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.
All client backup and restore procedures also apply to the
web client. Restriction: The web client does not provide a Preferences Editor for
setting client options.
All client backup and restore procedures also apply to the web client. Restriction: The web client does not provide a Preferences Editor for setting client options.
The web client does not offer a Setup wizard, which is available in the backup-archive client GUI on
Windows clients. The web client cannot browse network
resources.
Unless otherwise specified, references to Windows refer to all supported Windows operating systems.
The client provides backup and archive services for all files on the following
file systems: File Allocation Table (FAT), FAT 32, NTFS, and ReFS.
The following is a list of primary backup tasks.
- Planning your backups (Windows)
- Planning your backups
- Pre-backup considerations (Windows)
- Pre-backup considerations (UNIX and Linux)
- Incremental, selective, or incremental-by-date backups (Windows)
- Performing an incremental, selective, or incremental-by-date backup (UNIX and Linux)
- Deleting backup data
- Deleting backup data
- Backing up files from one or more file spaces for a group backup (Windows)
- Backing up files from one or more file spaces for a group backup (UNIX and Linux)
- Backing up Windows system state
- Backing up Automated System Recovery files
- Image backup
- Back up NAS file systems using Network Data Management Protocol
- Preparing the environment for full backups of VMware virtual machines
- Backing up Net Appliance CIFS share definitions