Back up and restore data with backup-archive clients

If you want to save a copy of a file from your computer to the IBM Spectrum Protect™ server, use the backup function. If the original file is ever damaged or lost, you can restore the backup version from the server.

  • Backing up your data
    Use the backup-archive client to store backup versions of your files on the IBM Spectrum Protect server. You can restore these backup versions if the original files are lost or damaged.
  • Restoring your data
    Use IBM Spectrum Protect to restore backup versions of specific files, a group of files with similar names, or entire directories.