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Backing Up the Source Directory (DRCT Minidisk)

The DRCT minidisk holds the source directory. The minidisk contains source directory entry files, which combine to form a virtual machine definition for each user ID on the system. CA VM:Director provides two defenses against disasters on this minidisk:

• Writes all source directory updates to the BKUP minidisk
• Allows you to use the following utilities to back up the DRCT minidisk:
  • VMXBKP01 utility to create a card image backup
  • VMXBKP02 utility to create a mirror image backup
  • VMXBKP03 utility to back up to a minidisk

  These utilities back up the DRCT minidisk in different ways; the different backups are useful for restoring the source directory under different conditions. In all backups, these utilities erase the contents of the BKUP minidisk as soon as the backup of DRCT is complete, so that the BKUP minidisk always stores only non–backed–up data. This helps ensure that the contents of the BKUP minidisk do not duplicate or overlap the backed up data.

Note: For more information about these utilities, see the chapter "Utility Reference" in the Reference Guide.