Backup Operators group operations

The Backup Operators group allows users to back up and restore files regardless of whether they have read or write access to the files.

This group has a limited set of user rights, so some functions are not available to members of the Backup Operators group.

Here is a list of the Tivoli® Storage Manager backup-archive client operations that a member of the Backup Operators can do:

• Back up and restore files (see Table 1)
• Back up system state

  You must be a member of the Administrators group to back up ASR writer data.

• Restore system state

  You must be a member of the Administrators group to restore system state.

• Start the TSM scheduler service

Here is a list of the Tivoli Storage Manager backup-archive client operations that a member of the Backup Operators cannot do:

• Start any other services (TSM client acceptor, TSM remote client agent, and TSM journal service)
• Install and configure client services
• Use open file support (OFS)
• Back up and restore images
• Back up and restore Windows file shares