HP A.06.11 User-definable backup variables, List of backup variables, Variable Value Description

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