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Tivoli Storage Manager for NetWare Backup-Archive Client Installation and User's Guide
The tapeprompt option specifies whether you want to wait for a
tape to mount if it is required for a backup, archive, restore, or retrieve
process, or to be prompted for a choice.
Tape prompting does not occur during a scheduled operation regardless of
the setting for the tapeprompt option.
The tapeprompt option can be used with the following
commands:
- archive
- incremental
- restore
- retrieve
- selective
- Note:
- The server can also define this option.
Options File
Place this option in the client options file
dsm.opt.
Syntax
.-No--.
>>-TAPEPrompt-+-----+------------------------------------------><
'-Yes-'
Parameters
- No
- You are not prompted for your choice. The server waits for the
appropriate tape to mount. This is the default.
- Yes
- You are prompted when a tape is required to back up, archive, restore, or
retrieve data. At the prompt, you can wait for the appropriate tape to
be mounted, always wait for a tape to be mounted, skip a particular object,
skip all objects on a single tape, skip all objects on all tapes, or cancel
the entire operation.
Examples
- Options file:
- tapeprompt yes
- Command line:
- -tapep=yes
This option is valid on the initial command line and in interactive
mode.
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