Installation and User's Guide

Related reference“Exclude options” on page 366“Include options” on page 395IfnewerThe ifnewer option replaces an existing file with the latest backup version only ifthe backup version is newer than the existing file.Only active backups are considered unless you also use the inactive or latestoptions.Note: Directory entries are replaced with the latest backup version, whether thebackup version is older or newer than the existing version.Use the ifnewer option with the following commands:v restorev restore backupsetv restore groupv retrieveNote: This option is ignored if the replace option is set to No.Supported ClientsThis option is valid for all clients. The Tivoli Storage Manager client API does notsupport this option.Syntax►► IFNewer ►◄ParametersThere are no parameters for this option.ExamplesCommand line:dsmc restore -ifnewer d:\logs\*.logImagegapsizeUse the imagegapsize option with the backup image command, in the options file,or with the include.image option to specify the minimum size of empty regions ona volume that you want to skip during image backup.Use this option for LAN-based and LAN-free image backup.For example, if you specify a gap size of 10, this means that an empty region onthe disk that is larger than 10 k in size is not backed up. Gaps that are exactly 10 kis backed up. Empty regions that are exactly 10 k and that are smaller than 10 k isbacked up, even though they do not contain data. However, an empty region thatis smaller than 10 k is backed up, even though it does not contain data. A smallerimage gap size means less data needs to be transferred, but with potentiallyChapter 12. Processing options 391