DEVCONFIG

The DEVCONFIG option specifies the name of a file in which you want Tivoli® Storage Manager to store a backup copy of device configuration information.

Tivoli Storage Manager stores the following information in the device configuration file:

Device class definitions created by using the DEFINE DEVCLASS command
Drive definitions created by using the DEFINE DRIVE command
Library definitions created by using the DEFINE LIBRARY command
Library inventory information for the LIBTYPE=SCSI automated libraries
Path definitions created by using the DEFINE PATH command
Server definitions created with the DEFINE SERVER command
Server name created with the SET SERVERNAME command
Server password created with the SET SERVERPASSWORD command

Note:

Only path definitions with SRCTYPE=SERVER are backed up to the device configuration file. Paths of SRCTYPE=DATAMOVER are not written to the file.
Library volume location information is stored as comments (/*...*/) in the device configuration file whenever CHECKIN LIBVOLUME, CHECKOUT LIBVOLUME, and AUDIT LIBRARY commands are issued for SCSI libraries.

Attention: To restore the database after a disaster, you must have a copy of the current device configuration file. The device configuration file cannot be recreated.

You can include one or more DEVCONFIG options in the server options file. When you use multiple DEVCONFIG options, Tivoli Storage Manager automatically updates and stores a backup copy of device configuration information in each file you specify.

Syntax


>>-DEVCONFig--file_name----------------------------------------><

Parameters

file_name: Specifies the name of a file in which to store a backup copy of device configuration information.

Examples

devconfig devices.sav