HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform Administrator Guide (5697-0934, May 2011)

12 Backup and restore
This chapter describes how to backup and restore the VSM configuration database and the DPM
configuration information.
Backing up and restoring the VSM configuration
The active VSM runs an automatic backup of the setup configuration at predefined intervals and
places it in the C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\SVSP\Core\Backup directory. The
default backup interval is every 60 minutes. You can define when the backup occurs through the
VSM management GUI. To set up an automatic backup interval for the VSM configuration, in the
VSM management GUI select
Tools > Options > General > Configuration and click Backup Setup.
You can manually start a backup of the VSM setup configuration. In the VSM management GUI,
select Tools > maintenance menu.
Setup files and boot data files are saved to the local disk drive on the active VSM under the
installation directory. The default installation directory is
C:\program files <x86>\Hewlett-Packard\SVSP\Core
The size of the backup folder is defined by a value in the VSM monitor. When the folder reaches
this maximum limit, the oldest files are deleted to free up space for new files. To change the size
of the folder, in the VSM monitor select
Application > Trace tab > Folder size > Backup
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