[Info-vax] Backing up scattered files

[Rich Jordan]

An old request just came up again; we need to back up a group of
several dozen files, scattered across multiple directories on one
disk, into a single saveset on a schedule; quiescing the apps is
handled beforehand.  This is on an Alpha V7.3 system, no upgrade
possible.  The filenames and paths vary enough that even wildcarding
won't get the input spec to a valid size.

It occurred that I could set up an a new directory and create a file
entry for each of the desired files in it, regardless of the source
directories (on the same disk).  Then backup [newdir]*.* to the
saveset. The docs recommend caution though.

The path and filenames in the saveset would be 'wrong' from the point
of view of the production system, and I still need to do one saveset
per source disk that way, but any reason why this would not work?
Restoring the files would also need to be tested.

I expect it might be a good idea to SET FILE/ENTER create the file
entries, perform the backups, and SET FILE/REMOVE the entries as part
of the same procedure so I don't leave 'unexpected' files around for
someone who doesn't know the system to delete to 'recover space' or
the like.

Thoughts appreciated.