Quantum 3.5.1 User Manual

StorNext User’s Guide

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Chapter 5

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Backing Up StorNext

This chapter provides instructions on backing up the StorNext software. 
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Types of StorNext Software Backups

There are two types of StorNext software backup: Full and Partial. By 

default, a full backup runs once a week, and partial backups are 

scheduled to run on all other days of the week that the full backup is not 

run. If you would like to change the backup schedule, see 

A Full Backup includes:

• The StorNext database
• Configuration files
• File system metadata dump file (after journal files are applied)

A Partial Backup includes: