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Backing up openvms systems, Backing up openvms filesystems – HP B6960-90078 User Manual

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Backing Up OpenVMS Systems

Chapter 5

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Backing Up OpenVMS Systems

This section describes how to back up OpenVMS filesystems.

Backing Up OpenVMS Filesystems

Prerequisites

To back up data on a OpenVMS system, install the OpenVMS Disk
Agent on the OpenVMS system. See the HP OpenView Storage Data
Protector Installation and Licensing Guide
for instructions.

To use backup devices connected to an OpenVMS system with Data
Protector, install the OpenVMS Media Agent on the OpenVMS system.
See the HP OpenView Storage Data Protector Installation and Licensing
Guide
for instructions.

How to Back Up an
OpenVMS System

To back up an OpenVMS filesystem, proceed as follows:

1. In the

HP OpenView Storage Data Protector Manager

, switch to

the

Backup

context.

2. Expand

Backups

, right-click

Backup Specifications

, and then click

Add Backup

.

3. In the

Create New Backup

dialog box, select one of the available

templates, and then click

OK

to open the wizard.

4. In the drop-down list, select

Filesystem Backup

.

5. Expand the client whose data you want to back up.

6. Select the backup objects. Follow the wizard to select a backup device.

7. Select backup options. See “Using Backup Options” on page 225 for

details.

8. Follow the wizard and then save and start your backup.

What Is Backed
Up?

The directory structure and the files are backed up, together with the
following filesystem information:

• File and directory attributes

• ACL (Access Control List)