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CloudAlly Academy – Principles of Salesforce SaaS Data Protection with Francis Pindar

Caroline Oest

As a Salesforce admin, architect, or consultant, securing your Salesforce data is of critical importance to your organization’s cybersecurity. This course holistically covers the what, why, and how of Salesforce SaaS data protection with proven best practices…
- 2 days ago
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Documentum Backup Tips & Tricks

Caroline Oest

For a Documentum administrator, ensuring the security and accessibility of the organization's crucial information is a high priority and regular backups of the Enterprise Content Management system are the foundation of a robust data protection strategy…
- 2 days ago
- OpenText Data Protector
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Hotfix information for Data Protector

Caroline Oest

The following links point to some of the latest hotfix information: Hotfix information for Data Protector 11.01 P3 (microfocus.com) Hotfix information for Data Protector 23.3 (microfocus.com) Hotfix information for Data Protector 23.4 (microfocus…
- 3 months ago
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Support Tip: Import of NetApp_CAB NDMP Server Type

Koen Verbelen

One of the first steps of an NDMP integration configuration is to Import the NDMP Server . The very last step during import is: "In the NDMP Server Type drop-down list, select the NAS device type." Make sure to select "NetApp_CAB" Server Type…
- 3 months ago
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Support Tip: Backup & Restore ownership on Linux

Koen Verbelen

The following is focussing on the backup situation, but the same exists for restore. The user that will run the VBDA requires read access permissions to be able to read the files (and directories) from the file system. So the question is: which user…
- 5 months ago
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Support Tip: After resuming a failed scheduled backup, the job is not following the scheduler protection

Caroline Oest

After resuming a failed scheduled backup, resumed objects are not following the scheduler protection, but taking protection from the backup specification. For instance: Schedule a backup with 15 days protection: Then set the protection in backup…
- 7 months ago
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Enhancing Data Protector Auditing Capabilities

Caroline Oest

In a world where more and more compliance is becoming a hot topic, Data Protector provides backup, restore, copy, and consolidation session auditing, which stores non-tamperable and non-overwritable information about all backup, restore, copy, and consolidation…
- 7 months ago
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Support Tip: StoreOnce store access permissions

Koen Verbelen

In the Properties page of a Backup to Disk device, it's possible to specify a Client ID and Password in the "Store and Gateways" tab. The terminology may be confusing here. The "Client ID" is not related to any Data Protector client name or any…
- 11 months ago
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Upgrade instructions for Data Protector

Caroline Oest

For upgrading an unsupported version, you must first migrate the unsupported version to 11.01. This is because direct upgrade from an unsupported version isn't supported. For information about migrating the unsupported version to 11.01, see the Upgrade…
- over 1 year ago
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Support Tip: VEPA GRE request (web GUI method) staying "In Progress"

Koen Verbelen

Data Protector 23.4 is introducing the new GRE for Virtual Environment Integrations using the Data Protector User Interface . When creating the request, after specifying "Virtualization Host", Virtual Machine" and "Disk", the "Session" list is showing…
- 11 months ago
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Support Tip: Debugging DPDUtils

Koen Verbelen

Please be aware that "DPDUtils" is not always accepting the -debug option on the command line. Actually it never does until Data Protector version 23.4. There, in 23.4 it is working for Linux only. In all other cases, please set the environment parameter…
- 11 months ago
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Data Protector How To Documents

Caroline Oest

In this list you can find information about the procedures often performed to modify the configuration of your backup environment. Review the following docs for information about: How and when to use maintenance mode How to import clients to a cell…
- over 1 year ago
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Support Tip: Restore a file with TapeAnalyser

Koen Verbelen

Did you know the TapeAnalyser support tool is capable of restoring a file from tape? Here are a couple of things you better know to make things go smooth. TapeAnalyser can be found in "Program Files\OmniBack\bin\utilns" on Windows or in "/opt/omni…
- 11 months ago
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Support Tip: Parallel Restore

Koen Verbelen

Parallel Restore is possible from the GUI. By selecting multiple objects in the restore context, all of them will be restored in one single session. If multiple objects are located on the same medium then they will be restored by loading the media only…
- 11 months ago
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Support Tip: Object copy cannot use a source-side gateway for reading.

Koen Verbelen

A source-side gateway cannot be used for reading objects during object copy. While it is possible to configure the object copy like that, the session would fail in default circumstances (that is: without the needed precautions as explained later on this…
- 11 months ago
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Support Tip: Usage of a description for easier object selection during restore

Koen Verbelen

Finding back the right object, containing the needed data for a restore can sometimes be confusing. This is when multiple backup specifications for the same object exist. In the picture above, 7 different objects are seen, all for the same C:…
- 11 months ago
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Support Tip: How to move a StoreOnceSoftware store root to another client or cell

Koen Verbelen

First of all, please note that the newer solution for software deduplication in Data Protector is DPD. But apparently there is still a need for information about the StoreOnceSoftware solution, hence this document. A StoreOnceSoftware store exists on…
- 11 months ago
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Support Tip: Always stop stores before stopping the StoreOnceSoftware service or daemon

Koen Verbelen

First of all, please note that the newer solution for software deduplication in Data Protector is DPD. But apparently there is still a need for information about the StoreOnceSoftware solution, hence this document. At any time, when the service or daemon…
- 11 months ago
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Support Tip: Omit deleted files

Koen Verbelen

One of the possible restore options is "Omit deleted files" . The following example will explain the difference of a restore "with" or "without" this option selected. FULL BACKUP A directory " MYDIR " contains files " 1.txt " and " 2.txt " …
- 11 months ago
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Support Tip: Order of Load Balanced devices

Koen Verbelen

When Load balancing is disabled, devices are statically assigned to objects and that can be changed in the Backup Object Summary tab. First make sure the needed devices have been enabled in the Destination tab. Next, in the Backup Object Summary…
- 11 months ago
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Support Tip: OMNI_HOSTS environment parameter

Koen Verbelen

With the OMNI_HOSTS environment parameter it is possible to route traffic through a specific interface on a multi-homed Data Protector client. The parameter is documented in the omnirc template file. # OMNI_HOSTS=<hostname ip mapping values> # Default…
- 11 months ago
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Data Protector for Cloud Workloads protecting your Microsoft 365 data!

Caroline Oest

Backing up your Microsoft 365 data is your responsibility. Data Protector for Cloud Workloads ensures your Microsoft 365 data is protected and recoverable. Find out more now!
- over 2 years ago
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Video: Data Protector Protection Against Ransomware

Caroline Oest

Learn about the features in Data Protector that offer protection against ransomware.
- over 2 years ago
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Video: Data Protector Deduplication Tuning

Caroline Oest

This video explains the new software-based deduplication backup device in Data Protector.
- over 2 years ago
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Video: Data Protector and Data Protector for Cloud Workloads Licensing Overview

Caroline Oest

Learn about the licensing in Data Protector and Data Protector for Cloud Workloads.
- over 2 years ago
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Data Protector Tips

CloudAlly Academy – Principles of Salesforce SaaS Data Protection with Francis Pindar

Documentum Backup Tips & Tricks

Hotfix information for Data Protector

Support Tip: Import of NetApp_CAB NDMP Server Type

Support Tip: Backup & Restore ownership on Linux

Support Tip: After resuming a failed scheduled backup, the job is not following the scheduler protection

Enhancing Data Protector Auditing Capabilities

Support Tip: StoreOnce store access permissions

Upgrade instructions for Data Protector

Support Tip: VEPA GRE request (web GUI method) staying "In Progress"

Support Tip: Debugging DPDUtils

Data Protector How To Documents

Support Tip: Restore a file with TapeAnalyser

Support Tip: Parallel Restore

Support Tip: Object copy cannot use a source-side gateway for reading.

Support Tip: Usage of a description for easier object selection during restore

Support Tip: How to move a StoreOnceSoftware store root to another client or cell

Support Tip: Always stop stores before stopping the StoreOnceSoftware service or daemon

Support Tip: Omit deleted files

Support Tip: Order of Load Balanced devices

Support Tip: OMNI_HOSTS environment parameter

Data Protector for Cloud Workloads protecting your Microsoft 365 data!

Video: Data Protector Protection Against Ransomware

Video: Data Protector Deduplication Tuning

Video: Data Protector and Data Protector for Cloud Workloads Licensing Overview

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