To generate a backup set of a client's data that is already backed up on a Tivoli Storage Manager server, first complete the following fields and then click Finish, or click Cancel to end the task. The backup set is generated to sequential media. Backup sets can only be used by backup-archive clients.
Enter the name of the backup set that will contain the client node's data. This parameter is required. The maximum length of the name is 30 characters.
The server adds a unique suffix to the name you enter. For example, if you name your backup set, mybackupset, the server adds a unique number such as 3099 to the name. The server identifies the backup set name as mybackupset.3099. This allows you to create backup sets with the same name without overwriting previous backup sets.
Select the name of the file space that contains the data to include in the backup set. The current file space name is initially listed. You can click on the drop down arrow to select another file space that belongs to the node.
Select the name of the device class to which the backup set will be written. This parameter is required.
Enter a value for the period of time volumes used for backup sets should be retained. The default is 365 days.
0 to 30000 | Specifies the number of days the volumes should be retained. |
Nolimit | Specifies the volumes should be retained indefinitely. Tivoli Storage Manager retains the volumes forever, unless the volumes are deleted from server storage. |
Enter the name of the volume that will contain the backup set. More than one volume can be specified by separating the volume names using commas with no intervening spaces. This parameter is optional.
Select an option for scratch volumes:.
Yes | Specifies a scratch volume can be used for the backup set. The default is Yes. |
No | Specifies a scratch volume cannot be used for the backup set. |
Enter a description to associate with the client's data contained in the backup set. The maximum length of the description is 255 characters. This parameter is optional.
Select an option for processing.
Yes | Specifies to wait for the server to complete this operation in the foreground. Messages created are not displayed until the operation completes processing. |
No | Specifies the server should complete the operation in the background. The default is No. |
Select how you want the server to interpret the file space names that you enter. This is useful when the server has clients with support for Unicode. A backup-archive client with support for Unicode is currently available for Windows, Macintosh OS 9, and Macintosh OS X operating systems. This parameter is optional. Use this parameter only when you enter a partly or fully qualified file space name.
FSID | The server interprets the file space names as their file space IDs (FSID). |
SERVER | The server uses the server's code page to interpret the file space names. This is the default. |
UNICODE | The server converts the file space names from the server code page to the UTF-8 code page. The success of the conversion depends on the actual characters in the name and the server's code page. Conversion can fail if the string includes characters that are not available in the server code page, or if the server has a problem accessing system conversion routines. |