Specifying additional dump devices: the stripe on clause

Striping allows you to use multiple dump devices for a single dump or load command. Use a separate stripe on clause to specify the name (and, if desired, the characteristics) of each device.

Each dump or load command can have multiple stripe on clauses.

Table 12-15 shows the syntax for using more than one dump device.

Table 12-15: Using more than one dump device

Backing up a database or log

Loading a database or log

dump {database | tran}   database_name  to [compress::[compression_level::]]    stripe_device   [at backup_server_name]   [density = density,    blocksize = number_bytes,    capacity = number_kilobytes,    dumpvolume = volume_name,    file = file_name]

load {database | tran}   database_name  from [compress::]stripe_device   [at backup_server_name]   [density = density,    dumpvolume = volume_name,    file = file_name]

Characteristics of an additional tape device (one set per device; up to 31 devices)

 [stripe on   [compress::[compression_level::]]    stripe_device   [at server_name]   [density = density,    blocksize = number_bytes,    capacity = number_kilobytes,    dumpvolume = volume_name,    file = file_name] ...]

 [stripe on   [compress::]stripe_device   [at server_name]   [density = density,    dumpvolume = volume_name,    file = file_name] ...]

 [with{    density = density,    blocksize = number_bytes,    compression = compress_level    capacity = number_kilobytes,    dumpvolume = volume_name,    file = file_name,    [nodismount | dismount],    [nounload | unload],    passwd = password    retaindays = number_days,    [noinit | init],    [notify = {client |       operator_console}]    standby_access}]

 [with{    density = density,    compression = compress_level    dumpvolume = volume_name,    file = file_name,    [nodismount | dismount],    [nounload | unload],    passwd = password    [notify = {client |       operator_console}]