This is an archive version of the document. To get the most up-to-date information, see the current version.Backup Scope
To perform backup, you must define the backup scope. In Veeam Agent for IBM AIX, you define the backup scope by specifying directories and/or individual files that must be included in the backup, and directories and/or files that must be excluded from the backup. Information about the backup scope is stored in backup scripts. The default backup scope settings are defined in the /etc/veeam/scripts/veeam.scp script.
The way to change backup scope settings depends on the way you perform backup: using the Veeam Backup Console or using the command-line interface.
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Backup Scope and Veeam Backup Console
In terms of Veeam Backup Console, information about directories that will be backed up is a backup selection. You can use the Veeam Backup Console to configure one or more backup selections. This may be helpful, for example, if you want to keep backups of different portions of data in separate locations.
By default, Veeam Agent for IBM AIX is set up to back up the entire file system of your machine — the root mount point (/) is included in the backup selection defined in the /etc/veeam/scripts/veeam.scp script. You can change the default backup selection or define another backup selection and save it to a separate backup script.
When you start the full backup process from the Veeam Backup Console, Veeam Agent for IBM AIX backs up directories included in the current backup selection — the backup selection currently selected for backup. By default, Veeam Agent for IBM AIX uses the default backup selection defined in the /etc/veeam/scripts/veeam.scp backup script as the current backup selection. If you define another backup selection in a separate backup script, you must select this backup selection as the current one prior to starting the backup process.
To learn more, see Specify Backup Scope.
Backup Scope and Command-Line Interface
If you work with Veeam Agent for IBM AIX using the command-line interface, you must specify backup scope settings directly in a backup script. You can edit the default backup script (/etc/veeam/scripts/veeam.scp) or create one or more custom backup scripts. To learn more, see Specifying Backup Scope.
In the scenario where you start the backup process from the Veeam Agent for IBM AIX command-line interface, you must specify backup scope in a backup script for full backup only. For incremental backup, the backup scope is defined as an option of the command that starts the incremental backup process.
In the backup script, the backup scope is defined as a number of datasets. Each dataset comprises a list of directories and/or individual files to back up and a list of directories and/or files excluded from the backup. The dataset is identified by a number, name and comment. Usage of datasets helps to organize data in the backup and provides flexibility with restoring different types of data.
To learn more about the backup script format, refer to the ubax manual page. To view the manual page, use the man ubax command.
The following example displays the default backup script /etc/veeam/scripts/veeam.scp. The backup script contains 3 datasets: Configuration, Full backup and Log files.
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