IBM Storwize V7000 Troubleshooting And Maintenance Manual page 98

Configuration> procedure also known as a Tier 4 (T4) recovery. Both of these
procedures require a recent backup of the configuration data.
Perform the following steps to back up your configuration data:
Procedure
1. Back up all of the application data that you stored on your volumes using your
2. Issue the following CLI command to remove any temporary working files
3. Issue the following CLI command to back up your configuration:
4. Check that the svcconfig backup command completes successfully, and
5. It is recommended to keep backup copies of the files above outside the system
80
Storwize V7000: Troubleshooting, Recovery, and Maintenance Guide
preferred backup method.
created by a previous configuration backup or restore attempt:
svcconfig clear -all
svcconfig backup
The following output is an example of the messages that may be displayed
during the backup process:
CMMVC6112W io_grp io_grp1 has a default name
CMMVC6112W io_grp io_grp2 has a default name
CMMVC6112W mdisk mdisk14 ...
CMMVC6112W node node1 ...
CMMVC6112W node node2 ...
....................................................
The svcconfig backup CLI command creates three files that provide
information about the backup process and the configuration. These files are
created in the /dumps directory of the configuration node canister.
The following table describes the three files that are created by the backup
process:
File name
svc.config.backup.xml_<serial#>
svc.config.backup.sh_<serial#>
svc.config.backup.log_<serial#>
examine the command output for any warnings or errors. The following output
is an example of the message that is displayed when the backup process is
successful:
CMMVC6155I SVCCONFIG processing completed successfully.
If the process fails, resolve the errors, and run the command again.
to protect them against a system hardware failure. Copy the backup files off the
system to a secure location using either the management GUI or scp command
line. For example:
pscp superuser@cluster_ip:/dumps/svc.config.backup.*
/offclusterstorage/
Description
This file that contains your configuration
data.
This file that contains the names of the
commands that were issued to create the
backup of the system.
This file contains details about the backup,
including any reported errors or warnings.