Legato Networker ClientPak for MPE/iX Users Guide

Chapter 2: Backing Up Files
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Backing Up a Group of Files
You can back up a group of files with common character patterns in their
filename, but only from the POSIX shell. For example, if you have a directory
with five files starting with the letter r, then you can back up all those files at
once by entering the minimum number of characters that form a pattern and
substituting an asterisk for the different characters.
The NSRSAVE command to back up a group of files includes the following
parameters:
• -s, the parameter for the server
• The name of the server to which you are backing up your directory
• The pathname of the file that you are backing up
• The characters that create a common pattern in the filename
• An asterisk for the different characters in the filename.
For example, from the POSIX shell back up all the files in the
/projects/project1/reports directory starting with the letter r as follows:
$ NSRSAVE -s jupiter /projects/project1/reports/r*
Backing Up MPE Volume Sets
Only system administrators should back up volume sets. The primary
purpose of being able to back up the MPE volume sets is to take a snapshot of
your MPE volume sets including the directory information. Having this
information backed up prepares you for a disaster recovery.
The system administrator should have configured your HP 3000 NetWorker
MPE client to do server-initiated backups of volume sets. Refer to
“Configuring the MPE Client on the Networker Server” in the Legato
NetWorker ClientPak for MPE/iX Installation Guide for information on
configuring your HP 3000 on a NetWorker server.
As well as doing server-initiated backups of MPE volume sets from the
NetWorker server, you can do manual backups of MPE volume sets from the
HP 3000 NetWorker MPE client.
Naming Conventions for Backing Up MPE Volume Sets
An MPE system volume, MPEXL_SYSTEM_VOLUME_SET, is automatically
created when any HP system is installed. NetWorker identifies MPE/iX
nonsystem volume sets by the appended tag _VOLUME_SET. For this reason,
when you back up or recover nonsystem volume sets with NetWorker, you
must add the tag _VOLUME_SET to the MPE volume set name. For example,