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Tivoli Storage Manager for UNIX Backup-Archive Clients Installation and User's Guide
Your Tivoli Storage Manager administrator can generate a backup set (a
collection of your active files that reside on the server) onto portable media
created on a device using a format that is compatible with the client
device.
It is possible to generate a backup set as a number of special files
if the device class the Tivoli Storage Manager administrator is
file. These files can be stored locally (on client) to
provide more restore flexibility for the client.
Portable media can be used on devices such as a tape, CD-ROM, DVD, and
Iomega JAZ or ZIP drives. Current device support information is
available at the following Web site:
http://www.tivoli.com/support/storage_mgr/requirements.html
You can restore backup sets from the following locations:
- From portable media on a device attached to your client workstation
- Directly from the server (You must be a root user to restore an entire
backup set from the server, otherwise only files you own are restored.)
Backup sets can provide you with instant archive and rapid recovery
capability as described below:
- Instant Archive
- This capability allows an administrator to create an archive collection
from backup versions already stored on the server.
- Rapid Recovery
- When you are away from your office without a network connection and you
lose data, you can restore the data from the backup set.
Notes:
- If you cannot restore a backup set from portable media, check with your
Tivoli Storage Manager administrator to ensure that the portable media was
created on a device using a format that is compatible with your device.
- There is no support in the Tivoli Storage Manager API for the backup
set format.
- To enable the GUI client to restore a backup set on an attached
device on a UNIX standalone workstation, without requiring a server
connection, use the localbackupset option. See Localbackupset for more information.
- Note that the restore backupset command supports restore of
local backup sets from local media without using the localbackupset
option.
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