Defining Client Actions
To schedule a client or a list of clients to process a command
for a one-time action, complete the following fields and then
click Finish, or click Cancel
to end the task.
- The client node can immediately process this
command if the client scheduler is started.
- Tivoli Storage Manager automatically defines a schedule and
associates the client node to the schedule.
- Tivoli Storage Manager defines this schedule by setting the Priority to one, the Period
Units to onetime, and
the Duration Units
- to the number of days set by the
duration period of the client action.
Note: The schedule for a given client action
is retained until the client action duration period is set. You
must perform the client action duration operation to ensure the
schedule is cancelled.
Client Nodes
Enter the list of client node names that will process the
schedule associated with the action. This parameter is optional.
- You can specify a list of clients that will process
the schedule associated with the action. The items in the list are separated
by commas, with no intervening spaces.
- You can use an asterisk (*) as a wildcard to specify a
name. All matching client nodes will be scheduled to
perform the action. The default is *.
Policy Domain Name
Select the list of policy domains used to limit the list of
client nodes.
- Only client nodes that are assigned to one of the
specified policy domains will be scheduled.
- All clients assigned to a matching domain will be
scheduled.
- If you do not specify a value for this parameter, all
policy domains will be included in the list.
Action
Select the action that the client will perform.
Incremental |
Backs up any files that have changed
since the last backup and for which the specified time
between backups has elapsed. The default is Incremental. |
Selective |
Backs up only the files described in the
Objects field. |
Imagebackup |
Backs up logical volumes described in the
Objects field. |
Archive |
Archives the files described in the
Objects field. |
Restore |
Restores the files described in the
Objects field. |
Imagerestore |
Restores logical volumes described in the
Objects field. |
Retrieve |
Retrieves the files described in the
Objects field. |
Command |
Processes a client operating system
command described in the Objects field. |
Macro |
Processes a macro whose file name is
described in the Objects field. |
Options
Enter the options to supply to the DSMC command at the time
the schedule is processed.
- Each option is preceded by a hyphen and ended by a space.
- Only those options that are valid on the DSMC command
line may be specified for this parameter.
- When applicable, these options override the options
specified by a client node after it has successfully
contacted the server.
Objects
Enter the objects for which the specified action is performed.
- You can specify more than one object by separating the
objects with commas, with no intervening spaces.
- The allowed objects depend on the action you specify with
the ACTION parameter and the operating system used by the
clients associated with the schedule.
- To select all filespaces, directories, or logical volumes,
explicitly list them in the object field.
- Entering an asterisk will cause the backup to only occur
for the directory where the scheduler was started.
- When you specify Incremental for the Action, and do not
specify any objects with this parameter, the DSMC command
is invoked without specified objects and attempts to
process objects as defined in the client's option file.