Example: generating a client backup set

Generate a backup set on CD-ROM that the client can later use to restore the data. Because CD-ROM is a read-only medium, you must create a backup set on a device that the server can write to before you create the backup set on the CD-ROM. Do not exceed the CD-ROM data capacity.

Procedure

Complete the following steps to generate a backup set on a CD-ROM:

  1. Define a device class whose device type is FILE. Name the device class CDFILE: 
    define devclass cdfile devtype=file maxcapacity=640M dir=/backupset
  2. Create a backup set with a device type of FILE for client node JOHNSON. Name the backup set PROJECT and retain it for 90 days. 
    generate backupset johnson project devclass=file 
volumes=BK1,BK2,BK3 retention=90
    Attention: Volumes=BK1,BK2,BK3 specifies that the backup set is put into files named BK1, BK2 and BK3. This assumes that the backup set is large enough to require three 650MB files.
  3. Use any CD-ROM authoring software to put these files onto CD-ROMs. For this example, the CD-ROM volume names are BK1, BK2, and BK3.
    • The authoring software must label each CD-ROM.
    • The label must exactly match the name of the file.

    For an example of using the backup set on the CD-ROM, see Moving backup sets to other servers.