Saving logical partitions
Each logical partition functions like an independent system, so you should perform backups accordingly. However, you can also connect them together, or even to another system.
Connecting them together, or connecting them to another system has some of the same backup benefits as a clustered environment and as a set of connected systems. In these ways, logical partitions can provide you with some unique and helpful backup procedures for your system.
This section covers the information you need to know to make backing up data on your logical partitions easier.
If you are using the Hardware Management Console (HMC), back up the HMC in addition to saving the individual logical partitions.
- Backup considerations with logical partitions
The process of backing up a logical partition is fundamentally the same as backing up a system without logical partitions. Each logical partition requires its own save strategy.- Backing up a logical partition
Each logical partition functions like an independent system, and needs to be backed up individually.- Saving logical partition configuration data
Logical partition configuration data is automatically maintained for the life of the physical system. Each logical partition load source contains the configuration data.
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Saving logical partitions and system applications