Backing up the server database

When the Tivoli® Storage Manager server is first started, a full backup starts automatically. After the initial full backup, the database is backed up automatically by the database manager. To ensure that the database can be restored to an acceptable point-in-time, you can schedule daily backups or backup the database manually.

About this task

Automatic backups by the database manager are based on the following values that are set by Tivoli Storage Manager:
  • The active log space that was used since the last backup, which triggers a full database backup
  • The active log utilization ratio, which triggers an incremental database backup

You can back up the database to tape, FILE, or to remote virtual volumes.

To set up regular database backups, complete the following tasks:
Related concepts:
Active log
Database: Overview
Related tasks:
Storing data on another server as virtual volumes
Increasing the size of the active log
Related reference:
Monitoring space utilization for the database and recovery logs
DSMSERV DISPLAY LOG (Display recovery log information)
QUERY LOG (Display information about the recovery log)