Apply a backup plan to a generic application (LVM)
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Before you can manage a generic application, you must copy
scripts to a specific folder on the database server. For details on those
scripts, consult the database administrator's guide for the database to be
protected.
Use these instructions to apply a backup template and manage:
Click the App Manager menu and select Applications from the
drop-down menu. The Applications page opens.
Select the Generic application (LVM) that you want to manage, and then
Manage Backup Plan from the drop-down list at the bottom right corner of
the page. The Manage Backup Plan page opens.
From the Manage Backup Plan page, choose from the Template and
Profile drop-down lists:
Template. An existing backup template that includes policies to define
the snapshot or replication of the application data.
Profile. An existing resource profile that defines the resources used
to store the data of the application as snapshot or replicated images.
The Manage Backup Plan page shows a view of the policies assigned to the
selected applications in the backup plan policy map. Data capture management
comes from the template policies and profiles that you designed in the backup
plans.
Click Apply Backup Plan. The Apply backup plan page opens.
Configure the database or instance details and settings or policy
overrides settings.
Policy Override. Override specific policy settings previously configured
in the selected backup template. Advanced settings can be useful or
required in certain circumstances. See Configure advanced settings
for details.
Click Manage Volumes to open the Manage Volumes dialog.
Select the eligible volumes to protect.
In case there are a large number of volumes, use the search box to
find a specific volume.
Verify that the Generic LVM script name is the genlvmscript.sh
script.
For LVM snapshot reserve space, change the reserve space as needed.
By default it is 20%.
Click Save to save the manage membership configuration.
Click Apply Backup Plan to apply the backup template and resource profile.
A success message opens.
Click Okay.
If you back up a workload to a backup/recovery appliance that would exceed its
recommended storage capacity or snapshot limit, you will see a notification with a recommendation
to back the data up to a different backup/recovery appliance.
The application might not get backed up until the scheduled job runs
according to the hours of operations defined in the backup template.
For example, if at 10:00 (UTC) you assign a template that has hours of
operation from 02:00 to 05:00 (UTC), then the first job won't start
until the appliance has an available job slot at 02:00 (UTC) of the following day.
To run a job immediately, see perform an on-demand capture.
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For details on those\nscripts, consult the database administrator's guide for the database to be\nprotected.\n\nUse these instructions to apply a backup template and manage:\n\n1. Click the **App Manager** menu and select **Applications** from the\n drop-down menu. The **Applications** page opens.\n\n2. Select the **Generic** application (LVM) that you want to manage, and then\n **Manage Backup Plan** from the drop-down list at the bottom right corner of\n the page. The **Manage Backup Plan** page opens.\n\n3. From the **Manage Backup Plan** page, choose from the **Template** and\n **Profile** drop-down lists:\n\n - **Template.** An existing backup template that includes policies to define\n the snapshot or replication of the application data.\n\n - **Profile.** An existing resource profile that defines the resources used\n to store the data of the application as snapshot or replicated images.\n\n The **Manage Backup Plan** page shows a view of the policies assigned to the\n selected applications in the backup plan policy map. Data capture management\n comes from the template policies and profiles that you designed in the backup\n plans.\n4. Click **Apply Backup Plan** . The **Apply backup plan** page opens.\n\n5. Configure the database or instance details and settings or policy\n overrides settings.\n\n - **Application Settings.** Configure application-specific settings like\n backup data capture method (required). See\n [Configure application settings for generic application (LVM)](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/backup/configure-app-settings-generic-apps) for\n details.\n\n - **Policy Override.** Override specific policy settings previously configured\n in the selected backup template. Advanced settings can be useful or\n required in certain circumstances. See [Configure advanced settings](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/create-plan/policy-settings)\n for details.\n\n | **Note:** You can override policy settings only if the policy template **Allow Overrides on Policy Settings** parameter has been set to **Yes**.\n6. Click **Manage Volumes** to open the **Manage Volumes** dialog.\n\n | **Note:** The settings in the **Manage Volumes** dialog reflect the settings selected when the **Generic** application was created. In most cases you won't need to make any changes.\n 1. Select the eligible volumes to protect.\n\n 2. In case there are a large number of volumes, use the search box to\n find a specific volume.\n\n 3. Verify that the **Generic LVM script name** is the `genlvmscript.sh`\n script.\n\n 4. For **LVM snapshot reserve space**, change the reserve space as needed.\n By default it is 20%.\n\n | **Note:** **Generic Application** (LVM) leverages LVM snapshots along with the LVM script to achieve application consistency. This is the space LVM will consume to track changes to production volumes when an LVM snapshot is in effect. By default it is 20%.\n 5. Click **Save** to save the manage membership configuration.\n\n7. Click **Apply Backup Plan** to apply the backup template and resource profile.\n A success message opens.\n\n8. Click **Okay**.\n\n The application might not get backed up until the scheduled job runs\n according to the hours of operations defined in the backup template.\n For example, if at 10:00 (UTC) you assign a template that has hours of\n operation from 02:00 to 05:00 (UTC), then the first job won't start\n until the appliance has an available job slot at 02:00 (UTC) of the following day.\n To run a job immediately, see [perform an on-demand capture](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/monitor-reports/monitor-jobs#run).\n | **Note:** All policies start and end times are in UTC time zone.\n\n| **Note:** To reset one or more application settings back to its default state, click the **Reset to Default** checkbox to the right of the selection you want to reset, or click **Reset All to Default** to reset all application selections back to their default state."]]
