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Tivoli Storage Manager Recovery Techniques Using Windows Preinstallation
Environment (Windows PE):
http://www.ibm.com/support/entdocview.wss?uid=swg27003812
Modified Instructions for Complete Restores of Windows Systems: Bare
Metal Restore (BMR), System State Restore, Windows System Object
Restore:
http://www.ibm.com/support/entdocview.wss?uid=swg21164812
20.2 Using SysBack for Bare Machine Recovery
In this section we explain how to use IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for System
Backup and Recovery (also known as SysBack) for AIX. SysBack is a
comprehensive system backup, restore, and reinstallation tool for AIX. It is
simple to use and highly effective in partitioned or non-partitioned environments,
as well as in a cluster environment composed of multiple pSeries systems.
We discuss the following concepts:
An introduction to SysBack
Partition backup and reinstallation (system recovery)
Cloning backup images between partitions or stand-alone systems
SysBack Bare Machine Recovery with Tivoli Storage Manager environments
Additional information regarding SysBack
SysBack has many features that give you the flexibility to administer
partitioning-capable pSeries servers in a partitioned environment. This section
covers several of the most beneficial features:
Remote backup, restore, and installation capabilities
SysBack provides the ability to back up a system or partition to any other
system or partition in the network running AIX. This feature enables you to
have one or more partitions act as backup servers. With remote backup and
restore capabilities, you no longer have to be concerned with having a backup
device assigned to any given partition.
In addition to remote backup and restore capabilities, SysBack enables you to
install your backup images over the network. This functionality is facilitated by
the network boot feature. SysBack can provide its own network boot
resources or a wrapper around an existing NIM configuration.
In contrast, mksysb can run remotely, but only to disk. Backups to a tape, CD,
or DVD require a locally attached device. In order to perform a network install
of a mksysb, you must also configure and use a NIM environment.
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