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<h1 class="topictitle1">Plan a backup and recovery strategy</h1>
<div><p>This topic describes what to do in the event that you need to use
backup copies if you lose information on your system.</p>
<div class="section"><p>Computers in general, and the IBM<sup>®</sup> eServer™ iSeries™ server in particular, are very
reliable. You might run your system for months or even years without experiencing
any problems that cause you to lose information on your system. However,
as the frequency of computer problems has decreased, the potential impact
of problems has increased. Businesses are more and more dependent on computers
and the information that is stored in them. The information that is in your
computer might not be available anywhere else.</p>
<p>Saving the information
on your system is time-consuming and requires discipline. Why should you
do it? Why should you spend time planning and evaluating it?</p>
<p>Because
you might have a problem. You will need to use your backup copies of information.
Every system needs to restore some or all of its information at some point
in time. </p>
<p>The Backup and recovery timeline provides a high level overview
of the events that occur during the backup and recovery process.</p>
<p>After
you study the backup and recovery timeline, you are ready to start planning
your strategy. Follow these steps:</p>
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<ol><li><span>Know what to save and how often to save it.</span></li>
<li><span>Find your save window.</span></li>
<li><span>Choose availability options.</span></li>
<li><span>Test your strategy.</span></li>
</ol>
<div class="section"> <p>You might also find the Plan disaster recovery useful as a planning
resource.</p>
<p>This topic contains information about how to plan your strategy
and make the choices you need to make as you set your system up for backup,
recovery, and availability. For information about how to perform the tasks
that are related to these topics, see <a href="../books/sc415304.pdf" target="_blank">Backup and Recovery</a><img src="wbpdf.gif" alt="Link to PDF" /> and the Back up your server topic. The Availability <span>roadmap
provides</span> information about the common types of failure that can occur.</p>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzaj1printthis.htm">Printable PDF</a></strong><br />
Use this to view and print a PDF of this information.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzaj1timeline.htm">Backup and recovery timeline</a></strong><br />
The timeline for backup and recovery begins when you save information, and ends when your system is fully recovered after a failure.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzaj1whattosave.htm">Know what to save and how often to save it</a></strong><br />
You should save everything in your system as often as possible.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzaj1savewindow.htm">Find your save window</a></strong><br />
When you run save procedures, how you run save procedures and what you save depend on the size of your save window.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzaj1availopt.htm">Choose availability options</a></strong><br />
Availability options are a complement to a good save strategy, not a replacement.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzaj1teststrat.htm">Test your strategy</a></strong><br />
If your situation requires a medium save strategy or a complex save strategy, it requires regular review.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzaj1sampleplan.htm">Plan disaster recovery</a></strong><br />
This topic provides you with guidelines for the information and procedures that you need to recover from a disaster.</li>
</ul>
<div class="relconcepts"><strong>Related concepts</strong><br />
<div><a href="../rzaiu/rzaiuintro.htm">Back up your server</a></div>
<div><a href="../rzalw/rzalwoverview.htm">Availability roadmap for your iSeries server</a></div>
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