Help for Backup Configuration
Note:Although this operation saves the system user definitions (name, password, etc.), it does not save the contents of the system users' home directories (that is, any installed data). You must use the Backup User's Directories 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 configuration backup file is stored in a reserved file system on the system. Only one configuration backup file is maintained on the system at a time. The contents of the configuration backup file are replaced every time a system configuration backup operation is performed. The Backup Configuration page displays the status of the configuration backup file currently on the system, including the time and date the file was created.
You can copy the existing configuration backup file on the system to any other system in your network (using FTP to perform the file transfer). This allows you to maintain multiple versions of backup information (in multiple files on the remote server), as well as preventing the loss of the backup information if the system crashes. IBM strongly recommends storing configuration backup information on remote servers for safe keeping.
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Click this button to back up the current system configuration and store it in the configuration backup file on the system. |
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Click this button to display the Backup Configuration Copy To Server page, which allows you to copy the existing configuration backup file to a different server in the network. |