Specifications

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EMC Secure Remote Support Gateway for Linux Release 2.24 Operations Guide
Server Maintenance
Backup guidelines and procedures
You must prepare backup procedures to protect Gateway Client
servers in case of hardware failure, software failure, or data
corruption.
Specific procedures depend on your:
◆ ESRS site architecture
◆ Backup software
◆ Existing procedures
and possibly other conditions. Consult your system and network
administrators.
Backup 1. Gateway Client server image — Refer to “Server image backup”
on page 98 for recommended Gateway server backup guidelines.
Restoration 2. Gateway Client server — Refer to “Restoration procedures” on
page 99 for recommended guidelines on restoring your server
from image backup.
Server image
backup
Image backup is the preferred method for backing up a Gateway
Client server and data.
Initial setup At installation time:
For each Gateway Client server:
1. Perform all needed installation stages—hardening, ESRS
software installation, configuration, deployment—first.
2. Using your company’s approved procedure, create an image of
the drive containing the installation root directory.
Optionally, for each Gateway server:
To provide a more complete configuration and data match to your
server, periodically create a new drive image.