Tivoli® Storage FlashCopy® Manager fully
integrates with DB2® backup utilities
like db2 backup and db2 restore commands.
In addition, Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager provides
the fcmcli command-line interface, which you can
use for extra tasks for example, to restore backups from a DB2 partition groups.
For detailed information about how to use DB2 to create snapshot backups, see the DB2 Command Reference.
You
can use the options in the following table as parameters in the <option
string> option to be specified with the following commands:
- db2 backup db <dbname> [...] use snapshot options "<option
string>"
- db2 restore db <dbname> [...] use snapshot options
"<option string>"
- db2acsutil [...] options "<option string>"
Where "<option string>" has the form "<parameter>[=<value>]
[<parameter>[=<value>] ...]".
- PROFILE
- Absolute path and file name of profile. The default value is <ACS_DIR>/profile.
- TSM_BACKUP
- Options include YES, MANDATE, LATEST,
and NO. Applies to only db2 backup.
- DELETE_FORCE
- This option applies to only db2acsutil. With db2acsutil
delete, withdraws any FlashCopy relations
for the target set represented by the backup (applicable to CIM devices
only). A manual withdraw of FlashCopy relations
is needed for a restore when multiple target sets are in use. At least
one target set other than the one to be restored is in a NOCOPY or INCR FlashCopy relation.
With db2acsutil
query, also lists backups that are deleted without the DELETE_FORCE option.
For DS8000® and SAN Volume Controller, incremental
FlashCopy relations are
not withdrawn.
- DEVICE_CLASS
- In the profile, see device_section_name. Applies
only to db2 backup command.