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Table 52. Backup and archive processing optionsOptionDescriptionarchmc “Archmc” on page 266 Use the archmc option with the archive command tospecify the available management class for yourpolicy domain to which you want to bind yourarchived files.archsymlinkasfile“Archsymlinkasfile” on page 266asnodename “Asnodename” on page267automount “Automount” on page274autofsrename “Autofsrename” onpage 272changingretries “Changingretries”on page 276compressalwayscompression “Compression” on page283deletefiles “Deletefiles” on page 288description “Description” on page289detail “Detail” on page 290diffsnapshot “Diffsnapshot” on page291Specifies whether you want Tivoli Storage Manager tofollow a symbolic link and archive the file ordirectory to which it points, or archive the symboliclink only.Use the asnodename option to allow agent nodes toback up or restore data on behalf of another node (thetarget node). This enables concurrent operations frommultiple nodes to store data to the same target nodeand file space in parallel.Use this option with the domain option to specify allautomounted file systems the Tivoli Storage Managerclient tries to mount at the following points in time:v When Tivoli Storage Manager client startsvvWhen the backup is startedWhen the Tivoli Storage Manager client hasreached an automounted file system during backupSpecifies whether to rename an existing file space ona Unicode-enabled server so a Unicode-enabled filespace can be created for the current operation.Specifies the number of retries when attempting toback up or archive a file that is in use.The compressalways option specifies whether tocontinue compressing an object if it grows duringcompression. Use this option with the compressionoption.The compression option compresses files before yousend them to the server. Compressing your filesreduces data storage for backup versions and archivecopies of your files.Note: The compression option also applies tomigrated files if you install the Tivoli StorageManager HSM client on your workstation.Use the deletefiles option with the archive commandto delete files from your workstation after you archivethem. You can also use this option with the restoreimage command and the incremental option to deletefiles from the restored image if they were deletedafter the image was created.The description option assigns or specifies adescription for files when performing archive, delete,retrieve, query archive or query backupset operations.Use the detail option to display management class,file space, backup, and archive information dependingon the command with which it is used.Use the diffsnapshot option to determine whetherTivoli Storage Manager should create the differentialsnapshot.Chapter 10. Using processing options 245