-r
The number of times spdsbkup should retry accessing a table that is not available to
spdsbkup because it is being updated. A table that is being updated cannot be backed
up. Spdsbkup 4.5 pauses five seconds, then retries the table if it was unavailable during
the previous access attempt. The default retry count is one.
-s
The port number of the name server. If this is not specified, the default value is
spdsname.
-t
The date/time of the last full system backup for the table(s) which are to be backed up.
When the -t option is used with spdsbkup, the utility performs a full backup only if
a table was created after the specified date/time. Otherwise, it sets the last full backup
date for the table to the specified date/time and performs an incremental backup from
the last full system backup date.
When the -t option is used with spdsbkup -inc, the utility prints a warning message
if it encounters a table that was created after the specified date/time. The message states
that the table will not be backed up until a full backup of the table is completed. If
spdsbkup encounters a table that was created before the specified date/time (that is, it
is in the last full system backup), spdsbkup sets the last full backup date for the table
to the specified time and performs an incremental backup of the table using the last full
system backup date.
The -t option cannot be used with spdsbkup -full.
-u
The user name.
-v
Includes the full name of the backup file and the backup's table of contents file as part
of a spdsbkup note.
[Table ...]
The list of tables in the domain that you want to include in the backup. If no tables are
specified, all of the eligible tables in the domain are backed up.
Note: The list of tables to be backed up must be the last option that you specify.
Backup Return Values
When the spdsbkup utility exits, it generates a return value. If the spdsbkup return value
is 0, then the utility was successful. If the spdsbkup return value is 1, one or more data
sets could not be backed up. In that case, examine your SAS log for WARNING
information. If the spdsbkup return value is 2, a critical error caused an early process
termination. Examine your SAS log for WARNING and ERROR information.
Backup Data File
Backup Data File Nomenclature
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