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Purpose

Configure system-wide backup and cleanup parameters for the device.

Description

The Advanced Settings screen lets you configure the device-wide settings related to physical machine backup. The Cleanup Settings screen provides options for optimizing your local storage space via cleanup of old and incomplete backups. To view or change these settings, go to Dashboard > Physical Machines and click Advanced Settings or Cleanup Settings.

Configure advanced settings for physical machines backup

Navigate to Dashboard > Physical Machines > Advanced Settings to manage settings related to network utilization via the IDrive BMR device interface. Here, configure the following advanced settings:

Max simultaneous backups - You can schedule the simultaneous backup of multiple physical machines via the IDrive BMR device. However, the higher the number of simultaneous backups, the longer the time required to complete the backups. By setting the Max simultaneous backups according to your network speed and ongoing operations, you can control the network bandwidth usage and ensure timely completion of backup operations.

Max recently active clients - Helps you manage your local storage space by setting a limit on the number of active clients, for adding a new client to the device.

Note:

The Max recently active clients limit is applicable only when adding a new client. Even if one or more inactive clients turn online and the limit is exceeded, the backup operations will continue as usual.
A client that has been offline for longer than 2 months is considered inactive.

Max local network backup speed - Select the Don’t Limit radio button to allow unrestricted network bandwidth for backups. In case the backups are scheduled during daily operations, you can use the Limit To radio button and set the local network bandwidth for backup.

Configure cleanup settings for backup and storage cleanup

The cleanup settings parameters and how to use them:

Global soft filesystem quota - Specify the Global soft filesystem quota or the storage utilization limit upon reaching which the device will temporarily freeze all operations and redirect to cleanup.

Cleanup time window - Schedule the cleanup of old and incomplete backups in the IDrive BMR device under the Cleanup time window section. The device will delete these based on your backup retention settings. You can schedule cleanups as Daily or on Weekdays or Weekends. You can also select Custom and select the days and hours for cleanup.

Note: You can also perform a manual cleanup at any time.