System information

Chapter 4: Backing Up and Restoring System Software

Making a Full

Backup Tape

Overview

Your 3070 system includes an HP SureStore DAT 24

tape device and TapeWare software for performing data

backups. This section describes how to perform full data

backups using the TapeWare Wizard and a system

compatible DDS tape drive.

A full backup tape can be used to recover your operating

system, application software, and data files. An

effective disaster recovery policy involves creating full

backup tapes on a regular basis.

Prerequisites

Before performing data backups, determine:

■ the device file of the storage device on which to

create your backup.

■ the disk drives, folders, and files to backup.

■ when the backup should occur.

■ the type of backup. Options include:

• Full - backup all selected drives, folders, and

files.

• Incremental - backup only files that have

changed since the last backup of any type: Full,

Incremental, Differential, or Snapshot.

• Differential - backup only files that have

changed since the last Full backup.

• Snapshot - backup all selected drives, folders,

and files without updating archive flags.

Required Tools and Materials

To perform the backup procedures described in this

section, you need:

■ TapeWare software.

■ An HP SureStore DAT 24 tape drive or system

compatible tape device.

■ A DDS tape with enough capacity to perform a

full backup. 24 Gb or more is recommended.