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

About configuring NetBackup for DB2 block-level incremental backups on UNIX

If only a small portion of a database changes on a daily basis, full database backups are costly in terms of time and media. The Block-Level Incremental (BLI) Backup interface extends the capabilities of NetBackup to back up only the file system blocks that contain changed data blocks.

A database BLI backup is done at the file system block level, which means only changed file blocks are backed up. Unchanged blocks within the files are not backed up. The VxFS Storage Checkpoint facility tracks changed blocks in real time. Accordingly, a BLI backup does not need to search the entire volume for the modified blocks at backup time. BLI backup saves time, decreases the amount of backup media that is required, and significantly reduces CPU and network overhead during backups. In addition, BLI backup allows more frequent backups, so backup images are more up to date.

BLI backup is particularly useful for any large databases that are sized in terms of hundreds of gigabytes or terabytes. Most traditional methods for database backup require that any change in the database - no matter how small - requires that the entire database is backed up. With BLI backup, only modified blocks (or file) need to be backed up.

The recommended method for performing BLI backups is the proxy BLI agent with NetBackup for DB2. This method supports the other features of NetBackup for DB2, including the policy types and schedules and the convenience of the template generation wizard. It also remains tightly integrated with DB2 and its catalog, which greatly simplifies administration tasks.