Cloud Pak for Data online backup and restore

Important: IBM Cloud Pak® for Data Version 4.8 will reach end of support (EOS) on 31 July, 2025. For more information, see the Discontinuance of service announcement for IBM Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.X.

Upgrade to IBM Software Hub Version 5.1 before IBM Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.8 reaches end of support. For more information, see Upgrading from IBM Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.8 to IBM Software Hub Version 5.1.

Cluster administrators or users with a similar role can create online backups of a IBM Cloud Pak for Data instance and restore a backup to the same cluster or to a different cluster.

Options What to do
You want to create backups. Create backups with one of the following products:
  1. The Cloud Pak for Data OADP backup and restore utility
  2. IBM® Storage Fusion
  3. NetApp Astra Control Center
You want to restore a backup to the same cluster. Restore backups to the same cluster with one of the following products:
  1. The Cloud Pak for Data OADP backup and restore utility
  2. IBM Storage Fusion
  3. NetApp Astra Control Center
You want to restore a backup to a different cluster. Restore an online backup with one of the following products: