Use this command to define a client backup set that was previously generated on one server and make it available to the server running this command. The client node has the option of restoring the backup set from the server running this command rather than the one on which the backup set was created.
Any backup set created on one server can be defined to another server as long as the servers share a common device type.
You can also use the DEFINE BACKUPSET command to redefine a backup set that was deleted on a server.
Privilege Class
If the REQSYSAUTHOUTFILE server option is set to YES (the default), the administrator must have system privilege. If the REQSYSAUTHOUTFILE server option is set to NO, the administrator must have system privilege or policy privilege for the domain to which the client node is assigned.
Syntax
>>-DEFine BACKUPSET--node_name--backup_set_name-----------------> >-----DEVclass--=--device_class_name----------------------------> .-,---------------. V | >-----VOLumes=----volume_names---+------------------------------> .-RETention--=--365---------. >-----+---------------------------+-----------------------------> '-RETention--=--+-days----+-' '-NOLimit-' >-----+------------------------------+------------------------->< '-DESCription--=--description--'
Parameters
When you select a name, TSM adds a suffix to construct your backup set name. For example, if you name your backup set mybackupset, TSM adds a unique number such as 3099 to the name. Your backup set name is then identified to TSM as mybackupset.3099. To later display information about this backup set, you can include a wildcard with the name, such as mybackupset* or you can specify the fully qualified name, such as mybackupset.3099.
Note: | The device type associated with the device class you specify must match the device class with which the backup set was originally generated. |
If you specify NOLIMIT, TSM retains the volumes containing the backup set forever, unless a user or administrator deletes the volumes from server storage.
Examples
Task 1
Define the PERS_DATA backup set that belongs to client node JANE to the server running this command. Retain the backup set on the server for 50 days. Specify that volumes VOL1 and VOL2 contain the data for the backup set. The volumes are to be read by a device that is assigned to the AGADM device class.
Related Commands
Table 41. Commands Related to DEFINE BACKUPSET
Command | Description |
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DELETE BACKUPSET | Deletes a backup set. |
GENERATE BACKUPSET | Generates a backup set of a client's data. |
QUERY BACKUPSET | Displays backup sets. |
QUERY BACKUPSETCONTENTS | Displays contents contained in backup sets. |
UPDATE BACKUPSET | Updates a retention value associated with a backup set. |