IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, Version 7.1

Fbbranch

Use the fbbranch option with the backup fastback or archive fastback commands.

The fbbranch option specifies the branch ID of the remote FastBack server to back up or archive. The fbbranch option is only required when the Backup-Archive Client is installed on a FastBack DR Hub or when a dedicated proxy is connecting to a replicated DR Hub repository. Do not specify the fbbranch option when the Backup-Archive Client is installed on the FastBack server.

Supported Clients

Linux operating systems This option is valid for Linux x86_64 clients.

Windows operating systems This option is valid for all Windows clients.

Options File

Linux operating systems None. You can specify this option only on the command line. The server can also define or override this option.

Windows operating systems None. You can specify this option only on the command line. The server can also define or override this option.

Syntax


>>-FBBranch=--branch_ID----------------------------------------><

Parameters

branch_ID: Specifies the FastBack server branch ID. The value is part of the disaster recovery configuration of the FastBack server.

Examples

Command line:

-FBBranch=oracle

On a Tivoli® Storage Manager backup-archive client that is installed on a FastBack DR Hub:

dsmc backup fastback -fbpolicyname=policy1 -fbserver=myFbServer
  -fbbranch=oracle

Command line:

On a Tivoli Storage Manager backup-archive client that is connecting to a repository on a remote FastBack DR Hub:

dsmc backup fastback -fbpolicyname=policy1 -fbserver=server1 
  -Fbreposlocation=\\myDrHub.company.com\REP
  -fbbranch=oracle

If the fbbranch option is specified on a Tivoli Storage Manager client workstation that is installed on a FastBack server, the fbbranch option is ignored.

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