Backing Up Writers Data; Overview; Creating Backup Specifications Using Gui - HP Data Protector A.06.11 Integration Manual

Writer name
WINS Jet Writer
WMI Writer

Backing up writers data

Overview

To run backups and restores of the VSS writers and filesystems, you need to configure
the Data Protector Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service integration backup
specifications.
To configure the backup using the VSS integration, perform the following steps:
Configuration steps
1. Configure devices, media, and media pools needed for the backup. See the
online Help for instructions.
2. Create a Data Protector VSS backup specification specifying the VSS components
to back up, the media and devices to which you want your data to be backed
up, as well as the Data Protector backup options that define the behavior of your
backup or restore session.

Creating backup specifications using GUI

The procedure below shows how to back up Microsoft VSS objects using the Data
Protector GUI. Some writers have specific limitations. For writers specific limitations,
see:
170 Integrating Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service with Data Protector
Description
This is a system writer, used to back up and
restore Windows Internet Name Service
(WINS). WINS is a dynamic replicated
database service that can register and resolve
NetBIOS names to IP addresses used on a
TCP/IP network.
This is a system writer, used to back up and
restore Windows Management Instrumentation
(WMI). WMI is a unified management
infrastructure in Windows for monitoring system
resources.
Restore method
Files are restored after
a reboot.
Files are restored after
a reboot.