Back up Workload Partition

Use this page to back up the selected WPAR to create a backup file on the managed system. The resulting backup file can be used to recreate a WPAR using the restwpar command or the WPAR Manager user interface. To back up to a CD-ROM, DVD, or tape, you must log on to the managed system and use the mkwpardata command and savewpar command with the desired options.

Fields

WPAR to be backed up
Displays the name of the WPAR you selected for which to create a backup file.
Backup directory (relative to the global system)
Displays the state file directory, which is used as the default location for where backup files are stored. If you do not want to use the default location, you can enter a different directory. The directory name must be specified relative to the global operating system. For example, /var/adm/WPAR/WPARname/ManagedsystemName.
Backup file name
The backup file is given a standard name that is based on the WPAR name and the current date and time. You cannot change this filename. The file name uses the following format: WparName_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS.bff.
Data File Options
Do not create new backup data file (Use existing /tmp/wpardata/WparName/image.data)
Select this option if you have created an image.data file using the mkwpardata command, and you want to use that file rather than creating a new one.
Create new data file
Select this filed to create the data file by calling the mkwpardata command.
Create Map Files
Select this field to create the data file with map files by calling the mkwpardata command with the -m flag.
Backup options
Stop WPAR before starting backup
Select this option to stop the WPAR before starting the backup operation.
Back up files from writable NFS-mounted file systems
Backs up files from writable NFS-mounted file systems in the mount group for the workload partition.
Note: For NFS4-mounted file systems, the local and remote system must belong to the same security domain to properly establish ownership of the files on the remote server. If this is not the case, do not use this option.
Back up extended attributes and NFS version 4 access control list
Select this option to back up extended attributes or NFS version 4 (NFS4) access control lists (ACLs).
Exclude files from backup
Select this option to exclude one or more files from the backup image. This option might be useful if you want to avoid backing up temporary files, or other files that you do not need in your backup.
Exclude files in /etc/exclude.WparName from backup
Excludes files specified in the /etc/exclude.WparName file from being backed up. You must first create the list of files and save it in the above directory on the managed system.
Create one-time exclude list
Enter a list of files to be excluded from the current backup.
Note: The files in the list are specified relative to the base directory of the WPAR and are marked with the dot character (.). To exclude any file or directory for which it is important to have the search match the string at the beginning of the line, use the caret character (^) as the first character in the search string, followed by the dot character (.), and the file name or directory to be excluded.