Advanced topics in BRMS

BRMS provides many advanced features that allow you to manage a complex environment.

Using the BRMS graphical interface
Learn how to work with BRMS functions on the IBM Navigator for i.
BRMS Enterprise
BRMS Enterprise allows administrators to monitor backup operations for their BRMS systems from a central site called an Enterprise Hub. The systems being monitored by the Hub are called Enterprise Nodes. The Enterprise Network is comprised of Nodes that can be stand-alone BRMS systems, part of a BRMS Network or any combination of stand-alone and BRMS Networked systems. Configuration and management of the Nodes are handled through the Hub and does not impact the existing operations of traditional BRMS Networks.
The functional usage model and BRMS security considerations
As a BRMS administrator, you understand the importance of protecting user and system data from deletion, distortion, and theft. The BRMS functional usage model allows you to customize user access to BRMS functions (backup, recovery, and media management) and to the different components of each function. For example, you can give one user authority to change a control group, and another the authority only to use and view it. You can also use the functional usage model to grant all users access to a particular function or functional component.
Saving to save files
Save files can be used for unattended save operations (such as backups scheduled for times when an operator will not be present to mount media volumes to receive save output).
Networking with BRMS
This topic provides information about how to create and manage a network of IBM i platforms that use BRMS.
Advanced Functions feature
This chapter briefly describes the advanced functions available in the Advanced Functions feature, product Option 2.
Online Lotus server backups
BRMS supports an online backup of Lotus® servers. Online backup implies that Lotus Server databases on the IBM i platform can be saved while they are in use and requires no save-while-active synchronization points. This is true online backup support.
Backup and recovery of auxiliary storage pool devices
This topic describes techniques and strategies for backup and recovery of auxiliary storage pool devices using BRMS. When you add an auxiliary storage pool device to your system configuration, you will need to plan for the backup and recovery of the user data on these devices because these devices operate differently than the system (1) or basic user (2–32) auxiliary storage pools. These differences mean that you have to carefully plan your backup strategy to assure that you have a complete system backup.
Using BRMS with Cloud Storage Solutions for i
Learn how to use BRMS to backup virtual save media to and perform restores from data stored in the cloud
Using tape automation with BRMS
This topic describes the methods that you can use with BRMS to use devices such as a 3494 Automated Tape Library Dataserver or a Magstar® MP 3570 Tape Library. BRMS refers to this class of automated tape libraries as media libraries.
Tape I/O from a program
Typically, applications written in RPG or COBOL perform data record input and output (I/O) to database files. However, in some applications these files may be so large, that you never store them on disk. You store them on tape, and process them sequentially by application programs, either for input or for output, but not both at once. On the IBM i platform, this is done using a tape file object.

Parent topic: Backup, Recovery, and Media Services (BRMS)