EXPORT SERVER (Export a server to sequential media)

Privilege class

To issue this command, you must have system privilege.

Parameters

FILEData

Specifies the type of files that are exported for all nodes that are defined to the server. This parameter is optional. The default value is NONE.

If you are exporting to sequential media, the device class to access the file data is determined by the device class for the storage pool. If it is the same device class that is specified in this command, two drives are needed to export server information. The mount limit for the device class must be set to at least 2.

The following descriptions mention active and inactive backup file versions. An active backup file version is the most recent backup version for a file that still exists on the client workstation. All other backup file versions are called inactive copies. The following values are available:

ALl

Tivoli® Storage Manager exports all backup versions of files, all archived files, and all files that were migrated by a Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management client.

None

Tivoli Storage Manager does not export files, only definitions.

ARchive

Tivoli Storage Manager exports only archived files.

Backup

Tivoli Storage Manager exports only backup versions, whether the versions are active or inactive.

BACKUPActive

Tivoli Storage Manager exports only active backup versions.

ALLActive

Tivoli Storage Manager exports all active backup versions of files, all archived files, and all files that were migrated by a Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management client.

SPacemanaged

Tivoli Storage Manager exports only files that were migrated by a Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management client.

Preview

Specifies whether you want to preview the results of the export operation, without exporting information. You can use this parameter to preview how many bytes of data are transferred so that you can determine how many volumes are required. This parameter supports the following values:

No

Specifies that the server information is to be exported. If you specify this value, you must also specify a device class.

Yes

Specifies that the operation is previewed but not completed. Information is reported to the server console and the activity log. If you specify this value, you do not need to specify a device class.

This parameter is optional. The default value is NO.

DEVclass

Specifies the device class to which export data is to be written. This parameter is required if you specify PREVIEW=NO.

You cannot specify the DISK, NAS, or CENTERA device classes.

If all drives for the device class are busy when the export runs, Tivoli Storage Manager cancels lower priority operations to make a drive available.

Tip: You can export data to a storage pool on another server by specifying a device class whose device type is SERVER.

Scratch

Specifies whether scratch volumes can be used. The default value is YES. Possible values are:

Yes

Specifies that scratch volumes can be used for export. If you also specify a list of volumes, scratch volumes are used only if there is not enough space on the volumes specified.

No

Specifies that scratch volumes cannot be used for export. To determine how many volumes you might need, you can run the command specifying PREVIEW=YES.

VOLumenames

Specifies the volumes to be used to contain exported data. This parameter is optional, unless you specify SCRATCH=NO and PREVIEW=NO. If you do not specify a volume name, scratch volumes are used.

Possible values are:

volume_name

Specifies the volume name. To specify multiple volumes, separate the names with commas and no intervening spaces.

FILE:file_name

Specifies the name of a file that contains a list of volumes. In the file, each volume name must be on a separate line. Blank and comment lines that begin with an asterisk are ignored.

Use these naming conventions when specifying volumes associated with the following device types:

For this device	Specify
Tape	1–6 alphanumeric characters.
FILE	Any fully qualified file name string. For example: /imdata/mt1. d:\program files\tivoli\tsm\data1.dsm.
REMOVABLEFILE	1–6 alphanumeric characters.
SERVER	1–250 alphanumeric characters.

USEDVolumelist

Specifies the file where a list of volumes used in the export operation are stored. This parameter is optional.

This file can be used in the import operation. This file contains comment lines with the date and time the export was done, and the command issued to create the export.

Attention: If you specify an existing file, the file is overwritten.

FROMDate

Specifies the earliest date for which files to be exported were stored on the server. Files that were stored on the server earlier than the specified date are not exported. This parameter only applies to client file data. This parameter does not affect other information that might be exported, for example, policy. Tivoli Storage Manager ignores the FROMDATE parameter when the FILEDATA parameter is set to NONE.

Directory processing: The FROMDATE parameter does not apply to directories. All directories in a file space are processed even if the directories were not backed up in the specified date range.

Important: If you have group data on the node that you are exporting, data that was backed up before the designated FROMDATE and FROMTIME can also be exported. Group data on the node is, for example, virtual machine data or system state backup data. This export is a result of incremental backup processing for the data. The incremental backup processing can cause extra files that do not meet the filtering criteria to be exported, so that there is a consistent image for the backup data.

Use one of the following values to specify the date:

Value	Description	Example
MM/DD/YYYY	A specific date	09/15/1998
TODAY	The current date	TODAY
TODAY-days or -days	The current date minus days specified. The maximum number of days you can specify is 9999.	TODAY –3 or –3.
EOLM (End Of Last Month)	The last day of the previous month.	EOLM
EOLM-days	The last day of the previous month minus days specified.	EOLM-1 To include files that were active a day before the last day of the previous month.
BOTM (Beginning Of This Month)	The first day of the current month.	BOTM
BOTM+days	The first day of the current month, plus days specified.	BOTM+9 To include files that were active on the 10th day of the current month.

If this parameter is not specified, Tivoli Storage Manager exports all objects stored before the TODATE parameter and as qualified by the FILEDATA parameter. If no TODATE parameter is specified, then all data as qualified by the FILEDATA parameter is exported.

When a server-to-server export operation uses a relative FROMDATE, for example, TODAY-1, and the operation is restarted at a later date, the restarted process still uses the date that was used during the original operation. For example, if a server-to-server export operation is started on 07/04/2009 and the FROMDATE is specified as TODAY-1, the date that is used for selecting files is 07/03/2009. If this same export operation is suspended and restarted ten days later (07/14/2009), the date that is used for selecting files is still 07/03/2009. This behavior ensures that the entire export operation uses the same cutoff date for selecting files to export.

TODate

Specifies the latest date for files to be exported from the server. Files stored on the server on a date later than the TODATE value are not exported. TODATE only applies to client file data and does not affect other information that is being exported, such as policy.

• Tivoli Storage Manager ignores the TODATE parameter when the FILEDATA parameter is set to NONE.
• If a TODATE parameter is specified without a TOTIME parameter, the server exports all objects inserted on or before the day specified by the TODATE parameter.
• If you specified the FROMDATE parameter, the value of TODATE must be later than or equal to the FROMDATE value. If the TODATE and FROMDATE are equal, then the TOTIME parameter must be later that the FROMTIME parameter.
• The TODATE parameter does not apply to directories. All directories in a file space are processed even if the directories were not backed up in the specified date range.

Use one of the following values to specify the date:

Value	Description	Example
MM/DD/YYYY	A specific date	10/15/2006
TODAY	The current date	TODAY
TODAY-days or -days	The current date minus days specified. The maximum number of days you can specify is 9999.	TODAY –3 or –3.
EOLM (End Of Last Month)	The last day of the previous month.	EOLM
EOLM-days	The last day of the previous month minus days specified.	EOLM-1 To include files that were active a day before the last day of the previous month.
BOTM (Beginning Of This Month)	The first day of the current month.	BOTM
BOTM+days	The first day of the current month, plus days specified.	BOTM+9 To include files that were active on the 10th day of the current month.

When a server-to-server export operation uses a relative TODATE, for example, TODAY-1, and the operation is restarted at a later date, the restarted process still uses the date that was used during the original operation. For example, if a server-to-server export operation is started on 07/04/2009 and the TODATE is specified as TODAY-1, the date that is used for selecting files is 07/03/2009. If this same export operation is suspended and restarted ten days later (07/14/2009), the date that is used for selecting files is still 07/03/2009. This behavior ensures that the entire export operation uses the same cutoff date for selecting files to export.

FROMTime

Specifies the earliest time for which objects to be exported were stored on the server. When you specify FROMTIME, you must also use the FROMDATE parameter. This parameter only applies to client file data. This parameter does not affect other information that might be exported, for example, policy. Objects that were stored on the server before the specified time and date are not exported. Tivoli Storage Manager ignores the FROMTIME parameter when the FILEDATA parameter is set to NONE.

Important: If you have group data on the node that you are exporting, data that was backed up before the designated FROMDATE and FROMTIME can also be exported. An example of group data on the node is virtual machine data or system state backup data, This export is a result of incremental backup processing for the data. The incremental backup processing can cause extra files that do not meet the filtering criteria to be exported so that there is a consistent image for the backup data.

The default value for this parameter when used with the FROMDATE parameter is midnight (00:00:00).

Use one of the following values to specify the time:

Value	Description	Example
HH:MM:SS	A specific time	10:30:08
NOW	The current time	NOW
NOW+HH:MM or +HH:MM	The current time plus hours and minutes specified. The FROMTIME+ can only be used with a FROMDATE before today.	NOW+02:00 or +02:00. If you issue this command at 5:00 with FROMTIME=NOW+02:00 or FROMTIME=+02:00, the export operation only contains files that were put on the server after 7:00 on the FROMDATE that you specify.
NOW-HH:MM or -HH:MM	The current time minus hours and minutes specified	NOW–02:00 or –02:00. If you issue this command at 5:00 with FROMTIME=NOW–02:00 or FROMTIME=–2:00, the export includes files that were put on the server after 3:00.

TOTime

Specifies the latest time that objects to be exported were stored on the server. You must specify the TODATE parameter in order to use the TOTIME parameter. TOTIME only applies to client file data and does not affect other information that is being exported, such as policy. Tivoli Storage Manager ignores the TOTIME parameter if the FILEDATA parameter is set to NONE.

The default value for this parameter, when used with the TODATE parameter, is midnight minus one second (23:59:59).

Important: The value of the TOTIME and TODATE parameters must be later than the FROMDATE and the FROMTIME value.

Use one of the following values to specify the time:

Value	Description	Example
HH:MM:SS	A specific time	10:30:08
NOW+HH:MM or+HH:MM	The current time plus hours and minutes specified.	NOW+02:00 or +02:00. If you issue this command at 05:00 with FROMTIME=01:00 and TOTIME=NOW+02:00, the export includes files that were stored from 01:00 until 07:00.
NOW-HH:MM or-HH:MM	The current time minus hours and minutes specified.	NOW-02:00 or -02:00. If you issue this command at 05:00 with FROMTIME=01:00 and TOTIME=NOW-02:00, the export includes files that were stored from 01:00 until 03:00.

ENCryptionstrength

Indicates which algorithm to use to encrypt passwords when exporting administrative and node records. This parameter is optional. The default value is AES. If you are exporting to a server that does not support AES, specify DES. Possible values are:

AES

Specifies the Advanced Encryption Standard.

DES

Specifies the Data Encryption Standard.

ALLOWSHREDdable

Specifies whether data from a storage pool that enforces shredding is exported. This parameter is optional. The default value is NO. Possible values are:

No

Specifies that data is not exported from a storage pool that enforces shredding.

Yes

Specifies that data can be exported from a storage pool that enforces shredding. The data on the export media is not shredded.