ACSD

Except where noted, the profile parameters in the ACSD section are independent of the storage device or application.

ACS_REPOSITORY
This parameter denotes the directory of the IBM® Storage Protect Snapshot repository. This directory is used for all operations, and must be in a secure location. If the repository is lost, all backups become unavailable to IBM Storage Protect Snapshot even if they remain in the storage device.
The directory that is referenced by the ACS_REPOSITORY parameter cannot be in a file system that participates in snapshot backup operations. If the directory is part of a file system that is used for snapshot backup operations, IBM Storage Protect Snapshot reports a failure. The IBM Storage Protect Snapshot repository cannot be in the main IBM Storage Protect Snapshot directory that is specified by the ACS_DIR parameter. Ideally, the ACS_REPOSITORY directory is a subdirectory of the ACS_DIR directory. For example:
<ACS_DIR>/acsrepository

Before you configure IBM Storage Protect Snapshot, the path to the ACS_REPOSITORY is set, but the directory does not exist. The ACS_REPOSITORY directory is created during the configuration process. If the directory specified for the ACS_REPOSITORY parameter exists, an error is reported.

Default
<ACS_DIR>/acsrepository.
Advanced mode only
Yes.
REPOSITORY_LABEL
When this parameter is set, a prefix is added to each volume name on the IBM XIV® Storage System. The prefix contains 3 characters in one of the following ranges:
[a-z]
[A-Z]
[0-9]
Note: If the repository label changes, backups that are created with the prior repository label are excluded from reconciliation.
Default
TSM
Advanced mode only
Yes.
SYNCHRONOUS_RECONCILE
This parameter is used to configure IBM Storage Protect Snapshot to synchronously reconcile and delete snapshot backups. The following options are possible for this parameter.
NO
Specify this option when you do not want to start a synchronous delete and reconcile operation.
YES
Use this option to start a synchronous delete and reconcile process as part of a backup, restore, and delete operation. This process is useful for storage systems that delete snapshot backups during an IBM Storage Protect Snapshot backup or cloning operation. SAN Volume Controller and Storwize® family storage systems can delete backups during a restore operation.
RESTORE_AND_DELETE
Use the RESTORE_AND_DELETE option to start a synchronous delete and reconcile process as part of a restore and delete operation. This option is useful for storage systems that can delete snapshot backups during an IBM Storage Protect Snapshot restore process. For example, the Storwize family and SAN Volume Controller storage systems can delete backups during a restore and delete operation. The RESTORE_AND_DELETE option is also useful if you manually delete snapshot backups and use the force option (-f) on DS8000®, SAN Volume Controller, or Storwize family storage systems.
Default
The default for this parameter is RESTORE_AND_DELETE.
Advanced mode only
YES