Service > System Backup

The System Backup option allows you to perform a full or partial backup. By default, a full backup is run once a week to back up the entire database, configuration files, and the file system metadata archive file. Also by default, a partial backup is run on all other days of the week that the full backup is not run. This backup includes database journals, configuration files, and file system journal files.

Note: StorNext must be configured with a storage media such as tape, sdisk, or Lattus in order to perform a system backup, or an error will occur.

Note: Quantum recommends making two or more backup copies to minimize vulnerability to data loss in the event of hardware failure.

Parameter Description

Copy

The backup copy number

Date

The date the backup was initiated

Type

The type of backup (Full or Partial).

Status

The current or final status of the backup operation (for example, PASS or FAIL)

Media

The media ID associated with the backup
  1. On the Service menu, click System Backup. The Service > System Backup page appears.
  2. Click Full Backup to perform a full backup, or click Partial Backup to perform a partial backup.
  3. If desired, check job status by choosing Jobs from the Reports menu. See Reports > Jobs for more information.
  4. At any time you can click Refresh to update the backup status shown on the page.
  5. After a message informs you that the backup was initiated  successfully, click OK.