You create a new backup medium or change the data for a backup medium that already exists. To do this, you must make the following specifications:
<name> |
The backup medium specified in <name> is created or updated. The name of the medium may comprise a group name and a member name. These are separated by a slash. <name> ::= [<group_name>/]<member_name> Groups of parallel backup media of this type are used for parallel backups and restores. To create a group of parallel backup media, execute the command for creating one backup medium as many times as you need. Create the group by assigning each different <member_name> to the same <group_name>. If you want to perform a backup or a restore using one of the external backup tools TSM, NetWorker, Backint for Oracle, or Backint for SAP DB, ensure the name of the medium starts with ADSM, NSR, BACK, or BACK. In this case, specify PIPE only as the <type>. The pipe must not already exist, and there must be no limit on its size. On Microsoft Windows, the name of the pipe must have the following form: \\.\pipe\<pipe_name> There are no special naming conventions on UNIX. When you make parallel backups with the external backup tool NetWorker, the number of pipes used for backups must be the same as the number of tape devices used. |
<location> |
The name of the device/file with which it can be addressed through operating system functions. |
<type> |
Type of the backup medium. Possible values are:
AUTO The media type AUTO is the default value for the command to Activate the Automatic Log Backup. There can only be one backup medium of this type. If there is already a backup medium of type AUTO, and you create a backup medium of type AUTO again, the system changes the media type of the existing backup medium to LOG. |
<backup_type> |
Backup type for the backup medium: |
<size> |
Maximum number of pages that can be written to the backup medium. This is necessary to change the tape correctly, for example. If the backup media is of sufficient size, a zero can be specified. |
<block_size> |
Number of pages that are transferred when accessing the medium (default: 8). |
<overwrite> |
This
option is only relevant for the medium type FILE and describes the behavior if the file is
already present. Permitted values are: |
<autoldr> |
Specifies whether the device changes the medium
automatically: |
<oscmd> |
Operating system command to be executed before backing up to a succeeding medium or restoring a succeeding medium. |
You have the DBM operator authorization Backup.
medium_put <name> <location> <type> <backup_type> <size> <block_size> <overwrite> <autoldr> <oscmd>
Examples: Creating Backup Media
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