Note: | Unless otherwise specified, references to Windows 95 also include Windows 98. References to Windows NT also include Windows 2000. |
Archiving and retrieving files is similar to backing up and restoring files. Many of the windows and concepts are similar. This chapter discusses the primary archive and retrieve tasks. See Do You Want to Back Up or Archive Files? for a discussion of the difference between backups and archives.
An Estimate function is provided on the Backup and Restore windows, which are accessible from the main TSM window. Use this function if you want TSM to estimate the amount of time it takes to process your files and directories. The estimated transfer is a rough calculation of the time it takes TSM to transfer your data. It is based on previous transfers of data between your workstation and the current server. The actual transfer time could be longer or shorter than the estimate due to factors such as network traffic, system load on your workstation, or system load on the server.
See Table 6 for a list of tasks.
Table 6. Archiving and Retrieving Files
All client archive and retrieve procedures in this chapter also apply to the Web client, except those procedures listed in "Using the Web Backup-Archive Client".
See "Starting A Web Client Session" for information on starting the Web client.
To archive files, select the files you want to archive. You can select the files by name or description, or select them from a directory tree. Your administrator might have set up schedules to automatically archive certain files on your workstation. See Chapter 5, "Automating TSM Tasks" for information about checking and running the schedules available to you. The following sections discuss how to archive files without using a schedule.
TSM requires that you assign an archive description for all archived files. An archive description identifies data through a meaningful description that you can use later to identify files and directories. You can enter as many as 255 characters to describe your archived data. If a description is not entered, TSM assigns a default archive description.
When you select the archive function from the backup-archive GUI, TSM displays a list of all previously used archive descriptions. You can use these displayed archive descriptions on future archives.
An archive package is a group of files and directories archived with a unique description. Archiving files and directories in such a way makes retrieval easier. You can archive and retrieve files or directories as one entity, retrieve individual files, add files to an existing package using the archive description, or delete files from a package.
To create a new package, specify a unique archive description. The default description is:
Archive Date: mm/dd/yyyy where mm/dd/yyyy is the current date.
The TSM GUI Retrieve function displays files hierarchically in a collapsible directory tree. On a TSM Version 3 or higher server, the files are grouped according to their archive descriptions. On a Version 2 server, files are grouped by file space. Expanding the collapsible description tree displays the individual directories and files of which the archive package consists.
Note: | For help in performing any task presented in a GUI, place your cursor on the field or option in question, and press F1. |
You can archive a file or a group of files with similar names. Specify the file name or path in the Find Files window. Assign a unique description for each archive package. To archive a file:
You can archive specific files or entire directories from a directory tree. You can also assign a unique description for each group of files you archive (archive package). To archive your files:
You can filter the directory tree to display only those files that match your criteria. You can then select the files you want to archive from the filtered directory tree. You can assign a unique description for each group of files you archive (archive package). To archive your files:
If you want to change the options for an archive, click the Modify Archive Options button. The options are effective only during the current TSM session. If you want to select a different management class, see "Selecting a Management Class for Files" for questions to consider.
See online Help for the Modify Archive Options button to assist you in the selection of modification options.
Use the archive command to archive files. Use wildcards to archive more than one file at a time. If you archive a directory of files, use the subdir=yes option to include all the subdirectories under that directory in the archive. For example, to archive the files in the d:\proj directory and the files in its subdirectories, you would enter:
dsmc archive d:\proj\ -subdir=yes
You can enter more than one file name on the archive command. For example, to archive the a:\h2.doc and a:\test.doc files, you would enter:
dsmc archive a:\h2.doc a:\test.doc
Use the description option to assign a description to the archive:
dsmc archive a:\h2.doc -description="Chapter 2, first version"
For more information about the archive command, see Archive.
For information about how to handle duplicate file names, see "Duplicate File Names".
TSM permits you to archive and retrieve directories and their attributes.
You can delete archive data if your administrator has given you authority to do so. See the Delete Archive Files field in the Connection Information window.
To delete archive copies:
Select the retrieve function to recover an archive copy of a file or a directory. You can also retrieve archive copies from the directory tree, filter the directory tree, and retrieve archive copies of someone else. To do any of these, click the Retrieve button on the TSM main window and follow the directions provided in the task help of the GUI.
For information about how to resolve conflicts between duplicate file names, see "Duplicate File Names".
You can retrieve archive files by name using the following procedure.
You retrieve a file when you want to return an archive copy from the server to your workstation. To retrieve archive copies using a filter, perform the following steps:
You retrieve a file when you want to return an archive copy from the server to your workstation. To retrieve archive copies using the directory tree, perform the following steps:
Use the retrieve command to retrieve files. Indicate the file you want retrieved and a destination. If you do not indicate a destination, the files are retrieved to their original location. For example, to retrieve the c:\doc\h2.doc file to its original directory, you would enter:
dsmc retrieve c:\doc\h2.doc
To retrieve the file under a new name, you would enter:
dsmc retrieve c:\doc\h2.doc c:\doc\h3.doc
You can use the pick option to obtain a list of archive copies from which you can pick files. See Pick
If you are retrieving a file to a disk that has a different label other than the disk from which the file was archived, use the file space name (label) of the archive disk rather than the drive letter. For example, if you archived a file from the diskette, workathome on the a: drive, and you are retrieving it to a diskette in the a: drive labeled extra, you would enter:
dsmc retrieve {workathome}\doc\h2.doc a:\doc\h2.doc
For information about how to retrieve files when the machine name is part of the file name, see ***. The information is presented in the context of the restore command but applies equally to the retrieve command.