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Tivoli Storage Manager for UNIX Backup-Archive Clients Installation and User's Guide
The query backupset command queries a backup set from a
local file, tape device, or the server. See Location for information on how to specify supported tape devices.
This command displays the backup set name, generation date, retention, and
description.
You can use this command to query backup sets on a tape device with
AIX, AIX 5L, Solaris, and HP clients only.
Supported Clients
This command is valid for all UNIX clients.
Syntax
>>-Query BACKUPSET--+---------+--+----------------+------------><
'-options-' +- backupsetname-+
'- filename------'
Parameters
- options
- You can use these command line options with the query backupset
command: description and location. See Chapter 10, Using Options with Commands for information about these command line options.
You can use these common options with the query backupset
command: scrolllines and scrollprompt. See Chapter 9, Setting Processing Options for information about these common options.
- backupsetname
- Specifies the name of the backup set on the server you want to query when
-location=server is in effect. You can use
wildcards to specify the backup set name. If you do not specify a
backup set name, all backup sets display.
- filename
- Specifies the file name on your local workstation that contains the backup
set you want to query when -location=file is in
effect.
Examples
- Task
- Query a backup set on the server called mybackupsetname on the
server.
Command: query backupset "mybackupsetname"
-loc=server
- Task
- Query the backup set in the backupsetfile.name file in
the budget directory.
Command: dsmc query backupset "/home/budget
/backupsetfile.name" -loc=file
- Task
- Query the backup set on the /dev/rmt0 tape device.
Command: dsmc query backupset /dev/rmt0
-loc=tape
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