IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Windows, Version 4.1

Query Exchange optional parameters

Optional parameters follow the query exchange command.

/CONFIGfile=configfilename
Use the /CONFIGfile parameter to specify the name (configfilename) of the Tivoli® Storage FlashCopy® Manager for Exchange configuration file that contains the values to use for a query exchange operation.

The configfilename variable can include a fully qualified path. If the configfilename variable does not include a path, the Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Exchange installation directory is used. If the /CONFIGfile parameter is not specified, or if the configfilename variable is not specified, the default value is tdpexc.cfg.

If the configfilename variable includes spaces, enclose the entire /CONFIGfile parameter entry in double quotation marks. For example:
/CONFIGfile="c:\Program Files\file.cfg"
/FCMOPTFile=dsmoptfilename
The /FCMOPTFile parameter specifies the Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager options file to use.
  • The dsmoptfilename variable can include a fully qualified path. If you do not include a path, the Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager installation directory is used.
  • If the dsmoptfilename variable spaces, enclose it in double quotation marks.
  • If you do not specify /FCMOPTFile, the default value is dsm.opt.
  • If you specify /FCMOPTFile but not dsmoptfilename, the default is also dsm.opt.
/LOGFile=logfilename
Use the /LOGFile parameter to specify the name of the activity log file that is generated by Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Exchange. The logfilename variable identifies the name of the activity log file. If the specified log file does not exist, a new log file is created. If the specified log file exists, new log entries are appended to the file. The logfilename variable can include a fully qualified path. However, if no path is specified, the log file is written to the Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Exchange installation directory. If the logfilename variable includes spaces, enclose the entire /LOGFile parameter entry in double quotation marks. For example:
/LOGFile="c:\Program Files\mytdpexchange.log"
If the /LOGFile parameter is not specified, log records are written to the default log file, tdpexc.log. The /LOGFile parameter cannot be turned off, logging always occurs.

When you use multiple simultaneous instances of Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Exchange to run operations, use the /LOGFile parameter to specify a different log file for each instance used. This function directs logging for each instance to a different log file and prevents interspersed log file records. Failure to specify a different log file for each instance can result in unreadable log files.

/LOGPrune=numdays|No
Use the /LOGPrune parameter to disable log pruning or to explicitly request that the log is to be pruned for one command run. By default, log pruning is enabled and done one time per day. 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. You can use the Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Exchange GUI or the set command to change the defaults so that log pruning is disabled, or so that more or less days of log entries are saved. If you use the command line, you can use the /LOGPrune parameter to override these defaults. When the value of the /LOGPrune parameter, the variable numdays is a number in the range 0 - 9999, the log is pruned even if log pruning is already done for the day.
Changes to the value of the timeformat or dateformat parameter can result in pruning the log file unintentionally. If the value of the timeformat or dateformat parameter changes before you issue a Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Exchange command that might prune the log file, do one of the following actions to prevent the log file from being pruned:
  • Make a copy of the existing log file.
  • Specify a new log file with the /LOGFile parameter or logfile setting.


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