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The Locations tab of the SQL Safe Backup wizard allows you to specify the backup location you want to use to store the backup set.

For a TSM backupTSM backup, you can change the TSM connections TSM connection settings to override the values set in the client options file if you need to write the backup files to a TSM Server TSM Server other than the TSM Server TSM Server already specified in the dsm.opt file.

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Location TypeActions
Single FileEnter the filename of the primary archive and select if you want to mirror archives.
Striped FilesEnter as many backup archive names as the number of striped files you want.
Tape (Tivoli Storage Manager)

Enter the filename for the High Level, Low Level, and the Management Class of the primary archive. Specify the TSM Client configuration file and its connection settings.

Data DomainEnter the filename of the primary archive and select if you want to mirror archives.
Amazon S3 CloudSpecify your Amazon S3 Cloud storage options to be used for your backup. For more information, go to Amazon Settings.

Microsoft Azure Cloud

Specify your Microsoft Azure cloud storage options to be used for your backup. For more information, go to Azure Settings.
Tape (using Tivoli Storage Manager) Striped Files

Enter the High Level filename and the Management Class for the primary archive. Specify the TSM Client configuration file and its connection settings. Also, the number of striped files you want to backup.

Note

Take into account that if the If the number of stripes is greater than the available sessions on the TSM server, the backup fails with a message "sessions are not available on TSM". There is no available way for the TSM client to find out available sessions on the TSM server.

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What do you do if you do have an existing archive?

You can Append to it to an existing archived backup set or choose to Overwrite it.

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If you do not have an existing archive file, SQL Safe creates a new archive file that includes this backup set, using the name you specified.

Tip

Keep in mind, that the filename extension for all backups performed on SQL Safe format are .safe and for all backups performed on SQL server format are .bak.

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  • High Level file path.
  • Low Level file path.
  • Management Class (optional).
  • the location of the TSM Client options file that enables generating passwords for authorization.

You can change the TSM connections TSM connection settings to override the values set in the client options file. You can also configure SQL Safe to mark these files as inactive after a specified age.

Tip

Note that SQL Safe accepts up to 260 characters for the TSM file TSM file path name.

Can you store backup files in a different TSM Client file space?

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When the Microsoft Azure location is selected, you must specify the following settings:

  • Authentication Method.
  • Azure Storage Account Name.
  • Azure Access Key.
  • Sector Type.
  • Container Name.
  • Subfolder(s) (Optional).
  • Filename.
  • Part Size.

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