Air Cleaner User Manual

Chapter 20. Scheduled Backups and Scripts

The SysBack Scripts and Scheduling functions provide a mechanism to automate

common backup functions that require little or no user interaction. The SysBack

Scripts functions help you build command syntax into a Korn Shell script that can

be scheduled with SysBack. The SysBack Scheduling functions enable you to take

these scripts and schedule them to run automatically at a specified time or interval.

The Scheduling functions act as a front-end to crontab and enables you to add,

update, and remove SysBack backup scripts to crontab.

Scripts

Accessing the Backup Scripts Menu

The Backup Scripts menus enable you to create, change, or remove backup scripts.

To access the Backup Scripts menus:

1. From the SysBack Main Menu, select Backup Schedules and Scripts.

Note: At a command line, type smit sb_script_sched.

2. Select Backup Scripts.

Note: At a command line, type smit sb_script.

Creating a Backup Script File

When you create the backup script file, the SMIT options with which you are

presented give the appearance that a backup will be performed. These options are

only used to create the backup command sequence, and not to start a backup.

The scripts create with the Create a Backup Script File option are stored in the

/usr/lpp/sysback/sbscripts directory, unless a fully qualified path name is specified

in the script name field.

To create a backup script file:

1. From the Backup Scripts Menu, select Create a Backup Script.

Create a Backup Script File

Move cursor to desired item and press Enter.

Create a System Backup Script

Create a Volume Group Backup Script

Create a Filesystem Backup Script

Create a Logical Volume Backup Script

Create a File/Directory Backup Script

F1=Help F2=Refresh F3=Cancel F4=List

F5=Reset F6=Command F7=Edit F8=Image

F9=Shell F10=Exit Enter=Do

Figure 20-1. Create a Backup Script File Menu Options