Backup Object Manager

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The Backup Object Manager manages DB2® log files that are archived with Data Protection for SAP, BR*Tools BRARCHIVE, and files that are archived with Data Protection for SAP and the DB2 Log Manager.

The following shows the Backup Object Manager syntax:

backom [ -? ] displays the syntax help.

Note: For the C shell, enclose the option string in single quotation marks (backom '-?').

backom -h [password|query|backup|restore|delete] displays the command online help.

backom -c command [ command option ...]

Where 'command' is one of the following choices:

Select for Password: password

Select for Query: q_all | q_db | q_ts | q_log | q_tdi | q_raw

Select for Backup: b_db

Select for Restore: r_db | r_ts | r_log | r_hfile | r_raw | r_tdi | rr_db_interactive | rr_db_batch | rr_db_clone

Select for Delete: d_db | d_ts | d_log | d_raw

Where 'command option' is one of the following choices: 

 -i    instance
 -a    alias name
 -n    node number
 -u    userid
 -p    password
 -t    timestamp | timerange
 -l    log number | log number range
 -k    log chain | log chain range
 -f    file name
 -d    destination directory
 -e    execution profile
 -b    buffer size
 -s    scaling factor
 -N
 -S    sessions
 -B    number of buffers
 -P    parallelism
 -D    target database
 -T    tablespace
 -R    full | incremental | delta
 -O
 -L
 -C
 -x
 -v
 -m    output mode

Backup Object Manager commands

There are six types of Backup Object Manager commands:
  • Password command
  • Query commands
  • Backup command
  • Restore commands
  • Delete commands
Optional command options are listed in brackets [ ], parameter descriptions, that must be replaced, are listed in angle brackets < >.