If damage to your data is limited to a single volume or group of volumes, you can choose to rollback the affected volume(s). You do not have to restore the entire data set.
Assure MIMIX for AIX enables you to create and use snapshots for production restores and snapshot-based backups to media such as tape. You can also create a snapshot when you want to use a copy of the data on the recovery server. Having a snapshot—a read or write copy of the data—on the recovery server enables you to investigate and use the data without affecting the operation of the production server. For example, you can:
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Perform data mining without affecting performance on the production server.
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Repair individual objects such as files, tables, and records on the production server without stopping the application or replacing all of the application files.
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Test whether the snapshot is the correct one to use for rolling back the data on the production server.