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

Adding new schedules

Each policy has its own set of schedules. These schedules control initiation of automatic backups and also specify when user operations can be initiated.

An XBSA application requires each policy to have at least an application backup schedule. To satisfy this requirement, an application backup schedule named Default-Application-Backup is automatically created when you configure a new DataStore policy. The backup window for an application backup schedule must encompass the time period during which all of the NetBackup DataStore jobs, scheduled and unscheduled, occur. This is necessary because the application backup schedule starts processes that are required for all of the XBSA application backups, including those started automatically.

If the user wants NetBackup to initiate the XBSA application, an automatic backup schedule is also required. An automatic backup schedule specifies the dates and times when NetBackup automatically starts backups by running the XBSA scripts in the order that they appear in the Files list. If there is more than one client in the DataStore policy, the XBSA scripts are executed on each client.