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Processing of Backup Jobs Submitted by an Authorized Client

This section explains how an authorized client, such as CA VM:Archiver, works with CA VM:Backup to back up data.

1. The authorized client builds a backup job template file and an exception file in TPI format that specify data to back up to tape.
2. The client issues the CA VM:Backup IMPORT command to copy the job template and exception files to the CA VM:Backup 191 minidisk to convert them to job template and exception files in the CA VM:Backup internal format.
3. When the template and exception files are successfully imported, the client issues the CA VM:Backup SUBMIT command to submit the backup job.
4. CA VM:Backup processes the job as described in Processing of Backup Jobs.
5. The client issues the CA VM:Backup GETRPT command to obtain the job's keyword data report.
6. CA VM:Backup copies the keyword data report to the specified minidisk or directory and, if the transfer completes successfully, erases the keyword data report from its report minidisk. If the transfer does not complete successfully, the report remains on the report minidisk.

If a job is canceled by a CA VM:Backup operator before or during processing, CA VM:Backup logs this information in the keyword data report. If requested, CA VM:Backup then issues the JOBEND command to tell the client that the job ended.