IBM® IBM Storage Protect Snapshot commands for Exchange Server

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The name of the IBM Storage Protect Snapshot for Exchange Server command-line interface is tdpexcc.exe. If you installed the TDPExchange package, or you configured the Exchange Server in Microsoft Management Console (MMC), the program is (by default) in the IBM Storage Protect Snapshot for Exchange Server installation directory (C:\Program Files\Tivoli\tsm\TDPExchange\).

Command-line parameter characteristics
The command-line parameters have the following characteristics:
  • Positional parameters do not include a leading slash (/) or dash (-) character.
  • Optional parameters can display in any order after the required parameters.
  • Optional parameters begin with a forward slash (/) or a dash (-) character.
  • 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 (=) character.
  • 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 value includes spaces, the value must be enclosed in double quotation marks.
  • A positional parameter can display only once per command invocation.
Command-line interface help

Issue the tdpexcc ? or tdpexcc help command to display help for the command-line interface. You can see more specific help for commands by entering a command like the following example: tdpexcc help backup, where backup is an example of a command.

  • Backup command Use the backup command to run Exchange Server backups of databases from the Exchange Server to local shadow volumes managed by IBM Storage Protect Snapshot.

  • Delete backup command

    Use the delete backup command to delete a VSS backup of an Exchange Server database.

  • Help command

    Use the tdpexcc help command to display help for IBM Storage Protect Snapshot for Exchange Server commands.

  • Mount backup command

    To mount backups that are managed by IBM Storage Protect Snapshot for Exchange Server, use the mount backup command.

  • Policy commands for IBM Storage Protect Snapshot for Exchange

  • Query Exchange command

    Use the query exchange command to query the local Exchange Server for general information.

  • Query FCM command

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

  • Query Managedcapacity command

    Use the Query Managedcapacity command to assist with storage planning by determining the amount of managed capacity in use.

  • Query TDP command

    Use the query tdp command to query a list of the current values that are set in the configuration file for IBM Storage Protect Snapshot for Exchange Server.

  • Restore command

    Use the restore command to restore a database backup from local shadow volumes that are managed by IBM Storage Protect Snapshot to an Exchange Server.

  • Restorefiles command

    Use the restorefiles command to restore flat files from a backup into a specified directory.

  • Restoremailbox command

    To restore mailbox-level data or mailbox-item-level data from IBM Storage Protect Snapshot for Exchange Server backups, use the restoremailbox command.

  • Set command

    Use the set command to set the IBM Storage Protect Snapshot for Exchange Server configuration parameters in a configuration file.

  • Unmount backup command

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

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