Backing up user-defined virtual devices
You can back up user-defined virtual devices by saving the data to a location that is automatically backed up when you use the backupios command to back up the Virtual I/O Server (VIOS). Alternatively, you can back up user-defined virtual devices by using the viosbr command.
User-defined virtual devices include metadata, such as virtual device mappings, that define the relationship between the physical environment and the virtual environment. You can back up user-defined virtual devices in one of the following ways:
- You can back up user-defined virtual devices by saving the data to a location that is automatically backed up when you use the backupios command to back up the VIOS. Use this option in situations where you plan to restore the VIOS to a new or different system. (For example, in the event of a system failure or disaster.)
- You can back up user-defined virtual devices by using the viosbr command. Use this option in situations where you plan to restore the configuration information to the same VIOS partition from which it was backed up.
