ABOUT NETBACKUP HOT CATALOG BACKUP

The online, hot catalog backup is designed for active environments in which continual backup activity occurs. It is considered an online, hot method because it can be performed while regular backup activity occurs. The online, hot catalog backup is policybased so it has all of the scheduling flexibility of a regular backup policy. Because the policy allows for incremental backups, catalog backup times for large catalogs can be significantly reduced. For Sybase SQL Anywhere, an incremental backup means a backup of the transaction log only. Transaction logs are managed automatically and truncated after each successful backup. The online, hot catalog lets you recover either the entire catalog or pieces of the catalog. (For example, the databases separately from the image catalog.). Online, hot catalog backups use media from the CatalogBackup volume pool only. The online, hot catalog backup performs the following tasks: Backs up the catalog while continual client backups are in progress Spans multiple tapes for a catalog backup Allows for a flexible pool of catalog tapes Performs a full or an incremental catalog backup Restores the catalog to a different location Runs scheduled catalog backups Appends to existing data on tape

NETBACKUP CATALOG BACKUP CONFIGURATION WIZARD

1) In admin console, select the NetBackup server and click on configure the catalog backup.

2) Now click on Next to configure the Catalog policy.

3) Click on Next configure the Catalog Backup policy.

4) It will list the available catalog policies, if you are creating first time; you will get a blank page. Click next to create new a policy.

5) Enter the name of catalog policy, by default; NBU-Catalog policy type will be selected.

6) Select the type of backup policy, full backup with differential incremental backup.

7) Select the frequency of backup, as per below; full backup will happen every week and increment backup will happen daily. Full backup are retained for one week

where as incremental backup is retained for two weeks and it will be over written after those time limits.

8) Set the schedule of backup.

9) Locate the path to save the disaster recovery information; this is required to recover the catalog backup. Provide the user name and password of a user who has the permission to save the file on the above path or leave it blank.

10) Configure to send a recovery file details to mail id. Make sure this is configured to have catalog information handy in case of disaster.

11) Click on Finish.

12) It lists the policy that we have created earlier, New catalog backup policy can be created by checking on Create a new catalog backup policy; otherwise click on Next to confirm the created policy.

13) Click on Finish which will complete the Catalog backup policy creation.