TMF Reference Manual (G06.26+)

TMFCOM Commands
HP NonStop TMF Reference Manual—522418-003
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DUMP FILES
in NOT <file-name> and in <file-name>, the file is not dumped. For more
information, see the<file-name> parameter description.
START start-file
indicates the file at which the online dump begins in the specified volume and
subvolume. TMF dumps this file and all subsequent ones (based on alphabetical
ordering) in this volume and subvolume. Enter start-file in the following
format:
{[[volume.]subvolume.]{file-id | *}}
{[volume.]*.*}
You can use an asterisk (*) in the file-id or subvolume field of start-file,
but not in the volume field. If you specify an asterisk in the file-id field, the
dump starts at the beginning of the subvolume. If you specify an asterisk in the
subvolume field, the dump starts at the beginning of the volume. To avoid
dumping the entire database, you should specify start-file as a fully qualified
file name.
If you do not specify the volume and subvolume in start-file, the current
default volume and subvolume are used. If the resulting file cannot be found, the
START parameter is ignored and TMF dumps the entire file set.
TAPEMEDIA tape-volume
for dumps to tape, identifies the tape volume to which the online dumps are written.
tape-volume is the identifier magnetically encoded in the tape volume label and
registered in the TMF catalog. The maximum number of tape volumes allowed by
this command is 16.
If the TAPEMEDIA parameter is specified in the DUMP FILES command, TMF
attempts to use the tape volume specified by this parameter, as described under
Online Dumps to Tape later in this discussion.
If no medium is specified (that is, if neither TAPEMEDIA nor DISKMEDIA is
specified), tape media is assumed by default and a scratch tape is selected from
among those listed in the TMF catalog.
If you specify TAPEMEDIA, you must not also specify the DISKMEDIA option.
SYSTEM node
specifies the node (system) or nodes on which all copies are made. The SYSTEM
parameter applies only to dumps directed to tape. (When directing a dump to a
Note. You must include the angle-brackets (“<“ and “>”) exactly as shown in the <file-
name> syntax, embedding the file name within these. For example:
DUMP FILES <$BOULDER.SNOW.NPFILE>, NOT <$DENVER.RAIN.NPX>
You cannot specify both the NOT file-set and the NOT <file-name> formats within
the same DUMP FILES command.