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Tivoli Storage Manager for Macintosh Backup-Archive Client Installation and User's Guide

Performing a Backup

When you start Tivoli Storage Manager, it sets your default domain to the volumes you set with the domain option in the Preferences file (see Domain). If you do not have the domain option set, the default domain is all local volumes. Selecting Backup Domain from the Actions menu incrementally backs up all volumes in the domain.

To run a backup, perform the following steps:

  1. Click on the Backup button from the GUI main window. The Backup window appears.
  2. Expand the folder tree. Select the objects you want to backup. To search or filter files, click on the Edit menu> Find item.
  3. Select the type of backup Type of Backup pull-down menu:
  4. To modify specific backup options click the Options button. The options you select are effective during the current session only.
  5. Click on Backup. The Task List window displays the backup processing status. The Backup Report window displays processing statistics.


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