<name>

The backup medium specified in <name> is created or updated. The name of the medium may comprise a group name and a member name. These are separated by an oblique.

Groups of Parallel Backup Media of this type are used for parallel backups and restores.

If you want to perform a backup or a restore using one of the external backup tools ADSM/TSM, NetWorker, Backint for Oracle, or Backint for SAP DB, ensure the name of the medium starts with ADSM, NSR, BACK, or BACK. In this case, you can only enter PIPE under <type> (Backing Up with External Backup Tools).

<location>

The name of the device/file with which it can be addressed through operating system functions.

<type>

The media type AUTO is the default value for the command to Activate the Automatic Log Backup. There can only be one backup medium of this type. If there is already a backup medium of type AUTO, and you create a backup medium of type AUTO again, the system changes the media type of the existing backup medium to LOG.

<backup_type>

The type of backup for which the medium is to be used:
DATA (complete data backup), PAGES (incremental data backup), or LOG (log backup)

<size>

Maximum number of pages that can be written to the backup medium. This is necessary to change the tape correctly, for example. If the backup media is of sufficient size, a zero can be specified.

<block_size>

Number of pages that are transferred when accessing the medium (default: 8).

<overwrite>

This option is only relevant for the medium type FILE and describes the behavior if the file is already present. Permitted values are:
NO
YES

<autoldr>

Specifies whether the device changes the medium automatically:
YES
NO

<oscmd>

Operating system command to be executed before backing up to a succeeding medium or restoring a succeeding medium.