NetBackup™ for MariaDB Administrator's Guide

To redirect a restore to a different host

1. Update the NetBackup client name as the host and the MariaDB target directory as the directory where you want to redirect the restore.
2. On the NetBackup primary server, create an altnames directory for the host that you want to have permission to perform the redirected restore.

   For example, to give Host B permissions to restore from another host, create the following file:

   • (Windows) install_path\NetBackup\db\altnames\HostB

   • (Linux RHEL and SLES) /usr/openv/netbackup/db/altnames/HostB

3. In the altnames directory, add the names of the client(s) whose files the requesting client wants to restore.

   For example, if you want Host B to have permissions to redirect restores from Host A, add Host A to the Host B file.

   Note:

   (Linux only) The NetBackup service user account must have ownership of the altnames directory and host files.

4. Run the following command:

   nbmariadb -o restore -S primary_server_name -t target_directory -portnum db_port [-id db_backup_image_name] [-C client_name]

   Note:

   For redirected restore, provide the source client name (client from which backup was taken) to the -C option.

5. After a successful redirected restore, undo the changes that you made on the primary server and the client.

To redirect a restore to a different file path

1. Run the following command:

   nbmariadb -o restore -S primary_server_name -t target_directory -portnum db_port [-id db_backup_image_name] [-C client_name]

2. After a successful restore, change the ownership of the data directory to the MariaDB user.
3. Copy the restore data to the data directory.