Backup And Restore Interaction; Backup Syntax - HP BACKCOPY Reference Manual

NOTE:
DSM/SCM to install BACKUP, the BACKUP program file is not licensed. The super ID can use
the FUP LICENSE command to license the BACKUP program file at any time.
Give super-group users (255, n) EXECUTE access to a PROGID copy of the BACKUP utility,
and set PROGID to the super ID (255, 255).
Create a special user ID that is used only for running BACKUP. Use the Safeguard product to
give this ID read-only access to all files, and give the password to a user who is responsible
for backups. For information about configuring the Safeguard product, see the Safeguard
Administrator's Manual.
To set the appropriate access level for BACKUP and all other system programs, see your
organization's security policy. For a description of securing information on a NonStop system, see
the Security Management Guide.

BACKUP and RESTORE Interaction

The BACKUP command options you use to create a tape directly affect how the tape is restored.
After creating a backup, you cannot view all the options you used when you ran BACKUP, so note
the options you use each time you run BACKUP.
BACKUP and RESTORE have two modes of operation:
File mode, in which BACKUP copies one file at a time to create a tape that is a sequence of
individual files.
Volume mode, in which BACKUP transfers an entire disk volume to tape. Only the super ID
(255,255) can use volume-mode BACKUP.
A tape created by BACKUP using one mode cannot be restored using the other mode.
You should be familiar with these subsections that apply to both utilities:
Entering BACKUP and RESTORE Commands (page 29)
Mounting a Tape (page 29)
Tape Formats (page 31)
File Sets, File-Set Lists, and Qualified File-Set Lists (page

BACKUP Syntax

BACKUP has different syntax options in file mode and volume mode. For concise statements of
both modes of BACKUP syntax, see
The syntax for the file mode of BACKUP is:
[\node.][$ volume.][subvolume.]BACKUP
[ / run-option
{ tape-device-name
{ ( tape-device-name1, tape-device-name2, ... ) }
, backup-files
[ , file-mode-backup-option ] ...
The syntax for the volume mode of BACKUP is:
[\node.][$ volume.][subvolume.]BACKUP
40 BACKUP
DSM/SCM automatically licenses the BACKUP program file. If you do not use
[, run-option ] ... / ]
Appendix D: Syntax Summaries.
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