Daily operations for storage pools on FILE and DISK devices
Schedule daily operations for the server depending on the type of storage pools you use. You can complete specific tasks with storage pools on FILE and DISK devices.
About this task
The following image illustrates how IBM Spectrum Protect™
operations fit into the daily schedule.
Figure 1. Daily schedule of server operations for storage pools on FILE or DISK devices![The image shows the timeline for the daily schedule: Client backups run from approximately 10 PM to 6 AM. Storage pool backup runs from approximately 6 AM to 10 AM. Database backup and the creation of disaster recovery copies of the volume history and device configuration files runs from 10 AM to 12 noon. Migration runs from approximately 12 noon to 2 PM. Expiration runs from 2 PM to 4 PM. Reclamation runs from 4 PM to 8 PM. Disaster recovery preparations run from 8 PM to 10 PM.](daily_sched_cycle.gif)
![The image shows the timeline for the daily schedule: Client backups run from approximately 10 PM to 6 AM. Storage pool backup runs from approximately 6 AM to 10 AM. Database backup and the creation of disaster recovery copies of the volume history and device configuration files runs from 10 AM to 12 noon. Migration runs from approximately 12 noon to 2 PM. Expiration runs from 2 PM to 4 PM. Reclamation runs from 4 PM to 8 PM. Disaster recovery preparations run from 8 PM to 10 PM.](daily_sched_cycle.gif)
To follow best practices, schedule daily operations for IBM Spectrum Protect. Sample commands are provided to implement each step. All listed commands are server commands unless otherwise noted.