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Quick Start Guide for System Backup

This document provides the steps necessary to create a full system backup and boot media necessary for system recovery. This

document does not include all of the features and options available in the application; rather it’s intended to be used as a quick

reference in starting to use Storix SBAdmin. For more details and further documentation refer to the SBAdmin User Guide and the

SBAdmin System Recovery Guides.

Starting the SBAdmin interface

There are two interfaces you use to manage your backups and boot media. The instructions provided here will apply to either interface

unless specified otherwise:

1. Graphical (Xwindows) Interface: If using Xwindows, you may start this interface by typing “sbadmin” at the command prompt

within an X-terminal. You may also launch the GUI and have it display on a remote Xserver session by typing “sbadmin –d

DISPLAY:0” (where DISPLAY is the hostname or IP address of the remote host). It may be necessary for you to type “xhost +” on

the remote system to allow remote systems to use its display.

2. Web Interface: After starting your internet browser, type “https://host:8080” where host is the hostname or IP address of the

system installed as the SBAdmin administrator, and 8080 is the default port number (replace this with the port number you chose

during software install, if different).

The Main Screen will display. For Network and TSM Edition, this will show the Clients, Servers and Devices. For Workstation

Edition, the Jobs will be displayed. You may change the display to display the Jobs or Job Queues using the Display drop-down at

the top of the screen.

Quick Help

You may at any time move the cursor over any object (menu option, listbox, button or entry field) in the application and (if using the

GUI interface) click the right mouse button. A popup message will appear on top of the object with information usage and any options,

warnings or special instructions that might apply.

SBAdmin License Type

The remaining sections of this document are specific to the SBAdmin license type in use:

Network Edition Quick Start .....................................................................................2!

Workstation Edition Quick Start...............................................................................4!

TSM Edition Quick Start............................................................................................6!

Storix System Backup Administrator 1 Quick Start Guide

Summary of content (7 pages)

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Quick Start Guide for System Backup This document provides the steps necessary to create a full system backup and boot media necessary for system recovery. This document does not include all of the features and options available in the application; rather it’s intended to be used as a quick reference in starting to use Storix SBAdmin. For more details and further documentation refer to the SBAdmin User Guide and the SBAdmin System Recovery Guides.
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Network Edition Quick Start The following steps are for SBAdmin Network Edition. It is assumed that the SBAdmin interface is running, and the SBAdmin Client/Server software is installed on the remote clients and servers. The following steps describe how to configure a client and a server, create a backup job which writes a system backup from a client to a server, and make CDROM ISO boot image to be used for performing system recovery. 1. Configure Clients 3.
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A messages screen will appear indicating the backup has started and will also display a message with any warning or error messages and to indicate when the job has completed. b. Select the server on which to store the ISO CDROM image in the Boot Server Name listbox, or select “Store on Client” to save the image on the client. While the backup is running, you can view the progress and messages of the job by selecting the View Queues button on the Main Screen. The Queued/Running Jobs screen will appear.
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Workstation Edition Quick Start The following steps are for SBAdmin Workstation Edition. It is assumed that the SBAdmin interface is running. The following steps will describe how to configure a backup device for writing, a backup job to create a full system backup, and make a CDROM ISO boot image to be used for performing system recovery. 1. Configure a Backup Device 2. A backup device is the tape drive or filesystem directory where your backups will be stored.
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4. Create the SBAdmin CDROM Boot Media A SBAdmin System Backup contains all of the backup data and the information needed to recreate the system and restore the data. However, to access the System Recovery Process, a bootable CDROM must be created and used to boot the to the system installation process. Refer to the System Recovery Guide for more details on creating boot media. Note: A full system backup written to tape on an AIX or IBM PowerLinux system will automatically make the tape bootable.
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TSM Edition Quick Start The following steps are for SBAdmin TSM Edition. It is assumed that the SBAdmin interface is running, and the SBAdmin Client/Server software is installed on the TSM nodes. It is not necessary to install SBAdmin software on the TSM server (unless it is also a node to backup).
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e. In the Volume Group Name(s) or Zpool Name(s) field, enter “all” or the individual volume groups or ZFS pools you wish to include in the backup. f. Select the Client(s) you want to include in the backup job. g. Indicate the Backup Schedule for this backup job or select to run the job “On Demand”. h. Press the Save button to update the job configuration and close the window.