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where:
source_drive
is the location of the files that you want to back up.
Use the device name of the drive holding the system disk.
target_drive
is the destination. Use the device name of the drive
holding the backup disk or tape cartridge.
saveset . BCK
is the name of the saveset (the name should reflect
the contents of the backup tape and cannot exceed 17 characters· in
length).
volume_label
is the volume label of the tape cartridge in the tape
drive. If the tape has been initialized already, use the same volume
label that was assigned by the INITIALIZE command. If the tape
has not been initialized, you can assign a volume label at this time.
The volume label cannot have more than six characters.
The following example uses the BACKUP command to make a backup
disk. You can use a backup disk as the system disk:
$ BACKUP/IMAGE/VERIFY DKA300: DKA200
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The following example uses the BACKUP command to make a backup
tape cartridge. The contents of the backup tape cartridge must be
restored to a disk before you can use them. For more information,
see Section G.2.2.
$
BACKUP/lMAGE/VERIFY/BUFFER COUNT=5 DKA300: MKA500: -
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APR_19_1990.BCK/LABEL=19APRF/REWIND
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6. The procedure displays the following message:
%BACKUP-I-STARTVVERIFY, starting verification pass
7. If you are backing up the system disk to another disk, proceed to step
8.
If you are backing up your system disk to a tape cartridge and the
contents of the system disk fit on one tape cartridge, remove the backup
tape cartridge from the drive. Label the tape COMPLETE SYSTEM
BACKUP, number it, and include the date. Proceed to step 8.
If you are backing up your system disk to a tape cartridge and the
system disk contains more data than one tape cartridge can store, the
procedure displays the following messages:
G-8
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