Backup Repositories

RecoveryManager Plus allows you to create on-premises repositories and cloud repositories to store your backup data.

Configuring on-premises repository

RecoveryManager Plus stores AD, Office 365, Google Workspace, and on-premises Exchange backups in your on-premises repositories. When you install RecoveryManager Plus, a default on-premises repository named RMP-NODE1 is also created. This repository cannot be deleted. You can add new repositories whenever needed. But they can be added only on a machine in which RecoveryManager Plus is not installed. In every on-premises repository, an Elasticsearch node is created.

You can perform the following actions from this tab:

Adding a new on-premises repository

  • Navigate to Admin tab → RepositoryBackup Repositories.
  • Click on the On-premises tab.
  • Click on the Add on-premises repository button.
  • Provide a name for the repository.
  • Provide the name of the server in which you want to store the backups.
  • Note: Ensure that the server has 64-bit architecture.

  • Provide the user name and password of an admin. Click Verify Credentials to check if the provided credentials has enough privilege.
  • Provide the path to the repository.
  • Provide a TCP Port to enable communication between RecoveryManager Plus and the server.
  • Note: If you have enabled firewall, make sure the specified port is added in the firewall's inbound rules.

  • Set a JVM Heap Size.
  • Note: JVM heap size must be at least 1GB. Also, JVM heap size cannot be more than 50% of target machine’s usable RAM size.

  • Click Save.

Managing existing on-premises repositories

You can view the following information for any configured repository:

  • Name of the repository.
  • Server in which the repository is present.
  • Path to the repository.
  • Total and used storage space in the repository.
  • Status of connected repository.

Once a repository has been added, you can perform the following functions:

Refreshing repository details

To fetch the current status of used and available storage space,

  • Click on the icon located in the actions column of the repository.

Editing repository details

  • Click on the icon located in the action column.
  • Modify the required fields.
  • You can also add multiple paths in the same repository to store your backup data.
  • Click Save.

Deleting a configured repository

  • Click on the icon located in the action column. Deleting a configured repository will permanently delete all backup files in the repository and you’ll not be able to perform any restorations.
  • Note: The RMP-NODE1 cannot be deleted.

Configuring notification settings

You can configure RecoveryManager Plus to send out email notifications when a repository is inactive or when free space goes below a set threshold.

To configure mail notifications,

  • Click on the Alert Settings button.
  • Select the options for which you’d like to receive notifications and click Save.

Configuring cloud repository

RecoveryManager Plus stores Office 365, Google Workspace, and on-premises Exchange backups in Azure blob storage and file shares.

Adding an Azure blob storage as a repository.

  • Navigate to Admin tab → RepositoryBackup Repositories.
  • Click on the Cloud tab.
  • Click on the Add cloud repository button.
  • Select Azure Blob Storage as the repository type.
  • Provide a name for the repository.
  • Provide the Account name and Account Key of the Azure storage account.
  • Provide the Root Container Name.
  • Select where you wish to store the metadata of the backups from the Metadata repository drop-down box.
  • Note: Metadata of the Office 365 and Exchange backups will be stored in the selected metadata repository.

  • Click Save.

Adding an Azure file share as a repository.

  • Navigate to Admin tab → RepositoryBackup Repositories.
  • Click on the Cloud tab.
  • Click on the Add cloud repository button.
  • Select Azure File Shares as the repository type.
  • Provide a name for the repository.
  • Provide the Account name and Account Key of the Azure storage account.
  • Provide the File Share Name.
  • Select where you wish to store the metadata of the backups from the Metadata repository drop-down box.
  • Note: Metadata of the Office 365 and Exchange backups will be stored in the selected metadata repository.

  • Click Save.

Once you’ve created a cloud storage repository, you can view the following information for any configured repository.

  • Name of the repository.
  • Name of the Azure account.
  • Type of the repository (Blob storage/ file shares)
  • Root container name or File share name.
  • Used storage space in the repository.
  • Status of connected repository.

Once a repository has been added, you can perform the following functions:

  • Refresh repository details
  • Edit repository details
  • Delete repository

Refreshing repository details

To fetch the current status of used and available storage space,

  • Click on the icon located in the actions column of the repository.

Editing repository details

  • Click on the icon located in the action column.
  • Modify the required fields and click Save.

Deleting a configured repository

  • Click on the icon-delete icon located in the action column.
  • Note: Deleting a configured repository will permanently delete all backup files in the repository and you’ll not be able to perform any restorations.

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