
© Agilent Technologies 2001–2002 Administering Agilent 3070 UNIX Systems (UNIX 10.X) 4-2
Chapter 4: Restoring System Software
Backup Strategy Data is sometimes lost by a user either accidentally
removing or overwriting a file or misusing a command.
A power failure could corrupt data or cause a hard disk
crash.
CAUTION
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Failure to maintain system recovery tapes could
result in downtime and costs that could otherwise
be avoided.
Data can be restored if you follow proper backup
strategies – one of the most important responsibilities of
the system administrator is to implement a solid backup
strategy.
The backup strategy you use to protect from data loss
depends on a number of variables such as:
■ How heavily is the system used?
■ How often does the data change?
■ How critical is it that files can be restored
quickly?
A typical three-tiered backup strategy:
1 Make a new system recovery tape after:
■ Loading new or updated software.
■ Adding or removing users.
■ Changing logical volumes in any way.
■ Updating with software that changes the kernal.
■ Changing the root password (you can use the
recovery system only if you know the root
password from when the tape was created).
Instructions are given in Making a System
Recovery Tape on page 4-19.
NOTE
Individual files CANNOT be selected for
recovery from a system recovery tape.
2 Create a full system backup using SAM once each
week.
Instructions are given in Making a Data Backup
Tape on page 4-26.
NOTE
Individual files CAN be selected for recovery
from a system backup tape.
3 Create an incremental backup using SAM once each
day.
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