AIX operating systems

Back up AIX JFS2 extended attributes

AIX® Enhanced Journal File System (JFS2) provides backup processing for named extended attributes for all file systems that support named extended attributes.

These extended attributes are automatically backed up with each object that contains extended attributes data, and no additional action is required.

When the file system is defined with the v2 format, the only file system that supports named extended attributes is JFS2. You can use JFS2 for extended attributes for files and directories, but you cannot use JFS2 for extended attributes on symbolic links.