Backup Methods

You can back up the LogLogic LMI appliance data by using different backup methods; some offer better speed, and some offers better security.

Using the backup methods, you can do the following:

  • Schedule regular backups to run weekly on specified days or daily.
  • Run a backup immediately after configuring the backup settings.
  • Designate backups as full or incremental (optimized) backups.
    Note: You cannot perform incremental or optimized backups to Amazon S3.
Method Backup system requirements You provide... Fast? Secure?
SCP Any server which supports SCP with a user name, typically any UNIX or Linux system. A server name, user name, and the directory path location where you want to save the backup files No Yes
NFS A NAS or any NFS volume mounted by the appliance. The versions v1-v4 are supported. A server name and directory path location where you want to save the backup files Yes No
SAN A SAN device available to the appliance. An HBA and UUID device number Yes No
Amazon S3 An Amazon S3 bucket Identity, AWS access key ID, secret key, and bucket name Yes No

Limitations

Backup is not supported in the following scenarios:

  • Backup to a Microsoft Windows system
  • NFS backup using the UDP protocol