Backing Up/Restoring Systems In The Partitions; Methods - Fujitsu Siemens Computers SX series User Manual

Functions of the System Management Console

4.6 Backing up/restoring systems in the partitions

This section describes the procedures for backing up and restoring data for the disk on
which the operating system of a partition is located (referred to hereafter as
the "system disk").
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4.6.1 Methods

The various options for backing up/restoring data are described below.
Remotely connected tape device
Here system disk data of a partition is backed up/restored using a tape device which is
connected to the system console (SMC). In order to be able to use the remote shell
functions for this procedure, the remote access (with root access permissions) of the server
backing up the data (on the server side) must be allowed to be executed on the SMC of the
remote server with the connected tape device. This manual describes only this method.
Locally connected tape device
If it is not possible to execute the root access permissions of the server remotely or if the
data on the system disk is not to be transferred via the LAN, the tape device must be
connected locally to the server which is carrying out the backup/restore and processing
operations.
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In BS2000 partitions, use the PSR tool under Tools in PRIMEPOWER ServerView
for a convenient backup/restoration of system disks in live operation (see
page 218).
Note on PSR:
A PSR backup is carried out by the user for systems without a service contract or
can be carried out by a service engineer on behalf of the user against a charge.
For systems with a service contract, the PSR backup is carried out by a service
engineer during commissioning or after changes.
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