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Storix System Backup Administrator

Quick Start Guide

Network Edition Quick Start

The following steps are for SBAdmin Network Edition. It is assumed that the SBAdmin interface is running, and the SBAdmin
Client/Server software is installed on the remote clients and servers. The following steps describe how to configure a client and a
server, create a backup job which writes a system backup from a client to a server, and make CDROM ISO boot image to be used for
performing system recovery.

1. Configure

Clients

A client is defined as any system that will be backed up using
SBAdmin. The local system running the SBAdmin interface
(the Administrator) must also be configured as a client before
it may be backed up.

Note: While the Administrator system may be configured as a
backup server, it is not required. Any client may also be
configured as a backup server.

To add a client, select

Configure

!Clients

from the menu

bar and the Linux/AIX/Solaris Clients screen will
display.

b. In

the

Client Hostname/IP field type the hostname or IP

address of the client you would like to backup.

Local Disk or Tape:
If, instead of sending system backups to a server, you
want to backup to media directly attached to the client,
select the tab with the type (Disk, or Tape) of device you
wish to create. Within each tab is the configuration for
each type of Local System Backup Device.

d. Press

the

Save

button to update the client.

Refer to the section Clients in the

SBAdmin User Guide

for

further documentation.

2. Configure Servers and Devices

A server is defined as any system on which backups will be
stored. Backups are stored on the server in devices which
may be either tape or directories.

Note that a server will not be needed if you chose to backup
your client(s) to local disk or tape, as described above.

To configure a server select

Configure

!Servers

from the

menu bar and the Configure Server screen will display.

b. In

the

Server Hostname or IP field, enter the hostname

or IP address of the server you would like to write the
backup to.

c. Press

the

New Server

button and the following default

directory devices will be created:

d. /backups/data/%G/%C

e. /backups/system/%G/%C

f. /backups/system/%G/shared

The device names correspond to directory names on the
server in which backups will be stored.

h. Press

the

Save

button to update the server.

Refer to the sections Servers and Backup Devices in the

SBAdmin User Guide

for further documentation.

3. Create a System Backup Job

A backup job must be created before any backup may be
performed. There are many features and options available
when configuring backup jobs that are not included in this
document. Refer to the section

Backup Jobs

in the

SBAdmin

User Guide

for further documentation.

To configure a backup job:

a. Select

Configure

!Backup Jobs

from the menu bar and

the Configure Backup Job screen will display.

b. Enter

Job ID to identify this job.

Select the server from the from the Server Name listbox
or
If you wish to backup a single client to its own local tape
or disk (see Configuring Clients), select “local (client
tape/disk)” from the list.

d. From

the

Profile Name listbox, select the

“FULL_SYSTEM” profile.

e. In

the

Volume Group Name(s) or Zpool Name(s) field,

enter “all” or the individual volume groups or ZFS pools
you wish to include in the backup.

f. Select

the

Client(s) you want to include in the backup

job. If backing up a client to its local tape or disk, you
can only select one client for each job.

Select the device you want the backup written to from the
Backup Device listbox. Only SBTAPE or SBDIR will be
available if you selected “local (client tape/disk)” for the
server above.

Note that when selecting a device that uses %C naming
convention, only the original client will be able to restore
from the backup.

h. Indicate

the

Backup Schedule for this backup job or

select to run the job “

On Demand

”.

i. Press

the

Save

button to update the job configuration and

close the window.

4. Run the System Backup Job

The backup job will run according to the Backup Schedule
specified when creating the backup job in step #3. You may
also start any job at any time as follows:

a. Select

Actions

!Run Backup Jobs

from the menu bar.

b. Select

the

Job ID created in the previous step at the top

of the screen.

c. Press

the

Run Now

button.