Help for Backup User's Directories
The Backup User's Directories page lets you backup all data stored in
the system user's home directories. The contents of the home
directories can be restored at any time to their current contents by
using the Restore User's Directories function and the backup
images created by this function. The backed up data is stored as a
set of files on a remote server using FTP. You can create
multiple versions of data backup information by storing the data in
different directories on the remote server.
You can perform either a full or incremental backup. A full
backup copies all data stored in the home directories to the remote
server. An incremental backup copies only the data updated
since the last backup. The time and date of the oldest data backup
file in the specified directory is used as the time and date of the
last backup.
An incremental backup to a directory containing no previously created data backup files will fail.
To perform the backup:
- Select the type of backup (Full or Incremental)
- Type the parameters required to perform the file transfer
For FTP:
Server name |
Host name of the remote server. |
Server path |
Directory on the remote server where the backed up data should be stored. |
User name |
(Optional) User account on the remote server to use when performing the copy.
The anonymous user is used if this field is not provided. |
User password |
(Optional) Password used to authenticate the user on the remote server.
This field is required when using any user other than the anonymous user. |
- Click
to perform the backup
Notes:
- This operation saves the contents of the system users' home directories, but it does not save the actual user definitions (name, password, etc.). You must use the Backup Configuration function to backup this information. The combination of these two facilities allows the backup (and subsequent restore) of all system information (configuration settings and user data).
- The backed up data is compressed before it is stored on the remote server, but it still may take a significant amount of time to transfer the data through the network, especially when backing up large amounts of data. Your browser may time out waiting for a response indicating the operation has completed. If this happens, the backup operation will continue and will complete normally if no unexpected errors are encountered. Check the ASM Audit Log to validate the results of the operation.