IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for UNIX and Linux, Version 4.1
IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for UNIX and Linux
IBM® Tivoli® Storage FlashCopy® Manager
for UNIX and Linux provides application-aware backups and
restores by using the advanced snapshot technologies of storage systems.
Overview IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager provides
a method to back up and restore data by using the advanced snapshot
technologies of storage systems. In combination with IBM DB2® pureScale®, Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager provides
a method to back up and restore data on IBM General
Parallel File System (GPFS™)
by using file system snapshots.
Planning
Before you install Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for UNIX and Linux review the system, application, and storage
requirements.
Installing and upgrading
Installation of Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager includes
the following steps installation, activation, and configuration. You
must install Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager on
the production server. Depending on your environment, a separate installation
of Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager can
be required on a backup or clone server. You can upgrade your system
from a previous version of Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager to
version 4.1.
Configuring
After the installation and activation procedure is complete,
configure Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager.
To configure Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager,
use the setup script. The information that you enter is used to create
the profile configuration file.
Backing up data
Instructions about how to back up DB2 (including SAP® on DB2), Oracle, SAP® with Oracle databases, and
custom applications (using IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Custom Applications)
are provided.
Restoring data
Detailed instructions regarding how to restore DB2 (native and SAP® on DB2), Oracle (native), SAP® with
Oracle databases, and custom applications (using IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Custom Applications)
are provided.
Cloning databases Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager uses
the FlashCopy or snapshot
function of the storage solutions for database cloning. This method
eliminates downtime and minimizes the impact on the production database.