Perform Backup page

The Perform Backup page is accessible under Administration > PMAC Backup.

The backup procedure archives the following data:

Database tables that contain user-provisioned data or changed data. Database tables are not backed up if they are static and would be recreated during disaster recovery when PMAC is reinstalled.
Specific configuration files in the /etc directory
All files in the /usr/TKLC/smac/etc directory that were not delivered as part of the installation.

The following media types are supported:

Disk
Remote Server (this option is available only if the remote backup feature is enabled and a remote server IP address is provisioned)

A backup to disk puts the backed up files on the PMAC server in the following location: /var/TKLC/smac/backup/.

The Perform Backup option lets you select configuration options prior to executing the operation. The backup operation is launched as background task so that you can monitor its progress.

Note:

The backup replicates provisioned ISO images on the remote server when the Remote Server is selected.

Log into the PMAC GUI as guiadmin or pmacop.
On the main menu, select Administration > PMAC > Perform Backup.
Select a value from the Media list to indicate where to archive the data.
(Optional) Enter comments into the Comment field.
Click Backup.
A message similar to the following message is displayed. Note that the specified Media value is shown.

PMAC backup to PMAC Disk will proceed in the background.

The Backup PMAC background task is launched. A tracking ID number for the background task is also displayed.
Click Task Monitoring to view the progress of the background task.

The PMAC server data is written to the specified optical media or to the /var/TKLC/smac/backup/ directory on the PMAC server. If the Remote Server option is selected, this data is written to /var/TKLC/smac/backup/ on the remote server.

Use the Task button to can view and monitor tasks for actions initiated from this work area that are being executed in the background.