NetBackup™ for Sybase Administrator's Guide
- Introduction to NetBackup for Sybase
- Installing NetBackup for Sybase
- Planning the installation of NetBackup for Sybase
- Verifying the operating system and platform compatibility
- NetBackup server and client requirements
- Sybase server software requirements
- Requirements for using NetBackup for Sybase in a NetBackup cluster
- License for NetBackup for Sybase
- Copying the NetBackup for Sybase library to each Sybase instance
- Running the sybase_config script
- Adding new Sybase instances
- Configuring NetBackup for Sybase
- About NetBackup for Sybase configuration
- About configuring a backup policy for Sybase
- About the backup, restore, and load scripts for NetBackup for Sybase on UNIX
- About the backup, restore, and load scripts for NetBackup for Sybase on Windows
- Modifying the backup script for NetBackup for Sybase on Windows
- sybase_mdb_backup.cmd script
- Additional information for editing the backup script for NetBackup for Sybase on Windows
- Modifying the restore script for NetBackup for Sybase on Windows
- sybase_mydb_restore.cmd script example for NetBackup
- Additional information for editing the restore script for NetBackup for Sybase on Windows
- Modifying the NetBackup for Sybase load script
- NetBackup for Sybase environment variables
- NetBackup for Sybase configuration or bp.conf file settings
- Configuring the logon account for the NetBackup Client Service for NetBackup for Sybase
- About striped dumps and loads with NetBackup for Sybase
- Reviewing the auto-discovered mappings
- About permissions for NetBackup for Sybase log files (UNIX)
- Configuring the Maximum jobs per client
- Perform a manual backup
- Using NetBackup for Sybase
- Troubleshooting NetBackup for Sybase
- NetBackup debug logs and reports
- Enabling the debug logs for a NetBackup for Sybase client automatically (Windows)
- Enabling the debug logs manually (Windows) (NetBackup for Sybase)
- Enabling the debug logs manually (UNIX)
- About the bphdb directory on the Windows database client
- About the bphdb directory on the UNIX database client
- About the sybackup directory on the UNIX database client
- About the sybackup directory on the Windows database client
- Setting the debug level on a Windows client
- Setting the debug level on a UNIX client
- About NetBackup server reports
- Sybase Backup Server log and messages
- Minimizing time-out failures on large database restores
- Minimizing the loading and unloading of tapes for database backups
- NetBackup debug logs and reports
- Appendix A. Register authorized locations
NetBackup for Sybase terminology
Table: Terminology for Sybase shows the terms that might be new to a Sybase database administrator or a NetBackup administrator.
Table: Terminology for Sybase
Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
SQL Server and Sybase backup server | SQL Server improves the backup and restore functions of Sybase backup server by using remote procedure calls (RPCs) to instruct Sybase backup server to back up or restore specific databases. To enhance SQL Server functionality NetBackup for Sybase integrates Sybase backup server with NetBackup. This agent provides access to NetBackup media management and scheduling in addition to graphical user interface. |
SQL Server DUMP and LOAD commands | These SQL Server commands are used for Sybase database backups and database restores. The DUMP command is used to back up. The LOAD command is used to restore. |
Archive device | This dump device is used with the DUMP and LOAD commands. It is required to support integration with NetBackup for Sybase. |
Sybase backup scripts | Shell scripts that control NetBackup for Sybase operations. |
Sybase SQL script | An SQL script that contains SQL commands Sybase SQL Server to perform. |