Veritas NetBackup™ for DB2 Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (8.1)
  1. Introduction to NetBackup for DB2
    1.  
      Features of NetBackup for DB2
    2. NetBackup for DB2 overview
      1.  
        About the NetBackup for DB2 components
      2.  
        About NetBackup for DB2 terminology
  2. Installing NetBackup for DB2
    1.  
      Planning the installation of NetBackup for DB2
    2. Verifying the operating system and platform compatibility
      1.  
        NetBackup server and client requirements
      2.  
        DB2 server software requirements
      3.  
        Requirements for using NetBackup for DB2 in a NetBackup cluster
    3.  
      About the license for NetBackup for DB2
    4. About log archiving
      1.  
        Using the VENDOR archive method
      2.  
        Using the user exit archive method
    5.  
      Specifying the DB2 home path (UNIX)
    6.  
      About adding new DB2 instances
  3. Configuring NetBackup for DB2
    1.  
      Overview of NetBackup for DB2 configuration
    2.  
      About permissions for NetBackup for DB2 log files (UNIX)
    3. About configuring a backup policy for a DB2 database
      1.  
        Adding a new NetBackup for DB2 policy
      2.  
        About policy attributes
      3.  
        Adding clients to a policy
      4.  
        Specifying the master server for a NetBackup for DB2 client
      5.  
        Configuring a policy to back up the configuration files
      6.  
        Configuring the Maximum jobs per client
    4. About adding backup selections to a DB2 policy
      1.  
        About backup schedules, templates, and scripts
      2.  
        Adding a template to the backup selections list in the NetBackup Administration Console
      3.  
        Adding a script to the backup selections list in the NetBackup Administration Console
    5. About adding schedules to a NetBackup for DB2 policy
      1.  
        Configuring an application backup schedule
      2.  
        Example application backup schedule
      3.  
        Configuring automatic backup schedules
      4.  
        Example automatic backup schedule
      5.  
        About schedule properties
      6.  
        NetBackup for DB2 backup types
    6.  
      Performing a manual backup
    7.  
      Reviewing the auto-discovered mappings in Host Management
    8. About backing up archive log files with the user exit program
      1.  
        DB2 objects in the backup window
      2.  
        Configuring a policy to back up the archive logs
      3.  
        Configuring a policy to archive the archive logs
    9. Configuring the run-time environment
      1. Creating a db2.conf file for use with the user exit program
        1.  
          Example db2.conf file using ARCFUNC SAVE
        2.  
          Example db2.conf file using ARCFUNC COPY
      2. Creating a db2.conf file (vendor method)
        1.  
          Example db2.conf file (vendor method)
      3. Configuring bp.conf files in a cluster environment
        1.  
          Configuring a master bp.conf file
        2.  
          Configuring a user bp.conf file
      4.  
        db2.conf keywords
      5.  
        NetBackup for DB2 environment variables
      6.  
        Configuring the logon account for the NetBackup Client Service for NetBackup for DB2
    10. About NetBackup for DB2 templates and shell scripts
      1.  
        Specifying the NetBackup master server from the client
      2.  
        Creating a backup template using the NetBackup for DB2 backup wizard
      3.  
        Creating shell scripts using bpdbsbdb2
      4. Creating DB2 scripts manually
        1.  
          Modifying DB2 backup and install scripts
        2.  
          Script parameters
      5.  
        About NetBackup template and shell script storage
  4. Performing backups and restores of DB2
    1.  
      NetBackup for DB2 backup overview
    2.  
      About backups from the NetBackup master server
    3. About user-directed backups
      1.  
        Using the DB2 template administration interface to run a user-directed backup
      2.  
        Using bpdbsbdb2 to run a user-directed backup
      3.  
        Using DB2 to run a user-directed backup
      4.  
        BACKUP DATABASE command options
    4.  
      Using the Backup, Archive, and Restore interface to browse DB2 resources
    5.  
      About browsing DB2 backup images with bplist
    6. Performing a database restore
      1. Using the NetBackup for DB2 recovery wizard
        1.  
          Selecting files for restore
        2.  
          Using the recovery wizard
        3.  
          Using bpdbsbdb2 for a database restore
      2. Using DB2 to perform a restore
        1.  
          Recovering a DB2 database - Simplest case
        2.  
          Recovering a DB2 database - Restoring archive logs
        3.  
          RESTORE DATABASE command options
    7. About an alternate restore
      1.  
        Preparing the master server for an alternate restore
      2.  
        Performing the alternate restore on the clients
      3.  
        Restoring the transaction logs
  5. Using Snapshot Client with NetBackup for DB2
    1.  
      NetBackup for DB2 with Snapshot Client features
    2. About NetBackup for DB2 with Snapshot Client operations
      1.  
        About the sequence of a NetBackup for DB2 backup operation with Snapshot Client methods
      2.  
        About the sequence of a NetBackup for DB2 restore operation with Snapshot Client methods
      3.  
        About database objects supported by advanced backup methods
      4.  
        About multistreaming and DB2 snapshot backups
      5.  
        About symbolic links and DB2 backups and restores (UNIX)
      6.  
        NetBackup for DB2 stream-based operations
      7.  
        NetBackup for DB2 file-based operations
      8.  
        Example: multiple sessions for a DB2 snapshot backup
    3.  
      About configuring Snapshot Client with NetBackup for DB2
    4.  
      Configuration requirements for snapshot backups with NetBackup for DB2
    5.  
      Configuring a snapshot policy for NetBackup for DB2
    6.  
      About configuring the db2.conf for a snapshot policy
    7. Restoring NetBackup for DB2 from a snapshot backup
      1.  
        About restoring individual files from a NetBackup for DB2 snapshot backup
      2.  
        About NetBackup for DB2 restores of volumes and file systems using snapshot rollback
      3.  
        Performing a NetBackup for DB2 point-in-time rollback restore from a SnapVault backup (UNIX)
      4.  
        Performing a snapshot rollback restore from the Java or Windows interface
      5.  
        Performing a snapshot rollback restore from the command line
      6.  
        Troubleshooting NetBackup for DB2 rollback restores
    8. About configuring NetBackup for DB2 block-level incremental backups on UNIX
      1.  
        How BLI works with NetBackup for DB2 (UNIX)
      2.  
        About the Storage Checkpoint facility and NetBackup for DB2
      3.  
        Configuration requirements for BLI backups with NetBackup for DB2
      4.  
        Storage Checkpoint configuration on the NetBackup for DB2 client
      5. Configuring policies for BLI backups with NetBackup for DB2
        1.  
          About the types of NetBackup for DB2 BLI backups
      6.  
        BLI incremental backup options using NetBackup for DB2
    9. About Snapshot Client effects
      1.  
        How Snapshot Client software affects backup types
      2.  
        How Snapshot Client software affects schedule properties
      3.  
        How Snapshot Client software affects templates and scripts
    10.  
      Performing NetBackup for DB2 backups with Snapshot Client methods
    11.  
      Performing NetBackup for DB2 restores with Snapshot Client methods
  6. Troubleshooting NetBackup for DB2
    1.  
      NetBackup debug logs and reports
    2.  
      Enabling the debug logs for a NetBackup for DB2 client automatically (Windows)
    3.  
      Enabling the debug logs manually (Windows)
    4.  
      Enabling the debug logs manually (UNIX)
    5.  
      Enabling the debug logs manually (UNIX)
    6. About the NetBackup for DB2 log files
      1.  
        About the bphdb directory on the Windows database client
      2.  
        About the bphdb directory on the UNIX database client
      3.  
        About the bpdb2 directory on the UNIX database client
      4.  
        About the bpdbsbdb2 directory on the client
    7.  
      Setting the debug level on a Windows client
    8.  
      Setting the debug level on a UNIX client
    9.  
      About NetBackup server reports
    10.  
      Minimizing timeout failures on large database restores
    11.  
      Minimizing the loading and unloading of tapes for database backups
    12.  
      Use the NET_BUFFER_SZ file to speed up a slow restore
    13.  
      About false restore failures reported in the activity monitor
    14.  
      About the error message codes
    15.  
      Delays in completion of backup jobs
  7. Appendix A. Configuration for a DB2 EEE (DPF) environment
    1.  
      Overview of installation and configuration for a DB2 EEE (DPF) environment
    2.  
      Configuring NetBackup for DB2 in an EEE environment
    3.  
      Adding NetBackup policies for DB2 EEE environment
    4.  
      Backing up archive logs in a DB2 EEE environment
    5.  
      Creating DB2 templates or scripts for a DB2 EEE environment
  8. Appendix B. Using NetBackup for DB2 with SAP®
    1.  
      About NetBackup for DB2 with SAP
    2.  
      Installation of the DB2 user exit program
    3.  
      Backup and restore of DB2 databases used by SAP
    4.  
      Archive and restore of DB2 log files used by SAP
    5.  
      Backup of SAP files
  9. Appendix C. Register authorized locations
    1.  
      Registering authorized locations used by a NetBackup database script-based policy

Configuring a policy to archive the archive logs

This topic describes how to create a policy to archive the NetBackup DB2 archive log entries in the ARCDIR directory. Follow these instructions if you want to use the user exit program with the ARCFUNC COPY command.

When NetBackup performs an archive, it deletes the online files after they are backed up successfully.

For more information on user archive schedules, see the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume I.

You do not need to perform this procedure if you use the VENDOR method to back up your archive log files.

To configure a policy to back up the archive logs

  1. Log on to the master server as administrator (Windows) or root (UNIX).
  2. Start the NetBackup Administration Console .
  3. If your site has more than one master server, choose the one on which you want to add the policy.
  4. Create a new MS- Windows (Windows) or Standard (UNIX) policy type.
  5. Specify the attributes for the policy.
  6. On the Schedules tab, create a User Archive schedule.

    This schedule must encompass all of the time periods during which DB2 can call the user exit program.

    No backup selections list is necessary for this policy because it has a User Archive schedule. It is not an automatic schedule.

  7. Specify the clients to be backed up.

    The clients must have the following installed:

    • DB2

    • NetBackup for DB2

    If the client is installed in a DB2 cluster, add the virtual host name to the client list.

    Note:

    If you installed NetBackup on more than one node in the DB2 cluster, you must perform additional configuration. You must approve each valid Auto-Discovered Mapping that NetBackup discovers in your environment.

    See Reviewing the auto-discovered mappings in Host Management.