Air Cleaner User Manual

sysback
Purpose
Backs up the entire system or specific volume groups for use in a system
installation.
Syntax
 sysback
-v -B -T ″platform″
-x -k ″kernel″ -b ″size″
-c ″termdev″
-d ″description″
-e
-p
-g ″filename″
-h ″hostname″
-k ″kernel″
-i
-I ″uniqueID″
-r ″read_access″
-M
-n
-N ″nettype″
-O
-P
-T ″platform″
-U ″host″
-X


-f ″device″
-f ″directory″ -I ″ID″
-f ″file″
VGname 
Description
The sysback command is used to create a backup of the operating system (rootvg
volume group) and optionally other volume groups on the system. This backup
can be used to completely reinstall a system to its original state or to install a new
system from the customized image. It can also be used to recreate or restore select
files, directories, filesystems, logical volumes, or volume groups on an already
active system. If backing up to a tape device, the tape will be bootable and will
include the installation programs needed to install from the customized backup.
The backup can be performed to a tape drive, virtual device, or disk image file.
When specifying a disk image file, you can enter the full pathname of the file to
create or overwrite. When doing so, the filename must begin with the prefix “SB.”
to indicate the file is a SysBack system backup. You can also specify only the
backup directory and a unique ID. When doing so, a filename will be constructed
for you. Refer to “Backups to Disk Image Files” on page 2-6 for information on the
filename created. If you are creating a file and a file by the same name already
exists, specify the -O option to overwrite the existing file.
The backup can also be performed to a remote device, virtual device, or disk
image file. If Remote Services has been configured on both the local and server
system using the cfgremsvs command, and you have defined a backup device on
A-90 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for System Backup and Recovery: Installation and User’s Guide