Learn about how to back up the data for a Linux® logical partition that uses i5/OS® resources.
Backing up the data for a Linux logical partition that uses i5/OS resources is different from backing up the data for a Linux logical partition that uses its own resources. When you install the logical partitions with virtual disk, the i5/OS logical partition that shares resources creates a network server description and creates disk drives for your Linux logical partition that you need to back up. Some of the disk drives are server-related (the installation and server drives), while others are user-related. Because your Linux logical partition might consider the disk drives to be a unified server, you must save all the disk drives and the network server description so they restore correctly.
The implementation of a logical partition for IBM® System i® servers allows you to save and restore virtual disks as i5/OS network-server storage space objects. These objects are saved as part of the i5/OS server when you perform a full i5/OS server backup. You can also specifically save the network server description and storage spaces that are associated with a logical partition on an IBM System i server. Daily backup of the server drive is a good practice.
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