A file specification for the backup file produced by a previous
RMU Backup command. Note that you cannot perform a remote restore
operation on an .rbf file that has been backed up to tape and
then copied to disk.
The default file extension is .rbf.
Depending on whether you are performing a restore operation
from magnetic tape, disk, or multiple disks, the backup file
specification should be specified as follows:
o To restore from magnetic tape:
If you used multiple tape drives to create the backup file,
the backup-file-spec parameter must be provided with (and only
with) the first tape drive name. Additional tape drive names
must be separated from the first and subsequent tape drive
names with commas, as shown in the following example:
$ RMU/RESTORE /REWIND $111$MUA0:PERS_FULL_NOV30.RBF,$112$MUA1:
o To restore from single or multiple disk files:
If you used multiple disk files to create the backup file,
the backup-file-spec parameter must be provided with (and only
with) the first disk device name. Additional disk device names
must be separated from the first and subsequent disk device
names with commas. You must also be sure to include the Disk_
File qualifier. For example:
$ RMU/RESTORE/DISK_FILE DISK1:[DIR1]MFP.RBF,DISK2:[DIR2],DISK3:[DIR3]
As an alternative to listing the disk device names on the
command line (which, if you use several devices, can exceed
the line-limit length for a command line), you can specify an
options file in place of the backup-file-spec. For example:
$ RMU/RESTORE/DISK_FILE "@DEVICES.OPT"
The contents of devices.opt might appear as follows:
DISK1:[DIR1]MFP.RBF
DISK2:[DIR2]
DISK3:[DIR3]
The backup files referenced from such an options file are:
DISK1:[DIR1]MFP.RBF
DISK2:[DIR2]MFP01.RBF
DISK3:[DIR3]MFP02.RBF