NetBackup™ for Sybase Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup & Alta Data Protection (10.5)
  1. Introduction to NetBackup for Sybase
    1.  
      About NetBackup for Sybase
    2.  
      Features of NetBackup for Sybase
    3.  
      NetBackup for Sybase terminology
    4. NetBackup for Sybase overview
      1.  
        SQL server and Sybase backup server
      2.  
        NetBackup for Sybase technical overview
      3.  
        Sequence of operation for NetBackup for Sybase backups
  2. Installing NetBackup for Sybase
    1.  
      Planning the installation of NetBackup for Sybase
    2.  
      Verifying the operating system and platform compatibility
    3.  
      NetBackup server and client requirements
    4.  
      Sybase server software requirements
    5.  
      Requirements for using NetBackup for Sybase in a NetBackup cluster
    6.  
      License for NetBackup for Sybase
    7.  
      Copying the NetBackup for Sybase library to each Sybase instance
    8.  
      Running the sybase_config script
    9.  
      Adding new Sybase instances
  3. Configuring NetBackup for Sybase
    1.  
      About NetBackup for Sybase configuration
    2. About configuring a backup policy for Sybase
      1.  
        Adding a NetBackup for Sybase policy
      2.  
        About policy attributes
      3.  
        Schedule properties
      4. NetBackup for Sybase backup types
        1.  
          Configure an application backup schedule
        2.  
          Example application backup schedule
        3.  
          Configure automatic backup schedules
        4.  
          Example automatic backup schedule
      5.  
        Add clients to a policy
      6.  
        Adding NetBackup for Sybase scripts to the backup selections list
      7.  
        Rules for NetBackup for Sybase scripts
    3. About the backup, restore, and load scripts for NetBackup for Sybase on UNIX
      1.  
        Modifying the backup script for NetBackup for Sybase on UNIX
      2.  
        Example sybase_mydb_backup.cmd script for NetBackup
      3.  
        Modifying the restore script for NetBackup for Sybase on UNIX
      4.  
        Example of a sybase_mydb_restore script
    4. About the backup, restore, and load scripts for NetBackup for Sybase on Windows
      1.  
        Modifying the backup script for NetBackup for Sybase on Windows
      2.  
        sybase_mdb_backup.cmd script
      3.  
        Additional information for editing the backup script for NetBackup for Sybase on Windows
      4.  
        Modifying the restore script for NetBackup for Sybase on Windows
      5.  
        sybase_mydb_restore.cmd script example for NetBackup
      6.  
        Additional information for editing the restore script for NetBackup for Sybase on Windows
    5.  
      Modifying the NetBackup for Sybase load script
    6.  
      NetBackup for Sybase environment variables
    7. NetBackup for Sybase configuration or bp.conf file settings
      1.  
        Creating a $SYBASE_HOME/bp.conf file on the UNIX client
      2.  
        Specifying options in /usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf on the UNIX client
    8.  
      Configuring the logon account for the NetBackup Client Service for NetBackup for Sybase
    9. About striped dumps and loads with NetBackup for Sybase
      1.  
        Example Sybase scripts for striped dumps and loads
      2.  
        NetBackup for Sybase multiplexing considerations - duplicating tapes
      3.  
        NetBackup for Sybase multiplexing considerations - using more than 12 stripes
    10.  
      Reviewing the auto-discovered mappings
    11.  
      About permissions for NetBackup for Sybase log files (UNIX)
    12.  
      Configuring the Maximum jobs per client
    13.  
      Perform a manual backup
  4. Using NetBackup for Sybase
    1. About Sybase database backups
      1.  
        Sybase backup strategy
      2.  
        Automatic backups of a Sybase database
      3.  
        Backing up a Sybase database manually
      4.  
        Performing a user-directed backup for Sybase
    2.  
      Browsing Sybase backups
    3. About restoring a Sybase database
      1.  
        Using isql to restore a Sybase database
      2.  
        Configuring a redirected restore on the NetBackup for Sybase client
  5. Troubleshooting NetBackup for Sybase
    1. NetBackup debug logs and reports
      1.  
        Enabling the debug logs for a NetBackup for Sybase client automatically (Windows)
      2.  
        Enabling the debug logs manually (Windows) (NetBackup for Sybase)
      3.  
        Enabling the debug logs manually (UNIX)
      4.  
        About the bphdb directory on the Windows database client
      5.  
        About the bphdb directory on the UNIX database client
      6.  
        About the sybackup directory on the UNIX database client
      7.  
        About the sybackup directory on the Windows database client
      8.  
        Setting the debug level on a Windows client
      9.  
        Setting the debug level on a UNIX client
    2.  
      Sybase Backup Server log and messages
    3.  
      Minimizing timeout failures on large database restores
    4.  
      Minimizing the loading and unloading of tapes for database backups
  6. Appendix A. Register authorized locations
    1.  
      Registering authorized locations used by a NetBackup database script-based policy

NetBackup for Sybase environment variables

When a schedule runs, NetBackup sets environment variables for the scripts to use when performing the backup.

Table: Enviornment variables describes these environment variables.

Table: Enviornment variables

UNIX or Linux

Windows

Purpose

$SYBACKUP_SERVER

%SYBACKUP_SERVER%

Name of the NetBackup server.

$SYBACKUP_POLICY

%SYBACKUP_POLICY%

Name of the NetBackup policy.

$SYBACKUP_SCHED

%SYBACKUP_SCHED%

Name of the Automatic Backup schedule.

$SYBACKUP_SCHEDULED

%SYBACKUP_SCHEDULED%

Set to 1 if this is a scheduled backup (Automatic Backup).

$SYBACKUP_USER_INITIATED

%SYBACKUP_USER_INITIATED%

Set to 1 if this is a user-initiated backup (Application Backup backup).

$SYBACKUP_PARENT_JOBID
%SYBACKUP_PARENT_JOBID%

Parent job ID of the current backup job.

The -PARENT_JOB_ID parameter must be specified for every dump and stripe command during the backup operation.

  • For Unix/Linux:

    -PARENT_JOB_ID ${SYBACKUP_PARENT_JOBID}

  • For Windows:

    -PARENT_JOB_ID %SYBACKUP_PARENT_JOBID%

Note:

The $SYBACKUP_POLICY (%SYBACKUP_POLICY%) and $SYBACKUP_SCHED (%SYBACKUP_SCHED%) variables are set only if the backup is initiated from the server, either automatically by the NetBackup scheduler or manually through the NetBackup Administration Console.

More Information

About the backup, restore, and load scripts for NetBackup for Sybase on Windows

About the backup, restore, and load scripts for NetBackup for Sybase on UNIX