Use the snapshotproviderimage option to enable snapshot-based image backup, and to specify a snapshot provider.
You must be a root user to perform a snapshot-based image backup operation. If you are not a root user, the operation fails with an error message.
This option is valid for AIX® and Linux clients only. The Tivoli® Storage Manager API does not support this option. The server can also define this option.
This option is valid for all Windows clients. The Tivoli Storage Manager API does not support this option. The server can also define this option.
Specify this option in the server stanza of the system-options file, dsm.sys, to enable snapshots for all the file systems on the client. You can override the client-wide option for a specific operation by specifying this option on the command line for the backup image command. You can also override the client-wide option for a specific file system using the include.image statement in the dsm.sys file. You can also set this option using the Preferences editor.
Specify this option in the client options file, dsm.opt, to enable snapshots for all the file systems on the client. You can override the client-wide option for a specific operation by specifying this option on the command line for the backup image command. You can also override the client-wide option for a specific file system using the include.image statement in the dsm.opt file. You can also set this option using the Preferences editor.
snapshotprovideri JFS2
include.image /kalafs1 snapshotprovideri=JFS2
snapshotprovideri VSS
include.image d: snapshotprovideri=vss