Follow these general rules to enter options with a command:
load dsmc selective -subdir=yes SYS:/usr/home/proj1/* load dsmc selective SYS:/usr/home/proj1/* -subdir=yes
load dsmc archive -description="Project A" SYS:/usr/home/proj1/*
Table 18. Command Line Options
| Option | Description | Commands | Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| archmc | Overrides the assigned management class for a file or a group of files. | Archive | Archmc |
| deletefiles | Deletes the local copy of files from your workstation after they are archived on the server. | Archive | Deletefiles |
| description | Specifies a description for a file that you are archiving, deleting, or retrieving. |
Archive Delete Archive Query Archive Retrieve | Description |
| detail | Displays management class attributes for available management classes. | Query Mgmtclass | Detail |
| dirsonly | Depending upon the command, backs up, restores or displays only specified directories. |
Archive Incremental Query Archive Query Backup Restore Retrieve Selective | Dirsonly |
| filesonly | Depending upon the command, backs up, restores or displays only specified files. |
Archive Incremental Query Archive Query Backup Restore Retrieve Selective | Filesonly |
| fromdate | Sets a date limit for files. ADSM does not include files processed before this date when it processes the command, although older directories might be included. |
Query Archive Query Backup Restore Retrieve | Fromdate |
| fromnode | Displays file spaces on an alternate node. Also specifies an alternate node from which to restore or retrieve files. |
Query Archive Query Backup Query Filespace Query Mgmtclass Restore Retrieve | Fromnode |
| fromowner | Displays file spaces for an alternate owner. Also specifies an alternate owner from which to restore or retrieve files. |
Query Archive Query Backup Restore Retrieve | Fromowner |
| fromtime | Used with the fromdate option to specify a beginning time on the specified date. |
Query Archive Query Backup Restore Retrieve | Fromtime |
| ifnewer | Replaces existing files with the latest backup version if the backup version is newer than the existing version. | Restore | Ifnewer |
| inactive | Displays inactive backup versions of files. |
Query Backup Restore | Inactive |
| incrbydate | Requests an incremental backup by date. | Incremental | Incrbydate |
| latest | Restores the most recent backup version of a file whether it is active or inactive. | Restore | Latest |
| noprompt | Suppresses the confirmation prompt when deleting an archived file. | Delete Archive | Noprompt |
| notrace | Turns off tracing. | Any command | Notrace |
| password | Use with any command, when required. | Any command | Password |
| pick | Displays a list of files from which you can choose the ones to delete, restore, or retrieve. |
Delete Archive Restore Retrieve | Pick |
| pitdate | Specifies the file backup date to be used when ADSM selects files to be restored. |
Query Backup Restore | Pitdate |
| pittime | Used with pitdate to specify a beginning time on the specified date. |
Query Backup Restore | Pittime |
| preservepath | Specifies how the restore directory path is built. |
Restore Retrieve | Preservepath |
| todate | Sets a date limit for files. ADSM does not include files that are processed after this date. |
Query Archive Query Backup Restore Retrieve | Todate |
| totime | Used with the todate option. Specifies an ending time on the specified date. |
Query Archive Query Backup Restore Retrieve | Totime |
| volinformation | Backs up or restores volume restrictions such as volume or disk space restrictions and trustee directory assignments for the root directory of a volume. |
Archive Incremental Restore Retrieve Selective | Volinformation |