TMF Reference Manual (G06.26+)

TMFCOM Commands

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ADD DUMPS

The ADD DUMPS command adds dump entries to the TMF catalog. This command is

used to reenter online and audit dump entries accidentally deleted from the catalog, or

to recover a destroyed catalog. Use the ADD DUMPS command only under one of

these conditions:

•

The catalog files residing on the configuration volume in the ZTMFCONF

subvolume (volume.ZTMFCONF) have been damaged or lost.

•

Entries for dumps have been mistakenly deleted from the catalog with a DELETE

DUMPS command.

•

A file is mistakenly purged.

•

The AUDIT attribute of a file is mistakenly changed to NO AUDIT.

For further information, refer to “Usage Guidelines” later in this command description,

and to the TMF Operations and Recovery Guide.

There are two forms of the ADD DUMPS command: one for adding an audit dump

entry to the catalog and another for adding one or more online dump entries to the

catalog. The syntax for each form follows.

Note. The ADD DUMPS command only re-creates entries in the TMF catalog, it does not re-

create actual lost or damaged dumps themselves. The dump entries are only effective if the

dumps they describe actually exist on available media. That is, a dump to tape must remain on

a tape that has not been overwritten; a dump to disk must have been restored from backup

disk files.

HP recommends that you use output from a previous INFO DUMPS, OBEYFORM command

as input for executing ADD DUMPS commands. The INFO DUMPS, OBEYFORM command

formats online and audit-dump entries from the TMF catalog as command file text that can be

saved and executed later by TMFCOM. If you periodically issue the INFO DUMPS,

OBEYFORM command, you can readily capture up-to-date information for rebuilding the

entries in the TMF catalog. For more information about this approach, see “Usage Guidelines”

later in this command discussion, and also read the INFO DUMPS

command discussion.