Installation and User's Guide

Chapter 4. Backing up your dataUse the backup-archive client to store backup versions of your files on the TivoliStorage Manager server. You can restore these backup versions if the original filesare lost or damaged. This section discusses various ways you can back up yourdata.All client backup and restore procedures in this topic also apply to the Web client,except the following:v Estimatev Preferences editorv Setup wizardUnless otherwise specified, references to Windows refer to all supported Windowsoperating systems.Tivoli Storage Manager provides backup and archive services for all files residingin the following types of file systems: File Allocation Table (FAT), NT File System(NTFS), and FAT 32.The following is a list of primary backup tasks.v “Planning your backups (Windows)”v “Pre-backup considerations (Windows)” on page 106v “Incremental, selective, or incremental-by-date backups (Windows)” on page 112v “Deleting backup data” on page 105v “Backing up files from one or more file spaces for a group backup (Windows)”on page 118v “Backing up system objects (Windows XP)” on page 122v “Backing up Windows system state” on page 123v “Backing up Automated System Recovery files” on page 125v “Image backup” on page 130v “Back up NAS file systems using Network Data Management Protocol” on page135v “Preparing the environment for VMware backup processing” on page 144v “Backing up virtual machines on a Windows Hyper-V system” on page 149v “Net Appliance CIFS share definition backups” on page 152Planning your backups (Windows)If you are a first-time user, or if you only back up files occasionally, you can usethe table in this topic as a checklist of preliminary steps to consider beforeperforming a backup.Read the tasks listed in this table to determine whether you are ready to back upyour data.© Copyright IBM Corp. 1993, 2010 97