Setting up Multiple-Tape NetBackup Catalog Backups

In order to configure NetBackup to perform multiple-tape backups of its catalogs, define a normal NetBackup policy and make changes to the NetBackup catalog-backup configuration. In addition, you must create a shell script or executable file to initiate the multiple-tape catalog backups. These steps are detailed below.

  To define a NetBackup policy for catalog backups

1. Use the NetBackup Administration Console to create a new policy with the following policy attributes:
   • Set the Policy Type to Standard if the master server is a UNIX machine or MS-Windows-NT if the master server is a Windows machine.
   • Do not choose Cross Mount Points if the master server is a UNIX or Windows 2000 machine.
   • Do not choose Follow NFS for UNIX or Backup network drives for Windows NT.
   • Pick a suitable storage unit and volume pool.
   • Set Limit Jobs per Policy to 1.
   • Do not choose Compression.
   • Set Job Priority to 0.
2. Add the master server to the client list.
3. Enter the following path in the file list:

   /usr/openv/netbackup/db/images

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     Note    On UNIX, if /usr/openv/netbackup/db/images is a symbolic link to another filesystem, you must specify the true location of the images directory here. Symbolic links do not apply to Windows.

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4. Set up schedules to meet your requirements. VERITAS recommends that the policy contains only a full backup schedule, since this will minimize tape mounting and positioning during restores.

   Do not set any backup windows for the schedules that you define. This ensures that the backup policy is never initiated automatically by the NetBackup scheduler. Instead, you must initiate the backup job manually.

5. Save your changes.

  To configure the NetBackup catalog backups

1. In the NetBackup Administration Console, ensure that the Media Server setting specifies the required backup server.
2. Specify the following for Absolute Pathname:
      masterserver:/usr/openv/netbackup/db/[A-Za-hj-z]*
      masterserver:/usr/openv/netbackup/db/images/masterserver
      masterserver:/usr/openv/var
      mediaserver1:/usr/openv/netbackup/db/media
      mediaserver1:/usr/openv/volmgr/database

   (repeat for additional media servers)

3. Change the schedule to Only When Manually Initiated. This stops the NetBackup catalog backups from running automatically and allows you to control when they run manually.
4. Select appropriate media types, densities, and IDs for the two catalog-backup media.
5. Save your changes.