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Tivoli Storage Manager for UNIX Backup-Archive Clients Installation and User's Guide


Backing up NAS File Systems using the Web Client GUI

For information on how to install and configure the Web client, see Installing and Using the Web Client.

For both the Web client GUI and the command line client, you must specify passwordaccess=generate (which is a current web client restriction for the client node) and the authentication=on must be specified at the server. You are always prompted for a user ID and password. To display NAS nodes and perform NAS functions, you must enter an authorized administrative user ID and password. The authorized administrative user ID should have at least client owner authority over both the NAS node and the client workstation node they are using either from command line or from the web.

To back up NAS file systems using the Web client GUI:

  1. Click Backup files and directories from the main window. The Backup window displays.
  2. Expand the directory tree if necessary.

    Notes:

    1. The root node called Nodes is not selectable. This node only appears if Data Protection for NDMP is enabled on the server.
    2. NAS nodes display on the same level as the client workstation node. Only nodes for which the administrator has authority will display.
    3. NAS nodes are expandable to reveal file spaces, but no further expansion is available (no file names).
  3. Click the selection boxes next to the nodes or file systems you want to back up.
  4. Click the type of backup you want to perform in the backup type pull-down menu. The NAS backup type list is active only when you first select NAS backup objects.
  5. Click Backup. The NAS Backup Task List window displays the backup processing status and progress bar. The number next to the progress bar indicates the estimated size of the backup, which is the occupancy of the file system. After the backup completes, the NAS Backup Report window displays processing details, including the actual size of the backup.
    Note:
    If it is necessary to close the Web browser session, current NAS operations will continue after disconnect. You can use the Dismiss button on the NAS Backup Task List window to quit monitoring processing without ending the current operation.
  6. (Optional) To monitor processing of an operation from the GUI main window, open the Actions menu and select Monitor TSM Activities. During a differential backup, the status bar indicates processing status. A percentage estimate does not display.

To restore NAS file system images using the Web client GUI, see Restoring NAS File Systems.


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