified number of days ago.
Include the following file types
Includes only files of the selected types.
Note:When selecting Other, specify the file names or file types. Separate entries with a comma. Use * for wildcard entries. (For example: abc.doc, *.html, test*.*)
Exclude the following file types
Excludes all files of the selected types.
Note:When selecting Other, specify the file names or file types. Separate entries with a comma. Use * for wildcard entries. (For example: abc.doc, *.html, test*.*)
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Click OK.
The Specify the filter criteria window closes.
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Configure the advanced settings.
Setting
Description
Use data compression
Compresses data to reduce backup sizes and improve transfer speeds and storage efficiency.
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Click Settings.
The Compression Settings window opens.
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Specify any excluded file types.
Separate entries with a comma.
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Specify a file size limit.
Files smaller than the limit are not compressed.
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Select a compression ratio.
Important:Data is compressed using bzip. After compression, the data must be decompressed before it can be used.
Use QuDedup
Uses a source-side deduplication process to reduce backup sizes and improve transfer speeds and storage efficiency.
Note:Enabling or disabling this setting alters the available options under Data Integrity Check, Policies, and Options.
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- Optional:
Configure the job
policies.
Note:
Some policies are only available with certain destination types.
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Click Policies.
Policy
Description
Use client-side encryption
Encrypts data before sending it to the destination.
This can reduce the risk of unauthorized data access.
Warning:Client-side encryption cannot be disabled, and the password cannot be changed after encryption is applied.
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Select Use client-side encryption.
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Click Settings.
The Client-side encryption window opens.
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Specify an encryption password.
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Verify the password.
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Acknowledge the warning.
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Click OK.
The Client-side encryption window closes.
Use rate limits
Limits the transmission speed to reduce bandwidth issues.
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Select Use rate limits.
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Click Settings.
The Rate limit settings window opens.
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Specify a maximum upload limit.
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Specify an operating time.
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Click OK.
The Rate Limits window closes.
Use TCP BBR congestion control
Optimizes transmission speeds allowing for higher bandwidth and lower latency.
Note:This setting is only available on x86 64-bit NAS models running QTS 4.4.0 (or later) or QuTS hero h4.5.0 (or later).
Integrate with QuWAN
Allows QuWAN to manage and optimize this job’s network traffic.
Only back up updated files
Includes only files with a different modification date or file size.
Remove additional files in destination folder
Removes destination data that does not exist in the source folder.
Changes to files in the source folder will be mirrored in the destination folder.
Deleted file retention (days)
Removes deleted files retained in the destination after the specified number of days.
Preserve ACL and extended attributes
Retains information stored in extended attributes.
Restore jobs can recover preserved attributes.
Detect sparse files
Uploads only non-null data for sparse files.
Note:This policy does not apply to data stored in encrypted folders.
Exclude symbolic links
Excludes symbolic links located in the paired folder.
Include hidden files and folders
Includes all hidden files and folders.
Delete source files after transmission
Deletes source files after they are successfully transmitted.
This option is only available on one-time backup jobs.
Warning:If the data is lost or removed from the destination, it cannot be restored.
Do not take a snapshot
Reads data directly from the disk instead of using a snapshot as the backup source.
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Click Policies.
- Optional:
Configure the job options.
Note:
Some options are only available with certain destination types.
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Click Options.
Option
Description
Maximum log size
Specifies the maximum size of log files.
The log file size cannot exceed 1024 MB.
Enable debug logging
Adds the default debug configuration to the log file list when the job is running and generating log files.
Notification trigger
Specifies whether notifications should be sent after a job event.
For more information, please see the Notification Center documentation.
Connection timeout (seconds)
Specifies how long to wait before the connection times out.
Skipped file limit
Specifies a maximum number of files to skip.
After exceeding this limit, real-time jobs enter a warning state and scheduled jobs are suspended.
Concurrent file processing limit
Specifies how many files to transmit at once.
Tip:Processing files concurrently can improve the transmission rate, but uses more system resources. Use the default setting if you are unsure.
Job execution timeout (hours)
Specifies how long the job can run before it times out.
Restart after abnormal termination
Restarts the job if it abnormally terminates while running.
Destination storage usage limit
Specifies a data storage limit.
After meeting this limit, HBS 3 sends a notification.
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Click Options.
- Optional:
Configure the network interface
assignment.
Note:
This setting is only available when your NAS has two or more network interface connections. For details, see the Network & Virtual Switch section of the QTS User Guide or the QuTS hero User Guide.
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Click Network.
Option
Description
Automatic (Optimized)
HBS 3 selects the least busy and highest-performing network interface.
Default Route
HBS 3 selects a network interface based on the packet-forwarding rule for traffic without a specific route.
Important:This option does not automatically optimize traffic for migration.
Manual
You can manually select the network interface from a list.
Important:This option does not automatically optimize traffic for migration.
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Click Network.
- Click Next.
- Review the job summary.
- Click Create.
HBS 3 relinks the backup job.