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ABSTRACT: Setup Backup Control Table
	The "setup" menu subcommands allow you to create, modify and
	display the contents of the backup control table(s).  You may
	also modify the backup rotation period and current week of the
	rotation for a backup table.

	The backup table embodies the backup scheme for a given
	computer.  It contains information about what is to be backed
	up, how and when.  The entire scheme is based on the specified
	rotation period.  This is a period in weeks that designates when
	backup operations are repeated.  Each entry in a backup table
	contains a designation of weeks and days of the rotation on
	which this backup operation will occur.  For example, if the
	rotation period is one week and the backup table contains an
	entry to back up the /usr file system every weekend during week
	1 of the rotation, then every weekday of every week the /usr
	file system will be backed up (assuming that the backup command
	is run each weekday of every week).

	Each entry in a backup table corresponds to a backup operation
	and is identified by a tag that is unique within that table.  It
	is a good idea to make the tag meaningful to those who will be
	running the backups.  For example, the tag could describe the
	object to be backed up and the frequency with which the backup
	operation will take place ("usrdai" would be the /usr file
	system's daily backup).

	Each backup table entry describes the object (file system or
	data partition) that is to be backed up, when the backup is to
	take place (which weeks and days of the backup rotation period),
	what method is to be used (for example, full file, incremental
	file, full disk, etc.), the destination device and volumes to be
	used to hold the archived data, the priority at which the backup
	is to be run and any other backups on which this one depends.

TITLE: Setup Backup Control Table
