IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM)

  TSM downloads and TSM commands

 All the TSM client downloads can be performed using the below IBM link:

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24027432


TSM Commands for aix admin:

All the below commands should be executed from /usr/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin  directory.

1. TSM command to restore all the files from TSM backup,
 

 dsmc restore -pick <source location> <destination folder> -subdir=yes


2. TSM command to check the list of files backed up in tabular form in AIX server and to select & restore from the list:


 dsmc restore -inac -pick <source location> <destination folder> -subdir=yes

   - If we need only files  that were backed up after a certain day or date,

dsmc restore -inac -pick <source location> <destination folder> -subdir=yes -fromdate=01/08/11


 3. If all the latest files has to be checked and restored from TSM backup, then


dsmc restore <source location> <destination folder> -subdir=yes -latest


4. TSM Command to take selective backup of entire AIX system.


nohup dsmc selective / /usr/ /var/ /tmp/ /home/ /opt/ /rest of fs in the server/ -subdir=yes > /tmp/selective.out &

 - By doing so, you can view the progress using "tail -f /selective.out"


5. To trigger incremental backup


nohup dsmc incr > /tmp/increment.out &

  - By running the command in background it helps us to monitor the progress. "tail -f /tmp/increment.out"