Backup and Restore 2 Manual

Backup and Restore 2 Manual—522696-019

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Backup and Restore 2 Overview

This section describes the major Backup and Restore 2 components and files.

Backup and Restore 2 Components

Backup and Restore 2 lets you back up and restore OSS and SQL/MX files. It contains

these components:

Backup and Restore Command Interface (BRCOM)

BRCOM is a command-line interface to Backup and Restore 2 that:

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Creates the BRCONFIG file in $SYSTEM.ZBR2.BRCONFIG

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Creates the BRCMD file for each job in $workvolume.jobid.BRCMD

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Creates the BRJOBS file in $brjobsvolume.ZBR2.BRJOBS

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Creates a job record in the BRJOBS file for each backup, restore job, parallel

backup, and manual restart job.

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Creates the job session

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Issues error messages

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Lets you submit and manage backup, parallel backup, restore, and manual restart

jobs, display information about jobs, delete job records for old jobs, and delete

leftover files from failed jobs.

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Lets you perform a backup of the same data to two identical tapes simultaneously

using a single command.

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Lets you manually restart a failed backup or restore job

The BRCOM object file is located in $SYSTEM.SYSnn.BRCOM.

Data Service

The Data Service is a service process that is controlled by the data management

application (DMA). It provides the interface to the NonStop file system for backing up

or restoring files. The Data Service:

Backup and Restore Command Interface (BRCOM)

Data Service

Data Management Application (DMA) on page 1-2

Tape Service on page 1-2

Note. The parallel backup and manual restart features are supported only on systems

running H06.05 or later H-series RVUs.