Exporting Nodes

To export client node definitions from a Tivoli Storage Manager server to sequential media, first complete the following fields and then click Finish, or click Cancel to end the task.

Note: You cannot export nodes of type NAS. During export processing, these nodes will be skipped.

Node Name

Enter the list of client node names for which information is to be exported.

Filespace Name

Enter the list of file space names for which data is to be exported.

Unicode Filespace Name

Enter the file spaces that are known to the server to use Unicode. 

FSID

Enter the file spaces by using their file space identifiers (FSIDs).  

Policy Domains

Select a policy domain name from which nodes should be exported.

File Data

Select the type of files that should be exported for all nodes defined to the server. This parameter is optional.

None Specifies that no files are to be exported; only node definitions are to be exported. The default is None.
All Specifies that Tivoli Storage Manager exports all backup versions of files, all archived files, and all files migrated from a user's local file system (space-managed files).
Archive Specifies that only archived files are to be exported.
Backup Specifies that only backup versions, whether active or inactive, are to be exported.
Backupactive Specifies that only active backup versions are to be exported.
Allactive Specifies that Tivoli Storage Manager exports all active backup versions of files, all archived files, and all files migrated from a user's local file system (space-managed files).
Spacemanaged Specifies that only files which have been migrated from a user's local file system (space-managed files) are to be exported.

Preview

Select an option for Preview.

Yes Specifies that you want to preview the results of the export operation, without actually exporting node information.
No Specifies that the node information is to be exported without a preview. The default is No.

Device Class

Enter the device class to which export data is to be written.

Use Scratch Volumes?

Select whether to use scratch volumes for the export.

Yes Specifies that scratch volumes are to be used for export. If you include a list of volumes on the Volume Names field, then scratch volumes are used only if there is not enough space to store the exported files on the volumes specified. If the device type associated with the specified device class is FILE, file names for scratch volumes are generated based on a time stamp. The default is Yes.
No Specifies that scratch volumes cannot be used for export.

Volume Names

Enter the volume names. Export data will be written to these volumes. You must specify a volume name if you are not using scratch volumes and are not previewing. If you do not specify a volume name, then scratch volumes are used.

volname The name of one or more volumes used to contain the exported data. 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 to use to store the exported data. 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
TAPE02
TAPE03

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:
AIX /exdata/mt1
HP-UX /exdata/mt1
Linux /dev/mt1
MVS ex.data.mt1
PASE /exdata/mt1
Sun Solaris /exdata/mt1
Windows d:\win32app\ibm\adsm\server\data1.dsm
VM ex.data
Optical Specify 1-32 alphanumeric characters.
This field does not apply to Linux or OS/400 for PASE.
Removable file Specify 1-6 alphanumeric characters.
This field does not apply to OS/400 for PASE.
Server Specify 1-250 alphanumeric characters.
Tape Specify 1-6 alphanumeric characters.

Volume List File

Specify the name of a file where a list of volumes used in a successful export operation will be stored.

Note: If you specify this parameter with an existing file name, the existing file will be overwritten with the new information. 

From Date

Specify the earliest date for which objects to be exported were stored on the server.  Objects that were stored on the server earlier than the specified date will not be exported.  Specify the date in MM/DD/YYYY format.  If the File Data field specifies NONE, then this field is ignored.

From Time

Specify the earliest time for which objects to be exported were stored on the server.  This field is only valid when you have entered a date in the From Date field.  Objects that were stored on the server before the specified date and time will not be exported.  If the File Data field specifies NONE, then this field is ignored. Specify the time with a format of HH:MM:SS.  The default when used with the From Date field is midnight 00:00:00.