Air Cleaner User Manual

Contents
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for System
Backup and Recovery Overview ....vii
About This Book...........ix
Who Should Read This Publication ......ix
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for System Backup and
RecoveryDocumentation..........ix
Conventions Used in This Book ........ix
Contacting Customer Support ........ix
Chapter 1. Installation ........1-1
System Requirements ...........1-1
HardwareRequirements.........1-1
SoftwareRequirements.........1-1
Upgrading from System Backup and Recovery for
AIX-SysBack.............1-2
ProcedureforInstallationfromCD-ROM....1-2
Accessing the Online Documentation .....1-3
Chapter 2. SMIT Overview ......2-1
Accessing the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for
System Backup and Recovery ........2-1
How the SysBack Menus are Organized ....2-2
Backup&RecoveryOptions.......2-2
ConfigurationOptions.........2-2
TapeDrives.............2-3
Utilities ..............2-4
Device Selector Screens ..........2-4
Backups to Disk Image Files ........2-6
Backup, List, Verify and Restore Command Output
Screen................2-7
SMITHelpScreens ...........2-9
SMITFastpaths.............2-9
Obtaining Command Line Options from SMIT . . 2-9
Chapter 3. License Configuration . . . 3-1
Chapter 4. Performing Backups....4-1
Understanding Incremental Backups ......4-1
Understanding Pull Backups ........4-3
Backing up the System (Installation Image) . . . 4-3
Backing up Volume Groups ........4-10
Backing up File systems .........4-16
BackingupLogicalVolumes........4-21
Backing up Files or Directories .......4-25
Understanding Exclude List Processing on Backup
Operations..............4-30
UsingSysBackwithFireWalls.......4-30
Backup Return Code Processing .......4-31
Unattended Backups Running in the Background 4-32
Chapter 5. Backups to CD or DVD. . . 5-1
Requirements .............5-1
Software..............5-1
Hardware..............5-1
ImportantConsiderations.........5-2
Space ...............5-2
Limitations.............5-3
Media...............5-3
Speed...............5-3
Initiating the Backup ...........5-3
Initiating a Restore............5-4
Boot and Installation ...........5-4
Command Syntax and SMIT Menus ......5-6
Chapter 6. Offline Mirror Backups. . . 6-1
Purpose...............6-1
Restrictions ..............6-1
Performing an Offline Mirror Backup .....6-2
Maintaining Backup Command Files......6-5
Maintenance Utilities ...........6-7
Synchronizing Stale Partitions .......6-7
Recover from a Failed or Aborted Offline
MirrorBackup............6-10
Command Syntax and SMIT Menus .....6-11
Manual Recovery ............6-13
Chapter 7. Local User Access ....7-1
Understanding Local User Access Permissions . . 7-1
Adding or Changing Local User Device/Directory
Access ................7-2
Listing User Access ...........7-4
Removing User Access ..........7-4
Chapter 8. Remote Services .....8-1
Understanding Remote Host and User Access
Permissions ..............8-2
Backing Up, Listing, Verifying, or Restoring from
Remote Backup Devices ..........8-4
Configure Remote Services .........8-4
Adding or Changing Client Host Access to This
Server................8-4
Listing Client Access ...........8-7
Removing Client Access ..........8-7
Adding or Changing the List of Remote Backup
Servers ...............8-8
Listing Remote Backup Servers .......8-10
Changing Remote Access Checking ......8-10
RemovingaRemoteBackupServer......8-11
Remote Commands Access for use with Pull
Backups ...............8-11
Configuring Remote Services in an NIS
Environment .............8-12
Chapter 9. Exclude Lists .......9-1
Adding a File, Directory or Logical Volume to an
ExcludeList..............9-2
Listing Excluded Files or Directories ......9-4
Removing Files or Directories from an Exclude List 9-4
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