Backup and Restore 2 Manual

BRCOM BACKUP Command
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BRCOM BACKUP Command Syntax
define-name
is a DEFINE name of CLASS TAPE or TAPECATALOG for a backup to labeled
tape. For more information, see Using DEFINEs With Backup and Restore 2
on page 4-6
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If you specify a DEFINE of CLASS TAPECATALOG with CATALOG ON,
the tape information is recorded in the DSM/TC volume catalog. When you
specify CATALOG OFF, information about the tape is not recorded in the
DSM/TC volume catalog. For more information about CLASS
TAPECATALOG DEFINEs, see the DSM/Tape Catalog User’s Guide.
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If you specify a DEFINE of CLASS TAPE, information about the tape is not
recorded in the DSM/TC volume catalog. For more information about
CLASS TAPE DEFINEs, see the Guardian Disk and Tape Utilities
Reference Manual.
The DEFINE attributes are used as described in these manuals except as listed in
Table 6-1
Table 6-1. DEFINE Attribute Exceptions for the Backup Command
Attribute Meaning Comments
BLOCKLEN Valid but ignored. The value of BLOCKLEN is always either the default
value or the user-specified value of the BLOCKSIZE job
option. For more information about the BLOCKSIZE job
option, see BLOCKSIZE Job Option
on page 6-25
DENSITY Not supported. Backup and Restore 2 does not support reel-to-reel
tapes.
EBCDIC Not supported. Backup and Restore 2 does not support IBM labeled
tapes.
LABELS Valid values are
BACKUP or
OMITTED.
The other values are not supported.
LOGICAL Valid but ignored. Backup and Restore 2 does not support parallel
BACKUP or BACKCOPY.
PHYSICAL Valid but ignored. Backup and Restore 2 does not support BACKCOPY.
RECFORM Valid but ignored. The record format is always FIXED.
RECLEN Valid but ignored. The record length is always either the user-specified
value or default value of the BLOCKSIZE job option.
TAPEMODE Valid but ignored. The value of TAPEMODE is always STREAM.
USE Valid values are
IN, OUT, and
OPENFLAG.
The other values are not supported.