Veritas NetBackup™ for Informix Administrator's Guide

To verify the configuration

1. Verify the existence of $BAR_BSALIB_PATH, which is defined in the Informix $CONFIG file. This path should point to NetBackup's /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/infxbsa.[so,sl,a] library. Ensure that the permissions are set to 755.
2. Verify that the Informix policy and schedule are properly created.

3. Set the following variables in the Informix $INFORMIXDIR/etc/$ONCONFIG configuration file:

   • BAR_DEBUG. This variable sets the level of detail to be gathered about the backup. The range is 0-9, with 9 providing the most detail. The Informix instance uses the value that is specified in this variable, and it provides debugging information according to the level specified.

   • BAR_DEBUG_LOG. This variable sets the location of the file to collect the log. This should be the same location MSGPATH specifies in the Informix configuration file, $ONCONFIG.

   To set these variables, stop and restart the Informix instance, as follows:

   • For Informix version 9.x, run the following Informix commands:

     onmode -uky
     oninit

   • For Informix version 8.x, run the following commands:

     xctl onmode -uky
     xctl -C oninit

4. Make sure the table bar_version in the sysutils database has the correct value for the bar_version column. The value should be 1.1.0.
5. (Optional) Verify that you are using the correct library.

   Perform this step if you use NetBackup for Informix on an IBM AIX platform.