RHEL 8.x Spectrum Protect Schedule the Backups

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Schedule Daily backup

1. On the backup server, open backup console

   dsmadmc

2. Schedule Daily backup

   > DEFINE SCHEDULE <domain> <clientname_DAILY_BK> TYPE=CLIENT ACTION=ARCHIVE OBJECTS='"/<mount-point1>/" "/<mount-point2>/" /<mount-pointn>/' OPTIONS='-subdir=yes -archmc=<management-class>' DESCRIPTION='Daily Backup of <client_name>' SCHEDSTYLE=ENHANCED STARTDATE=05/19/2022 STARTTIME=17:30:00 DAYOFWEEK=ANY PRIORITY=5 DURATION=30 DURUNITS=MINUTES
   Ex:
   > DEFINE SCHEDULE FSDOM SPCLIENT1_DAILY_BK TYPE=CLIENT ACTION=ARCHIVE OBJECTS='"/" "/home/"' OPTIONS='-subdir=yes -archmc=FSMGT' DESCRIPTION='Daily Backup of SPCLIENT1' SCHEDSTYLE=ENHANCED STARTDATE=05/19/2022 STARTTIME=17:30:00 DAYOFWEEK=ANY PRIORITY=5 DURATION=30 DURUNITS=MINUTES

3. Associate the schedule with the client node

   > DEFINE ASSOCIATION <Domain> <clientname_DAILY_BK> <clientname>_BA
   Ex:
   > DEFINE ASSOCIATION FSDOM SPCLIENT1_DAILY_BK SPCLIENT1_BA

Schedule Weekly backup

1. On the backup server, open backup console

   dsmadmc

2. Schedule Weekly backup

   > DEFINE SCHEDULE <domain> <clientname_WEEKLY_BK> TYPE=CLIENT ACTION=ARCHIVE OBJECTS='"/<mount-point1>/" "/<mount-point2>/" /<mount-pointn>/' OPTIONS='-subdir=yes -archmc=<management-class>' DESCRIPTION='Weekly Backup of <client_name>' SCHEDSTYLE=ENHANCED STARTDATE=05/19/2022 STARTTIME=17:30:00 DAYOFWEEK=<starting-two-letters-of-the-day> PRIORITY=5 DURATION=30 DURUNITS=MINUTES
   Ex:
   > DEFINE SCHEDULE FSDOM SPCLIENT1_WEEKLY_BK TYPE=CLIENT ACTION=ARCHIVE OBJECTS='"/" "/home/"' OPTIONS='-subdir=yes -archmc=WEEKLY' DESCRIPTION='Weekly Backup of SPCLIENT1' SCHEDSTYLE=ENHANCED STARTDATE=05/19/2022 STARTTIME=17:30:00 DAYOFWEEK=MO PRIORITY=5 DURATION=30 DURUNITS=MINUTES

3. Associate the schedule with the client node

   > DEFINE ASSOCIATION <Domain> <clientname_WEEKLY_BK> <clientname>_BA
   Ex:
   > DEFINE ASSOCIATION FSDOM SPCLIENT1_WEEKLY_BK SPCLIENT1_BA

Check the schedule status

1. Check the all the schedule

   > q schedule * f=d

2. Check all the schedules for single domain

   > q schedule <domain> f=d

On the client node, stop / start the backup agent for schedule to effect

1. Check dsmcad service running.

   ps -ef | grep dsmcad

2. If service running kill the same

   kill -9 <processname>

3. Start dsmcad in RHEL client

   cd /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin
   ./dsmcad

4. Start dsmcad in AIX

   cd /usr/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin64
   ./dsmcad

Change backup schedule

Update day of the week for client backup schedule

1. Check the current day of the week for the schedule

   > q sched * <schedule-name> f=d
   Ex:
   > q sched * GBBPRD_WKLY_BKP f=d

2. Change the schedule running date to saturday

   > update schedule <Domain-Name>  <schedule-name>  DAY=<day-of-the-week>
   Ex:
   > update schedule PRDFSDOM GBBPRD_WKLY_BKP DAY=SA

3. Check the status

   > q sched * <schedule-name> f=d
   Ex:
   > q sched * HDBNPRD_WKLY_BKP f=d

Change administrative schedule

Update day of the week for administrative schedule

1. Check all administrative schedules

   > q sched *  t=a

2. Check particular schedule in detail

   > q sched <schedule-name> t=a f=d
   Ex:
   > q sched WEEKLY_NONPRDWKLY_MIGR t=a f=d

3. Change the schedule running date to all days

   > update sched <schedule-name> t=a day=any
   Ex:
   > update sched WEEKLY_PRDWKLY_MIGR t=a day=any

Delete the schedule

1. Check the schedule

   > q sched

2. Delete the schedule

   > DELETE SCHEDULE <domain-name> <schedule-name>
   Ex
   > DELETE SCHEDULE NONPRDFSDOM GB4HNODE2_WKLY_BKP

3. Delete the association

   > DELETE ASSOCIATION <domain-name> <schedule-name> <nodename>
   Ex:
   > DELETE ASSOCIATION NONPRDFSDOM GB4HNODE2_WKLY_BKP GB4HNODE2_BA

4. Confirm schedule deleted

   > q sched

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