Windows operating systems

Configuring online-image backup support

If the online image feature is configured, the backup-archive client performs a snapshot-based image backup, during which the real volume is available to other system applications.

About this task

A consistent image of the volume is maintained during the online image backup.

To configure online image backup, perform the following steps:

Procedure

  1. Select Utilities > Setup Wizard from the backup-archive client GUI main window. The Client Configuration Wizard panel appears.
  2. Select Help me configure Online Image Support and click Next. The Online Image Support Wizard panel appears.
  3. Click Volume Shadowcopy Services (VSS) and then click Next. To disable online image support, click None (Disable online image support).
  4. Click Finish button to complete the setup.
  5. Complete each panel in the wizard and click the Next to continue. To return to a previous panel, click the Back. To display help information for a panel, click the help icon.

Results

To set preferences for open file support, use the Include-Exclude tab on the IBM Spectrum Protect Preferences editor. You can set these options for all volumes or for individual volumes using the include.fs option: snapshotproviderfs, presnapshotcmd, postsnapshotcmd.