Exporting Nodes

To export client node definitions from a Tivoli Storage Manager server to sequential media, first complete the following fields and then click Finish, or click Cancel to end the task.

Note: You cannot export nodes of type NAS. During export processing, these nodes will be skipped.

Node Name

Enter the list of client node names for which information is to be exported.

Filespace Name

Enter the list of file space names for which data is to be exported.

Unicode Filespace Name

Enter the file spaces that are known to the server to use Unicode. 

Filespace Identifier

Enter the file spaces by using their file space IDs (FSIDs).  

Policy Domain

Select a policy domain name from which nodes should be exported.

File Data

Select the type of files that should be exported for all nodes defined to the server. This parameter is optional.

None Specifies that no files are to be exported; only node definitions are to be exported. The default is None.
All Specifies that Tivoli Storage Manager exports all backup versions of files, all archived files, and all files migrated from a user's local file system (space-managed files).
Archive Specifies that only archived files are to be exported.
Backup Specifies that only backup versions, whether active or inactive, are to be exported.
Backup active Specifies that only active backup versions are to be exported.
Allactive Specifies that Tivoli Storage Manager exports all active backup versions of files, all archived files, and all files migrated from a user's local file system (space-managed files).
Space managed Specifies that only files which have been migrated from a user's local file system (space-managed files) are to be exported.

Preview

Select an option for Preview.

Yes Specifies that you want to preview the results of the export operation, without actually exporting node information.
No Specifies that the node information is to be exported without a preview. The default is No.

Device Class

Enter the device class to which export data is to be written.

Use Scratch Volumes

Select whether to use scratch volumes for the export.

Yes Specifies that scratch volumes are to be used for export. If you include a list of volumes on the Volume Names field, then scratch volumes are used only if there is not enough space to store the exported files on the volumes specified. If the device type associated with the specified device class is FILE, file names for scratch volumes are generated based on a time stamp. The default is Yes.
No Specifies that scratch volumes cannot be used for export.

Volume Names

Enter the volume names. Export data will be written to these volumes. You must specify a volume name if you are not using scratch volumes and are not previewing. If you do not specify a volume name, then scratch volumes are used.

volname The name of one or more volumes used to contain the exported data. You can specify more than one volume by separating each volume with a comma, with no intervening spaces.

Example: To use volumes TAPE01, TAPE02, TAPE03, specify the following: TAPE01, TAPE02, TAPE03

FILE: filename The name of a file that contains a list of volumes to use to store the exported data. Each volume name must be on a separate line within the file. Blank lines and comment lines beginning with an asterisk are ignored.

Example: To use TAPE01, TAPE02, and TAPE03, create a file named TAPEVOL that contains these lines:

TAPE01
TAPE02
TAPE03

You can then enter FILE:tapevol in the Volume Names entry field.

Use the following naming conventions when specifying volumes for each device type:

File Specify any fully qualified name string for your platform, for example:
AIX /exdata/mt1
HP-UX /exdata/mt1
MVS ex.data.mt1
Sun Solaris /exdata/mt1
Windows d:\win32app\ibm\adsm\server\data1.dsm
VM ex.data
Optical Specify 1-32 alphanumeric characters.
Removable file Specify 1-6 alphanumeric characters.
Server Specify 1-250 alphanumeric characters.
Tape Specify 1-6 alphanumeric characters.

List Volumes Used in this File

Specify the name of a file where a list of volumes used in a successful export operation will be stored.

Note: If you specify this parameter with an existing file name, the existing file will be overwritten with the new information.