Query Backupset
The query backupset command queries a backup set from a local file, tape device (if applicable) or the Tivoli® Storage Manager server.
This command displays the backup set name, generation date, retention (for a backup set on a Tivoli Storage Manager server), and user-supplied description.
Supported Clients
This command is valid for all clients.
Tape support is only available on AIX®, Solaris, and HP-UX.
Syntax
>>-Query BACKUPSET--+---------+--BACKUPSETName=-----------------> '-options-' >--+-backupsetname-+--+-----------------------+---------------->< +-localfilename-+ '-LOCation=--+-server-+-' '-tapedevice----' +-file---+ '-tape---'
Parameters
- BACKUPSETName=
- Specifies the name of a backup set you want to query. You can
use wildcards to specify the backup set name. If you use wildcards
or do not specify a backup set name, all backup sets that you own
are displayed. This parameter is required. When a backup set is created,
the server assigns root as the owner of the backup set. When querying
a backup set on the server, a non-root user does not see the backup
set listed, even if they know the backup set name and use it in the
query.
The value of backupsetname depends on the location of the backup set, and corresponds to one of these three choices:
- backupsetname
- Specifies the name of the backup set from the Tivoli Storage Manager server. If the location parameter is specified, you must set -location=server.
- localfilename
- Specifies the file name of the first backup set volume. You must set -location=file.
- tapedevice
- Specifies the name of the tape device that contains the backup set volume. You must use a Windows native device driver, not the device driver that is provided by Tivoli. You must set -location=tape.
- LOCation=
- Specifies where Tivoli Storage Manager searches
for the backup set. If you do not specify the location parameter,
the client searches for backup sets on the Tivoli Storage Manager server.
- server
- Specifies that Tivoli Storage Manager searches for the backup set from the server. This location is the default.
- file
- Specifies that Tivoli Storage Manager searches for the backup set from a local file.
- tape
- Specifies that Tivoli Storage Manager searches for the backup set from a local tape device.
| Option | Where to use |
|---|---|
| description |
Command line only. |
| description |
Command line only. |
| scrolllines |
Client options file
(dsm.opt) or command line. |
| scrolllines |
Client user-options
file (dsm.opt) or command line. |
| scrollprompt |
Client options file
(dsm.opt) or command line. |
| scrollprompt |
Client user-options
file (dsm.opt) or command line. |
Examples
- Task
- Query all backup sets from the Tivoli Storage Manager server.
Command: query backupset -backupsetname=*
- Task
- Query a backup set that is called monthy_financial_data from
the Tivoli Storage Manager server.
Command: query backupset -backupsetname=monthly_financial_data.12345678
- Task
- Query the backup set in the file /home/budget/weekly_budget_data.ost.
Command: dsmc query backupset -backupsetname="/home/budget/weekly_budget_data.ost" -loc=file
- Task
- Query the backup set in the filec:\budget\weekly_budget_data.ost.
Command: query backupset -backupsetname=c:\budget\weekly_budget_data.ost loc=file
- Task
- Query the backup set from the /dev/rmt0 tape device.
Command: dsmc query backupset -backupsetname=/dev/rmt0 -loc=tape
- Task
- Query the backup set from the \\.\tape0 tape device.
Command: dsmc query backupset -backupsetname=\\.\tape0 -loc=tape