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Backup and Restore Operations
The centralized backup/restore feature allows:
An LCS60 configured as a server to copy to its hard disk variable confi-
guration files from multiple remote LCS60s (and LCS50Es) configured as
clients. The remote backup is done disk-to-disk over the data switch net-
work. A backup/restore server may be configured to be its own client.
However, since this capability would duplicate on the server’s hard disk
files that are already in place and functioning elsewhere on the server’s
disk, it is strongly recommended that servers back themselves up locally
disk-to-tape (see above) and not remotely disk-to-disk.
Note: A server can only be a client of itself (although this is not recommended),
not of another server.
A server to store and individually access multiple backups for each client.
A server to restore variable configuration files to clients. Any of the back-
ups that a server has stored on behalf of a client may be selected for
restore. The remote restore is done disk-to-disk over the data switch net-
work.
Users to choose complete or partial restores. This facility is identical to the
facility available during restores from tape (see above).
Remote backups and restores to be initiated either from a client or a
server.
A client to be backed up by more than one server.
A server to create backup tapes for its clients. A server can copy a client’s
backup from disk to tape rather than transmit the backup over the data
switch network from its disk to the client’s disk. Such tapes may be used
to restore damaged clients in case a remote restore cannot be done.
Security — Authorizing Clients and Servers
To ensure the integrity of a network containing backup/restore servers and
clients, the centralized backup/restore facility requires that:
1 . Servers identify which machines (clients) are authorized to store backups
on their hard disk
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