Backing Up a Sequential Access Storage Pool

To create backup copies of files that reside in a primary storage pool and store the backup copies in a copy storage pool, first complete the following fields and then click Finish, or click Cancel to end the task.

Note:  You can only back up storage pools with DATAFORMAT=NATIVE. 

Copy Storage Pool

Select the name of the copy storage pool in which the backup copies will be stored.

Maximum Number of Processes to Use

Enter the maximum number of parallel processes to use for backing up files. The value must be a number from 1 to 999. The default is 1.

Preview

Select whether you want to preview the results of the backup operation without actually backing up the data.
 
Yes Specifies that you want to preview the results of the backup operation without actually backing up the data. 
No Specifies that the backup operation is to be performed without preview. The default is No.
Volumesonly Specifies that you want to preview the backup operation, but only want to display a list of primary storage pool volumes containing files that have not yet been backed up to the specified copy storage pool. These volumes must be mounted if you actually perform the backup. 

Wait for Completion

Select whether to wait for the server to complete processing this command in the foreground.
 
Yes Specifies that the server processes this command in the foreground. 
No Specifies that the server processes this command in the background. The default is No.