Dell NetWorker 19.9 Administration Guide

Changes to the Client and Pool resources after migration

NetWorker uses a number of attributes that are defined in multiple resources to determine which pool receives the data that is generated by an action task, and how NetWorker backs up the data. The migration process preserves the values that are defined for the attributes and introduces new attributes in the Action resource.

NetWorker provides the following attributes, which work together to determine how NetWorker manages a backup and determines which device to use to receive the backup data:

• Client resource—Pools, Retention, Save set, and Level attributes on the General tab of the Client Properties window. The migration process retains the values in these legacy attributes.
  NOTE:The Modify Client wizard does not display the Pools, Retention, Save set, and Level attributes.
• Action resource—Destination Pool and Retention attributes on the Specify the Backup Options and Specify the Clone Options wizard windows. The backup levels are defined for the action schedule on the Specify the Action Information wizard window.
• Pool resource—Clients, Save sets, and Retention policy attributes on the Legacy tab. The values that appear in these attributes were defined in NetWorker 8.1.x and 8.2.x. After the migration completes, the NetWorker 19.9 server retains the values and these legacy attributes become read-only. You cannot modify the values in these fields after migration.

The Action resource includes an attribute that is called Client Override Behavior. The value that is selected for this attribute determines which resource attribute has precedence over the attributes in other resources that determine the same behavior. By default, the migration process enables Legacy Backup Rules on an Action resource. Legacy Backup Rules allow NetWorker to use the values during the pool selection criteria process.