VSS policy commands

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Use VSS policy commands to manage VSS policy binding statements.

UPDATE VSSPolicy
This command is used to update an existing VSS policy binding statement.
FCMCLI command: UPDATE VSSpolicy
Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramFCMCLIUPDATE VSSpolicy"policy_definition"/SEQnumber=number/CONFIGfile=fcmcfg.xmlconfigfilename/LOGFile=fcm.log [or cfg value]?=logfilename/LOGPrune=60 [or cfg value]numdaysNo
Parameters:
  • policy_definition: Specifies the name of the VSS policy binding statement that is being updated.
  • SEQnumber: Specifies the sequence priority for the updated policy binding statement.
  • CONFIGfile: Specify the name (configfilename) of the IBM Storage Protect Snapshot configuration file that contains the values to use with the update vsspolicy command.
  • LOGFile: Specify the name (logfilename) of the activity log file to use with the update vsspolicy command.
  • LOGPrune: Specify whether to disable log pruning or to prune the log for one command run. By default, log pruning occurs daily. The numdays variable represents the number of days to save log entries. By default, 60 days of log entries are saved in the pruning process.
INSert VSSpolicy
This command inserts a new VSS policy binding statement at the position that is specified by the /SEQnumber parameter.
FCMCLI command: INSert VSSpolicy
Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramFCMCLIINSert VSSpolicy"policy_definition"/SEQnumber=number/CONFIGfile=fcmcfg.xmlconfigfilename/LOGFile=fcm.log [or cfg value]?=logfilename/LOGPrune=60 [or cfg value]numdaysNo
Parameters:
  • policy_definition: Specifies the name of the VSS policy binding statement that is being updated.
  • SEQnumber: Specifies the sequence priority of the inserted policy binding statement.

    The default value is the sequence value of the highest prioritized VSS policy in the IBM Storage Protect Snapshot configuration file (fcmcfg.xml).

  • CONFIGfile: Specify the name (configfilename) of the IBM Storage Protect Snapshot configuration file that contains the values to use with the insert vsspolicy command.
  • LOGFile: Specify the name (logfilename) of the activity log file to use with the insert vsspolicy command.
  • LOGPrune: Specify whether to disable log pruning or to prune the log for one command run. By default, log pruning occurs daily. The numdays variable represents the number of days to save log entries. By default, 60 days of log entries are saved in the pruning process.
DELete VSSpolicy
This command is used to delete a VSS policy binding statement at the position that is specified by the /SEQnumber parameter.
FCMCLI command: DELete VSSpolicy
Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramFCMCLIDELete VSSpolicy/SEQnumber=number/CONFIGfile=fcmcfg.xmlconfigfilename/LOGFile=fcm.log [or cfg value]?=logfilename/LOGPrune=60 [or cfg value]numdaysNo
Parameters:
  • SEQnumber: Specifies the sequence priority for the policy binding statement to delete.
  • CONFIGfile: Specify the name (configfilename) of the IBM Storage Protect Snapshot configuration file that contains the values to use with the delete vsspolicy command.
  • LOGFile: Specify the name (logfilename) of the activity log file to use with the delete vsspolicy command.
  • LOGPrune Specify whether to disable log pruning or to prune the log for one command run. By default, log pruning occurs daily. The numdays variable represents the number of days to save log entries. By default, 60 days of log entries are saved in the pruning process.
Query VSSpolicy
This command is used to show the VSS policy binding statements in the configuration file.
FCMCLI command: Query VSSpolicy
Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramFCMCLIQuery VSSpolicy/CONFIGfile=fcmcfg.xmlconfigfilename/LOGFile=fcm.log [or cfg value]?=logfilename/LOGPrune=60 [or cfg value]numdaysNo
Parameters:
  • CONFIGfile: Specify the name (configfilename) of the IBM Storage Protect Snapshot configuration file to show.
  • LOGFile: Specify the name (logfilename) of the activity log file to use with the query vsspolicy command.
  • LOGPrune: Specify whether to disable log pruning or to prune the log for one command run. By default, log pruning occurs daily. The numdays variable represents the number of days to save log entries. By default, 60 days of log entries are saved in the pruning process.
  • VSS policy command examples The following output examples provide a sample of the text, messages, and process status that displays when you use the VSS policy commands.