Generic applications can be mounted like any other application.
To mount a Generic App (LVM), follow these steps:
- Click App Manager and select Applications.
Right-click the Generic App (LVM) application that you want to mount and select Access.
Select a backup image and chose Mount.
If you are mounting to a regular host, leave the Host or VM option as default. If you want to mount to a Container use the instructions in the Mount an image to a container.
Select the target host from the Host drop-down list.
Optionally, assign a Label to the mounted image.
If required, change the default storage pool to be used for the mount from the Storage Pool drop-down list. This only applies to mounts where there is no existing staging disk, such as imported OnVault images, otherwise the snapshot pool where the source image disks are located are always used regardless of what is set here.
Specify pre- and post-script paths for scripts that automates bringing up and shutting down the databases associated with the Linux-based generic application. Consult the administrator guide for your database to determine the script names to be used and where they reside.
Select from the Mount Action drop down menu to either:
- Keep Source Path: Maintain the original folder structure
- Specify Mount Location: Specify a specific location to mount the application.
- Map Only: Map the volumes to a host without mounting into the file system
Select Submit. You can go to the Job Monitor to view the progress and details of the job. The mounted image is available in the Active Mounts.
Management of the active mounts
Once you have created a mount, you can track the image form the App Manager > Active Mounts. Ideally, do not leave any image mounted indefinitely. This is because the backup image that the mount was created from, cannot expire until all its mounts have been deleted. When you have finished using the mounted image then either:
- Unmount the image. You can remount it if needed. You can then delete the image later when you are certain it is no longer needed.
- Unmount and delete the image. This deletes the mounted image, not the backup that the mount is based on.