TMF Planning and Configuration Guide (H06.05+)

Contents
HP NonStop TMF Planning and Configuration Guide—540136-002
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5. Configuring TMF for Backup and Recovery
5. Configuring TMF for Backup and Recovery
Backup and Recovery Features of TMF 5-1
Automatic Transaction Backout 5-1
Automatic Volume Recovery 5-2
File Recovery 5-2
Strategies for Online Dumps and Audit Dumps 5-2
Online Dump File Generations 5-3
Which Files to Dump 5-3
How Often to Dump 5-3
Optimizing Online Dumping 5-4
Managing Audit Dumps 5-4
Dumping to Disk Instead of Tape 5-6
Dumping to a Remote System 5-7
Configuration Options for Backup and Recovery 5-8
Turning Audit Dumping On or Off 5-9
Pausing and Resuming Audit Dumping 5-9
Changing Other Parameters for Audit Dumps 5-10
Changing the Block Size 5-11
Selecting Options for Online Dumps 5-11
Specifying the Block Size 5-13
Setting the Recovery Mode for Volume Recovery 5-13
Recovery Planning for Catastrophic Failures 5-14
Loss of ZTMFCONF 5-14
Loss of an Active Audit Volume 5-15
Loss of the Entire System 5-15
6. Reconfiguring TMF Processes
Overview of TMF Processes 6-1
Monitor Processes (TMFMON and TMFMON2) 6-2
Transaction Management Process (TMP) 6-2
Backout 6-2
Catalog 6-3
Audit Dump 6-3
Audit Overflow 6-3
Online Dump 6-4
Volume Recovery 6-4
File Recovery 6-4