Tables
Notices
Trademarks
About This Book
Conventions Used in This Book
Reading Syntax Diagrams
Related Publications
Chapter 1. Introducing the Backup-Archive Client
Migrating from Earlier Versions
Terminology Changes
Additional Migration Information
Using Storage Management Policies
Setting Processing Options
Backing Up and Restoring Files
Archiving and Retrieving Files
Automating Tasks
Chapter 2. Getting Started
Starting TSM the First Time
Using Closed Registration
Using Open Registration
Starting a GUI Session
Configuration Assistant
Starting the Client Scheduler Automatically
Changing Your Password
Sorting File Lists
Displaying Online Help
Technical Support
Online Forum
Other Sources of Online Help
Ending a Session
Chapter 3. Backing Up and Restoring Files
Do You Want to Back Up or Archive Files?
Backing Up Volumes, Folders and Files
Full Incremental
Partial Incremental
Full Incremental Versus Partial Incremental
Using the Include-Exclude List to Control Processing
Estimating Backup Processing Time
Running a Backup
Displaying Backup Processing Status
Backup Considerations
Restoring Files, Folders, and Backup Sets
Do You Want To Restore an Active or Inactive Backup?
Running a Restore
Restoring Data from a Backup Set
Point-in-Time Restore
Restore: Related Tasks and Considerations
Chapter 4. Archiving and Retrieving Files
Archiving Files
Estimating Archive Processing Time
Performing an Archive
Displaying Archive Status
Archive: Advanced Considerations
Retrieving Archived Files
Retrieve: Advanced Considerations
Chapter 5. Automating TSM Tasks
Specifying Scheduling Options
Starting the Client Scheduler
Starting in Daemon Mode
Starting in Standalone Mode
Displaying Information About Completed Work
Understanding the Scheduler Log
Chapter 6. Understanding Storage Management Policies
Using Policy Domains and Policy Sets
Using Management Classes and Copy Groups
Displaying Information About Management Classes and Copy Groups
Copy Group Name
Copy Type
Copy Frequency
Versions Data Exists
Versions Data Deleted
Retain Extra Versions
Retain Only Version
Copy Serialization
Copy Mode
Copy Destination
Retain Versions
Selecting a Management Class for Files
Assigning a Management Class to Files
Overriding the Management Class for Archived Files
Selecting a Management Class for Folders
Assigning a Management Class to Folders
Binding and Rebinding Management Classes to Files
Rebinding Backup Versions of Files
Using a Retention Grace Period
Chapter 7. Creating an Include-Exclude List
Excluding System Files
Including and Excluding Groups of Files
Examples Using Wildcards With Include and Exclude Patterns
Processing Include and Exclude Options
Chapter 8. Setting Common Options
Creating and Modifying a Preferences File
Communication Options
TCP/IP Options
Node Option
Backup and Archive Processing Options
Restore and Retrieve Processing Options
Scheduling Options
Format and Language Options
Command Processing Options
Authorization Options
Error Processing Options
Transaction Processing Options
Setting Options in the TSM Backup Preferences File
Creating Multiple Preferences Files
Client Options Reference
Changingretries
Commmethod
Commrestartduration
Commrestartinterval
Compressalways
Compression
Dateformat
Dirmc
Domain
Errorlogname
Errorlogretention
Exclude Options
Guitreeviewafterbackup
Include Options
Language
Largecommbuffers
Matchallchar
Matchonechar
Maxcmdretries
Memoryefficientbackup
Nodename
Numberformat
Password
Passwordaccess
Passworddir
Postschedulecmd/Postnschedulecmd
Preschedulecmd/Prenschedulecmd
Queryschedperiod
Quiet
Resourceutilization
Retryperiod
Schedcompleteaction
Schedlogname
Schedlogretention
Tapeprompt
Tcpbuffsize
Tcpport
Tcpserveraddress
Tcpwindowsize
Timeformat
Verbose
Glossary
Index