IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Application Servers works with the WebSphere Application Server software to provide an applet GUI to perform reproducible, automated online backup of a WebSphere Application Server environment, including the WebSphere configuration data, and deployed application program files. Changes to the WebSphere environment are automatically detected and included in the data backup schedule to help keep backed-up data current.
If data loss or data corruption occurs, Storage Manager for Application Servers can automatically restore the necessary data from offline storage to the WebSphere Application Server environment's online storage.
The dynamic extraction of WebSphere Application Server configuration information ensures that all critical data is backed up to guarantee full data integrity. The dynamically generated XML file contains all required information to detect all WebSphere Application Servers in the backed up domain. The administration database, as well as all WebSphere application data, are included.