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 List of All Defined Backup Media 

Use

You can call up a list of all defined backup media.

Prerequisites

You have the DBM operator authorization Backup or DBInfoRead.

Syntax

medium_getall

Reply

OK<NL>
<name> <location> <type> <backup_type> <size> <block_size> <overwrite> <autoldr> <oscmd> <date_created> <date_modified> <NL>

<name> <location> <type> <backup_type> <size> <block_size> <overwrite> <autoldr> <oscmd> <date_created> <date_modified> <NL>

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Values for the Individual Fields of the Reply

<name>

Name to identify the backup medium. The name of the medium may comprise a group name and a member name. These are separated by a slash.

<name> ::= [<grpname>/]<membername>

This type of group is used with parallel data backups or parallel restore operations.

<location>

The name of the device/file
Used for operating system functions.

<type>

Type of the backup medium Possible values are:
TAPE
FILE
NO-REWIND
PIPE
AUTOLOADER
UNKNOWN

<backup_type>

The type of backup for which the backup medium is to be used:
DATA (complete data backup)
PAGES (incremental data backup)
LOG (log backups)

<size>

Maximum number of pages which can be written to the medium. This is necessary to change the tape correctly, for example. If the backup media is of sufficient size, a zero can be specified.

<block_size>

Number of pages that are transferred when accessing the medium (default value: 8).

<overwrite>

This option is only relevant for the media type FILE and describes the behavior if the file is already present. Possible values are:
NO
YES
VERSION

<autoldr>

Specifies whether the device changes the backup medium automatically:
YES
NO

<oscmd>

Operating system to be executed before backing up to a succeeding medium or restoring from a succeeding medium.

In the event of errors, see Reply Format.

 

 

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