Backup Policy Trigger - Revision history

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Redirect this dialog help page to the Administrator Guide section that documents it (QSTOR-12352). These pages were generated and contain unverified detail; the Help button URL is unchanged, so deployed appliances now land on verified content.

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	In QuantaStor, triggering a backup policy means manually initiating a backup operation based on a predefined backup policy. Here's the common purpose and functionality associated with triggering a backup policy:

	*On-Demand Backups: The ability to trigger a backup policy allows you to perform backups at times other than the scheduled backup intervals. This can be useful when you need to create a backup immediately for reasons such as data protection, testing, or data recovery.

	*Data Consistency: Manually triggering a backup based on a policy ensures that the backup is consistent with the defined policy's settings, such as backup type, retention period, and destination.

	*Ad Hoc Backups: It enables you to perform ad hoc backups when specific events or conditions warrant it. For example, you might want to trigger a backup before making significant changes to your data or system configuration.

	*Testing: Triggering a backup policy is useful for testing purposes. It allows you to verify that the backup policy is functioning correctly and that backups are being created as expected.

	*Data Recovery: In situations where data needs to be restored from a backup, triggering a ~~backup policy can be the first step in the recovery process, ensuring that you have a recent and consistent backup to restore from.~~

	*Emergency Backups: When critical data needs to be backed up immediately due to an emergency, such as a potential data loss event, triggering a backup policy ensures rapid data protection.

	~~'''Navigation:''' Storage Management --> Schedules -->~~ Backup Policy ~~--> Run ''(toolbar)''~~



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Qadmin at 18:47, 13 March 2024

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	In QuantaStor, triggering a backup policy means manually initiating a backup operation based on a predefined backup policy. Here's the common purpose and functionality associated with triggering a backup policy:		In QuantaStor, triggering a backup policy means manually initiating a backup operation based on a predefined backup policy. Here's the common purpose and functionality associated with triggering a backup policy:

Qadmin at 01:11, 8 September 2023

2023-09-08T01:11:23Z

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	Immediately activates the Backup Policy in QuantaStor's internal schedule manager to start a new Backup Job.		[[File:Trggr Bkup-Mgrtn Policy.jpg\|512px\|thumb\|Immediately activates the Backup Policy in QuantaStor's internal schedule manager to start a new Backup Job.]]

			In QuantaStor, triggering a backup policy means manually initiating a backup operation based on a predefined backup policy. Here's the common purpose and functionality associated with triggering a backup policy:

			*On-Demand Backups: The ability to trigger a backup policy allows you to perform backups at times other than the scheduled backup intervals. This can be useful when you need to create a backup immediately for reasons such as data protection, testing, or data recovery.

			*Data Consistency: Manually triggering a backup based on a policy ensures that the backup is consistent with the defined policy's settings, such as backup type, retention period, and destination.

			*Ad Hoc Backups: It enables you to perform ad hoc backups when specific events or conditions warrant it. For example, you might want to trigger a backup before making significant changes to your data or system configuration.

			*Testing: Triggering a backup policy is useful for testing purposes. It allows you to verify that the backup policy is functioning correctly and that backups are being created as expected.

			*Data Recovery: In situations where data needs to be restored from a backup, triggering a backup policy can be the first step in the recovery process, ensuring that you have a recent and consistent backup to restore from.

			*Emergency Backups: When critical data needs to be backed up immediately due to an emergency, such as a potential data loss event, triggering a backup policy ensures rapid data protection.

	'''Navigation:''' Storage Management --> Schedules --> Backup Policy --> Run ''(toolbar)''		'''Navigation:''' Storage Management --> Schedules --> Backup Policy --> Run ''(toolbar)''

	~~[[File:Trggr Bkup-Mgrtn Policy.jpg\|512px]]~~

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Qadmin at 19:57, 7 September 2023

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	'''Navigation:''' Storage Management --> Schedules --> Backup Policy --> ~~Modify~~ ''(toolbar)''		'''Navigation:''' Storage Management --> Schedules --> Backup Policy --> Run ''(toolbar)''

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Qadmin at 06:35, 18 February 2021

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	Immediately activates the Backup Policy in QuantaStor's internal schedule manager to start a new Backup Job.		Immediately activates the Backup Policy in QuantaStor's internal schedule manager to start a new Backup Job.

	'''Navigation:''' Storage Management --> ~~Network Shares~~ --> Backup ~~Policies & Jobs (Pool)~~ --> Modify ~~Backup/Migration Policy~~ ''(~~rightclick~~)''		'''Navigation:''' Storage Management --> Schedules --> Backup Policy --> Modify ''(toolbar)''

	[[File:Trggr Bkup-Mgrtn Policy.jpg\|512px]]		[[File:Trggr Bkup-Mgrtn Policy.jpg\|512px]]

Qadmin at 06:25, 18 February 2021

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	[[File:Trggr Bkup-Mgrtn Policy.jpg]]		[[File:Trggr Bkup-Mgrtn Policy.jpg\|512px]]

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Qadmin at 06:25, 18 February 2021

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	[[File:~~Qs4~~-~~ui-trigger-backup-policy~~.~~png~~]]		[[File:Trggr Bkup-Mgrtn Policy.jpg]]

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Qadmin at 18:55, 20 July 2018

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	Immediately activates the Backup Policy in QuantaStor's internal schedule manager to start a new Backup Job.		Immediately activates the Backup Policy in QuantaStor's internal schedule manager to start a new Backup Job.

			'''Navigation:''' Storage Management --> Network Shares --> Backup Policies & Jobs (Pool) --> Modify Backup/Migration Policy ''(rightclick)''

	[[File:Qs4-ui-trigger-backup-policy.png]]		[[File:Qs4-ui-trigger-backup-policy.png]]

Qadmin at 22:50, 24 March 2016

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	[[File:~~Trigger Backup Policy~~ - ~~11_5_2014 , 5_01_31 PM~~.~~jpg~~]]		[[File:Qs4-ui-trigger-backup-policy.png]]

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Qadmin at 00:09, 24 December 2014

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	[[File:Trigger Backup Policy - 11_5_2014 , 5_01_31 PM.jpg]]		[[File:Trigger Backup Policy - 11_5_2014 , 5_01_31 PM.jpg]]