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Tivoli Storage Manager for UNIX Backup-Archive Clients Installation and User's Guide

Compressalways

The compressalways option specifies whether to continue compressing an object if it grows during compression, or resend the object uncompressed. Use this option with the compression option.

Use the compressalways option with the archive, incremental, and selective commands.

Note:
The server can also define this option.

Supported Clients

This option is valid for all UNIX clients.

Options File

Place this option in the client system options file dsm.sys.

Syntax

                  .-Yes-.
>>-COMPRESSAlways-+-----+--------------------------------------><
                  '-No--'
 
 

Parameters

Yes
File compression continues even if the file grows as a result of compression. This is the default.

No
Backup-archive client objects are resent uncompressed if they grow during compression. API behavior depends on the application. Application backups may fail.

Examples

Options file:
compressalways yes

Command line:
-compressa=no

This option is valid only on the initial command line.


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