DRM will also make those additional dumps for you, if you have it setup.

--Justin



                      "Seay, Paul"
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                      10/27/2002 09:18
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                      Manager"






That is the command.

However, after you run any backup database command you should run a:

        backup volhistory

This will dump the volume history of the database to a sequential file.
That file can be used to figure out what tapes to mount to recover the
database if the database gets destroyed.  We send the volhistory to a
specific file on the root volume group.  The reason, a mksysb of that will
recover the system and the information to restore TSM.

You can specify default backup volhistory locations in the dsmserv.opt as
well.  Those get written every time a backup volhistory is issued.

You should also run a:

        backup devconfig

This captures the hardware configuration for the restore as well.


Paul D. Seay, Jr.
Technical Specialist
Naptheon Inc.
757-688-8180


-----Original Message-----
From: Alexander Lazarevich [mailto:alazarev AT HERA.ITG.UIUC DOT EDU]
Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 9:09 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: backup database


we've got adsmserv 3.1 running on an AIX 4.3.3 system, with a IBM 3575
library.

i need to backup the database, but i dont understand how to do it exactly.
ive read the manual but it sucks.

okay so the command is adsm>backup db devclass=file type=full

i need to do a full because ive never backed up the database before. but i
dont understand the devclass option. do i just type in a path to the file
that i want the backup to be? for example, if i want to backlup the
datebase
to a file in /home/servercrap/adsmstuff/DBbackup, then i just do this
command:

adsm>backup db devclass=/home/servercrap/adsmstuff/DBbackup type full

if that directory already exsists, will the above command will do it?

thanks in advance!

alex
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