Command Reference Manual

backup addvolset

Purpose

Creates a new (empty) volume set in the Backup Database

Synopsis

backup addvolset -name <volume set name> [-localauth] [-cell <cell name>]  
                 [-help]
   
backup addvols   -n <volume set name> [-l]  [-c <cell name>]  [-h]

Description

The backup addvolset command creates a new volume set in the Backup Database. It is best that the volume set's name indicate the volume set's contents; for example, define the volume entries in the user volume set to match all user volumes. The volume set name must be unique within the Backup Database of the local cell.

After issuing this command, issue the backup addvolentry command to define the volume entries in the volume set.

Options

-name: Names the new volume set. The name can include up to 31 of any character other than the period. Avoid other metacharacters as well.
-localauth: Constructs a server ticket using a key from the local /usr/afs/etc/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 the introductory backup reference page.
-cell: Names the cell in which to run the command. Do not combine this argument with the -localauth flag. For more details, see the introductory backup reference page.
-help: Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options are ignored.

Examples

The following command creates a volume set called sys:

% backup addvolset sys

Privilege Required

The issuer must be listed in the /usr/afs/etc/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.

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