Veritas NetBackup™ DataStore SDK Programmer's Guide for XBSA 1.1.0

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Product(s): NetBackup (9.0.0.1, 9.0)
  1. Introduction to NetBackup XBSA
    1.  
      About Introduction to NetBackup XBSA
    2.  
      What is NetBackup XBSA?
    3.  
      What does NetBackup XBSA do?
    4.  
      Terminology
    5.  
      Important concepts
    6.  
      Resources
  2. How to set up the SDK
    1.  
      System requirements
    2. Installing the SDK
      1.  
        Installation requirements
      2.  
        Installation instructions for UNIX platforms
      3.  
        Installation instructions for Windows platforms
    3.  
      Uninstalling the SDK
    4.  
      Configuration
    5.  
      Description of the XBSA SDK package
    6.  
      Library files
    7.  
      Header files
  3. Using the NetBackup XBSA interface
    1.  
      Getting help with the API
    2. NetBackup XBSA data structures
      1.  
        Object data
      2.  
        Object descriptors
      3.  
        Query descriptors
      4. Buffers
        1.  
          Buffer size
        2.  
          Private buffer space
        3.  
          Use of BSA_DataBlock32 in BSASendData()
        4.  
          Use of BSA_DataBlock32 in BSAGetData()
        5.  
          Shared memory
    3. NetBackup XBSA environment
      1.  
        Environment variable definitions
      2.  
        Extended environment variable definitions
    4. XBSA sessions and transactions
      1. Sessions
        1.  
          Initialization and termination
        2.  
          Authentication
      2. Transactions
        1.  
          Backup transaction
        2.  
          Restore transaction
        3.  
          Delete transaction
        4.  
          Query transaction
        5.  
          Media IDs transaction
    5. Creating a NetBackup XBSA application
      1. Initiating a session
        1.  
          Modifying the XBSA environment within a session
        2.  
          Session example
      2. Backup - creating an object
        1.  
          Creating an object
        2.  
          NetBackup object ownership
        3.  
          Creating an empty object
        4.  
          Backup example
      3. Query - finding an object descriptor
        1.  
          Querying for an object
        2.  
          Query example
      4. Restore - retrieving an object's data
        1.  
          Restoring an object
        2.  
          Redirected restore to a different client
        3.  
          Restore example
        4.  
          Multiple object restore
        5.  
          Multiple object restore example
      5. Delete - deleting an object or image
        1.  
          Delete example
      6. Media IDs - obtaining media IDs
        1.  
          Media ID example
      7.  
        Logging and NetBackup
      8.  
        Client in a cluster
      9.  
        Performance considerations
  4. How to build an XBSA application
    1.  
      Getting help
    2.  
      Flags and defines
    3.  
      How to build in debug mode
    4.  
      How to debug the application
    5.  
      Static libraries
    6.  
      Dynamic libraries
    7.  
      End-user configuration
  5. How to run a NetBackup XBSA application
    1. About How to run a NetBackup XBSA application
      1. Creating a NetBackup policy
        1.  
          Selecting a storage unit
        2.  
          Adding new schedules
        3.  
          Adding script files to the files list
        4.  
          Adding new clients
      2.  
        Running a NetBackup XBSA application
      3.  
        Backups and restores initiated by NetBackup (through a script)
      4.  
        Backups and restores from the command line
  6. API reference
    1.  
      Error messages
    2. Function calls
      1.  
        Conventions
    3. Function specifications
      1.  
        BSABeginTxn
      2.  
        BSACreateObject
      3.  
        BSADeleteObject
      4.  
        BSAEndData
      5.  
        BSAEndTxn
      6.  
        BSAGetData
      7.  
        BSAGetEnvironment
      8.  
        BSAGetLastError
      9.  
        BSAGetNextQueryObject
      10.  
        BSAGetObject
      11.  
        BSAInit
      12.  
        BSAQueryApiVersion
      13.  
        BSAQueryObject
      14.  
        BSAQueryServiceProvider
      15.  
        BSASendData
      16.  
        BSATerminate
      17.  
        NBBSAAddToMultiObjectRestoreList
      18.  
        NBBSADeleteImage
      19.  
        NBBSAEndGetMultipleObjects
      20.  
        NBBSAFreeJobInfo
      21.  
        NBBSAGetEnv
      22.  
        NBBSAGetErrorString
      23.  
        NBBSAGetJobId
      24.  
        NBBSAGetJobInfo
      25.  
        NBBSAGetMediaIds
      26.  
        NBBSAGetMultipleObjects
      27.  
        NBBSAGetServerError
      28.  
        NBBSALogMsg
      29.  
        NBBSASetEnv
      30.  
        NBBSAUpdateEnv
      31.  
        NBBSAValidateFeatureId
    4. Type definitions
      1. Enumerated types
        1.  
          BSA_CopyType
        2.  
          BSA_ObjectStatus
        3.  
          BSA_ObjectType
        4.  
          BSA_Vote
        5.  
          Constant values
      2. Data structures
        1.  
          BSA_ApiVersion
        2.  
          BSA_DataBlock32
        3.  
          BSA_ObjectDescriptor
        4.  
          BSA_ObjectName
        5.  
          BSA_ObjectOwner
        6.  
          BSA_QueryDescriptor
        7.  
          BSA_SecurityToken
  7. Process flow and troubleshooting
    1.  
      About Process flow and troubleshooting
    2. Backup
      1. Stream backup process flow description
        1.  
          Stream backup procedure
    3. Restore
      1. Stream restore process flow description
        1.  
          Stream restore procedure
  8. How to use the sample files
    1. What the sample files do
      1. Sample programs
        1.  
          Backup
        2.  
          Restore
        3.  
          Query
        4.  
          Delete
      2.  
        Sample scripts
    2.  
      Description of sample files
    3.  
      How to build the sample programs
  9. Support and updates
    1.  
      About Support and updates
  10. Appendix A. Register authorized locations
    1.  
      Registering authorized locations used by a NetBackup database script-based policy
  11.  
    Index

BSAQueryServiceProvider

Retrieve a string identifying NetBackup provider.

SYNOPSIS

#include <xbsa.h>

int BSAQueryServiceProvider(BSA_UInt32 *sizePtr, char *delimiter, char *providerPtr)

DESCRIPTION

The BSAQueryServiceProvider() call returns a hierarchical string identifying NetBackup provider.

PARAMETERS

BSA_UInt32 *sizePtr (I/O)

This parameter contains the size of the provider buffer in bytes.

char *delimiter (O)

This parameter is a pointer to the character that is used to delimit fields in the provider hierarchical string.

char *providerPtr (O)

This parameter is a pointer to a data area that contains hierarchical string which conveys information identifying NetBackup provider.

EXTENDED DESCRIPTION

The format of the provider string is the same as the NetBackup XBSA environment variable BSA_SERVICE_PROVIDER (see BSAGetEnvironment). The delimiter character is returned in the delimiter parameter.

If a BSA_RC_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL error is encountered, the required size is returned in the sizePtr parameter. If the XBSA application sets the sizePtr parameter to zero, it forces a BSA_RC_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL error that provides a mechanism to query the required size.

RETURN VALUE

The following return codes are returned by this function:

BSA_RC_ABORT_SYSTEM_ERROR

System detected error, operation aborted.

BSA_RC_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL

The size of the data buffer is invalid.

BSA_RC_NULL_ARGUMENT

A NULL pointer was encountered in one of the arguments.

BSA_RC_SUCCESS

The function succeeded.