Backup and Restore 2 Manual

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Monitoring Backup and Restore 2
Jobs
This section describes troubleshooting Backup and Restore 2 jobs.
Monitoring Job Information
You can use BRCOM, MEDIACOM, and EMS event messages to monitor job
information:
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Using DSM/TC (MEDIACOM)
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Using EMS Event Messages
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Using BRCOM to Display Current Status for a Job
Using EMS Event Messages
You must monitor the EMS events for job status. Many errors that require operator
intervention are reported only through EMS events. For information about the event
messages for BRCOM, see the Operator Messages Manual.
Using DSM/TC (MEDIACOM)
You can use MEDIACOM to monitor and manage mount requests.
Using BRCOM to Display Current Status for a Job
To display current status information about a job ID, use the BRCOM STATUS JOB
command:
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Example 8-1 on page 8-2 shows the brief job status of a backup job.
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shows the brief job status of a backcopy job.
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Example 8-3 on page 8-4 shows the brief job status of a backup job.
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shows the brief job status of a backcopy job.
Note. When you issue a BACKUP or RESTORE command, even with the LISTALL or
LISTONLY job options, you must use the STATUS JOB command to obtain information about
the job state. For an explanation of the job states, see Monitoring Job States
on page 8-8.