5.5 HP StorageWorks X9300 Network Storage Gateway Administrator Guide (AW539-96007, March 2011)

6 Configuring system backups
Backing up the management console configuration
The management console configuration is automatically backed up whenever the cluster configuration
changes. The backup takes place on the node hosting the active management console (or on the
Management Server, if a dedicated management console is configured).
The backup file is stored at <ibrixhome>/tmp/fmbackup.zip on the machine where it was
created.
In an agile configuration, the active management console notifies the passive management console
when a new backup file is available. The passive management console then copies the file to
<ibrixhome>/tmp/fmbackup.zip on the node on which it is hosted. If a management console
is in maintenance mode, it will also be notified when a new backup file is created, and will retrieve
it from the active management console.
You can create an additional copy of the backup file at any time. Run the following command, which
creates a fmbackup.zip file in the $IBRIXHOME/log directory:
$IBRIXHOME/bin/db_backup.sh
Once each day, a cron job rotates the $IBRIXHOME/log directory into the $IBRIXHOME/log/
daily subdirectory. The cron job also creates a new backup of the management console configuration
in both $IBRIXHOME/tmp and $IBRIXHOME/log.
If you need to force a backup, use the following command:
<installdirectory>/bin/ibrix_fm -B
IMPORTANT:
You will need the backup file to recover from server failures or to undo unwanted configuration
changes. Whenever the cluster configuration changes, be sure to save a copy of fmbackup.zip
in a safe, remote location such as a node on another cluster.
Using NDMP backup applications
The NDMP backup feature can be used to back up and recover entire X9000 Software file systems
or portions of a file system. You can use any supported NDMP backup application to perform the
backup and recovery operations. (In NDMP terminology, the backup application is referred to as a
Data Management Application, or DMA.) The DMA is run on a management station separate from
the cluster and communicates with the cluster's file serving nodes over a configurable socket port.
The NDMP backup feature supports the following:
• NDMP protocol versions 3 and 4
• Two-way NDMP operations
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