Tivoli Storage Manager for System Backup and Recovery

IBM® Tivoli® Storage Manager for System Backup and Recovery delivers a flexible backup method for your AIX® systems

It offers a comprehensive system backup, restore, and reinstallation tool and can be executed from either the AIX command line or by using the System Management Interface Tool (SMIT) menu interface.

  • Protects critical data from equipment failure or environmental factors, and provides utilities to create backup scripts and schedules for easier task automation for businesses of any size
  • Enables the choice of several types of backups, including full system (installation image), volume group, file system, file or directory, and raw logical volume
  • Supports configuration of network ports to communicate through firewalls and Pass-thru support for all AIX operating system language locales
  • Allows for the storage of backup objects into an IBM Tivoli Storage Manager server, and can back up any non-rootvg data
  • Integrates network boot and install features in support of RS/6000 SP systems, and provides Offline Mirror Backup options to enable simultaneous user and system access to active copies of data

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FeaturesAdvantagesBenefits
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, Volume Group, Logical Volume, File system, or File / Directory backup to a local or remote CD or DVD 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. UDF Support for DVD backups allows administrators to stack multiple backup images on to a single DVD.
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.
Firewall support Specify which network ports should be used for remote communications Allows more control over network operations initiated by SysBack. Provides ability to indicate which ports are open in a firewall for backup and restore operations.

 

Business benefits

As part of the IBM TotalStorage® Open Software Family, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for System Backup and Recovery (SysBack) empowers you with a flexible backup method for your AIX systems. It helps to protect your data and to 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. Support for configuration of network ports to communicate through firewalls and Pass-thru support for all AIX operating system language locales is standard.

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 for remote installation functions via SysBack (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.

Page last updated on October 10, 2008.

Supported platforms

The following operating systems are supported by IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for System Backup and Recovery.

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for System Backup and Recovery, Version 5.6:

  • IBM eServer pSeries, RS/6000 or RS/6000 SP system, including LPAR capable systems and Cluster 1600 systems using PSSP

  • AIX 5.1, 5.2 or 5.3*

  • AIX running in a partition of an eserver iSeries POWER5 system (aka i5)

  • PSSP 3.5 in RS/6000 SP environments

  • Filesystems JFS, JFS2, NFS, CDFS

  • pSeries Cluster 1600 systems using CSM are treated like standalone systems. Post-installation cluster management configuration may be required.

  • Integration with Tivoli Storage Manager requires Tivoli Storage Manager server and client version 5.2.0 or later

AIX 5.3 support is delivered in SysBack level 5.6.6

Note: SysBack 5.6.1 and later machines executing remote SysBack operations may only execute against other 5.6.1 and later machines. Remote SysBack operations include, but are not limited to: network backups, network restores, network boot, and network installation.

Page last updated on March 12, 2009.

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