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


Planning Your Backups

If you are a first-time user, or if you only back up files occasionally, you may wish to use Table 11 as a checklist of preliminary steps to consider before performing a backup.

Table 11. Preliminary Steps for Backing Up Files



___ Decide whether you want to back up files or archive them. See Do You Want to Back Up or Archive Files? for more information.
___ Do you plan to use the AFS or DFS backup client, or both. See Using the AFS/DFS Backup Clients for more information.
___ Do you need to exclude files from backup services? See Using an Include-Exclude Options List to Control Processing for more information.
___ Decide what type of backup you want according to your needs. See the following sections for more information: Full Incremental Backup, Incremental-By-Date Backup, and Full Incremental versus Partial Incremental, Incremental-by-date Backups
___ If you are performing an image backup, ensure that you have accounted for unique considerations. See Performing an Image Backup for more information.
___ For further backup considerations, see Backup: Additional Considerations.


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