You perform an MPE/iX backup in the same way as the filesystem backup. For the procedure, see the online Help index: “creating backup specifications”.

Additionally, specify the supported MPE/iX backup options in the form of extended variables. See “User-definable backup variables” on page 30.

User-definable backup variables

Set user-definable backup variables (a variable name and its value) to enable flexible operation of the Data Protector MPE/iX integration.

Table 4 on page 30 lists backup variables and their values.

Table 4 List of backup variables

Variable

Value

Description

 

 

 

ONLINE

none (default)

If this variable is used, files must be closed for

 

 

write access during backup. This provides

 

 

compatibility to pre-MPE/iX 5.5 TurboSTORE

 

 

backup behavior. The TurboSTORE/iX log file logs

 

 

information about the files that could not be

 

 

backed up. This log is created during backup and

 

 

restore and is presented as

 

 

/tmp/storeprocessid.log.

 

 

If this variable is used, files are not required to be

ONLINE

START

 

 

closed for write access during backup. If

 

 

ONLINE=START is not set, “open file” errors will

 

 

occur during backup. For more information, see

 

 

the TurboSTORE/iX documentation

 

 

 

DIRECTORY

none (default)

Used to back up the MPE system directory

 

 

information, which keeps track of the accounts,

 

 

groups, users, and files (but not of the private

 

 

volume sets). Storing directory information helps

 

 

you rebuild your system from backups if you

 

 

unexpectedly lose information. All hierarchical

 

 

filesystem directories on the system are also stored

 

 

when DIRECTORY is specified.

User-definable options depending on TurboSTORE/iX options are: DIRECTORY, ONLINE, ONLINE=START. These options are mapped to the same TurboSTORE/iX options.

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