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SFS Backups

For SFS data, CA VM:Backup performs either a file space-level backup or a directory-level backup. CA VM:Backup backs up the following:

• Enrollment information for the file space
• Entire directory structure
• All directory authorizations

In addition, for a file space-level backup, CA VM:Backup backs up files, file authorizations, directory authorizations, and file aliases for every directory. For a directory-level backup, CA VM:Backup backs up files, file authorizations, directory authorizations, and file aliases for the directory you specify.

For a directory-level backup, all directories other than the one you specified appear as empty directories on the backup tape.

CA VM:Backup always backs up SFS data as described in this section, regardless of job template file specifications.

For BFS data, CA VM:Backup performs a file space-level backup. CA VM:Backup backs up the following:

• Enrollment information for the file space
• Entire directory structure
• All directory permissions and ownerships

CA VM:Backup always backs up BFS data as described in this section, regardless of job template file specifications.