Air Cleaner User Manual

Chapter 18. Listing or Verifying Backups

This chapter describes the steps for listing or verifying the contents of a SysBack

backup.

Listing Backup Contents

Use this option to list the contents of any SysBack backup. This option shows the

header information for the backup, a list of the logical volumes or filesystems

included (except on file/directory backups), and optionally a complete list of files

and directories on the backup. This does not actually read the backup image to

ensure that the files are actually present. This process reads the table of contents

that was created during the backup preprocessing stage.

To list the contents of a backup:

1. At a command line, type smit.

2. From the SMIT menu, select System Backup & Recovery for AIX.

3. Select Backup & Recovery Options.

4. Select List Backup Contents.

Note: You can also access this menu using the fastpath. To do this, type smit

sb_list at a command line.

5. On the Device Selector screen, highlight the device you want to use and press

Enter.

6. The following screen is displayed. This screen shows the default options and

values available when you list the contents of a backup to a local tape drive.

The fields have the following definitions:

Hostname of server The server hostname if a server option was

List Backup Contents

Type or select values in entry fields.

Press Enter AFTER making all desired changes.

[Entry Fields]

Hostname of server hambone.austin.ibm.com

Device or file name /dev/rmt0

Backup sequence number [1]

Display file list? yes +

F1=Help F2=Refresh F3=Cancel F4=List

F5=Reset F6=Command F7=Edit F8=Image

F9=Shell F10=Exit Enter=Do

Figure 18-1. Default Options and Values Available When Listing the Contents of a Backup from a Local Tape Drive