Storix-software SBAdmin TSM Edition Users Guide Bedienungsanleitung

TSM Edition User Guide Version 8.2

Installing from CDROM 1. Mount the cdrom by typing: a. On AIX systems: mount -v cdrfs -r /dev/cd0 /mnt b. On Linux systems: mount –t iso9660 –r /

Storix System Backup Administrator 100 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide corresponding entry box. The user ID entered may be a local user (i.e. &qu

Storix System Backup Administrator 101 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide The message types indicated above (i.e. "JOBERR") will also appe

21. Reports When you select Reports from the menu bar, you may further select from a list of reports that may be viewed and/or printed. Refer to Rep

Backup Profiles Select Reports!Backup Profiles to print a list of the profiles configured on the system. Refer to the main Reports section above for d

Storix System Backup Administrator 104 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide Running the report by Job ID: Select Reports!Restore History!By Job ID. Y

22. Utilities This section provides instruction on the use of the utilities that are not typically used on a day-to-day basis but provide useful featu

Only a user on a remote system (including this admin system) using a compatible ssh client program and the previously configured password can access

Perform Tape Operations This option provides a number of useful features for performing tape operations, such as rewinding, ejecting, checking and rea

block size was set to any other value by another application or when the drive was reconfigured, you will need to set the block size to 0 again before

23. Network Security SBAdmin was created with safeguards in place to prevent breaches in security without disrupting the security and integrity of the

Storix System Backup Administrator 11 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide Starting the Software There are three user-interfaces available for perfor

Storix System Backup Administrator 110 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide In the following, $STXPATH designates your SBAdmin data directory chosen

Storix System Backup Administrator 111 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide Encryption Keys This section is applicable only if the Backup Encryption O

Storix System Backup Administrator 112 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide 24. Getting Help QuickHelp If you are uncertain of the use of a particular

Storix System Backup Administrator 113 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide Index A!Admin system, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 26, 29, 42, 61, 64, 100, 108, 110,

Storix System Backup Administrator 114 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide exclude list, 41 icons, 27 license, 9 pre- and post-backup programs, 36 pr

Storix System Backup Administrator 115 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide removing a job, 59 jobs, 42 L!label. See backup label or tape label licens

Storix System Backup Administrator 116 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide job options, 43, 45 schedule backup jobs, 17, 44 jobs from the command lin

Storix System Backup Administrator 117 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide write a tape label, 106 V!verify auto-verifying backup job, 44 backup, 70

Storix System Backup Administrator 12 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide Next, you must turn off file versioning in the BACKUP copygroup of the mana

2. Introduction System Backup Administrator (SBAdmin) is designed to simplify the administration of backups on the local system as well as client back

Storix System Backup Administrator 14 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide removing a client. The clients and servers, as well as the client node in

Storix System Backup Administrator 15 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide SBAdmin utilizes the TSM Client API (application program interface), also r

Storix System Backup Administrator 16 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide Additional Notes 1. TSM exclude list processing does not affect SBAdmin ba

3. The SBAdmin User Interface The SBAdmin User Interface is used for all configuration options, including servers, clients, jobs, profiles, etc. It is

bar. If you want to display the backup labels for all backups stored on the server, you must select a server and a client (original owner of backups t

functions and a list of any possible icons or status messages are described in detail in the Job Queues section. Closing Windows A common icon which a

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4. Users When you first installed SBAdmin, an “admin” user was created and you were prompted to provide a password for this user. The admin user is gi

From this screen, type the user name in the User name: entry field. When adding a new user you must also specify the Default Group, User Password, a

Changing a User Click Configure!Users from the menu bar. Select the name of the user to change from the list. Here you may enter a new password into t

5. Groups To configure Groups you must be logged into SBAdmin as a User with “System Admin” privilege. When SBAdmin was first installed the group “ma

Changing a Group Click Configure!Groups. Select the name of the group you wish to change from the Group name: drop down arrow to the right. You may no

6. Configuring Clients (Nodes) A client is defined as any TSM node that will be backed up using SBAdmin. Any number of clients may be added to the ad

To add a new client, enter the hostname of the client in the entry field at the top. Note that the hostname you enter may be a simple hostname (i.e. a

Since the tape drive names may differ for each client, you will select in this field the name of the tape drive to configure. Only tape drives that ar

7. Configuring TSM Servers Any TSM server, and any number of TSM servers may be configured for use by SBAdmin TSM Edition. This is not limited by the

Storix System Backup Administrator 29 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide TSM Admin User ID/Password You must enter the name and password of a TSM ad

Storix System Backup Administrator 3 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide *Encryption Software System Backup Administrator Backup Data Encryption Feat

Storix System Backup Administrator 30 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide Removing a Server Removing a server, in this case, removes the configuratio

8. Configuring Boot Media Servers A boot media server is a system used to store client CDROM ISO and network boot images created by SBAdmin. When crea

9. Backup Profile A backup profile is used to set default backup selections commonly used when performing backups. Assigning a backup profile to a bac

Note that after assigning a profile to a backup job, you may customize the profile further for the specific job. Therefore, it is required that only o

this field, and do not indicate to use compression within your backup profile (default). Different compression schemes work best on different types of

For details on the use of the Retain backups field, refer to Backup Retention Policy set in the Preferences section. After making all selections, save

Pre & Post Backup Programs When a backup job using a profile containing client pre-backup or post-backup programs is run, the system will attempt

Storix System Backup Administrator 37 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide Creating Pre & Post Backup Programs A customized program may perform an

Storix System Backup Administrator 38 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide Wednesday Level 2 Thursday Level 3 Friday Level 4 a. On Monday, the enti

Storix System Backup Administrator 39 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide incremental level (1-9) to restore from. Only after the system has been rei

Storix System Backup Administrator 4 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide Table of Contents 1. Getting Started...

10. Exclude Lists Exclude lists are used to exclude certain files, directories, or devices (such as partitions or logical volumes) from backup jobs. Y

Storix System Backup Administrator 41 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide You may enter a new Exclude List name in the entry field at the top of the

11. Backup Jobs A backup job must be created before any backup may be performed by the admin system. The job information will identify the TSM server

Storix System Backup Administrator 43 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide More details on the various entries which follow are described below. Remem

Storix System Backup Administrator 44 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide Refer to Snapshot Backups for details on the configuring filesystems and l

Days of Week field and the Days of Month field is not set to "all", then the job will be run on the specified days of the month only if they

Storix System Backup Administrator 46 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide 2. If the Job Information is displayed on the Main Screen, select the icon

Storix System Backup Administrator 47 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide 1. Select Configure!Backup Jobs or Actions!Run a Backup Job from the menu b

12. Holidays There may be days of the year, even days of the month, that you don’t want any of your backup jobs to run. For instance, on holidays the

When using the SBAdmin Web Interface the screen presented will look slightly different. To add a holiday, simply click on the date from the calendar.

Storix System Backup Administrator 5 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide PASSWORDAccess...

13. Snapshot Backups Snapshot feature is available only for AIX systems running AIX 6.1 and later, for Linux data contained in LVM logical volumes, a

First, select the client for which to configure snapshots by pressing the arrow next to the Client name field. After doing so, a list of logical volu

Storix System Backup Administrator 52 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide a. One at a time (sequentially). Select this option if a snapshot should

14. Job Queues When jobs are run, they are actually placed in a job queue. A job queue will exist for each TSM Server. A queue will also appear for an

Icons on the Job Queue Display The icons for the queues and jobs display a symbol representing the status of the queue or job. The following is a list

the remaining time and data to be written. Note that these values apply to each corresponding client. If a client backup has not yet started, its prog

Scrollbars are provided to the right of each display panel in case the output exceeds the size of the panel. The Job ID, Server and Client are shown

The Job Message Screen Since many jobs run automatically after being scheduled to run at a certain date and time, there may not always be a person wa

A scrollbar is provided to the right to scroll up and down the messages. This screen may only be displayed if the Backup Administrator application is

Restart a Job A job which is either on hold, had previously failed, or had been killed, may be started, or restarted, by pressing the Restart button f

Storix System Backup Administrator 6 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide The Backup Status Screen...

15. Backup Labels A backup label is generated for each backup that is started at the beginning of a tape as well as for any backups stored to TSM serv

Automatically Printing Backup Labels After a backup job completes, the backup label created or associated with that job may be automatically sent to

This list could become very lengthy if there are a lot of labels on file. To display the detailed label information, click on the button to the left

View by Job ID Select View! Backup Labels!By Job ID from the main menu bar if you want to select the label to display from a list of Job IDs. The foll

Select the button next to the client and volume group you wish to display. An additional list of specific backup dates for the selected client and ba

2. Use the arrow button to select a Server name. If you want to read a backup label from a backup performed to a client’s local tape drive, select t

Storix System Backup Administrator 66 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide Manually Expiring a Backup To manually expire a backup, first perform any o

16. Backup Job Status & Output History The job status and backup output, which may be displayed while a backup is running, is kept on file as long

The desired job status for completed (or failed) jobs may be obtained in each of the following ways: View by Server Select View!Backup Status/Output

Storix System Backup Administrator 69 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide the Backup Status Report, select a specific run date from the list. If you

Storix System Backup Administrator 7 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide Concurrent Backups...

17. Verify a Backup After a backup job has complete, it is often a good precaution to verify the backup to ensure the data on the backup media is comp

Select the specific backup job to verify by clicking on the button to the left of the desired job. 5. Next, if there are multiple backups (clients)

Note that this screen may not be closed as long as the verify is running. It will remain on the screen after the verify completes until it is closed

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18. Recreate Volume Groups, Logical Volumes or Filesystems The options described in this chapter are supported for AIX systems only. Due to the compl

2. Use the arrow button to select a Server name. If you want to use a backup performed to a client’s local tape drive, select the “local (client tap

You may select the backup from which to recreate the VG by clicking on the button to the left of the desired selection and a checkmark will appear in

system configuration. This may include changing the volume group or logical volume names, selecting different disks on which to build the volume group

2. Use the arrow button to select a Server name. If you want to use a backup performed to a client’s local tape drive, select the “local (client tape

made. If you select a different option, the checkmark will be removed from the previous selection. After making your selection, click the Continue but

Storix System Backup Administrator 8 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide 1. Getting Started Supported Operating Systems & Hardware As of the time

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19. Restore Data from a Backup Data may be restored from a TSM server to any client using the SBAdmin Interface. A backup taken from one client may al

Select the specific backup job to restore from by clicking on the button to the left of the desired job. 6. Next, if there are multiple backup on th

Storix System Backup Administrator 83 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide 2. Type of data to restore: By default, the type of data to restore will b

From this window, you may: 1. Click a specific entry to highlight and select that entry to restore. 2. Click and drag the mouse over a number o

From this popup window you may select one or more files to restore. After selecting the Submit button you will be returned to the main screen and can

From this window, you may: 1. Click on any folder or file icon to select that directory or file. Note that when selecting a directory, all files and

because these files are not in a single sub-directory of /home as indicated by the wildcard filename (/home/*/*.gif). To restore these files you would

If restoring filesystem data, the files will be listed on the screen as they are restored. This screen may be closed and redisplayed at any time, eve

20. Preferences In this section, options that affect the overall operation or appearance of the application are discussed. To change the user preferen

TSM Client Must be installed on each system which will be a client or backup media server. A Client license for the local (administrator) system is i

Storix System Backup Administrator 90 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide 3. You purchased a TSM Edition for 10 clients (nodes), and now want to add

The Interface Options define the features and appearance of the SBAdmin GUI interface: Operating Systems Support By default, when the SBAdmin softwar

This screen will always be displayed using the Storix color theme, even when another theme has been applied to other screens. To display a different

To change the 3D Effect and the Width/Size of Borders, select the option or adjust the values to the desired settings. The sample box will be changed

To define a new printer, enter the name of your printer in the box at the top of the screen. To change an existing printer definition, either type it

The network adapter selected will be used to pass information between the admin system and clients, such as backup status messages, command output, a

the CPU could run slower. In this case, you might consider a setting of 7 to give priority to the backup without bringing all other applications to a

Tape Backups Before any backup is performed to tape, the backup label is read. If a prior backup exists, a check is made to see if the backup label i

user must take the steps to expire the older backups; else they will remain on the server indefinitely, using storage space which may be needed by new

Primary Notification One of the options in this section must be selected to determine where backup status messages should be reported: 1. Show on S