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BACKUP Record

The BACKUP record indicates the backup format that was requested for a domain on the OPTIONS BKPTYPE record in the backup job template or exception file, the format the backup job actually used to write the data to tape, and the reason the job used that format.

BACKUP REQUESTED format TAKEN format REASON {AS_REQUESTED | SWITCH | NON-CMS | RESERVED | RECOMP}

Definitions

REQUESTED format

Indicates the backup format requested in the job - ARCHIVE, CMS, CMSALLOC, LOGICAL, PHYSICAL, or SFS.

Note: Because SFS and BFS directories reside in SFS file spaces, CA VM:Backup uses the SFS backup type for both SFS and BFS domains.

TAKEN format

Indicates the format the job actually used to write the data to tape - CMS, CMS_PHYS, CMSALLOC, CMSALLOC_PHYS, CKD, FBA, or SFS.

Note: Because SFS and BFS directories reside in SFS file spaces, CA VM:Backup uses the SFS backup type for both SFS and BFS domains.

REASON {AS_REQUESTED | SWITCH | NON-CMS | RESERVED | RECOMP}

Indicates that the job used the requested format (AS_REQUESTED) or indicates why the job took a physical backup. SWITCH means the job took a physical backup because it encountered a changing minidisk or errors while attempting to take a CMS or CMSALLOC backup. NON-CMS means the job took a physical backup because it determined that the minidisk was a non-CMS minidisk. RESERVED means the job took a physical backup because it determined that the minidisk was a reserved minidisk. RECOMP means the job encountered a recomputed area on the minidisk and took a physical backup of that area of the minidisk.