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

Query Backupset

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