To import policy information for one or more policy domains from export media to the Tivoli Storage Manager server, complete the following fields and then click Finish, or click Cancel to end the task.
Note: Tivoli Storage Manager servers with retention protection enabled do not allow import operations. See the Administrator's Guide for more information.
Select a policy domain name.
Specify whether you want to preview the results of the import operation, without actually importing information.
Yes | Preview the results of the import operation, without actually importing policy information. |
No | Policy information is to be imported without giving you a preview of the results. The default is No. |
Select a device class. Import data will be read from this device. This parameter is required. You cannot specify the DISK or NAS device class.
Enter the volume names that are to be used for the import operation. Volumes must be imported in the same order as they were exported. This parameter is required.
volname | The name of one or more volumes that
contain the data to import. 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 that has the data for the import operation.
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 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:
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Optical | Specify 1-32 alphanumeric characters. This field does not apply to Linux or OS/400 for PASE. |
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Removable file | Specify 1-6 alphanumeric characters. This field does not apply to OS/400 for PASE. |
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Server | Specify 1-250 alphanumeric characters. | ||||||||||||||||
Tape | Specify 1-6 alphanumeric characters. |
Select whether objects (such as domains, policy sets) that exist on the server should be replaced by imported objects having the same name.
Yes | Specifies that objects are to be replaced by the imported objects. |
No | Specifies that objects are not to be replaced by imported objects. The default is No. |