NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I

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Product(s): NetBackup & Alta Data Protection (11.0)
  1. Section I. About NetBackup
    1. Introducing the NetBackup interfaces
      1.  
        About NetBackup
      2.  
        NetBackup documentation
      3. NetBackup administration interfaces
        1.  
          About security certificates for NetBackup hosts
        2.  
          About setting up the NetBackup Administration Console on UNIX
        3.  
          Administering remote servers of different versions
        4.  
          Logging in to the NetBackup Administration Console
      4.  
        Using the NetBackup web UI
  2. Section II. Configuring hosts
    1. Configuring Host Properties
      1. About the NetBackup Host properties
        1.  
          Methods to set the NetBackup configuration options
        2.  
          Connecting to a host to view the host properties
        3.  
          Changing the host properties on multiple hosts at the same time
        4.  
          Exporting host properties
      2. Access Control properties
        1.  
          Authentication Domain tab of the Access Control properties
        2.  
          Authorization Service tab of the Access Control properties
        3. Network Attributes tab of the Access Control properties
          1.  
            Add Network dialog box
      3.  
        Active Directory properties
      4. Bandwidth properties
        1.  
          Bandwidth limit usage considerations and restrictions
        2.  
          Add Bandwidth Settings dialog box for Bandwidth properties
      5.  
        Backup pool host properties
      6. Busy file settings properties
        1.  
          Activating the Busy file settings in host properties
      7.  
        Clean up properties
      8.  
        Client name properties
      9. Client attributes properties
        1. General tab of the Client attributes properties
          1.  
            Offline option usage considerations and restrictions
          2.  
            Where deduplication should occur
        2.  
          Connect options tab of the Client attributes properties
        3.  
          Windows open file backup tab of the Client attributes properties
      10. Client settings properties for UNIX clients
        1.  
          VxFS file change log (FCL) for incremental backups property
      11. Client settings properties for Windows clients
        1.  
          How to determine if change journal support is useful in your NetBackup environment
        2.  
          Guidelines for enabling NetBackup change journal support
      12.  
        Cloud Storage properties
      13.  
        Credential access properties
      14. Data Classification properties
        1.  
          Adding a Data Classification
      15. Default job priorities properties
        1.  
          Understanding the job priority setting
      16.  
        Distributed application restore mapping properties
      17. Encryption properties
        1.  
          Additional encryption methods for Windows clients
      18.  
        Enterprise Vault properties
      19.  
        Enterprise Vault hosts properties
      20. Exchange properties
        1.  
          About the Exchange credentials in the client host properties
      21. Exclude list properties
        1.  
          About the Add to Exclude List and Add Exceptions to Exclude List dialog boxes
        2.  
          Add an entry to an exclude list
        3.  
          Add an exception to the exclude list
        4. Syntax rules for exclude lists
          1.  
            Example of a Windows client exclude list
          2.  
            Example of a UNIX exclude list
        5.  
          About creating an include list on a UNIX client
        6.  
          Traversing excluded directories
      22. Fibre transport properties
        1.  
          About Linux concurrent FT connections
      23.  
        Firewall properties
      24. General server properties
        1.  
          Forcing restores to use a specific server
      25. Global attributes properties
        1.  
          About constraints on the number of concurrent jobs
        2.  
          Setting up mailx email client
      26. Logging properties
        1.  
          Logging levels
      27.  
        Lotus Notes properties
      28. Media properties
        1.  
          Results when media overwrites are not permitted
        2.  
          Recommended use for Enable SCSI reserve property
      29.  
        Network properties
      30. Network settings properties
        1. Reverse host name lookup property
          1.  
            Reverse Host Name Lookup changes outside of the Administration Console
        2.  
          Use the IP address family property
      31. Port ranges properties
        1.  
          Registered ports and dynamically-allocated ports
      32. Preferred network properties
        1.  
          Add or edit a Preferred network setting
        2.  
          How NetBackup uses the directives to determine which network to use
        3.  
          Configurations to use IPv6 networks
        4.  
          Configurations to use IPv4 networks
        5.  
          Order of directive processing in the Preferred network properties
        6.  
          bptestnetconn utility to display Preferred network information
        7.  
          Configuration to prohibit using a specified address
        8.  
          Configuration to prefer a specified address
        9.  
          Configuration that restricts NetBackup to one set of addresses
        10.  
          Configuration that limits the addresses, but allows any interfaces
      33.  
        Properties setting in host properties
      34.  
        RHV access hosts properties
      35. Resilient network properties
        1.  
          View the resiliency status of a client
        2.  
          About Resilient jobs
        3.  
          Resilient connection resource usage
        4.  
          Specify resilient connections for clients
      36.  
        Resource limit properties
      37. Restore failover properties
        1.  
          Assigning an alternate media server as a failover restore server
      38. Retention periods properties
        1.  
          Changing a retention period
        2.  
          Determining retention periods for volumes
        3.  
          Retention Periods with end dates beyond 2038, excluding Infinity
      39. Scalable Storage properties
        1.  
          Configuring advanced bandwidth throttling settings
        2.  
          Advanced bandwidth throttling settings
      40. Servers properties
        1.  
          Adding a server to a servers list
        2.  
          Removing a server from a servers list
        3.  
          Enabling NetBackup clustered primary server inter-node authentication
        4. About trusted primary servers
          1.  
            About the certificate to use to add a trusted primary server
          2.  
            Add a trusted primary server
          3.  
            Remove a trusted primary server
        5.  
          Changing the primary server that performs backups and restores for a client
      41. SharePoint properties
        1.  
          Consistency check options for SharePoint Server
      42. SLP settings properties
        1.  
          About batch creation logic in Storage Lifecycle Manager
      43.  
        Throttle bandwidth properties
      44.  
        Timeouts properties
      45.  
        Universal settings properties
      46. User account settings properties
        1.  
          Terminate a NetBackup user session
        2.  
          Unlock a NetBackup user
        3.  
          Configure when idle sessions should time out
        4.  
          Configure the maximum of concurrent user sessions
        5.  
          Configure the maximum of failed sign-in attempts
        6.  
          Display a banner to users when they sign in
      47.  
        UNIX client properties
      48.  
        UNIX Server properties
      49.  
        VMware access hosts properties
      50.  
        Windows client properties
      51.  
        Configuration options not found in the host properties
      52.  
        About using commands to change the configuration options on UNIX or Linux clients and servers
      53. Configuration options for NetBackup servers
        1.  
          ALLOW_MEDIA_OVERWRITE option for NetBackup servers
        2.  
          AUTO_ADD_ALL_ALIASES_FOR_CLIENT option for NetBackup servers
        3.  
          BPBRM_VERBOSE option for NetBackup servers
        4.  
          BPCD_ALLOWED_PATH option for NetBackup servers and clients
        5.  
          BPDBJOBS_COLDEFS options for Linux primary servers
        6.  
          BPDBM_VERBOSE option for NetBackup servers
        7.  
          BPRD_VERBOSE option for NetBackup servers
        8.  
          BPTM_VERBOSE option for NetBackup servers
        9.  
          BPEND_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup servers
        10.  
          BPSTART_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup servers
        11.  
          CALLHOME_PROXY_SERVER option for NetBackup primary and media servers
        12.  
          CHECK_RESTORE_CLIENT option for NetBackup servers
        13.  
          CLIENT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup servers
        14.  
          CLIENT_PORT_WINDOW option for NetBackup servers and clients
        15.  
          CLIENT_READ_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup servers
        16.  
          CLOUD_AUTODISCOVERY_INTERVAL for NetBackup servers
        17.  
          CLUSTER_ECA_CERT_PATH for clustered primary server
        18.  
          CLUSTER_ECA_KEY_PASSPHRASEFILE for clustered primary server
        19.  
          CLUSTER_ECA_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH for clustered primary server
        20.  
          CLUSTER_ECA_TRUST_STORE_PATH for clustered primary server
        21.  
          COMPUTE_IMAGE_ENTROPY for NetBackup primary servers
        22.  
          CONNECT_OPTIONS option for NetBackup servers
        23.  
          DATAACCESS_AUDIT_INTERVAL_HOURS for NetBackup primary servers
        24.  
          DEFAULT_CONNECT_OPTIONS option for NetBackup servers
        25.  
          DISABLE_CERT_AUTO_RENEW option for NetBackup servers and clients
        26.  
          DISABLE_JOB_LOGGING option for NetBackup servers
        27.  
          DISABLE_STANDALONE_DRIVE_EXTENSIONS option for NetBackup servers
        28.  
          DISALLOW_BACKUPS_SPANNING_MEDIA option for NetBackup servers
        29.  
          DISALLOW_CLIENT_LIST_RESTORE option for NetBackup servers
        30.  
          DISALLOW_CLIENT_RESTORE option for NetBackup servers
        31.  
          DISALLOW_SERVER_FILE_WRITES option for NetBackup servers and clients
        32.  
          DTE_IGNORE_IMAGE_MODE for NetBackup servers
        33. ECA_CERT_PATH for NetBackup servers and clients
          1.  
            Specifying Windows certificate store for ECA_CERT_PATH
        34.  
          ECA_CRL_CHECK for NetBackup servers and clients
        35.  
          ECA_CRL_PATH for NetBackup servers and clients
        36.  
          ECA_CRL_PATH_SYNC_HOURS for NetBackup servers and clients
        37.  
          ECA_CRL_REFRESH_HOURS for NetBackup servers and clients
        38.  
          ECA_DISABLE_AUTO_ENROLLMENT for NetBackup servers and clients
        39.  
          ECA_DR_BKUP_WIN_CERT_STORE for NetBackup servers and clients
        40.  
          ECA_KEY_PASSPHRASEFILE for NetBackup servers and clients
        41.  
          ECA_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH for NetBackup servers and clients
        42.  
          ECA_TRUST_STORE_PATH for NetBackup servers and clients
        43.  
          EAT_VERBOSE option for NetBackup servers and clients
        44.  
          ECA_WIN_CERT_STORE_TIME_LAG_MINUTES for NetBackup servers and clients
        45.  
          ECMS_HOSTS_SECURE_CONNECT_ENABLED for servers
        46.  
          ENABLE_CRITICAL_PROCESS_LOGGING for NetBackup servers and clients
        47.  
          ENABLE_DIRECT_CONNECTION for servers
        48.  
          ENABLE_NBSQLADM option for NetBackup servers and clients
        49.  
          FAILOVER_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVERS option for NetBackup servers
        50.  
          FORCE_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVER option for NetBackup servers
        51.  
          GENERATE_ENGLISH_LOGS option for NetBackup servers and clients
        52.  
          GUI_ACCOUNT_LOCKOUT_DURATION option for NetBackup servers
        53.  
          GUI_IDLE_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup servers
        54.  
          GUI_MAX_CONCURRENT_SESSIONS option for NetBackup servers
        55.  
          GUI_MAX_LOGIN_ATTEMPTS option for NetBackup servers
        56.  
          HOSTDB_RESYNC_INTERVAL option for NetBackup servers and clients
        57.  
          HYPERV_WMI_CREATE_DISK_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup servers
        58.  
          INCOMPLETE_JOB_CLEAN_INTERVAL option for NetBackup servers and clients
        59.  
          INITIAL_BROWSE_SEARCH_LIMIT option for NetBackup servers and clients
        60.  
          INITIATE_REVERSE_CONNECTION for servers
        61.  
          IP_ADDRESS_FAMILY option for NetBackup servers
        62.  
          JOB_PRIORITY option for NetBackup servers and clients
        63.  
          KEEP_LOGS_SIZE_GB for NetBackup servers and clients
        64.  
          KMS_CONFIG_IN_CATALOG_BKUP for NetBackup primary server
        65.  
          LIMIT_BANDWIDTH option for NetBackup servers
        66.  
          MALWARE_DETECTION_JOBS_PER_SCAN_HOST option for NetBackup servers
        67.  
          MALWARE_SCAN_OPERATION_TIMEOUT
        68.  
          MANAGE_WIN_CERT_STORE_PRIVATE_KEY option for NetBackup primary servers
        69.  
          MAX_LOGFILE_SIZE option for NetBackup servers and clients for legacy logging
        70.  
          MAX_NUM_LOGFILES option for NetBackup servers and clients for legacy logging
        71.  
          MEDIA_UNMOUNT_DELAY option for NetBackup servers
        72.  
          MEDIA_REQUEST_DELAY option for NetBackup servers
        73.  
          MEDIA_SERVER option for NetBackup servers
        74.  
          MINIMUM_DEFERRAL_CACHE_FREE_SPACE_MB option for NetBackup servers
        75.  
          MPX_RESTORE_DELAY option for NetBackup servers
        76.  
          MUST_USE_LOCAL_DRIVE option for NetBackup servers
        77.  
          NAT_SERVER_LIST for servers
        78.  
          NB_FIPS_MODE option for NetBackup servers and clients
        79.  
          NBRNTD_IDLE_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup servers
        80.  
          NBSD_POLL_INTERVAL option for NetBackup servers and clients
        81.  
          NBSD_DUMP_COUNT option for NetBackup servers and clients
        82.  
          NBSD_MONITOR_CPU option for NetBackup servers and clients
        83.  
          NBSD_MONITOR_MEMORY option for NetBackup servers and clients
        84.  
          NBSD_MEMORY_UNIT option for NetBackup servers and clients
        85.  
          NBSD_MONITOR_DEADLOCK option for NetBackup servers and clients
        86.  
          NBSD_DEADLOCK_INTERVAL option for NetBackup servers and clients
        87.  
          NBSD_ALWAYS_DUMP option for NetBackup servers and clients
        88.  
          NBSD_CAPTURE_PROCESS_DUMP option for NetBackup servers and clients
        89.  
          NBSD_INCREASE_LOG_LEVEL option for NetBackup servers and clients
        90.  
          NBSD_CAPTURE_NETWORK_STAT option for NetBackup servers and clients
        91.  
          NBSD_CAPTURE_DISK_IO option for NetBackup servers and clients
        92.  
          NBSD_NUMBER_OF_READINGS option for NetBackup servers and clients
        93.  
          NBSD_READING_INTERVAL option for NetBackup servers and clients
        94.  
          NBSD_PURGE_OLD_EVIDENCE option for NetBackup servers and clients
        95.  
          NBSD_CAPTURE_WITHOUT_THRESHOLD option for NetBackup servers and clients
        96.  
          NBSD_JDK_HOME option for NetBackup servers and clients
        97.  
          NBSD_EVIDENCE_PATH option for NetBackup servers and clients
        98.  
          NBSD_VERBOSE option for NetBackup servers and clients
        99.  
          NBSD_AUTO_MONITOR option for NetBackup servers and clients
        100.  
          NBSD_AUTOMONITOR_CPU_THRESHOLD option for NetBackup servers and clients
        101.  
          NBSD_AUTOMONITOR_MEMORY_THRESHOLD option for NetBackup servers and clients
        102.  
          NBSD_MONITOR_POLICY_NAME option for primary server
        103.  
          NBSD_MONITOR_SYSTEM_FOR_HOURS option for NetBackup servers and clients
        104.  
          NBSD_EVIDENCE_SIZE_LIMIT option for NetBackup servers and clients
        105.  
          NBSD_PUSH_MONITOR_DATA_TO_REMOTE option for NetBackup servers and clients
        106.  
          NETBACKUP_NATIVE_AUDITING option for NetBackup primary server
        107.  
          NOTIFY_SNOOZE_PERIOD_IN_DAYS option for NetBackup servers
        108. PREFERRED_NETWORK option for NetBackup servers
          1.  
            target[/subnet]
          2.  
            directive
          3. source[/subnet]
            1.  
              Source binding evaluation
          4. PREFERRED_NETWORK examples
            1.  
              Compatibility
        109.  
          RANDOM _PORTS option for NetBackup servers and clients
        110.  
          RE_READ_INTERVAL option for NetBackup servers
        111.  
          REQUIRED_NETWORK option for NetBackup servers
        112.  
          RESILIENT_BACKUP_JOB_DEFERRAL_CACHE_FILE_PATH option for NetBackup servers
        113.  
          RESILIENT_BACKUP_JOB_RESTART_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup servers
        114.  
          RESILIENT_NETWORK option for NetBackup primary servers and clients
        115.  
          RESILIENT_RECONNECT_TIMEOUT
        116.  
          RESILIENT_RETRY_INTERVAL
        117.  
          RESUME_ORIG_DUP_ON_OPT_DUP_FAIL option for NetBackup servers
        118.  
          REVERSE_NAME_LOOKUP option for NetBackup servers and clients
        119.  
          SECURE_PROXY_CIPHER_LIST option for NetBackup servers and clients
        120.  
          SERVER option for NetBackup servers
        121.  
          SERVER_CONNECT_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup servers
        122.  
          SERVER_PORT_WINDOW option for NetBackup servers
        123.  
          SERVER_RESERVED_PORT_WINDOW option for NetBackup servers and clients
        124.  
          SKIP_RESTORE_TO_SYMLINK_DIR option for NetBackup servers
        125.  
          SYSLOG_AUDIT_CATEGORIES for NetBackup primary server
        126.  
          SYSLOG_AUDIT_USE_OCSF_FORMAT for NetBackup primary server
        127.  
          TELEMETRY_UPLOAD option for NetBackup servers
        128. THROTTLE_BANDWIDTH option for NetBackup servers
          1.  
            IPv6 address rules for NetBackup clients
          2.  
            Rules for setting bandwidth values for NetBackup clients
        129.  
          TRUSTED_PRIMARY option for NetBackup servers
        130.  
          ULINK_ON_OVERWRITE option for NetBackup servers
        131.  
          USE_URANDOM for NetBackup servers and clients
        132.  
          VERBOSE option for NetBackup servers and clients
        133.  
          VIRTUALIZATION_CRL_CHECK for NetBackup servers and clients
        134.  
          VIRTUALIZATION_HOSTS_SECURE_CONNECT_ENABLED for servers and clients
        135.  
          VIRTUALIZATION_HOSTS_CONNECT_TIMEOUT for servers and clients
        136.  
          VMWARE_AUTODISCOVERY_INTERVAL option for NetBackup servers
        137.  
          VM_SNAPSHOT_QUIESCE_STATUS option for NetBackup servers and clients
        138.  
          VMWARE_TLS_MINIMUM_V1_2 for NetBackup servers and clients
        139.  
          WEB_SERVER_TUNNEL_ENABLE option for NetBackup servers
      54. Configuration options for NetBackup clients
        1.  
          ACCEPT_REVERSE_CONNECTION for clients
        2.  
          APP_PROXY_SERVER option for NetBackup clients
        3.  
          BACKUP_BTRFS_SNAPSHOT option for NetBackup clients
        4.  
          BACKUP_FIFO_FILES option for NetBackup clients
        5.  
          BPARCHIVE_POLICY option for NetBackup clients
        6.  
          BPARCHIVE_SCHED option for NetBackup clients
        7.  
          BPBACKUP_POLICY option for NetBackup clients
        8.  
          BPBACKUP_SCHED option for NetBackup clients
        9.  
          BUSY_FILE_ACTION option for NetBackup clients
        10.  
          BUSY_FILE_DIRECTORY option for NetBackup clients
        11.  
          BUSY_FILE_NOTIFY_USER option for NetBackup clients
        12.  
          BUSY_FILE_PROCESSING option for NetBackup clients
        13.  
          CLIENT_NAME option for NetBackup clients
        14.  
          COMPRESS_SUFFIX option for NetBackup clients
        15.  
          CRYPT_CIPHER option for NetBackup clients
        16.  
          CRYPT_KIND option for NetBackup clients
        17.  
          CRYPT_OPTION option for NetBackup clients
        18.  
          CRYPT_STRENGTH option for NetBackup clients
        19.  
          CRYPT_LIBPATH option for NetBackup clients
        20.  
          CRYPT_KEYFILE option for NetBackup clients
        21.  
          DO_NOT_RESET_FILE_ACCESS_TIME option for NetBackup clients
        22.  
          DTE_CLIENT_MODE for clients
        23.  
          ENABLE_DATA_CHANNEL_ENCRYPTION for clients
        24. IGNORE_XATTR option for NetBackup clients
          1.  
            Backing up and restoring the ACLs, extended attributes, and metadata attributes for GPFS volumes
          2.  
            Support for GPFS metadata attributes: storage pools, metadata replication, and data replication
        25.  
          INFORMIX_HOME option for NetBackup clients
        26.  
          KEEP_DATABASE_COMM_FILE option for NetBackup clients
        27.  
          KEEP_LOGS_DAYS option for NetBackup clients
        28.  
          LIST_FILES_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup clients
        29.  
          LOCKED_FILE_ACTION option for NetBackup clients
        30.  
          MEDIA_SERVER option for NetBackup clients
        31.  
          MEGABYTES_OF_MEMORY option for NetBackup clients
        32.  
          MSSQL_CONFIG_LIST for SQL Server clients
        33.  
          MSSQL_ODBC_ENCRYPT_CONNECTION for SQL Server clients
        34.  
          MSSQL_ODBC_PREFERRED_DRIVER for SQL Server clients
        35.  
          MSSQL_ODBC_TRUST_SERVER_CERTIFICATE for SQL Server clients
        36.  
          NFS_ACCESS_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup clients
        37.  
          OLD_VNETD_CALLBACK option for NetBackup clients
        38.  
          REPORT_CLIENT_DISCOVERIES option for NetBackup clients
        39.  
          RESTORE_RETRIES option for NetBackup clients
        40.  
          RMAN_OUTPUT_DIR for NetBackup clients
        41.  
          SERVER option for NetBackup clients
        42.  
          SUBSCRIBER_HEARTBEAT_TIMEOUT for clients
        43.  
          SYBASE_HOME option for NetBackup clients
        44.  
          USE_CTIME_FOR_INCREMENTALS option for NetBackup clients
        45.  
          USE_FILE_CHG_LOG option for NetBackup clients
        46.  
          USEMAIL option for NetBackup clients
        47.  
          WEB_SERVER_TUNNEL option for NetBackup clients
        48.  
          WEB_SERVER_TUNNEL_USE option for NetBackup clients
    2. Configuring server groups
      1.  
        About NetBackup server groups
      2.  
        Add a server group
      3.  
        Delete a server group
    3. Enabling support for NAT clients and NAT servers in NetBackup
      1.  
        About NAT support in NetBackup
      2.  
        Important notes
      3.  
        Workflow to enable NAT hosts in NetBackup domain
      4.  
        Configuring the NetBackup Messaging Broker service
      5.  
        Removing NAT support from NetBackup
      6.  
        Communication with clients other than NAT clients
      7.  
        Performance characteristics of NAT support
    4. Configuring host credentials
      1.  
        About configuring credentials
      2. About configuring Snapshot Management server in NetBackup
        1.  
          Registering a Snapshot Manager server in NetBackup
        2.  
          Configuring Snapshot Manager plug-ins in NetBackup
    5. Managing media servers
      1.  
        Activating or deactivating a media server
      2.  
        Adding a media server
      3.  
        Registering a media server
      4.  
        Deleting all devices from a media server
      5.  
        Removing a device host from the NetBackup database
      6. About decommissioning a media server
        1.  
          About decommissioning limitations
        2.  
          Before you decommission a media server
        3.  
          Post decommission recommendations
        4.  
          Decommission actions
      7.  
        Previewing references to a media server
      8.  
        Decommissioning a media server
      9. About the vm.conf configuration file
        1.  
          ACS_mediatype entry in vm.conf
        2.  
          ACS_SEL_SOCKET entry in vm.conf
        3.  
          ACS_CSI_HOSTPORT entry in vm.conf (on UNIX)
        4.  
          ACS_SSI_HOSTNAME entry in vm.conf
        5.  
          ACS_SSI_INET_PORT entry in vm.conf (on UNIX)
        6.  
          ACS_SSI_SOCKET entry in vm.conf
        7.  
          ACS_TCP_RPCSERVICE / ACS_UDP_RPCSERVICE entry in vm.conf (on UNIX)
        8.  
          ADJ_LSM entry in vm.conf
        9.  
          API_BARCODE_RULES entry in vm.conf
        10.  
          AUTHORIZATION_REQUIRED entry in vm.conf in NetBackup versions 8.0 and earlier
        11.  
          AUTO_PATH_CORRECTION entry in vm.conf
        12.  
          AUTO_UPDATE_ROBOT entry in vm.conf
        13.  
          AVRD_PEND_DELAY entry in vm.conf
        14.  
          AVRD_SCAN_DELAY entry in vm.conf
        15.  
          CLEAN_REQUEST_TIMEOUT entry in vm.conf
        16.  
          CLIENT_PORT_WINDOW entry in vm.conf
        17.  
          CLUSTER_NAME entry in vm.conf
        18.  
          DAYS_TO_KEEP_LOGS entry in vm.conf
        19.  
          EMM_RETRY_COUNT entry in vm.conf
        20.  
          EMM_CONNECT_TIMOUT entry in vm.conf
        21.  
          EMM_REQUEST_TIMOUT entry in vm.conf
        22.  
          INVENTORY_FILTER entry in vm.conf
        23.  
          MAP_ID entry in vm.conf
        24.  
          MAP_CONTINUE_TIMEOUT entry in vm.conf
        25.  
          MEDIA_ID_BARCODE_CHARS entry in vm.conf
        26.  
          MEDIA_ID_PREFIX entry in vm.conf
        27.  
          MM_SERVER_NAME entry in vm.conf
        28.  
          RANDOM_PORTS entry in vm.conf
        29.  
          REQUIRED_INTERFACE entry in vm.conf
        30.  
          SERVER entry in vm.conf in NetBackup versions 8.0 and earlier
        31.  
          SSO_DA_REREGISTER_INTERVAL entry in vm.conf
        32.  
          SSO_DA_RETRY_TIMEOUT entry in vm.conf
        33.  
          SSO_HOST_NAME entry in vm.conf
        34.  
          VERBOSE entry in vm.conf
        35.  
          Example vm.conf file
        36.  
          Host name precedence in the vm.conf file
  3. Section III. Configuring storage
    1. Configuring disk storage
      1.  
        About configuring BasicDisk storage
      2.  
        About configuring disk pool storage
      3. Configuring NetBackup MSDP disk pools
        1.  
          About disk pools for NetBackup deduplication
        2.  
          Configuring a disk pool for deduplication
        3. Managing Media Server Deduplication Pools
          1.  
            Viewing Media Server Deduplication Pools
          2.  
            Changing a Media Server Deduplication Pool properties
          3.  
            Determining the Media Server Deduplication Pool state
          4.  
            Determining the MSDP disk volume state
          5.  
            Changing the MSDP disk volume state
          6.  
            Viewing Media Server Deduplication Pool attributes
          7.  
            Setting a Media Server Deduplication Pool attribute
          8.  
            Clearing a Media Server Deduplication Pool attribute
          9.  
            Resizing the MSDP storage partition
          10.  
            Deleting a Media Server Deduplication Pool
    2. Configuring robots and tape drives
      1.  
        NetBackup robot types
      2.  
        About the device mapping files
      3.  
        Downloading the device mapping files
      4. About configuring robots and tape drives in NetBackup
        1.  
          About device discovery
        2.  
          About device serialization
        3.  
          About adding devices without discovery
        4. About robot control
          1.  
            Library sharing example
        5.  
          About drive name rules
      5.  
        Configuring robots and tape drives by using the wizard
      6.  
        Updating the device configuration by using the wizard
      7. Adding a robot to NetBackup manually
        1. Robot properties and configuration options
          1.  
            Robot control (robot configuration options)
      8. Managing robots
        1.  
          Changing robot properties
        2.  
          Delete a robot
        3.  
          Moving a robot and its media to a new media server
      9. Adding a tape drive to NetBackup manually
        1. Tape drive configuration options
          1.  
            Drive name (tape drive configuration option)
          2.  
            Use drive name rules (tape drive configuration option)
          3.  
            Host and path information (tape drive configuration options)
          4.  
            Drive information (tape drive configuration options)
      10.  
        Configure drive name rules
      11. Adding a tape drive path
        1.  
          About SCSI reserve on drive paths
        2.  
          Drive path options
        3.  
          About no rewind device files on UNIX
      12.  
        Adding a shared tape drive to a NetBackup environment
      13.  
        Correlating tape drives and SCSI addresses on Windows hosts
      14. Correlating tape drives and device files on UNIX hosts
        1.  
          UNIX device correlation example
      15. Managing tape drives
        1.  
          Changing a drive comment
        2.  
          About downed drives
        3.  
          Changing a drive operating mode
        4.  
          Changing a tape drive path
        5.  
          Drive path options
        6.  
          Changing the operating mode for a drive path
        7.  
          Changing tape drive properties
        8.  
          Changing a tape drive to a shared drive
        9.  
          Cleaning a tape drive from the Device monitor
        10.  
          Deleting a drive
        11.  
          Resetting a drive
        12.  
          Resetting the mount time of a drive
        13.  
          Setting the drive cleaning frequency
        14.  
          Viewing drive details
      16. Performing device diagnostics
        1.  
          Running a robot diagnostic test
        2.  
          Running a tape drive diagnostic test
        3.  
          Managing a diagnostic test step that requires operator intervention
        4.  
          Obtaining detailed information for a diagnostic test step
      17.  
        Verifying the device configuration
      18.  
        About automatic path correction
      19.  
        Enabling automatic path correction
      20.  
        Replacing a device
      21.  
        Updating device firmware
      22.  
        About the NetBackup Device Manager
      23.  
        About external access to NetBackup controlled devices on UNIX
      24.  
        Stopping and restarting the device manager
    3. Configuring tape media
      1.  
        About NetBackup tape volumes
      2. About NetBackup volume pools
        1.  
          About reserved volume pool name prefixes
        2.  
          About scratch volume pools
      3.  
        About NetBackup volume groups
      4.  
        NetBackup media types
      5. About WORM media
        1. About using volume pools to manage WORM media
          1.  
            About using a WORM scratch pool
        2.  
          About using unique drive and media types to manage WORM media
        3.  
          Disabling WORM volume pool name verification
        4.  
          About WORM media and the Quantum drive
        5.  
          Supported WORM drives
      6. About adding volumes
        1.  
          About adding robotic volumes
        2.  
          About adding standalone volumes
      7.  
        About configuring media name and attribute rules
      8.  
        Adding volumes
      9.  
        Volume properties
      10.  
        About media settings rules
      11. Configuring media settings
        1. Media settings options
          1.  
            Media which have been removed from the robot... (existing media setting)
          2.  
            Media which have been moved into or within the robot... (existing media setting)
          3.  
            Use the following Media ID prefix (new media setting)
          4.  
            Use barcode rules (new media setting)
          5. Media type (new media setting)
            1.  
              Media type when using barcode rules
            2.  
              Media type when not using barcode rules
          6.  
            Volume pool (new media setting)
      12. About barcodes
        1. About barcode rules
          1.  
            About NetBackup actions for barcodes
          2.  
            Example barcode rules
      13. Configuring barcode rules
        1.  
          Barcode rules settings
      14.  
        About media ID generation rules
      15. Configuring media ID generation rules
        1.  
          Media ID generation options
      16.  
        About media type mapping rules
      17. Configuring media type mappings
        1.  
          About adding media type mapping entries
        2.  
          Default and allowable media types
      18. Managing volumes
        1.  
          Changing the group of a volume
        2.  
          About rules for moving volumes between groups
        3.  
          Changing the owner of a volume
        4.  
          Edit a volume
        5.  
          About assigning and deassigning volumes
        6.  
          Delete a volume
        7.  
          Erasing a volume
        8. About exchanging a volume
          1.  
            Exchanging a volume and using a new media ID
          2.  
            Exchanging a volume and using the old media ID
        9. About frozen media
          1.  
            Freezing or unfreezing a volume
        10. About injecting and ejecting volumes
          1.  
            Injecting volumes into robots
          2.  
            Ejecting volumes
          3.  
            Media ejection timeout periods
        11. About rescanning and updating barcodes
          1.  
            Rescanning and updating barcodes
        12. About labeling NetBackup volumes
          1.  
            Labeling a volume
        13. About moving volumes
          1.  
            Moving volumes by using the robot inventory update option
          2.  
            Moving volumes by using the Actions menu
        14. About recycling a volume
          1.  
            Recycling a volume and using the existing media ID
          2.  
            Recycling a volume and using a new media ID
        15.  
          Suspending or unsuspending volumes
      19. Managing volume pools
        1.  
          Add a volume pool
        2.  
          Edit or delete a volume pool
        3.  
          Volume pool properties
      20. Managing volume groups
        1.  
          Moving a volume group
        2.  
          Deleting a volume group
      21.  
        About media sharing
      22.  
        Configuring unrestricted media sharing
      23.  
        Configuring media sharing with a server group
    4. Inventorying robots
      1.  
        About robot inventory
      2.  
        When to inventory a robot
      3. About showing a robot's contents
        1.  
          About inventory results for API robots
      4.  
        Showing the media in a robot
      5.  
        About comparing a robot's contents with the volume configuration
      6.  
        Comparing media in a robot with the volume configuration
      7.  
        About previewing volume configuration changes
      8.  
        Previewing volume configuration changes for a robot
      9. About updating the NetBackup volume configuration
        1.  
          Volume update prerequisites
      10.  
        Updating the NetBackup volume configuration with a robot's contents
      11.  
        Robot inventory options
      12. About the vmphyinv physical inventory utility
        1. How vmphyinv performs a physical inventory
          1.  
            About the vmphyinv list of drives
          2.  
            About the media that vmphyinv mounts
          3. How vmphyinv mounts the media and reads the tape header
            1.  
              About the media that vmphyinv does not recognize
            2.  
              How vmphyinv processes cleaning media
          4.  
            How vmphyinv updates the NetBackup database
    5. Configuring storage units
      1.  
        About storage
      2. Creating a storage unit
        1.  
          Creating a storage unit by copying a storage unit
        2.  
          Editing storage unit settings
        3.  
          Deleting storage units
        4.  
          Tape storage unit considerations
        5. Disk storage unit considerations
          1.  
            About the disk storage model
          2.  
            Configure the NetBackup service credentials for CIFS storage and disk storage units
          3.  
            Disk storage units in storage lifecycle policies
          4.  
            Maintain the available disk space on disk storage units
        6.  
          NDMP storage unit considerations
      3. About storage unit settings
        1. Absolute pathname to directory or absolute pathname to volume setting for storage units
          1.  
            Directory can exist on the root file system or system disk setting for storage units
        2.  
          Density storage unit setting
        3.  
          Disk type storage unit setting
        4.  
          Enable block sharing storage unit setting
        5.  
          Enable multiplexing storage unit setting
        6.  
          High water mark storage unit setting
        7.  
          Low water mark storage unit setting
        8.  
          Maximum concurrent write drives storage unit setting
        9. Maximum concurrent jobs storage unit setting
          1.  
            Impact when two disk storage units reference one disk pool
        10.  
          Maximum streams per drive storage unit setting
        11.  
          Media server storage unit setting
        12.  
          NDMP host storage unit setting
        13.  
          On demand only storage unit setting
        14.  
          Only use the following media servers storage unit setting
        15.  
          Properties option in the Change Storage Units dialog box
        16.  
          Reduce fragment size storage unit setting
        17.  
          Robot number storage unit setting
        18.  
          Robot type storage unit setting
        19.  
          Select disk pool storage unit setting
        20.  
          Staging schedule option in Change Storage Units dialog
        21.  
          Storage device setting for storage units
        22.  
          Storage unit name setting
        23.  
          Storage unit type setting
        24.  
          Enable temporary staging area storage unit setting
        25.  
          Use any available media server storage unit setting
        26.  
          Use WORM setting
      4.  
        Overview of universal shares
    6. Staging backups
      1.  
        About staging backups
      2.  
        About basic disk staging
      3. Creating a basic disk staging storage unit
        1.  
          Creating a schedule for a BasicDisk staging storage unit
      4.  
        Configuring multiple copies in a relocation schedule
      5.  
        Disk staging storage unit size and capacity
      6.  
        Finding potential free space on a BasicDisk disk staging storage unit
      7.  
        Disk Staging Schedule dialog box
      8.  
        Initiating a relocation schedule manually
    7. Configuring storage unit groups
      1.  
        About storage unit groups
      2.  
        Creating storage unit groups for backups
      3.  
        Creating storage unit groups for snapshots
      4.  
        Deleting a storage unit group
      5. Storage unit selection criteria within a group
        1.  
          Media server load balancing
        2.  
          Exception to the storage unit selection criteria
      6.  
        About disk spanning within storage unit groups
  4. Section IV. Configuring storage lifecycle policies (SLPs)
    1. Configuring storage lifecycle policies
      1.  
        About storage lifecycle policies
      2. Creating a storage lifecycle policy
        1.  
          Modifying the hierarchy of operations in a storage lifecycle policy
      3.  
        Deleting a storage lifecycle policy
      4.  
        Lifecycle operation administration using the nbstlutil command
    2. Storage operations
      1.  
        Operation types in a storage lifecycle policy
      2.  
        Backup operation in an SLP
      3.  
        Backup From Snapshot operation in an SLP
      4.  
        Duplication operation in an SLP
      5.  
        Import operation in an SLP
      6. Index From Snapshot operation in an SLP
        1.  
          Determining where and when the Index From Snapshot operation occurs
      7.  
        Replication operation in an SLP
      8. Snapshot operation in an SLP
        1.  
          Primary snapshot storage unit
        2.  
          Primary + Replication source snapshot storage unit
        3.  
          Replication source + Replication target snapshot storage unit
        4.  
          Replication target snapshot storage unit
        5.  
          Replication source + Replication target + Mirror snapshot storage unit
        6.  
          Replication target + Mirror snapshot storage unit
      9.  
        Creating a hierarchy of storage operations in a storage lifecycle policy
    3. Retention types for SLP operations
      1.  
        Retention types for storage lifecycle policy operations
      2. Capacity managed retention type for SLP operations
        1.  
          Rules and recommendations for using the Capacity Managed retention type
        2.  
          Capacity managed retention type and disk types that support SIS
      3.  
        Expire after copy retention type for SLP operations
      4.  
        Fixed retention type for SLP operations
      5.  
        Maximum snapshot limit retention type for SLP operations
      6.  
        Mirror retention type for SLP operations
      7.  
        Target retention type for SLP operations
    4. Storage lifecycle policy options
      1.  
        Storage lifecycle policy settings
      2. New or Change Storage Operation dialog box settings
        1.  
          Properties tab of the Storage Operation dialog box
        2.  
          Window tab of the Storage Operation dialog box
        3.  
          Creating a new window for a storage lifecycle policy operation
        4.  
          Excluding days from a window for a storage lifecycle policy operation
      3.  
        Storage lifecycle policy validation dialog box
      4.  
        Storage lifecycle policy Validation Report tab
    5. Using a storage lifecycle policy to create multiple copies
      1.  
        About writing multiple copies using a storage lifecycle policy
      2.  
        How the order of the operations determines the copy order
      3.  
        About ensuring successful copies using lifecycles
    6. Storage lifecycle policy versions
      1.  
        About storage lifecycle policy versions
      2.  
        Storage lifecycle changes and versioning
      3.  
        When changes to storage lifecycle policies become effective
      4.  
        Deleting old storage lifecycle policy versions
  5. Section V. Configuring backups
    1. Creating backup policies
      1.  
        About the Policies utility
      2. Planning for policies
        1.  
          Windows example of one client in multiple policies
        2.  
          Policy attributes that affect how clients are grouped in policies
        3.  
          About Microsoft DFSR backups and restores
      3.  
        Creating a backup policy
      4.  
        Adding or changing schedules in a policy
      5.  
        Changing multiple policies at one time
      6.  
        About automanaged policies or storage lifecycle policies
      7.  
        Copying or moving policy items to another policy
      8.  
        Copying a policy to create a new policy
      9.  
        Copying a schedule into the same policy or different policy
      10.  
        Deleting schedules, backup selections, or clients from a policy
      11. Policy Attributes tab
        1.  
          Policy type (policy attribute)
        2.  
          Data classifications (policy attribute)
        3. Policy storage (policy attribute)
          1.  
            Considerations for selecting a destination for Policy storage
        4. Policy volume pool (policy attribute)
          1.  
            Example of overriding the policy volume pool
        5. Take checkpoints every __ minutes (policy attribute)
          1.  
            Checkpoint restart for restore jobs
        6.  
          Limit jobs per policy (policy attribute)
        7.  
          Job priority (policy attribute)
        8.  
          Media Owner (policy attribute)
        9.  
          Go into effect at (policy attribute)
        10.  
          Follow NFS (policy attribute)
        11. Backup Network Drives (policy attribute)
          1.  
            Example of using UNC paths to back up a shared folder
          2.  
            Example of using Backup Network Drives (policy attribute) to back up a shared folder
        12. Cross mount points (policy attribute)
          1.  
            Examples of using Cross mount points and Follow NFS in combination
        13.  
          Compression (policy attribute)
        14. Encryption (policy attribute)
          1.  
            About NetBackup encryption options
        15.  
          Collect disaster recovery information for Bare Metal Restore (policy attribute)
        16. Collect true image restore information (policy attribute) with and without move detection
          1.  
            Example of true image restores
        17.  
          Allow multiple data streams (policy attribute)
        18.  
          Use multiple MSDP nodes (policy attribute)
        19.  
          Client-side deduplication (policy attribute)
        20.  
          Enable granular recovery (policy attribute)
        21. Use Accelerator (policy attribute)
          1.  
            How the NetBackup Accelerator works
          2.  
            Accelerator and the Windows change journal
          3.  
            Accelerator notes and requirements
          4.  
            Accelerator backups and the NetBackup catalog
          5.  
            Configuring Accelerator
          6.  
            Accelerator messages in the backup job details log
          7.  
            NetBackup logs for Accelerator
          8.  
            Log messages about the Use Change Journal option and Accelerator
          9.  
            About reporting the amount of Accelerator backup data that was transferred over the network
          10.  
            Replacing the Accelerator image size with the network-transferred data in NetBackup command output
        22. Enable optimized backup of Windows deduplicated volumes
          1.  
            About backups and restores of Microsoft Data Deduplication file systems
          2.  
            Configuration for Microsoft Data Deduplication file system backups
        23.  
          Keyword phrase (policy attribute)
        24.  
          Snapshot Client and Replication Director (policy attributes)
        25.  
          Perform block level incremental backups (policy attributes)
        26. Use Replication Director (policy attributes)
          1.  
            Validate Policy dialog box
        27.  
          Perform snapshot backups (policy attributes)
        28.  
          Microsoft Exchange Attributes (policy attributes)
      12.  
        Schedules tab
      13. Schedule Attributes tab
        1.  
          Name (schedule attribute)
        2. Type of backup (schedule attribute)
          1.  
            About incremental backups
          2.  
            How NetBackup determines when Windows files are due for backup
          3.  
            How NetBackup determines when UNIX files are due for backup
          4.  
            Considerations for user schedules
          5.  
            How to plan schedules for user backups and user archives
        3.  
          Synthetic backup (schedule attribute)
        4.  
          Accelerator forced rescan option (schedule attribute)
        5.  
          Calendar (schedule attribute)
        6. Frequency (schedule attribute)
          1.  
            About backup frequency
        7.  
          Instant Recovery (schedule attribute)
        8. Multiple copies (schedule attribute)
          1.  
            About configuring multiple copies
          2.  
            Configure Multiple Copies dialog box
          3.  
            Configuring multiple copies in a policy schedule
        9.  
          Override policy storage (schedule attribute)
        10.  
          Override policy volume pool (schedule attribute)
        11.  
          Override media owner (schedule attribute)
        12. Retention (schedule attribute)
          1.  
            About assigning retention periods
        13. Media multiplexing (schedule attribute)
          1.  
            Example of using multiplexing with schedules
          2.  
            About demultiplexing
      14. Start Window tab
        1.  
          Adding, changing, or deleting a time window in a policy schedule
        2.  
          Example of schedule duration
      15.  
        Excluding days from a schedule
      16. Include Dates tab
        1.  
          Calendar scheduling with the Include Dates tab
      17.  
        How NetBackup determines which schedule to run next
      18.  
        About schedule windows that span midnight
      19. How open schedules affect calendar-based and frequency-based schedules
        1.  
          Creating an open schedule in the NetBackup Administration Console
        2.  
          Runtime considerations that affect backup frequency
      20. About the Clients tab
        1.  
          Adding, changing, or deleting clients in a policy
        2.  
          Browse for Hyper-V virtual machines
      21. Backup Selections tab
        1. Adding backup selections to a policy
          1.  
            Creating a protection point for a NetBackup Appliance universal share
          2.  
            Creating a protection point for a universal share
          3.  
            Registering authorized locations used by a NetBackup database script-based policy
        2. Verifying the Backup Selections list
          1.  
            Example log messages from the File System Backup Coverage Report (check_coverage)
        3.  
          How to reduce backup time
        4.  
          Pathname rules for Windows client backups
        5.  
          Pathname rules for Windows disk image (raw) backups
        6.  
          Pathname rules for Windows registry backups
        7.  
          About hard links to files and directories
        8. Pathname rules for UNIX client backups
          1.  
            UNIX raw partitions
          2.  
            About backing up and restoring extended attribute files and named data streams
        9.  
          Pathname rules for the clients that run extension products
        10. About the directives on the Backup Selections list
          1.  
            ALL_FILESYSTEMS and VOLUME_EXCLUDE_LIST directives
          2. ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES directive
            1.  
              ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES example: Auto-discovery mode
            2.  
              ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES example: Without multiple data streams
          3.  
            System State:\ directive
          4.  
            Shadow Copy Components:\ directive
          5.  
            Directives for specific policy types
          6.  
            USHARE directive
          7.  
            NEW_STREAM directive
          8.  
            About the administrator-defined streaming mode
          9.  
            About the auto-discovery streaming mode
          10.  
            About setting the preprocess interval for auto-discovery
          11.  
            UNSET and UNSET_ALL directives
        11. Files that are excluded from backups by default
          1.  
            About host identity-specific files excluded from the backup
        12.  
          About excluding files from automatic backups
        13.  
          Files that are excluded by Microsoft Windows Backup
      22. Disaster Recovery tab
        1.  
          Adding policies to the Critical Policies list of a catalog backup policy
      23.  
        Creating a Vault policy
      24.  
        Creating a BigData policy
      25.  
        Performing manual backups
      26. Active Directory granular backups and recovery
        1.  
          System requirements for Active Directory granular NetBackup backups and recovery
        2. Creating a policy that allows Active Directory granular restores
          1.  
            Active Directory backups are full backups
        3.  
          Restoring Active Directory objects
        4.  
          Troubleshooting granular restore issues
    2. Synthetic backups
      1.  
        About synthetic backups
      2.  
        Recommendations for synthetic backups and restores
      3.  
        Synthetic full backups
      4.  
        Synthetic cumulative incremental backups
      5.  
        Schedules that must appear in a policy for synthetic backups
      6.  
        Adding clients to a policy for synthetic backups
      7.  
        Change journal and synthesized backups
      8.  
        True image restore and synthesized backups
      9.  
        Displaying synthetic backups in the Activity Monitor
      10.  
        Logs produced during synthetic backups
      11.  
        Synthetic backups and directory and file attributes
      12. Using the multiple copy synthetic backups method
        1.  
          Configuring multiple copy synthetic backups
        2.  
          Configuration variables for multiple copy synthetic backups
        3.  
          Multiple copy synthetic backups configuration examples
      13.  
        Optimized synthetic backups
      14.  
        Optimized synthetic backups for deduplication
    3. Protecting the NetBackup catalog
      1.  
        About the NetBackup catalog
      2. Parts of the NetBackup catalog
        1. NetBackup databases and configuration files
          1.  
            About the Enterprise Media Manager (EMM)
        2. About the NetBackup image database
          1.  
            About NetBackup image .f files
        3.  
          About the catalog backup of cloud configuration files
      3. Catalog backups
        1.  
          The catalog backup process
        2.  
          Strategies that ensure successful NetBackup catalog backups
        3.  
          Prerequisites for backing up the NetBackup catalog
        4.  
          Configuring catalog backups
        5.  
          Backing up NetBackup catalogs manually
        6.  
          Concurrently running catalog backups with other backups
        7.  
          Catalog policy schedule considerations
        8.  
          How catalog incrementals and standard backups interact on UNIX
        9.  
          Determining whether or not a catalog backup succeeded
      4.  
        Recovering the catalog
      5.  
        Disaster recovery emails and the disaster recovery files
      6.  
        Disaster recovery packages
      7.  
        About disaster recovery settings
      8.  
        Setting a passphrase to encrypt disaster recovery packages
      9. Archiving the catalog and restoring from the catalog archive
        1.  
          Enabling intelligent catalog archiving (ICA) to reduce the number of .f files
        2.  
          Creating a catalog archiving policy
        3.  
          Catalog archiving commands
        4.  
          Catalog archiving considerations
        5.  
          Extracting images from the catalog archives
      10. Estimating catalog space requirements
        1.  
          NetBackup file size considerations on UNIX systems
        2.  
          Moving the image catalog
        3. About image catalog compression
          1.  
            Uncompressing the NetBackup catalog
    4. About the NetBackup database
      1. About the NetBackup database installation
        1. About NetBackup primary server installed directories and files
          1.  
            About the bin directory
          2.  
            About the contents of the NetBackupDB and db directories
          3.  
            About the data directory
          4.  
            vxdbms.conf
        2.  
          NetBackup configuration entry
        3.  
          NetBackup database server management
        4.  
          The NetBackup database and clustered environments
      2. Post-installation tasks
        1.  
          Changing the NetBackup database password
        2.  
          Moving a database after installation
        3.  
          Copying the NetBackup databases
        4. Creating the NBDB database manually
          1.  
            Additional create_nbdb options
      3. Using the NetBackup Database Administration utility on Windows
        1. General tab of the NetBackup Database Administration utility
          1.  
            About fragmentation
        2. Tools tab of the NetBackup Database Administration utility
          1.  
            Changing the DBA password using the NetBackup Database Administration utility
          2.  
            Moving a NetBackup database
          3.  
            Exporting database schema and data
          4.  
            Copying or backing up a database
          5.  
            Restoring a database from a backup
      4. Using the NetBackup Database Administration utility on UNIX
        1.  
          Select/Restart Database and Change Password menu options
        2.  
          Database Space Management menu options
        3.  
          Database Validation Check and Rebuild menu options
        4.  
          Move Database menu options
        5.  
          Unload Database menu options
        6.  
          Backup and Restore Database menu options
    5. Managing backup images
      1.  
        About the Catalog utility
      2.  
        Catalog utility search criteria and backup image details
      3.  
        Verifying backup images
      4.  
        Promoting a copy to a primary copy
      5. Duplicating backup images
        1.  
          Multiplexed duplication considerations
        2.  
          Jobs that appear while making multiple copies
      6.  
        Expiring backup images
      7.  
        About Image Dependency Expiration Cleanup
      8. About importing backup images
        1.  
          About importing expired images
        2.  
          Importing backup images, Phase I
        3.  
          Importing backup images, Phase II
    6. Configuring immutability and indelibility of data in NetBackup
      1.  
        About immutable and indelible data
      2.  
        Workflow to configure immutable and indelible data
      3.  
        Deleting an immutable image from storage using the bpexpdate command
      4.  
        Removing an immutable image from the catalog using the bpexpdate command
  6. Section VI. Deployment Management
    1. Deployment Management
      1.  
        About the deployment policies utility
      2.  
        Deployment policy management
      3.  
        Copying a deployment policy to create a new deployment policy
      4.  
        Attributes tab in Deployment management
      5.  
        Schedules tab in Deployment management
      6.  
        Security options tab in Deployment management
      7.  
        Manually deploy a deployment policy
      8.  
        Perform client initiated upgrade with VxUpdate
      9.  
        Deployment job status
  7. Section VII. Configuring replication
    1. About NetBackup replication
      1.  
        About NetBackup replication
      2. About NetBackup Auto Image Replication
        1.  
          One-to-many Auto Image Replication model
        2.  
          Cascading Auto Image Replication model
        3.  
          About the domain relationship for replication
        4.  
          About the replication topology for Auto Image Replication
        5. Viewing the replication topology for Auto Image Replication
          1.  
            Sample volume properties output for MSDP replication
          2.  
            Sample volume properties output for OpenStorage backup replication
        6.  
          About trusted primary servers for Auto Image Replication
        7. About the storage lifecycle policies required for Auto Image Replication
          1.  
            Replicating to all inter-domain targets or to a specific target
          2.  
            Customizing how nbstserv runs duplication and import jobs
        8.  
          About Auto Image Replication import confirmation
        9.  
          Auto Image Replication setup overview
        10.  
          How to resolve volume changes for Auto Image Replication
        11. Removing or replacing replication relationships in an Auto Image Replication configuration
          1.  
            Adding or removing a replication relationship between two storage servers
          2.  
            Removing all replication relationships between a domain and a storage server
          3.  
            Replacing all replication relationships between a domain and a storage server
          4.  
            Removing or replacing all replication relationships involving a storage server
          5.  
            Example: Replacing a storage server in a non-targeted Auto Image Replication configuration
          6.  
            Example: Replacing a storage server in a cascading, targeted Auto Image Replication configuration
        12.  
          About restoring from a backup at a target primary domain
        13.  
          Reporting on Auto Image Replication jobs
      3.  
        About NetBackup Replication Director
  8. Section VIII. Monitoring and reporting
    1. Monitoring NetBackup activity
      1.  
        About the Activity Monitor
      2.  
        Setting Activity Monitor options
      3. About the Jobs tab
        1.  
          Viewing job details in the Activity Monitor
        2.  
          Deleting completed jobs in the Activity Monitor
        3.  
          Canceling a job that has not completed in the Activity Monitor
        4.  
          Restarting a failed (completed) job in the Activity Monitor
        5.  
          Suspending and resuming jobs in the Activity Monitor
        6.  
          Changing the Job Priority dynamically from the Activity Monitor
      4. About the Daemons tab
        1.  
          Using the nbrbutil utility to configure the NetBackup Resource Broker
        2.  
          Types of NetBackup daemons
        3.  
          Monitoring NetBackup daemons
        4.  
          Starting or stopping a daemon
        5.  
          Displaying all media servers in the Activity Monitor
      5. About the Processes tab
        1.  
          Monitoring NetBackup processes in the Process Details dialog box
      6. About the Drives tab
        1.  
          Monitoring tape drives
        2.  
          Cleaning tape drives from the Activity Monitor
      7.  
        About the Error Logs tab
      8. About the jobs database
        1.  
          Changing the default bpdbjobs_options values
        2.  
          About the BPDBJOBS_OPTIONS environment variable
        3.  
          bpdbjobs command line options
        4.  
          Enabling the bpdbjobs debug log
      9.  
        About the Device Monitor
      10.  
        About media mount errors
      11. About pending requests and actions
        1.  
          About pending requests for storage units
        2.  
          Resolving a pending request
        3.  
          Resolving a pending action
        4.  
          Resubmitting a pending request
        5.  
          Denying a pending request
    2. Reporting in NetBackup
      1.  
        About the Reports utility
      2.  
        Running a report
      3.  
        Copying report text to another document
      4.  
        Saving or exporting a report
      5.  
        Printing a report
    3. Email notifications
      1.  
        Send notifications to the backup administrator about failed backups
      2.  
        Send notifications to a host administrator about backups
      3.  
        Configure the nbmail.cmd script on the Windows hosts
      4.  
        Install and test the BLAT email utility on Windows
      5.  
        Send notifications about KMS certificate expiration
  9. Section IX. Administering NetBackup
    1. Management topics
      1.  
        Configuring the NetBackup Client Service
      2.  
        Units of measure used with NetBackup
      3.  
        NetBackup naming conventions
      4.  
        Wildcard use in NetBackup
    2. Accessing a remote server
      1. Prerequisites for accessing a remote server
        1.  
          Allow access to another server
        2.  
          Authorize users of one server to access another server
      2.  
        Accessing remote servers
      3.  
        Troubleshooting remote server administration
    3. Using the NetBackup Remote Administration Console
      1.  
        About the NetBackup Remote Administration Console
      2.  
        About authorizing NetBackup users
      3.  
        Authorization file (auth.conf) characteristics
      4.  
        About authorizing nonroot users for specific applications
      5.  
        About authorizing specific tasks in the Backup, Archive, and Restore user interface
      6. Run-time configuration options for the NetBackup Administration Console
        1.  
          BROWSER_BINARY_PATH
        2.  
          DYNAMIC_STREAMING_START_CHILD_BACKUP_JOBS_TIMEOUT
        3.  
          FIREWALL_IN
        4.  
          FORCE_IPADDR_LOOKUP
        5.  
          INITIAL_MEMORY, MAX_MEMORY
        6.  
          MEM_USE_WARNING
        7.  
          NB_FIPS_MODE
        8.  
          NBJAVA_CLIENT_PORT_WINDOW
        9.  
          NBJAVA_CORBA_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT
        10.  
          NBJAVA_CORBA_LONG_TIMEOUT
        11.  
          NETBACKUP_API_CLIENT_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT
        12.  
          NETBACKUP_API_CLIENT_READ_TIMEOUT
        13.  
          PBX_PORT
        14.  
          USE_URANDOM
        15.  
          VNETD_PORT
      7. About improving NetBackup performance
        1.  
          About running the NetBackup Administration Console locally
        2.  
          About running a console locally and administering a remote server
        3.  
          Enhancing console performance
        4.  
          Determining better performance when the console is run locally or uses remote display back
      8. About adjusting time zones in the NetBackup Administration console
        1.  
          Adjusting the time zone in the NetBackup Administration Console or the Backup, Archive, and Restore console
        2.  
          Configuring a custom time zone in the NetBackup Administration Console or the Backup, Archive, and Restore console
        3.  
          Time zone table
    4. Alternate server restores
      1.  
        About alternate server restores
      2.  
        About supported configurations for alternate server restores
      3. About performing alternate server restores
        1. About modifying the NetBackup catalogs
          1.  
            Modifying NetBackup catalogs when the server that wrote the media is available
          2.  
            Modifying NetBackup catalogs when the server that wrote the media is unavailable
        2. Overriding the original server for restores
          1.  
            Overriding the original server for restores manually
        3. About enabling automatic failover to an alternate server
          1.  
            Failing over to an alternate server
        4.  
          Expiring and importing media for alternate server restores
    5. Managing client backups and restores
      1.  
        About server-directed restores
      2. About client-redirected restores
        1.  
          About restore restrictions
        2.  
          Allowing all clients to perform redirected restores
        3.  
          Allowing a single client to perform redirected restores
        4.  
          Allowing redirected restores of a specific client's files
        5.  
          Examples of redirected restores
      3.  
        About restoring the files that have Access Control Lists (ACLs)
      4.  
        About setting the original atime for files during restores on UNIX
      5.  
        Restoring the System State
      6.  
        About the backup and restore of compressed files on VxFS file systems
      7.  
        About backups and restores on ReFS
    6. Powering down and rebooting NetBackup servers
      1.  
        Powering down and rebooting NetBackup servers
      2.  
        Shutting down and starting up all NetBackup services and daemons
      3.  
        Rebooting a NetBackup server
      4.  
        Rebooting a NetBackup media server
      5.  
        About displaying active processes with bpps on UNIX
      6.  
        About displaying robotic processes with vmps on UNIX
    7. About Granular Recovery Technology
      1.  
        About installing and configuring Network File System (NFS) for Active Directory Granular Recovery
      2. About configuring Services for Network File System (NFS)
        1.  
          Enabling Services for Network File System (NFS) on a media server
        2.  
          Enabling Services for Network File System (NFS) on a client
        3.  
          Disabling the Client for NFS on the media server
        4.  
          Disabling the Server for NFS
      3.  
        Configuring a UNIX media server and Windows clients for backups and restores that use Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)
      4.  
        Configuring a different network port for NBFSD

About the Reports utility

Use the Reports utility in the NetBackup Administration Console to generate reports to verify, manage, and troubleshoot NetBackup operations. NetBackup reports display information according to job status, client backups, and media contents. Use the Troubleshooter to analyze the cause of the errors that appear in a NetBackup report.

In the Reports window, in the right pane, manage the report data or select a report to run.

NetBackup offers many different reports to view information about job activity and media.

Table: NetBackup Reports

Report name

Description

Status of Backups

The Status of Backups report shows status and error information about the jobs that completed within the specified time period. If an error occurred, a short explanation of the error is included in the report.

Client Backups

The Client Backups report shows detailed information about the backups that completed within the specified time period.

Problems

The Problems report generates a list of the problems that the server has logged during the specified time period. The information in this report is a subset of the information that is obtained from the All log entries report.

All log entries

The All logs entries report is also available in the NetBackup web UI.

The All log entries report generates a list of all log entries for the specified time period. This report includes the information from the Problems report and Media Logs report. This report also displays the transfer rate. The transfer rate is useful to determine rates and predict backup times for future backups. (The transfer rate does not appear for multiplexed backups.)

Images on Media

The Images on Media report generates a list of the media contents as recorded in the NetBackup image catalog. You can generate this report for any type of media (including disk) and filter it according to client, media ID, or path.

Media Logs

The Media Logs report shows the media errors or the informational messages that are recorded in the NetBackup error catalog.

Images on Tape

The Images on Tape report generates the contents of the tape-based media as recorded in the NetBackup image catalog. The Images on Tape is a subset of the Images on Media report.

Tape Logs

The Tape Logs report displays all error logs related to tape-based backup and recovery. The Tape Logs report is a subset of the Media Logs report.

Tape Contents

The Tape Contents report (formerly known as the Media Contents report) generates a list of the contents of a volume as read directly from the media header and backup headers. This report lists the backup IDs (not each individual file) that are on a single volume. If a tape must be mounted, the delay is longer before the report appears.

Before running this report, you can choose to override the default job priority for the job. The default priority is specified in the Default Job Priorities host properties.

Tape Summary

The Tape Summary report summarizes active and nonactive volumes for the specified media owner according to expiration date. It also shows how many volumes are at each retention level. In verbose mode, the report shows each media ID and the expiration date.

Nonactive media are those with a status of FULL, FROZEN, SUSPENDED, or IMPORTED. Other volumes are considered active.

Expired volumes with a status of FULL, SUSPENDED, or IMPORTED do not appear in the report. However, expired volumes with a FROZEN status do appear in the report. NetBackup deletes other expired volumes from the media catalog when it runs backups. An expired volume of a different status can display if the report is run between the time the volume expires and the time that the next backup is done.

Tape Written

The Tape Written report identifies the volumes that were used for backups within the specified time period. The report also does not display the volumes that were used for duplication if the original was created before the specified time period.

Tape Lists

The Tape Lists report generates information about the volumes that are allocated for backups for the selected media owner or media ID.

This report does not show media for disk type storage units. For the backups that are saved to disk storage units, use the Images on Media report or the Images on Disk report.

Images on Disk

The Images on Disk report generates the image list present on the disk storage units that are connected to the media server. The Images on Disk report is a subset of the Images on Media report, showing only disk-specific columns.

Disk Logs

The Disk Logs report displays all error logs related to disk-based backup and recovery. The Disk Logs report is a subset of the Media Logs report.

Disk Storage Unit Status

The Disk Storage Unit Status report displays the state of the disk storage units in the current NetBackup configuration. (For example, the total capacity and the used capacity of the disk storage unit.)

Multiple storage units can point to the same disk pool. When the report query searches by storage unit, the report counts the capacity of disk pool storage multiple times.

Storage units that reference disk groups do not display capacity values.

Disk Pool Status

The Disk Pool Status report generates the details of one or more disk pools.

For information about Vault reports, see the NetBackup Vault Administrator's Guide.

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