Defining virtual file spaces

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Use a virtual file space definition to complete NAS directory-level backups. To reduce backup and restore times for large file systems, map a directory path from a NAS file server to a virtual file space name on the IBM Storage Protect server.

Procedure

To create a virtual file space name for the directory path on the NAS device, issue the DEFINE VIRTUALFSMAPPING command:

define virtualfsmapping nas1 /mikesdir /vol/vol1 /mikes

This command defines a virtual file space name of /MIKESDIR on the server, which represents the directory path of /VOL/VOL1/MIKES on the NAS file server that is represented by node NAS1. For more information, see Directory-level backup and restore for NDMP operations.