Backing up the Virtual I/O Server using IBM Tivoli Storage Manager automated backup

You can automate backups of the Virtual I/O Server using the crontab command and the IBM® Tivoli® Storage Manager scheduler.

1. Write a script that creates a mksysb image of the Virtual I/O Server and save it in a directory that is accessible to the padmin user ID. For example, create a script called backup and save it in the /home/padmin directory. If you plan to restore the Virtual I/O Server to a different system from which it was backed up, then ensure that your script includes commands for saving information about user-defined virtual devices. For more information, see the following tasks:
   • For instructions about how to create a mksysb image, see Backing up the Virtual I/O Server to a remote file system by creating a mksysb image.
   • For instructions about how to save user-defined virtual devices, see Backing up user-defined virtual devices.
2. Create a crontab file entry that runs the backup script on a regular interval. For example, to create a mksysb image every Saturday at 2:00 a.m., type the following commands:
   1. crontab -e
   2. 0 2 0 0 6 /home/padmin/backup
   When you are finished, remember to save and exit.
3. Work with the Tivoli Storage Manager administrator to associate the Tivoli Storage Manager client node with one or more schedules that are part of the policy domain. This task is not performed on the Tivoli Storage Manager client on the Virtual I/O Server. This task is performed by the Tivoli Storage Manager administrator on the Tivoli Storage Manager server.
4. Start the client scheduler and connect to the server schedule using the dsmc command as follows:

   dsmc -schedule

5. If you want the client scheduler to restart when the Virtual I/O Server restarts, then add the following entry to the /etc/inittab file:

   itsm::once:/usr/bin/dsmc sched > /dev/null 2>&1 # TSM scheduler