Manage Virtual I/O Server Backups

With HMC version 9.2.950, or later, you can manage the I/O configuration of Virtual I/O Servers and manage the backup of the VIOS image on the management console.

About this task

To manage the backup or restore operation of the I/O configuration of the VIOS and to manage the VIOS image, complete the following steps:

Procedure

  1. In the navigation area, click the HMC Management icon , and then select Templates and OS Images.
  2. From the Templates and OS Images window, select the VIOS Images tab, and then click Manage Virtual I/O Server Backups.
  3. In the Manage Virtual I/O Server Backups window, select the Virtual I/O Server Configuration Backup tab. A table is displayed that lists all the backup files of the VIOS configuration that is taken by the HMC. Additionally, you can view the time at which the configuration file was last edited.
    1. To take the backup of the input/output configuration of a VIOS, click Backup I/O configuration. In the Backup I/O configuration window, select the managed system and the VIOS for which the back up is created, and then specify a name for the backup file.

      The name you specify must consist of 1 - 40 characters including file extension .tar.gz. You can use the characters A - Z and a - z, the numbers of 0 - 9, the dot (.), the dash (-) and the underscore (_) characters.

    2. To rename an existing backup file that is stored in the HMC, select a configuration file from the table and click Action > Rename.
    3. To restore the VIOS input/output configuration, select a backup file which contains the I/O configuration of the VIOS that you want to restore, and click Action > Restore.
  4. In the Manage Virtual I/O Server Backups window, click the Virtual I/O Server Backup tab. A table is displayed that list all the VIOS image backup that are taken in the HMC. Additionally, you can also view the name and size of the VIOS image, the time when the VIOS image file was last edited, the managed system and the VIOS from which the image was captured.
    1. To take the backup of the VIOS image, click Create Backup. In the Create Backup window, select the managed system and the VIOS for which the back up is created, and then specify a name for the backup file.

      The name you specify must consist of 1 - 40 characters including file extension .tar. You can use the characters A - Z and a - z, the numbers of 0 - 9, the dot (.), the dash (-) and the underscore (_) characters.

    2. To rename an existing VIOS image backup file that is stored in the HMC, select a backup file from the table and click Action > Rename.
    3. To remove a VIOS image backup file from the HMC, select a backup file which contains the VIOS configuration that you want to remove from the table, and click Action > Remove.
  5. Click OK.