Strongly recommend that Network between LPAR (Server Blades) and Backup
Server uses GbE or faster LAN.
Required time for backup might be lengthened when using Virtual NIC
function.
Load balancing of physical NICs is required for preventing concentration of
network traffic when performing backups of Data Area.
LAN Free Backup
Backup Server which shares Storage System can obtain backup files from the
Storage. This configuration like as Basic Mode.
Figure 4-6 LAN Free Backup
Backup of LPAR manager
Configuration information is saved to the Management Module by Save
Configuration operation.
To back up LPAR manager configuration regularly is recommend. This enables
you to revert back to previous configuration, whenever configuration would
be incorrectly changed, saved, or accidentally initialized. There are following
two ways to backup the configuration.
Execute "Save/Restore" of Web console supplied by the
management module
The configuration information can be backed up and restored for each LPAR
manager (or blade).
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Maintenance Functions
Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide