This chapter contains complete information on how to use the
STORE command
to store files to backup media. STORE can be used to back up a single
file, all user, system, and system directory files (that is, a
full system backup), or any number of files in between.
The information in this chapter describes how to use the STORE
command and its options to create backups that can be restored using the
RESTORE command. The subjects are:
Specifying files in the STORE command
Using indirect files
Using filesets with the RENAME option
Storing database files
Storing to labeled tapes
Monitoring STORE command progress
Use the STORE command, and optionally the FILE command, to store
a file or set of files. A FILE command is used to assign a filename
to a backup device. A STORE command names the files to store and
the options to use.
The STORE command options for naming files let you name a single
file, several files, or all the files on the system. The group of files
to store is called a fileset. In addition to naming many kinds of filesets,
you can name filesets to exclude from the backup.
Refer to Chapter 6,"STORE and TurboSTORE Options," for a description of
each of the STORE options. For example, you can print a list of all
files stored, purge disk files immediately after storing them to backup,
or request progress messages that show the status of the STORE
process on the console.
Additionally, the MPE/iX command, VSTORE, allows you to verify that
the data written to backup using the STORE program is valid. Refer
to Chapter 9, "When STORE is Complete," for a description of using
VSTORE, and Chapter 11, "Restoring Files," for descriptions of
the VSTORE options, which are essentially the same as the RESTORE
options.
Files can be stored to a single backup device or to multiple backup
devices in several configurations. You can also store files in
interleave format. Use multiple backup devices and interleave format to
increase performance when you have a large set of files to store, for
example, when you are performing a full system backup.
See Chapter 3 for information on preparing backup devices.