NAME
backup_kill - Terminates a pending or running operation
SYNOPSIS
kill -id <job ID or dump set name> [-help]
k -i <job ID or dump set name> [-h]
DESCRIPTION
The backup kill command dequeues a Backup System operation that is
pending, or terminates an operation that is running, in the current
interactive session. It is available only in interactive mode. If the
issuer of the backup interactive command included the -localauth flag,
the -cell argument, or both, then those settings apply to this command
also.
To terminate a dump operation, specify either the dump name
(volume_set_name.dump_level_name) or its job ID number, which appears
in the output from the backup jobs command. To terminate any other type
of operation, provide the job ID number.
The effect of terminating an operation depends on the type and current
state of the operation:
· If an operation is still pending, the Tape Coordinator removes it
from the queue with no other lasting effects.
· If the Tape Coordinator is unable to process the termination signal
before an operation completes, it simply confirms the operation’s
completion. The operator must take the action necessary to undo the
effects of the incorrect operation.
· If a tape labeling operation is running, the effect depends on when
the Tape Coordinator receives the termination signal. The labeling
operation is atomic, so it either completes or does not begin at
all. Use the backup readlabel command to determine if the labeling
operation completed, and reissue the backup labeltape command to
overwrite the incorrect label if necessary.
· If a tape scanning operation is running, it terminates with no
other effects unless the -dbadd flag was included on the backup
command. In that case, the Backup System possibly has already
written new Backup Database records to represent dumps on the
scanned tape. If planning to restart the scanning operation, first
locate and remove the records created during the terminated
operation: a repeated backup scantape operation exits automatically
when it finds that a record that it needs to create already exists.
· If a dump operation is running, all of the volumes written to the
tape or backup data file before the termination signal is received
are complete and usable. If the operation is restarted, the Backup
System performs all the dumps again from scratch, and assigns a new
dump ID number. If writing the new dumps to the same tape or file,
the operator must relabel it first if the interrupted dump is not
expired. If writing the new dump to a different tape or file, the
operator can remove the dump record associated with the interrupted
dump to free up space in the database.
· If a restore operation is running, completely restored volumes are
online and usable. However, it is unlikely that many volumes are
completely restored, given that complete restoration usually
requires data from multiple tapes. If the termination signal comes
before the Backup System has accessed all of the necessary tapes,
each volume is only partially written and is never brought online.
It is best to restart the restore operation from scratch to avoid
possible inconsistencies. See also CAUTIONS.
CAUTIONS
It is best not to issue the backup kill command against restore
operations. If the termination signal interrupts a restore operation as
the Backup System is overwriting an existing volume, it is possible to
lose the volume entirely (that is, to lose both the contents of the
volume as it was before the restore and any data that was restored
before the termination signal arrived). The data being restored still
exists on the tape, but some data can be lost permanently.
OPTIONS
-id <job ID or dump set name>
Identifies the backup operation to terminate. Provide one of two
types of values:
· The operation’s job ID number, as displayed in the output of
the backup jobs command.
· For a dump operation, either the job ID number or a dump name
of the form volume_set_name.dump_level_name, where
volume_set_name is the name of the volume set being dumped and
dump_level_name is the last element in the dump level pathname
at which the volume set is being dumped. The dump name appears
in the output of the backup jobs command along with the job ID
number.
-help
Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options
are ignored.
EXAMPLES
The following command terminates the operation with job ID 5:
backup> kill 5
The following command terminates the dump operation called
"user.sunday1":
backup> kill user.sunday1
PRIVILEGE REQUIRED
The issuer must have the privilege required to initiate the operation
being cancelled. Because this command can be issued only within the
interactive session during which the operation was initiated, the
required privilege is essentially guaranteed.
SEE ALSO
backup(8), backup_interactive(8), backup_jobs(8)
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