EZ-Backup

Frequently Asked Questions

• EZ-Backup Service
• EZ-Backup Software
• TSM Client Version 5.5 (Future)
• Mac OS X 10.5.0+
• TSM Client Version 5.4 (Current)
• Linux x86 RHEL 4.0 (AS,WS,ES)
• Linux x86 RHEL 5.0 (AS,WS,ES)
• Linux x86 SLES 9,10,10SP1
• Linux x86 Asianunix 2.0
• Mac OS X 10.4.7+ (but NOT 10.5)
• Windows Vista
• Windows 2003 (R2)
• Windows XP SP2
• TSM Client Version 5.3
• Linux x86 RHEL 3.0 (AS,WS,ES)
• Linux x86 SLES 8
• Linux x86 RedFlag 4.1
• Mac OS X 10.3.9 to 10.4.6
• Windows 2000
• Windows XP SP1
• TSM Client Version 5.2
• Mac OSX 10.1.5 - 10.3.8
• TSM Client Version 5.1
• Mac OSX 9
• Windows NT 4.0
• TSM Client Version 4.2 (obsolete)
• TSM Client Version 4.1 (obsolete)
• TSM Client Version 3.7 (obsolete)
• ADSM Client Version 3.1 (obsolete)
• ADSM Client Version 2 (obsolete)

1. What is EZ-Backup?
2. What are the features of EZ-Backup?
3. What are the rates for the EZ-Backup service?
4. How do I subscribe for the EZ-Backup service?
5. What's the scoop about the EZ-Backup Maillists?
6. Is there anything I need to know about backing up databases?
7. Is there a maillist for EZ-Backup?

1. Is it possible to backup a computer with a dynamic IP address?
2. Can I customize my automatic scheduled backup times, frequencies, etc?
3. What are the options for number of days to be notified of backups?
4. How many versions and for how long are files kept/saved with EZ-Backup?
5. How does the "Archive" feature differ from the "Backup" feature?
6. What are the choices for recovering stored files?
7. Are there any manuals online?
8. What's this business about incremental backups?
9. Is it possible to use EZ-Backup over a modem?
10. How does the EZ-Backup software process Include/Exclude rules?
11. How do I get notified more or less quickly about my system not getting backed up?
12. Under what circumstances will I get notified via E-mail that my computer was not backed up?
13. FAQ-GEN-13 (obsolete)
14. What's the scoop with compression?
15. FAQ-GEN-15 (obsolete)
16. FAQ-GEN-16 (obsolete)
17. How do I view policy information?
18. Can I use the same nodename for more than one machine?
19. Is EZ-Backup offered to students?
20. How can I find out how much space my data is using on your server and how much I will be billed for?
21. Do you need SideCar (Kerberos) running for the EZ-Backup software to work?
22. What is a Unicode-enabled client?
    
23. How do I do a Bare Metal Restore? (under development)
24. What are the various TCPServerAddress and TCPPort combinations?
25. How do I configure my system to access multiple TSM Nodes? (under development)
26. I'm upgrading the OS on my system. How do I upgrade TSM? (under development)