Backup on MOGON I
All user home directories and project directories are regularly backed up completely, with the exception of directories named scratch
, temp
or tmp
. Also directories named work
are not backed up for project directories.
You should use those scratch directories to store data that is reproducible and/or temporary (e.g. the build directory of some software).
Restore from backup -- MOGON I
On MOGON I, you can view the available backup versions of a file (it is important that you use the full filesystem path - e.g. by prepending /gpfs/fs1
to paths in your home directory; sometimes adding -subdir=yes
might be helpful):
[...@login01 ~]$ dsmc q backup -inactive -se=mogonfsbackup /gpfs/fs1/home/.../.../... IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Command Line Backup-Archive Client Interface [...] Size Backup Date Mgmt Class A/I File ---- ----------- ---------- --- ---- 3,769 B 10/05/2013 03:37:56 DEFAULT A /gpfs/fs1/home/.../.../...
You can then restore files from backup using the command (the last parameter is optional and can be used not to overwrite the file if it sill exists):
[...@login01 ~]$ dsmc restore -pick -inactive -se=mogonfsbackup /gpfs/fs1/home/.../.../... [/optional/path/where/to/restore]
You will be presented with a terminal GUI window where you can select a backup version by entering the corresponding number and pressing enter and afterwards pressing o
and enter. The file will then be fetched from the backup (which might take a while). When asking to restore all files within a directory be sure to add a wild card asterisk at the end of the selected path: /*
.