IBM Storage Protect Snapshot commands for custom applications and file systems

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The name of the IBM Storage Protect Snapshot for custom applications and file systems command-line interface is fcmcli.exe. By default, this program is in the IBM Storage Protect Snapshot installation directory (C:\Program Files\Tivoli\FlashCopyManager\).

Command-line parameter characteristics
Review these parameter characteristics before you attempt a command-line operation.
  • Positional parameters do not include a leading slash (/) or dash (-)
  • Optional parameters can display in any order after the required parameters
  • Optional parameters begin with a forward slash (/) or a dash (-)
  • Minimum abbreviations for keywords are indicated in uppercase text
  • Some keyword parameters require a value
  • For those keyword parameters that require a value, the value is separated from the keyword with an equal sign (=)
  • If a parameter requires more than one value after the equal sign, the values are separated with commas
  • Each parameter is separated from the others by using spaces
  • If a parameter's value includes spaces, the value must be enclosed in double quotation marks
  • A positional parameter can display only one time per command invocation
Command-line interface help

Issue the fcmcli ? or fcmcli help command to display help for the command-line interface.

  • Backup command Use the backup command to create a VSS snapshot backup of volumes and mount points to local shadow volumes.

  • Delete backup command

    Use the delete backup command to delete IBM Storage Protect Snapshot snapshot backups from local shadow volumes.

  • Help command

    Use the fcmcli help command to display help for IBM Storage Protect Snapshot commands.

  • Policy commands for IBM Storage Protect Snapshot

  • Mount backup command

    Use the mount backup command to mount backups that are managed by IBM Storage Protect Snapshot or IBM Storage Protect.

  • Query component command

    Use the query component command to query the VSS components available on the system.

  • Query config command

    Use the query config command to display IBM Storage Protect Snapshot configuration information.

  • Query backup command

    Use the query backup command to query a list of the backups that are being managed by IBM Storage Protect Snapshot and the IBM Storage Protect server.

  • Query managedcapacity command

    When you plan for storage, if you want to determine the amount of managed capacity in use, use the query managedcapacity command.

  • Restore command

    Use the restore command to restore an IBM Storage Protect Snapshot backup.

  • Unmount backup command

    Use the unmount backup command to unmount backups that were previously mounted, and are managed by IBM Storage Protect Snapshot or IBM Storage Protect.

  • Update config command

    Use the update config command to set the IBM Storage Protect Snapshot or IBM Storage Protect configuration parameters in a configuration file.

  • VSS policy commands

    Use VSS policy commands to manage VSS policy binding statements.

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