Backing up the IBM Storage Protect Plus catalog

Define a backup job to protect the IBM Storage® Protect Plus catalog.

Before you begin

The backup location is determined by the SLA policy that you select for the job definition. To optimize backup jobs, ensure that an SLA policy is created specifically for backing up IBM Storage Protect Plus.

To reduce system load, ensure that other jobs are not scheduled to run during the IBM Storage Protect Plus backup job. To create an SLA policy, follow the instructions in Creating an SLA policy for databases and file systems.

Note: Catalog backup cannot run concurrently with replication, cloud copy, or archive of the same SLA. To avoid this limitation, you should configure SLA schedules for catalog backup, replication, copy, and archive to run on non-overlapping schedules.

An IBM Storage Protect Plus catalog can be restored to the same location, or an alternate IBM Storage Protect Plus location in disaster recovery scenarios.

Procedure

To back up the IBM Storage Protect Plus catalog:

In the navigation panel, click Manage Protection > IBM Storage Protect Plus > Backup.
Select an SLA policy to associate with the IBM Storage Protect Plus catalog backup operation.
Click Save to create the job definition.

Results

The job runs as defined by the SLA policies that you selected, or you can manually run the job by clicking Jobs and Operations > Schedule. Then, select the job in the Schedule tab and click Actions > Start. For instructions, see Start a backup job.