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Backing up unix disks as disk image objects – HP B6960-90078 User Manual

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Backup

Backing Up UNIX Systems

Chapter 5

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NOTE

It is recommended to have root permission on mounted NFS filesystems.

When to Use NFS
Backup

Use NFS backup in either of the following situations:

• A system to be backed up is not a part of the Data Protector cell.

• You want to back up system platforms that are not supported by Data

Protector.

To back up a filesystem using NFS, follow the procedure described in
“Example of Creating a Backup Specification” on page 155 until you get
to the

Backup Object Summary

page of the wizard. Proceed as follows:

1. In the

Backup Object Summary

page, click

Manual Add

.

2. Click the

UNIX Filesystem

button, and then click

Next

.

3. In the

General Selection

page, select a client and manually add the

mount point in the

Mountpoint

text box. See online Help for details.

Backing Up UNIX Disks as Disk Image Objects

What Is a Disk
Image Backup?

A disk image backup is a high-speed backup of disks, disk partitions,
or logical volumes without tracking the file and directory structure
stored on these data sources. Data Protector stores the disk image
structure at the character level.

When to Use a
Disk Image
Backup

Use a disk image backup in any of the following situations:

• You have lots of small files and a high backup speed is required.

• A full disk backup is needed, for example, for disaster recovery or

before a major software update.

• A direct disk-to-disk connection is not possible and you want to

duplicate a filesystem to another disk. The latter must be identical to
the original disk.

Where to Find
Rawdisk Sections

On the HP-UX and Solaris systems, the rawdisk sections are usually
listed in the

/dev/rdsk

directory. On HP-UX, raw logical volumes can be

found in

/dev/vg

. The first letter of the new logical volume must be

r

, for instance

/dev/vg01/rlvol2

.