Use this tab to schedule or immediately run a backup job.
Select Backup Type
Full
Specifies the job as a Full backup, which backs up all data for the selected subclients.
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Incremental
Specifies the job as an Incremental backup, which backs up only that portion of the data that is new or has changed since the last full backup, regardless of the type.
Delta
Specifies the job as a delta backup, which backs up all data that is new or has changed since the last backup for the selected subclient.
Status of DB2 backupset
Displays the status of the database (backupset). (CONNECTED or DISCONNECTED)
Refresh
Click to display the most current status of the database.
Job Initiation
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Immediate
Specifies this job will run immediately.
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Schedule
Specifies this job will be scheduled. Click Configure to specify the schedule details.
Advanced
Click to select advanced backup options, such as create a new index, start new media, and mark media as full.
Save As Script
Click to open the Save As Script dialog box, which allows you to save this operation and the selected options as a script file (in XML format). The script can later be run from the Command Line Interface using qoperation execute command.
When you save an operation as a script, each option in the dialog box has a corresponding XML element in the script file. When you run the script, you can modify the value in any of these XML elements.
For more information on backups performed from the command line, see Command Line Interface for DB2 Agent.