HP Archive Backup System for OpenVMS Guide to Operations

Table 3–3 Disk, File, Path and Database Specification Formats
Saving and Restoring Data
3.5 Saves and Restores
Data Type Examples Case Sensitive
Oracle Rdb Storage Areas
UNIX files
Windows files
DISK2:[RDB]ACCOUNTS.RDB/INCLUDE
=BALANCES (save)
DISK2:[RDB]ACCOUNTS.RDB
/AREA=BALANCES (restore)
Do not specify a version number - the include
syntax is required, even from the GUI. If
entered from the CLI, you must enclose the
specification in quotes.
/usr/smith/
If entered from the CLI, you must enclose
UNIX specification in quotes.
C:\WINNT\SMITH\
If entered from the CLI, you must enclose
Windows specifications in quotes.
No
Yes
No
VMS saveset cataloging tape_name:saveset_name No
Note
Wildcards are not allowed in the include specification for WINDOWS_FILES and
UNIX_FILES data type in a save request.
If you prefer to use selection objects directly (which enable you to specify additional selection
criteria), then create a selection as shown in Section 3.3.3, then include the selection in the
SELECTIONS attribute in the save or restore request. You can include up to 24 selections in a
save or restore request with the caveat that a maximum of 24 disk, file or database file specifications
(in total) are supported in a single save or restore request.
3.5.7 Delete Interval and Keep
Some saves and most restores are intended to be run only once, and have a frequency of ONE
TIME ONLY. With this in mind, ABS automatically deletes such requests after a defined interval
after the request has executed. This interval is the delete interval and can be customized for each
save and restore request. If not specified, all ONE TIME ONLY requests are deleted approximately
3 days after execution: the actual delete is performed by a daily scheduled activity which
runs at a certain time every day. If the frequency is something other than ONE TIME ONLY,
ABS does not automatically delete the request. If the delete interval is set to NONE, then the
request is deleted the next time the scheduled activity runs after execution of the request.
If you do not wish to have these requests automatically deleted, then set the keep attribute. This
flags the request to be kept indefinitely and clears the delete interval.
3.5.8 Destination (Restore Only)
ABS allows you to restore data to a different disk, directory, file system or pathname from where
the data was saved. This is useful if you wish to make additional copies of data from the archive.
If you wish to restore to a different location, enter the disk, directory, file system or pathname in
the destination attribute of the restore. If not specified, the data is restored to the original source
location of the data.
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