Catalog Backup

Back up the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus catalog to protect underlying databases for disaster recovery scenarios. When running a Catalog Backup job, IBM Spectrum Protect Plus configuration settings, SLA policies, registered resources, backup storage settings, restore points, search data, and imported keys and certificates are backed up to a vSnap server defined in the associated SLA Policy.

An IBM Spectrum Protect Plus catalog can be restored to the same location, or an alternate IBM Spectrum Protect Plus location in disaster recovery scenarios.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN:

  • Selecting the onboard vSnap as the target of the Catalog Backup SLA Policy is not supported. The onboard vSnap is named localhost and is automatically installed at the time that the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus appliance is initially deployed. Select a secondary external vSnap server as the target when creating a Catalog Backup SLA Policy.
  • It is recommended to create SLA Policies specifically for backing up the catalog.

To back up the catalog:

  1. From the navigation menu, click Manage Protection > IBM Spectrum Protect Plus > Backup.
  2. Select an SLA Policy to associate with the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus catalog backup operation. The SLA Policy defines the scheduling of the catalog backup, along with the backup destination, replication, and offloading settings. It is recommended to create SLA Policies specifically for backing up the catalog.
  3. Click Save to create the job definition. The job runs as defined by your SLA Policy, or can be run manually from the Job Monitor pane.

 


IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.2

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