Backup Template for Complete Data Backup to a Tape 

Use

You log on to the Database Manager CLI as a DBM operator, connect to the database instance for which the backup template is to be created and define a backup template of type Tape for a complete data backup. For the data carrier, you use the name specified by the tape station (location/device).

To read the prerequisites, see Database Manager CLI, medium_put

See also:

Concepts of the Database System, Backing Up and Restoring

Scenario

You want to define a backup template with the following properties for complete data backup to a tape:

Backup template name: DemoTapeCompl
Data carrier (device/file): \\.\tape0
Type: TAPE
Backup type: complete data backup (DATA)

Procedure

Call the Database Manager CLI, log on as DBM operator OLEG with password MONDAY, connect to the database instance DEMODB and define a backup template with the properties listed in the scenario:

>dbmcli –u OLEG,MONDAY –d DEMODB medium_put DemoTapeCompl \\.\tape0 TAPE DATA

OK

Result

You have created the backup template DemoTapeCompl for the database instance DEMODB.

You can now start a complete data backup using this backup template.

See also:

Complete Data Backup to a Tape

Concepts of the Database System, Backing Up Data

Database Manager CLI, backup_start