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schedule for specific AIX folders

Hi,

i have TSM server 5.5 running on windows and oracle DB on AIX server..BA for AIX installed and configured on AIX server and i can backup the server. usually i make full backup for the server..but now the DBA want me to backup particular folder which have his RMAN backup only. i tried to let my TSM backup only this folder but i couldnt do that... how can i make sperated backup job for this folder which have RMAN backup.

please help..

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woolmilkporc

OK, I'm back.
Now for 'archive'.
With 'archive', you create a copy of files/directories in their current state in long-term TSM storage.
There is no rotating scheme, only a single parameter, the RETAIN time, which is by default 365 days.
This parameter is set in the archive copy group of the default management class of your node's domain.
You can, however, create an additional management class and an associated archive copygroup for your domain, change the RETAIN setting in this copygroup, and then use this management class during archive (see below).
There is no automatic versioning, you can create as many archives of the the same data, changed or not, as you like.
You can delete specific archives (by the delete archive command), given your node has the 'archdel=yes' setting.
An archive is accompanied by a descriptive string, which you define and which can be used for reporting and retrieval.
Data is retrieved from archives using 'retrieve' (NOT restore!)
An example
dsmc archive -subdir=yes -desc="2009-02-13 Regular archive of RMAN disk backups" "/my/rman/diskbackups/*"
If you configured a non-default domain/set/mgmtclass/copygroup scheme containing a customized RETAIN setting, use
dsmc archive -subdir=yes -archmc=rmanmc -desc="2009-02-13 Regular archive of RMAN disk backups" "/my/rman/diskbackups/*"
(I named your new management class 'rmanmc', obviously).
Creation of a schedule is done exactliy as with selective, with an action=archive and options as appropriate, e.g.
options="-archmc=rmanmc -subdir=yes"
selection of archives to retrieve is possible in several ways - by fromdate/todate, by pick, by description or without selection (for the newest)
retrieve -replace=yes "/my/rman/diskbackups/my_desired_backupset"

Finally, apart from selective or archive, you can alway use
incremental -subdir=yes "/my/rman/diskbackups/*"
Note that only changed files will be saved and that your defined retention policies apply.

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wmp

abata69

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HI WMP..

its good to see your comments again :) i will do what u said to me after i come back from my business trip..
thanx