Create a Backup Set

Create a Linux Bare Metal Backup Set

1. Log in to AhsayOBM.

   For instructions on how to do this, please refer to the Login section.

2. Click the Backup Sets icon on the AhsayOBM main interface.

   

3. Create a new backup set by clicking the "+" icon next to "Add new backup set".

   

4. When the “Create Backup Set” window appears, name your new backup set, and select the “Backup set type”. Then, click Next to proceed.

   

5. In the “Backup Source” window, select the VolumeGroups for backup. Once done, click Next to proceed.

   

6. When the “Schedule” window appears, you can configure a backup schedule to automatically run a backup job at your specified time interval. The “Run scheduled backup for this backup set” is On by default.

   

   • In the default backup schedule, the scheduled backup will be performed weekly, every Thursday at 9pm. You can leave it as is or you can modify it by clicking on the existing backup schedule.

     

   • If you want to add another schedule, click the "Add" button. When the “New Backup Schedule” window appears, configure your backup schedule. Then, click OK to save your changes and close the “New Backup Schedule” window.

     

   Click Next to proceed once done.

   For backup sets with multiple backup schedules configured at the same time, this will be the order of priority to determine which schedule will be run.

   1. Backup Type: Full > Differential
   2. Stop: after X hours > after Y hours until full backup completed (where X < Y)
   3. Run Retention Policy after backup: enabled > disabled
   4. Schedule Type: Daily > Weekly > Monthly > Custom
   5. Creation order

   Examples:

   • If there are 2 backup schedules with Full backup type and with Stop after 2 hours and 4 hours respectively. The backup schedule with Stop after 2 hours will be run.
   • If there are 2 backup schedules with any Run Retention Policy enabled, it will have priority and execute the Schedule in this instance and ignore Schedule Type prioritization.
   • For backup sets with backup schedules Daily and Weekly, the Daily backup schedule will be run.

7. In the “Destination” window, select the appropriate option from the “Backup mode” dropdown menu. To select a backup destination for the backup data storage, click "+" next to “Add new storage destination / destination pool”. Click Next to proceed once done.

   

   If using a local destination for the backup, the path should be mounted under /mnt.

8. In the “Encryption” window, the default “Encrypt Backup Data” option is enabled with an encryption key preset by the system which provides the most secure protection. Select the “Encryption Type” to be used then click Next.

   

9. If you have enabled the Encryption Key feature in the previous step, the following pop-up window will be displayed regardless of the selected encryption type.

   

   The pop-up window has the following three options to choose from:

   • Unmask encryption key - The encryption key is masked by default. Click this option to show the encryption key.

     

   • Copy to clipboard - Click to copy the encryption key, then you can paste it in another location of your choice.
   • Confirm - Click to exit this pop-up window and proceed to the next step.

10. Upon successful creation of the backup set, the following screen will appear. You can click Backup now to back up your data or click Close to exit or to edit additional Backup Set settings before running your first backup.

    

11. Optional: Select your preferred Compression type. For newly created backup set, No Compression is selected by default.

    Go to Others > Compressions, then select the compression type.