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AIX mksysb: Here\u2019s Something Even Better\nIt\u2019s alarming each time we hear that some AIX system administrators aren\u2019t doing full-system backup. If you\u2019re not backing up your applications and your operating system, you\u2019re leaving your business vulnerable to extended downtime. If you\u2019re like most sysadmins, you\u2019ll probably say, \u201cWe\u2019re OK\u2014I use AIX mksysb to back up everything.\u201d We can certainly see why you love mksysb so much. It\u2019s a tremendous backup utility. But as we explained in our last article, AIX mksysb may not be backing up absolutely everything you need. And this fantastic utility may be costing you more than you think in manpower. So, there\u2019s a tradeoff involved here.\nAIX backup softwareAIX Backup: Why You Need More Than mksysb\nIn our last article, we discussed the challenges of backing up Linux on IBM Power servers. In a nutshell, sysadmins often wish there were a mksysb for Linux\u2014but there isn\u2019t. So they resort to using one of the various backup systems on the market. But most of them provide either data-only backup or image backup, neither of which offers the comprehensive, flexible backup functionality that will fully protect your business. It\u2019s best to go with a file-level backup solution instead.