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Contents

Chapter 1. Backup, Recovery and Media Services (BRMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Online backups of Lotus servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Differences between the BRMS green screen and Operations Navigator. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Differences in the terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Differences in the function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Advantages of using BRMS instead of Operational Assistant and Operations Navigator Backup . . . . 3How to use BRMS instead of Operational Assistant or Operations Navigator Backup . . . . . . . 4

Chapter 2. Setting up BRMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Hardware and software requirements for BRMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Installing BRMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Uninstalling BRMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Chapter 3. Backing up your system using BRMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Backup scenario using BRMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

JKLDEV backup strategy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11JKLPROD backup strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11JKLINT backup strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Creating a backup policy using BRMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Backing up pieces of your server from the Operations Navigator hierarchy . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Chapter 4. Scheduling a backup or restore using BRMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Scheduling a backup using BRMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Scheduling a restore using BRMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Chapter 5. Restoring items on your system using BRMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Restore scenario using BRMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Recovering a system after a natural disaster using BRMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Restoring an accidentally deleted item using BRMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Restoring individual items using BRMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Recovering your entire system using BRMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Important information about your recovery report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Sample BRMS recovery report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Scheduling a backup or restore using BRMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Scheduling a backup using BRMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Scheduling a restore using BRMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Chapter 6. Managing your media using BRMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Preparing media for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Working with media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Chapter 7. Running BRMS maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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Chapter 1. Backup, Recovery and Media Services (BRMS)

Backup, Recovery and Media Services helps you implement a disciplined approach to managing yourbackups, and provides you with an orderly way to retrieve lost or damaged data. Using BRMS, you canmanage your most critical and complex backups, including online backups of Lotus servers, simply andeasily. You can also recover your system fully in the event of a disaster or failure.

In addition to these backup and recovery features, BRMS enables you to track all of your backup mediafrom creation to expiration. You no longer have to keep track of which backup items are on which volumes,and worry that you will accidentally write over active data.

BRMS also performs some daily maintenance activities that are related to your backup routine.

At V5R1, there is an Operations Navigator interface to Backup, Recovery and Media Services that makesmanaging your backups even easier. There are several wizards you can use to simplify the common tasksyou need to perform— creating a backup policy, adding media to BRMS and preparing it for use, addingitems to a backup policy, and restoring backed-up items.

If you already use BRMS, you will not find all of the function in the first version of the Operations Navigatorinterface that you are used to in the green screen. However, you may want to use the graphical interfaceto perform some basic tasks; if so, you will want to be aware of some of the differences between thegreen screen and the Operations Navigator interfaces.

If you currently use Operational Assistant Backup or the Operations Navigator Backup program to manageyour backups, you may want to use BRMS instead. BRMS offers several advantages over OperationalAssistant and Operations Navigator Backup that make it a better choice.

Important note:Backup, Recovery and Media Services is not a replacement for a backup, recovery, and mediamanagement strategy; it is a tool that you use to implement your strategy. Before you start doing backupsusing BRMS or any other product, you should plan your backup and recovery strategy.

To make the most of Backup, Recovery and Media Services in your business, see the following:

Setting up BRMSFind out what you need to have on your system to be able to use the BRMS plug-in to OperationsNavigator. Then, find out how to install and uninstall the program.

Backing up your system using BRMSFind out how to use backup policies to manage backups on your system.

Restoring items using BRMSFind out how to restore individual objects and recover your entire system using BRMS.

Managing media using BRMSFind out how BRMS can help you keep track of your media, including what items are backed upwhere and what media are available.

Performing BRMS maintenanceFind out how to run BRMS maintenance, what exactly happens when you perform maintenance, andhow often you should do it.

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Online backups of Lotus serversBackup, Recovery and Media Services supports online backups of Lotus server databases (Domino andQuickplace). An online backup is a backup that you do while your Lotus server databases are in use;there are no save-while-active synchronization points. Using the Operations Navigator interface, you candirect your online backups to a tape device; using the green screen interface, you can direct your onlineLotus server backups to a tape device, media library, save file, or a Tivoli Storage Manager server.

Important note:Do not use online Lotus server backups in place of complete system backups. Lotus server onlinebackups only back up Lotus server databases. There are other important Lotus server and non-Lotusserver system data that should be backed up on a regular basis.

For more information on online backups of Lotus servers, go to the Backup, Recovery and Media Services

homepage.

Differences between the BRMS green screen and Operations NavigatorIf you are already using Backup, Recovery and Media Services and want to use the Operations Navigatorinterface, you will want to be aware of the differences between the interface you are used to and the newinterface.

Differences in the terminologyIf you are used to the green screen interface, you might be confused by some of the terminology in theOperations Navigator interface. Some of the differences in terminology are as follows:

New Term Definition

backup history A list that contains information about each of the objectssaved as part of a backup done with Backup, Recoveryand Media Services. The backup history includes anyitems backed up using a backup policy. In the greenscreen interface, this is known as media information.

backup policy A group of defaults that controls what information isbacked up, how it is backed up, and where it is backedup. A backup policy in Operations Navigator is acombination of a backup control group and a mediapolicy in the green screen interface. Also, the systempolicy does not exist in the Operations Navigatorinterface. All of the information needed to perform abackup is included in the backup policy.

media pool A grouping of media by similar characteristics, such asdensity or capacity. In the green screen interface, this isknown as a media class.

Differences in the functionIf you currently use the green screen interface, you will not find all of the function in the OperationsNavigator interface that you are used to. For this first version of the interface, you will be able to performthe following tasks:

v Create and run a backup policy

v Restore individual items

v Schedule items to be backed up and restored

v Print a system recovery report

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v View the backup history (media information in the green screen)

v Run BRMS maintenance activities

v Run policies that are shipped with BRMS

v Add media

v View the backup and recovery log

v Display and manage tape media

Some functions that are not available in Operations Navigator are the following:

v Move policies

v Advanced functions, such as hierarchical storage management

v Tape library support

v Network support

v Parallel backups

v Backups to save files

v BRMS Application Client for Tivoli Storage Manager

For more detailed information on the green screen capabilities of BRMS, see Backup, Recovery and

Media Services for iSeries .

Advantages of using BRMS instead of Operational Assistant andOperations Navigator BackupOperational Assistant and Operations Navigator Backup both provide an orderly approach to savinginformation on your system. Operational Assistant provides a character-based interface, while OperationsNavigator Backup is part of Operations Navigator, and so is a graphical interface. They both provideroughly the same function. Therefore, they have many of the same limitations that prevent them frombeing complete solutions for your backup needs. The following list compares the features of BRMS withthose of Operational Assistant and Operations Navigator Backup:

v Lotus server online backup - BRMS enables you to back up Lotus servers while they are active. NeitherOperational Assistant nor Operations Navigator Backup provide this feature.

v Media management - BRMS enables you to keep an inventory of your media and track everything thatis on them. When you do a backup, BRMS lets you know which tapes to use, so you don’t have toworry about writing over active data.

v Robust graphical user interface - Both BRMS and Operations Navigator Backup have OperationsNavigator interfaces; if you have BRMS installed, the Operational Navigator Backup interface is notavailable to you. The BRMS interface provides more robust features and more control over yourbackups.

v Step-by-step disaster recovery - After every backup, you can print a disaster recovery report that willguide you through the recovery of your system. It even tells you which media you need to restore whichpieces of the system. Neither Operational Assistant nor Operations Navigator Backup provide thisfeature.

v Tailored backups - BRMS comes with several standard backup policies that cover the basics, but its realvalue is that it allows you to create detailed policies that are tailored to your specific backup needs. Youcan pick and choose the pieces that you want to back up, even from the Integrated File System (IFS).With Operational Assistant and Operations Navigator Backup, you have to choose all of IFS or none ofit.

For more information on how to achieve the same results with BRMS that you do with OperationalAssistant or Operations Navigator Backup, refer to How to use BRMS instead of Operational Assistant orOperations Navigator Backup.

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How to use BRMS instead of Operational Assistant or OperationsNavigator BackupIf you are already using Operational Assistant or Operations Navigator Backup for your backups, andwould like to switch to BRMS because of the advantages it offers, you could easily migrate your backupstrategy to BRMS. Follow these steps to start using BRMS instead of Operational Assistant or OperationsNavigator Backup:

Step One: Add media to BRMSOne of the great advantages of BRMS is that it manages your media for you. Therefore, before you canuse BRMS to do a backup, you have to add media to the BRMS media inventory.

Step Two: Prepare your backup policiesOperational Assistant and Operations Navigator Backup allow you to create three policies: one for dailybackups, one for weekly backups, and one for monthly backups. In Operations Navigator Backup, thereare default values for each of these policies. Use the following information to set up BRMS to emulate thedefaults in the Operations Navigator Backup:

Policy What Operations Navigator Backupdoes

How to achieve the same resultusing BRMS

Monthly Backs up all libraries, folders, anddirectories. Also backs up securitydata and configuration data.

Run the *System policy that isshipped with BRMS.

Weekly Backs up all libraries, folders, anddirectories.

Run the *Bkugrp policy that isshipped with BRMS.

Daily Backs up any changes since the lastfull backup of libraries and foldersthat you specify. Also backs upchanges to all IFS directories.

Create a policy that includes theitems you want to back up, andindicate that the policy should backup only the changes since the last fullbackup.

In Operational Assistant, there are no default values for each of the policies. Use the following informationto set up BRMS to emulate the options in Operational Assistant:

What is backed up To what extent is it backed up How to achieve the same resultusing BRMS

Libraries, folders, directories, securitydata, configuration data

All - full system backup Run the *System policy that isshipped with BRMS.

User libraries All user libraries Run the *Bkugrp policy that isshipped with BRMS.

Selected user libraries Create a policy that includes theitems you want to back up.

Folders All folders Run the *Bkugrp policy that isshipped with BRMS.

Selected folders Create a policy that includes theitems you want to back up.

Directories All directories Run the *Bkugrp policy that isshipped with BRMS.

Security data All security data Run the *Sysgrp policy that isshipped with BRMS.

Configuration data All configuration data Run the *Sysgrp policy that isshipped with BRMS.


Step three: Schedule your backupsIf you use the scheduling function in Operational Assistant, you can continue to schedule your backupsusing BRMS.

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Chapter 2. Setting up BRMS

Backup, Recovery and Media Services is a plug-in to Operations Navigator, the graphical interface foriSeries 400. A plug-in is a program that is created separately from Operations Navigator, but, wheninstalled, it looks and behaves like the rest of Operations Navigator.

To set up BRMS, refer to the following:

v Hardware and software requirements for BRMS

v Installing BRMS

v Uninstalling BRMS

Hardware and software requirements for BRMSBefore you install the BRMS plug-in to Operations Navigator, you should ensure that your iSeries 400 andPC meet the following requirements:

Requirements for your iSeries 400

v Operating system: OS/400 Version 5 Release 1 Modification 0

v IBM Client Access Express installed on the iSeries 400

v IBM Backup Recovery and Media Services installed on the iSeries 400

Requirements for your PC

v Processor: Pentium 200, minimum

v Memory: 128 MB is recommended for all platforms; a minimum of 96 MB is required for Windows NTand Windows 2000, and 64 MB is required for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Millenium

v Available disk space: 10 MB or more

v Display: 640 x 480 resolution, minimum. If you have trouble reading the fonts on some panels, try usinga screen resolution of 1024x768 or better.

v Operating system: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Windows Millenium

v IBM Client Access Express with Operations Navigator installed

Once you are sure that you meet these requirements, you can install Backup, Recovery and MediaServices.

Installing BRMSBefore you install BRMS, you should first ensure that your iSeries 400 and PC meet the hardware andsoftware requirements. Then, follow these steps to install the BRMS plug-in to Operations Navigator:

1. Right-click Network Neighborhood on your desktop and select Map Network Drive....

2. For the path, specify the following:\\system-name\qibm

where system-name is the name of the system on which BRMS is installed.

3. Click OK.

4. Double-click Selective Setup in the Client Access Express folder.

5. Click Next on the Selective Setup panel.

6. Click Browse on the Selective Setup Options panel.

7. On the Choose Folder panel, select the drive mapped to system-name\qibm and click OK.

8. Click Next on the Selective Setup Options panel.


9. Click Next on the Components Cannot Be Installed panel if Backup, Recovery and Media Services isnot shown. Otherwise click Cancel because the plug-in is already installed.

10. Select Backup, Recovery and Media Services on the Component Selection panel.

11. Click Next on the Component Selection panel. Backup, Recovery and Media Services should be onthe list of components to be added on the Start Copying Files panel.

12. Click Next on the Start Copying Files panel. The files start being copied to your PC.

13. Select whether you want to view the README file and add the program folder to your desktop on theInstall Completed panel. Click Next after you make your selections.

14. Click Finish on the Setup Complete panel.

Uninstalling BRMSFollow these steps to uninstall the BRMS plug-in:

1. Go to your Client Access Express directory on your PC and double-click Selective Setup.

2. Click Next on the Selective Setup panel.

3. Select Ignore, I’m going to uninstall components on the Selective Setup Options panel.

4. Uncheck Backup, Recovery and Media Services on the Component Selection panel.

5. Click Next on the Component Selection panel. Backup, Recovery and Media Services should be in thelist of components to remove on the Start Copying Files panel.

6. Wait for the program to finish removing the files.

7. Click Next on the Start Copying Files panel.

8. Click Finish on the Setup Complete panel.


Chapter 3. Backing up your system using BRMS

One of the advantages of using Backup, Recovery and Media Services is that you can create backuppolicies to control your backups. A backup policy is a group of defaults that controls what information isbacked up, how it is backed up, and where it is backed up. Once you set up your backup policies, you canrun them at any time or schedule them to run at particular times. This way, you can ensure that yourbackups are complete and are done when it is most convenient and appropriate for your business.

There are several basic backup policies that come with BRMS, as follows:

v *System - Backs up the entire system

v *Sysgrp - Backs up all system data

v *Bkugrp - Backs up all user data

v Qltssvr - Does an online backup of all Lotus servers. This policy only appears in the list if you haveLotus servers.

You may be able to meet your backup needs by using these shipped policies, either alone in combination.If so, you may not have to create any policies of your own.

For a better understanding of how one company uses BRMS to manage their backups, read the BRMSbackup scenario.

When you back up data using a BRMS backup policy, information about each item backed up is stored inthe backup history. This information includes the item name, type of backup done on that item, the dateof the backup, and the volume on which each item is backed up. You specify the level of detail you wantto track for each item in the properties for the policy. You can then restore items by selecting them fromthe backup history; the information in the backup history is also used for full system recoveries.

For more information on doing backups with BRMS, see the following:

v Creating a backup policy

v Backing up pieces of your server from the Operations Navigator hierarchy

v Scheduling a backup or restore using BRMS

Backup scenario using BRMS

Sharon Jones, the system administrator for the JKL Toy Company , is responsible for ensuring that allof their data is backed up and that they can recover their systems in the event of a natural disaster orsystem failure. Sharon spent considerable time initially planning the backup strategy that would best meetJKL’s needs— in doing so, she had to address the following questions:

v What will it cost JKL if a system goes down?

v What are the availability requirements for each system?

v What is the backup window for each system?

v What data has to be backed up and how often does it have to be backed up?

Sharon’s final backup plan is reflected in the following diagram of JKL’s network— click on a system tosee Sharon’s backup strategy for it:


When the backups are finished, Sharon prints out a copy of the BRMS recovery report for each system.One copy of each of the recovery reports and the media used for the backups is picked up by a courierand stored offsite. She keeps another copy of the report and the media locked in a filing cabinet in thecomputer room onsite.

For more information on the different aspects of this scenario, see the following:

v Planning a backup and recovery strategy

v Backing up your system using BRMS

v Creating a backup policy


JKLDEV backup strategy

JKLDEV is JKL’s development system and does not require 24x7 availability. It is used primarily duringthe week and during the day, although there is some development activity into the evening hours and onweekends. This system can be taken down for a full backup on a weekend night and have changesbacked up on all of the other nights.

To accommodate these requirements, Sharon uses the *System policy that was shipped with BRMS. Sheschedules this policy to run every Saturday night at midnight. During the week, she schedules the policy tostart running at midnight every night, and she chooses to override the policy setting and only save thechanged data.

Return to the backup scenario

JKLPROD backup strategy

JKLPROD is the system that JKL uses for all of their customer orders and where their businessapplications are installed (inventory control, customer orders, contracts and pricing, accounts receivable).Right now their website is static, so customers place orders by phone or e-mail. The phone hours are 8amthrough 8pm Monday through Saturday; if a customer wishes to place an order outside of those hours,they can send an e-mail.

The information on this system is extremely critical to their business, so it is important that they dofrequent backups. Sharon has scheduled a full system backup to start every Saturday night at midnight.She used the *System policy that came with BRMS to do these backups.

During the week, she backs up all changed user data using the *Bkugrp policy that came with BRMS. Sheoverrides the default full backup with an incremental backup, which means that every night she backs upthe changes since the previous night’s incremental backup.


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JKLINT backup strategy

JKLINT is the system that JKL uses for their website and e-mail. While this data is critical to theirbusiness, it is fairly static— they don’t make a lot of changes to the user profiles or configuration data onthe system.

They need 24x7 availability for the critical data on this system, and they accomplish that by having asecond system, JKLINT2, that shadows JKLINT. They use a high availability replication solution to copythe data from JKLINT to JKLINT2. Then, if JKLINT goes down, they can switch to JKLINT2.

There is no time to bring JKLINT down for a full backup, so Sharon instead backs up JKLINT2, since it isa replication of JKLINT. She does a full backup of JKLINT2 every weekend using the *System backuppolicy that came with BRMS. She uses the Lotus server policy (QLTSSVR) to do an online backup of theirLotus Notes mail databases every night except the night of the full backup.

Another possible setup: Sharon investigated using logical partitions on JKLINT and JKLINT2 to increasethe security of these systems. They could use the native firewall capabilities of the iSeries server to filterall but e-mail on one partition and all but web traffic on the other partition. Then, the web partition wouldbe protected from any security threats that might come through e-mail, which is a common route of attack.While this setup would have allowed for greater security, it also increased the level of complexity in theirnetwork, and Sharon decided that at this point they would stay with the simpler setup.


Creating a backup policy using BRMSYou can use the New Backup Policy wizard in Operations Navigator to create a new backup policy. Toaccess the wizard, follow these steps:

1. Expand Backup, Recovery and Media Services.

2. Right-click Backup policies and select New policy.

The wizard gives you the following options for creating your backup policies:

Option Description

Back up all system and user data Enables you to do a full system backup of all user andIBM-supplied data. Printer output is not included in thisbackup.

Back up all user data Enables you to back up the data that belongs to users onyour system, such as user profiles, user libraries, folders,configuration data, security data, and objects indirectories.


Option Description

Back up Lotus server data online Enables you to do an online backup of Lotus Domino andQuickPlace servers.

Back up a customized set of objects Enables you to choose the items that you would like toback up.

When you finish creating the policy, you can choose to run the policy or schedule it to run later. If youwant to modify the policy later, you can do that by editing the properties of the policy. There are manycustomization options available in the properties of the policy that are not available in the New BackupPolicy wizard. To access the policy properties, right-click the policy and select Properties.

Backing up pieces of your server from the Operations NavigatorhierarchyIn addition to using backup policies to back up the data on your server, you can back up individual itemsor your security or configuration data right from the Operations Navigator hierarchy. These individual itemscan include files, libraries, or folders under the Integrated File System in the Operations Navigatorhierarchy.

The following table provides instructions for how to do each of these backups:

To back up... Follow these steps...

Individual items Right-click the item you want to back up and select Back Up....

Security data Right-click Users and Groups and select Back Up....

Configuration data Right-click Configuration and Service and select Back Up....

For more information on backing up information using BRMS, see the following:


v Backup scenario using BRMS

v Creating a backup policy using BRMS

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Chapter 4. Scheduling a backup or restore using BRMS

When you use BRMS, you can do backups and restores without having to be nearby when they occur. Forexample, you have a four hour save window every Saturday night when you could do a full systembackup. With BRMS, you can schedule the full system backup for Saturday night, but you don’t have to beonsite for the backup to occur.

Scheduling a backup using BRMSWhen you use the New Policy wizard, you are given the option to schedule the backup when youcomplete the wizard. To schedule a backup policy to run other than when you create it, follow these steps:

1. In Operations Navigator, expand Backup, Recovery and Media Services.

2. Expand Backup Policies.

3. Right-click the policy you want to schedule and select Schedule.

When you schedule a policy to run, keep in mind that only the items that are scheduled to be backed upon the day you run the policy will be backed up. For example, you have a backup policy that includes thelibrary MYLIB. In the policy properties, you have MYLIB scheduled to be backed up every Thursday. If youschedule the policy to run on Thursday, MYLIB will be backed up. If you schedule the same policy on anyother day, MYLIB will not be backed up.

Also, be aware that some operations (such as a full system backup) require that your system be in arestricted state when they run. In BRMS, you use the console monitor to perform an unattended save,process a full system save, or perform a function in a restricted state. When you schedule a backup, youwill see the instructions for how to start the console monitor.

Scheduling a restore using BRMSWhen you use the Restore wizard, you are given the option to schedule the restore when you completethe wizard.

For more information on using BRMS for backups and restores, see the following topics:


v Restoring items on your system using BRMS



Chapter 5. Restoring items on your system using BRMS

The primary reason for having a backup and recovery strategy and doing regular backups is to be ready ifan item needs to be restored, or if your entire system needs to be recovered. The only way to ensure thatyou are fully protected by your backup and recovery strategy is to perform a full system backup and thenrecover your system from that backup.

For a better understanding of how one company might use BRMS to restore items on their system, and toperform a full system recovery, read the BRMS restore scenario.

For more information on restoring items or recovering your system using BRMS, see the following:

v Restoring individual items using BRMS

v Recovering your entire system using BRMS

Restore scenario using BRMS

Sharon Jones, the system administrator for the JKL Toy Company , is responsible for ensuring that allof their data is backed up and that they can recover their systems in the event of a natural disaster orsystem failure.

One of the reasons that the JKL Toy Company chose BRMS as their backup and recovery solution isbecause of how easy it makes full system recoveries. Sharon and her team are developing ways for JKLto expand their business over the Internet, and they recognize that system availability is key if they want toplay in the Internet market. Any system downtime could mean a loss of sales and a loss of customersatisfaction. BRMS simplifies system recoveries so that, should disaster strike, they can get their systemback online as quickly as possible.

BRMS also makes it very easy to restore a single item that has been accidentally deleted or corrupted.This is a task that Sharon does pretty regularly, as their developers work in a fast paced environment.

In addition to using BRMS, Sharon has a contract with IBM Business Continuity and Recovery Services

. This contract ensures that she has an offsite system to use in the event of a natural disaster; Sharongoes to the recovery hotsite twice a year to perform full system recoveries. Her contract with BCRS givesher an extra measure of security because she knows she can recover any of her systems should the needarise.

Before you read about how Sharon uses BRMS to handle the following recovery situations, you may wantto familiarize yourself with the JKL backup strategies by reading the backup scenario using BRMS.

v Recovering a system after a natural disaster

v Restoring an accidentally deleted item


Recovering a system after a natural disaster using BRMS

In the middle of the night during a particularly wet spring, 8 inches of rain fell on the main office of the JKLToy Company. A leak started in the corner of the roof that quickly turned into a small stream. Thedevelopment system, JKLDEV, was positioned near the corner of the building where the water was leakingin. By the time Sharon arrived for work the next morning, JKLDEV was ruined.

While repairs were being made to the roof, Sharon went to the recovery hotsite provided by IBM Business

Continuity and Recovery Services . She contacted her storage service provider and had them bringover the latest recovery report and media for JKLDEV. With the assistance of the skilled BCRS staff,Sharon followed each of the steps in the recovery report for JKLDEV, referring to the instructions in

Backup and Recovery when necessary, until the system was recovered.

Once the roof was repaired and they had a new system to take JKLDEV’s place, Sharon did a full backupof the system at the recovery hotsite and then restored the latest data on the new JKLDEV system.

For more details on what Sharon did in this situation, go to Recovering your entire system using BRMS.

Return to the restore scenario

Restoring an accidentally deleted item using BRMS


Nate Anderson is a recent college graduate who was hired by JKL for his Java programming and websystems administration skills. His primary duty is to ensure that the JKL web site is easy to use andfunctions correctly.

In his free time, he likes to work on innovative ideas for the future. He has a library on the JKLdevelopment system, JKLDEV, where he stores any programs he is working on for the future— ideas hehopes to implement one day when the JKL website becomes interactive. Last Thursday, anotherprogrammer accidentally deleted this library. Nate called on Sharon to restore the library for him.

Sharon uses the BRMS Restore wizard to restore Nate’s library on JKLDEV. Because she uses BRMS tomanage the backups on JKLDEV, she can restore the library right from the backup history. The backupstrategy for JKLDEV includes a weekly full backup on Saturday night and a changes-only backup everyother night of the week. When Sharon selects Nate’s library in the wizard, she is notified that she will berestoring the full backup of the library, plus any changes that were backed up between the full backup andwhen the library was deleted.

For more details on what Sharon did in this situation, go to Restoring individual items using BRMS.

Return to the restore scenario

Restoring individual items using BRMSIt is sometimes necessary for you to restore individual items on your system (for example, if a file iscorrupted or accidentally deleted). When you use BRMS backup policies to back up items on your system,you can restore those items from the backup history. When you restore an item from the backup history,you can view details about the item, such as when it was backed up or how large it is. If there are severalversions of the item in the backup history, you can select which version of the item you want to restore.

You can also restore items that you backed up without using a backup policy. For these items, you do nothave the benefit of using the backup history to make your selection. However there are some situations,for example if you back up a single item in order to move it to a different system, when it isn’t practical touse a backup policy.

You can use the Restore wizard to restore individual items on your system, whether they were backed upwith a backup policy or not. To access the wizard in Operations Navigator, right-click Backup, Recoveryand Media Services and select Restore.

Recovering your entire system using BRMSWhen you back up your system using BRMS, information about each backed up item is recorded in thebackup history. The information in the backup history is used to create a recovery report, which steps youthrough a full system recovery. Should your system fail or a natural disaster occur, you can use therecovery report to recover your system to the point it was at before the failure.

Follow these steps in Operations Navigator to print your recovery report:

1. Expand a system with Backup, Recovery and Media Services installed on it.

2. Right-click Backup, Recovery and Media Services and select Print Recovery Report.

Important information about your recovery reportBecause your recovery report contains critical information about your system, it is important that you takea few precautions to ensure that this information is current and accessible when you need it.

v You cannot use your recovery report alone to recover your system. You must also have the recovery

information in Backup and Recovery to be successful.

Chapter 5. Restoring items on your system using BRMS 19

v Your recovery is only as good as your backup, so be sure to test your backup and recovery strategyany time you change it by doing a full system recovery. You may need to adjust your strategy to ensurethat a full recovery is possible.

v You should test your recoveries at a disaster recovery hotsite, or by using a test system. Do not useyour production system.

v Print your recovery report every time you do a backup. By doing this, you ensure that your reportincludes the most current information.

v Print at least two copies of your recovery report every time you do a backup. Keep one copy with yoursystem and keep the other in a safe place offsite, such as an offsite vaulting location.

To see a sample recovery report, or to learn more about how IBM can help you with your backup andrecovery strategy, see the following:

v Sample recovery report

v IBM Business Continuity and Recovery Services

Sample BRMS recovery reportFollowing is what the recovery report looks like for the full backup of JKLDEV— not all items on thesystem are shown. For example, not all IBM product libraries are shown because the list is so large.

STEP: Recover Licensed Internal Code

Start time ______ Stop time ______

Use the media shown below and the procedure for ″Recovering the Licensed Internal Code″ in the″Backup and Recovery″ book.

__ Use ″Option 2″ if you are recovering to a different system or if you are recovering to a system with userASP(s) or if you are recovering to the same system with a different release.

__ Use ″Option 3″ if you are recovering to the same release and same system or you are recovering alogical partition to another logical partition.

Saved item Type ASP SaveDate

SaveTime

Objects Omit SequenceNumber

Control Group Volume Identifier

*System *FULL 01 7/25/00 11:25:30 0 1 *System VOL003

STEP: Recover operating system


Use the media shown below and the procedure for ″Restoring the Operating System using the CompleteRestore Method″, as detailed in the ″Backup and Recovery″ book.


SaveTime



*System *FULL 01 7/25/009 11:25:30 0 1 *System VOL003

STEP: Recover the BRMS/400 product and associated libraries



The BRMS/400 product and associated libraries must be recovered before you can use the product toperform other recovery operations.

To prevent messages that are not related to the recovery from interrupting the recovery process, run thefollowing command:CHGMSGQ MSGQ(QSYSOPR) DLVRY(*NOTIFY) SEV(99)

Use the following command to see which tape devices are configured:WRKCFGSTS CFGTYPE(*DEV) CFGD(*TAP)

Or use the following command to see which media library devices are configured:WRKCFGSTS CFGTYPE(*DEV) CFGD(*TAPMLB)

Run the following command for each of the libraries listed below specifying the saved-item,volume-identifier, and sequence-number listed:RSTLIB SAVLIB(saved-item)VOL(volume-identifier) SEQNBR(sequence-number)DEV(device-name)

After recovering the saved items, run the following command to verify the BRMS/400 product is installedcorrectly and the BRMS/400 commands are available:CHKPRDOPT PRDID(5722BR1)


SaveTime



QUSRBRM *FULL 01 7/25/00 11:35:30 181 56 *System VOL002

QBRM *FULL 01 7/25/00 14:43:38 1,007 15 *System VOL003

QMSE *FULL 01 7/25/00 14:43:38 52 15 *System VOL003

Q1ABRMSF01*FULL 01 7/25/00 14:43:38 1 106 *System VOL003

Q1ABRMSF02*FULL 02 7/25/00 14:43:38 1 107 *System VOL003

STEP: Recover BRMS/400 related media information


You must recover this information for the BRMS/400 product to accurately guide you through theremaining recovery steps.

Run the following command for each of the libraries listed below specifying the saved-item,volume-identifier, and sequence-number listed:RSTOBJ OBJ(*ALL) SAVLIB(saved-item)VOL(volume-identifier) SEQNBR(sequence-number)DEV(device-name)


SaveTime



QUSRBRM *QBRM01 7/25/00 15:58:26 11 108 *System VOL003

STEP: Initialize BRMS/400 device and media library information



You must initialize the BRMS/400 device and media library information

Use the following command to clear and initialize the BRMS/400 device and media library information withthe tape and media library devices currently configured on the system:INZBRM OPTION(*DEVICE)

INZBRM OPTION(*DEVICE) resets some device information to the BRMS/400 supplied defaults. Reviewthe BRMS/400 device information using the following command:WRKDEVBRM

Update the BRMS/400 device information with any changes necessary to continue with your recovery.

STEP: Recover user profiles


You should restore a current version of your user profiles.

To do so, run the following command:STRRCYBRM OPTION(*SYSTEM) ACTION(*RESTORE)

Press F9 (Recovery defaults) on the Select Recovery Items display.

Ensure the tape device name or media library device name that you are using is correct.

If recovering to a different system or recovering a logical partition to another logical partition, you mustspecify the following:__ *ALL on the Allow object differences (ALWOBJDIF) parameter__ *ALL on the Data base member option (MBROPT) parameter__ *NONE on the System resource management (SRM) parameter

Select the following saved item(s) on the ″Select Recovery Items″ display using the specified volume(s).


SaveTime



*SAVSECDTA*FULL 01 7/25/00 14:39:44 102 1 *System VOL003

STEP: Recover BRMS/400 required system libraries


You must restore specific system libraries before you can use BRMS/400 to perform other recovery steps.

If the ″Select Recovery Items″ display is not shown and you are performing a complete system restore,run the following command:STRRCYBRM OPTION(*RESUME)

Otherwise, run the following command using media shown below:STRRCYBRM OPTION(*SYSTEM) ACTION(*RESTORE)



SaveTime




QGPL *FULL 01 7/25/00 10:06:15 443 39 *System VOL002

QUSRSYS *FULL 01 7/25/00 10:06:15 1,520 45 *System VOL002

QSYS2 *FULL 01 7/25/00 14:43:38 115 99 *System VOL003

STEP: Recover configuration data


You should restore a current version of your system configuration.

If the ″Select Recovery Items″ display is not shown and you are performing a complete system restore,run the following command to continue:STRRCYBRM OPTION(*RESUME)

Otherwise, run the following command using media shown below:STRRCYBRM OPTION(*SYSTEM) ACTION(*RESTORE)



SaveTime



*SAVCFG *FULL 01 7/25/00 14:43:21 82 2 *System VOL003

STEP: Reset BRMS/400 device and media library information


You must reset the BRMS/400 device and media library information.

Use the following command to clear and initialize the BRMS/400 device and media library information withthe tape and media library devices currently configured on the system:INZBRM OPTION(*DEVICE)

INZBRM OPTION(*DEVICE) resets some device information to the BRMS/400 supplied defaults. Reviewthe BRMS/400 device information using the following command:WRKDEVBRM

If you have a media library device, use the following command:WRKMLBBRM

Update the BRMS/400 device information with any changes necessary to continue with your recovery.

STEP: Recover all remaining system and user data


You may now select to recover all of the data on your system. To do so, run the following command:STRRCYBRM OPTION(*RESUME)

Press F9 (Recovery defaults) on the Select Recovery Items display. Ensure the tape device name ormedia library device name that you are using is correct.


Press F16 to select all recovery items.

After the saved items are recovered, continue with the step following ″STEP: Recover objects indirectories″.

Otherwise, continue with the following step.

STEP: Recover IBM product libraries


You should restore the current version of your IBM libraries.

If you are performing a complete system restore, run the following command to continue:STRRCYBRM OPTION(*RESUME)

Otherwise, if you are on a command line, run the following command to retrieve the following list of saveditems, then Press F16 to select to recover all the saved items using the specified volumes:STRRCYBRM OPTION(*IBM) ACTION(*RESTORE)



SaveTime



QUSRDIRDB*FULL 01 7/25/00 10:06:15 113 42 *System VOL002

#COBLIB *FULL 01 7/25/00 14:43:38 84 4 *System VOL003

QADM *FULL 01 7/25/00 14:43:38 175 5 *System VOL003

QADMDISTP*FULL 01 7/25/00 14:43:38 8 6 *System VOL003

QANE *FULL 01 7/25/00 14:43:38 10 7 *System VOL003

. . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . .

STEP: Recover user libraries


You should restore the current version of your user libraries.

If you ran STRRCYBRM OPTION(*RESUME) for a complete system restore, and you are on the ″Selectrecovery items″ display, select the following saved items to recover using the specified volume(s).

Otherwise, if you are on a command line, run the following command to retrieve the following list of saveditems, then Press F16 to select to recover all the saved items using the specified volumes:STRRCYBRM OPTION(*ALLUSR) ACTION(*RESTORE)

ATTENTION - If you have logical files whose based-on physical files are in a different library, you mustrestore all based-on physical files before you can restore the logical file.

ATTENTION - If you use journaling, the libraries containing the journals must be restored before restoringthe journaled files.



SaveTime



$$D2BSYSCF*FULL 01 7/25/00 10:06:15 4 4 *System VOL002

$$D2BSYSCF*FULL 01 7/25/00 10:06:15 4 4 *System VOL002

$$PROD *FULL 01 7/25/00 10:06:15 2 5 *System VOL002

$BLDBR1 *FULL 01 7/25/00 10:06:15 1,003 6 *System VOL002

$BLDKKA *FULL 01 7/25/00 10:06:15 256 7 *System VOL002

$BLDSHIP *FULL 01 7/25/00 10:06:15 113 8 *System VOL002

. . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . .

STEP: Recover document library objects


You should restore the current version of your documents, folders and mail

Before you begin, use the ″Backup and Recovery″ book to determine if Document Library Objects need tobe reclaimed.

To do so, run the following command:RCLDLO DLO(*ALL)


Otherwise, if you are on a command line, run the following command to retrieve the following list of saveditems, then Press F16 to select to recover all the saved items using the specified volumes:STRRCYBRM OPTION(*ALLDLO) ACTION(*RESTORE)


SaveTime



*ALLDLO *FULL 01 7/25/00 11:36:05 119 57 *System VOL002

STEP: Recover objects in directories


You should restore the current version of your objects in directories.


Otherwise, if you are on a command line, run the following command to retrieve the following list of saveditems, then Press F16 to select to recover all the saved items using the specified volumes:STRRCYBRM OPTION(*LNKLIST) ACTION(*RESTORE)


SaveTime




*LINK *FULL 01 7/25/00 11:36:33 11,788 58 *System VOL002

STEP: Recover spooled files for all ASPs


If spooled files were saved, restore your spooled files using the following command:WRKSPLFBRM

Press F16 to select all recovery items.

Otherwise, select the individual items you need to recover.

Use the media listed on the ″Select Recovery Items″ display.

STEP: Apply journal changes


To determine if you need to apply journal changes, refer to the section ″Determining Whether You Need toApply Journaled Changes″ under chapter ″Restoring Changed Objects and Applying Journaled Changes″as detailed in the ″Backup and Recovery″ book.

STEP: Recover authorization information


You should recover authorization information if user profiles were recovered in an earlier step.

To do so, run the following command:RSTAUTBRM USRPRF(*ALL) USRASP(*NONE)

Attention - This operation can be a long running process.

Attention - Some authorities may not be restored if the system is not running in restricted state.

STEP: Verify system information


You should verify your system information. If you ran either of the following commands after the save,additional reports were created that enable you to verify your system information:STRRCYBRM PRTSYSINF(*YES)

STRMNTBRM PRTSYSINF(*YES)

If you are using distribution media to restore your system, then you should use these reports to re-createthe system information as as detailed in the ″Backup and Recovery″ book.

STEP: Special Recovery Processing


AS/400 Integration for Windows Server (5722-WSV)


If AS/400 Integration for Windows Server was installed when your system was saved and has beenrestored to the system, perform the following steps:

If the Integrated Netfinity Servers were VARIED OFF during the save, perform these recovery steps:

__ a. Add the links for each server description using the following command:ADDNWSSTGL NWSSTG(network-server-storage-name)NWSD(network-server-description-name)

__ b. Vary on your Integrated Netfinity Servers using the following command:WRKCFGSTS CFGTYPE(*NWS)

Select option 1 to vary on each server.

If the Integrated Netfinity Servers were VARIED ON during the save, perform these recovery steps:

__ a. Vary off any Integrated Netfinity Servers that are varied on using the following command:WRKCFGSTS CFGTYPE(*NWS)

Select option 2 to vary off each server.

__ b. Create any needed Network Storages using the following command:CRTNWSSTG NWSSTG(storage-name)

__ c. Add the links for each server description using the following command:ADDNWSSTGL NWSSTG(network-server-storage-name)NWSD(network-server-description-name)

__ d. Vary on your Integrated Netfinity Servers using the following command:WRKCFGSTS CFGTYPE(*NWS)

Select option 1 to vary on each server.

__ e. Restore AS/400 Integration for Windows Server data using the following command and the volumeslisted in ″STEP: Recover object directories″:RST OBJ('/QNTC')

STEP: Apply PTFs


Re-apply PTFs that were applied since your last save of system data.

STEP: Print joblog


You should print the joblog.

To do so, run the following command:DSPJOBLOG JOB(*) OUTPUT(*PRINT)

Review the job logs or output from your recovery processing to ensure that all recovery steps completedsuccessfully.


STEP: Change QSECOFR user profile password


If you do not know the password for the restored QSECOFR user profile change the password beforesigning off using the following command:CHGUSRPRF USRPRF(QSECOFR) PASSWORD (new-password)

STEP: Perform IPL


Return system to normal mode and IPL using the following command:PWRDWNSYS OPTION(*IMMED) RESTART(*YES)

Scheduling a backup or restore using BRMSWhen you use BRMS, you can do backups and restores without having to be nearby when they occur. Forexample, you have a four hour save window every Saturday night when you could do a full systembackup. With BRMS, you can schedule the full system backup for Saturday night, but you don’t have to beonsite for the backup to occur.

Scheduling a backup using BRMSWhen you use the New Policy wizard, you are given the option to schedule the backup when youcomplete the wizard. To schedule a backup policy to run other than when you create it, follow these steps:

1. In Operations Navigator, expand Backup, Recovery and Media Services.

2. Expand Backup Policies.

3. Right-click the policy you want to schedule and select Schedule.

When you schedule a policy to run, keep in mind that only the items that are scheduled to be backed upon the day you run the policy will be backed up. For example, you have a backup policy that includes thelibrary MYLIB. In the policy properties, you have MYLIB scheduled to be backed up every Thursday. If youschedule the policy to run on Thursday, MYLIB will be backed up. If you schedule the same policy on anyother day, MYLIB will not be backed up.

Also, be aware that some operations (such as a full system backup) require that your system be in arestricted state when they run. In BRMS, you use the console monitor to perform an unattended save,process a full system save, or perform a function in a restricted state. When you schedule a backup, youwill see the instructions for how to start the console monitor.

Scheduling a restore using BRMSWhen you use the Restore wizard, you are given the option to schedule the restore when you completethe wizard.

For more information on using BRMS for backups and restores, see the following topics:


v Restoring items on your system using BRMS


Chapter 6. Managing your media using BRMS

Backup, Recovery and Media Services keeps an inventory of media and simplifies media management bytracking everything in that inventory— what pieces of information are backed up on which media andwhich media have available space. When you do a backup, BRMS selects the media it needs from theavailable pool. You don’t have to worry about accidentally writing over active files or using an invalid pieceof media because it is all tracked for you.

Preparing media for useBefore you can use media in BRMS, you have to add it to the BRMS inventory and initialize it. You canuse the Add media wizard to do that. To access the wizard in Operations Navigator, follow these steps:


2. Expand Media.

3. Right-click on Tape Volumes and select Add.

Working with mediaOnce media is added to the BRMS inventory, you can view that media based on criteria that you specify,such as the volume name, status, media pool, or expiration date. This is helpful if you need to manuallyexpire a piece of media, which returns that piece of media to the BRMS media inventory.

To filter which media you see in the list, follow these steps:


2. Expand Media.

3. Right-click Tape Volumes and select Include.

To view information about a particular volume or perform an action on that volume, right-click the volumeyou are interested in and select the action you want to perform from the menu.



Chapter 7. Running BRMS maintenance

When you run maintenance on your system, you automatically perform BRMS cleanup on your system,update backup information, and run reports. The specific activities are as follows:

v Expire media

v Remove media information

v Remove migration information (180 days old)

v Remove log entries (from beginning entry to within 90 days of current date)

v Run cleanup

v Retrieve volume statistics

v Audit system media

v Change journal receivers

v Print expired media report

v Print version report

v Print media information

v Print recovery reports

You should run maintenance every day. To run maintenance in Operations Navigator, right-click Backup,Recovery and Media Services and select Run Maintenance.



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