Backup-systemstate operation
The backup-systemstate operation makes backup copies of all the bootable system state and system service components as a single object to provide a consistent point-in-time snapshot of the system state.
The backup-systemstate operation is not supported on the UNIX platform.
The following table describes the elements for this request:
Adapter request elements for the backup-systemstate operation
The following figure shows a sample adapter request for the backup-systemstate operation:
Sample adapter request for the backup-systemstate operation
<tsm-request>
<operation-name>backup-systemstate</operation-name>
<command-request>
<timeout-secs>120</timeout-secs>
</command-request>
</tsm-request>
<operation-name>backup-systemstate</operation-name>
<command-request>
<timeout-secs>120</timeout-secs>
</command-request>
</tsm-request>
The following figure shows the adapter response for the sample request:
Sample adapter response for backup-systemstate operation
<tsm-response>
<metadata>
<status>success</status>
<count>1</count>
</metadata>
<commands-output>
<command-output>
<metadata>
<command>dsmc backup systemstate</command>
<line-count>2016</line-count>
<execution-milliseconds>120095</execution-milliseconds>
<exit-code>9999</exit-code>
<status>success</status>
</metadata>
<output>
<line index="1">IBM Tivoli Storage Manager</line>
<line index="2">Command Line Backup/Archive Client Interface</line>
<line index="3"> Client Version 5, Release 5, Level 0.0 </line>
<line index="4"> Client date/time: 10/22/2008 14:52:32</line>
<line index="5">(c) Copyright by IBM Corporation and other(s) 1990, 2007. All Rights Reserved.</line>
<line index="6">Node Name: WIN2STDVM</line>
<line index="7">Session established with server D-11415: Windows</line>
<line index="8"> Server Version 5, Release 5, Level 0.0</line>
<line index="9"> Server date/time: 10/22/2008 14:52:15 Last access: 10/21/2008 16:56:32</line>
<line index="10">Backup System State using shadow copy...</line>
<line index="11">Preparing to backup using snapshot.</line>
<line index="12">Directory--> 0 \\win2stdvm\c$\WINDOWS\repair\Backup\BootableSystemState\ComRegistration Database [Sent] </line>
<line index="13">Normal File--> 21,768 \\win2stdvm\c$\WINDOWS\repair\Backup\BootableSystemState\ComRegistration Database\ComRegDb.bak [Sent] </line>
<line index="14">Normal File--> 212,992 \\win2stdvm\c$\WINDOWS\repair\Backup\BootableSystemState\Registry\defaul t [Sent] </line>
<line index="15">Normal File--> 36,864 \\win2stdvm\c$\WINDOWS\repair\Backup\BootableSystemState\Registry\SAM [Sent] </line>
<line index="16">Normal File--> 61,440 \\win2stdvm\c$\WINDOWS\repair\Backup\BootableSystemState\Registry\SECURI TY [Sent] </line>
</output>
</command-output>
</commands-output>
</tsm-response>
<metadata>
<status>success</status>
<count>1</count>
</metadata>
<commands-output>
<command-output>
<metadata>
<command>dsmc backup systemstate</command>
<line-count>2016</line-count>
<execution-milliseconds>120095</execution-milliseconds>
<exit-code>9999</exit-code>
<status>success</status>
</metadata>
<output>
<line index="1">IBM Tivoli Storage Manager</line>
<line index="2">Command Line Backup/Archive Client Interface</line>
<line index="3"> Client Version 5, Release 5, Level 0.0 </line>
<line index="4"> Client date/time: 10/22/2008 14:52:32</line>
<line index="5">(c) Copyright by IBM Corporation and other(s) 1990, 2007. All Rights Reserved.</line>
<line index="6">Node Name: WIN2STDVM</line>
<line index="7">Session established with server D-11415: Windows</line>
<line index="8"> Server Version 5, Release 5, Level 0.0</line>
<line index="9"> Server date/time: 10/22/2008 14:52:15 Last access: 10/21/2008 16:56:32</line>
<line index="10">Backup System State using shadow copy...</line>
<line index="11">Preparing to backup using snapshot.</line>
<line index="12">Directory--> 0 \\win2stdvm\c$\WINDOWS\repair\Backup\BootableSystemState\ComRegistration Database [Sent] </line>
<line index="13">Normal File--> 21,768 \\win2stdvm\c$\WINDOWS\repair\Backup\BootableSystemState\ComRegistration Database\ComRegDb.bak [Sent] </line>
<line index="14">Normal File--> 212,992 \\win2stdvm\c$\WINDOWS\repair\Backup\BootableSystemState\Registry\defaul t [Sent] </line>
<line index="15">Normal File--> 36,864 \\win2stdvm\c$\WINDOWS\repair\Backup\BootableSystemState\Registry\SAM [Sent] </line>
<line index="16">Normal File--> 61,440 \\win2stdvm\c$\WINDOWS\repair\Backup\BootableSystemState\Registry\SECURI TY [Sent] </line>
</output>
</command-output>
</commands-output>
</tsm-response>
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