EXPORT NODE (Export node definitions to sequential media)

Privilege class

To issue this command, you must have system privilege.

Parameters

node_name

Specifies the client node names for which information is to be exported. This parameter is optional. Separate multiple names with commas and no intervening spaces. You can use wildcard characters to specify names. For each node entered, all file spaces in the file space, FSID, and Unicode enabled lists are searched.

Restriction: If you use wildcard characters to specify a pattern for node names, the server does not report the node names or patterns that do not match any entries in the database. Check the summary statistics in the activity log to verify that the server exported all intended nodes.

FILESpace

Specifies the file spaces for which data is to be exported. This parameter is optional. Separate multiple names with commas and no intervening spaces. You can use wildcard characters to specify a name.

Restriction: If a file space is specified, Unicode enabled file spaces are not exported.

FSID

Specifies the file spaces by using their file space IDs (FSIDs). The server uses the FSIDs to find the file spaces to export. To find the FSID for a file space, use the QUERY FILESPACE command. Separate multiple file space IDs with commas and no intervening spaces. This parameter is optional.

UNIFILESpace

Specifies the file spaces that are known to the server as Unicode enabled. The server converts the names that you enter from the server code page to the UTF-8 code page to find the file spaces to export. The success of the conversion depends on the actual characters in the name and the server's code page. Separate multiple names with commas and no intervening spaces. A wildcard character can be used to specify a name. This parameter is optional.

DOmains

Specifies the policy domains from which nodes are to be exported. This parameter is optional. Separate multiple names with commas and no intervening spaces. If you specify domains, a node is exported only if it belongs to one of the specified domains. You can use wildcard characters to specify a name.

FILEData

Specifies the type of files that are to be exported for all nodes that are being exported to the server. This parameter is optional. The default value is NONE.

Note: If you are exporting a node that has group data, data that is not a part of the target objects might be exported. An example of group data is virtual machine data or system state backup data. For example, if FILEDATA=BACKUPACTIVE when the FROMDATE or TODATE parameters are specified, it is possible to include inactive backup data. The incremental backup processing for the data can cause extra files that do not meet the filtering criteria to be exported.

If you are exporting to sequential media: the device class that is used by the file data is determined by the device class for the storage pool. If it is the same device class that is specified in this command, two drives are needed to export node information. The mount limit for the device class must be at least 2.

Important: If client nodes registered as TYPE=SERVER are being exported, specify ALL, ARCHIVE, or ALLACTIVE.

The following descriptions mention active and inactive backup file versions. An active backup file version is the most recent backup version for a file that still exists on the client workstation. All other backup file versions are called inactive copies. This parameter supports the following values:

ALl

The server exports all backup versions of files, all archived files, and all files that were migrated by an IBM Spectrum Protect™ for Space Management client.

None

The server does not export files, only node definitions.

ARchive

The server exports only archived files.

Backup

The server exports only backup versions, whether active or inactive.

BACKUPActive

The server exports only active backup versions. These active backup versions are the active versions in the IBM Spectrum Protect database at the time that the EXPORT command is issued.

ALLActive

The server exports all active backup versions of files, all archived files, and all files that were migrated by an IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management client. The active backup versions are the active versions in the IBM Spectrum Protect database at the time that the EXPORT command is issued.

SPacemanaged

The server exports only files that were migrated by an IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management client.

Preview

Specifies whether to preview the results of the export operation, without exporting information. You can use this parameter to preview how many bytes of data would be transferred so that you can determine how many volumes are required. This parameter supports the following values:

No

Specifies that the node information is to be exported. If you specify this value, you must also specify a device class.

Yes

Specifies that the operation is previewed but not completed. Information is reported to the server console and the activity log. If you specify this value, you do not need to specify a device class.

This parameter is optional. The default value is NO.

DEVclass

Specifies the device class to which export data is to be written. This parameter is required if you specify PREVIEW=NO.

You cannot specify the DISK, NAS, or CENTERA device classes.

If all drives for the device class are busy when the export runs, IBM Spectrum Protect cancels lower priority operations to make a drive available.

Tip: You can export data to a storage pool on another server by specifying a device class whose device type is SERVER.

Scratch

Specifies whether scratch volumes can be used. The default value is YES. You can specify one of the following values:

Yes

Specifies that scratch volumes can be used for export. If you also specify a list of volumes, scratch volumes are used only if there is not enough space on the volumes specified.

No

Specifies that scratch volumes cannot be used for export. To determine how many volumes you might need, you can run the command specifying PREVIEW=YES.

VOLumenames

Specifies the volumes to be used to contain exported data. This parameter is optional, unless you specify SCRATCH=NO and PREVIEW=NO. If you do not specify a volume name, scratch volumes are used.

You can specify one of the following values:

volume_name

Specifies the volume name. To specify multiple volumes, separate the names with commas and no intervening spaces.

FILE:file_name

Specifies the name of a file that contains a list of volumes. In the file, each volume name must be on a separate line. Blank and comment lines that begin with an asterisk are ignored.

Use these naming conventions when specifying volumes associated with the following device types:

For this device	Specify
Tape	1-6 alphanumeric characters.
FILE	Any fully qualified file name string. For example: /imdata/mt1. d:\program files\tivoli\tsm\data1.dsm.
REMOVABLEFILE	1-6 alphanumeric characters.
SERVER	1-250 alphanumeric characters.

USEDVolumelist

Specifies the file where a list of volumes used in the export operation are stored. This parameter is optional.

This file can be used in the import operation. This file contains comment lines with the date and time the export was done, and the command issued to create the export.

Attention: If you specify an existing file, the file is overwritten.

FROMDate

Specifies the earliest date for which files to be exported were stored on the server. Files that were stored on the server earlier than the specified date are not exported. This parameter only applies to client file data. This parameter does not affect other information that might be exported, for example, policy. IBM Spectrum Protect ignores the FROMDATE parameter when the FILEDATA parameter is set to NONE.

Directory processing: The FROMDATE parameter does not apply to directories. All directories in a file space are processed even if the directories were not backed up in the specified date range.

Important: If you have group data on the node that you are exporting, data that was backed up before the designated FROMDATE and FROMTIME can also be exported. Group data on the node is, for example, virtual machine data or system state backup data. This export is a result of incremental backup processing for the data. The incremental backup processing can cause extra files that do not meet the filtering criteria to be exported, so that there is a consistent image for the backup data.

Use one of the following values to specify the date:

Value	Description	Example
MM/DD/YYYY	A specific date	09/15/1998
TODAY	The current date	TODAY
TODAY-days or -days	The current date minus days specified. The maximum number of days you can specify is 9999.	TODAY -3 or -3.
EOLM (End Of Last Month)	The last day of the previous month.	EOLM
EOLM-days	The last day of the previous month minus days specified.	EOLM-1 To include files that were active a day before the last day of the previous month.
BOTM (Beginning Of This Month)	The first day of the current month.	BOTM
BOTM+days	The first day of the current month, plus days specified.	BOTM+9 To include files that were active on the 10th day of the current month.

If this parameter is not specified, IBM Spectrum Protect exports all objects stored before the TODATE parameter and as qualified by the FILEDATA parameter. If no TODATE parameter is specified, then all data as qualified by the FILEDATA parameter is exported.

When a server-to-server export operation uses a relative FROMDATE, for example, TODAY-1, and the operation is restarted at a later date, the restarted process still uses the date that was used during the original operation. For example, if a server-to-server export operation is started on 07/04/2009 and the FROMDATE is specified as TODAY-1, the date that is used for selecting files is 07/03/2009. If this same export operation is suspended and restarted ten days later (07/14/2009), the date that is used for selecting files is still 07/03/2009. This behavior ensures that the entire export operation uses the same cutoff date for selecting files to export.

TODate

Specifies the latest date for files to be exported from the server. Files stored on the server on a date later than the TODATE value are not exported. TODATE only applies to client file data and does not affect other information that is being exported, such as policy.

• IBM Spectrum Protect ignores the TODATE parameter when the FILEDATA parameter is set to NONE.
• If a TODATE parameter is specified without a TOTIME parameter, the server exports all objects that are inserted on or before the day specified by the TODATE parameter.
• If you specified the FROMDATE parameter, the value of TODATE must be later than or equal to the FROMDATE value. If the TODATE and FROMDATE are equal, then the TOTIME parameter must be later that the FROMTIME parameter.
• The TODATE parameter does not apply to directories. All directories in a file space are processed even if the directories were not backed up in the specified date range.

Important: If you have group data on the node that you are exporting, data that was backed up after the TODATE or TOTIME parameters can be exported. An example of group data is virtual machine data or system state backup data. The incremental backup processing can cause extra files that do not meet the filtering criteria to be exported, so that there is a consistent image for the backup data.

Use one of the following values to specify the date:

Value	Description	Example
MM/DD/YYYY	A specific date	10/15/2006
TODAY	The current date	TODAY
TODAY-days or -days	The current date minus days specified. The maximum number of days you can specify is 9999.	TODAY –3 or –3.
EOLM (End Of Last Month)	The last day of the previous month.	EOLM
EOLM-days	The last day of the previous month minus days specified.	EOLM-1 To include files that were active a day before the last day of the previous month.
BOTM (Beginning Of This Month)	The first day of the current month.	BOTM
BOTM+days	The first day of the current month, plus days specified.	BOTM+9 To include files that were active on the 10th day of the current month.

When a server-to-server export operation uses a relative TODATE, for example, TODAY-1, and the operation is restarted at a later date, the restarted process still uses the date that was used during the original operation. For example, if a server-to-server export operation is started on 07/04/2009 and the TODATE is specified as TODAY-1, the date that is used for selecting files is 07/03/2009. If this same export operation is suspended and restarted 10 days later (07/14/2009), the date that is used for selecting files is still 07/03/2009. This behavior ensures that the entire export operation uses the same cutoff date for selecting files to export.

FROMTime

Specifies the earliest time for which objects to be exported were stored on the server. When you specify FROMTIME, you must also use the FROMDATE parameter. This parameter only applies to client file data. This parameter does not affect other information that might be exported, for example, policy. Objects that were stored on the server before the specified time and date are not exported. IBM Spectrum Protect ignores the FROMTIME parameter when the FILEDATA parameter is set to NONE.

Important: If you have group data on the node that you are exporting, data that was backed up before the designated FROMDATE and FROMTIME can also be exported. An example of group data on the node is virtual machine data or system state backup data, This export is a result of incremental backup processing for the data. The incremental backup processing can cause extra files that do not meet the filtering criteria to be exported so that there is a consistent image for the backup data.

The default value for this parameter when used with the FROMDATE parameter is midnight (00:00:00).

Use one of the following values to specify the time:

Value	Description	Example
HH:MM:SS	A specific time	10:30:08
NOW	The current time	NOW
NOW+HH:MM or +HH:MM	The current time plus hours and minutes specified. The FROMTIME+ can only be used with a FROMDATE before today.	NOW+02:00 or +02:00. If you issue this command at 5:00 with FROMTIME=NOW+02:00 or FROMTIME=+02:00, the export operation only contains files that were put on the server after 7:00 on the FROMDATE that you specify.
NOW-HH:MM or -HH:MM	The current time minus hours and minutes specified	NOW -02:00 or -02:00. If you issue this command at 5:00 with FROMTIME=NOW-02:00 or FROMTIME=-2:00, the export includes files that were put on the server after 3:00.

TOTime

Specifies the latest time that objects to be exported were stored on the server. You must specify the TODATE parameter in order to use the TOTIME parameter. TOTIME only applies to client file data and does not affect other information that is being exported, such as policy. IBM Spectrum Protect ignores the TOTIME parameter if the FILEDATA parameter is set to NONE.

The default value for this parameter, when used with the TODATE parameter, is midnight minus one second (23:59:59).

Important: The value of the TOTIME and TODATE parameters must be later than the FROMDATE and the FROMTIME value.

Use one of the following values to specify the time:

Value	Description	Example
HH:MM:SS	A specific time	10:30:08
NOW+HH:MM or+HH:MM	The current time plus hours and minutes specified.	NOW+02:00 or +02:00. If you issue this command at 05:00 with FROMTIME=01:00 and TOTIME=NOW+02:00, the export includes files that were stored from 01:00 until 07:00.
NOW-HH:MM or-HH:MM	The current time minus hours and minutes specified.	NOW-02:00 or -02:00. If you issue this command at 05:00 with FROMTIME=01:00 and TOTIME=NOW-02:00, the export includes files that were stored from 01:00 until 03:00.

ENCryptionstrength

Indicates which algorithm to use to encrypt passwords when exporting administrative and node records. This parameter is optional. The default value is AES. If you are exporting to a server that does not support AES, specify DES. You can specify one of the following values:

AES

Specifies the Advanced Encryption Standard.

DES

Specifies the Data Encryption Standard.

ALLOWSHREDdable

Specifies whether data from a storage pool that enforces shredding is exported. This parameter supports the following values:

No

Specifies that data is not exported from a storage pool that enforces shredding.

Yes

Specifies that data can be exported from a storage pool that enforces shredding. The data on the export media is not shredded.

This parameter is optional. The default value is NO.