When a nightly backup fails, or when you need to move your server or shut it down for an extended period, or a major storm is bearing down on your area, you may wish to do a manual backup.
You can back your server up at any time by following this procedure:
Tell your office staff to log off the system. Make sure everyone has finished their current task and logged off.
Log in to Partner.
Run the "Backup the System" option from the System Administration window in your Partner windows. You can also run backups from a UNIX prompt.
Select "S) System Image Backup" to perform a complete back up of your computer system.
Put a backup tape into the tape drive and press Enter.
The backup will start, and you will hear the tape whirring. The backup will take from 20 minutes to an hour depending on your computer system, the tape drive, and the amount of data to be copied.
You will see a message telling you whether or not the backup was successful.