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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Introduction ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore is a powerful backup utility that lets you
safe-guard your OS/2 system against loss of data. It allows you to set up a
Backup Strategy for each activity you perform on your machine. The strategy,
once employed, provides protection against all of the likely causes of
data-loss: user errors, hardware malfunctions, malicious damage and disasters.
The program supports all the features of the OS/2 file systems, including:
Long file names
Extended Attributes
Network Access Permissions
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore is compatible with the IBM ADSTAR Distributed
Storage Manager, IBM's flagship data storage management system.
Using OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore, you can create backups for
Local Hard Disks
Remote Hard Disks accessed with a Logical Drive Letter
It allows you to store backups into a Backup Set which can reside on any of
the following Storage Devices:
Tape Drives
Hard Disks
Removable Drives
Diskette Drives
LAN Alias Drives
Remote Drives
Optical Drives
IBM ADSTAR Distributed Storage Manager (ADSM)
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore uses a Backup Method to control each backup.
Backup Methods contain all the information needed to execute the backup: which
files and folders to back up, and where and how to store them.
You can restore data simply by selecting the files or folders you want
restored - OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore carries out all management
functions necessary to retrieve data from the backups. OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore keeps an inventory of all the files that have backups,
including information about where the file is stored, its attributes, how many
versions exist, and so on. This makes restoring lost or damaged data simple
and easy because it does not rely on you to catalog and organize the backup
media.
File Filters allow you to define which files and folders to back up. These can
be defined in two ways:
Tree-based
Rule-based
Rulebooks define how files and folders are backed up by specifying how many
Generations of backup are kept and what kind of compression is used when they
are backed up.
Data is backed up to Backup Sets.
A Backup Set is a logical collection of backed up files. Typical Backup Sets
range from a diskette which contains a backup of the spreadsheets relating to
a project, to a set of tapes containing a complete system image for disaster
recovery purposes.
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore manages these backups as a group, which means
that if you ever need to recover data, then you just need to ask OS/2 Warp
Server Backup/Restore for the file you want, and the program will know
precisely where the data was backed up, and how to retrieve it. By having a
separate Backup Set for each project, you can manage your backups effectively,
for example by asking OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore to Transfer Out a Backup
Set when a project has finished.
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore remembers where is has backed up data using
special Index Files. These files are automatically backed up by OS/2 Warp
Server Backup/Restore whenever it does a backup, ensuring that your data will
always be recoverable, even after a catastrophic disk crash.
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore allows you to schedule backups as well as
running them manually. Scheduled Events run a Backup Method at a particular
time and can be defined in many ways:
Interval Events
For example every ten minutes
Daily Events
At a specific time each day
Monthly Events
At a specific time on a specific day of the month
Named Day Events
On specific days, for example every Monday
Startup Events
A certain number of minutes after OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore is
started.
Manual backups allow you to back up files before scheduled backups take place,
or when you want to perform a specific backup that you don't want to be part
of the Schedule.
To allow you to keep track of which files OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore has
backed up, it keeps Log Files. There is a Log File created for each of your
Backup Sets.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Upgrading to ADSM ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
"Behind every business decision, there needs to be an effective backup plan"
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore supports the ADSM Family of Products. ADSTAR
Distributed Storage Manager (ADSM) is a software family that brings IBM's
leading-edge system-managed-storage to the network environment.
ADSM is an enterprise-wide storage management application for the network that
provides automatic backup and archive services to MULTIvendor workstations,
personal computers and LAN file servers from companies like Apple, AT&T, DEC,
HP, Microsoft, NEC, Novell, SCO, Siemens, Silicon Graphics, SUN, and of course
IBM. And ADSM is the FIRST and ONLY storage management product on the market
today that lets you backup your Lotus Notes servers online, incrementally down
to the individual note level!!
With ADSM you are able to backup your data to a hierarchy of storage devices
like disk, tape or optical. Your choice!!! Just set it and forget and let ADSM
take care of the rest for you.
But ADSM saves more than just your data.
ADSM:
Saves your money
- Reduces operational costs
- Controls storage costs
- Relieves users of storage management tasks
- Makes use of new technologies, immediately and transparently
Saves your time
- Schedules automatic backups
- Eliminates labor-intensive handling of media
- Manages client activities automatically
- Recovers from data loss without storage administrator assistance
- Compresses data
Saves your effort
- Standard procedures for the enterprise
Let us tell you more.
To receive additional information about ADSM by either mail or FAX, inside the
US, Canada, Puerto Rico or Guam, contact the IBM Information Support Center at
1-800-IBM-3333 and ask for "STAR 20". Outside these countries call
1-520-574-4600 and ask for "STAR 20".
You can also access ADSM information through:
Compuserve
Type GO IBMSTORAGE at any ! prompt.
IBMLINK
Select Talk Link, then select the "Special" category
World Wide Web
http://www.storage.ibm.com/storage/software/adsm/adsmhome.htm
Anonymous ftpserver
Located in the US:
hostname is index.storsys.ibm.com
located in Germany:
hostname is ftp.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Backup Methods ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A Backup Method tells OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore everything it needs to
know to perform a backup:
What data is backed up
By selecting a source directory and using File Filters to exclude
unwanted files.
How the data is backed up
By specifying whether you want to do an incremental backup, what
method of compression you wish to use and how many generations you
wish to keep.
Where the data is backed up
By specifying a destination Backup Set.
It is also possible to specify to see a Preview of the data about to be backed
up.
You can view the available Backup Methods by opening the Backup Methods
container.
Hint
You also run Backup Methods immediately by selecting them from the Backup
pull-down menu on the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore main window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1. Backup Methods container ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To see the Backup Methods which are defined for your system, open the Backup
Methods container by selecting Backup Methods... from the Tools pull-down on
the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore main window or clicking on the icon on the
Toolbar.
This container displays all the available Backup Methods. If the container is
in Details View then descriptions of the Backup Methods are also shown.
Double-click on a Backup Method to open it, the Edit Backup Method panel will
appear.
To create a new Backup Method, select New from the Backup Methods container or
select Edit new method... from the Backup pull-down on the OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore main window. The Edit Backup Method panel will appear.
To perform another action on a Backup Method, click Mouse Button 2 once on its
icon to display its pop-up menu. This gives the options:
Open Opens the Backup Method so that it can be edited.
Use now This will run the Backup Method. If Preview is selected you
will be presented with a list of all the files about to be
backed up, otherwise OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore will
proceed to back up the specified files.
Estimate now This will scan disks and calculate how many files and
folders would be backed up by the Backup Method. See
Estimating Backup Methods for more details.
Copy Copies an existing Backup Method to a new Backup Method
with a different name.
Delete Deletes the Backup Method. If you do this then any Backup
Events in the Schedule which use this Backup Method will
stop running.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2. Editing Backup Methods ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Backup Methods are defined using a Pipeline.
A set of objects, the 'Source', starts at the top of the Pipeline and flows
through it. As each object progresses along the Pipeline it may be 'filtered
out' by certain choices or have attributes set which define how it is backed
up.
At the end of the Pipeline, only the files which have not been filtered out
will remain to be backed up to a Backup Set.
The flow of the Pipeline itself can be changed to allow certain options to be
ignored completely. To do this, use the arrow button which is placed by that
part of the Pipeline.
For more information select one of the topics listed below:
Source
Rulebook
File Filter
Changed Only Filter
Backup Preview
Destination
Estimating Backup Methods
Saving Objects
Progress Panel
To run the backup press the Backup button. If you have selected Preview
selection then this button will be labelled Preview and you will be presented
with a Backup Preview. Otherwise the backup will proceed as normal.
Hint
If you want to test a Backup Method then you can run a Preview to check that
the right files are going to be backed up and run the backup from the Preview
panel. When the backup completes you will be returned to the Backup Method
panel to allow you to save the Backup Method.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2.1. Source ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Source is the set of files and folders which are to be considered for
backup. There are 2 ways of defining the Source:
Allow backup of all files
This option will include all objects to be found on all the Source
Drives which are currently checked for backup.
Only allow backup of files below:
This allows you to specify a particular drive or subdirectory to
back up from.
Drive
The letter of the Source Drive to back up from. Select '*'
for all Source Drives checked for backup.
Directory
The name of the directory to back up from.
Include subdirs?
Select this option to include all objects in subdirectories
of the directory specified above.
Hint
You may also drag folders from the Workplace Shell onto the Source to choose
which files and folders are going to be considered for back up. The folder
must be on one of the Source Drives checked for backup.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2.2. Rulebook ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The first option in the pipeline specifies how files and folders are backed up.
You can either specify a Compression Method and number of generations for all
the files and folders which are backed up or you can select a Rulebook which
allows you to specify the Compression Method and Generations individually for
each file and folder. Use the arrow button to make the pipeline flow through
the option you want and then select the specific items.
Note: It is possible to select the <Default> option in both the Compression
and Rulebook fields.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2.3. File Filter ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The second option in the pipeline allows you to include a File Filter to filter
out specific source files which you don't want to back up. Use the appropriate
arrow button to select whether the pipeline will flow through a File Filter and
then select either a specific File Filter or <Default> for the default File
Filter.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2.4. Changed Only Filter ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If this option is selected then the Backup Method will perform incremental
backups, otherwise the backups will be full.
Use the appropriate arrow button to either include or exclude this option in
the pipe.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2.5. Destination ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This tells OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore where data is backed up by this
Backup Method. You can either select a specific Backup Set or use the
<Default>.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3. Estimating Backup Methods ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore allows you to estimate the statistics for a
particular Backup Method.
The Backup Estimate panel will always show you the total amount of data which
will be backed up and an estimate of the amount of time this will take. If you
are viewing the estimate from a Preview of the Backup Method then the amount of
data which is below the current selection in the Preview is also displayed.
It is possible to change what is shown on this panel by using the Control
Panel.
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore has to do a disk scan to work out which files
to back up. The Scanning 'LED' will flash while the scan is still in progress.
If you are viewing the Estimate from a Preview then select Hide to close the
panel. If you are viewing it from the Edit Backup Method panel then you can
press Backup to start the backup, or Cancel to cancel.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4. Backup Preview ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Before you run a backup you can Preview the objects which will be backed up.
This allows you to check that the right files and folders are backed up, and to
deselect any that you do not want to include.
To get a Preview, select Preview selection on the Edit Backup Method panel, and
press the Preview button.
A Tree will appear with a list of files and folders included in the backup. You
can select and deselect files in the usual way. See Selecting and Deselecting
Objects in Trees for more details.
To view statistics relating to the backup, click on the Estimate button. See
Estimating Backup Methods for more details.
Select Backup to start the backup with the current selection or Cancel to end
the backup operation.
Hint
You can change which fields are displayed in the container of file objects by
selecting and deselecting options from its Container Context Menu.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.5. Progress Panel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore will display the statistics for a backup or a
restore as it progresses. A description of the statistics displayed are listed
below. Each of these fields can be optionally removed from the Progress Panel
panels by changing their settings in the Control Panel.
Done
A count of the data which has been backed up or restored (broken down into
files, folders and bytes).
Remaining
A count of the data which is still to be backed up or restored.
Total
A count of the total amount of data which will be backed up or restored.
Elapsed time
The amount of time which has passed since the backup or restore started.
Estimated remaining time:
The estimated amount of time it will take OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore
to finish the backup or restore.
Estimated total time:
The estimated total time it will take OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore to
carry out the backup or restore.
Backup destination:
The Backup Set OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore is backing up to (only
shown during backup).
Average data rate:
The average rate at which OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore has backed up or
restored data in bytes per second.
Remaining space on media:
The remaining space on the Volume you are backing up to (only shown during
backup).
Scanning
This indicates whether OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore is currently
scanning your drives for data to back up or scanning the archives for data
to restore.
Backing up
This indicates whether OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore is currently
backing up data. If it is then the name of the file or folder currently
being backed up is given.
Restoring
This indicates whether OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore is currently
restoring data. If it is then the name of the file or folder currently
being restored is given.
Percent Complete
This indicates what percentage of the backup or restore operation is
complete.
To stop the backup or restore press the Stop button. The operation will be
paused and you will be asked to confirm this decision before the backup or
restore actually stops.
To pause the backup or restore press the Pause button. The text on the button
will change to Continue, and you can press it again to continue.
Note: Stopping and pausing will not take effect until the current file has
been dealt with. If you are backing up and press Stop, the program will also
back up the Index Files before coming to a complete halt. OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore does this to maintain the integrity of your backed up data.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6. Manual Backups ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Once you have created a Backup Method it is either possible for it to be run
automatically using the Schedule or to run it manually. To run a Backup Method
manually, select the appropriate method from the Backup pull-down on the main
menu. Alternatively select Use now from the Context Menu of the appropriate
method in the Backup Methods container.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Restore Methods ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A Restore Method tells OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore everything it needs to
know in order to perform a restore:
What data is to be restored
By selecting which Backup Set to use and which files and folders to
restore.
For Dual Device Backup Sets you may also select whether to restore
from a full backup, a incremental backup, or both.
Which versions of the files are to be restored
By either picking the most recent version or picking files as they
were before a specified time or selecting specific generations of
files.
Where the restored data is to be written
Either their original or a new location.
It is also possible to specify to see a Preview of the data about to be
restored.
You can view the available Restore Methods by opening the Restore Methods
container.
Hint
You also run Restore Methods immediately by selecting them from the Restore on
the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore main window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1. Restore Methods container ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To see the Restore Methods which are defined for your system, open the Restore
Methods container. To do this select Restore Methods... from the Tools
pull-down on the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore main window or click on the
icon on the Toolbar.
This container displays all the available Restore Methods. If the container is
in Details View then descriptions of the Restore Methods are also shown.
Double-click on a Restore Method to open it, the Edit Restore Method panel will
appear.
To create a new Restore Method, select New from the Restore Methods container
or select Edit new method... from the Restore pull-down on the OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore main window. The Edit Restore Method panel will appear.
To perform another action on a Restore Method, click Mouse Button 2 once on its
icon to display its pop-up menu. This gives the options:
Open Opens the Restore Method so that it can be edited.
Use now This will run the Restore Method. If Preview is selected in
the Restore Method you will be presented with a list of all
the files that will be restored, otherwise OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore will proceed straight to the restore.
Estimate now This will scan disks and calculate how many files and
folders would be backed up by the Restore Method. See
Estimating Restore Methods for more details.
Copy Copies an existing Restore Method to a new Restore Method
with a different name.
Delete Deletes the Restore Method.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2. Editing Restore Methods ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Restore Methods are defined using a Pipeline.
A set of objects, the 'Source', starts at the top of the Pipeline and flows
through it. As each object progresses along the Pipeline OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore determines which version of the file or folder is restored and
where it is restored to.
The flow of the Pipeline itself can be changed to allow certain options to be
ignored completely. To do this, use the arrow button which is placed by that
part of the Pipeline.
For more information select one of the topics listed below:
Restore Source
Picking Generations for Restore
Restore Preview
Prompting for Files and Folders During Restore
Restore Destination
Estimating Restore Methods
Saving Objects
Progress Panel
To run the Restore press the Restore button. If you have selected Preview
selection then this button will be labelled Preview and you will be presented
with a Restore Preview.
Hint
If you want to test a Restore Method then you can run a Preview to check that
the right files are going to be restored and then run the restore from the
Preview panel. When the Restore completes you will be returned to the Restore
Method panel to allow you to save the Restore Method.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.1. Restore Source ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Source is the set of files and folders which are to be considered for
restore. If a file or folder is not included in the Source then it will not be
restored.
You must either select a specific Backup Set to restore from, select * for all
Backup Sets or <Default> to choose the default Backup Set.
If you select a specific Dual Device Backup Set, you will be presented with a
popup panel which allows you to select whether you wish to restore data from a
full backup, a incremental backup, or both.
Once you have chosen which Backup Set to use, there are two ways of defining
the Source:
Allow restore of any file
This includes all the files and folders in the selected Backup Set
or Backup Sets.
Only allow restore of files below:
This allows you to specify a particular drive or subdirectory to be
restored.
Drive
The letter of the drive to be restored. Select * for all
drives which have been backed up to the selected Backup Set.
Directory
The name of the directory to be restored.
Pattern
A File Pattern matching the files you want to restore.
Include subdirs?
Specifies whether to include all files and folders in
subdirectories of the directory specified above.
Hint
You may also drag files and folders from the Workplace Shell onto the Source
to choose which files and folders are going to be restored.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.2. Picking Generations for Restore ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The first option in the pipeline specifies which version of the file will be
restored. Use the appropriate arrow button to make the pipe flow through the
option you wish to use.
If you select Pick most recent versions then the last backup of the file or
folder will be restored.
If you select Pick Versions by Date then when you run the Restore Method you
will be prompted to enter a date and time. OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore will
then restore the last backup of the file or folder made before that time and
date. See Date Selection During Restore for more details.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.3. Date Selection During Restore ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore is able to restore files as they were before a
specific date. To do this set up a Restore Method which uses the Pick Versions
by Date option.
When you run the Restore Method you will be prompted to enter a date and time.
When the files are restored, the version picked will be the latest one which
was backed up before the specified date.
To enter the date either type the correct values into the appropriate fields or
use the Spin Buttons.
Select OK to confirm your selection or Cancel to end the restore.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3. Restore Destination ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Restore Destination allows you to tell OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore
where files and folders should be restored to.
Select the original location to restore the data to the same drives and
directories that it was backed up from.
If you want the data restored somewhere else, select the location below: and
specify the drive and directory where you wish to restore the data.
Note: OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore treats this as the 'parent' directory
for the data restored. It will maintain the directory structure of the data
underneath this parent directory.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4. Restore Preview ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Before you run a restore you can Preview the objects which will be restored.
This allows you to check that the right files and folders are restored, and to
deselect any you do not want to include.
To get a Preview, select Preview selection on the Edit Restore Method panel,
and press the Preview button.
A Tree will appear with a list of files and folders included in the restore.
You can select and deselect files and folders in the usual way. See Selecting
and Deselecting Objects in Trees for more details.
To select a specific Generation of a file or folder, select Select generation
from its Context Menu. A list of all generations of backup is given, and you
can select the one you want. See Selecting Generations for more details.
Note: Some folders have Extended Attributes associated with them, and you can
therefore select the generation of folder to restore. If a folder does not have
Extended Attributes associated with it then there will not be any generations
of backup, so there is nothing for you to select.
If you want to Drop a specific file from the Backup Set(s) specified by the
Restore Method you can select Drop this file from its Context Menu.
If you want to Drop a folder, its contents and all its sub-folders then select
Drop whole directory + all below from it Context Menu.
To view statistics relating to the restore, click on Estimate. See Estimating
Restore Methods for more details.
Select Restore to continue the restore with the current selection or Cancel to
return to the Edit Restore Method panel.
Hint
You can change which fields are displayed in the container of file objects by
selecting and deselecting options from its Container Context Menu.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.5. Selecting Generations ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Select Generation panel can be displayed by clicking on the Select
generation pop-up menu item on any file or folder in the Restore Preview
The View generations panel shows a list of Generations as if they were real
files or folders. The list shows what the object's attributes will be when
restored, not the attributes of the backed up data.
It is therefore possible to have 2 or more Generations in the list that have
identical sizes and last write times and dates. This may happen if you run full
backups and keep multiple Generations, or if you are viewing the contents of
multiple Backup Sets.
To select and deselect Generations of the object, double-click on them with
Mouse Button 1. You can only have one Generation selected at a time, so your
previous selection will be automatically deselected when you select a new
Generation
If you do not wish to restore the file or folder, you can deselect all the
Generations by double-clicking on the currently selected Generation When you
close the window the file or folder will be deselected.
When you have chosen the Generation you want, select OK to confirm your choice
or Cancel to keep the selection you originally made.
Hint
You can change which fields are displayed in the container of available
Generations by selecting and deselecting options from its Container Context
Menu.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.6. Estimating Restore Methods ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore allows you to see the statistics for a
particular Restore Method.
The Restore Estimate panel will always show you the total amount of data which
will be restored. If you are viewing the estimate from a Preview of the Restore
Method then the amount of data which is below the current selection in the
Preview is also displayed.
It is possible to change what is shown on this panel by using the Control
Panel.
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore has to do an archive scan to work out which
files to restore. The Scanning 'LED' will flash while the scan is still in
progress.
If you are viewing the Estimate from a Preview then select Hide to close the
panel. If you are viewing it from the Edit Restore Method then you can press
Restore to start the restore, or Cancel to cancel.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.7. Prompting for Files and Folders During Restore ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
During restore OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore allows you to choose which
Generation of each file or folder to restore, and where to restore the file or
folder to.
To do this set up a Restore Method which includes the Prompt for each file and
folder option. Then when you run the Restore Method you will be prompted to
enter the following values for each object to be restored:
New name
Use this field to change the name of the object when it is restored. You
may change either the name of the object or the folder where it is
located. The default location depends on which options have been selected
in the Restore Method.
Generation
The container shows a list of all the Generations of the file or folder
found in the Backup Sets specified by the Restore Method. The Generation
which is chosen by default will depend on the options selected in the
Restore Method. To choose a different Generation double-click on it with
Mouse Button 1.
Select OK to restore the file using the Generation and name specified, Stop to
stop the entire restore operation and Skip to continue the restore without
restoring the current object.
Select Prompt no more to restore the object using the Generation and name
specified but to restore remaining objects using the default values as
specified by the Restore Method.
Hint
You can change which fields are displayed in the container of available
Generations by selecting and deselecting options from its Container Context
Menu.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Compression Methods ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To save space on the media it backs up to, OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore will
compress the data as it backs it up.
To view the available Compression Methods select Compression Methods... from
the Tools pull-down on the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore main window. OS/2
Warp Server Backup/Restore has a built in Compression Method (PSnS Compression)
and a No Compression option.
When defining compression for a Backup Method, if you want to control
compression for all Backup Methods from the Control Panel, select <Default>.
Otherwise, choose one of the other selections and it will apply specifically to
this Backup Method.
To set a Compression Method as default select the Make default option from the
method's Context Menu.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Backup Sets ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Whenever you back up files using OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore, you have to
specify a destination Backup Set. This is a collection of data files related to
one or more applications that you want to consider together for the purpose of
backup and restore. The backed up data for a Backup Set is written and read
using either one or two Storage Devices. Normally, a Backup Set resides on a
single Storage Device, However, may also store the data from full backups of a
Backup Set on a different Storage Device than that used for incremental
backups. This type of Backup Set is known as a Dual Device Backup Set and its
devices are known as the base and incremental devices.
When you first install OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore it automatically creates
Backup Sets for the Storage Devices that are available for backup - Hard Disks,
Removable Drives, SCSI Tape, Diskette and Read-Write Optical Disk.
You can view the available Backup Sets by opening the Backup Sets container.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1. Backup Sets container ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To see the Backup Sets which are defined for your system, open the Backup Sets
container by selecting Backup Sets from the Tools pull-down on the OS/2 Warp
Server Backup/Restore main window or clicking on the icon on the Toolbar.
The top container displays all the Backup Sets which are currently available
for backup. The bottom container displays Backup Sets which have been
Transferred Out.
The containers show the name and an icon for each Backup Set. The icon
indicates which type of Storage Device the Backup Set uses; for Dual Device
Backup Sets, the icon is that for the base device. If the container is in
Details View then the description and the Storage Devices the Backup Set uses
are also shown.
To perform an action on a Backup Set in the Available sets container, click
Mouse Button 2 once on its icon to display its pop-up menu. This gives the
options:
View log
Displays the log of files backed up to/restored from the Backup Set. It
is also possible to view the log by double-clicking on the Backup Set.
Settings
This allows you to change the settings for the Backup Set.
Make default
This makes the selected Backup Set the system default.
Create new volume...
This prepares a new Volume for use with the Backup Set. For example, this
allows you to format a diskette for use with a Backup Set which is on
diskettes.
Associate volume...
This allows you to associate a Volume which has previously been formatted
by OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore for use by this Backup Set.
List volumes...
Displays a container of all the volumes which are currently associated
with the Backup Set.
View backed up data...
Displays a tree representation of all the objects backed up to the Backup
Set. You can Drop objects previously backed up using this option.
Transfer out
Transfers Out the Backup Set. This allows you to do one of 2 things:
Restore the data in the Backup Set on another machine.
Archive the data if you don't need it any more.
This will move the Backup Set from the Available Sets container to the
Unavailable Sets container. See Transferring In and Out for more details.
Empty
This deletes all the data which is backed up to the Backup Set. The data
will not be available to restore. The Backup Set itself is not deleted so
it is still available for back up.
Delete
This deletes all the data which is backed up to the Backup Set and the
Backup Set itself. The data will not be available to restore.
Help
Displays this panel.
Note: The options relating to Volumes will not be available if the Backup Set
is on a Fixed Volume.
To create a new Backup Set select New from the Container Context Menu of the
Available Sets container. See Creating New Backup Sets for more details.
To perform an action on a Backup Set in the Unavailable Sets container, click
Mouse Button 2 once on its icon to display its pop-up menu. This gives the
options:
Settings
This allows you to change the settings for the Backup Set.
Transfer In
Transfers In the Backup Set so it can be accessed again on this machine.
This will move the Backup Set from the Unavailable Sets container to the
Available Sets container. See Transferring In and Out for more details.
Forget
This causes OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore to forget about the selected
Backup Set. The data can still be recovered by doing a Transfer In.
Help
Displays this panel.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1.1. Transferring In and Out ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If you wish to use a Backup Set on a different machine, or you want to archive
the data it contains, you can Transfer Out the Backup Set. This will make the
Backup Set unavailable for backup on the current machine, and available to be
Transferred In on another machine (or back to the original machine).
Once a Backup Set has been Transferred In, the data in it can be restored, and
it can be used for further backups.
You can Transfer In and Transfer Out Backup Sets using drag and drop. For
example, to Transfer Out a Backup Set, drag it from from the Available Sets
container to the Unavailable Sets container.
If you wish to Transfer In a Backup Set which OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore
does not know about, select Transfer in from the Available Sets container
Container Context Menu. See Transferring In an Unknown Backup Set for more
details.
You will need to do this to use Backup Sets which
were created on another machine.
were created on this machine, Transferred Out, and then forgotten.
could not be found after a fixed disk format or crash.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2. Creating New Backup Sets ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To create a new Backup Set you must do the following:
Give it a name
Enter the name of the Backup Set in the Name field. Names may use
any characters and must be no longer than 32 characters.
Select Storage Devices
A Backup Set must be associated with at least one Storage Device so
that it knows where to store the data. For a Dual Device Backup Set,
you select different Storage Devices for data from full and
incremental backups.
Note: the first time you make a incremental backup to a Backup Set,
it is regarded as a full backup. Subsequent backups are incremental
backups, unless you specifically request a full backup by changing
the Backup Method or by overriding it in a scheduled event.
The New Backup Set panel has fields for normal and incremental
Storage Devices. When first displayed, the incremental Storage
Device field is 'greyed out'. If you want to create a normal Backup
Set, you need only specify the normal Storage Device, by choosing an
appropriate Storage Device from the list. If the Storage Device you
want to use is not in the list, then click on the icon next to the
list of Storage Devices - the Storage Devices container appears; you
can add a new Storage Device from there.
To create a Dual Device Backup Set, press the Advanced button to
show a panel allowing you to select a normal or Dual Device Backup
Set. If you select the Dual Device option, the incremental Storage
Device field becomes active and you are required to specify both
Storage Devices before the OK button is made active. The normal
device becomes the base device and the incremental device becomes
the incremental device.
You can define the Virtual device to be the base device for a Dual
Device Backup Set. When you do a full backup, the backup control
information for all files is created, but no data stored. Subsequent
incremental backups store changed files as usual. The effect is that
only changed files are backed; the assumption is that the other
files have been backed up by some other means, or are not worth
backing up.
You are not allowed to select the Virtual device for a normal
backupset or the incremental device of a Dual Device Backup Set.
Select OK to confirm your choices or Cancel to cancel creation of the Backup
Set. If you select OK you will be prompted to enter some settings which are
specific to the chosen Storage Device. See Backup Set Settings for more
details.
Note: The name of a Backup Set must be unique. If you attempt to create a
duplicate Backup Set OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore will warn you and ask you
to change the name.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.3. Backup Set Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A Backup Set has a number of settings associated with it. Some of these may be
changed. Others, for example its Storage Device, are set when the Backup Set is
created, and may not be changed later. Some of these may also be specific to a
Storage Device which it uses.
Description
This may be used to add further description to the name of the Backup
Set.
Storage Device Settings
The remaining settings are specific to the Storage Device. Select one of
the items below for more details:
ADSM Client
Diskette
HardDisk
Removable Drive
LAN
RW Optical
SCSI Tape
Virtual
Storage device:
These specify which Storage Devices the Backup Set uses. It is not
possible to change them.
Select the OK button to confirm any changes which have been made or Cancel to
leave without saving the changes.
You are not allowed to select the Virtual device for a normal backupset or the
incremental device of a Dual Device Backup Set.
Note: In addition to settings which are specific for each Backup Set, Storage
Devices have general settings which allow OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore to
access them (for example a hard disk has to have a drive letter, a tape drive
a SCSI adapter number). For more details on creating and setting Storage
Devices see Storage Device Settings.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.3.1. Backup Set Settings - ADSM client ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
All Backup Sets which use the ADSM client Storage Device use the same ADSM
client settings. An individual Backup Set cannot over-ride any of these
settings.
See Setting Up the ADSM Client for details on how to set up the ADSM client.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.3.2. Backup Set Settings - Diskette ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Each Backup Set which uses a Diskette Storage Device can have the following
unique Backup Set Settings:
Verify Backups
If you select this option then OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore will
confirm that the data actually written to the Diskette is correct. This
will provide a more secure backup but will also impact the performance.
Back up index files
If you select this option, OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore will
automatically back up its Index Files for the Backup Set every time you
perform a backup.
Audible warning for diskette insertion
If this is selected, OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore will make a noise
when you are required to insert a Diskette. See Sounds for more details.
Warning: If the Back up index files option is not selected then no back ups
are made of the Index Files. This is strongly discouraged, as it means your
data will be impossible to retrieve if the Index Files on Hard Disk are lost.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.3.3. Backup Set Settings - Hard Disk ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Each Backup Set which uses a Hard Disk Storage Device can have the following
unique Backup Set Settings:
Backup path
This is the path which OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore will use to back up
files. It will be a subdirectory of the path defined by the settings for
the Storage Device you are using. See Hard Disk for more details.
When you are creating a new Backup Set OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore will
suggest a path name based on the name you gave the Backup Set. This can be
changed by typing the name of a different path in the entry field.
This setting may not be changed after the Backup Set has been created.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.3.4. Backup Set Settings - Removable Drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Each Backup Set which uses a Removable Drive Storage Device can have the
following unique Backup Set Settings:
Verify Backups
If you select this option then OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore will
confirm that the data actually written to the Removable Drive is correct.
This will provide a more secure backup but will also impact the
performance.
Back up index files
If you select this option, OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore will
automatically back up its Index Files for the Backup Set every time you
perform a backup.
Audible warning for new volume
If this is selected, OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore will make a noise
when you are required to insert a new volume. See Sounds for more details.
Warning: If the Back up index files option is not selected then no back ups
are made of the Index Files. This is strongly discouraged, as it means your
data will be impossible to retrieve if the Index Files on Hard Disk are lost.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.3.5. Backup Set Settings - LAN Alias ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Each Backup Set which uses a LAN Alias Storage Device can have the following
unique Backup Set Settings:
Backup path
This is the path which OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore will use to back up
files. It will be a subdirectory of the path defined by the settings for
the Storage Device you are using. See LAN Alias for more details.
When you are creating a new Backup Set OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore will
suggest a path name based on the name you gave the Backup Set. This can be
changed by typing the name of a different path in the entry field.
This setting may not be changed after the Backup Set has been created.
Note: To back up to a LAN Alias Backup Set you have to have defined a LAN
Alias Storage Device. See Storage Device Settings for more details.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.3.6. Backup Set Settings - Read-Write Optical Disk ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Each Backup Set which uses a Read-Write Optical Disk Storage Device can have
the following unique Backup Set Settings:
Verify Backups
If you select this option then OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore will
confirm that the data actually written to the Read-Write Optical Disk is
correct. This will provide a more secure backup but will also impact the
performance.
Back up index files
If you select this option, OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore will
automatically back up its Index Files for the Backup Set every time you
perform a backup. The Index Files will be backed up to the diskette drive
specified in the Storage Device settings for the Read-Write Optical Disk.
Audible warning for disk insertion
If this is selected, OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore will make a noise
when you are required to insert a Read-Write Optical Disk. See Sounds for
more details.
The Read-Write Optical Disk Storage Device has a further setting - the
diskette drive used for Index Files. You can change this setting by selecting
the Storage Device in the Storage Devices container. See Storage Device
Settings for more details.
Warning: If the Back up index files option is not selected then no back ups
are made of the Index Files. This is strongly discouraged, as it means your
data will be impossible to retrieve if the Index Files on hard disk are lost.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.3.7. Backup Set Settings - SCSI Tape ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Each Backup Set which uses a SCSI Tape Storage Device can have the following
unique Backup Set Settings:
Check drive for suitable tape before requesting
If you select this option then OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore will check
the drive for a suitable volume before it prompts you to insert a tape.
This option is useful when you are performing automatic backups but it may
take some time to identify the tape in the drive.
Beep when requesting tape cartridge
If this is selected then OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore will make an
noise when you are required to insert a tape. See Sounds for more details.
The SCSI Tape Storage Device has further settings which tell OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore how to communicate with the tape drive. You can change these
settings by selecting the Storage Device in the Storage Devices container. See
Storage Device Settings for more details.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.3.8. Backup Set Settings - Virtual ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
There are no settings for the Virtual device and no settings panel for this
device exists.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.4. Storage Device Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
When OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore first starts up it automatically scans
your machine for suitable Storage Devices to back up to. It automatically
configures any that it finds. For remote Storage Devices it will not be
possible to do this and you must configure the Storage Device yourself.
The Storage Devices container panel allows you to view and change the
configuration for Storage Devices, and to define new ones. To display the
Container select Storage Devices from the Tools pull-down on the OS/2 Warp
Server Backup/Restore main window.
Note: If the Storage Device has already been configured then it will not be
possible to change some of the settings. This is so that OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore can protect the integrity of your backups.
For more information select one of the items below:
ADSM client
Diskette
Hard Disk
Removable Drive
LAN Alias
Read-Write Optical Disk
SCSI Tape
Remote Drive
Virtual
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.4.1. Storage Device Settings - ADSM client ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore device settings dialog for the ADSM client
device allows you to enter the information needed to make OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore work with ADSM. Changes made in the device settings dialog will
change the appropriate options in your ADSM options file. The name of the
corresponding ADSM option is given in the description of each setting.
Node name
Management class
Password life
Maximum number of objects per ADSM transaction
Communication method
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.4.2. Storage Device Settings - Diskette ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A Diskette Storage Device has a single setting: its drive letter.
If you are defining a new Diskette Storage Device, select the correct drive in
the list.
Select OK to confirm your choice, or Cancel to end the operation.
Note: If a Diskette Storage Device has already been created, it is not
possible to change its drive letter. If you want to use a different Diskette
drive you must create a new Storage Device.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.4.3. Storage Device Settings - Hard Disk ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Each Hard Disk Storage Device has the following settings:
Drive letter
The drive letter of the Hard Disk.
Directory for backups
Every Backup Set which uses this Storage Device will store data in its own
subdirectory off this directory. The Parent Directory will be created in
the root directory of the specified drive.
Note: It is advisable to have a single parent directory for all backups to a
particular Hard Disk. As OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore automatically detects
the Hard Disks attached to your machine the first time it runs, you are
unlikely to need to create new Hard Disk Storage Devices.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.4.4. Storage Device Settings - Removable Drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Each Removable Drive Storage Device has the following settings:
Drive letter
The drive letter of the Removable Drive.
Directory for backups
Every volume of every Backup Set which uses this Storage Device will store
data in its own subdirectory off this directory. The Parent Directory will
be created in the root directory of every volume associated with the
Storage Device.
Note: It is advisable to have a single parent directory for all backups to a
particular Removable Drive Storage Device. As OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore
automatically detects the Removable Drives attached to your machine the first
time it runs, you are unlikely to need to create new Removable Drive Storage
Devices.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.4.5. Storage Device Settings - Remote Drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Each Remote Drive Storage Device has the following settings:
Drive letter
The drive letter of the Remote Drive.
Directory for backups
Every Backup Set which uses this Storage Device will store data in its own
subdirectory off this directory. The Parent Directory will be created in
the root directory of the specified drive.
Note: It is advisable to have a single parent directory for all backups to a
particular Remote Drive.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.4.6. Storage Device Settings - LAN Alias ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Each LAN Alias Storage Device has the following settings:
Server Name
The name of the server on which the alias exists. This is the same as the
name you would use if you were specifying a path on the server using a \\
prefix. You don't need to include the \\ prefix, and OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore will remove it if you add it.
Alias Name
The name of the alias which you want to use. This should already have been
defined with Read/Write access.
Directory for backups
Every Backup Set which uses this Storage Device will store data in its own
subdirectory off this directory. The Parent Directory will be created in
the root directory of the specified drive.
If for example you wanted to backup to subdirectories of the path
\\WDGSERVER\BACKUP\JON\ then the settings would be:
Server Name
WDGSERVER
Alias Name
BACKUP
Directory for backups
JON
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.4.7. Storage Device Settings - Read-Write Optical Disk ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Each Read-Write Optical Disk Storage Device has the following settings:
Drive letter
The Drive where data is backed up. Once the Storage Device has been
created this cannot be changed.
Drive Letter for Index Files
The Read-Write Optical Disk Storage Device uses Diskettes to back up its
Index Files. This saves using an Read-Write Optical Disk for a very small
amount of data. This setting defines which drive these Diskettes are
accessed from. It can be changed after the Storage Device has been
created.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.4.8. Storage Device Settings - SCSI Tape ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Each SCSI Tape Storage Device has the following settings:
Adapter
The Logical Unit Number of the SCSI Adapter that the tape drive is
attached to.
Note: This is distinct from the Physical Unit Number.
Unit Number
The Physical Unit Number of the tape drive.
Both these settings identify a particular SCSI device on your machine. To find
out the settings for a particular SCSI Tape Storage Device use the System
Information Tool which is supplied with OS/2.
Note: OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore scans your machine for SCSI Tape
Devices each time it is run. You should therefore not have to set up a tape
device. If your tape drive is not detected by OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore,
check that it is supported by the program (see Storage Devices Supported by
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore for a list of supported Storage Devices). If
it is supported, then use the System Information Tool to confirm that the tape
drive is installed on the machine successfully.
For more information on getting tape drives to work with OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore, refer to the Frequently Asked Questions section of the OS/2
Warp Server Backup/Restore User's Guide.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.4.9. Storage Device Settings - Virtual ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
There are no settings for the Virtual device and no settings panel for this
device exists.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.5. Log Files ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore keeps a Log File for each Backup Set which is
created. This file is called LOG and is stored in the Index Files directory of
the Backup Set.
You can look at the Log File for a Backup Set by opening the Backup Sets
container and selecting the View log option from the Context Menu of a specific
Backup Set.
By default the log file will contain the following:
Headers indicating the time and date a backup/restore started, the
Storage Device and if relevant, the removable volume to which a backup is
being written.
An entry for each file and folder, indicating the time and date is was
backed up/restored.
An explanation of any errors which may have occurred during backup or
restore.
Trailers indicating the time and date a backup/restore finished.
An entry for each object which has been dropped indicating the time and
date this happened.
You can change what information is kept in the log and the maximum number of
lines stored by editing the Configuring Log Files of the Control Panel.
This is what a few lines of a log file might look like:
____________________________________________________________
Started manual incremental backup at 13:41 on 08-04-96
Project (A complete backup of Project Llama)
............................................................
+ 08-04-96 13:41 C:\LLAMA\PLAN.WKS (3)
+ 08-04-96 13:42 C:\LLAMA\REVENUE.WKS (3)
X 08-04-96 13:42 C:\LLAMA\LETTER.SAM (1)
SYS0112: There is not enough space on the disk.
............................................................
2/3 object(s) successfully backed up.
1/3 object(s) failed to back up.
This shows that two files were backed up successfully and one unsuccessfully -
a failed backup is shown by an X next to the date. Below the failed backup is
a message indicating why the backup failed: in this case the disk being used
for the backup was full.
The numbers at the right of each entry indicate the generation of the backup.
Hint
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore keeps a Log File for your convenience only, it
does not use the information in the Log File to run restores or manage data.
If you have limited Hard Disk space, you can save space by not keeping a Log
File. See Configuring Log Files for details.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.6. Associating Volumes with Backup Sets ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
As you back up to a Backup Set, OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore will ask you to
insert new Removable Volumes as it needs them. Sometimes it may be convenient
to prepare Removable Volumes before you need them, and OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore lets you do that through the Volumes panel.
When you have a Volume set up, you can Associate it with a Backup Set as
follows:
Open the Backup Sets container by selecting Backup Sets from the Tools on
the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore main window.
Open the Context Menu for the Backup Set you wish to Associate a Volume
with.
Select Associate volume...
Choose the Volume you wish to associate from the Suitable volumes panel
Either confirm your choice by selecting OK or cancel the operation by
selecting Cancel
If you selected OK you will then be prompted to Label the Volume and insert it
into the drive.
Note: You can only Associate Volumes with Backup Sets which use Removable
Volumes.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.7. Volumes Used by a Backup Set ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To show all the Volumes which are associated with a Backup Set do the
following:
Open the Backup Sets container by selecting Backup Sets from the Tools
pull-down on the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore main window.
Open the Context Menu for the Backup Set you wish to look at.
Select List volumes...
All the Volumes used by the Backup Set will be displayed. See Volume
Management for more details.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.8. Viewing Backed Up Data ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore can show you a Tree representation of the data
which has been backed up and is currently available for restore. It can either
show you the data backed up to a particular Backup Set or the data backed up to
all Backup Sets.
You can Drop objects from the Backup Sets you view.
To see the data backed up to a particular Backup Set, open the Backup Sets
container by selecting Backup Sets from the Tools pull-down on the OS/2 Warp
Server Backup/Restore main window or clicking on the icon on the Toolbar. Then
select View backed up data... from the Context Menu of the Backup Set you want
to view.
The see all data that has been backed up, select View all backed up data...
from the Container Context Menu.
The container of file objects will display the most recent Generation of each
object. By default, the following details are displayed:
Filename
the physical filename of the object
Backup set
the Backup Set it was backed up to
Total size
the total size in bytes of the object (including Extended Attributes).
Last write date and Last write time
the date and time that the object was last written to before being backed
up
Creation date and Creation time
the date and time that the object was created
Storage Device
indicates whether the object is stored on the base or incremental device.
To change which details are viewed select and deselect options from the
Container Context Menu of the container.
For more information select one of the topics listed below:
Viewing Generations of Backup
Dropping Objects
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.8.1. Viewing Generations of Backup ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To look at all the available Generations of a backed up object select View
generations from its Context Menu.
Note: Some folders have Extended Attributes associated with them, and you can
therefore view the Generations of backup of the folder. If a folder does not
have Extended Attributes associated with it then there will not be any
generations of backup, so there are no Generations to view.
The View generations panel shows a list of Generations as if they were real
files or folders. The list shows what the object's attributes will be when
restored, not the attributes of the backed up data.
It is therefore possible to have 2 or more Generations in the list that have
identical sizes and last write times and dates. This may happen if you run full
backups and keep multiple Generations.
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore will normally display the following details for
the each Generation:
Backup set
the Backup Set it was backed up to
Total size
the total size of the object in bytes (including Extended Attributes).
Last write date and Last write time
the date and time that the object was last written to before being backed
up
Creation date and Creation time
the date and time that the object was created
Backup date and Backup time
the date and time that the object was backed up
Flags
The attributes of the file when it was backed up
Storage Device
indicates whether the object is stored on the base or incremental device.
Select OK to close the window.
Hint
You can change which fields are displayed in the container of available
Generations by selecting and deselecting options from its Container Context
Menu.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.8.2. Dropping Objects ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You can drop objects from Backup Sets either from a Restore Preview, or when
viewing the contents of a Backup Set.
If you wish to Drop a file object then select Drop this file from its Context
Menu.
If you wish to Drop a folder object then select Drop whole directory + all
below from its Context Menu. This will drop the folder, its contents and all
subfolders and their contents.
Note: If you are viewing the data backed up to a particular Backup Set then
objects will be dropped from that Backup Set only. If you are viewing data
backed up to all Backup Sets then the objects will be dropped from all Backup
Sets.
Select OK to close the window when you have finished looking at the data.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.9. Transferring In an Unknown Backup Set ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore does not currently know about a Backup Set
then you will need to use a special Transfer In process in order to be able to
use it.
You will need to do this to use Backup Sets which
were created on another machine.
were created on this machine, Transferred Out, and then forgotten.
could not be found after a fixed disk format or crash.
To do this select Transfer in from the Container Context Menu of the Backup
Set container. Then select a Storage Device to which this Backup Set was
backed up. For a Dual Device Backup Set, you should select the Storage Device
appropriate to the most recent volume you have.
You may then be prompted to insert volumes or perform other actions to get a
list of Backup Sets which are available.
You will then be presented with a list of all the Backup Sets which are
available to be Transferred In.
Select the ones you wish to Transfer In and then click on OK to confirm your
choices. Depending on the Storage Device you are Transferring In from,
messages will appear which indicate the progress of the Transfer In.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. File Filters ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
File Filters are used to select groups of files and folders for backup.
There are two types of File Filters:
Tree-based
Rule-based
Tree-based Filters give you a graphical view of the files and folders on your
disk, and are a good way of setting up File Filters quickly.
Rule-based Filters give you a list of Rules which either include or exclude
sets of files and folders. This is a more powerful method of defining File
Filters as it allows you to include and exclude files and folders generally,
as well as selecting them specifically.
You can view the available File Filters by opening the File Filters container.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1. File Filters container ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To see the File Filters available, open the File Filters container by selecting
the File Filters... option from the Tools pull-down on the OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore main window.
This container lists all the available File Filters. Each File Filter has an
icon indicating whether it is Tree-based or Rule-based. If the container is in
Details View then the description of the filter is also given.
Double-click on a File Filter to open it.
For more information select one of the topics listed below:
Tree-based Editing
Rule-based Editing
Creating a New File Filter
To perform another action on a File Filter, click Mouse Button 2 once on its
icon to display its pop-up menu. This gives the options:
Open This opens the File Filter so it can be edited.
Make default This will make the File Filter the Backup Method
default. This means that any Backup Method which uses
<Default> as its File Filter will use this File Filter.
Change type This allows you to change the selected File Filter from
Tree-based to Rule-based, or Rule-based to Tree-based.
As Rule-based Filters are more flexible than Tree-based
Filters, you should avoid changing the type of
Rule-based Filters whenever possible. OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore will issue a warning if you try.
Copy This creates a copy of the File Filter.
Delete This deletes your File Filter. OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore will ask you to confirm the deletion.
Help Opens this help panel
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2. Creating a New File Filter ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To create a new File Filter click on an empty part of the File Filters
container with Mouse Button 2 to bring up the container's Context Menu. Then
select the New option and choose to create either a Tree-based or a Rule-based
File Filter.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.3. Tree-based File Filters ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Tree-based File Filters give a graphical represention of the drives, files and
folders on your machine. You may select and deselect files and folders to back
up by clicking on them.
When you open a Tree-based File Filter, the Source Drives which are checked
during backup are listed and OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore starts scanning
them for files and folders which are included by the File Filter.
It could take OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore some time to scan all the drives
which are attached to your system. If a folder has not yet been completely
scanned then it will be represented by a fuzzy icon. You are not able to save a
Tree-based File Filter until all the objects have been scanned, but you can
start working on it during the scan.
For more information select one of the topics listed below:
Selecting and Deselecting Objects in Trees
Statistics
Saving Objects
If you wish to cancel any changes which you have made to a File Filter press
the Cancel button.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.3.1. File Filter Statistics ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore can display the statistics of files currently
selected in a Tree-based File Filter. It will normally show you the total
amount of data selected by the File Filter and the amount of data selected
which is in the currently selected folder and its sub-folders.
It is possible to change what is shown by using the Control Panel.
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore has to do a disk scan to work out the files
which may be included by the rulebook. If this is still in progress then the
Scanning 'LED' will flash to indicate this.
Select Hide to close the statistics panel.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.4. Rule-based File Filters ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Rule-based File Filters allow you to specify which files and folders are to be
backed up by specifying Rules. The list box shows the Rules that OS/2 Warp
Server Backup/Restore uses to determine which files and folders to back up.
When OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore checks your disks for backup it takes each
file and folder name and compares it with the rules in your File Filter,
starting at the first rule and working down. Once OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore finds a match, it will use the Rule to decide whether to include
or exclude the file or folder.
For example, if your first rule is to backup all files but the second is to
exclude all files begining with the letter 'A', all the files will be backed up
as OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore would never have checked the second rule.
The order of rules is therefore important.
At the end of the File Filter OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore always adds a
rule to either include or exclude all the remaining objects which have not been
matched.
For more information select one of the topics listed below:
Example Rule-based File Filter
Folder Name Conversion
Editing Rules
Saving Objects
Adding Rules
Deleting Rules
Copying Rules
Moving Rules
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.4.1. Folder Name Conversion ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
PSnS uses directory names to refer to folders: under OS/2, directory names
will nearly always be the same, or similar, to the name of the folder that you
see on the Desktop. There are only 3 major exceptions to this rule:
If you are using the FAT file system, OS/2 will use the first 8
characters of the folder name as the name of the directory.
If your folder name contains spaces, OS/2 will convert them to
under-scores.
If your directory name contains a / or a \, OS/2 will convert it into an
exclamation mark.
For example, the folder "OS/2 System" will be called OS!2_SYS when stored on
a FAT drive.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.4.2. Editing Rules ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To select a rule either click on it with the mouse or highlight it using the
cursor keys.
Highlighting one of the rules in the list box brings up its details in the
fields below.
Drive
Choose a different Source Drive for your rule by highlighting a different
drive letter in the combination box. If the rule should apply to all
drives, then select All.
Directory and Pattern Details
Use these fields to enter different directory and File Pattern values.
All sub-directories
To include sub-directories of the directory place a check in this check
box.
Include these files
To include files which match the rule, place a check in this check box.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.4.3. Adding Rules ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select the Insert button to add a new rule. The rule will be inserted after the
highlighted rule, or before the last rule if that is highlighted.
By default the new rule will include all files on all drives. See Editing Rules
for details of how to set up the rule for what you want it to do.
Hint
You can also add new Rules by dragging objects from the Desktop onto the Rules
list-box.
Note: You can only drag objects which are on a Source Drive which is Checked
for Backup.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.4.4. Deleting Rules ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To delete a rule, highlight it and press the Delete button.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.4.5. Copying Rules ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To copy a rule, highlight it and press the Copy button. Once you have copied a
rule, you can move it to right place. See Moving Rules for more details.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.4.6. Moving Rules ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To change the position of a rule, highlight it and select either the Up button
to move it one position up, or Down to move it one position down.
For an example of why the order of rules is important see Example Rule-based
File Filter.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.4.7. Rule-based File Filters Example ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A sample Rule-based File Filter called Rule-based Example will have been
created during installation. To open this File Filter, select the File
Filters... option from the Tools pull-down on the OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore main window, and then double-click on Rule-based Example in the
File Filters container.
When the File Filter opens, you will see the following rules:
Exclude - *:\*\*.tmp
Include - C:\*\*.LSS
Include - C:\Project\*\*.*
Exclude - Any files not matched above
1. The first rule tells OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore to exclude all
temporary files (*.tmp) wherever it finds them.
2. The second rule tells OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore to include all IBM
Works spreadsheet files (*.LSS) wherever it finds them on the C drive.
3. The third rule includes all files in the directory C:\Project and its
subdirectories.
Note: If a temporary file (*.tmp) existed in the C:\Project directory,
it would already have been excluded by the first rule, so it would not be
backed up.
4. The final rule excludes all remaining files and folders.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Rulebooks ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Rulebooks are used by Backup Methods to define how data is backed up.
A Rulebook determines:
What Compression Method is used when a file or folder is backed up
How many Generations of backup are kept
Each Rulebook consists of a series of Rules which match files and folders to a
particular Compression Method and number of Generations
You can view the available Rulebooks by opening the Rulebooks container.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1. Rulebooks container ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To see the Rulebooks available, open the Rulebooks container by selecting the
Rulebooks... option from the Tools pull-down on the OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore main window.
This container lists all the available Rulebooks. If the container is in
Details View then the description of the Rulebook is also given.
Double-click on a Rulebook to open it.
Select an item below for more information:
Example Rulebook
Editing Rulebooks
Creating a New Rulebook
To perform another action on a Rulebook, click Mouse Button 2 once on its icon
to display its pop-up menu. This gives the options:
Open This opens the Rulebook so it can be edited.
Make default This will make the Rulebook the Backup Method default.
This means that any Backup Method which uses <Default>
as its Rulebook will use this Rulebook.
Copy This creates a copy of the Rulebook.
Delete This deletes your Rulebook. OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore will ask you to confirm the deletion.
Help Opens this help panel
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2. Creating a New Rulebook ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To create a new Rulebook click on an empty part of the Rulebooks container with
Mouse Button 2 to bring up the container's Context Menu. Then select the New to
create a new Rulebook
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.3. Editing Rulebooks ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Rulebooks allow you to specify how particular files and folders are backed up
by specifying Rules. The list-box shows the rules that OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore uses to determine how the files and folders are to be backed up.
When OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore has built the list of files to be backed
it takes each file and folder name and compares it with the rules in your
Rulebook, starting at the first rule and working down. Once OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore finds a match, it uses the Rule to decide which Compression
Method to use when backing up the file or folders, and how many generations of
backup to keep.
For example, if your first rule is to backup all files without compression but
the second is to backup all files begining with the letter 'A' using PSnS
Compression then none of the files would be compressed as OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore would never have checked the second rule. The order of rules is
therefore important.
At the end of the Rulebook OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore always adds a rule
which assigns a Compression Method and number of Generations to any files and
folders not matched by previous rules. You can change the Compression Method
and number of Generations.
For more information select one of the topics listed below:
Example Rulebook
Folder Name Conversion
Editing Rules
Saving Objects
Adding Rules
Deleting Rules
Copying Rules
Moving Rules
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.3.1. Editing Rules ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To select a rule either click on it with the mouse or highlight it using the
cursor keys.
Highlighting one of the rules in the list box brings up its details in the
fields below.
Drive
Choose a different Source Drive for your rule by highlighting a different
drive letter in the combination box. If the rule should apply to all
drives, then select All.
Directory and Pattern Details
Use these fields to enter different directory and File Pattern values.
All sub-directories
To include sub-directories of the directory place a check in this check
box.
Compression
Select the required Compression Method.
Generations
Select the number of Generations you wish to keep by either typing the
value or using the Spin Button.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.3.2. Copying Rules ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To copy a rule, highlight it and press the Copy button. Once you have copied a
rule, you can move it to right place. See Moving Rules for more details.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.3.3. Moving Rules ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To change the position of a rule, highlight it and select either the Up button
to move it one position up, or Down to move it one position down.
For an example of why the order of rules is important see Example Rulebook.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.3.4. Adding Rules ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select the Insert button to add a new rule. The rule will be inserted after the
highlighted rule, or before the last rule if that is highlighted.
By default the new rule will include all files on all drives. See Editing Rules
for details of how to set up the rule for what you want it to do.
Hint
You can also add new Rules by dragging objects from the Desktop onto the Rules
list-box.
Note: You can only drag objects which are on a Source Drive which is Checked
for Backup.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.4. Example Rulebook ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A sample rulebook called Rulebook Example will have been created during
installation. To open this Rulebook, select the Rulebooks... option from the
Tools pull-down on the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore main window, and then
double-click on Rulebook Example in the Rulebooks container.
When the Rulebook opens, you will see the following rules:
*:\*\*.TXT - (2, <Default>)
*:\*\*.ZIP - (1, No Compression)
C:\Documents\*.* - (6, PSnS Compression)
Any files not matched above - (2, <Default>)
1. The first rule tells OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore to use the <Default>
Compression Method on all text files (*.TXT) anywhere on the system and
to keep 2 Generations of backup of each of them.
2. The second rule tells OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore not to compress
files created by the compression program PKZIP (*.ZIP) and only to keep 1
Generation of them. This is logical since we don't want OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore wasting time trying to compress files that have already
been compressed.
3. Supposing the files in the directory C:\Documents are important and
continually updated, then the next Rule tells OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore to store 6 Generations of these files and to use PSnS
Compression.
4. The final Rule assigns a Compression Method and number of Generations to
any file or folder not previously matched in the Rulebook.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Scheduler ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore has a sophisticated Scheduler which allows you
to set up a Backup Strategy using a set of Backup Methods which are used at the
times you specify.
The act of running a Backup Method at a particular time is known as an
Scheduled Event.
There are several different types of Event in OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore:
Interval Events
These occur at fixed intervals, for example every 30 minutes.
Daily Events
These occur at a fixed time each day, for example at 5:00pm.
Monthly Events
These occur on a specific date in the month, for example at 5:00pm
the 1st day of the month.
Named Day Events
These occur on specific days in the month, for example "every
Monday" or "the last Friday in the month".
Startup Events
These occur a certain interval after starting OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore.
Note: OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore checks for Scheduled Events to run
every minute. If you have Events which are scheduled to run very close
together or immediately after start-up, OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore may
run the Events slightly later than specified.
You can view a list of Scheduled Events by opening the Scheduled Events
container.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.1. Scheduled Events container ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To see the Scheduled Events which are defined for your system, open the
Scheduled Events container. To do this select Schedule from the Tools pull-down
on the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore main window or click on the icon on the
Toolbar.
The top container displays all the Active Events. The bottom container displays
the Inactive Events.
The containers display the name and an icon for each Backup Method. The icon
indicates what type of Event it is. If the container is in Details View then a
description of the Event and the time is next due to run is also displayed.
To change the settings of an existing Event, double-click on it, or select
Settings on its pop-up menu.
For more information select one of the topics listed below:
Creating Interval Events
Creating Daily Events
Creating Monthly Events
Creating Named Day Events
Creating Startup Events
Deleting Scheduled Events
Activating and De-activating Scheduled Events
Note: If you create a Scheduled Event using the Context Menu of the Inactive
Events container then it will automatically be inactivated.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.1.1. Deleting Scheduled Events ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To delete a Scheduled Event, click on its icon in the Scheduled Events
container container with Mouse Button 2, and select Delete.
The event will no longer trigger backups. If a backup which was triggered by
this event is running when you delete it, the backup will complete.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.1.2. Activating and De-activating Scheduled Events ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A Scheduled Event will either be Active or Inactive. It can sometimes be useful
to make Events Inactive, for example during vacations or when projects come to
an end.
You can do this by selecting Deactivate from the Context Menu of the
appropriate Event. The Event's icon will move from the Active Events container
to the Inactive Events container.
To make the Event Active again, select Activate from its Context Menu.
Hint
You can quickly make Events Active and Inactive by dragging them between the 2
folders.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.2. Interval Events ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Interval Events are Scheduled Events which occur at regular intervals, for
example every 30 minutes.
To create an Interval Event, select New and then Interval event from the Active
Events container Container Context Menu. Fill in the fields to set up the
Event:
Backup method
Select the Backup Method you wish to use from the list.
Interval between backups
Specify the amount of time between the backups by either typing in the
selected values or using the Spin Buttons.
Checking for Changed Files
This combo-box allows you one of three choices:
Do full backup
This means that all files and folders covered by the Backup Method will be
backed up every time this event runs, regardless of whether they have
changed.
Changed files only
This means that files and folders will only be backed up if they have
changed since their last backup to this Backup Set.
Do full backup if method says so
This uses the setting in the Backup Method to determine if the Backup
Event should be full or incremental. This is the default.
Showing a Backup Preview
This works similarly to the Checking for Changed Files option:
Show backup preview
This will cause a preview to be displayed every time this Backup Event
runs.
Don't show backup preview
This means a preview will not be displayed when the Backup Event runs.
This is the default.
Show backup preview if method says so
This uses the setting in the Backup Method to determine whether a preview
is shown or not.
Select OK to confirm your choices or Cancel to end the operation.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.3. Daily Events ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Daily Events are Scheduled Events which occur at a specific time each day, for
example at 5:00pm.
To create an Daily Event, select New and then Daily event from the Active
Events container Container Context Menu. Fill in the fields to set up the
Event:
Backup method
Select the Backup Method you wish to use from the list.
Backup at this time
Specify the time of the day you want the backup to occur by typing in the
selected values or using the Spin Buttons.
Checking for Changed Files
This combo-box allows you one of three choices:
Do full backup
This means that all files and folders covered by the Backup Method will be
backed up every time this event runs, regardless of whether they have
changed.
Changed files only
This means that files and folders will only be backed up if they have
changed since their last backup to this Backup Set.
Do full backup if method says so
This uses the setting in the Backup Method to determine if the Backup
Event should be full or incremental. This is the default.
Showing a Backup Preview
This works similarly to the Checking for Changed Files option:
Show backup preview
This will cause a preview to be displayed every time this Backup Event
runs.
Don't show backup preview
This means a preview will not be displayed when the Backup Event runs.
This is the default.
Show backup preview if method says so
This uses the setting in the Backup Method to determine whether a preview
is shown or not.
Select OK to confirm your choices or Cancel to end the operation.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.4. Monthly Events ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Monthly Events are Scheduled Events which occur at a specific time on a
specific day of each month: for example "5:00pm on the first of each month".
To create an Monthly Event, select New and then Monthly event from the Active
Events container Container Context Menu. Fill in the fields to set up the
Event:
Backup method
Select the Backup Method you wish to use from the list.
Backup at this time
Specify the time of the day you want the backup to occur by typing in the
selected values or using the Spin Buttons.
Backup every month on the following day of the month
Specifiy the day of the month you want the backup to occur on by typing in
the selected value or using the Spin Button.
Checking for Changed Files
This combo-box allows you one of three choices:
Do full backup
This means that all files and folders covered by the Backup Method will be
backed up every time this event runs, regardless of whether they have
changed.
Changed files only
This means that files and folders will only be backed up if they have
changed since their last backup to this Backup Set.
Do full backup if method says so
This uses the setting in the Backup Method to determine if the Backup
Event should be full or incremental. This is the default.
Showing a Backup Preview
This works similarly to the Checking for Changed Files option:
Show backup preview
This will cause a preview to be displayed every time this Backup Event
runs.
Don't show backup preview
This means a preview will not be displayed when the Backup Event runs.
This is the default.
Show backup preview if method says so
This uses the setting in the Backup Method to determine whether a preview
is shown or not.
Select OK to confirm your choices or Cancel to end the operation.
Warning: If you select days which do not occur during some months, then the
backup will not run during these months. For example, if you selected to run
back ups on the 31st of the month, then they would not occur in February,
April, June, September or November.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.5. Named Day Events ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Named Day Events are Scheduled Events which occur at a specificed time on
particular days in each month, for example "every Friday" or "the first Monday
of the month". To create an Named Day Event, select New and then Named day(s)
event from the Active Events container Container Context Menu. Fill in the
fields to set up the Event:
Backup method
Select the Backup Method you wish to use from the list.
Backup at this time
Specify the time of the day you want the backup to occur by typing in the
selected values or using the Spin Buttons.
on these days of the week
Place a check mark by all the days of the week you want to the backup to
occur.
weeks of the month
Place a check mark by all the weeks you want the backup to occur.
Checking for Changed Files
This combo-box allows you one of three choices:
Do full backup
This means that all files and folders covered by the Backup Method will be
backed up every time this event runs, regardless of whether they have
changed.
Changed files only
This means that files and folders will only be backed up if they have
changed since their last backup to this Backup Set.
Do full backup if method says so
This uses the setting in the Backup Method to determine if the Backup
Event should be full or incremental. This is the default.
Showing a Backup Preview
This works similarly to the Checking for Changed Files option:
Show backup preview
This will cause a preview to be displayed every time this Backup Event
runs.
Don't show backup preview
This means a preview will not be displayed when the Backup Event runs.
This is the default.
Show backup preview if method says so
This uses the setting in the Backup Method to determine whether a preview
is shown or not.
Select OK to confirm your choices or Cancel to end the operation.
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore interprets "The first week of each month" as
the first 7 days of the month. This guarantees that any combination of days
and weeks will cause backups to occur as specified.
Note: To create a Named Day Event you must specify at least one day of the
week and one week in the month. If you don't OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore
will warn you and ask you to enter valid values.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.6. Startup Events ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Startup Events are Scheduled Events which occur at a specificed interval after
starting OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore. To create an Startup Event, select
New and then Startup event from the Active Events container Container Context
Menu. Fill in the fields to set up the Event:
Backup method
Select the Backup Method you wish to use from the list.
Delay between startup and backup
Specify the amount of time you want OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore to
wait between starting up and performing the backup by typing in the chosen
values or using the Spin Buttons.
Checking for Changed Files
This combo-box allows you one of three choices:
Do full backup
This means that all files and folders covered by the Backup Method will be
backed up every time this event runs, regardless of whether they have
changed.
Changed files only
This means that files and folders will only be backed up if they have
changed since their last backup to this Backup Set.
Do full backup if method says so
This uses the setting in the Backup Method to determine if the Backup
Event should be full or incremental. This is the default.
Showing a Backup Preview
This works similarly to the Checking for Changed Files option:
Show backup preview
This will cause a preview to be displayed every time this Backup Event
runs.
Don't show backup preview
This means a preview will not be displayed when the Backup Event runs.
This is the default.
Show backup preview if method says so
This uses the setting in the Backup Method to determine whether a preview
is shown or not.
Select OK to confirm your choices or Cancel to end the operation.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Volumes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore contains facilities for management of the
volumes that contain backed up data.
You can get information about the current status of volumes at any time, add
volumes to the system, and disable volumes that have become lost or corrupted.
When you first install OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore it creates volumes for
each Hard Disk attached to your machine. As you back up to any Backup Set on a
Storage Device which uses Removable Volumes, new volumes will be created.
You can view the volumes defined on your system by opening the Volumes
container.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.1. Volumes container ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To see the volumes defined on your system, open the Volumes container by
selecting Volumes... from the Tools pull-down on the OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore main window or clicking on the Toolbar.
The Available Volumes container lists the volumes which can be backed up to,
and the Unavailable Volumes container lists the volumes which are not available
for backup. Volumes will become unavailable when you Transfer Out a Backup Set,
or if you make them individually unavailable yourself.
Note: When a Backup Set is Transferred Out all of the volumes associated with
it are made unavailable for backup.
The containers show the names of the volumes and an icon indicating the Storage
Device they are associated with. If the container is in Details View then the
following details are also shown:
Free space The amount of free space available to OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore
Backup sets The number of Backup Sets associated with the volume.
Volume type The type of volume, for example 3.5" Diskette.
Removable Whether the volume is a Removable Volume or a Fixed Volume.
For more information select one of the topics listed below:
Creating a New Volume
Viewing Space Usage on Volumes
Associating a Backup Set with a Volume
Discarding Volumes
Selecting Volumes During Backup
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.1.1. Viewing Space Usage on Volumes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You can see details about how a volume has been used by double-clicking on its
icon in the Volumes container
The Volume usage panel will show some or all of the following information:
Space used by Backup Sets
There will be an entry for each Backup Set which uses the volume. This is
the amount of space taken up by the data backed up to that Backup Set on
the volume.
Free space
The amount of free space available for backups on the volume.
File system format
The space taken up by the special file system information used by the
Storage Device. Diskette and Read-Write Optical Disk Storage Devices both
use a special file system which allows them to back up data quickly.
Free but unavailable for Backup/Restore
Free space on the volume which is free for use by other programs, but
which OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore cannot access for backups. The
Read-Write Optical Disk Storage Device allows you to limit the space taken
up in this way.
Non-Backup/Restore use
The amount of space used by other applications.
Backup/Restore control files
The files OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore uses to run the Backup Strategy
and keep track of files which have been backed up.
Backup/Restore programs
The executables which make up OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.1.2. Associating a Backup Set with a Volume ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If you have a large collection of tapes or optical disks that you want to use
with OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore you can add them to the system before you
come to back up to them. For more information on creating new Volumes see
Creating a New Volume.
Once you have created a Removable Volume, you can associate it with a Backup
Set by selecting the Associate backup set... item from its context menu.
A list of the Backup Sets which the Volume can be associated with appears.
Select the one you want to use, and press OK to confirm your choice. You will
be asked to insert the Volume so OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore can label it.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.1.3. Creating a New Volume ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To create a new volume, select the New option from the Available Volumes
container Container Context Menu. The type of volumes you can add will be
listed.
For more information select one of the topics listed below:
Adding a New Tape
Formatting Diskettes
Formatting Read-Write Optical Disks
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.1.4. Adding a New Tape ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To add a new tape volume, insert the tape cartridge into the tape drive and
press the OK. OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore will add a label to the tape so
it can recognize it the next time it is needed.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.1.5. Discarding Volumes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Volumes can be discarded if they were created manually, and are not associated
with a Backup Set. It is not possible to discard a volume if it has already
been associated with a Backup Set.
To discard the volume, select the Discard item on its context menu.
Note: Removable Volumes are automatically discarded if their Backup Set is
deleted.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.2. Selecting Volumes During Backup ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
As you back up to a Backup Set on a Storage Device which uses Removable
Volumes, you will be prompted to add new Removable Volumes to hold the data.
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore will suggest you use the volume associated with
the Backup Set which has the most free space on it. If there are no volumes
associated with the Backup Set with free space on them, you will be asked to
format a new volume, or associate an existing one with the Backup Set.
If you do not want to use the volume which has been suggested select Pick
another to list all the volumes associated with the Backup Set. Select the
volume you want, and press OK to start backing up to it.
Note: Some Storage Devices will not allow you to select a volume which has
less than a certain amount of space left on it.
If you want to associate an existing volume with the Backup Set, and then
continue backing up to it, select Associate. You will be given a list of
volumes that could be associated with the Backup Set. Select the volume you
want, and press OK to start backing up to it.
If you want to use a completely new volume for the backup, select Create new.
The panel which appears depends on the Storage Device you are backing up to.
For more information select one of the topics listed below:
Adding a New Tape
Formatting Diskettes
Formatting Read-Write Optical Disks
Hint
It is possible to select a particular volume by dragging it from the Available
Volumes container on to the panel.
When you have selected a volume to use, click on OK to continue the backup, or
Cancel to stop it.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.3. Index Diskette Format Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This panel enables you to create an Index Diskette for your Backup Set. This
contains the Index Files for the Backup Set, which are an integral part of your
backup - without them OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore will not be able to
restore your data in the event of a Catastrophic Failure.
Select Already Formatted if the volume has already been formatted for use with
OS/2 and you do not wish to format it again. Otherwise select Quick Format for
a fast format, or Full Format.
Note: Selecting Full Format is more reliable, since it checks for bad sectors
on the diskette as it formats, which makes your data more secure. As the name
implies, Quick Format is quicker, but it is also less reliable.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4. Formatting Diskettes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This panel enables you to specify how the diskette is to be formatted for OS/2
Warp Server Backup/Restore.
For more information select one of the topics listed below:
Quick Format
Already Formatted
Full Format
Capacity
Note: OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore uses the diskette in a special way to
enhance performance. If there are other files on the diskette then this will
impact the performance. It is therefore recommended that the diskette is
either formatted or wiped before use by OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore.
If there are other files on the diskette you will first be presented with a
warning and if this is ignored all the available space will be used.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4.1. Quick Format ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This option should only be chosen for diskettes which have previously been
formatted. It will delete all the data on the diskette but will not look for
bad sectors on the diskette - it should therefore be used for diskettes you
know are in good condition.
Also ensure that you have chosen the correct capacity for the diskette. This
should be the same as when the diskette was formatted using a full format.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4.2. Already Formatted ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this option if the volume has already been formatted for use with OS/2
and you do not wish to format it again.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4.3. Full Format ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This option will carry out a full format on the diskette. This may take several
minutes. It must be chosen if the diskette you intend to use has not previously
been formatted.
If you select this option ensure that you have chosen the correct capacity for
the diskette.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4.4. Capacity ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If the Already Formatted is not selected then this option defines the capacity
of the volume.
The 'Default' option will format the diskette to the maxiumum possible capacity
for the drive.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.5. Formatting Media for Removable Drives ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This panel enables you to specify how the removable media is to be formatted
for OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore.
For more information select one of the topics listed below:
Quick Format
Already Formatted
Full Format
Note: In order to format a removable volume for HPFS or JFS the installed
version of OS/2 must include support for Partitioned Removable Media and the
drive must be included in that support.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.5.1. Quick Format ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This option should only be chosen for volumes which have previously been
formatted. It will delete all the data on the volume but will not look for bad
sectors on the volume - it should therefore be used for volumes you know are in
good condition.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.5.2. Already Formatted ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this option if the volume has already been formatted for use with OS/2
and you do not wish to format it again.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.5.3. Full Format ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This option will carry out a full format on the volume. This may take several
minutes.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.6. Formatting Read-Write Optical Disks ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This panel enables you to specify how the Read-Write Optical Disk is to be
formatted for OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore.
For more information select one of the topics listed below:
Quick Format
Already Formatted
Full Format
Percentage of Volume to be used by Backup/Restore
Note: OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore uses the Read-Write Optical Disk in a
special way to enhance performance. If there are other files on the disk then
this will impact the performance. It is therefore recommended that the disk is
either formatted or wiped before being initialised by OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.6.1. Percentage of Volume to be used by PSnS ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Because of the special File System which OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore uses,
a certain amount of the optical must be set aside for OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore use. Use this option to select how much of the volume you wish
to use.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Source Drives ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
By default OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore will back up data from all the local
hard disks attached to you machine. It does not automatically back up data from
any other drives you may have attached - LAN drives, diskettes or CD-ROM drives
for example.
However, OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore does detect all drives that have a
drive letter, and you can change these Source Drives so that the ones that you
want are backed up.
You can view the available Source Drives in the Source Drives container.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11.1. Source Drives container ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To see the Source Drives which are attached to your machine, open the Source
Drives container by selecting Drives... from the Tools pull-down menu on the
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore main window.
The top container displays Source Drives which will be scanned for files during
a back up. By default these are your local hard disk drives.
The bottom container displays drives which will be ignored during backup. This
means that objects on these drives will not be backed up, even if they match
the other specifications for the backup.
For more information select one of the topics listed below:
Making Drives Available and Unavailable for Backup
Refreshing the List of Source Drives
Changing the Type of a Source Drive
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11.1.1. Making Drives Available and Unavailable for Backup ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You can make OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore scan or not scan Source Drives
during backup by dragging them between the two halves of the Source Drives
container.
You can also make OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore not scan a Source Drive by
selecting Ignore drive from its context menu. You can make it scan a Source
Drive by selecting Check drive for backup from its context menu.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11.1.2. Refreshing the List of Source Drives ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You can get OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore to scan your system for available
Source Drives by selecting Refresh from the Source Drives container Container
Context Menu.
Refreshing will not change whether Source Drives are included or excluded from
backup scans. It will remove from the list any drives which don't appear to be
attached to your machine any more, and add to the list any that it hasn't seen
before.
For example you can refresh the list of Source Drives after you have logged on
to a LAN, so that the LAN drives you have defined are listed as available
Source Drives.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11.1.3. Changing the Type of a Source Drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You can change the type of a Source Drive by selecting Set type from its
context menu. OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore will warn you if it thinks it
already knows what type of drive it is.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Storage Devices ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
In OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore data is always backed up to Backup Sets.
Each Backup Set resides on a Storage Device.
A Storage Device is a functional unit into which data can be placed, in which
it can be retained, and from which it can be retrieved.
Storage Devices fall into two categories, those that have Removable Volumes,
(for example diskette and tape drives), and those that have Fixed Volumes (for
example local hard disks and LAN drives).
When you first install OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore it automatically detects
the Storage Devices that are locally attached to your machine (it also creates
a default Backup Set for the local hard disk on which OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore is installed and for the Virtual device), but does not, however,
detect remote Storage Devices such as LAN Aliases or ADSM.
You can view the available Storage Devices and add new ones in the Storage
Devices container.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.1. Storage Devices container ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To see the Storage Devices which are defined for your system, open the Storage
Devices container by selecting Storage Devices from the Tools pull-down menu on
the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore main window.
The container displays the Storage Devices that have be detected and configured
on your system. The name and class of each Storage Device is shown in the
container.
For more information select one of the topics listed below:
Defining New Storage Devices
Refreshing the List of Storage Devices
Discarding unwanted Storage Devices
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.1.1. Defining New Storage Devices ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You can create a new Storage Device by selecting the New item on the Storage
Devices container Container Context Menu.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.1.2. Refreshing the List of Storage Devices ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Storage Devices associated with physical drives (diskettes, hard disks, optical
disks) will be automatically defined by OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore when it
first runs. OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore also detects any supported Tape
drives. For details of the drives and devices supported by OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore see Storage Devices Supported by OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore.
If you add a new Storage Device to your machine, for example if you install a
new hard disk drive, you can make sure all the devices you have attached to
your machine are defined to OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore by selecting
Refresh from the Storage Devices container Container Context Menu.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.1.3. Discarding unwanted Storage Devices ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If a Storage Device is not being used by any Backup Set on your system, you can
discard it by selecting Discard from its context menu.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Sounds ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore is able to make use of the multimedia
capabilities of OS/2 by using Sound Events to notify you of particular events.
To use this facility your machine must have a sound card which is set up for
use with OS/2.
You can see the available Sound Events in the Sounds container.
Note: If you do not have a sound card then OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore
will use the PC's speaker to emit simple beeps. OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore
will only beep when it wants to draw your attention to something - it does not
beep for every Sound Event defined on the system. You can stop it beeping for
the Sound Events by disabling the sounds - see Turn Sounds On and Off for
details.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13.1. Sounds container ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To see the Sound Events which are defined for your system, open the Sounds
container by selecting Sounds from the Tools pull-down menu on the OS/2 Warp
Server Backup/Restore main window.
The container displays the Sound Events which are available on your system and
the Sound Files associated with them.
The Enabled Sounds container displays all the sound events which are currently
enabled and will be played when the appropriate Sound Events occur. The
Disabled Sounds container displays sounds which have been disabled so that they
will not be played when the Sound Event occurs.
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore will play sounds when the following events
occur:
Starting automatic backup
Whenever a Scheduled Event occurs
Starting manual backup
When a manual backup is started. This sound is initially disabled.
Starting restore
When a restore is started. This sound is initially disabled.
Startup
Whenever OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore is started
Successful backup
When all the objects in a backup have successfully been backed up
Unsuccessful backup
When a backup finishes which was unable to backup one or more objects
Successful restore
When a restore finishes and all the specified objects have been
successfully restored.
Unsuccessful restore
When a restore finishes which was unable to restore one or more of the
specified objects
Connecting to ADSM
When the program connects to ADSM at the beginning of a backup.
Insert diskette
When OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore needs another diskette during backup
or restore.
Insert RW optical
When OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore needs another Read-Write optical disk
during backup or restore.
Tape cartridge required
When OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore needs another tape cartridge during
backup or restore.
Tape cartridge full
When a tape cartridge is full and a new one is required.
Tape drive rewinding
When the tape is being rewound at the end of a backup or restore.
For more information select one of the topics listed below:
Changing the Sound Associated with an Event
Testing Sound Events
Turn Sounds On and Off
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13.1.1. Changing the Sound Associated with an Event ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To change the Sound File played when a Sound Event occurs double click on it
using Mouse Button 1. Alternatively select Settings from its context menu.
Type in the fully qualified path of the sound file you wish to use, or drag the
required sound file from the Workplace Shell onto the panel.
Click on Default to select the default file for the event.
Click on Try it to listen to the sound file you currently have selected.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13.1.2. Testing Sound Events ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To find out what a Sound Event will sound like select Try it from its context
menu.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13.1.3. Turn Sounds On and Off ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You can enable and disable Sound Events by dragging them between the two halves
of the Sounds container.
You can also enable Sound Events by selecting Enable from their context menu,
and disable them by selecting Disable.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. Disaster Recovery ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
There are some events which can make it impossible to use a machine at all; for
example, damaging or wiping the hard disk which contains the operating system
would make it impossible even to start up the machine. It would also be
impossible to run OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore to restore your backed-up
data in such an event.
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore provides a Disaster Recovery facility to let
you recover from such a situation. This allows you to create a set of bootable
diskettes which you can use to start up a program which can then restore your
entire system from data which you have previously backed up.
The Disaster Recovery procedure allows you to restore the entire contents of a
single Backup Set. To be prepared for a disaster, you should make sure that you
have at least all the vital system files such as the operating system and other
services, backed up to one Backup Set. The Backup Guide will help you to do
this.
Before you set up Disaster Recovery, you should read the following sections. It
might be useful to print these out for future reference.
Creating Disaster Recovery Diskettes
Performing Disaster Recovery
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.1. Creating Disaster Recovery Diskettes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To create Disaster Recovery diskettes, you must first create a set of bootable
diskettes which contain the necessary drivers to start your system, and then
you must use the Disaster Recovery Guide to add OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore
program files to the diskettes.
The procedure for creating Disaster Recovery Diskettes follows. Please note
that the procedure differs slightly according to whether you are running under
OS/2 Warp Version 3 or OS/2 Warp Version 4. It might be useful to print this
out and use it as a reference while you are creating Disaster Recovery
Diskettes.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.1.1. Instructions for systems based on Warp V4 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
1. Choose System Setup from the Desktop menu or open the System Setup folder
inside the OS/2 System folder. Double-click on Create Utility Diskettes
to create a set of bootable diskettes. There will usually be four
diskettes:
Diskette 0 is bootable and contains files needed to start the
system.
Diskette 1 contains device drivers and the CONFIG.SYS file. This
will be referred to as the System Diskette.
Diskettes 2 and 3 contain more drivers, commands and utilities.
Diskette 3 will be modified to hold the first of the OS/2 Warp
Server Backup/Restore program files.
2. Copy any additional device drivers which your system needs to Diskette 1
or 2. For example, you may need a SCSI driver, a RAID driver or other
hardware device drivers. Update CONFIG.SYS on the System Diskette to load
these additional device drivers. Drivers that are loaded by BASEDEV=
statements must be on diskette 1. Drivers that are loaded by DEVICE=
statements must be on diskette 2.
3. Check that you can boot your system successfully from the diskettes you
have created.
4. Run the Disaster Recovery Guide to modify the diskettes you have created.
To open it, select Tools on the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore main
window, and then select Guides... and Disaster Recovery Guide.... The
Disaster Recovery Guide does the following:
a. It adds OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore device drivers to utility
diskettes 1 and 2 and updates CONFIG.SYS on utility diskette 1 to
load these device drivers.
b. It adds OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore program files to utility
diskette 3. This is then referred to as the first OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore program diskette.
c. If all the program files will not fit on the first program diskette
it asks you to insert further blank diskettes sequentially until all
the files have been copied to diskette. These diskettes are referred
to as OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore program diskettes 2 and 3 etc.
You will be asked which Storage Devices you would like to use for
Disaster Recovery. To conserve space on the diskette, you should include
just the Storage Devices that you need. You will need only one of them
unless the you wish to recover a Dual Device Backup Set.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.1.2. Instructions for systems based on Warp V3 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
1. Choose System Setup from the Desktop menu or open the System Setup folder
inside the OS/2 System folder. Double-click on Create OS/2 Startup
Diskettes to create a set of bootable diskettes. There will usually be
three diskettes:
Diskette 0 is bootable and contains files needed to start the
system.
Diskette 1 contains device drivers and the CONFIG.SYS file. This
will be referred to as the System Diskette.
Diskette 2 contains utilities and will be used as the first OS/2
Warp Server Backup/Restore program diskette.
2. Copy any additional drivers which your system needs to the system
diskette. For example, you may need a SCSI driver, a RAID driver or other
hardware device drivers. Update CONFIG.SYS on the System Diskette to load
the new device drivers.
3. Check that you can boot your system successfully from the diskettes you
have created.
4. OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore needs to add more files to the system
diskette if they are not already there.
The file NLS.DLL; this will take about 1kB of diskette space.
MOUSE.SYS and POINTDD.SYS, which provide mouse support during
Disaster Recovery; these take about 19kB of diskette space.
If you choose to restore from tape, the files OS2SCSI.DMD,
ADSMTAPE.SYS and ADSMSDID.SYS are needed; these take about 100kB of
space.
If there is not enough free space on the appropriate diskette, see Making
Space on the System Diskette.
5. Run the Disaster Recovery Guide. To open it, select Tools on the OS/2
Warp Server Backup/Restore main window, and then select Guides... and
Disaster Recovery Guide.... This does two things:
a. It adds OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore device drivers to the System
Diskette - this is the diskette containing CONFIG.SYS which was
created by the Create OS/2 Startup Diskettes program. CONFIG.SYS
will be updated to include references to these device drivers.
b. It asks you for one or more diskettes, which will contain the
Disaster Recovery program files. You should re-use the final
diskette created by the Create OS/2 Startup Diskettes program as the
first program diskette.
You will be asked which Storage Devices you would like to use for
Disaster Recovery. To conserve space on the diskette, you should include
just the Storage Devices that you need. You will need only one of them
unless the you wish to recover a Dual Device Backup Set.
You must make sure that your Disaster Recovery Diskettes contain all the
device drivers which you need to use you system. This includes any network and
hardware drivers. You should also make sure that CONFIG.SYS contains any
commands necessary to load these drivers so that your system is in a state
suitable for performing Disaster Recovery. If your set of bootable diskettes
does not contain all the correct drivers for your system, it may not be
possible to perform Disaster Recovery from the diskettes.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.1.3. Making Space on the System Diskette ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
It is possible that there will not be enough space on the System Diskette for
all the files which you need. There are some ways you can save space:
If you do not require support for code pages other than code page 850,
you can remove the file VIOTBL.DCP from the diskette and replace it with
\OS2\INSTALL\BOOTDISK\VTBL850.DCP. You will need to reflect this change
in the DEVINFO=SCR,... line in CONFIG.SYS.
Several files on the diskette appear in two versions, one with a '1' in
the filename, and one with a '2'. The ones with '2' in the name are for
the Micro Channel Architecture, the others are for other architectures.
You can remove the files which are not needed on your system.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.1.4. Disaster Recovery Diskettes Creation Progress Panel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This panel displays the progress while OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore modifies
the Utility Diskettes created during use of the Disaster Recovery Guide.
The following information is displayed:
Files copied to the diskettes (including an error message if they can't
be copied)
Requests for diskettes to be inserted
Unneccessary files being deleted (some files are not required and are
deleted to create space for the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore program
files.)
Any files which OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore needs to change (e.g.
CONFIG.SYS)
If the process completes without errors then the panel will close. Otherwise
it will remain so that you can look at the errors which have occured and
rectify them before trying again. Once you have fixed the problem select OK to
close the panel.
If you wish to cancel the process of creating the diskettes then click on
Cancel at any time.
Note: If you cancel, you will not be able to perform a Disaster Recovery with
the diskettes.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.1.5. Prompting for file locations ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore is unable to find a file which it needs to
copy to the Disaster Recovery diskettes then it will prompt you to enter the
location of the file.
You should type the location of the file and then select OK. If you cannot find
the file the select Cancel. If you cancel, you will not be able to use the
diskettes for Disaster Recovery.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.2. Performing Disaster Recovery ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If you have to perform Disaster Recovery, OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore makes
it easy to restore your entire system.
You may wish to print out these instructions so that you can use them in the
event of a disaster.
To perform Disaster Recovery, carry out the following steps:
1. Start the Disaster Recovery program:
Insert the first Disaster Recovery Diskette into your computer's
diskette drive and turn your computer on.
OS/2 will load prompting for other diskettes as required
When OS/2 has finished starting up, you will be left at a command
prompt.
Insert the first OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore program diskette.
Type GO at the prompt to start the Disaster Recovery program.
2. From here, you can perform any tasks which may be necessary to get your
system into a state in which OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore can restore
files. For example, you can
Format hard disks
Partition hard disks
Run CHKDSK
Perform any other commands from an OS/2 command prompt
When your system is set up so that OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore can
restore files, select Proceed with Disaster Recovery to continue.
3. You will be presented with a list of Storage Devices which you can use to
restore files. Choose the Storage Device which you backed up the entire
system to.
4. OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore will ask you to check the Storage Device
for Backup Sets available for restore, and ask you to select one. If the
Storage Device uses Removable Volumes you will be prompted to enter a
Volume at this point.
5. Once you have selected a Backup Set, OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore will
find the data backed up to it, and restore it. After the restore has
completed, you should reboot your computer.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. Guides ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To help you set up OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore to your needs, Guides
provide a simple way of defining your Backup Strategy.
The following Guides are available:
Backup Guide
Disaster Recovery Guide
To get to the Guides, select Guides... from the Tools pull-down menu, and then
select Menu....
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15.1. Backup Guide ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Backup Guide allows you to configure your Backup Strategy to your personal
needs.
To get to the Backup Guide, select the Guides... option from the Tools menu,
then choose Use backup guide to set up your backup strategy from the main
Guides panel.
You are now presented with a set of options which allow you to choose how you
want your system to be backed up. You can set up:
What you want to back up
How you want to back it up
Where you want to back it up
When you want automatic backups to occur
As you change your selections, the summary on the right-hand side shows what
you have currently selected.
Selecting what to back up
The What page has a list of options for commonly-used sets of files to back
up. They are as follows:
Everything on all drives
Backs up all your files
Everything on drive
Allows you to select a Source Drive to back up all files from
The OS/2 Directories
Backs up all your OS/2 system information
The OS/2 Desktop
Backs up your desktop
LAN Server configuration
Backs up the LAN Server users and permissions
Use a tree view to pick files
Allows you to select individually which files you want to back up
Selecting how to back it up
On the How page you can choose:
The number of generations of each file to keep
What method of compression to use on the data
Whether or not to back up only files which have changed since the last
backup (an incremental backup)
Whether to preview the list of files to be backed up before a manual
backup
Selecting where to back your files up to
The Where page allows you to select which Backup Set will be used to back up
your files. You can choose either to create a new Backup Set, or to use an
existing one.
Selecting when to perform automatic backups
The When 1 and When 2 panels allow you to set up 2 times when your backup will
be run automatically. There are three different options on when to back up
your files:
Regularly
Performs a backup at an interval which you specify in hours and minutes
Daily
Performs a backup at the same time every day
Monthly/Weekly
You can select whether the backup will take place every week, or only in
the given week of every month. You also select on which day of the week
the backup will be performed, and at what time.
You can also select whether or not to back up only files which have changed
since the last backup (an incremental backup).
After selecting which options you need for your new backup strategy, select
Setup now to put your wishes into action.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 16. Hints ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore provides hints for most of the panels it uses.
These hints tell you what the panel does and give you a brief overview on how
to use it.
If a hint is available then it will be shown the first time the panel is
displayed. Select Hide to close the hint panel. If you do not wish to see the
hint again then select Don't show again.
You can always redisplay a hint by selecting Show hint from the panel's system
menu.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17. Control Panel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Control Panel allows you to configure OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore to
your own particular requirements. It contains a number of pages each relating
to a specific topic.
To open the control panel select Control Panel... from the Tools pull-down menu
on the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore main window, or select the icon on the
Toolbar.
For more information select one of the topics listed below:
Configuring Defaults
Configuring the Main Window
Configuring Paths
Configuring Priorities
Configuring Log Files
Configuring User Exits
Configuring ACL (NET.ACC) Backup
Configuring Estimate and Progress Panels
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17.1. Configuring Defaults ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This page of the Control Panel allows you to setup the default objects used by
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore. These defaults are used in any object which
uses the <Default> option in one its fields. The defaults which can be set are:
File Filter
Rulebook
Backup Set
Compression Method
Generations
Hint
Default objects may also be set by the following methods:
Selecting Make default from their context menu.
Dragging them onto the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore main window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17.2. Main window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This page of the Control Panel allows you to specify how the OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore main window is displayed and what is displayed on it.
Startup minimized
Select this option if you want the program to be minimized when it is run.
It is useful to set this option if you have defined a Schedule as OS/2
Warp Server Backup/Restore will not clutter your desktop when it is
running.
Show toolbar
If you deselect this option then the ToolBar will not be displayed on the
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore main window.
Show date and time
If you deselect this option then the clock and date will not be displayed
on the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore main window.
Show logo
If you deselect this option then the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore logo
(picture) will not be displayed on the main panel.
Show information area
If you deselect this option the help area at the bottom of the OS/2 Warp
Server Backup/Restore main window will not be displayed.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17.3. Configuring Paths ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This page of the Control Panel allows you to configure the paths where OS/2
Warp Server Backup/Restore stores its files.
Temporary file path
This is where OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore keeps the temporary files it
generates while backing up. If this field if blank (the initial setting),
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore will store temporary file in the directory
specified by the OS/2 environment variable TMP. If you have a limited
amount of space on that disk, or you have a faster disk available, you may
wish to use an alternative path for temporary files.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17.4. Configuring Priorities ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This page of the Control Panel allows you to change the priorities of the
threads that OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore uses to scan your disks and
perform backups.
The two priority settings are High and Normal.
High priority means that OS/2 will try to give that thread a set proportion of
the system's time, so the backup or disk scan will run at a regular rate,
regardless of other programs you may be running. However, this can be
disruptive if you are using another application while OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore is working.
To get round this problem, OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore usually works at
normal priority, which means that it will operate only when nothing else is
happening on your machine. This is usually the best mode to operate in, as OS/2
will let OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore work in between your key or mouse
presses, or after an application has finished a particular calculation.
However, if you are using an application that works continuously (like a system
monitor, or a DOS communications program), OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore
might never be given the opportunity to perform a disk scan, or backup. In this
case, you should select high priority for the threads affected.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17.5. Configuring User Exits ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This page of the Control Panel allows you to set up programs to run at the
beginning and end of backups and restores. This can be useful if you are
running an application which requires exclusive access to the files they are
using as you can use a User Exit to shut down the application at the beginning
of the backup or restore, and then use it again to start up the application at
the end.
If you want to run a User Exit, select Enable backup user exit or Enable
restore user exit and type in the name of a program to run when a backup or
restore starts.
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore comes with two example User Exit REXX programs:
BkpExit.CMD and RstExit.CMD. If you are setting up User Exits, it is useful to
use these programs as templates as they contain full explanations of the
parameters passed to the User Exit when it is run.
In the REXX program the following variables are set from the parameters passed
by OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore:
Complete
This indicates whether the backup or restore is starting or finishing
BkMethod
The name of the Backup Method being used (backups only).
RsMethod
The name of the Restore Method being used (restores only).
BkpSet
The name of the Backup Set being backed up to, or restored from
Incremental
This indicates if the backup is incremental (applies to backups only).
Manual
This indicates if the backup is manual or scheduled (applies to backups
only).
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17.6. Configuring ACL (NET.ACC) Backup ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This page of the Control Panel allows you to set up backup of Access Control
Lists (ACLs) using BACKACC and RESTACC. ACLs are created by OS/2 Warp Server to
control access to resources on the LAN from client machines. OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore can help you back up and restore the OS/2 Warp Server user
accounts database, NET.ACC, along with the ACLs, by using the BACKACC and
RESTACC programs supplied with OS/2 Warp Server.
When OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore backs up the file NET.ACC, it will call
BACKACC for each of the drives in the top half of the source drives container,
and record their ACLs.
Note: When you look at the file NET.ACC in the Backup Set view, it will be
larger than on your hard disk. This is because it now also contains the ACL
information.
You can restore NET.ACC in one of two ways:
1. When restoring in the desktop, Backup/Restore cannot restore NET.ACC
properly because OS/2 Warp Server is running. Instead, NET.ACC is
restored as NETACC.BKP. To complete the restore,
Boot to a command line and copy NETACC.BKP over NET.ACC. This
updates the user accounts database to the state it was in when the
backup was made.
Reboot, and then restore NET.ACC again from the Backup Set. This
updates the ACLs for your disks. You'll need to make sure that you
have the drives for which you wish to restore ACLs accessed with the
same drive letter as you did when you backed them up.
2. When doing a Disaster Recovery, Backup/Restore will restore NET.ACC
properly, but cannot update the ACLs, as OS/2 Warp Server is not running.
To complete the restore,
Reboot to the desktop
Transfer in the Backup Set
Restore NET.ACC again. This updates the ACLs for your disks.
You can also specify where NET.ACC is stored on the machine you are using by
entering its full file and path name in the Name of ACL file field.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17.7. Configuring Log Files ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This page of the Control Panel allows you to configure what is stored in the
Log File of a Backup Set. These settings apply to all Log Files on the system.
Log backup, restore, drop activities
If this option is selected then a header will be put into the log every
time a backup restore or drop activity is started and a similar trailer
will be included when the activity is finished.
Log individual successes
If this option is selected then a line will be included in the log for
every succesful backup/restore/drop of an object
Log individual failures
If this option is selected then a line will be included in the log for
every unsuccessful backup/restore/drop of an object. There will also be an
error message explaining what went wrong.
No limit to log size
This option will cause the log to grow indefinitely. While this provides a
complete record of the backups that have happened on your machine, it can
take up a lot of disk space.
Log size limit (lines):
If you want to keep the size of the log under control, you can select a
maximum size for it. When the log is larger than this, OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore will start to prune it every time you do a backup, restore
or drop on the Backup Set.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17.8. Configuring Estimate and Progress Panels ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
These pages of the Control Panel allow you to define what fields are displayed
on panels which are used to display either the progress of a backup or restore
operation or an estimate for the time it will take to do a backup or restore.
You can see what the panel will look like by pressing Show example while you
are selecting the options. When an example is being show, select Hide example
to hide it again.
Select and deselect the appropriate options by clicking on them.
The fields below may be found on various progress and estimate panels used by
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore
Backing up data
Whether OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore is currently backing up and if so
which object.
Buttons
Whether buttons are displayed to give you the option to Stop/Pause a
Backup or restore etc.
Data rate
The average rate at which OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore is either
backing up or restoring data in bytes per second.
Destination
This is the destination Backup Set which OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore
is currently backing up to.
Elapsed time
The amount of time which has passed since the backup/restore operation
started.
Percent Complete
This indicates what percentage of the backup/restore operation is
complete.
Processed data
This is a count of the data which has already been backed up/ restored,
broken down into files, folders and bytes.
Remaining data
This is a count of the data which is still to be backed up or restored,
broken down into files, folders and bytes.
Remaining space on media:
This tells you how much remaining space there is on the volume you are
currently backing up to.
Remaining time
The estimated amount of time it will take OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore
to finish the current backup/restore operation.
Restoring data
This tells you whether OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore is currently
restoring data and if so which object it is restoring.
Scanning
This indicates whether OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore is currently
scanning your drives for data to back up.
Selected data
This is the amount of data which is in the current selection, broken down
into files, folders and bytes.
Total time
The estimated total amount of time it will take OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore to carry out the current backup/restore operation.
Total data
This is a count of the total amount of data to be handled during the
backup/restore operation broken down into files, folders and bytes.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 18. The Toolbar ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Toolbar provides a mouse shortcut to many of the features of OS/2 Warp
Server Backup/Restore. To use one of the items simply click on it with the
mouse.
For more details about individual options select one of the items below:
Backup Methods
Restore Methods
Scheduled Events
Backup Sets
Volumes
Sounds
Control Panel
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 19. Workplace Shell Support ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore makes it easy for you to back up files and
folders on the OS/2 desktop using the OS/2 Workplace Shell. You can use
drag-and-drop techniques to perform backups of single files and folders.
When you install OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore, two objects are created in
its folder. These objects can be used straight away to back up data to the
default Backup Set, and restore it again.
To back up an object (a file or a folder), simply drag the icon for the object
over the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore backup object. The object will be
backed up to the destination which is set up in the Backup Object.
To restore an object, drag it over the Restore Object.
For more information select one of the topics listed below:
Creating Backup and Restore Objects
Setting up a Backup Object
Setting up a Restore Object
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 19.1. Creating Backup and Restore Objects ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You can create new Backup Objects and Restore Objects which allow you to
perform Workplace Shell backups and restores to particular Backup Sets, or
which work in particular ways.
When you install OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore, it will create two templates
which you can use to create new Backup Objects and Restore Objects. These
appear in the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore folder on the Desktop. To create
a new object, drag the template to the place you want it created. A new object
will be created, and the Settings for the object will be displayed.
For more information select one of the topics listed below:
Setting up a Backup Object
Setting up a Restore Object
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 19.2. Setting up a Backup Object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To open the Settings view of a Backup Object, double-click on its icon.
The Backup Object has the following settings:
Backup Name
The name you want to give your Backup Object
Backup Description
A description of the Backup Object
Backup set
The Backup Set to which data will be backed up when you drag an object
onto the icon. Choose either a Backup Set or <Default>.
Compression
The Compression Method which will be used for data which is backed up
using this object. Select a Compression Method or <Default>.
Generations
The number of Generations you wish to keep of each file or folder backed
up using this object.
Include subdirectories
Select this if you wish to include subdirectories when you back up a
folder using this object.
Changed files only
Select this is you only want the object to back up files which have
changed since their last backup.
Show preview
Select this if you want OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore to display a
preview of files which are to be backed up, whenever you drag a file or
folder onto the object. This will also allow you to select or deselect
individual files to be backed up when you drag a folder onto the object.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 19.3. Setting up a Restore Object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To open the Settings view of a Restore Object, double-click on its icon.
The Restore Object has the following settings:
Restore Name
The name you want to give your Restore Object
Restore Description
A description of the Restore Object
Backup set
The Backup Set from which data will be restored when you drag an object
onto the icon. Choose either a Backup Set, <Default> or *. If you select
*, file and folders will be restored from all available Backup Sets.
Include subdirectories
Select this if you wish to include subdirectories when you restore a
folder using the object.
Show preview
Select this if you want OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore to display a
preview of files which are to be restored when you use the object. This
will also allow you to select or deselect individual files to be restored.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 20. Selecting and Deselecting Objects in Trees ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore Trees are a combination of the Tree Views and
Details Views of folders in the Workplace Shell. On the left of the Tree there
is a Tree View of the contents of a drive and the right of the Tree there is a
Details View of the folder currently selected on that drive.
In addition to allowing you to see the contents of either disks or Backup Sets,
most Trees allow you to select files and folders - either for backup or
restore, depending on the Tree.
Here are the actions you can perform in any OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore
Tree:
To view the files in a folder
Click once with Mouse Button 1 on that folder.
To expand a folder to view its subfolders
Click once with Mouse Button 1 on the '+' by the side of the folder.
To collapse a folder so that its subfolders are hidden
Click once with Mouse Button 1 on the '-' by the side of the folder.
To select or deselect a single file
Double-click on the file, or select Select or Deselect from its pop-up
menu.
To select or deselect a folder and all its sub-folders
Double-click on the folder, or select Select folder and everything below
or Deselect folder and everything below. This will also select or deselect
all the files in the folder and the sub-folders.
To select or deselect a folder on its own
Select Select folder and its files or Deselect folder and its files from
its pop-up menu.
Undo the previous selection action on a folder
Select Undo last selection from the folder's pop-up menu. This might be
useful if you if you accidentally double-click on a folder which has a
sophisticated set of selections in it.
The following icons are used to indicate what state of selection the object is
in:
A selected file
A deselected file
A selected folder with all its files, all its subfolders and all their
files selected.
A selected folder with some but not all its contents (including
subfolders) selected.
A selected folder with none of its contents (including subfolders)
selected.
A folder with all its files, all its subfolders and all their files
selected, but not the information for the folder itself.
A folder with some but not all its contents (including subfolders)
selected, but not the folder information itself.
A folder with none of its contents (including subfolders), or itself
selected.
The Files container gives the same type of information you would get from
opening a folder in details view on your desktop:
Filename
Total size
Last write date
Last write time
Creation date
Creation time
Flags
In Trees which show data available for restore the Files container also shows
information about the backed up data:
Backup set
Backup date
Backup time
Hint
You can hide some of these details by select the items from the Container
Context Menu.
Note: It may take OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore a while to create the
complete tree but it is possible to start editing the tree before the scan has
finished. Objects which have not been scanned yet are represented by fuzzy
icons.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21. The ADSM client ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The ADSM client device interface allows objects to be backed up to and restored
from an IBM ADSTAR Distributed Storage Manager (ADSM) server using OS/2 Warp
Server Backup/Restore (OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore).
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.1. Installation ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
All files required by the ADSM client device interface are included in the
directory from which OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore will run.
If the ADSM API is already installed on your computer, you may remove the
following files from the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore directory, unless
these files are newer than those previously installed:
ADSMOS2.DLL
DSCAMENG.TXT
If you remove ADSMOS2.DLL from the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore directory,
it must be contained in a directory named in the CONFIG.SYS LIBPATH statement.
If the DSMI_DIR environment variable is not set, the file DSCAMENG.TXT must be
contained in the same directory as ADSMOS2.DLL.
It is not necessary to set the ADSM API environment variables unless you
require them to have specific values.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.2. ADSM options file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The name and location of the ADSM options file is determined by the value of
the ADSM environment variable DSMI_CONFIG. If this environment variable has not
been set, the ADSM client device will create an options file for you as
described in ADSM API environment variables.
The connection between OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore and ADSM is controlled
by options which are defined by keywords in this file. The values of these
options may be changed using the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore device
settings dialog for the ADSM client device. Any changes made in that dialog
will change the appropriate options in the ADSM options file.
Note: When the ADSM client device saves objects in ADSM storage, it does not
use the names that these objects have on your computer. For this reason, you
should not use ADSM EXCLUDE statements to control which files are backed up by
the ADSM client device; please use the facilities of OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore to do this.
If you have an options file which was created for use with the ADSM
Backup-Archive Client (or some other ADSM client program) and which contains
EXCLUDE statements, please make a copy of the options file, remove the EXCLUDE
statements and use the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore device settings dialog
for the ADSM client device to tell the ADSM client device to use that options
file.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.3. ADSM API environment variables ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If the environment variables used by the ADSM API have already been set, those
values will be used by the ADSM client device interface. The value of the
DSMI_CONFIG environment variable may be altered by changing the name of the
configuration file in the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore device settings for
the ADSM client device.
Changes to the ADSM API environment variables made by the ADSM client device
apply only to the ADSM client device; any other ADSM API clients will use the
unmodified variables.
If the ADSM API environment variables have not been set before using the ADSM
client device, they will be set automatically:
DSMI_CONFIG If the DSM_CONFIG environment variable is set, the ADSM client
device will make a copy of the named options file and will set
DSMI_CONFIG to the name of the copy. You may then make changes
to the ADSM API options using the OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore device settings dialog for the ADSM client
device.
If the DSM_CONFIG environment is not set, the ADSM client device
will create an options file and will set DSMI_CONFIG to the name
of that file. The file will contain default values for the ADSM
options; you may change those values using the OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore device settings dialog for the ADSM client
device.
DSMI_DIR This environment variable will be set to the path name of the
directory which contains the ADSM API DLL (ADSMOS2.DLL).
The ADSM client device will find ADSMOS2.DLL by searching the
directory from which OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore runs and
the directories named in the CONFIG.SYS LIBPATH statement.
DSMI_LOG The DSMI_LOG environment variable controls where the ADSM API
error log (DSIERROR.LOG) will be located; it will be set to the
path name of the directory which contains OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore sytem data.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.4. Setting up a management class for OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore uses only the backup functions of ADSM; the
archive functions are not used. Also, OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore only
keeps one version of each object it stores in ADSM (each generation of an
object backed up by OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore is stored as a unique
object in ADSM) and does not retain any deleted objects in ADSM.
For these reasons, you may wish to create a management class with the following
attributes, specifically for use with OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore:
No archive copy group
Number of versions: 1
Number of retained deleted versions: 0
The following is an example of the ADSM commands you might use to define a
node PSnS_node and its associated policy domain PSnS_domain for use with OS/2
Warp Server Backup/Restore.
DEFINE DOMAIN PSnS_domain DESC='Policy domain for PSnS'
DEFINE POLICYSET PSnS_domain PSnS_set DESC='Policy set for PSnS'
DEFINE MGMTCLASS PSnS_domain PSnS_set PSnS_mc
DESC='Management class for PSnS'
DEFINE COPYGROUP PSnS_domain PSnS_set PSnS_mc TYPE=BACKUP
DEST=backuppool VEREXISTS=1 VERDELETED=0
ASSIGN DEFMGMTCLASS PSnS_domain PSnS_set PSnS_mc
ACTIVATE POLICYSET PSnS_domain PSnS_set
REGISTER NODE PSnS_node password DOM=PSnS_domain
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.5. Entering and changing the ADSM password ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If a password is required to access the services of ADSM, OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore will prompt you to enter your password the first time you
attempt to use the services of ADSM in each use of OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore.
You will be required to enter a new password when your current password has
expired; you may also ask to change your password whenever OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore prompts you to enter it.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.5.1. Entering the ADSM password ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If a password is required to access the services of ADSM, OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore will prompt you to enter your password the first time you
attempt to use the services of ADSM in each use of OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore.
If you use the services of ADSM more than once in a single use of OS/2 Warp
Server Backup/Restore, OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore will not ask you to
enter your password again until the number of minutes specified by the Password
life device setting has passed.
When the Password dialog is shown, you may
enter the password for your ADSM node and then push OK to continue with
your request, or
push Cancel if you wish to cancel your request, or
push Change if you wish to change your password.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.5.2. Changing the ADSM password ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Change password window will be shown if your password for ADSM has expired
or if you ask to change it by pushing the Change button on the Password window.
When the Change password dialog is shown, you may:
enter a new password for your ADSM node; you must enter your new password
twice so that we can check that you have entered it correctly. Please
also re-enter your old password to authorize the password change.
Push OK when you have entered the passwords, or
push Cancel if you wish to cancel the password change; in this case, you
will not be able to continue with your requested action.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.6. ADSM client device settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore device settings dialog for the ADSM client
device allows you to enter the information needed to make OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore work with ADSM. Changes made in the device settings dialog will
change the appropriate options in your ADSM options file. The name of the
corresponding ADSM option is given in the description of each setting.
Node name
Management class
Password life
Maximum number of objects per ADSM transaction
Communication method
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.6.1. Node name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This is the name of your ADSM node.
This node name must be registered with ADSM. A node may be registered by an
ADSM administrator through the Administrator Graphical User Interface or by
using the REGISTER NODE command.
Setting up a management class for OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore also
describes how a node can be set up and registered for use with OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore.
The initial value for this setting is taken from the NODENAME keyword in your
ADSM options file.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.6.2. Management class ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This is the ADSM management class to be used for backing up objects from OS/2
Warp Server Backup/Restore.
This management class must be known at the ADSM server to which you will
connect, and must be defined within the active policy set of the policy domain
which is associated with your node.
If you do not specify a management class, or if the management class is not
defined within your active policy set, the default management class for your
node will be used.
If you set the management class to be mgmt_class, the ADSM client device
inserts a statement of the form:
INCLUDE * mgmt_class
into your ADSM options file.
Setting up a management class for OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.6.3. Password life ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The password life is set using the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore device
settings for the ADSM client device.
If a password is required to access the services of ADSM, OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore will prompt you to enter your password the first time you
attempt to use the services of ADSM in each use of OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore.
If you use the services of ADSM more than once in a single use of OS/2 Warp
Server Backup/Restore, OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore will not ask you to
enter your password again until the number of minutes specified by Password
life has passed.
Note: The password life is a setting for the ADSM client device; there is no
corresponding option in the ADSM options file.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.6.4. Maximum number of objects per ADSM transaction ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The maximum number of objects per ADSM transaction is set using the OS/2 Warp
Server Backup/Restore device settings for the ADSM client device.
When OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore is backing up objects to an ADSM server,
several objects may be sent to ADSM in a single batch; each batch is a single
ADSM transaction.
Each object that you back up using OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore may actually
be stored in ADSM as several ADSM objects; for example, if a file has extended
attributes, the file and its extended attributes will actually be stored as 2
separate ADSM objects.
You can use this setting to limit the number of OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore
objects that are included in a batch; the corresponding number of ADSM objects
may be greater.
ADSM also has a limit on the number of its objects that can be stored in a
single transaction. The number of OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore objects sent
in a batch may be less than the number specified in the OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore device settings for the ADSM client device if the corresponding
number of ADSM objects to be stored exceeds the limit set by ADSM.
Having larger batch sizes may improve performance but also requires more
memory.
Note: The maximum number of PSnS objects per ADSM transaction is a setting for
the ADSM client device; there is no corresponding option in the ADSM options
file.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.6.5. Communication method ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Choose one of the following communication protocols for communications with the
ADSM server. When you have selected a communications protocol, push the
Communications options button to set the options for the chosen protocol.
3270 terminal emulation
PWSCS
SNA LU 6.2 (APPC)
TCP/IP
NETBIOS
IPX/SPX
Named Pipe
Setting the communication method will set the appropriate value for the
COMMMETHOD keyword in your ADSM options file.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.7. Settings for communications methods ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The following communications methods can be used.
3270 terminal emulation
PWSCS
SNA LU 6.2 (APPC)
TCP/IP
NETBIOS
IPX/SPX
Named Pipe
The communication method to be used is determined by the COMMMETHOD keyword in
your ADSM options file. This can be set using the OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore device settings dialog for the ADSM client device.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.8. Settings for 3270 communications ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The following option must set in order to use the 3270 communication method for
communications with ADSM.
3270 logical terminal session
The following are optional.
3270 session startup command string
3270 session cleanup command string
3270 communication buffer size
Host command pause interval
Host timeout interval
Validity checking
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.8.1. 3270 logical terminal ID ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Specifies a 3270 logical terminal session that will be used by an ADSM
activity.
Enter the single letter terminal session identifier.
Example: A
ADSM option: 3270LOGICALTERMINALID
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.8.2. Host initialization commands ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Specifies a sequence of commands to start a 3270 client-server session. Since
the connection to the server uses the 3270 datastream dialup interface, the
terminal session should not have an active user at the time the session is
started. You can imbed special control characters in the command string. Use
the control character @ as an escape sequence for AID (attention) keystrokes to
interrupt a 3270 terminal session. Cursor and text keys do not interrupt a 3270
session. Any character not preceded by the control character @ is read as
text.
The control characters and their associated function are listed below. Note
that control characters are case sensitive. Control characters identified by
an asterisk (*) in the table below will interrupt the 3270 terminal session.
@B - Left Tab @C - *Clear @D - Delete @E - *Enter
@F - Erase EOF @I - Insert @L - Cursor Left @N - New Line
@R - *Reset @T - Right Tab @U - Cursor Up @V - Cursor Down
@Z - Cursor Right @0 - Home @1 - *PF1 @2 - *PF2
@3 - *PF3 @4 - *PF4 @5 - *PF5 @6 - *PF6
@7 - *PF7 @8 - *PF8 @9 - *PF9 @a - *PF10
@b - *PF11 @c - *PF12 @d - *PF13 @e - *PF14
@f - *PF15 @g - *PF16 @h - *PF17 @i - *PF18
@j - *PF19 @k - *PF20 @l - *PF21 @m - *PF22
@n - *PF23 @o - *PF24 @x - *PA1 @y - *PA2
@z - *PA3 @@ - @
Example
@Cdial anrserv@E
ADSM option: 3270HOSTCOMMAND
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.8.3. Host termination commands ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Specifies a sequence of commands to clean up a 3270 client-server session as
the client is going away.
You can imbed special control characters in the command string. Use the control
character @ as an escape sequence for AID (attention) keystrokes to interrupt a
3270 terminal session. Cursor and text keys do not interrupt a 3270 session.
Any character not preceded by the control character @ is read as text.
See 3270 session startup command string for the control characters and their
associated function.
ADSM option: 3270HOSTENDCOMMAND
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.8.4. 3270 communication buffer size ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Specifies the size of the 3270 communication buffer, which is used to transfer
data between the client node and the server.
The default size is obtained from the emulator file transfer buffer size. You
can specify a value from 512 to 65508 bytes. Contact your system administrator
for the recommended size.
A large buffer size may increase the data transfer rate, but it also requires
more memory and may cause the termination of a 3270 terminal session. Set a
buffer size of at least 4000 bytes unless memory constraints or line conditions
dictate otherwise. A buffer size of 32000 bytes or more is not recommended.
ADSM option: 3270BUFFERSIZE
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.8.5. Pause after commands ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Specifies the number of seconds to pause between sending AID (attention) keys
to interrupt host commands, as specified by the 3270 host command option.
Interrupts are generated by the characters identified by an asterisk (*) in the
table of control characters in 3270 session startup command string, or by
Enter, Clear, PF or PA keys. Cursor and text keys do not interrupt a 3270
session.
Use this option when the host response time is slow. If this value of the
seconds parameter is too small and the host response time is slow, errors may
occur when sending keystrokes to the host session. When system response time
is slow, a value of 3 to 5 seconds may be appropriate.
If an error occurs, manually restore the host session by switching to the host
session and pressing the reset key.
The default value is 1.
ADSM option: 3270HOSTCMDPAUSE
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.8.6. Host timeout interval ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Specifies the number of seconds the client node waits to receive a data packet
from the server before timing out. You may need a larger value than 10 seconds
when host response time is extremely slow or when you restore large files.
The default value is 10.
The minimum value is 1.
ADSM option: 3270HOSTTIMEOUT
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.8.7. Validity checking ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Specifies whether ADSM should check the validity of the data being sent between
a 3270 client session and the server. To ensure data integrity, ADSM checks to
see if the data contains a trailing two-byte checksum.
The default action is to perform validity checking.
ADSM option: 3270CHECKSUM
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.9. Settings for PWSCS communications ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The following options must set in order to use the PWSCS communication method
for communications with ADSM.
You must set either
Symbolic destination name
or
Transaction program name
Partner logical unit name
CPIC mode name
The following may optionally be specified when specifying transaction program
name, partner logical unit name and CPIC mode name
CPIC buffer size
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.9.1. Symbolic destination name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Specifies a name that APPC or CPIC uses to connect to the server. The symbolic
destination name indexes SNA routing and security parameters, which are stored
in communication directory files, to complete a connection.
When a symbolic destination is used for either the SNA LU6.2 or PWSCS
communications method, you do not have to specify a transaction program name,
partner logical unit name, or CPIC mode name.
Contact your system administrator for the required symbolic destination name.
ADSM option: SYMBOLICDESTINATION
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.9.2. Transaction program name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Specifies a symbolic name for a transaction program in a SNA network. The
transaction program name identifies the target logical unit (LU), which is the
ADSM server.
The transaction program name must be supplied if a symbolic destination name is
not provided for either the SNA LU6.2 or PWSCS communications method.
Contact your system administrator for the transaction program name.
ADSM option: TPNAME
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.9.3. Partner Logical Unit name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Specifies a logical unit name used by the transaction program to identify the
ADSM server in the SNA network.
The partner logical unit name must be supplied if a symbolic destination name
is not provided for either the SNA LU6.2 or PWSCS communications method.
Contact your system administrator for the partner logical unit name.
ADSM option: PARTNERLUNAME
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.9.4. CPIC mode name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Specifies the mode name for CPIC, which identifies the SNA connection to the
gateway and partner logical unit (LU).
The CPIC mode name must be supplied if a symbolic destination name is not
provided for either the SNA LU6.2 or PWSCS communications method.
Contact your system administrator for the CPIC mode name.
ADSM option: CPICMODENAME
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.9.5. CPIC buffer size ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Specifies the size of the CPIC buffer (in kilobytes), which is used to transfer
data between the client node and the server. A larger buffer size can improve
communication performance but requires more memory.
The default is 15 kilobytes.
You can specify a value from 1 to 31 kilobytes.
ADSM option: CPICBUFFERSIZE
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.10. Settings for SNA LU 6.2 communications ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The following options must set in order to use the SNA LU 6.2 (APPC)
communication method for communications with ADSM.
You must set either
Symbolic destination name
or
Transaction program name
Partner Logical Unit name
CPIC mode name
The following may optionally be specified when specifying transaction program
name, partner logical unit name and CPIC mode name
CPIC buffer size
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.11. Settings for TCP/IP communications ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The following option must set in order to use the TCP/IP communication method
for communications with ADSM.
TCP server address
The following are optional.
TCP port address
TCP buffer size
TCP window size
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.11.1. TCP server address ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Specifies the internet server address for communications using TCP/IP.
Examples
DSHOST.ALMADEN.IBM.COM
129.33.10.249
ADSM option: TCPSERVERADDRESS
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.11.2. TCP port address ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Specifies a port address of the server when using TCP/IP.
The default port address is 1500.
You can specify a value from 1000 to 32767.
Contact your system administrator for this value.
ADSM option: TCPPORT
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.11.3. TCP buffer size ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Specifies the size of the internal TCP communication buffer (in kilobytes),
which is used to transfer data between the client node and the server. A larger
buffer size can improve communication performance but requires more memory.
The default value is 8 kilobytes.
You can specify a value from 1 to 32 kilobytes.
ADSM option: TCPBUFFSIZE
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.11.4. TCP window size ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Specifies the size of the TCP sliding window (in kilobytes) for your client. A
larger window size can improve communication performance, but uses more memory.
The window should be smaller than the total space allocated for the packets. To
determine the best window size, find the number of packets defined for your
network program (e.g. in PCTCP.INI or PROTOCOL.INI). Multiply this number by
the packet size for your network hardware, for example:
IBM Token Ring - 2042
Ethernet - 1514
ProNet-10 - 2046
SLIP - 1006
The TCP window size must be smaller than the result for your TCP/IP connection
to work reliably.
To summarize:
TCP window size(maximum) = (#packets) x (size-of-packet) - 1
TCP window size(recommended) = (#packets - 1) x (size-of-packet)
TCP window size(minimum) = (size-of-packet)
The default is 16 kilobytes.
You can specify a value from 1 to 24 kilobytes.
ADSM option: TCPWINDOWSIZE
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.12. Settings for NETBIOS communications ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The following options may be set when using the NETBIOS communication method
for communications with ADSM, but all have default values.
NETBIOS name
NETBIOS server name
NETBIOS buffer size
NETBIOS timeout interval
LAN adapter
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.12.1. NETBIOS name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Specifies the name of your machine for NETBIOS communications.
This name must be unique on the LAN. The maximum length is 16 characters. It is
case sensitive. The first character cannot be '*'.
ADSM option: NETBIOSNAME
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.12.2. NETBIOS server name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Specifies the name of the server's machine for NETBIOS communications. This
name must be unique on the LAN. The maximum length is 16 characters. It is case
sensitive. The first character cannot be '*'.
ADSM option: NETBIOSSERVERNAME
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.12.3. NETBIOS buffer size ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Specifies the size of the NETBIOS communication buffer (in kilobytes), which is
used to transfer data between the client node and the server.
The default is 4 kilobytes.
You can specify a value from 1 to 31 kilobytes.
Contact your system administrator for the recommended size.
ADSM option: NETBIOSBUFFERSIZE
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.12.4. NETBIOS timeout interval ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Specifies the number of seconds the client node waits when sending or receiving
data from the server before timing out.
The default value is 60 seconds.
The maximum value is 120 seconds.
A value of 0 means there is no timeout.
ADSM option: NETBIOSTIMEOUT
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.12.5. LAN adapter ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Specifies whether the primary or alternate adapter is to be used.
This option is either specified as 0 for the primary adapter, or 1 for the
alternate adapter.
The default value is 0.
ADSM option: LANADAPTER
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.13. Settings for IPX/SPX communications ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The following option must set in order to use the IPX/SPX communication method
for communications with ADSM.
IPX/SPX server address
The following are optional.
IPX/SPX socket number
IPX/SPX buffer size
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.13.1. IPX/SPX server address ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Specifies the server address for communications using IPX/SPX.
This server address is 20 hexadecimal digits in length. It is the concatenation
of the network and node address.
ADSM option: IPXSERVERADDRESS
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.13.2. IPX/SPX socket number ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Specifies a socket number of the server when using IPX/SPX.
The default socket number is 8522.
Contact your system administrator for this value.
ADSM option: IPXSOCKET
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.13.3. IPX/SPX buffer size ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Specifies the size of the internal IPX/SPX communication buffer (in kilobytes),
which is used to transfer data between the client node and the server. A
larger buffer size can improve communication performance but requires more
memory.
The default buffer size is 4 kilobytes.
You can specify a value from 1 to 16 kilobytes.
ADSM option: IPXBUFFERSIZE
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.14. Settings for Named Pipe communications ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The following option must set in order to use the Named Pipe communication
method for communications with ADSM.
Pipe name
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.14.1. Pipe name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Specifies the name of a named pipe to use for communications with an ADSM
server.
The default for this option is \PIPE\DSMSERV.
ADSM option: NAMEDPIPENAME
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15. Messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If the ADSM client device encounters an error (such as loss of communication
with the ADSM server) which prevents it from continuing, a message explaining
the error will be displayed.
If the ADSM client device encounters an error which prevents it from backing up
or restoring an individual object, a message explaining the error will be
recorded in the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore log for the backup set being
used.
In the case of errors which have been detected by ADSM, information about the
error which ADSM produces is given as part of the information displayed or
recorded by the ADSM client device. For some of these errors, more information
may be found in the ADSM API error log (DSIERROR.LOG); DSIERROR.LOG is located
in the directory named by the DSMI_LOG environment variable.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.1. (30) No ADSM message text for error code ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The ADSM client device interface received an error return code from an ADSM
function, but ADSM was unable to find the corresponding error message text in
its message file.
Check that the message text file DSCAMENG.TXT is contained in the directory
specified by the ADSM environment variable DSMI_DIR. See ADSM API environment
variables for further information.
ADSM function reporting error: Any
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.2. (31) Node name not known by ADSM ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The ADSM node name specified in the device settings for your ADSM client device
has not been registered with ADSM.
Check that the node name specified in the device settings for OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore is correct. If the node name is correct, please contact your
ADSM administrator.
ADSM function reporting error: dsmInit
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.3. (32) No password entered ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The action you requested has been cancelled because you have not entered a
password for ADSM.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.4. (33) New password has not been entered ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The action you requested has been cancelled because you have not entered a new
password for ADSM.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.5. (34) No password entered for backup ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The backup request has been cancelled because you have not entered a password
for ADSM.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.6. (35) New password has not been entered for backup ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The backup request has been cancelled because you have not entered a new
password for ADSM.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.7. (36) No password entered for restore ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The restore request has been cancelled because you have not entered a password
for ADSM.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.8. (37) New password has not been entered for restore ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The restore request has been cancelled because you have not entered a new
password for ADSM.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.9. (38) No password entered for Transfer out ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The request to Transfer out a backup set has been cancelled because you have
not entered a password for ADSM.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.10. (39) New password has not been entered for Transfer out ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The request to Transfer out a backup set has been cancelled because you have
not entered a new password for ADSM.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.11. (40) No password entered for Transfer in ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The request to Transfer in a backup set has been cancelled because you have not
entered a password for ADSM.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.12. (41) New password has not been entered for Transfer in ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The request to Transfer in a backup set has been cancelled because you have not
entered a new password for ADSM.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.13. (42) Invalid password ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The password you have entered has not been accepted by ADSM.
Please re-enter your password.
ADSM function reporting error: dsmInit
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.14. (43) Password is too long ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The password you have entered has not been accepted by ADSM because it is too
long.
Please re-enter your password.
ADSM function reporting error: dsmInit
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.15. (44) Enter password ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Please enter a new password.
Push Cancel if you do not want to change your password now.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.16. (45) Verify password ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You must enter your new password twice so that we can check that you have
entered it correctly.
Push Cancel if you do not want to change your password now.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.17. (46) Password entered incorrectly ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The first and second entries of your new password are not the same.
Please re-enter your new password.
Push Cancel if you do not want to change your password now.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.18. (47) Enter current password ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You must enter your current password so that ADSM can check that you are
authorized to make the password change.
Push Cancel if you do not want to change your password now.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.19. (48) Current password is invalid ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The current password you have entered has not been accepted by ADSM. Please
re-enter it.
Push Cancel if you do not want to change your password now.
ADSM function reporting error: dsmInit
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.20. (49) Enter password ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You must enter your current password so that ADSM can check that you are
authorized to use its services.
Push Cancel if you do not want to continue.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.21. (61) Communication to the ADSM server has failed ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
There has been a failure in the communication between the ADSM client device
and the ADSM server.
See the ADSM API error log (DSIERROR.LOG) for more information about the error;
DSIERROR.LOG is located in the directory named by the DSMI_LOG environment
variable.
ADSM function reporting error: Any
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.22. (62) Memory allocation failure ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The ADSM client device is unable to allocate some memory it requires and cannot
continue.
Try closing some other applications and then try your request again.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.23. (63) Unable to connect to ADSM ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore is unable to connect to your ADSM server.
Please check that the ADSM server is active and that the communication settings
for your ADSM are specified correctly in the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore
device settings.
See the ADSM API error log (DSIERROR.LOG) for more information about the error;
DSIERROR.LOG is located in the directory named by the DSMI_LOG environment
variable.
ADSM function reporting error: dsmInit
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.24. (64) Wrong version of ADSM ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You have an old version of ADSM installed on your computer; the ADSM client
device will not work with this version. You must install the latest version of
ADSM in order to use ADSM with OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore.
Note: The required versions of the necessary ADSM files are included with OS/2
Warp Server Backup/Restore; see Installation for further information.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.25. (65) Error querying ADSM ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The ADSM client device has encountered a problem when trying to obtain
information from the ADSM server and cannot continue.
Additional information may be found in the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore
backup set log and in the ADSM API error log (DSIERROR.LOG); DSIERROR.LOG is
located in the directory named by the DSMI_LOG environment variable.
ADSM function reporting error: dsmQuerySessInfo
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.26. (66) Error changing password ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The ADSM client device has encountered a problem when trying to change your
password and cannot continue.
Additional information may be found in the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore
backup set log and in the ADSM API error log (DSIERROR.LOG); DSIERROR.LOG is
located in the directory named by the DSMI_LOG environment variable.
ADSM function reporting error: dsmChangePW
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.27. (67) Unable to allocate memory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The ADSM client device is unable to allocate some memory it requires and cannot
continue.
Try closing some other applications and then try your request again.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.28. (68) Unable to load ADSMOS2.DLL ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The ADSM library module ADSMOS2.DLL is required by the ADSM client device in
order to communicate with ADSM, but this module could not be loaded.
ADSMOS2.DLL must be located in the directory from which OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore is run, or in some other directory named in the LIBPATH
statement in your CONFIG.SYS file.
See Installation for more information.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.29. (69) ADSM node name has changed ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
When you create a backup set for the ADSM client device in OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore, any objects backed up using that backup set are saved in ADSM
storage under the ownership of your ADSM node.
If you use the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore device settings dialog to change
your ADSM node name, any backups made when using your previous node name will
no longer be available to you. You can regain access to these backups by
changing your node name back to what is was when the backups were performed.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.30. (81) ADSM file space registration failed ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
When you create a backup set for the ADSM client device in OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore, the ADSM client device attempts to create a new file space in
ADSM storage in which to save objects backed up using that backup set.
The attempt to create a new file space has failed; please report this error to
your ADSM administrator.
Additional information may be found in the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore
backup set log and in the ADSM API error log (DSIERROR.LOG); DSIERROR.LOG is
located in the directory named by the DSMI_LOG environment variable.
ADSM function reporting error: dsmRegisterFS
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.31. (82) Error starting ADSM backup transaction ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
An error has been reported by ADSM when attempting to start a backup
transaction; please report this information to your ADSM administrator.
Additional information may be found in the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore
backup set log and in the ADSM API error log (DSIERROR.LOG); DSIERROR.LOG is
located in the directory named by the DSMI_LOG environment variable.
ADSM function reporting error: dsmBeginTxn
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.32. (83) ADSM backup transaction failed ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
An error has been reported by ADSM when attempting to end a backup transaction;
please report this information to your ADSM administrator.
Additional information may be found in the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore
backup set log and in the ADSM API error log (DSIERROR.LOG); DSIERROR.LOG is
located in the directory named by the DSMI_LOG environment variable.
ADSM function reporting error: dsmEndTxn
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.33. (84) File has been excluded from backup ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The named file has not been backed up bacause it has been excluded by an
EXCLUDE statement in your ADSM options file.
See ADSM options file for more information about the use of ADSM EXCLUDE
statements with the ADSM client device.
ADSM function reporting error: dsmBindMC
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.34. (85) Object has not been backed up ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
An error has been reported by ADSM when attempting to determine which
management class should be used for backing up an object; please report this
information to your ADSM administrator.
Additional information may be found in the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore
backup set log and in the ADSM API error log (DSIERROR.LOG); DSIERROR.LOG is
located in the directory named by the DSMI_LOG environment variable.
ADSM function reporting error: dsmBindMC
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.35. (86) Error opening file to be backed up ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The ADSM client device was unable to open the named file which contains data to
be backed up to the ADSM server.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.36. (87) Error getting information about file to be backed up ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The ADSM client device was unable to obtain the information it needs about the
named file which contains data to be backed up to the ADSM server.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.37. (88) Error reading file to be backed up ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The ADSM client device was unable to read data from the named file which
contains data to be backed up to the ADSM server.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.38. (89) Error sending data to ADSM ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
An error has been reported by ADSM when sending data to the ADSM server; please
report this information to your ADSM administrator.
Additional information may be found in the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore
backup set log and in the ADSM API error log (DSIERROR.LOG); DSIERROR.LOG is
located in the directory named by the DSMI_LOG environment variable.
ADSM function reporting error: dsmSendObj, dsmSendData
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.39. (90) Error backing up control files ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
An error has been reported by ADSM when sending data to the ADSM server; please
report this information to your ADSM administrator.
The error has occurred while backing up the backup set's control files for a
Backup or Transfer out request.
Additional information may be found in the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore
backup set log and in the ADSM API error log (DSIERROR.LOG); DSIERROR.LOG is
located in the directory named by the DSMI_LOG environment variable.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.40. (91) Error creating temporary file to compress data ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore needed to create a temporary file in order to
compress the data to be sent to the ADSM server, but was unable to do so.
Please retry your backup request.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.41. (92) Error compressing data ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
An error occurred when attempting to compress the data to be sent to the ADSM
server.
Please retry your backup request.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.42. (93) ADSM transaction ended abnormally ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The named object was not backed up because a previous error has caused the ADSM
transaction to be terminated abnormally.
Additional information may be given by other error messages in the OS/2 Warp
Server Backup/Restore backup set log and in the ADSM API error log
(DSIERROR.LOG); DSIERROR.LOG is located in the directory named by the DSMI_LOG
environment variable.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.43. (101) Object not found in ADSM storage ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
An error has been reported by ADSM when attempting to find an object to be
restored from ADSM storage; please report this information to your ADSM
administrator.
Note: The object or the file space in which it is contained may have been
deleted from ADSM storage.
It is also possible that the object could not be found because you have changed
your ADSM node name since the object was backed up. If this is the case, please
use the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore device settings dialog for the ADSM
client device to change your node name back to what it was when the object was
backed up and then try again.
ADSM function reporting error: dsmGetNextQObj
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.44. (102) Error finding object in ADSM storage ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
An error has been reported by ADSM when attempting to find an object to be
restored from ADSM storage; please report this information to your ADSM
administrator.
Additional information may be found in the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore
backup set log and in the ADSM API error log (DSIERROR.LOG); DSIERROR.LOG is
located in the directory named by the DSMI_LOG environment variable.
ADSM function reporting error: dsmGetNextQObj
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.45. (103) Error opening to file to be restored ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The ADSM client device was unable to open the named file into which data is to
be restored from the ADSM server.
Please check that the file name is correct and that there is sufficent space on
the drive to which data is to be restored.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.46. (104) Error writing to file to be restored ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The ADSM client device was unable to write data to the named file into which
data is being restored from the ADSM server.
Please check that there is sufficent space on the drive to which data is to be
restored.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.47. (105) Error closing to file to be restored ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The ADSM client device was unable to close the named file into which data is
being restored from the ADSM server.
Please check that there is sufficent space on the drive to which data is to be
restored.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.48. (106) Error retrieving object from ADSM storage ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
An error has been reported by ADSM when retrieving data from ADSM storage;
please report this information to your ADSM administrator.
Additional information may be found in the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore
backup set log and in the ADSM API error log (DSIERROR.LOG); DSIERROR.LOG is
located in the directory named by the DSMI_LOG environment variable.
ADSM function reporting error: dsmGetObj, dsmGetData
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.49. (107) Object not restored (ADSM client device error) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The ADSM client device did not retrieve from ADSM storage all the data it needs
to restore the named object.
This is an error in the ADSM client device; please report the error to your
ADSM administrator.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.50. (108) Error retrieving object from ADSM storage (communications failure) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The object has not been restored because there has been a failure in the
communication between the ADSM client device and the ADSM server.
The error reported by ADSM is given in a previous message in the backup set log
(message number 106). The ADSM API error log (DSIERROR.LOG) may also contain
additional information about the error; DSIERROR.LOG is located in the
directory named by the DSMI_LOG environment variable.
ADSM function reporting error: dsmGetObj, dsmGetData
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.51. (109) Error creating temporary file to decompress data ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore needed to create a temporary file in order to
decompress data received from the ADSM server, but was unable to do so.
Please retry your restore request.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.52. (110) Error decompressing data ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
An error occurred when attempting to decompress data received from the ADSM
server.
Please retry your restore request.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.53. (121) Object not dropped ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
An error has been reported by ADSM when attempting to remove an object from
ADSM storage; please report this information to your ADSM administrator.
Additional information may be found in the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore
backup set log and in the ADSM API error log (DSIERROR.LOG); DSIERROR.LOG is
located in the directory named by the DSMI_LOG environment variable.
Note: The object or the file space in which it is contained may have already
been deleted from ADSM storage.
It is also possible that the object could not be found because you have changed
your ADSM node name since the object was backed up. If this is the case, please
use the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore device settings dialog for the ADSM
client device to change your node name back to what it was when the object was
backed up and then try again.
ADSM function reporting error: dsmGetNextQObj
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.54. (122) Error starting ADSM transaction to drop object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
An error has been reported by ADSM when attempting to start a transaction to
remove an object from ADSM storage; please report this information to your ADSM
administrator.
Additional information may be found in the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore
backup set log and in the ADSM API error log (DSIERROR.LOG); DSIERROR.LOG is
located in the directory named by the DSMI_LOG environment variable.
ADSM function reporting error: dsmBeginTxn
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.55. (123) Error deleting ADSM object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
An error has been reported by ADSM when attempting to remove an object from
ADSM storage; please report this information to your ADSM administrator.
Additional information may be found in the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore
backup set log and in the ADSM API error log (DSIERROR.LOG); DSIERROR.LOG is
located in the directory named by the DSMI_LOG environment variable.
ADSM function reporting error: dsmDeleteObj
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.56. (124) ADSM transaction to drop object has failed ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
An error has been reported by ADSM when attempting to end a transaction to
remove an object from ADSM storage; please report this information to your ADSM
administrator.
Additional information may be found in the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore
backup set log and in the ADSM API error log (DSIERROR.LOG); DSIERROR.LOG is
located in the directory named by the DSMI_LOG environment variable.
ADSM function reporting error: dsmEndTxn
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.57. (141) Error deleting ADSM file space ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
An error has been reported by ADSM when attempting to delete a file space;
please report this information to your ADSM administrator.
Additional information may be found in the ADSM API error log (DSIERROR.LOG);
DSIERROR.LOG is located in the directory named by the DSMI_LOG environment
variable.
Note: When the contents of a backup set for the ADSM client device are
deleted, the ADSM client device deletes the associated file spaces in ADSM
storage.
The file space may have already been deleted from ADSM storage by an ADSM
administrator.
It is also possible that the file space could not be deleted because you have
changed your ADSM node name since the backup set was created. If this is the
case, please use the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore device settings dialog for
the ADSM client device to change your node name back to what it was when the
backup set was created and then try again.
ADSM function reporting error: dsmDeleteFS
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.58. (151) Unable to list backup sets ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
An error has been reported by ADSM when attempting to create a list of backup
sets that can be transferred in from the ADSM server; please report this
information to your ADSM administrator.
Additional information may be found in the ADSM API error log (DSIERROR.LOG);
DSIERROR.LOG is located in the directory named by the DSMI_LOG environment
variable.
ADSM function reporting error: dsmBeginQuery
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.59. (161) ADSM file space not found for Transfer out ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
An error has been reported by ADSM when attempting to perform the Transfer out
function for a backup set. The ADSM file space for the backup set does not
exist; please report this error to your ADSM administrator.
Additional information may be found in the ADSM API error log (DSIERROR.LOG);
DSIERROR.LOG is located in the directory named by the DSMI_LOG environment
variable.
Note: The file space may have been deleted from ADSM storage by an ADSM
administrator.
It is also possible that the file space could not be found because you have
changed your ADSM node name since the backup set was created. If this is the
case, please use the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore device settings dialog for
the ADSM client device to change your node name back to what it was when the
backup set was created and then try again.
ADSM function reporting error: dsmGetNextQObj
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.60. (162) Error obtaining file space information for Transfer out ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
An error has been reported by ADSM when attempting to perform the Transfer out
function for a backup set; please report this error to your ADSM administrator.
Additional information may be found in the ADSM API error log (DSIERROR.LOG);
DSIERROR.LOG is located in the directory named by the DSMI_LOG environment
variable.
ADSM function reporting error: dsmGetNextQObj
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.61. (163) Error changing file space information for Transfer out ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
An error has been reported by ADSM when attempting to perform the Transfer out
function for a backup set; please report this error to your ADSM administrator.
Additional information may be found in the ADSM API error log (DSIERROR.LOG);
DSIERROR.LOG is located in the directory named by the DSMI_LOG environment
variable.
ADSM function reporting error: dsmUpdateFS
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.62. (171) ADSM file space not found for Transfer in ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
An error has been reported by ADSM when attempting to perform the Transfer in
function for a backup set. The ADSM file space for the backup set does not
exist; please report this error to your ADSM administrator.
Additional information may be found in the ADSM API error log (DSIERROR.LOG);
DSIERROR.LOG is located in the directory named by the DSMI_LOG environment
variable.
Note: The file space may have been deleted from ADSM storage by an ADSM
administrator.
It is also possible that the file space could not be found because you have
changed your ADSM node name since the backup set was created. If this is the
case, please use the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore device settings dialog for
the ADSM client device to change your node name back to what it was when the
backup set was created and then try again.
ADSM function reporting error: dsmGetNextQObj
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.63. (172) Error retrieving control files for Transfer in ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
An error has been reported by ADSM when attempting to perform the Transfer in
function for a backup set; please report this information to your ADSM
administrator.
Additional information may be found in the ADSM API error log (DSIERROR.LOG);
DSIERROR.LOG is located in the directory named by the DSMI_LOG environment
variable.
ADSM function reporting error: dsmGetNextQObj
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.64. (173) Error obtaining file space information for Transfer in ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
An error has been reported by ADSM when attempting to perform the Transfer in
function for a backup set; please report this information to your ADSM
administrator.
Additional information may be found in the ADSM API error log (DSIERROR.LOG);
DSIERROR.LOG is located in the directory named by the DSMI_LOG environment
variable.
ADSM function reporting error: dsmGetNextQObj
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21.15.65. (174) Error changing file space information for Transfer in ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
An error has been reported by ADSM when attempting to perform the Transfer in
function for a backup set; please report this information to your ADSM
administrator.
Additional information may be found in the ADSM API error log (DSIERROR.LOG);
DSIERROR.LOG is located in the directory named by the DSMI_LOG environment
variable.
ADSM function reporting error: dsmUpdateFS
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 22. Simple Test Backup ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The first time you run OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore you are given the option
of performing a simple test backup. This is done to confirm that OS/2 Warp
Server Backup/Restore has been installed successfully on your machine. If you
wish to bypass this test simply select the Move on... button.
Before you proceed with the test backup, you are asked to select the
destination Backup Set of the test backup. In the windowed list you will see
some Storage Devices with the "(General)" tag appended to them. This is a list
of Backup Sets corresponding to the Storage Devices OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore detected during installation. Certain Storage Devices that you
may have on your system (e.g. a tape drive) will only be recognized by OS/2
Warp Server Backup/Restore if you rebooted your machine at the end of
installation.
Note: A good choice for the test would be the Storage Device that you wish to
use for most of your backups.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 23. Saving Objects ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
When you are editing objects in OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore, there are 2
ways they can be saved:
Save as... This allows you to enter a new name for the object as it is
saved. When you press the Save as... button, OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore prompts you to enter a name for the object.
Select OK to confirm the name or Cancel to cancel the save
operation. If you try and use a name which already exists, OS/2
Warp Server Backup/Restore will warn you and ask you to enter a
different name.
Save If the object has previously been saved this will save it to
the old name, overwriting the previous version.
Note: The Save button will not be available until you have used Save as... to
give the object a name.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 24. Copying Objects ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Many of the objects used by OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore may be copied. This
is useful if you wish to create an object which is similar to an existing one
as you can copy the existing object and make the appropriate changes to the new
version.
Objects which may be copied are:
Backup Methods
Restore Methods
File Filters
Rulebooks
Compression Methods
To copy an object, first open the appropriate container and then select Copy
from the Context Menu of the object you wish to copy.
You must enter a unique name for the object which is no longer than 32
characters.
Select OK to confirm your choice and copy the object or Cancel to cancel the
copying operation.
Note: If you try and use a name which already exists OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore will warn you and ask you to enter a different name.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 25. Storage Devices Supported by OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore supports backup to the following Storage
Devices:
Tape Drives
Hard Disks
Removable Drives
Diskette Drives
LAN Alias Drives
Remote Drives
Optical Drives
IBM ADSTAR Distributed Storage Manager (ADSM)
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 25.1. Locally Attached Hard Disks ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Any hard disk that is locally attached to the machine and formatted for one of
the the supported file systems
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 25.2. Removable Drives ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Any removable drive that is locally attached to the machine, supported by the
installed version of OS/2 and formatted for one of the supported file systems.
This Storage Device allows Backup Sets to span more than one volume. Removable
drives may also be used with the Hard Disk Storage Device provided they are
supported as such by the installed version of OS/2; in this case a Backup Set
may not span more than one volume.
Note: In order to format a removable volume for HPFS or JFS the installed
version of OS/2 must include support for Partitioned Removable Media and the
drive must be included in that support.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 25.3. Diskette Drives ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Any locally attached diskette drive supported by OS/2. Diskettes must be
formatted for the FAT file system.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 25.4. LAN Alias Drives ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
LAN Alias drives supported by OS/2 Warp Server, or any previous version of LAN
Server are supported.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 25.5. Remote Drives ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Remote drives available by drive letter are supported. They must be compatible
with the FAT file system.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 25.6. Read/Write Optical Drives ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Any read/write optical drive supported by the installed version of OS/2 can be
used. The optical disk must be formatted for one of the supported file systems.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 25.7. IBM IBM ADSTAR Distributed Storage Manager (ADSM) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Support is included for storing backup data using the IBM IBM ADSTAR
Distributed Storage Manager (ADSM). ADSM is a complete client/server storage
management system that uses a central server to store data. The central server
can run on the same machine as OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore or on an
entirely different machine, such as an IBM System/390, IBM AS/400, or IBM
RiscSystem/6000.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 25.8. Tape Drives ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The following locally attached tape drives are supported:
Note: The OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore tape device driver only supports
SCSI II hardware.
8mm Tape Drives
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Γöé Device Name Γöé Supported Formats Γöé Estimated Capacity Γöé
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Γöé Andataco Encore 8205 Γöé 8200, 8200C Γöé 2.3 GB* Γöé
Γöé Andataco Encore 8505 Γöé 8200, 8200C, 8500, 8500C Γöé 5.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé Contemporary Cybernetics CY-8205 Γöé 8200, 8200C Γöé 2.3 GB* Γöé
Γöé Contemporary Cybernetics CY-8500 Γöé 8200, 8500 Γöé 5.0 GB Γöé
Γöé Contemporary Cybernetics CY-8505 Γöé 8200, 8200C, 8500, 8500C Γöé 5.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé Dynatek HSB 2300 Γöé 8200, 8200C Γöé 2.3 GB* Γöé
Γöé Dynatek HSB 5000 Γöé 8200, 8200C, 8500, 8500C Γöé 5.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé Dynatek HSB 10.0 Γöé 8200, 8200C, 8500, 8500C Γöé 5.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé Exabyte EXB-8200 Γöé 8200 Γöé 2.3 GB Γöé
Γöé Exabyte EXB-8205 Γöé 8200, 8200C Γöé 2.3 GB* Γöé
Γöé Exabyte EXB-8205XL Γöé 8200, 8200C Γöé 3.5 GB* Γöé
Γöé Exabyte EXB-8500 Γöé 8200, 8500 Γöé 5.0 GB Γöé
Γöé Exabyte EXB-8500C Γöé 8200, 8200C, 8500, 8500C Γöé 5.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé Exabyte EXB-8505 Γöé 8200, 8200C, 8500, 8500C Γöé 5.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé Exabyte EXB-8505XL Γöé 8200, 8200C, 8500, 8500C Γöé 7.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé Exabyte EXB-8700LT Γöé 8500, 8500c Γöé 7.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé Exabyte Eliant 820 Γöé Γöé 7.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé Exabyte Exb-8900 Γöé 8900 Γöé 20.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé IBM 3532-023 Γöé 8200 Γöé 2.3 GB Γöé
Γöé IBM 3445-001 Γöé 8200, 8200C, 8500, 8500C Γöé 5.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé IBM 76H0485 Γöé 8900 Γöé 20.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé Sun 8505XL Γöé 8200, 8200C, 8500, 8500C Γöé 7.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé Transitional Technologies, Inc. CTS-8000H Γöé 8500, 8500C Γöé 5.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé Transitional Technologies, Inc. CTS-8519H Γöé 8200, 8200C, 8500, 8500C Γöé 5.0 GB* ** Γöé
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* Greater capacity might be achieved with compression
** OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore only supports mirrored mode operations.
4mm Tape Drives
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Γöé Device Name Γöé Supported Formats Γöé Estimated Capacity Γöé
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Γöé ADIC DATa 8000 Γöé DDS1, DDS1C Γöé 2.0 GB Γöé
Γöé ADIC DATa 8008 Γöé DDS1, DDS1C, DDS2, DDS2C Γöé 4.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé ADIC DATa 8008i Γöé DDS1, DDS1C, DDS2, DDS2C Γöé 4.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé ADIC DATa 8008E Γöé DDS1, DDS1C, DDS2, DDS2C Γöé 4.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé ARCHIVE 4326NP/RP Γöé DDS1, DDS1C, DDS2, DDS2C Γöé 4.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé ARCHIVE 4586NP/RP Γöé DDS1, DDS1C, DDS2, DDS2C Γöé 4.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé ARCHIVE Python Γöé DDS1, DDS1C, DDS2, DDS2C Γöé 4.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé Hewlett-Packard 35470A Γöé DDS1 Γöé 2.0 GB Γöé
Γöé Hewlett-Packard 35480A Γöé DDS1, DDS1C Γöé 2.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé Hewlett-Packard C1533A Γöé DDS1, DDS1C, DDS2, DDS2C Γöé 4.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé Hewlett-Packard C1537A Γöé DDS3, DDS3C Γöé 12.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé Hewlett-Packard Jetstore 2000e Γöé DDS1 Γöé 2.0 GB Γöé
Γöé Hewlett-Packard Jetstore 5000e Γöé DDS1, DDS1C Γöé 2.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé Hewlett-Packard Jetstore 6000e Γöé DDS1, DDS1C Γöé 4.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé Hewlett-Packard SureStore DAT24e Γöé Γöé 12.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé Hewlett-Packard SureStore DAT24i Γöé Γöé 12.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé IBM 3440-001 Γöé DDS1, DDS1C Γöé 2.0 GB Γöé
Γöé IBM 4326NP/RP Γöé DDS1, DDS1C, DDS2, DDS2C Γöé 4.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé IBM 4586NP/RP Γöé DDS1, DDS1C, DDS2, DDS2C Γöé 4.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé IBM 3.5 Internal 4mm (74G8632/8191339) Γöé DDS1, DDS1C, DDS2, DDS2C Γöé 4.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé IBM 5.25 Internal 4mm (74G8631/8191359) Γöé DDS1, DDS1C, DDS2, DDS2C Γöé 4.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé IBM 12/24 GB DDS3 4mm Γöé DDS2, DDS2C, DDS3, DDS3C Γöé 12.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé Seagate STD224000N 4mm Γöé DDS2, DDS2C, DDS3, DDS3C Γöé 12.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé Sony SDT-5000 Γöé DDS1, DDS1C, DDS2, DDS2C Γöé 4.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé Sony SDT-7000 Γöé DDS1, DDS1C, DDS2, DDS2C Γöé 8.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé Sony SDT-9000 Γöé DDS2, DDS2C, DDS3, DDS3C Γöé 12.0 GB* Γöé
Γöé WangDAT 3300DX Γöé DDS1, DDS2 Γöé 2.0 GB Γöé
Γöé WangDAT 3400DX Γöé DDS1, DDS1C, DDS2, DDS2C Γöé 4.0 GB* Γöé
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* Greater capacity might be achieved with compression
QIC and Travan Tape Drives
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Γöé Device Name Γöé Supported Formats Γöé Estimated Capacity Γöé
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Γöé HP SurestoreT4i Γöé TR-40, HP Colorado 5gb Γöé 4 GB* Γöé
Γöé IBM 3450-001 Γöé QIC120 QIC150 QIC525 QIC1000 Γöé 1.19 GB Γöé
Γöé IBM 10/20gb NS Γöé TR-5/NS20 Γöé 10 GB* Γöé
Γöé (01K1319) Γöé Γöé Γöé
Γöé Tecmar QT525ES Γöé QIC525 Γöé 525 MB Γöé
Γöé Tandberg 4100 Γöé QIC120 to QIC1000 Γöé 120MB - 1.2GB Γöé
Γöé Tandberg 4200 Γöé QIC120 to QIC1000 Γöé 120MB - 2.5GB Γöé
Γöé Tandberg 4222 Γöé QIC120 to QIC2GB Γöé 120MB - 5.0GB Γöé
Γöé Wangtek 5525ES Γöé QIC525 Γöé 525 MB Γöé
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DLT Tape Drives
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Γöé Device Name Γöé Supported Formats Γöé Estimated Capacity Γöé
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Γöé ADIC DS9200 Γöé DLT10 DLT10C Γöé 10 GB* Γöé
Γöé ADIC DS9400 Γöé DLT10 DLT10C DLT20 DLT20C ** Γöé 20 GB* Γöé
Γöé DEC TZ87/TZ87N Γöé Γöé 10 GB* Γöé
Γöé DEC TZ88/TZ88N Γöé Γöé 20 GB* Γöé
Γöé IBM 20/40GB DLT Γöé DLT Tape IV Γöé 20 GB* Γöé
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Γöé IBM 35/70GB DLT Γöé DLT35, DLT35C ** Γöé 35 GB* Γöé
Γöé Quantum DLT-2000 Γöé DLT10 DLT10C Γöé 10 GB* Γöé
Γöé Quantum DLT-4000 Γöé DLT10 DLT10C DLT20 DLT20C ** Γöé 20 GB* Γöé
Γöé Quantum DLT-7000 Γöé DLT35, DLT35C ** Γöé 35 GB* Γöé
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* Greater capacity might be achieved with compression
** DLT20, DLT20C, DLT35 and DLT35C formats can only be used with CompacTape IV cartridges.
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An Active Event is a Scheduled Event that will occur at the appointed time.
Contrast this with an Inactive Event.
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IBM ADSTAR Distributed Storage Manager (ADSM) is a client/server based storage
management system. It provides advanced functions for storage management - data
backup, restore, migration and archive. When OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore is
used with ADSM, data is sent to a central server rather than being stored on a
locally attached device. Once there, it is centrally managed and protected
along with an enterprise's other corporate data, regardless of whether it
originated on a personal computer, mid-range computer or mainframe.
ADSM clients and servers run on a wide range of popular machines, including
Apple, AT&T, DEC, HP, Microsoft, NEC, Novell, SCO, Siemens, Silicon Graphics,
SUN, and of course IBM.
ADSM is the first and only storage management product on the market today that
lets you backup your Lotus Notes servers online, incrementally down to the
individual note level. Similar features are available for storage management
of DB/2 and Oracle databases.
For more details about ADSM, refer to Upgrading to ADSM from Help on the OS/2
Warp Server Backup/Restore main menu.
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An Archive is a collection of data which has been saved for future reference or
for recovery purposes. You can use the Transfer Out function in OS/2 Warp
Server Backup/Restore to archive Backup Sets, allowing you to delete the
original files when you no longer need them.
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OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore is able to play audio files when certain events
occur. Standard '.WAV' files are used, and you can replace them with your own
sounds.
To change the sounds available, select Sounds from the Tools on the OS/2 Warp
Server Backup/Restore main window.
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The Backup Guide is a feature of OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore that leads you
through the steps of creating a Backup Strategy. Until you become familar with
navigating the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore setup panels, we recommend that
you use the Backup Guide to establish your backup strategies.
To access the Backup Guide, from the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore main
window, you can get to the Backup Guide by selecting Tools on the OS/2 Warp
Server Backup/Restore main window, then selecting Guides... and Backup
Guide....
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A Backup Set is a logical collection of backed up files. OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore manages these backups as a group, which means that if you ever
need to recover data, then you just need to ask OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore
for the file you want, and the program will know where the file resides
(diskette, tape, optical disk, LAN drive, and so on) and will restore it for
you.
We recommend that that you define a separate Backup Set for each project or
application, so that you can manage your backups independently and efficiently.
For example by asking OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore to Transfer Out a Backup
Set when a project has finished, you can remove the media used for the project
from the active collection of data that OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore
manages.
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A Backup Strategy consists of a set of Backup Methods scheduled to happen at
particular times.
By running different methods at different times it is possible to provide
appropriate protection for all of the activities that a PC is supporting.
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A catastrophic failure (also referred to as a Disaster), is when a machine
suffers a failure such that it cannot be restarted. This usually means a
failure in the hard drive that contains the operating system.
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore provides special functions called Disaster
Recovery that let you create backups specifically designed to recover from
catastrophes. These functions allow you to create bootable media that
understands how to access backed up data for the machine, independant of the
operating system configuration usually running on the machine.
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The Context Menu of a container is a menu of actions which may be carried out
on the container and the objects within it.
To display a container's Context Menu click the right mouse button on part of
the container not occupied by another object, or press the Alt button when the
container has focus.
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OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore compresses files as they are backed up so that
less space is used on the media.
The compression method used by OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore is a specially
developed version of the Arithmetic Coding algorithm.
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A Context Menu is a menu of actions which may be carried out on an object.
To display an object's Context Menu click the right mouse button on the object
icon, or select the object using the cursor keys and press Shift+F10.
Note: Clicking on an empty space in a container will bring up the Context Menu
for the container.
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A Container is an object which contains other objects. Some of the objects
found in containers in OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore are:
Backup Methods
Backup Sets
File Filters
Volumes
Sounds
To look at all the instances of a particular type of object you must open its
container either by selecting the icon on the Toolbar or by selecting the
appropriate item from the Tools menu.
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When OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore finds the <Default> item selected, it will
refer to the default you have set in the Control Panel.
Using defaults allows you to make changes which affect the way the whole of
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore works. For example, if you make <Default> the
destination for your backups and the source for you restores, you can change
the default Backup Set in the Control Panel and all actions will start using
this new Backup Set.
<Default> can be used in the following objects:
Backup Methods
Restore Methods
Workplace Shell Backup Objects
Workplace Shell Restore Objects
Rulebooks
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The Details View of a container arranges all the objects into a single list
with the icon and name to the left and all relevant information in columns to
the right.
In OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore you can change the view of most containers
by selecting their Context Menu.
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A Storage Device is a functional unit into which data can be placed, in which
it can be retained, and from which it can be retrieved.
Storage Devices fall into two categories, those that have Removable Volumes,
(for example diskette and tape drives), and those that have Fixed Volumes (for
example local hard disks and LAN drives).
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore supports a unique storage device called ADSM.
When using this device, OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore sends data across a
communications link to an IBM ADSTAR Distributed Storage Manager server. While
OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore treats this device as a single, Fixed Volume,
in actuality the ADSM server stores the data into a hierarchy of one or more
physical storage volumes, as defined by the central storage administrator.
For more details about ADSM, refer to Upgrading to ADSM from Help on the OS/2
Warp Server Backup/Restore main menu.
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If you choose to Drop an object from a Backup Set then all Generations of that
object will be deleted and it will not be available for restore.
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A Dual Device Backup Set is a Backup Set that uses different Storage Devices
for full and incremental backups.
For example, you could use a SCSI Tape Storage Device for full backups and a
Removable Drive Storage Device for incremental backups.
Consider using Dual Device Backup Sets for data collections where the same
relatively few files change between backups. Backups and most restores will be
performed efficiently to the smaller capacity, direct access media, while the
full backups to large capacity, sequential access media can be stored off-site.
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Extended Attributes are additional information that the system or a program
associates with a file or folder. An Extended Attribute can be any format, for
example text, a bit map, or binary data.
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If you wish to use a Backup Set on a different machine, or you want to archive
the data it contains, you can Transfer Out the Backup Set. This will make the
Backup Set unavailable for backup on the current machine, and available to be
Transferred In on another machine (or back to the original machine).
Once a Backup Set has been Transferred In, the data in it can be restored, and
it can be used for further backups.
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A File Pattern is a piece of text that matches one or more files. OS/2 Warp
Server Backup/Restore uses patterns in exactly the same way as the pattern used
on a DIR command under DOS or OS/2.
The default * will include all the objects in the directory you have selected.
To back up folder information, your File Pattern should match with the file "."
- therefore *.* will back up folder information, but FRED.* will not.
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OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore supports backup to and from the following file
systems:
FAT
JFS
HPFS
386 HPFS
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Fixed Volumes are media which are not removed from the device that reads and
writes them. Examples of Fixed Volumes are hard disks and LAN aliases. Contrast
this with non-fixed volumes, called Removable Volumes.
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A Generation is one version of a backup copy of a file or folder. If there is
more than one Generation, the most recent version is the first Generation, the
second most recent is the second Generation, and so on.
When the number of Generations of a file or folder exceeds the maximum
specified, the oldest Generation is lost.
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A Guide is a panel or series of panels which allow you perform a common task in
a simple way. Guides are especially useful for setting up OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore when you first start to use it.
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386 HPFS is an advanced version of the HPFS file system which is supplied with
OS/2 Warp Server. It is not compatible with the normal HPFS file system or with
the JFS file system as it includes extra information about access control. You
cannot access a drive which uses 386 HPFS with the normal HPFS file system.
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An Inactive Event is a Scheduled Event that will not occur at the appointed
time. Contrast this with an Active Event.
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An Incremental backup is a backup of files and folders which have been altered
since the previous backup. OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore compares each file
and folder with its previous backup to the same Backup Set. This ensures that
the Backup Set contains a consistent set of data.
Incremental backups save time and space, and should always be used when data is
being regularly backed up.
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Backup Set Index Files are a set of files managed by OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore which store information describing the files and folders which
have been backed up to a particular Backup Set. Keeping an Index allows OS/2
Warp Server Backup/Restore to provide full information about what is stored in
the Backup Set, making it easy to restore data.
The Index is an integral part of a Backup Set, and is backed up at the end of a
backup to the set, normally to the same location as the backups.
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A Log File is a record of operations which have been carried out on a Backup
Set. The following operations are recorded in the Log File:
Back up of files and folders
Restore of files and folders
Dropping of files and folders from the Archives
Each operation is individually time-stamped, and any errors are recorded and
explained.
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Logical Drive Letters allow you to refer to disks on other machines using a
standard drive letter. For example, OS/2 Warp Server allows client machines to
access drives and directories on the Server as logical drives. OS/2 Warp Server
Backup/Restore supports backup both to and from these logical drives.
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When you carry out a Backup or Restore, OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore allows
you to preview the operation.
If you choose to preview, you will be presented with a tree view of all the
objects which are currently selected for backup and restore. It is also
possible to find out how much data is going to be processed and also how long
this is likely to take. The preview will also allow you to deselect particular
objects which you decide you don't really want to backup or restore.
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Removable Volumes are media which can be removed from the device that reads and
writes them. Examples of removable volumes are diskettes, optical disks and
tapes. Contrast this with non-removable volumes, called Fixed Volumes.
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Rules allow you to define an action on a set of files or folders. They are used
in Rule-based Filters to define which files and folders are included or
excluded from backup, and in Rulebooks to define how files and folders are
backed up.
A Rule uses wildcards to determine which files and folders they apply to. These
are extensions of the wildcards used in standard OS/2 commands such as DIR and
COPY which allow the wildcard to apply to directories as well as files. For
example, the OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore wildcard C:\*\*.EXE refers to all
files with extension .EXE on the C drive.
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OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore allows you to automate your Backup Strategy by
defining a Schedule of Backup Events. A Backup Event is the execution of a
Backup Method at a particular time.
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OS/2 Warp Server Backup/Restore allows you to select objects in two ways:
From a list Click on the down arrow to the right of the list and select the
chosen item from this list.
By dragging objects To do this:
1. Open the objects' container by clicking on the button to the right of
the selection field.
2. Select the object and drag it onto the selection field using the right
hand mouse button.
This method allows you to create new objects and modify existing ones in the
normal way before making the selection.
Shortcut:
The selected object in the field can be edited directly by double clicking on
it.
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Spin Buttons are a quick way to set the value of a numeric field using the
mouse. Click on the upwards arrow to increase the value or on the downwards
arrow to decrease it.
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A template. is an object that you can use as a model to create additional
objects. When you drag a template you create another of the original object, as
though you were peeling one of the objects off a stack.
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A container may be viewed in two ways:
Icon View This displays the only the object's name and icon. It is a very
compact way of displaying the objects.
Details View As well as showing the name and icon of an object this also
displays other details which are relevant to that object, for
example a description.
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A Volume is an item of backup media, for example a diskette, hard disk, tape or
optical disk.
Removable Volumes (such as tape and diskette) can only contain data for a
single Backup Set, while Fixed Volumes (such as hard disk) can contain data for
multiple Backup Sets.