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CUTOFF Record

OPTIONAL

Use the CUTOFF record to have CA VM:Backup ignore backup instances that were created before a specified date.

You can use this record to perform incremental-only restores of minidisks. Incremental-only restores expedite restore processing. Faster restore processing might be useful in the event of a site disaster, for example. You can restore the basic system from physical full-pack backups (including those taken using other products, such as DDR by IBM or FDR), then restore the changes to your CMS minidisks from CA VM:Backup incremental CMS backups. You perform incremental-only restores by preventing CA VM:Backup from going back to a full backup to restore data.

You can use this record in both CATSEARCH and VOLSEARCH jobs.

Note: This record is not supported for SFS or BFS.

CUTOFF {FULL | mm/dd/yy [hh:mm:ss]}

Definitions

FULL | mm/dd/yy [hh:mm:ss]

Specifies how far back CA VM:Backup is to go when looking for data to restore. CA VM:Backup ignores any backup instances created before this point. CA VM:Backup goes back to the last full backup if this record is not specified. If you specify a date but no time, CA VM:Backup uses 00:00:00 (beginning of the specified day) for the time.