Backup and Recovery Jobs
The following topics describe job attributes that work with backup and recovery platforms and services:
AWS Backup Job
AWS Backup enables you to back up and restore your data to the Amazon cloud.
To create an AWS Backup job, see Creating a Job. For more information about this plug-in, see
The following table describes the AWS Backup job attributes.
Attribute |
Description |
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Connection Profile |
Determines the authorization credentials that are used to connect Control-M to AWS Backup, as described in AWS Backup Connection Profile Parameters. Rules:
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Action |
Determines one of the following AWS Backup actions to perform:
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Window VSS |
Determines whether to enable the Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS), which enables you to backup computer files or volumes when they are in use, as follows:
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Backup Vault Name |
Defines the vault name where the backup is stored. Case Sensitive: No |
Role ARN |
Defines the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the AWS IAM Role that AWS Backup runs as to create a recovery point. An ARN is a standardized AWS resource address. The AWS IAM role must be granted read and write privileges to create or update the AWS resources that are in the backup or restore point. arn:aws:iam::12234888888:role/service-role/AWSBackupDefaultServiceRole1 |
Idempotency Token |
Defines a unique ID (idempotency token), which guarantees that the job executes only once. Control-M-Idem-%%ORDERID |
Resource ARN |
Defines the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the backup. arn:aws:backup:us-east-1:123456789012:key/abcd1234-5678-9012-efgh-ijklmnopqrst |
Restore Parameters |
Defines a set of JSON-based key-value pairs that contain the information required to restore the backup from a recovery point. For no parameters, type {}. |
Recovery Point ARN |
Defines the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the recovery point, where the backup is restored from. |
Status Polling Interval |
Determines the number of seconds to wait before checking the job status. Default: 150 |
Azure Backup Job
Azure Backup enables you to back up and restore your data in the Microsoft Azure cloud.
To create an Azure Backup job, see Creating a Job. For more information about this plug-in, see
The following table describes the Azure Backup job type attributes.
Attribute |
Description |
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Connection Profile |
Determines the authorization credentials that are used to connect Control-M to Azure Backup, as described in Azure Backup Connection Profile Parameters. Rules:
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Action |
Determines one of the following Azure Backup actions to perform:
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Vault Resource Group |
Defines the name of the resource group for the storage vault in the Backup Center, which is the management platform in Azure Backup. Case Sensitive: No |
Vault Name |
Defines the name of the storage vault in the Backup Center. Case Sensitive: No |
VM Resource Group |
Defines the name of the resource group where the virtual machine with your data is located. |
VM Name |
Defines the name of the virtual machine with your data that you want to back up. |
Policy Name |
Defines the Azure policy that is enforced on your virtual machine and backup job. Default: DefaultPolicy |
Include Or Exclude Disks |
Determines one of the following actions to perform when you back up your data:
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Disk List |
Defines the list of logical unit numbers (LUN) to include or exclude in your backup. A LUN is an address that points to an area of storage on a logical or virtual disk. Valid Values: 0–9, separated by commas. 0,1,2 |
Restore to Latest Recovery Point |
Determines whether to restore a backup from the latest recovery point. |
Recovery Point Name |
Defines the name of the recovery point, which is a copy of the original data from a specific time. This name is found in the Backup Job or Restore Point Collection areas in the Backup Center. 123245428486171 |
Storage Account Name |
Defines the name of the storage account that is associated with the recovery point. |
Restore Region |
Determines the region of the virtual machine where the data is restored. UK South |
Status Polling Frequency |
Determines the number of seconds to wait before checking the status of the Azure Backup job. Default: 150 |
Failure Tolerance
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Determines the number of times to check the job status before ending Not OK. Default: 0 |
NetBackup Job
Control-M for Backup connects to a NetBackup client and enables you to execute backup jobs. Control-M for Backup simplifies the process of defining, monitoring, and troubleshooting backup jobs as well as reducing manual scripts and typing errors.
To create a NetBackup job, see Creating a Job. For more information about this plug-in, see Control-M for Backup.
The following table describes the NetBackup job type attributes.
Attribute |
Description |
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Connection Profile |
Determines the authorization credentials that are used to connect Control-M to NetBackup, as described in NetBackup Connection Profile Parameters. Rules:
Variable Name: %%BKP-ACCOUNT |
Policy Details |
Defines the backup policy. |
Policy Name |
Defines the backup policy name. Variable Name: %%BKP-NBU_POLICY_NAME |
Schedule |
Determines what type of backup is performed (full, incremental). If the field remains empty, the first scheduled backup of the policy is used. Variable Name: %%BKP-NBU_SCHEDULE |
Client |
Defines the client where the backup is performed. If the field remains empty, the backup executes on all clients that are defined in the policy. Variable Name: %%BKP-NBU_CLIENT |
Create Jobs per Client |
Determines whether to create an active Control-M for Backup Job for every client that performs a backup. The job name for each client appears as follows: <definition_Job_name>@<client_name> BMC recommends that you define the Control-M for Backup job inside a SMART folder if you have defined job Prerequisites. Variable Name: %%BKP-NBU_JOBPERCLIENT |
Restart Only Failed Streams on Rerun |
Determines whether to restart the backup for failed jobs when you re-execute the backup job. Variable Name: %%BKP-NBU_ACTIVE_RERUN_ONLY_FAILING |
Output Management |
Determines one of the following output options:
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