Performing IBM i File System Agent Full Backups

You can perform a full backup of the IBM i File System Agent client.

A full backup is the most comprehensive backup and is the baseline for incremental backups. For more information about full backups, see Full Backups.

Supported Full Backup Data

The software backups up the following data objects

Data object	Included in backup
File System	Yes
Network File Systems (NFS)	No
Common Internet File System (CIFS)	No
Files with names containing non-ASCII characters as long as the appropriate locales are set	Yes
Locked files	No

Before You Begin

Plan your advanced settings. The options are described for the following advanced settings:

Procedure

From the CommCell Browser, expand Client Computers > client > File System > backup_set.
Right-click the subclient, and then click Backup.

The Backup Options dialog box appears.
Select the backup type and job initiation:
1. In the Backup Type section, select Full.
2. In the Job Initiation section, specify whether to run the backup now or if it will be scheduled.
  
  Note
  
  If you selected Schedule, set up the schedule.
  
  For information about configuring a backup schedule, see Schedule Backups.
Optional: Set advanced backup options, click Advanced.

For information about the available backup options, see Advanced Backup Options.
Click OK.

You can track the progress of the job from the Job Controller. When the backup has completed, the Job Controller displays Completed.

After your backup job is complete, you can view the backup job history. For more information, see Job History.