Backing up IBM Storage FlashSystem volumes
Use an IBM® Storage Defender Data Protect cluster to back up IBM Storage FlashSystem volumes and volume groups in a protection group that can run repetitively on a schedule.
About this task
To back up IBM Storage FlashSystem volumes and volume groups, the Data Protect clusters must be running version 7.1.0 or a later version. For additional requirements, see IBM Storage Defender: IBM Storage FlashSystem requirements.
For detailed instructions on using the IBM
Storage Defender® Data Protect management interface to back up IBM Storage FlashSystem
volumes, see Protect an IBM Storage FlashSystem Volume or a
Volume Group in the Data Protect User Guide in
the Data Protect 7.1. To learn more about the relationship between protection groups and
policies, see About Policies and Protection Groups.
Note: To access the Data Protect reference information, you must authenticate by
using IBMid credentials that are associated with your IBM Storage Defender tenant account.
Procedure
Follow the instructions in the Data Protect User Guide to complete the following high-level steps:
- In the Data Protect management interface, navigate to and register the IBM Storage FlashSystem as a data protection source.
- Create a SAN protection group by navigating to . Select the IBM Storage FlashSystem volumes or volume groups that you want to protect.