Updatectime
Use the updatectime option to check the change time (ctime) attribute during an incremental backup operation.
Supported Clients
This option is valid for AIX® and Linux clients on GPFS file systems only. The server can also define this option.
Options File
Place this option in the client user options file (dsm.opt).
Syntax
Parameters
- no
- The backup-archive client does not check the change time (ctime attribute) during a backup operation. This value is the default.
- yes
- The backup-archive client checks the change time (ctime attribute) during a backup operation. If the ctime attribute changed since the last backup operation, the ctime attribute is updated on the IBM Spectrum Protect server. The object is not backed up unless it has either ACLs or extended attributes. The client checks files and directories.
Examples
- Options file:
-
updatect yes
- Command line:
dsmc incr /proj/gpfs/test/ -updatectime=yes