The fcmcli offload agent

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The offload agent is a daemon process that manages offloaded backups to IBM® Storage Protect. The agent also provides a command line interface offering functions for managing IBM Storage Protect backups.

Figure 1. fcmcli command

1  fcmcli
2.1   -p profile
1 
2.1  function-clause
2?   -c  acsd_hostname?   : acsd_port
1   -l acs-directory
1   -D
1   -t
1   -K
1   -P partition_group_name
1   -N partition_number_list
Where:
-p profile
Full profile name. Default value: <instance directory>/profile
-c acsd_hostname
Name of the server where the management agent (acsd) is running. Default value: localhost.
acsd-port
TCP/IP port number or service name on which the management agent (acsd) is listening. Default value: 57328.
-l acs-directory
Directory where the logs and shared directories are located. Default value: ACS_DIR.
-D
Run as daemon process. Valid only when started from /etc/inittab. Default value: Run and end.
-t
Start trace on. Default value: Trace off.
-K
In a multi-partition environment, the partitions remain mounted when all participating partitions are successfully offloaded to IBM Storage Protect. The offload agent unmounts all partitions after the last partition is successfully offloaded. Default value: Off. The unmount operation is part of every IBM Storage Protect backup operation.
-P partition_group_name
The name of a partition group as specified in the profile with the PARTITION_GROUP parameter.
 -N partition_number_list
A single number or list of numbers that are separated by a comma that specifies the partitions to apply the action against. When not specified, the action is applied to all partitions.

The values for the function-clause parameter are described in the following sections.