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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).

Syntax

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                .-no--.   
>>-UPDATECTime--+-----+----------------------------------------><
                '-yes-'   

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