DEVICE_CLASS device

The IBM® Storage Protect Snapshot profile can contain one or more DEVICE_CLASS sections. The device class section configures IBM Storage Protect Snapshot for use with a particular storage or file system solution. The parameters do not depend on the database that is protected.

Use care when you rename or delete a DEVICE_CLASS section from the profile, as you cannot access backups that were taken with the original DEVICE_CLASS section. Therefore, first remove backups and clones that are associated with the DEVICE_CLASS before you rename or delete the DEVICE_CLASS section.

A device refers to supported IBM XIV® Storage System , IBM Storwize® family, IBM System Storage® SAN Volume Controller, and IBM System Storage DS8000® series.

For more information about setting different device class MAX_VERSIONS, see Backup version retention.