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Performing Save Operations
6.2 Performing Manual System Backups
Table 6–4 Manual System Backup Procedure
Step
9.
10.
System
Prompt
Save set name
expression [DODISK+”.BAK”]
Action
Enter the format used to create save set names.
Naming conventions:
The save set name generally uses the disk name plus the day or date to
make it unique.
Character limit:
VMS Backup writes the first 17 characters of a save set name and
responds only to that length on RESTORE operations.
Use the following symbols to generate a save set name.
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NODE-Node on which the backup is executed.
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DO_DISK-Device name without the colon
(MSVAX$DUA0).
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DO_FILES-Parsed file specification
(MSVAX$DUA0:[*...]*.*;*).
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DAY-Day of week (MONDAY).
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DAY3-Three-character day of week (MON).
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DOM-Two-digit day of month (29).
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MONTH-Three-character month name (APR).
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MONTHN-Two-digit numeric month (04).
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YEAR-Four-digit year (1990).
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TOPDIR-Top level directory name of DO_FILES.
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FNAME-File name portion of DO_FILES.
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FTYPE-File type portion of DO_FILES, without the leading
“.”.
Example:
DO_DISK + DAY + “.BAK”
Result:
Save set name DUA1TUESDAY.BAK
What on-line
history set is to
be updated
[None]?
Performing Save Operations 6-10
IF you ...
THEN ...
Do not want the history recorded
(default)
Press <Return> and go to Step 13.
Want to see a list of currently
defined sets
Press <?>.
Want an on-line history of saved
files
Enter the name of the history set,
press <Return> and go to Step 11.