Updatectime
Use the updatectime option to check the change time (ctime) attribute during an incremental backup operation.
Supported Clients
This option is valid for AIX® and Linux clients on GPFS™ file systems only. The server can also define this option.
Options File
Place this option in the client user options file (dsm.opt).
Parameters
- no
- The backup-archive client does not check the change time (ctime attribute) during a backup operation. This value is the default.
- yes
- The backup-archive client checks the change time (ctime attribute) during a backup operation. If the ctime attribute changed since the last backup operation, the ctime attribute is updated on the IBM Spectrum Protect™ server. The object is not backed up unless it has either ACLs or extended attributes. The client checks files and directories.
Examples
- Options file:
- updatect yes
- Command line:
- dsmc incr /proj/gpfs/test/ -updatectime=yes