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

Restore example

Here is an example of a restore. It assumes that the object descriptor has been populated with the copyId of the object either from a query or the XBSA application having stored this information.

BSA_Handle                        BsaHandle;
BSA_ObjectOwner                   BsaObjectOwner;
BSA_SecurityToken                 *security_tokenPtr;
BSA_DataBlock32                   *data_block;
BSA_UInt32                        EnvBufSz = 512;
BSA_ObjectDescriptor              *object_desc;
BSA_QueryDescriptor               *query_desc;
BSA_UInt32                        Size;
char                              *envx[3];
char                              EnvBuf[512];
char                              ErrorString[512];
char                              msg[1024];
char                              *restore_location;
int                               total_bytes = 0;
int                               status;
.
.
BSAInit(&BsaHandle, security_tokenPtr, &BsaObjectOwner, envx);
.
.
BSABeginTxn(BsaHandle);

/ *  Get the object.  */
 
data_block = (BSA_DataBlock32 *)malloc(sizeof(BSA_DataBlock32));
 
status = BSAGetObject(BsaHandle, object_desc, data_block);
if (status != BSA_RC_SUCCESS) {
    Size = 512;
    NBBSAGetErrorString(status, &Size, ErrorString);
    sprintf(msg, "ERROR: BSAQueryObject() failed with error: %s", ErrorString);
    NBBSALogMsg(BsaHandle, MSERROR, msg, "Restore");
    BSAEndTxn(BsaHandle, BSA_Vote_ABORT);
    BSATerminate(BsaHandle);
    exit(status);
}
 
/ * The application is responsible for recreating the file or other object   *
/ * type that is being restored using the information that is stored in the  *
/ * object_descriptor.  This sample prints the results to the screen.        */
 
restore_location = (char *)malloc((EnvBufSz + 1) * sizeof(char));
memset(restore_location, 0x00, EnvBufSz + 1); 
 
/ * Initialize the data_block structure.  */
 
data_block->bufferLen = EnvBufSz;
data_block->bufferPtr = EnvBuf;
memset(data_block->bufferPtr, 0x00, EnvBufSz);
 
/ * Read data until the end of data. */
 
while ((status = BSAGetData(BsaHandle, data_block)) == BSA_RC_SUCCESS) {
 
    / * Move the retrieved data to where it is to be restored to and  *
      * reset the data_block buffer.                                  */

    memcpy(restore_location, data_block->bufferPtr, data_block->numBytes);
    total_bytes += data_block->numBytes;
 
    printf("%s", restore_location);
 
    memset(restore_location, 0x00, EnvBufSz + 1);
    memset(data_block->bufferPtr, 0x00, EnvBufSz);
}    
if (status == BSA_RC_NO_MORE_DATA) {
     
    / * The last BSAGetData() that returns BSA_RC_NO_MORE_DATA may have data  *
      * in the buffer.                                                        */
     
    memcpy(restore_location, data_block->bufferPtr, data_block->numBytes);
    total_bytes += data_block->numBytes;
 
    printf("%s\n", restore_location);
    printf("Total bytes retrieved: %d\n", total_bytes);
} else {
    Size = 512;
    NBBSAGetErrorString(status, &Size, ErrorString);
    sprintf(msg, "ERROR: BSAGetData() failed with error: %s", ErrorString);
    NBBSALogMsg(BsaHandle, MSERROR, msg, "Restore");
    BSAEndTxn(BsaHandle, BSA_Vote_ABORT);
    BSATerminate(BsaHandle);
    exit(status);
}
  
/ * Done retrieving data. */
 
status = BSAEndData(BsaHandle);
if (status != BSA_RC_SUCCESS) {
    Size = 512;
    NBBSAGetErrorString(status, &Size, ErrorString);
    sprintf(msg, "ERROR: BSAEndData() failed with error: %s", ErrorString);
    NBBSALogMsg(BsaHandle, MSERROR, msg, "Restore");
    BSAEndTxn(BsaHandle, BSA_Vote_ABORT);
    BSATerminate(BsaHandle);
    exit(status);
}
  
/ * End the restore transaction.  BSA_Vote_COMMIT and BSA_Vote_ABORT are         *
/ * equivalent as there is nothing to commit or abort for a restore transaction. */
 
status = BSAEndTxn(BsaHandle, BSA_Vote_COMMIT);
if (status != BSA_RC_SUCCESS) {
    Size = 512;
    NBBSAGetErrorString(status, &Size, ErrorString);
    sprintf(msg, "ERROR: BSAEndTxn() failed with error: %s", ErrorString);
    NBBSALogMsg(BsaHandle, MSERROR, msg, "Restore");
    BSATerminate(BsaHandle);
    exit(status);
}