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

Followsymbolic

The followsymbolic option specifies whether you want to restore files to symbolic links or use a symbolic link as a virtual mount point. Use this option with the restore and retrieve commands.

Supported Clients

This option is valid for all UNIX clients.

Options File

Place this option in the client options file dsm.opt.

Syntax

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

Parameters

No

Specifies that you do not want to restore to symbolic links, or to use symbolic links as virtual mount points. This is the default.

Yes

Specifies that you want to restore to symbolic links, or to use a symbolic link as a virtual mount point.

Examples

Options file:

followsymbolic Yes

Command line:

-fol=Yes