When you define object backup storage groups, you are naming the groups that are used to contain backup data and optionally specifying the names of optical libraries that can contain backup copies of objects. There can be one or two object backup storage groups per object storage group.

Perform the following steps to define an object backup storage group.

1. Specify OBJECT BACKUP for storage group type on the Storage Group Application Selection panel, as explained in Defining storage group attributes. This causes the Object Backup Storage Group Define panel to be displayed.

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2. Supply values on the Object Backup Storage Group Define panel. The SCDS Name and Storage Group Name are output fields containing the SCDS and storage group names that you specified in the Storage Group Application Selection panel. For information on the other fields, see Attributes of the object backup storage group.

   Press Enter to verify the values and display the SMS Storage Group Status Define panel.

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3. Supply values on the SMS Storage Group Status Define panel. See Defining object or object backup storage group status for more information. You must define object backup storage group system statuses on the SMS Storage Group Status Define panel before the object backup storage group definition can be saved.
4. Use the END command to save the newly defined object storage group and return to the Storage Group Application Selection panel.