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System Management Guide: Operating System and Devices

Backing Up User Files or File Systems

Three procedures can be used to back up files and file systems: the Web-based System Manager fast path wsm fs, the SMIT fast paths smit backfile or smit backfilesys, and the backup command.

For additional information about backing up user files or file systems, see Backing Up User Files or File Systems" in the AIX Version 4.3 System Management Concepts: Operating System and Devices.

Prerequisites

Backing Up User Files or File Systems Tasks
Web-based System Manager:     wsm backup fast path
(Backups application)

-OR-
Task SMIT Fast Path Command or File
Back Up User Files smit backfile
  1. Log in to your user account.
  2. Backup:
    find . -print | backup -ivf /dev/rmt0
Back Up User File Systems smit backfilesys
  1. Unmount files systems that you plan
    to back up. For example:
    umount all or
    umount /home /filesys1
  2. Verify the file systems. For example:
    fsck /home /filesys1
  3. Back up by i-node. For example:
    backup -5 -uf/dev/rmt0 /home/libr
  4. Restore the files using the following command:1
    restore -t
Note:
  1. If this command generates an error message, you must repeat the entire backup.

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