Backup Statement

The backup statement is used to identify what to back up and to which location to back it up.

Format

BACKUP {data backupdestination} ... ;

Where:

Description

NODE (nodename nodetype [ipaddress])

nodename	The name in the Catalog of the node from which the data will be backed up.
nodetype	The operating system on the node. Valid entries are UNIX, WINNT, WIN95, NETWARE, and NDMP.
ipaddress	The TCP/IP address of the node from which the data will be backed up.

DISK (disk fstype)

Note. DISK does not apply to UNIX operating systems.

disk	The disk from which the data will be backed up. Example: C:.
fstype	The type of file system on the disk. Valid entries are NTFS, FAT, DOS, NETWARE, and RAW.

SELECT (selection)

Includes or excludes specific files.

selection

The specific files to include or exclude. To include files, precede the files with I (for example, I "/home/."). To exclude files, precede the files with E (for example, E "/home/."). An asterisk can be used as a wildcard. Separate multiple selections with semi-colons. Selection strings must be enclosed in quotes.

CATALOG

Backs up the Catalog. The Catalog contains important information about your backed up data such as original location, current location, and date and time of a backup.

You do not have to enter source information. knows the name and location of its Catalog. Set options and destination parameters the same way you would for a regular backup.

MEDIAPOOL mediapool

mediapool

The name of the media pool from which DPX will request a media volume.

DEVICECLUSTER devicecluster

devicecluster

The name of the device cluster from which DPX will automatically select a storage device, unless you make a specific request with the DEVICE statement.

DEVICE devicename

devicename

The name of the specific device or devices to back up to.

SNAPDEVICE filervolume

filervolume

The name of the specific filer and volume to direct the SnapVault backup output to. Example: "NStor1:vol/vol2".