NAME
backup_addvolentry - Defines a volume entry in a volume set
SYNOPSIS
backup addvolentry -name <volume set name>
-server <machine name> -partition <partition name>
-volumes <volume name (regular expression)>
[-localauth] [-cell <cell name>] [-help]
backup addvole -n <volume set name> -s <machine name>
-p <partition name> -v <volume name (regular expression)>
[-l] [-c <cell name>] [-h]
DESCRIPTION
The backup addvolentry command adds a volume entry definition to the
existing volume set named by the -name argument. A volume entry
definition can match one or more volumes, depending on the combination
of the -server, -partition, and -volumes arguments.
For the -server and -partition arguments, provide either
· The name of one machine or partition.
· The metacharacter expression .* (period and asterisk), which
matches every machine name or partition name in the Volume Location
Database (VLDB).
For the -volumes argument, specify a combination of alphanumeric
characters and one or more metacharacters to wildcard part or all of
the volume name. OPTIONS lists the acceptable metacharacters.
CAUTIONS
It is best to issue this command in interactive mode. If issuing it at
the shell prompt, enclose any strings containing metacharacters in
double quotes, or escape the metacharacters with other delimiters, to
prevent the shell from interpreting them. Adding volume entries to a
temporary volume set is possible only within the interactive session in
which the volume set was created.
OPTIONS
-name <volume set name>
Names the volume set to which to add this volume entry definition.
The volume set must already exist (use the backup addvolset command
to create it).
-server <machine name>
Defines the set of one or more file server machines that house the
volumes in the volume entry. Provide either one fully-qualified
hostname (such as "fs1.abc.com") or the metacharacter expression
".*" (period and asterisk), which matches all machine names in the
VLDB.
-partition <partition name>
Defines the set of one or more partitions that house the volumes in
the volume entry. Provide either one complete partition name (such
as "/vicepa") or the metacharacter expression ".*" (period and
asterisk), which matches all partition names.
-volumes <volume name>
Defines the set of one or more volumes included in the volume
entry. Specify the volumes by name, by using any combination of
regular alphanumeric characters and one or more of the following
metacharacter expressions:
. The period matches any single character.
* The asterisk matches zero or more instances of the preceding
character. Combine it with any other alphanumeric character or
metacharacter.
[ ] Square brackets around a list of characters match a single
instance of any of the characters, but no other characters; for
example, "[abc]" matches a single "a" or "b" or "c", but not
"d" or "A". This expression can be combined with the asterisk.
^ The caret, when used as the first character in a square-
bracketed set, designates a match with any single character
except the characters that follow it; for example, "[^a]"
matches any single character except lowercase "a". This
expression can be combined with the asterisk.
\ A backslash preceding any of the metacharacters in this list
makes it match its literal value only. For example, the
expression "\." (backslash and period) matches a single period,
"\*" a single asterisk, and "\\" a single backslash. Such
expressions can be combined with the asterisk (for example,
"\.*" matches any number of periods).
Perhaps the most common metacharacter expression is the period
followed by an asterisk (".*"). This expression matches any string
of any length, because the period matches any character and the
asterisk means any number of that character. As mentioned, it is
the only acceptable metacharacter expression for the -server and
-partition arguments. In a volume definition it can stand alone (in
which case it matches every volume listed in the VLDB), or can
combine with regular characters. The following example matches any
volume name that begins with the string "user" and ends with
"backup":
user.*backup
-localauth
Constructs a server ticket using a key from the local
/etc/openafs/server/KeyFile file. The backup command interpreter
presents it to the Backup Server, Volume Server and VL Server
during mutual authentication. Do not combine this flag with the
-cell argument. For more details, see backup(8).
-cell <cell name>
Names the cell in which to run the command. Do not combine this
argument with the -localauth flag. For more details, see backup(8).
-help
Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options
are ignored.
EXAMPLES
The following command adds a volume entry to the volume set called
"sys". The entry matches all volumes on any machine or partition whose
names begin with the string "sun4x_56" followed by a period:
backup> addvolentry sys .* .* sun4x_56\..*
The following command adds a volume entry to the volume set called
"fs2", to match all volumes on the /vicepb partition of file server
machine "fs2.abc.com". Because it is issued at the shell prompt, double
quotes surround the metacharacters in the -volumes argument. (The
command is shown here on two lines only for legibility reasons.)
% backup addvolentry -name fs2 -server fs2.abc.com \
-partition /vicepb -volumes ".*"
The chapter in the IBM AFS Administration Guide about configuring the
AFS Backup System presents additional examples as well as advice on
grouping volumes.
PRIVILEGE REQUIRED
The issuer must be listed in the /etc/openafs/server/UserList file on
every machine where the Backup Server is running, or must be logged
onto a server machine as the local superuser "root" if the -localauth
flag is included.
SEE ALSO
backup(8), backup_addvolset(8), backup_delvolentry(8),
backup_delvolset(8), backup_listvolsets(8)
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