Chapter 5. NetBackup Runbook
This chapter provides step-by-step procedures, in runbook format. These procedures can be helpful in environments using VERITAS NetBackup. Sun offers an OEM version of NetBackup called Sun StorEdge Enterprise NetBackUp.
Note
In this chapter, the term NetBackup refers to VERITAS NetBackup, although the information provided here also applies to Sun StorEdge Enterprise NetBackUp.
Runbooks are useful for standardizing day-to-day operations throughout an IT organization.
Additional runbooks related to backup and restore practices (and many other topics) are available from Sun Professional Services. These include VERITAS NetBackup runbooks, Solstice Backup runbooks, and other backup and restore runbooks. Sun Professional Services can customize runbooks for your particular environment. For additional information on runbooks, see:
http://www.sun.com/service/sunps.
This chapter presents only a portion of a NetBackup Runbook available. Additional topics available in this runbook include:
Storage Units
To Add a Media Manager Storage Unit
To Add a UNIX Disk-Filesystem Storage Unit
To Change Storage Unit Attributes
To Delete a Storage Unit
To Display Storage Unit Attributes
Media Manager
To Run the Media Manager GUI
Reference: Media Manager Main Window Menu
Reference: Media Manager Configuration File
Volumes
To Add a New Volume Pool
To Change Volume Pool Attributes
To Delete a Volume Pool
To Change a Volume Pool Assignment for a Volume
To Reassign Media to a Different Pool
To Configure a Scratch Pool
To Add Robotic Volumes (with Update Volume Configuration)
To Add a Single Volume (without Update Volume Configuration)
To Move a Volume Group
To Delete Single or Multiple Volumes
To Delete a Volume Group
To De-assign Regular Backup Volumes
To De-assign Database Backup Volumes
To Change Volume Attributes
Replacing Media
To Replace Media without Reusing the Media ID
To Replace Media and Reuse the Media ID
To Reuse Media with the Same Media ID
To Reuse Media with a New Media ID
Tape Drive Operations
To Run the Device Manager GUI
To Change the Operation Mode of a Drive
To Unload a Drive
To Terminate a Drive Assignment
To Reset a Drive
To Add Comments for a Drive
To Configure Drive Cleaning
To Change Drive Cleaning Frequency
To Manually Start a Drive Cleaning Operation
To Reset Mount Time to Zero
NetBackup Classes
Reference: Class Attributes
To Create a New Class
To Add Clients to a Class
To Add or Delete Clients from Multiple Classes
To Add a New Schedule to a Class
Reference: Schedule Attributes
To Define the List of Files to Backup
Reference: File Path Rules for Standard UNIX wbak Clients
Reference: Symbolic Links and Hard Links