BACKUP DEVCONFIG (Create backup copies of device configuration information)
Use this command to back up information about device configuration for the server.
- Device class definitions
- Library definitions
- Drive definitions
- Path definitions when SRCTYPE=SERVER
- Server definitions
- Server name
- Server password
- Volume location information for LIBTYPE=SCSI libraries
You can use the DEVCONFIG server option to specify one or more files in which to store device configuration information. IBM Spectrum Protect™ updates the files whenever a device class, library, or drive is defined, updated, or deleted.
At installation, the server options file includes a DEVCONFIG option that specifies a device configuration file named devcnfg.out. IBM Spectrum Protect updates this file whenever a device class, library, or drive is defined, updated, or deleted.
- Do not halt the server for a few minutes after issuing the BACKUP DEVCONFIG command.
- Specify multiple DEVCONFIG options in the server options file.
- Examine the device configuration file to see if the file has been updated.
Privilege class
Any administrator can issue this command unless it includes the FILENAMES parameter. If the FILENAMES parameter is specified and the REQSYSAUTHOUTFILE server option is set to YES, the administrator must have system privilege. If the FILENAMES parameter is specified and the REQSYSAUTHOUTFILE server option is set to NO, the administrator must have operator, policy, storage or system privilege.
Syntax
>>-BAckup DEVCONFig--+--------------------------------+-------->< | .-,------------. | | V | | '-Filenames--=------filename---+-'
Parameters
- Filenames
- Specifies the files in which to store device configuration
information.
You can specify multiple files by separating the names with commas
and no intervening spaces. This parameter is optional.
If you do not specify a file name, IBM Spectrum Protect stores the information in all files specified with the DEVCONFIG option in the server options file.
Example: Backup device configuration information to a file
Back up device configuration information to a file named DEVICE.backup devconfig filenames=device
Related commands
Command | Description |
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CHECKIN LIBVOLUME | Checks a storage volume into an automated library. |
CHECKOUT LIBVOLUME | Checks a storage volume out of an automated library. |
DEFINE DEVCLASS | Defines a device class. |
DEFINE DEVCLASS (z/OS® media server) | Defines a device class to use storage managed by a z/OS media server. |
DEFINE DRIVE | Assigns a drive to a library. |
DEFINE LIBRARY | Defines an automated or manual library. |
DEFINE PATH | Defines a path from a source to a destination. |
DEFINE SERVER | Defines a server for server-to-server communications. |
LABEL LIBVOLUME | Labels volumes in manual or automated libraries. |
QUERY LIBVOLUME | Displays information about a library volume. |
SET SERVERNAME | Specifies the name by which the server is identified. |
SET SERVERPASSWORD | Specifies the server password. |
UPDATE DEVCLASS | Changes the attributes of a device class. |
UPDATE DEVCLASS (z/OS media server) | Changes the attributes of a device class for storage managed by a z/OS media server. |
UPDATE DRIVE | Changes the attributes of a drive. |
UPDATE LIBRARY | Changes the attributes of a library. |
UPDATE LIBVOLUME | Changes the status of a storage volume. |
UPDATE PATH | Changes the attributes associated with a path. |
UPDATE SERVER | Updates information about a server. |