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Related reference“Virtualmountpoint” on page 431Authorized User: The virtualmountpoint option defines a virtual mount point for afile system if you want to consider files for backup that begin with a specificdirectory within that file system.Backing up data using the Java GUIYou can back up specific files, entire directories, or entire file systems from thedirectory tree. You can locate the files you want to back up by searching orfiltering. Filtering displays only the files matching the filter criteria for yourbackup.Use the Tivoli Storage Manager client Java GUI to back up your data as follows:1. Click Backup in the Tivoli Storage Manager window. The Backup windowappears.2. Expand the directory tree if necessary. Click on the selection boxes next to theobject or objects you want to back up. To search or filter files, click the Findicon on the tool bar.3. Enter your search criteria in the Find Files (Backup) window.4. Click the Search button. The Matching Files (Backup) window appears.5. Click the selection boxes next to the files you want to back up and close theMatching Files (Backup) window.6. Enter your filter criteria in the Find Files (Backup) window.7. Click the Filter button. The Backup window displays the filtered files.8. Click the selection boxes next to the filtered files or directories you want toback up.9. Select one of the following backup types from the pull-down menu: (1) To runan incremental backup, click Incremental (complete), (2) To run anincremental-by-date backup, click Incremental (date only), (3) To run aselective backup, click Always backup.10. Click Backup. The Backup Task List window displays the backup processingstatus.Consider the following items when you back up your data using the Java GUI.1. To modify specific backup options, click the Options button. The options youselect are effective during the current session only.2. Tivoli Storage Manager uses management classes to determine how to manageyour backups on the server. Every time you back up a file, the file is assigned amanagement class. The management class used is either a default selected foryou, or one that you assign to the file using an include option in theinclude-exclude options list. Select Utilities → View Policy Information fromthe backup-archive client Java GUI or Web client GUI to view the backuppolicies defined by the Tivoli Storage Manager server for your client node.3. To perform an automatic incremental backup of your default domain, selectActions → Backup Domain. Your default domain is set with the domain optionin your client user options file (dsm.opt). If you do not have the domain optionset, the default domain is all local file systems.4. You can use the Preferences editor to exclude file systems in your defaultdomain from backup processing.The following notes are not applicable to Mac OS X.126 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for UNIX and Linux Backup-Archive Clients Version 6.1: Installation and User’s Guide