Preparing backup and clone servers

Backup servers and clone servers are auxiliary hosts where IBM® Storage Protect Snapshot can mount backups and clones.

A backup server is used to offload the workload of sending data to the IBM Storage Protect server from the production server where the protected application is running. A clone server creates a clone of the productive database from a snapshot backup. You can share one backup or clone server among multiple applications or you can have multiple backup or clone servers. A backup server can also serve as a clone server. However, IBM Storage Protect Snapshot does not allow backup images to be mounted directly on the production server. A backup or clone server must be set up as a separate host.