Backup FastBack

Use the backup fastback command to back up Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack volumes specified by the fbpolicyname, fbclientname and fbvolumename options for long-term retention.

Before using this command, configure the client to back up and archive Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack data. Also, before you issue this command, at least one snapshot should exist in the Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack repository for the Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack policy being archived or backed up.

Windows operating systems If a policy specification contains both Windows and Linux® FastBack clients, only the Windows volumes will be backed up or archived to the IBM Storage Protect server by the Windows backup-archive client.

Linux operating systems If a policy specification contains both Windows and Linux FastBack clients, only the Linux volumes will be backed up or archived to the IBM Storage Protect server by the Linux backup-archive client.

Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack options are supported for the incremental backup of the latest snapshots, depending on the option specified:

All clients and volumes associated with the FastBack policy or a list of FastBack policies.
All volumes associated with a specific FastBack client or a list of FastBack clients for a given FastBack policy.
A specific volume or volumes associated with a specific FastBack client for a given FastBack policy.

Supported Clients

Linux operating systems This command is valid for Linux x86_64 clients that are configured as Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack dedicated proxies.

Windows operating systems This command is valid for all Windows clients that are configured as Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack dedicated proxies. This command is also valid for Windows clients that are installed on the Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack server workstation, or the Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack Disaster Recovery Hub.

Syntax for Linux Clients

Important:

At least one FBpolicyName is always required.
You can specify up to 10 values for FBPolicyName, if no values are specified for both FBClientName and FBVolumeName.
When you specify a FBClientName value, there must be only one value for FBPolicyName.
You can specify up to 10 values for FBClientName if only one PolicyName is specified, and no values for FBVolumeName are specified.
When you specify the FBVolumeName option, you can have only one FBPolicy, and only one FBCLientName specified.
You can specify multiple FBVolumeNames if condition 5 is satisfied.
You must specify the FBReposLocation option.

Syntax for Windows Clients

Important:

At least one FBpolicyName is always required.
You can specify up to 10 values for FBPolicyName, if no values are specified for both FBClientName and FBVolumeName.
When you specify a FBClientName value, there must be only one value for FBPolicyName.
You can specify up to 10 values for FBClientName if only one PolicyName is specified, and no values for FBVolumeName are specified.
When you specify the FBVolumeName option, you can have only one FBPolicy, and only one FBCLientName specified.
You can specify multiple FBVolumeNames if condition 5 is satisfied.

Table 1. Backup FastBack command: Related options
Option	Where to use
fbpolicyname	Command line and scheduler.
fbserver	Command line and scheduler.
fbclientname	Command line and scheduler.
fbvolumename	Command line and scheduler.
fbreposlocation	Command line and scheduler.
fbbranch	Command line and scheduler.
backmc	Command line and scheduler.

Examples

Command line:

The backup-archive client is installed on a Linux proxy client machine. Use this command to back up all FastBack volumes for all Linux FastBack clients that are defined for FastBack policy1:

dsmc backup fastback -fbpolicyname=Policy1 
  -fbserver=myfbserver 
  -fbreposlocation=myfbserver@WORKGROUP

The repository location is required. If you do not provide the repository location, the command will fail.

The FastBack server name, -myfbserver, is the short host name of the FastBack server where the repository is located.

Command line:

The repository, rep_server1, is located on the FastBack Disaster Recovery Hub, myFbDrHub

dsmc backup fastback -fbpolicyname="Policy 1" 
  -fbserver=myFbDrHub -fbreposlocation=\\myFbDrHub\rep_server1

The FastBack server name, -myFbDrHub, is the short host name of the FastBack Disaster Recovery Hub server where the repository is located.

The -fbreposlocation option specifies the location of the repository. The repository location is required. If you do not provide the repository location, the command fails.

The FBServer option should point to the short host name of the FastBack DR hub in this case.

Command line:

Back up all volumes protected by FastBack policy named policy1 from the FastBack server named basil:

dsmc backup fastback -Fbpolicyname=policy1  
  -FBServer=basil -BACKMC="my_tsm_mgmt_class" 
  -fbreposlocation=basil@WORKGROUP

Command line:

The backup-archive client is installed on the FastBack server. Use this command to back up all Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack volumes for all Windows FastBack clients that are defined for Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack policy1:

dsmc backup fastback -fbpolicyname=Policy1 
  -fbserver=myfbserver

The repository location is not required. If you provide the repository location, it is ignored.

The FastBack server name, -myfbserver, is the short host name of the FastBack server where the client is running.

Command line:

The backup-archive client is installed on the FastBack disaster recovery hub. Use this command to back up all FastBack volumes for all FastBack clients that are found in the policy named Policy 1:

dsmc backup fastback -fbpolicyname="Policy 1" 
  -fbserver=myFbServer -fbbranch=branch1

The repository location is not required. If you provide the repository location, it is ignored.

The FastBack server name, myFbServer, is the short host name of the FastBack server whose FastBack branch is specified using the FBBranch option

Command line:

The backup-archive client is installed on a dedicated proxy machine with FastBack administrative command line and FastBack mount. The client is connecting to the FastBack server repository.

Use this command to back up all FastBack volumes for all FastBack clients that are found in the policy named Policy 1:

dsmc backup fastback -fbpolicyname="Policy 1" -fbserver=myFbServer 
  -fbreposlocation=\\myFbServer.company.com\REP

The repository location is required.

The short host name of the machine where the FastBack server is installed is myFbServer.

Command line:

The backup-archive client is installed on a dedicated proxy machine with FastBack administrative command line and FastBack mount. The client is connecting to a remote branch repository on the FastBack Disaster Recovery Hub.

Use this command to back up all FastBack volumes for all FastBack clients that are found in the policy named Policy 1:

dsmc backup fastback -fbpolicyname="Policy 1" -fbserver=myFbServer 
  -fbreposlocation=\\myfbdrhub.company.com\REP
  -fbbranch=aFbServerBranch

The repository location is required.

The myFbServer value specified with the -fbserver option is the short host name of the FastBack Server whose FastBack branch is specified using the FBBranch option.

The fbbranch option specifies the branch ID of the FastBack server on the disaster recovery hub.

Command line:

Back up all volumes protected by FastBack policy named policy1 from the FastBack server named basil, and apply the management class "my_tsm_mgmt_class" to the backed up volumes:

dsmc backup fastback -Fbpolicyname=policy1  
  -FBServer=basil -BACKMC=”my_tsm_mgmt_class”