IBM® Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager commands for Exchange Server

The name of the Tivoli® Storage FlashCopy® Manager for Exchange Server command-line interface is tdpexcc.exe. If you installed the TDPExchange package, or you configured the Exchange Server in Microsoft Management Console (MMC), the program is (by default) in the Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Exchange Server installation directory (C:\Program Files\Tivoli\tsm\TDPExchange\).

Command-line parameter characteristics

The command-line parameters have the following characteristics:
  • Positional parameters do not include a leading slash (/) or dash (-).
  • Optional parameters can display in any order after the required parameters.
  • Optional parameters begin with a forward slash (/) or a dash (-).
  • Minimum abbreviations for keywords are indicated in uppercase text.
  • Some keyword parameters require a value.
  • For those keyword parameters that require a value, the value is separated from the keyword with an equal sign (=).
  • If a parameter requires more than one value after the equal sign, the values are separated with commas.
  • Each parameter is separated from the others by using spaces.
  • If a parameter value includes spaces, the value must be enclosed in double quotation marks.
  • A positional parameter can display only once per command invocation.

Command-line interface help

Issue the tdpexcc ? or tdpexcc help command to display help for the command-line interface. You can see more specific help for commands by entering a command like the following example: tdpexcc help backup, where backup is an example of a command.