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=head1 NAME
vos dump - Converts a volume into ASCII format and writes it to a file
=head1 SYNOPSIS
B<vos dump -id> <I<volume name or ID>> [B<-time> <I<dump from time>>] [-file <I<dump file>>]
[B<-server> <I<server>>] [B<-partition> <I<partition>>] [B<-cell> <I<cell name>>]
[B<-noauth>] [B<-localauth>] [B<-verbose>] [-help]
B<vos du -i> <I<volume name or ID>> [B<-t> <I<dump from time>>] [-f <I<dump file>>]
[B<-s> <I<server>>] [B<-p> <I<partition>>] [B<-c> <I<cell name>>]
[B<-n>] [B<-l>] [B<-v>] [-h]
=head1 DESCRIPTION
The vos dump command converts the contents of the indicated
volume, which can be read/write, read-only or backup, into ASCII
format. The Volume Server writes the converted contents to the file
named by the B<-file> argument, or to the standard output
stream. In the latter case, the output can be directed to a named pipe,
which enables interoperation with third-party backup utilities.
To dump the complete contents of a volume (create a I<full dump>),
omit the B<-time> argument or specify the value B<0> (zero)
for it. To create an I<incremental dump>, which includes only
the files and directories in the volume that have modification timestamps
later than a certain time, specify a date and time as the value for the
B<-time> argument.
By default, the vos command interpreter consults the Volume
Location Database (VLDB) to learn the volume's location, so the
B<-server> and B<-partition> arguments are not
required. If the B<-id> argument identifies a read-only volume
that resides at multiple sites, the command dumps the version from just one of
them (normally, the one listed first in the volume's VLDB entry as
reported by the B<vos examine> or B<vos listvldb>
command). To dump the read-only volume from a particular site, use the
B<-server> and B<-partition> arguments to specify the
site. To bypass the VLDB lookup entirely, provide a volume ID number
(rather than a volume name) as the value for the B<-id> argument,
together with the B<-server> and B<-partition>
arguments. This makes it possible to dump a volume for which there is
no VLDB entry.
During the dump operation, the volume is inaccessible both to Cache
Managers and to other volume operations. Dumping a volume does not
otherwise affect its status on the partition or its VLDB entry.
To restore a dumped volume back into AFS, use the vos restore
command.
=head1 CAVEATS
Support for incremental dumps is provided to facilitate interoperation with
third-party backup utilities. The B<vos dump> command does not
provide any of the administrative facilities of an actual backup system, so
the administrator must keep manual records of dump times and the relationship
between full and incremental dumps of a volume. For a volume's
contents to be consistent after restoration of incremental dumps, there must
be no gap between the time at which a prior dump of the volume was created and
the value of the B<-time> argument to the B<vos dump> command
that creates the incremental dump. More specifically, for a read/write
volume, the B<-time> argument must specify the time that the prior
dump was performed, and for a read-only or backup volume it must specify the
time that the volume was last released (using the B<vos release>
command) or cloned (using the B<vos backup> or B<vos
backupsys> command) prior to dumping it. The parent dump can be
either a full dump or another incremental dump.
=head1 OPTIONS
=over 4
=item -id
Specifies either the complete name or volume ID number of the read/write,
read-only, or backup volume to dump.
=item -time
Specifies whether the dump is full or incremental. Omit this
argument to create a full dump, or provide one of three acceptable
values:
=over 4
=item *
The value 0 (zero) to create a full dump.
=item *
A date in the format
I<mm>B</>I<dd>B</>I<yyyy> (month, day and
year) to create an incremental dump that includes only files and directories
with modification timestamps later than midnight (12:00
a.m.) on the indicated date. Valid values for the year
range from B<1970> to B<2037>; higher values are not
valid because the latest possible date in the standard UNIX representation is
in 2038. The command interpreter automatically reduces later dates to
the maximum value. An example is B<01/13/1999>.
=item *
A date and time in the format
B<">I<mm>B</>I<dd>B</>I<yyyy>
I<hh>B<:>I<MM>B<"> to create an incremental
dump that includes only files and directories with modification timestamps
later than the specified date and time. The date format is the same as
for a date alone. Express the time as hours and minutes
(I<hh>:I<MM>) in 24-hour format (for example,
B<20:30> is 8:30 p.m.). Surround the
entire expression with double quotes (" ") because it contains a space.
An example is B<"01/13/1999 22:30">.
=back
=item -file
Specifies the pathname of the file to which to write the dump. The
file can be in AFS, but not in the volume being dumped. A partial
pathname is interpreted relative to the current working directory. If
this argument is omitted, the dump is directed to the standard output
stream.
=item -server
Specifies the file server machine on which the volume resides.
Provide the B<-partition> argument along with this one.
=item -partition
Specifies the partition on which the volume resides. Provide the
B<-server> argument along with this one.
=item -cell
Names the cell in which to run the command. Do not combine this
argument with the B<-localauth> flag. For more details, see the
introductory B<vos> reference page.
=item -noauth
Assigns the unprivileged identity anonymous to the
issuer. Do not combine this flag with the B<-localauth>
flag. For more details, see the introductory B<vos> reference
page.
=item -localauth
Constructs a server ticket using a key from the local
B</usr/afs/etc/KeyFile> file. The B<vos> command
interpreter presents it to the Volume Server and Volume Location Server during
mutual authentication. Do not combine this flag with the
B<-cell> argument or B<-noauth> flag. For more details,
see the introductory B<vos> reference page.
=item -verbose
Produces on the standard output stream a detailed trace of the
command's execution. If this argument is omitted, only warnings
and error messages appear.
=item -help
Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options
are ignored.
=back
=head1 EXAMPLES
The following command writes a full dump of the volume
B<user.terry> to the file
B</afs/abc.com/common/dumps/terry.dump>.
% vos dump -id user.terry -time 0 -file /afs/abc.com/common/dumps/terry.dump
The following command writes an incremental dump of the volume
B<user.smith> to the file
B<smith.990131.dump> in the current working
directory. Only those files in the volume with modification time stamps
later than 6:00 p.m. on 31 January 1999 are included in
the dump.
% vos dump -id user.smith -time "01/31/1999 18:00" -file smith.990131.dump
=head1 PRIVILEGE REQUIRED
The issuer must be listed in the /usr/afs/etc/UserList file on
the machine specified with the B<-server> argument and on each
database server machine. If the B<-localauth> flag is included,
the issuer must instead be logged on to a server machine as the local
superuser B<root>.
If the -file argument is included, the issuer must also have
permission to insert and write in the directory that houses the file.
=head1 SEE ALSO
L<vos(1)>,
L<vos_examine(1)>,
L<vos_listvldb(1)>,
L<vos_restore(1)>
=head1 COPYRIGHT
IBM Corporation 2000. <http://www.ibm.com/> All Rights Reserved.
This documentation is covered by the IBM Public License Version 1.0. It was
converted from HTML to POD by software written by Chas Williams and Russ
Allbery, based on work by Alf Wachsmann and Elizabeth Cassell.