NetBackup™ for DB2 Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup & Alta Data Protection (11.0)
  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.  
      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 DB2
      1.  
        Adding a NetBackup for DB2 policy
      2.  
        About policy attributes
      3.  
        Add clients to a policy
      4.  
        Specifying the primary 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 and scripts
      2.  
        Adding a script to the backup selections list
    5.  
      Configure an application backup schedule
    6.  
      Example application backup schedule
    7.  
      Configure automatic backup schedules
    8.  
      Example automatic backup schedule
    9.  
      Schedule properties
    10.  
      NetBackup for DB2 backup types
    11.  
      Perform a manual backup
    12.  
      Reviewing the auto-discovered mappings
    13. 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
    14. 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 primary bp.conf file
        2.  
          Configuring a user bp.conf file
      4.  
        Keywords for the db2.conf file
      5.  
        NetBackup for DB2 environment variables
      6.  
        Configuring the logon account for the NetBackup Client Service for NetBackup for DB2
    15. About NetBackup for DB2 shell scripts
      1. Creating DB2 scripts manually
        1.  
          Modifying DB2 backup and install scripts
        2.  
          Script parameters
      2.  
        About NetBackup shell script storage
    16.  
      RBAC role for the DB2 administrator
  4. Performing backups and restores of DB2
    1.  
      NetBackup for DB2 backup overview
    2.  
      About backups from the NetBackup primary server
    3. About user-directed backups
      1.  
        Using DB2 to run a user-directed backup
      2.  
        BACKUP DATABASE command options
    4.  
      About browsing DB2 backup images with bplist
    5. Performing a database restore
      1. Using DB2 to perform a restore
        1.  
          Restoring and recovering a DB2 database - with a catalog name that has been specified
        2.  
          Recovering a DB2 database - Simplest case
        3.  
          Recovering a DB2 database - Restoring archive logs
        4.  
          RESTORE DATABASE command options
    6. About an alternate restore
      1.  
        Preparing the primary server for an alternate restore
      2.  
        Performing the alternate restore on the clients
      3.  
        Restoring the transaction logs
    7.  
      About preventing the direct expiration of backup images
  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 command line
      5.  
        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 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) (NetBackup for DB2)
    4.  
      Enabling the debug logs manually (UNIX) (NetBackup for DB2)
    5. 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
    6.  
      Setting the debug level on a Windows client
    7.  
      Setting the debug level on a UNIX client
    8.  
      About NetBackup server reports
    9.  
      Minimizing time-out failures on large database restores
    10.  
      Minimizing the loading and unloading of tapes for database backups
    11.  
      Use the NET_BUFFER_SZ file to speed up a slow restore
    12.  
      About false restore failures reported in the Activity monitor
    13.  
      About the error message codes
  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 the archive logs that are in a DB2 EEE environment
    5.  
      Creating DB2 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

Minimizing time-out failures on large database restores

Large database restores sometimes fail when multiple restore sessions compete for resources. In this situation, a restore session can be delayed while NetBackup waits for media or device access. If the delay is too long, the restore session times out. Use the following procedure to minimize session time-outs and to allow the restore jobs to complete successfully.

To minimize time out failures on large database restores

  1. Open the NetBackup web UI.
  2. On the left, select Hosts > Host properties.
  3. Select the check box for the client.
  4. If necessary, select Connect.
  5. Select Edit client.
  6. Select Timeouts.
  7. Set the Client read timeout property to a large value.

    The default for the Client read timeout setting is 300 seconds (5 minutes). For database agent clients, increase the value significantly from the recommended value.

    See the NetBackup Web UI Administrator's Guide.

    For example, change this setting to 30-60 minutes to minimize time-out errors.

  8. Select Save.

Note:

This change may delay detecting problems during subsequent backups. Consider putting the original value back in place once any restore that requires a change is complete.