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nsrarchive

SYNOPSIS

       nsrarchive  [ -BinpqvxVy ] [ -b pool ] [ -C clone pool ] [ -f directive
       filename ] [ -G remove ] [ -N name ] [ -R name ] [ -s  server  ]  [  -T
       annotation ] [ -o save_operations ] [ -W width ] [ path ...  ]

DESCRIPTION

       nsrarchive archives files, including directories or entire filesystems,
       to the NetWorker server (see nsr(1)).  The progress of an  archive  can
       be  monitored using the X Window System based nwadmin(1) program or the
       curses(3X) based nsrwatch(1) program for other terminal types.  Use  of
       nsrarchive  is  restricted  to  users  on the administrator and archive
       users lists.

       If no path arguments are specified, the current directory is  archived.
       nsrarchive  archives  a directory by archiving all the files and subdi-
       rectories it contains, but it does not cross  mount  points  or  follow
       symbolic links.

       The  directive files (see nsr(5)) encountered in each directory is read
       by default, The files contain special instructions directing  how  par-
       ticular  files are to be archived (that is, compressed, skipped, etc.).
       These files are named .nsr for UNIX platforms and nsr.dir  for  Windows
       platforms.

       Each  file  in  the subdirectory structures specified by the path argu-
       ments is encapsulated in a NetWorker archive stream.   This  stream  of
       data  is  sent  to  a  receiving process (see nsrd(1)) on the NetWorker
       server.  Entries are added to the media database for the  archive  save
       set.   The  data  eventually resides on a long term storage medium (see
       nsrmmd(1)).

       Details  about  handling  media   are   discussed   in   nsrmm(1)   and
       nsr_device(5).

       If  the  grooming  option, -G remove, is requested, you can selectively
       remove files and directories that have been archived.  If  verification
       is requested, the files will not be removed if the verification failed.
       Likewise, the files will not be removed if a requested  cloning  opera-
       tion fails.  The user is prompted for confirmation before the files and
       directories are removed unless the -y option is supplied.

       If the user does not supply a -T option on the command line,  the  user
       is prompted to enter an annotation for the archive.

OPTIONS

       -b pool
              Specify  a  destination  pool for the archive save set.  If this
              option is not used, the Indexed Archive pool is used.

       -B     Force archive of all connecting directory information from  root
              ('/')  down to the point of invocation.  The connecting direc-
              tory information is always archived even without this option  if
              generated from the inode information, and thus the data is  only
              read once.

       -f filename
              The file from which to read  default directives (see nsr(5)).  A
              filename of - causes the default  directives  to  be  read  from
              standard input.

       -i     Ignore  directive files as they are encountered in the subdirec-
              tory structures being archived.

       -G remove
              Groom the files after they have been archived.   If  cloning  or
              verification  is requested, no grooming is performed until those
              operations have completed successfully.

              Be aware that the groom option must  be  entered  as  -G remove.
              Entering -G alone will not invoke the groom option.

                     The user is prompted for removal of files and directories
                     unless the -y option is supplied as one of the nsrarchive
                     options.   The  valid remove responses and their meanings
                     are:

                      n      Keep the current file or directory.

                      y      Remove the current file or directory.

                      N      Keep all remaining files and directories.

                      Y      Remove all remaining files and directories.

                     The default response, "n",  is  displayed  within  square
                     brackets  and  can be selected by pressing [Return]. When
                     either Y or N is  specified,  there  will  be  no  furher
                     prompting and each subsequent removal decision is made as
                     if the corresponding lower case letter has been selected.

                     nsrarchive creates a temporary file which contains a list
                     of all files and directories to be removed.   The  tempo-
                     rary  file is placed in /tmp unless the environment vari-
                     able TMPDIR is set.

              -n     No archive.  Estimate the amount of data  which  will  be
                     generated  by  the archive, but do not perform the actual
                     archive.

              -N name
                     The symbolic name of this archive save set.  By  default,
                     the first path argument is used as the name.

              -v     Verbose.   Cause  the  nsrarchive  program to tell you in
                     great detail what it is doing as it proceeds.

              -p     Exit with status 0.   Used  by  server  to  determine  if
                     client installed properly.

              -q     Quiet.   Display  only  summary information or error mes-
              -s server
                     Specify which machine to use as the NetWorker server.

              -T annotation
                     Archive  save  sets can be annotated with arbitrary text.
                     This option specifies an annotation for the archive  save
                     set being generated.

              -V     Verify the archive save set after it completes.

              -o save_operations
                     Save  Operations  of the form KEYWORD:TOKEN=STATE.  It is
                     used to configure VSS saves on Windows 2003.  Examples:

                     "vss:*=off"                          Turn off VSS.

                     "vss:Microsoft Exchange Writer=off"  Disable a writer.

                     "vss:C:=off"                         Disable VSS for a drive.

                     Please see the Admin Guide for more details.

              -W width
                     The width used when formatting summary information output.

              -x     Cross mount points.

              -y     Answer yes to any questions.

SEE ALSO

       curses(3X), nsr_getdate(3), nsr(5), nsr(1), nsr_service(5),
       nsr_device(5), nsrmm(1), nsrmmd(1), nsrd(1), nsrwatch(1),
       nsrretrieve(1), nwadmin(1).

DIAGNOSTICS

   Exit Codes
        0     Normal exit.
       Non-zero
              Abnormal exit.

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