How to Route Backup Files to Lattus for Easier Recovery

If you use Object Storage media for system backups, the procedure below instructs you how to create a special backup namespace and assign it to the backup policy.

  1. On the Configuration menu, click Storage Destinations, and then click the Object Storage tab.
  2. Click New....
    • In the Namespaces section, click Add to create a Object Storage namespace for each copy number that is required for backup to Object Storage.
  3. On the Configuration menu, click Storage Manager Policies, and then click the Storage Manager tab.
    1. Click the _adic_backup Policy Class, and then click Edit....
    2. In the General tab, for the Default Media Type option, click Lattus or S3.
    3. In the Steering tab, under the Media Type option, click Lattus or S3 for the respective Copy numbers.
  4. On the Tools menu, click Storage Manager, and then click Media Actions.
    1. In the Available Media Actions list, click Assign Media to Policy Class.
    2. In the Media ID column, click all the backup namespaces.
    3. In the Assign Media to Policy Class Parameters section, click _adic_backup in the Destination Policy Class list.