Chapter 23. System Backup and Recovery

Chapter Syllabus

  • 23.1 Types of Backup

  • 23.2 Methods of Backup and Restore

  • 23.3 Using fbackup and frecover

  • 23.4 Using tar

  • 23.5 Using SAM to Back Up and Restore

  • 23.6 Using Ignite-UX

Like any other machine, your HP-UX system can develop a fault at any time. As a system administrator, it is your responsibility to protect users' data and restore it as soon as possible. Individual users are concerned about their data, as they may consist of years of hard work. Business data are more critical, as most of the time the entire business depends on the safety of its data.

Data may be lost in a variety of circumstances, such as a system crash, hardware failure, natural disaster, or accidental file damage. The system backup process ...

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