Backup and Restore 2 Manual

Backup and Restore 2 Manual—522696-019
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About This Manual
This manual provides an overview and describes the installation, and configuration of
Backup and Restore 2. It describes the various Backup and Restore Command
Interface (BRCOM) commands, and error messages. It explains the usage of the
BRCOM command interface in addition to monitoring the Backup and Restore 2 jobs.
Audience
The manual is intended for all those who use Backup and Restore 2 products to back
up OSS and SQL/MX objects to tape for archiving or recovery, list the contents of a
tape without restoring data, restore objects from magnetic tape to disk, or move objects
from one system to another.
Organization of This Manual
Section Description
Section 1, Backup and Restore
2 Overview
Describes the major Backup and Restore 2 components
and files.
Section 2, Installing Backup
and Restore 2
Describes the hardware and software required to use
Backup and Restore 2. It also lists the basic steps for
installing Backup and Restore 2 to support OSS and
SQL/MX objects.
Section 3, Configuring Backup
and Restore 2
Describes managing Backup and Restore 2.
Section 4, Using the BRCOM
Command Interface
Describes the BRCOM command interface. It explains how
to manage Backup and Restore 2 jobs using BRCOM.
Section 5, BRCOM
Commands
Describes the various BRCOM commands.
Section 6, BRCOM BACKUP
Command
Describes the BACKUP command. It also provides a
summary of backing up OSS or SQL/MX files and
describes the various BACKUP Job options.
Section 7, BRCOM RESTORE
Command
Describes the RESTORE command. It also provides a
summary of Restoring up SQL/MX or OSS files and
describes the various RESTORE Job options.
Section 8, Monitoring Backup
and Restore 2 Jobs
Describes troubleshooting Backup and Restore 2 jobs.
Appendix A, BRCOM Error
Messages
Describes the BRCOM error and warning messages in
addition to their causes and recovery actions.
Appendix B, Comparison With
the BACKUP and RESTORE
Utilities
Describes the differences between Backup and Restore 2
and the BACKUP and RESTORE utilities.