Configuring Enterprise Vault collections

Before you can use the Backup Exec Migrator to migrate Enterprise Vault archived data from a partition, Enterprise Vault first needs to collect the data.

To configure Enterprise Vault collections

  1. From the Enterprise Vault Console, navigate to a vault store partition from which you want to migrate data.

  2. Right-click the partiition, and then click Properties.

  3. On the Collections tab, check Use collection files.

  4. Set collection options as appropriate.

    See Vault store partition properties – Collections.

  5. Click OK.

Vault store partition properties – Collections

Before you can use the Backup Exec Migrator to migrate Enterprise Vault archived data from a partition, Enterprise Vault needs to collect the data to be migrated.

See Configuring Enterprise Vault collections.

Table: Vault store partition properties – Collection options

Item

Description

Use collection details

Lets you set Enterprise Vault as the collector.

Start at

Indicates the local time at which you want collection to start.

End at

Indicates the local time at which you want collection to finish.

Enterprise Vault stops collecting at this time or when it has no more files to collect, whichever comes first.

Limit collection files to <number> megabytes

Indicates the maximum size for collection files.

The default size is 10 MB, although you can specify a file size range from 1 MB to 99 MB.

You may want to change this value to optimize the use of your backup media

Collect files older than

Indicates the amount of time that must elapse since items were archived before they are eligible for collection.

Configuring Enterprise Vault collections