Backing Up and Restoring Disk Information
Guardian User’s Guide—425266-001
11-7
Using Run Options in a Backup Command
NOWAIT option, control of your terminal returns to your TACL process during the
back up operation:
The file FLIST contains Backup command parameters such as:
$TAPE2,
( BOOKS.*,
MOVIES.*,
.
.
.
MAGS.*) ,
LISTALL
Using Backup Command Options
The Backup command accepts one or more command options. Some of the common
options, such as DENSITY, NOT, LISTALL, and PARTIAL, are described here. All
options are described in the Guardian Disk and Tape Utilities Reference Manual.
11> BACKUP / IN FRED.FLIST, OUT BRECD, NOWAIT /
Table 11-2. Backup Command Options (page 1 of 2)
Option Function
ALTFILE Changes the name of an alternate-key file in the file label of a
primary-key file
ARCHIVEFORMAT Specifies archive tape format (tape version 3)
AUDITED Backs up files that are audited by the Transaction Monitoring Facility
(TMF)
BLOCKSIZE Sets the size of tape records (blocks) written to tape
DENSITY Sets the recording density
DP1FORMAT Creates tape files in DP1 format
DP2FORMAT Creates tape files in DP2 format
DSLACK Specifies minimum slack space for data blocks
EXT Specifies extent sizes for the destination file in a file conversion
IGNORE Ignores most data errors encountered
INDEXES Specifies whether indexes defined on SQL tables are backed up with
the tables
ISLACK Specifies minimum slack space for index blocks
LISTALL Lists all files specified in the file-set list, including any files that cause
errors
MSGONLOCK Requests, when Backup encounters an open file, that Backup prompt
the user to indicate whether to skip the file or wait for it to become
available
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