 IBM
Tivoli Storage Manager for System Backup and Recovery
(SysBack) empowers you with a flexible backup method
for your AIX systems to help protect your data and
provide bare metal restore capabilities. It offers
a comprehensive system backup, restore, and reinstallation
tool. SysBack is a simple to use, yet highly effective,
tool. Any feature may be executed from either the
AIX command line or by using the SMIT menu interface.
Protect your
most vital asset - your data
Whether your business is large or small, your
company needs to protect your data under any circumstances.
It's the lifeblood of any business. The loss of
critical data from equipment failure or environmental
factors can be a damaging or fatal event. These
circumstances make strong backup and recovery
systems imperative, but due to the high cost of
personnel time, these services need to be as simple
and automated as possible.
Comprehensive
backup and recovery options via a simple, efficient
interface
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for System Backup
and Recovery (SysBack) allows you to choose from
several types of backups, including full system
(installation image), volume group, file system,
file or directory and raw logical volume. SysBack
allows for recovery of all or part of the system;
and is flexible enough to allow a system installation
image from one system to be installed onto another
system with either identical or different hardware
configurations (cloning). Backup and recovery
options are performed via a simple SMIT menu driven
interface or via a command line.
Central management
and automation tools
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for System Backup
and Recovery (SysBack) provides utilities to create
backup scripts and schedules for easier task automation.
Furthermore, backup, list, and verify operations
are quickly assessed via a completion status-tracking
log. SysBack's "pull" client backups
allow the administrator to centrally manage backup
operations from a single server (remote or local).
By combining all of these features, administrators
are provided with a complete central management
system.
Integrate with
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
SysBack version 5.6 and later allows for the storage
of backup objects into an IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
server. Combining the SysBack backup, restore
and network boot / install functions with a Tivoli
Storage Manager server provides a bare metal recovery
capability for Tivoli Storage Manager configurations.
SysBack will back up and recover a system's volume
group, logical volumes and file system information.
Additionally, SysBack has the capability to back
up any non-rootvg data specified. Customers may
opt to use SysBack simply to recover the rootvg
volume group and then use Storage Manager to backup
and manage other user data. Backups to a Tivoli
Storage Manager server may be manipulated like
any other SysBack backup. They may be listed,
verified, restored and used for system reinstallation.
Integrate network
boot and install features in support of RS/6000
SP systems
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for System Backup
and Recovery (SysBack) provides network boot features
for those administrators that choose not to boot
from locally attached tape devices. Network boot
options allow remote via SysBack functions (Classic
Boot) or by utilizing existing NIM resources (NIM
Resource Boot). Using the SysBack NIM Resource
Boot functionality, SysBack provides IBM RS/6000
SP system specific network boot and installation
utilities for nodes. The SP boot and install utilities
allow for smooth installation and cloning processes
for nodes within the same, or between different,
SP complexes.
Provides Offline
Mirror Backup options
The Offline Mirror Backup option splits specified
AIX mirrors to allow IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
for System Backup and Recovery (SysBack) access
to inactive copies of data. This allows simultaneous
user and system access to the active copies.
View Enhancements to IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
for System Backup and Recovery
| Features |
Advantages |
Benefits |
| Complete
operating system backup and recovery |
Multi-level
backup and restore of AIX Logical Volume
Manager (LVM) structures, as well as
data within the structures. Backups
are either point in time or incremental,
local or remote, distributed or centralized.
Full System (installation image) backups
include rootvg, and optionally, non-root
volume groups in a single backup image. |
Preserves
volume group, filesystem, and logical
volume attributes, as well as disk
placement options. Provides for recovery
from disk crashes, system hangs, filesystem
corruption, or other catastrophic
system erors. Provides options to
rebuild LVM structures in new, alternate
locations, or simply to change / edit
LVM attributes on recreation. Optionally
restore data within LVM structures. |
| Network
Boot and Installation |
Boot and
reinstall a system using remote system
resources. |
Eliminates
the need for locally attached boot devices
(tape, CD, DVD). Provides ability to
configure one or more systems to serve
as boot resources for an entire AIX
environment. After boot, installation
may occur from resources located on
the boot server, the client system,
or any other AIX system accessible via
the network. |
| No-prompt
installation |
Eliminate
need for user input during a system
boot and reinstallation process. |
Preconfigure
input responses required for the boot
and install process to allow unattended
system recovery. Also enables a system
administrator to recover multiple systems
simultaneously with minimal interaction
with the systems. |
| Cloning |
Rebuild
a system image on to new hardware with
the same or different hardware configuration. |
Enables
a system adminstrator to create a preconfigured
base system installation image for all
new systems. Also provides the ability
to replace legacy hardware with newer
technology without having to rebuild
the operating system manually. |
| Copy backup
media from format to format |
Copy existing
backup images from disk to tape, CD
/ DVD to tape, tape to disk, tape to
tape, tape to disk back to CD / DVD. |
Provides
ability to migrate backup images to
new media when tape technology is updated.
Allows for creation of off-site backup
media outside of potentially tight backup
windows. Provides flexibility during
disaster recovery when expected resources
may not be available. |
| Backup
to CD / DVD Devices |
Execute
a Full System (installation image) level
backup or reinstallation from a CD or
DVD device. |
Minimizes
media storage space requirements due
to the small size of the media. CD /
DVD backups may be configured to recover
multiple hardware architectures from
a single disk. Eliminates the need for
locally attached tape resources or network
resources for system boot and reinstallation. |
| Unattended
multi-volume backup and restore |
Use autoloading
or robotic libraries to mount and unmount
tape volumes. |
Eliminates
the need for human intervention to change
tapes during a backup or restore process
when the backup images exceeds the media
size. Also allows for multiple backup
images to be stacked on the media. |
| Offline
mirror backups |
Split
AIX mirror copies to backup the inactive
mirror while allowing simultaneous system
and user access to the active mirror. |
Minimizes
database downtime for backup processing
by only requiring a quiesced state during
the mirror splits. Provides a database
backup option when online database backup
tools are not available. |
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