Administrator's Reference

EXPORT ADMIN (Copy Administrator Information to Sequential Media)

Use this command to export administrator and authority definitions from a TSM server to sequential media. TSM exports administrator information such as:

You can use the QUERY ACTLOG command to view the status of the export operation. You can also view this information from the server console.

This command generates a background process that can be cancelled with the CANCEL PROCESS command. If an EXPORT ADMIN background process is cancelled, the sequential media holding the exported data are incomplete and should not be used for importing data. To display information on background processes, use the QUERY PROCESS command.

Privilege Class

To issue this command, you must have system privilege.

Syntax

                   .-*-----------------.
>>-EXPort Admin----+-------------------+------------------------>
                   |  .-,------------. |
                   |  V              | |
                   '----admin_name---+-'
 
      .-Preview--=--No------------------.
>-----+---------------------------------+----------------------->
      |         (1)  (2)                |
      '-Preview--------------=--+-No--+-'
                                '-Yes-'
 
>-----+------------------------------------+-------------------->
      |          (1)                       |
      '-DEVclass--------=device_class_name-'
 
      .-Scratch--=--Yes------------.
>-----+----------------------------+---------------------------->
      |         (2)                |
      '-Scratch---------=--+-Yes-+-'
                           '-No--'
 
>-----+----------------------------------------------+---------->
      |                         .-,-------------.    |
      |             (2)         V               |    |
      '-VOLumenames-------=--+----volume_name---+-+--'
                             '-FILE:file_name-----'
 
>-----+-----------------------------+--------------------------><
      '-USEDVolumelist---=file_name-'
 

Notes:

  1. If PREVIEW=NO, a device class must be specified.

  2. If PREVIEW=NO and SCRATCH=NO, one or more volumes must be specified.

Parameters

admin_name
Specifies the administrators for which information is to be exported. This parameter is optional. The default is all administrators.

Separate the items in the list by commas, with no intervening spaces. You can use wildcard characters to specify names.

Preview
Specifies whether to preview the results of the export operation, without exporting information. You can use this parameter to preview how many bytes of data are transferred, allowing you to determine how many volumes will be required. This parameter is optional. The default value is NO. The values are:

No
Specifies that the administrator information is to be exported. If you specify this value, you must specify a device class.

Yes
Specifies that the operation will be previewed but not performed. Information is reported to the server console and the activity log. If you specify this value, you do not need to specify a device class.

DEVclass
Specifies the device class to which the export data is to be written. You cannot specify the DISK device class.

Notes:

  1. If all drives for the device class are busy when the export runs, TSM cancels lower priority operations, such as reclamation, to make a drive available.

  2. You can export data to a storage pool on another server by specifying a device class whose device type is SERVER. For details about storing data on another server, see the Administrator's Guide.

Scratch
Specifies whether scratch volumes can be used. The default value is YES. The values are:

Yes
Specifies that scratch volumes can be used for the export. If you also specify a list of volumes, scratch volumes are used only if there is not enough space on the volumes specified.

No
Specifies that scratch volumes cannot be used for export. To determine how many volumes you may need, you can run the command specifying PREVIEW=YES.

VOLumenames
Specifies the volumes to be used to contain exported data. This parameter is optional, unless you specify SCRATCH=NO and PREVIEW=NO. The values are:

volume_name
Specifies the volume name. To specify multiple volumes, separate the names with commas and no intervening spaces.

FILE:file_name
Specifies the name of a file that contains a list of volumes. In the file, each volume name must be on a separate line. Blank and comment lines that begin with an asterisk are ignored.

Use these naming conventions when specifying volumes associated with the following device types:

For this device Specify
TAPE 1 - 6 alphanumeric characters.
FILE Any fully qualified file name string. For example, d:\program files\tivoli\tsm\data1.dsm.
OPTICAL 1-32 alphanumeric characters.
REMOVABLEFILE 1-6 alphanumeric characters.
SERVER 1-250 alphanumeric characters.

USEDVolumelist
Specifies a file where a list of volumes used in the export operation will be stored. This parameter is optional.

This file can be used as input to the import operation. This file will contain comment lines with the date and time the export was done, and the command issued to create the export.

Note:If you specify an existing file, the file will be overwritten.

Examples

Task 1

From the server, export the information for all defined administrators to tape volumes TAPE01, TAPE02, and TAPE03. Specify that these tape volumes be read by a device assigned to the MENU1 device class.

The number and type of objects exported are reported to the system console and in the activity log.

Command:
export admin devclass=menu1 volumenames=tape01,tape02,tape03

Task 2

From the server, export the information for all defined administrators to tape volumes listed in a file named TAPEVOL.DATA. This file contains these lines:

TAPE01
TAPE02
TAPE03

Specify that these tape volumes be used by a device assigned to the MENU1 device class.

The number and type of objects exported are reported to the system console and in the activity log.

Command:
export admin devclass=menu1 volumenames=file:tapevol.data

Related Commands

Table 121. Commands Related to EXPORT ADMIN

Command Description
CANCEL PROCESS Cancels a background server process.
EXPORT NODE Copies client node information to external media.
EXPORT POLICY Copies policy information to external media.
EXPORT SERVER Copies all or part of the server to external media.
IMPORT ADMIN Restores administrative information from external media.
QUERY ACTLOG Displays messages from the server activity log.
QUERY PROCESS Displays information about background processes.


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