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Backing up disks using nfs – HP B6960-90078 User Manual

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Backup

Backing Up UNIX Systems

Chapter 5

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Figure 5-7

Selecting an Entire Client to Be Backed Up

NOTE

Selecting all of the client’s drives is not the same as selecting the check
box next to the client name, which is the procedure for a Disk Discovery
backup.

When you perform a client backup, all the files and directories that
belong to the root (/) mountpoint are automatically backed up. Therefore,
you cannot exclude the root in the backup specification. If you want to
exclude the root, perform a filesystem backup.

To check the configured backup type, see the

Backup Object Summary

property page. Under the

Type

label, you will see

Client System

if you

have configured a Disk Discovery backup and

Filesystem

if only the

drives have been selected.

Also see “Using Backup Options” on page 225 for information on
structuring your backup specifications.

Backing Up Disks Using NFS

What Is NFS?

NFS (Network Filesystem) is a communication protocol that allows a
computer to access files over a network as though they were on its local
disks.

Figure 5-8 shows a typical configuration. You want to back up the
filesystem

/home/special

from system

wiz

, which is not part of the

Data Protector cell and has no Data Protector software installed. But the
filesystem is mounted as

/nfs/wiz/home/special

on a Data Protector

client

bserv

.