Backing up and recovering data
It is crucial that you back up your data because you never know when you might need to do a server recovery. Save everything in your system as often as possible. You might not be prepared to recover from a site loss or certain types of disk failures if you do not regularly save everything.
For more information about planning a backup and recovery strategy for the Hardware Management Console (HMC) and IBM® i data, refer to the following topics:
| Topic | Description |
|---|---|
| Backing up critical HMC data | This procedure explains how to save critical HMC data (such as user information and platform-configuration files) to a backup file. This information is in the Managing the HMC topic. |
| Backing up partition profile data | This procedure explains how to back up the partitioning data on your HMC to a backup file on the HMC. This information is in the Managing the HMC topic. |
| Reinstalling the HMC machine code | This procedure explains how to reinstall the HMC interface from the recovery CD-ROM. This information is in the Managing the HMC topic. |
| Restoring profile data | This procedure explains how to restore the partitioning data from the backup file to the HMC. This information is in the Managing the HMC topic. |
| Back up your server | This information can help you develop the backup strategy for your IBM i logical partition. This information is in the Backup and recovery topic in the IBM i Knowledge Center. |
| Recover your server | This information can help you reload your operating system and data. This information is in the Backup and recovery topic in the IBM i Knowledge Center. |
