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Article: 100016715
Last Published: 2014-01-15
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Product(s): NetBackup
Description
The following steps can be taken to create a catalog archiving policy. There are several features that are specific to a catalog archiving policy.
For example:
For example:
- The policy must be named catarc.
- The policy must also be inactive.
- The catalog archiving commands must be run manually and the administrator must specify a list of images to archive using the
bpcatlist
command. As a result, there isn't a way to run scheduled catalog archiving backups.
To create the policy in the GUI, do the following:
- Go to the Policies tab in the GUI and create a new policy
- For the Policy name: enter catarc
- For the Policy type: enter Standard or Windows
- Select the storage unit and volume pool you want to use for catalog archiving. It is often best to use a pool that is not used for other backups.
- Clear the Active. Go into effect at: check box. The policy is not run by the scheduler. Rather the
bpcatarc
command activates this special policy to perform a catalog backup job, then deactivates the policy after the job is done. - Accept the defaults for all the other options in the Attributes tab of the policy
Next, create a schedule for the catarc policy.
- Go to the Schedules tab of the policy
- Create a new schedule. You can enter any name for the schedule. Only the policy name must be catarc, but the schedule could also be named catarc.
- Set the Type of backup: to be User Backup
- Select a retention level for the catalog archive. This must be at least as long as the longest retention period being archived.
Note: Failure to set the retention level of the catalog archive for a time at least as long as the longest retention period of the backups being archived can result in the loss of catalog data. - Accept the defaults for all the other options in the Schedule tab of the policy
- Go to the Start Window tab in the schedule. Enter a backup window for when the catalog archiving commands can be run by the administrator.
Finally, complete the Backup Selections and Clients tab entries.
- Go to the Files/Backup Selections tab of the policy
On the Files tab, browse to the directory where catalog backup images are placed:
For UNIX:
/usr/openv/netbackup/db/images
For Windows:
Install_path\NetBackup\db\images
- Go to the Clients tab of the policy
- Add the master server to the client list and select the correct hardware/OS type
Save the new policy and exit the GUI. The catarc policy is now available for catalog archiving.