IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for UNIX and Linux: Backup-Archive ...

DateformatThe dateformat option specifies the format you want to use to display dates.The AIX, Solaris, and HP-UX clients support locales other than English thatdescribe every user interface that varies with location or language. See Table 18 onpage 47 for supported locales.|||||By default, the backup-archive and administrative clients obtain formatinformation from the locale definition in effect at the time you start the client.Consult the documentation on your local system for details about setting up yourlocale definition.Notes:1. The dateformat option does not affect the Web client. The Web client uses thedate format for the locale that the browser is running in. If the browser is notrunning in a locale that Tivoli Storage Manager supports, the Web client usesthe date format for US English.2. When you change the date format and use the schedlogretention option toprune the schedule log, Tivoli Storage Manager removes all entries in theschedule log with a different date format when pruning the log. When youchange the date format and use the errorlogretention option to prune the errorlog, Tivoli Storage Manager removes all entries in the error log with a differentdate when pruning the log. When changing the date format, copy the schedulelog and error log if you want to preserve log entries that contain a differentdate format.You can use the dateformat option with the following commands:v delete archivev delete backupv expirev query archivev query asrv query backupv query filespacev query imagev restorev restore imagev restore nasv retrievev set eventSupportedOptionsSyntaxClientsThis option is valid for all UNIX and Linux clients.FilePlace this option in the client user options file (dsm.opt). You can set this option onthe Regional Settings category, Date Format drop-down list of the Preferenceseditor.►► DATEformat format_number ►◄214 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for UNIX and Linux: Backup-Archive Clients Installation and User’s Guide