The vssaltstagingdir option
specifies
the fully qualified path that contains the system exclude cache and
temporary data for VSS snapshot operation.
The Tivoli® Storage
Manager client determines
the path for temporary VSS files from
the following prioritized choices:
- The vssaltstagingdir option
is defined in
the dsm.opt file.
- The c:\adsm.sys directory
exists and is not
empty.
- If the vssaltstagingdir is not
defined and
the c:\adsm.sys directory does not exist, the Tivoli Storage
Manager client gets
the path from a registry key. The path for temporary VSS files is
the DefaultVssStagingDir value, and is generated
from the Path value under the HKLM\SOFTWARE\IBM\ADSM\CurrentVersion\BackupClient key.
After the DefaultVssStagingDir value is created,
the value is not changed if the Tivoli Storage
Manager client is
reinstalled to a new location.
Supported
Clients
This option is valid
for all Windows clients.
Options File
Place this option in the client
options file (dsm.opt).
Syntax
>>-VSSALTSTAGINGDIR--filepath----------------------------------><
Parameters
- filepath
- Specify the
fully qualified path for temporary files that are
related to VSS snapshot operations. If any part of the path does not
exist, the Tivoli Storage
Manager client
attempts to create it. The default value is the
client installation directory.
In Uniform
Naming Convention (UNC) format, the path must contain a drive letter.
In the following UNC format example, the path contains the drive
letter D$: \\computer7\D$\temp\snapshot.
Examples
- Options file:
vssaltstagingdir "c:\Users\All Users\Tivoli\adsm.sys"
- Command line:
-vssaltstagingdir ="c:\Users\All Users\Tivoli\adsm.sys"
The
option is valid only on the initial command line. It is not valid
in interactive mode.