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Tivoli Storage Manager Client Commands (dsmc
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Submitted by root on Fri, 10/21/2011 - 17:16
These are just some hints. For more details please check dsmc manual.
How to enter to TSM client:
root@gz~# dsmc
How to check where are the configuration files (usually is /usr/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin):
root@gz~# echo $DSM_DIR
How to check when last backup ran:
root@gz~# dsmc q fi
How to check schedule (use -se if you want to check it for a specific server):
root@gz~# dsmc q sched
root@gz~# dsmc q sched -se=tsmserver1
How to look for files under some directory:
root@gz~# dsmc q b -subdir=yes -inactive "/data/stuff/*"
How to look for files under some directory on the backup server for a host:
root@gz~# dsmc q b -inactive -subdir=yes -se=&ltclient> "/data/stuff/*"
How to restore from incremental backup all files in /data/stuff directory, including the deleted ones active or
inactive:
root@gz~# dsmc restore -subdir=yes -latest "/data/stuff/*"
How to restore files to /tmp/oldfiles:
root@gz~# dsmc restore -pick -subdir=yes "/data/stuff/*" /tmp/oldfiles/
How to restore inactive files:
root@gz~# dsmc restore -inactive -pick -subdir=yes "/data/stuff/*" /tmp/oldfiles/
How to restore without overwriting existing files:
root@gz~# dsmc restore -verbose -subdir=yes rep=no /data/stuff/
How to look for all *.arc files between specific days mm/dd/yyyy:
root@gz~# dsmc q b -inactive -dateformat=1 -subdir=yes "/oracle/archives/*.arc" -FROMdate=01/03/2010 -
TODate=01/03/2010
How to run a backup now:
root@gz~# dsmc incr -ver
How to backup a single file:
root@gz~# dsmc backup "/etc/filesystems"
How to restore /exploit/ to a point in time:
root@gz~# dsmc restore -subdir=y -ina -pitdate="10/08/11" "/exploit/*" /tmp/exploit-restore/
How to restore some files between dates:
root@gz~# dsmc restore -subdir=y -ina "/exploit/*" /tmp/exploit-restore/ -FROMdate=05/03/2010 -
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TODate=06/03/2010
How to display a list of all your backups on /home/ (use the detail option to display the last modification date
and the creation date of each file):
root@gz~# dsmc q backup -sub=yes -detail "/home/*"
How to display a list of all your backed up files with dateformat and timeformat options:
root@gz~# dsmc q b -date=1 -time=4 -su=y "/home/*"
How to include the timeformat option in a command (it must precede the fromtime, pittime, and totime
options):
root@gz~# dsmc q b -date=1 -timeformat=4 -fromd=05/01/2006 -fromt=11:59AM /
How to display a list of active and inactive backup versions of files from which you can select versions to
restore:
root@gz~# dsmc restore "/user/project/*"-pick -inactive
How to restore all files in the /home/ directory to their state as of 3:00 PM on March 10, 2010.:
root@gz~# dsmc restore -pitd=3/10/2010 -pitt=15:00:00 /home/
How to restore from archive:
List the backups:
root@gzaix # dsmc q arch /home/user/important.txt
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
Command Line Backup/Archive Client Interface
Client Version 5, Release 3, Level 5.4
Client date/time: 02/23/12 13:44:54
(c) Copyright by IBM Corporation and other(s) 1990, 2007. All Rights Reserved.
Node Name: GZAIX
Session established with server GZTSMSERV: AIX-RS/6000
Server Version 5, Release 5, Level 5.2
Server date/time: 02/23/12 13:44:54 Last access: 02/23/12 13:44:47
Size Archive Date - Time File - Expires on - Description
---- ------------------- -------------------------------
12,892,074 B 03/02/11 06:22:39 /home/user/important.txt 03/01/12 Archive Date: 03/02/11
14,837,646 B 04/02/11 06:19:00 /home/user/important.txt 04/01/12 Archive Date: 04/02/11
16,764,897 B 05/02/11 05:48:05 /home/user/important.txt 05/01/12 Archive Date: 05/02/11
25,636,989 B 06/02/11 06:10:06 /home/user/important.txt 06/01/12 Archive Date: 06/02/11
31,112,013 B 07/02/11 06:18:35 /home/user/important.txt 07/01/12 Archive Date: 07/02/11
29,823,633 B 08/02/11 06:43:03 /home/user/important.txt 08/01/12 Archive Date: 08/02/11
22,432,587 B 09/02/11 09:01:12 /home/user/important.txt 09/01/12 Archive Date: 09/02/11
20,339,856 B 10/05/11 11:57:45 /home/user/important.txt 10/04/12 Archive Date: 10/05/11
20,339,856 B 10/05/11 11:57:45 /home/user/important.txt 10/04/12 Archive Date: 10/05/11
13,886,136 B 11/02/11 05:51:21 /home/user/important.txt 11/01/12 Archive Date: 11/02/11
7,927,674 B 12/07/11 05:37:25 /home/user/important.txt 12/06/12 Archive Date: 12/07/11
8,516,901 B 01/03/12 12:03:54 /home/user/important.txt 01/02/13 Archive Date: 01/03/12
2,150,058 B 02/02/12 06:15:12 /home/user/important.txt 02/01/13 Archive Date: 02/02/12
Run the restore command:
root@gzaix # dsmc retrieve /home/user/important.txt /tmp/bm/ -FROMdate=09/02/11 -TODate=09/02/11
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
Command Line Backup/Archive Client Interface
Client Version 5, Release 3, Level 5.4
Client date/time: 02/23/12 14:58:31
(c) Copyright by IBM Corporation and other(s) 1990, 2007. All Rights Reserved.
Retrieve function invoked.
Node Name: GZAIX
Session established with server GZTSMSERV: AIX-RS/6000
Server Version 5, Release 5, Level 5.2
Server date/time: 02/23/12 14:58:31 Last access: 02/23/12 14:55:43
Total number of objects retrieved: 2
Total number of objects failed: 0
Total number of bytes transferred: 21.39 MB
Data transfer time: 0.24 sec
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Network data transfer rate: 88,638.33 KB/sec
Aggregate data transfer rate: 179.85 KB/sec
Elapsed processing time: 00:02:01
List the result:
root@gzaix # ls -la /tmp/bm/user/important.txt
-rw-rw-rw- 1 root cft 22432587 Sep 02 06:10 /tmp/bm/user/important.txt
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