Back up the IBM Spectrum Protect server database
regularly to protect the server. If the database misses a scheduled backup, you can manually back it
up and optionally change the device class to which scheduled backups are written.
Before you begin
On the Servers page of the Operations
Center, check the Last Database Backup column to see which
server databases were not backed up recently (for example,
in the last 24 hours).
About this task
You might have set up a schedule for server database backups.
If the Servers page of the Operations Center
indicates that a server database was not backed up at
the scheduled time, you can manually back up the server
database.
Procedure
- On the Servers page, select the server
whose database you want to back up.
- Click Back Up, and follow the instructions
in the Back Up Server Database window.
Tips:
- Alternatively, you can back up the server database by issuing
the BACKUP DB command. You can specify more backup
parameters by using this command.
- To restore a server database, use the DSMSERV RESTORE
DB utility.
- For information about commands and utilities, see the IBM Spectrum Protect documentation.