Air Cleaner User Manual

Chapter 17. Copying Backups to a New Media Type

You can transfer a backup that exists in one media source to another. For example,

if you normally perform up your SysBack System Installation Image backups to

files on disk, but later need to make a bootable backup tape out of them, you

would use the Device to Device Copy menus. There are three different menu

options:

v Copy Backup Disk Image or CD/DVD to Tape

v Copy Backup Tape to Backup Disk Image

v Copy Backup Tape to Backup Tape

These three options provide the ability to:

v Copy backups from files on disk to tape

v Copy backups from CD / DVD to tape

v Copy backups from tape to files on disk

v Copy backups from tape to tape

v Copy backups from tape to disk, and then burn them back to CD or DVD

Note: These utilities do not support backups stored in a TSM server, or using a

TSM server as the output device.

To access the Device to Device Copy menus:

1. At a command line, type smitty sysback.

2. Select Device to Device Copy which will display the following screen:

Copy Backup from Disk Image or CD/DVD to Tape

If you select the Copy Backup from Disk Image or CD/DVD to Tape menu:

Note: These utilities do not support backups stored in a TSM server, or using a

TSM server as the output device.

1. Select the Full System Disk Image Backup file or CD / DVD device where the

backup is stored.

2. Select tape drive or virtual device to use as the output device.

You will be presented with the following menu:

Device to Device Copy

Move cursor to desired item and press Enter.

Copy Backup Disk Image or CD/DVD to Tape

Copy Backup Tape to Backup Disk Image

Copy Backup Tape to Backup Tape

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

F9=Shell F10=Exit Enter=Do

Figure 17-1. The Device to Device Copy Menu