BackupVIOS_VirtualServer Job
The BackupVIOS job takes the full Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) backup and saves the backup in the Management Console file system. Internally, the job runs the backupios VIOS command.
Resource
/rest/api/uom/VirtualIOServer/{VirtualIOServer_UUID}/do/BackupVIOS
Request
Request parameter | Description |
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FileName | Name of the backup file that is saved in the HMC. |
NoNIMOL | Flag to indicate whether the backup can include NIMOL content:
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NoMediaRepo | Flag to indicate whether the backup can include media repository content:
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NoVGStrusture | Flag to indicate whether the backup can include VG strusture:
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OverwriteFile | Flag to indicate whether the existing file with the same name can be
overwritten:
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Response
None
Sample Job Request(s)
<JobRequest:JobRequest xmlns:JobRequest="http://www.ibm.com/xmlns/systems/power/firmware/web/mc/2012_10/" xmlns="http://www.ibm.com/xmlns/systems/power/firmware/web/mc/2012_10/" xmlns:ns2="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace/k2" schemaVersion="V1_1_0"> <Metadata> <Atom/> </Metadata> <RequestedOperation kb="CUR" kxe="false" schemaVersion="V1_1_0"> <Metadata> <Atom/> </Metadata> <OperationName kb="ROR" kxe="false">BackupVIOS</OperationName> <GroupName kb="ROR" kxe="false">VirtualIOServer</GroupName> </RequestedOperation> <JobParameters kb="CUR" kxe="false" schemaVersion="V1_1_0"> <Metadata> <Atom/> </Metadata> <JobParameter schemaVersion="V1_0"> <Metadata> <Atom/> </Metadata> <ParameterName kb="ROR" kxe="false">FileName</ParameterName> <ParameterValue kxe="false" kb="CUR">full_backup1</ParameterValue> </JobParameter> <JobParameter schemaVersion="V1_0"> <Metadata> <Atom/> </Metadata> <ParameterName kb="ROR" kxe="false">NoNIMOL</ParameterName> <ParameterValue kxe="false" kb="CUR">true</ParameterValue> </JobParameter> <JobParameter schemaVersion="V1_0"> <Metadata> <Atom/> </Metadata> <ParameterName kb="ROR" kxe="false">NoMediaRepo</ParameterName> <ParameterValue kxe="false" kb="CUR">true</ParameterValue> </JobParameter> <JobParameter schemaVersion="V1_0"> <Metadata> <Atom/> </Metadata> <ParameterName kb="ROR" kxe="false">NoVGStrusture</ParameterName> <ParameterValue kxe="false" kb="CUR">true</ParameterValue> </JobParameter> <JobParameter schemaVersion="V1_0"> <Metadata> <Atom/> </Metadata> <ParameterName kb="ROR" kxe="false">OverwriteFile</ParameterName> <ParameterValue kxe="false" kb="CUR">true</ParameterValue> </JobParameter> </JobParameters> </JobRequest:JobRequest>