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


Entering Options with a Command

Follow these general rules when you enter options with a command:


Table 29. Client Command Options

Command Option Description Commands Page
archmc Overrides the default management class for a file or a group of files. archive Archmc
class Specifies whether to display a list of NAS objects or client objects when using the following commands: query backup
delete filespace
query filespace
Class
deletefiles Deletes the local copy of files from your workstation after they are archived on the server. Can also be used with the restore image command and the incremental option to delete files from the restored image that are deleted from the file space after the image is created. archive
restore image
Deletefiles
description Specifies a description for a file that you are archiving, deleting, or retrieving. Also specifies the description of a backupset that you want to query. archive
delete archive
query archive
query backupset
retrieve
Description
detail Displays management class attributes for available management classes. delete filespace
query mgmtclass
query filespace
Detail
dirsonly Backs up, restores, archives, retrieves, or displays directories only. archive
incremental
query archive
query backup
restore
retrieve
selective
Dirsonly
filelist Specifies a list of files to be processed for the command. Tivoli Storage Manager opens the designated filelist and processes the files listed within according to the command. archive
delete archive
expire
incremental
query backup
query archive
restore
retrieve
selective
Filelist
filesonly Backs up, restores, retrieves, or displays files only. incremental
query archive
query backup
restore
retrieve
selective
Filesonly
fromdate Sets a date limit for files. Tivoli Storage Manager does not include files processed before this date, although older directories might be included. query archive
query backup
restore
retrieve
restore image
query image
Fromdate
fromnode Displays file spaces for an alternate node. Also specifies an alternate node from which to restore or retrieve files. query archive
query backup
query filespace
query mgmtclass
restore
retrieve
query image
restore image
Fromnode
fromtime Specifies a beginning time on the specified date. Use with the fromdate option. This option is ignored if the fromdate option is absent. query archive
query backup
restore
retrieve
restore image
Fromtime
ifnewer Replaces existing files with the latest backup version only if the backup version is newer than the existing version. restore
restore backupset
retrieve
Ifnewer
inactive Displays a list of active and inactive files when used with the pick option. query backup
restore
restore nas
query image
restore image
All query and restore system object commands with the exception of restore systemobject
Inactive
incrbydate Requests an incremental backup by date. incremental Incrbydate
incremental restore image Incremental
latest Restores the most recent backup version of a file whether it is active or inactive. restore Latest
location Specifies whether Tivoli Storage Manager searches for a backup set on the server, in local files, or on a tape device during a query or restore operation. query backupset
restore backupset
Location
mode Specifies whether to perform an image backup on an entire file system or only those files that change after the original image backup. backup nas
backup image
Mode
monitor Specifies whether you want to monitor an image backup or restore of one or more file systems belonging to a NAS file server. backup nas
restore nas
Monitor
nojournal Use this option with the with the incremental command to specify that the traditional full incremental backup is performed, instead of the default journal-based backup. incremental Nojournal
noprompt Suppresses the confirmation prompt when deleting an archived file. delete archive
restore image
Noprompt
optfile Specifies the options file you want to use when you start a session. dsmc.exe Optfile
pick Displays a list of files from which you can select files to delete, restore, or retrieve. delete archive
expire
restore
retrieve
restore image
restore nas
All restore system object commands with the exception of restore systemobject
Pick
pitdate Specifies the file backup date to use when you select files to restore. Use with the pittime option. query backup
restore
restore nas
query image
restore image
All query and restore system object commands with the exception of restore systemobject
Pitdate
pittime Specifies a point-in-time on the specified date. Use with the pitdate option. This option is ignored if the pitdate option is absent. query backup
restore
restore nas
query image
restore image
All query and restore system object commands with the exception of restore systemobject
Pittime
preservepath Specifies how the restore directory path is built. restore
restore backupset
retrieve
Preservepath
todate Sets a date limit for files. Tivoli Storage Manager does not include files that are processed after this date. Use with the totime option. query archive
query backup
restore
retrieve
Todate
totime Specifies an ending time on the specified date. Use with the todate option. This option is ignored if the todate option is absent. query archive
query backup
restore
retrieve
Totime
type Displays node types that you specify. query node Type
v2archive Use this option with the archive command to archive only files and not directories to the server. archive
V2archive


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