New Command and File Features that Support TSM

The AFS 3.6 version of the following commands and configuration files include new options or instructions to support backup to TSM.

• New XBSA-related instructions in the CFG_tcid file

  Several new or modified instructions in the CFG_tcid file support backup of AFS data to XBSA servers such as TSM: MGMTCLASS, NODE, PASSFILE, PASSWORD, SERVER, and TYPE. (There are also new instructions that apply to automated tape devices and backup data files as well as XBSA servers, as detailed in New File or Command Functionality.) The new instructions are not documented in the OpenAFS Administration Guide or OpenAFS Administration Reference. See the section on CFG_tcid. (Note that this is a new way of referring to this file, called CFG_device_name in the OpenAFS Administration Guide and OpenAFS Administration Reference. For a Tape Coordinator that communicates with XBSA server such as TSM, the variable part of the filename is a port offset number rather than a device name, so the more generic tcid is a better description of possible values in this part of the filename.)

• New options to the backup deletedump command

  The backup deletedump command has new options that enable you to delete dump records stored on an XBSA server such as TSM, as well as the corresponding Backup Database records:

  • The -dbonly flag deletes Backup Database records without attempting to delete the corresponding records stored on the XBSA server.

  • The -force flag deletes Backup Database records even if it is not possible to delete the corresponding records stored on the XBSA server.

  • The -port argument identifies the Tape Coordinator that communicates with the XBSA server on which to delete records.

  There are also two new options that apply to automated tape devices and backup data files as well as XBSA servers, as detailed in New File or Command Functionality. The new options are not documented in the OpenAFS Administration Guide or OpenAFS Administration Reference.

• New output from the backup dumpinfo command

  When the -id option is provided to the backup dumpinfo command, the following line appears in the output if a TSM server was the backup medium for the dump:

  Backup Service: TSM: Server: hostname

  where hostname is the name of the TSM server machine. (There is also new output for dumps to all types of backup media, as detailed in New File or Command Functionality.)

  The new output is not documented in the OpenAFS Administration Guide or OpenAFS Administration Reference.

• New output from the backup status command

  If the Tape Coordinator is communicating with a TSM server, the following message appears last in the output from the backup status command:

  TSM Tape coordinator

  The new output is not documented in the OpenAFS Administration Guide or OpenAFS Administration Reference.