Air Cleaner User Manual

Chapter 2. SMIT Overview

This chapter provides information about the SMIT menu interface. SMIT is used

for virtually all AIX system administrative tasks.

Accessing the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for System Backup and

Recovery

To access the System Backup & Recovery for AIX menus, type smit to access the

System Management Interface Tool. After SysBack is installed, IBM Tivoli Storage

Manager for System Backup and Recovery is displayed at the bottom of the main

menu. Select this option to access additional SysBack screens. You can alternatively

type smit sysback to jump directly to the SysBack screens. The following is an

example of the SysBack Main SMIT Menu as shown using the ASCII SMIT menu.

The ASCII SMIT menu is displayed by default if AIXwindows is not running. If

AIXwindows is running, and SMIT is started from the desktop or from an aixterm

window, the graphical version of SMIT (msmit) is displayed by default. The

remainder of the screens displayed in this section use the ASCII SMIT format.

Note: To use most of the options within the SysBack menus, log in to the system

as a root user. This is for several reasons:

1. Only a root user has authority to read, and therefore backup or restore,

many files in the system.

2. When restoring files under a non-root user, that user, if permitted to read

the files, becomes the new owner of the files. Files are returned to their

original ownership only when restored by a root user.

3. Many options, such as changing the block size of the tape drive, creating

network boot images, or configuring network server and client options,

require that you have root privileges to perform the task.

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for System Backup and Recovery

Move cursor to desired item and press Enter.

Backup & Recovery Options

Configuration Options

Tape Drives

Utilities

Backup Schedules and Scripts

F1=Help F2=Refresh F3=Cancel F8=Image

F9=Shell F10=Exit Enter=Do

Figure 2-1. ASCII version of the SysBack Main SMIT Menu