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SysBack

System Recovery for AIX Users

Simple but powerful Backup and Recovery for AIX.

Overview

SysBack provides a comprehensive system backup, restore and re-installation method for AIX systems.

SysBack creates a backup for AIX of your entire system, or a subset of your system, as well as the data files and databases that you specify.

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Features

Key features & benefits of system recovery for AIX users​

Improve recovery time objectives by restoring your server in as little as ten minutes. Multiple servers can be recovered simultaneously, allowing you to meet aggressive service level agreements, recovery time and point objectives.
The backup can be held on a network share, on a tape device, a library or on a standalone NAS device. The software will quickly recover your operating system and applications in the event of system failure or human error.
Standalone back-up solution, without the need for extra infrastructure, or management, saving storage space, network bandwidth, processing power and management resources.
SysBack offers features that can be executed from a command line or a SMIT menu-driven interface. SysBack can be used as a standalone product or in conjunction with an IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM) server. SysBack allows you to browse the content of the backup and restore any desired files or directories.
Single step upgrade from IBM SysBack version 6.1 means no loss of configuration or functionality with IBM Spectrum Protect and SMIT integration.
Over 25 years of development help ensure SysBack is a mature and reliable product used by AIX admins worldwide to protect their systems.

How SysBack works

Learn more about SysBack.

SysBack is a simple but powerful backup software solution for AIX, that creates a backup for AIX of your entire system, or a subset of your system, as well as the data files and databases that you specify.

The backup can be held on a network share, on a tape device, a library, on a standalone NAS device or integrated with Spectrum Protect(TSM). The software will also provide quick recovery for AIX of the operating system in the event of system failure or human error.
SysBack also provides the ability to install one system installation image to another system with either identical or different hardware configurations. SysBack allows you to back up data on your system to any backup location attached to your computer or network. You can then examine the content of the backup and restore any desired files or directories, with a variety of flexible pre-configured backup methods.

SysBack - Workflow Sequence

VM, Cloud or Physical Server

Install SysBack on the client system to be protected.

License the software using a trial or full license*​

Perform a standard SysBack backup.

Boot the recovery environment on the target system and monitor the automated restore process.

Sysback is licensed based on PVu rating of the system and is sold in packs of 10PVu (Processor value units). Find out more about our pricing here

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