Author: Steve Stackwick <sstackwick AT JASI DOT COM>
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 08:19:52 -0500
Sysback works great and is cheap, too! Not only can you create backups and boot and restore from standalone media, but it also integrates with your NIM server. And if THAT's not enough for a posting
Author: James Drozynski <drozynsk AT US.IBM DOT COM>
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 08:28:33 -0500
I agree. Just use the AIX install cd/dvd and follow the instructions to reload via sysback. We use a cronjob to backup our machines via sysback on a weekly basis. Then use the client to backup data d
Author: Sachin V Chaudhari1 <schaudhari AT IN.IBM DOT COM>
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 19:14:34 +0530
HI Steve, Thx for the response.. But I have one small query.. If I m taking the system backup on tape library using TSM for sysback then at the time of recovery, it requires a NIM server or without t
Author: James Drozynski <drozynsk AT US.IBM DOT COM>
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 16:23:21 -0500
You don't need a nim server... If you have set TSM up correctly it will have a spot to start the download. Just set your service menu to point at the TSM server at bootup...( it acts as a NIM server)
Author: Steve Stackwick <sstackwick AT JASI DOT COM>
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 11:16:32 -0500
James is right, you can boot from a Sysback server (your TSM server, most likely), it doesn't have to be a NIM server. Sysback calls this the "classic" method. Since a lot of people already have NIM