5190/5194 Modular Tape Subsystem Manual

Operating the Cartridge Tape Drive and ACL
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Using the TSM Package With the Modular Tape
Subsystem (NonStop Himalaya S-Series Servers)
Using the TSM Package With the Modular Tape
Subsystem (NonStop Himalaya S-Series
Servers)
The TSM package is a client/server application that provides troubleshooting,
maintenance, and service tools for NonStop Himalaya S-series servers. The tasks you
can perform are listed under The TSM Package (NonStop Himalaya S-Series Servers)
on page 5-7.
For more information about TSM concepts, commands, and dialog boxes and how to
perform TSM tape tasks, see the TSM Online User Guide.
Using BACKUP and RESTORE With the
Modular Tape Subsystem
BACKUP and RESTORE are two of the most commonly used utilities for moving files
between a NonStop Himalaya server and cartridge tapes. You can use BACKUP to
copy disk files to magnetic tape on a regular basis. If one or more disk files are lost or
destroyed, you can use RESTORE to replace the lost files from tape.
To begin a BACKUP or RESTORE operation when using an ACL, you must first load a
cartridge from one of the slots in the cartridge magazine. See Loading the Cartridge
Magazine on page 4-15. For operations requiring a single cartridge, the tape drive
writes to or reads from the tape, then the ACL unloads the cartridge (unless you
specified the NOUNLOAD option of the BACKUP utility) and loads the next cartridge.
For BACKUP or RESTORE operations requiring multiple cartridges, the system
prompts you to load a new cartridge when it is needed. Prompts appear whether or
not the tape drive has an automatic cartridge loader (ACL). If the drive you are using
has an ACL, you can bypass these prompts and allow the ACL to load cartridges
automatically, as the system needs them, by specifying the NOPROMPT option of
BACKUP and RESTORE. See the examples in this subsection.
For more information on the BACKUP and RESTORE utilities, refer to the Guardian
Disk and Tape Utilities Reference Manual.
Backing Up Disk Files to Tape
The following example copies all files from the $DISK1.USER2 subvolume to the tape
on the tape drive named $TAPE1.
1> BACKUP $TAPE1, $DISK1.USER2.*, LISTALL, NOPROMPT, VERIFYTAPE
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The LISTALL option lists the names of all files copied to tape.
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The NOPROMPT option instructs BACKUP not to prompt the user before writing to
each tape. This option is useful when the backup requires more than one cartridge
and the tape drive has an ACL.