Snapshotproviderimage

You must be a root user to perform a snapshot-based image backup operation. If you are not a root user, the operation fails with an error message.

Supported Clients

This option is valid for AIX® and Linux clients only. The Tivoli® Storage Manager API does not support this option. The server can also define this option.

This option is valid for all Windows clients. The Tivoli Storage Manager API does not support this option. The server can also define this option.

Options File

Specify this option in the server stanza of the system-options file, dsm.sys, to enable snapshots for all the file systems on the client. You can override the client-wide option for a specific operation by specifying this option on the command line for the backup image command. You can also override the client-wide option for a specific file system using the include.image statement in the dsm.sys file. You can also set this option using the Preferences editor.

Specify this option in the client options file, dsm.opt, to enable snapshots for all the file systems on the client. You can override the client-wide option for a specific operation by specifying this option on the command line for the backup image command. You can also override the client-wide option for a specific file system using the include.image statement in the dsm.opt file. You can also set this option using the Preferences editor.

Parameters

value

Specifies one of the following values:

JFS2

Specifies that you want to perform a snapshot-based image backup while the file system is available to other system applications. This is the default for JFS2 file systems. Valid for AIX clients only.

LINUX_LVM

Specifies that you want to perform a snapshot-based image backup while the file system is available to other system applications. This is the default for file systems residing on logical volumes created by the Linux Logical Volume Manager. Valid for Linux clients only.

VSS

Specifies that the VSS should be used to provide online image support.

NONE

Specifies that you do not want to perform a snapshot-based image backup operation. This performs a static image backup operation using the specified file system. This is the default for file systems other than AIX JFS2 and Linux LVM.

NONE

Specifies that no snapshot provider should be used. This turns off online image support. This is the default