Vssaltstagingdir

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.

Place this option in the client options file (dsm.opt).


>>-VSSALTSTAGINGDIR--filepath----------------------------------><

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.

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.