ism_config

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ism_config

The ism_config command allows you to configure the ISM server properties, such as the number of active data streams and the retention period for the ISM server. You can also change storage-volume parameters such as overriding the retention period of the data on the volume, and enabling or disabling a save set for use in a restore operation.

>>-ism_config--+--------------------+--------------------------->
               '- -server--hostname-'
 
>--+- -streams--#datastream----------------------+-------------><
   +- -retention--#days--------------------------+
   '- -volume--name--+- -recycle--+-auto---+---+-'
                     |            '-manual-'   |
                     +- -only_restore--+-yes-+-+
                     |                 '-no--' |
                     +- -enable_restore--ssid--+
                     '- -disable_restore--ssid-'

Element	Purpose	Key Considerations
-server hostname	Specifies the name of the computer on which the ISM server is running	If you omit this option, this command looks first for an ISM server on the local computer and then for the first ISM server to respond over the network.
-streams #datastreams	Changes the number of simultaneous data streams for this ISM server	You can configure up to four active data streams for your ISM server.
-retention #days	Changes the retention period for all data that this ISM server tracks	Resetting the retention period applies the new retention period to all the data that this ISM server tracks. Changing the retention period could make some data eligible for automatic recycling sooner or later than you expected.
-volume name	Changes the parameters for a storage volume or save set	The -recycle and -backup parameters are valid only for storage volumes. The -enable_restore and -disable_restore parameters apply only to save sets and must be applied to save-set IDs.
-recycle auto \| manual	Changes the recycle status for a storage volume	The -recycle parameter is valid only for storage volumes. A volume with a recycle status of auto is eligible for automatic recycling. A volume with a recycle status of manual is protected from automatic recycling.
-only_restore yes \| no	Specify yes to change the mode of a volume to nonappendable. You can use this volume only for restores, not for backups. Specify no to change the volume to appendable. You can use this volume for backups.	The -only_restore parameter is valid only for storage volumes. It applies to all save sets in the volume. You can write save sets to an appendable volume but not to a nonappendable volume.
-enable_restore ssid	Enables the restore status for a save set	The -enable_restore parameter is valid only for save sets. To obtain a save-set ID, run the ism_show -volume name command.
-disable_restore ssid	Disables the restore status for a save set	The -disable_restore parameter is valid only for save sets. To obtain a save-set ID, run the ism_show -volume name command.