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1. a Restore Files BE Browse Criteria Start Restore Show most recent since last full backup Search pattern is Macintosh HD NetBackup Browser EX files and folders to restore E folders with some files to restore File or Folder Name Size Last Backup Last Modified Y D S macintosh HD 1 Items N A N A b L1 m NetBackup Browser 2 Items 2002 01 16 12 13 2002 01 11 11 59 Browse Criteria Click this button to display the Restore Browse Criteria dialog box Status Click this button to open the Status window Start Restore This button will remain inactive until a file and or folder has been selected in the File or Folder Name section of this window When active click this button to open the Start Restore dialog box files and folders to This is a display only It indicates how the check box for a file or restore folder will look when selected When a folder is marked this way all files in that folder will be restored folders with some files Thisis a display only It indicates how the check box for a folder to restore will look when only some files in the folder are selected Ey Chapter 4 Reference 33 wEF NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Windows File or Folder Name This area of the window contains a list of files and folders in the volume The Size and the Last Modified time and date are also listed
2. NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Dialog Boxes 4 NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh v NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Glossary access control list ACL Security information associated with files on some file systems ACS Automated Cartridge System ACS can refer to any of the following A type of Media Manager robotic control This robot type is supported only by NetBackup DataCenter servers The StorageTek STK system for robotic control The highest level component under STK s ACS library software which refers to a specific standalone robotic library or to multiple libraries connected with a media passthru mechanism active job Ajob for which NetBackup is currently processing backup or restore data activity logs See debug logs activity monitor A NetBackup administration utility that displays information about NetBackup jobs and provides limited control over them administration client See remote administration console administrator A user that is granted special privileges to install configure and manage the operation of a system network or application 45 Ty v NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS AIT Sony Advanced Intelligent Tape a type of tape drive or media type alternate client restore See redire
3. EVSN See external media ID FlashBackup A special type of raw partition backup that requires the NetBackup FlashBackup separately priced option this option is available only for NetBackup DataCenter flush level Controls how often Netbackup clears its log files on a Novell NetWare or Microsoft Windows client platform fragment A part of a backup or archive image NetBackup can be configured to divide images into fragments when they exceed a certain size or span tapes frequency backup How often NetBackup performs scheduled backups For example if the frequency is seven days then backups occur once a week FROZEN media state If a volume is FROZEN NetBackup keeps it indefinitely and can restore from it but not use it for further backups or archives full backup A backup that copies to a storage unit all files and directories that are beneath a specified directory FULL media state If this appears in a report or listing it indicates the volume is FULL and cannot hold more data or be used for further backups 22 NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh v NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS global attributes NetBackup configuration attributes that affect all policies GDM Dashboard The name for the Global Data Manager interface The Dashboard enables monitoring job and drive activity on multiple master servers as well as providing alerts to problem conditions GDM M
4. Note The NetBackup software runs in the background on your Macintosh Your Macintosh must be turned on and ready in order for NetBackup to back up your files Check with the NetBackup administrator to determine when backups will occur Restore If you need any of your Macintosh files restored you can contact your system administrator The system administrator can start a restore of files to your Macintosh from the NetBackup master server ww 12 NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh v NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup and the Mac OS Client User NetBackup and the Mac OS Client User The client user can also control NetBackup through the NetBackup Browser This section contains a tutorial that will walk you through the following NetBackup operations How to Start the NetBackup Browser Backup or Archive Tutorial Restore Tutorial For your convenience these topics are included in the online Help for the NetBackup Browser 4 Chapter 3 Using the NetBackup Browser 13 gt NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup and the Mac OS Client User How to Start the NetBackup Browser This section describes how to use the NetBackup Browser to perform backups archives and restores Every time you want to open the NetBackup Browser use the procedure described in this tutorial 1 Before you start make a n
5. NetBackup Browser 2 Items 2002 01 16 12 13 2002 01 11 11 59 3 Select the file that you want to restore In this tutorial you will want to restore the Help pdf file that you backed up in the Backup or Archive Tutorial Follow steps 2 through 7 in that tutorial as a reminder of how to select a file 4 Click Browse Criteria The Restore Browse Criteria dialog box displays This dialog box is used to enter parameters for NetBackup restore operations Restore Browse Criteria Source From Backups Q From Archives Show 8 Most Recent Since Last Full Backup Q All Backups Between Dates 2002 01 08 GOK 2002 01 18 23 39 89 Search Q All Folders and Files Macintosh HD NetBackup server is windows Cancer J o 5 Click the Folders Matching radio button This tells NetBackup that you are going to search for a particular file and or folder 6 Click the Folder button Chapter 3 Using the NetBackup Browser 2 Su vw NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup and the Mac OS Client User 7 Click the NetBackup Browser folder on the Macintosh HD Selecta Folder amp Macintosh HD a Macintosh C Mac OS Read Me Files Eject C3 NetBackup Browser3 4 Cj Screen Catcher 2 3 4 Cj Stationery C3 System Folder 2 C NetBackup Admin Cl E
6. Select NetBackup Browser Select Desktop on Macintosh HD 8 Click the Select NetBackup Browser button The Restore Browse Criteria dialog box displays again NetBackup is set up to search for the most recent backups of the NetBackup Browser folder Restore Browse Criteria Source From Backups Q From Archives Show 8 Most Recent Since Last Full Backup O All Backups Between Dates 2002 01 08 05 00 00 2002 01 05 22 89 89 Search Q All Folders and Files Folders Matching Macintosh HD NetBackup Browser NetBackup server is windows emer oe 9 Click OK The following dialog box displays In Progress Getting file list from server 2 NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh w NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup and the Mac OS Client User A file list contains the list of files that NetBackup created when the backup was performed When the process is complete the Restore Files window displays a Restore Files B Browse Criteria Start Restore Show most recent since last full backup Search pattern is Macintosh HD NetBackup Browser Is files and folders to restore E folders with some files to restore File or Folder Name Size Last Backup Last Modified Y O E macintosh HD 1 Items
7. gt HH Status Start Backup sl files and folders to backup E folders with some files to backup File or Folder Name Size Last Modified D O macintosh HD 31 Items 2002 01 14 11 37 Notice that the triangle to the left of the Macintosh HD volume is pointed to the right This indicates that the folder is closed 3 Click the triangle to open the folder Notice that the triangle is now pointing down and the contents of the Macintosh HD volume are displayed 4 Scroll down until you find the NetBackup Browser folder Chapter 3 Using the NetBackup Browser 15 w NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup and the Mac OS Client User 5 Click the triangle to open the NetBackup Browser folder O Backup or Archive Files B 18 files and folders to backup E folders with some files to backup File or Folder Name Size Last Modified b nm NetBackup Admin 5 Items 2001 10 16 14 49 NetBackup Admin sea 2218K 2001 10 16 14 57 NetBackup Browser 3 Items 2001 06 21 14 18 n Help pdf 2268K 1999 09 15 16 23 n Helper Applications 5 Items 2001 06 15 16 00 a NetBackup 511K 2001 06 12 08 11 B NetBackup Browser3 4 6 Items 2001 05 29 16 07 O Sereen Catcher 2 3 4 9 Items 2001 06 08 10 54 D shutdown Check 1K 2001 10 11 17 13 m Stationery 3 Items 2001 05 25 15 47 m System Folder 22 Items 2001 10 01 20 26 8 O Temporary Items D It
8. Click this radio button to list files that have been archived Archived files have been backed up then deleted from the client Click this radio button to list the most recent files or folders since the last full backup The resulting list will display only one listing the most current backup of a file or folder Click this radio button to generate a list of files and folders in the Restore Files window which have been backed up or archived between specified dates Clicking this radio button will activate the text box immediately below the button When the text box is activated you can select the start date and the end date NetBackup will search the range of backups between the start date and end date By default the start date will be the start of the day one week ago and the end date will be the end of the current day Click this radio button to list all files and folders that have been backed up or archived 40 NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Dialog Boxes Folders Matching Click this radio button to specify the folder to list Clicking this radio button will activate the Folder button and the text box immediately below the radio button When the text box is activated you can select the folder to list Folder Click this button to open the Macintosh Select a File dialog box From this dialog box you can select a folder to list The selected folder will be displayed in the text
9. Media that contain no valid images A piece of unassigned media has an entry in the volumes database but no entries in the images database Unassigned Media do not have a time assigned in the Media section of the GUI user interface The program used to perform user backups archives and restores user operation A backup archive or restore that is started by a person on a client system Vault Vault is a separately priced NetBackup option that provides offsite backup management Vault automatically duplicates specified backup images and automates the process of offsite media rotation a critical component of any backup or disaster recovery strategy Vault manages offsite storage and retrieval of media for original backups duplicate backups and catalog backups Additionally NetBackup Vault generates reports to track the location and content of each piece of media vault In the context of the NetBackup Vault a vault is logical entity associated with a particular robot that acts as a designated holding place for backups that will eventually be sent to a physical offsite vault The term vault is used to refer both to the process and to the physical storage location of a set of tapes offsite vault process Vaulting is the process of choosing backup images to duplicate or eject optionally duplicating backups ejecting duplicate or original media storing it at an offsite location and later returning expired media to
10. N A N A b L1 m NetBackup Browser 2 Items 2002 01 16 12 13 2002 01 11 11 59 Note For this tutorial you searched for the NetBackup Browser folder You can be even more specific in your search and specify the Help pdf file 1 Click in the Folders Matching radio button in the Restore Browse Criteria dialog box The highlight will be removed and you will see a cursor blinking 2 Use the right arrow key to scroll to the end of the line 3 Type a colon 4 After the colon type the following Help pdf 5 Click OK The search results will show the Help pdf file under NetBackup Browser folder 10 Open the NetBackup Browser folder by clicking on the triangle next to the folder name Notice that the triangle is now pointing down and the backed up contents of the Macintosh HD volume are displayed w Chapter 3 Using the NetBackup Browser 23 r vw NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup and the Mac OS Client User 11 Click the Help paf file O Restore Files B Start Restore Show most recent since last full backup Search pattern is Macintosh HD NetBackup Browser EX files and folders to restore El folders with some files to restore File or Folder Name Y El macintosh HD 1 Items d El NetBackup Browser 2 Items 2002 01 16 12 13 2002 01 11 11 59 DJ B Help pdf 2268K 2002 01 16 12 13
11. Update installations of NetBackup for Mac OS cannot be done with the NetBackup server software Chapter 2 Operating Notes TEE NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS File Systems Supported A future release of the NetBackup server software will be able to perform update installations Macintosh files with a name that includes the NUL character are not backed up Typically these files are third party extensions that need to run before any others An example is the Virex Control Panel e Ifa Macintosh has two volumes with the same name only one is backed up by NetBackup Usually the volume to be backed up is the first one mounted For example if your start up disk is named Macintosh HD and you also have an external disk named Macintosh HD NetBackup backs up only the start up disk Currently Macintosh Creator and File Type attributes cannot be used in exclude and include lists This will be addressed in a future release Macintosh file names with non ANSI characters may look different when viewed on UNIX or other non Macintosh systems For example the bullet character option 8 on a Macintosh appears as a yen character Y on a terminal that uses an ISO Latin 1 font File Systems Supported The NetBackup for Mac OS client can back up or restore only a Hierarchical File System HFS or HFS on a Macintosh Most Macintosh hard disks floppy disks and AppleShare volumes use H
12. Use a Specific Use this radio button to select a NetBackup schedule for NetBackup Schedule user directed backups Clicking this radio button will activate the text box immediately below the button When the text box is activated you can select the Schedule Name you want to use Cancel Click this button to close this dialog box without implementing changes OK Click this button to confirm the setting and close this dialog box Chapter 4 Reference 39 wEF NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Dialog Boxes w v NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Restore Browse Criteria Dialog Box Access this dialog box by clicking Browse Criteria on the Restore Files window or from the File menu This dialog box is used to set parameters for the files and or folders displayed in the File or Folder Name section of the Restore Files window Source From Backups Q From Archives Restore Browse Criteria Show 8 Most Recent Since Last Full Backup O All Backups Between Dates 2802 81 13 22 89 89 2002 81 08 00 08 05 Search Q All Folders and Files Folders Matching Macintosh HD NetBackup server is windows From Backups From Archives Most Recent Since Last Full Backup All Backups Between Dates All Folders and Files Click this radio button to list files that have been backed up
13. York Palatino Symbol Times Zapf Dingbats Use the Font menu to select the type of font used in the NetBackup displays Size Menu File Edit Font MA Windows Help 8 12 Y 18 2 Smaller Larger Use the Size menu to change the size of font used in the NetBackup displays Windows Menu File Edit Font Size TUI 7238 Help Restore Files Backup or Archive Files Status NetBackup Help Restore Files Opens the Restore Files window Backup or Archive Opens the Backup or Archive Files window Files Status Opens the Status window w Chapter 4 Reference 29 EXE NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Windows NetBackup Help Opens the NetBackup Browser backup instructions in an Adobe Acrobat PDF file format The instructions in the PDF file Help pdf are identical to those in this manual Windows Use this section as a reference for NetBackup windows Each window that you will see in the NetBackup Browser is illustrated then followed by special instructions for its use Generally speaking windows can be distinguished from dialog boxes by the close box in the upper left corner The only exception to this is the NetBackup Main Window NetBackup Main Window When you start the NetBackup browser the NetBackup Main window displays Note When this window is displayed the menus are active NetBackup E NetBackup 45 Copyright 1993 2002 VERITAS
14. a Status E Operation Start Time Status Backup 2001 11 14 11 53 11 54 Completed successfully Use this window to monitor the progress of the backup or archive operation The operation is finished when the phrase Completed successfully is displayed The Delete button on the Status window will delete the selected log file after the NetBackup operation is finished 2 To display the log file for a NetBackup operation either double click on the backup log or select the operation from the list in the window and click the Details button You can view the log file while the operation is in progress or after it is finished r 18 NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh v NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup and the Mac OS Client User A log file similar to the following displays n Backup 2 Backup started 2001 November 14 Wednesday 11 53 12 11 53 43 Initiating backup B 11 55 20 INF Waiting for positioning of media id D0048 on server carrot 11 55 31 INF Beginning backup on server carrot of client brookie 11 57 02 INF Backup bu root on client brookie the requested operation was successfully completed gt Y Chapter 3 Using the NetBackup Browser 19 Md NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup and the Mac OS Client User Restore Tutori
15. about the volumes that Media Manager uses in a device Because NetBackup BusinesServer supports only a single server the volume database host is always on the same server volume group A set of volumes that are configured within Media Manager to reside at the same physical location for example in a specific robot volume pool A set of volumes that are configured within Media Manager to be used by a single application and are protected from access by other applications and users wakeup interval The time interval at which NetBackup checks for backups that are due um 70 NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh v NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS wildcard characters A character that can be used to represent other characters in searches Microsoft Windows noun Describes a line of operating systems developed by Microsoft Inc For more information on the Windows operating systems that NetBackup supports refer to the VERITAS support web site at http www support veritas com Windows adjective Used to describe a specific product or clarify a term Some examples are Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows servers Windows clients Windows platforms Windows hosts and Windows GUI Windows servers A term that defines the Windows server platforms that NetBackup supports those platforms are Windows NT and 2000 Windows clients A term that defines the Windows
16. application has allotted for an event to occur TIR See true image restore tpconfig A Media Manager administration utility for configuring devices which is started from the command line On UNIX it has a character based menu interface that can be run from terminals that do not have X Windows capabilities tpconfig also has a command line interface transfer rate The rate at which computer information is transferred between a source and a destination transport See robotic arm true image restore Restores the contents of a directory to what it was at the time of any scheduled full or incremental backup Previously deleted files are ignored TS8 Tape Stacker 8MM A Media Manager designation for a category of robot For the specific vendor types and models in this category see the VERITAS support web site TSA See Target Service Agent TSD Tape Stacker DLT A Media Manager designation for a category of robot For the specific vendor types and models in this category see the VERITAS support web site E 68 NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh v NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS TSH Tape Stacker Half inch A Media Manager designation for a category of robot For the specific vendor types and models in this category see the VERITAS support web site This robot type is supported only by NetBackup DataCenter servers unassigned media
17. client platforms that NetBackup supports those platforms are Windows 95 98 ME NT 2000 XP for 32 and 64 bit versions and LE Windows Display Console A NetBackup Java interface program that runs on Windows 2000 NT 98 and 95 computers Users can start this interface on their local system connect to a UNIX system that has the NetBackup Java software installed and then perform any user operations that their permissions allow WORM media Write once read many media for optical disks NetBackup BusinesServer does not support WORM media xbp The X Windows based backup archive and restore program for users on NetBackup UNIX clients Glossary A 6 NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS 72 NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh v NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Index A Connection Refused 7 Alternate client restores Connection Timeout 7 See Restores redirected restore F AppleShare IP 7 File menu 28 Archives m Files description 1 locked 2 format 9 permissions 3 server directed 2 Font tenu 29 user directed 2 Automatic backups 2 eoi rue image restore 3 B Full restore 3 Backup or Archive Files window 31 H p m F History of backups 3 cumulative incremental 2 l differential incremental 2 In Progress dialog box 43 full 2 Incremental backups 2 history 3 cumulative 2 server directed 2 differential 2 C true im
18. d ique Ee 29 Windows Men 2 mm Eel ER lE EIER RA nd E DRE E 29 laisse 30 NetBackup Main Window sssss nnn 30 iv NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Backup or Archive Files Window see nen 31 Restore Files Window sees RR RR res 33 Status WIDOOW dsd 35 Progress Log WindOW ie abra ek erem oh bed px ad ee ne 36 Dialog BOXES MC CMT 37 Start Backup Dialog Box ooocooccccccccccccccc e 37 Configuration Dialog Box 6 6 6 n 38 Restore Browse Criteria Dialog Box 0oooooooocccocccccccccca eee 40 Start Restore Dialog Box lssssssssss en 42 In Progress Dialog Boxes coi c RR LE Er EE Re EE 43 GlOSSA M En 45 Index ocn a a er 73 Contents v NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS T vi NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Preface This guide describes how to use NetBackup to back up and restore folders that reside on the Macintosh Audience This guide is written for the end user and system administrator Organization This guide is organized as follows Chapter 1 Introduction provides an overview of NetBackup describes how the end user operates NetBackup and describes technical terms and concepts Chapter 2 Operating Notes explai
19. requests from a server the NetBackupListen extension uses about 260 kilobytes with virtual memory 380 kilobytes without virtual memory e To process a backup or restore request from the server the NetBackupBPCD application needs 2000 kilobytes minimum to 4000 kilobytes preferred with virtual memory 2700 kilobytes to 4700 kilobytes without virtual memory The minimum memory partition is usually sufficient for NetBackupBPCD to complete uncompressed backups and restores The preferred memory partition is usually required for NetBackupBPCD to complete compressed backups and restores IfNetBackupBPCD s memory partition is less than its preferred value NetBackupBPCD performs an uncompressed backup even if the server requested a compressed backup mm 6 NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh v NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS AppleShare IP Considerations AppleShare IP Considerations There is a bug in some versions of AppleShare IP that causes NetBackup to hang while attempting to back up and restore file sharing attributes To work around this bug set the ignoresharing mac conf value to 1 on the Macintosh NetBackup client See the description of ignoresharing in the Editing Client Configuration Files section of the NetBackup Installation Guide for PC Clients AppleShare IP will also use a lot of the Macintosh s CPU even when idle To improve NetB
20. the NetBackup target version of client software this operation restores files to a different target than the one from which they were backed up redirected restore different path Restores files to a different directory than the one from which they were backed up registry A Microsoft Windows database that has configuration information about hardware and user accounts remote administration console A Windows NetBackup client that has the administration interface software installed and can be used to administer NetBackup servers remote media server A media server that is not the master Note that only NetBackup DataCenter supports remote media servers NetBackup BusinesServer supports only a single server the master residence In Media Manager information about the location of each volume is stored in a volume database This residence entry contains information such as robot number robot host robot type and media type resource A Novell NetWare term that refers to a data set on the target For example in DOS resources are drives directories and files Also see target service w F gt 62 NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS restore verb The act of restoring selected files and directories from a previous backup or archive and returning them to their original directory locations or to a different directory noun The pro
21. 1999 09 15 16 23 o amp NetBackup 310K 2002 01 11 22 40 2002 01 11 11 38 Notice that the check box preceding the file name now has an X in it This means that the file has been selected Notice also that the Macintosh HD check box and the NetBackup Browser folder check box both have a This means that something in the folder has been selected If everything in the folder had been selected an X would be displayed in the check box 12 Click Start Restore The Start Restore dialog box displays Start Restore Restore files and folders from backups M Overwrite Existing Files O Restore to Different Folder Folder Start Restore 13 Click the Overwrite Existing Files check box 14 Click Start Restore to start the NetBackup restore operation Kd 2 NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup and the Mac OS Client User The following dialog box displays In Progress Sending restore request to server When this operation is complete the Restore Files widow displays NetBackup will then start restoring the Help pdf file Monitor the Status of the Restore Operation The status of the restore can be viewed while the restore operation is still running or after it has completed 1 Click Status on the Restore Files window Note You can also access
22. FS An example of a non HFS file system is the Macintosh File System MFS that was used with 400K floppy disks on the original Macintosh in the mid 1980s The NetBackup for Mac OS client ignores locked volumes Examples of locked volumes are CD ROMs and floppy disks with the write tab set in the locked position The NetBackup for Mac OS client ignores off line volumes An example of an off line volume is a floppy disk that is ejected through the Eject Disk menu AppleShare volumes can be backed up if the Follow NFS mounts option is selected for the Macintosh s policy on the NetBackup server e A floppy disk can be backed up if it has an HFS file system and its write tab is set in the unlocked position 8 NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Archive Format Archive Format The format of the archive generated by the NetBackup for Mac OS client is the same as the archive generated by a UNIX NetBackup client with one exception A UNIX NetBackup client appends a Mangle Table to the end of the archive but the NetBackup for Mac OS client does not The GNU tar uses a Mangle Table to handle long path names NetBackup software does not use the Mangle Table If you restore files from a NetBackup for Mac OS archive onto a UNIX NetBackup client each restored file will be in MacBinary format A MacBinary file has a 128 byte header with Macintosh attrib
23. Mac OS Client User The Start Backup dialog box displays Start Backup Which action would you like to perform 8 Backup the Items Marked Q Archive the Items Marked Backup and Then Delete Original Items NetBackup server is windows Configuration 9 Click the Backup the Items Marked radio button Caution If you choose Archive the Items Marked from this window NetBackup will back up the Help pdf file then delete the original Help pdf file from your Macintosh 10 Click Start Backup to start the NetBackup operation The following dialog box displays In Progress Sending backup requestto server The Macintosh will then return to the Backup or Archive Files window NetBackup will start backing up a copy of the Help pdf file Since you selected Backup not Archive the original Help pdf file will remain on your Macintosh Chapter 3 Using the NetBackup Browser 17 vw NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup and the Mac OS Client User Monitor the Status of the Backup Operation The status of the backup can be viewed while the backup is still running or after it has completed 1 Click Status on the Backup or Archive Files window Note You can also access the Status Window from the bar menu From the Windows menu select Status The Status window displays
24. NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS VERITAS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS March 2002 30 000521 011 VERITAS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Disclaimer The information contained in this publication is subject to change without notice VERITAS Software Corporation makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this manual including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose VERITAS Software Corporation shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this manual Copyright Copyright O 1994 2002 VERITAS Software Corporation All Rights Reserved VERITAS VERITAS SOFIWARE the VERITAS logo Business Without Interruption VERITAS The Data Availability Company VERITAS NetBackup VERITAS NetBackup BusinesServer VERITAS Remote Storage for Microsoft Exchange VERITAS Storage Migrator and VERITAS Storage Migrator Remote are trademarks or registered trademarks of VERITAS Software Corporation in the U S and or other countries Other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Portions of this software are derived from the RSA Data Security Inc MD5 Message Digest Algorithm Copyright 1991 92 RSA Data Security Inc Created 1991 All rights reserved VERITA
25. S Software Corporation 350 Ellis Street Mountain View CA 94043 USA Phone 650 527 8000 Fax 650 527 8050 www veritas com hd bd NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Contents Preface cia is A A AR X Ea ERE MR HR RA E RR E ER RA RR ee eat vii Audience hear e RR EC EE RP RECEN E pst vii Organization oec tei a pace a A dia dee perte vii Related Documentation 522 rra Aa EEEE EPA ER vii Conventions C ao ix Type style x cee Re nr eee a BET IE ER GP ERO GE ERE ix Notes and Cautions 00 cece cece eh s ix Key Combinations 34 ryss vente viet ie ev re i ae e EU aie ed RE RE UE EE ix Command Usage cuicos iio dis Dele asp x B10 0 pee Cr x Getting Help iii a oe ea be edd redis xi Chapter 1 Introduction oococcccon eee 1 Backup and Archive 24 03 0008 a pee eee asi 1 Special Features ccecis vance aee rax e pe RE a a sree wens 1 File Permissions 2 255 sci tag oe gon Oh oe brag Ad 1 User Directed Backups creci sisisi e es 2 Administrator Controlled Backups and Archives esses 2 honum 3 Special Beatures cotilla tee dep uertit ode apod capil 3 File Permissions and Open Files seseee eh 3 Chapter 2 Operating Notes ooooococcoonn nnne 5 Performance Considerations sees 6 i NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Memory Considerations 0 ee 6 Apple
26. Share IP Considerations 0 eee eens 7 Current Limitations vip db Z File Systems Supported s22 0 sre km e br cierras breid p ERN ores 8 Archive Format 3 ud hie RE ENEE RE eee erdt quete exter da 9 Why DNSs Required ce testo te ERO RES RE ER RE EA TEST REIR ia 9 TCP IP Considerations xis be dere epe e ace cr bu Ed x RR E E 10 Energy Saver Considerations 10 Chapter 3 Using the NetBackup Browser 0 00 cee eee eee eee 11 NetBackup and the Master Server 060 c cece eee eens 12 Backup or Archive ocios ipte etm ppc d rtt di parole recte andy cag 12 Restore n subiere iini Bik be ale d qued du rari aah Bereta iaa e 12 NetBackup and the Mac OS Client User 0 cece 13 How to Start the NetBackup Browser sssseesesee eee 14 Backup or Archive Tutorial si serps cerae ge i e a e i 15 Backup the Help pdf File persise nr e EEE E E EA E E 15 Monitor the Status of the Backup Operation ooooooooocccooocrocooo 18 Restore Tutorial ssi rtorras EEEE pide 20 Restore the Help pdf File lssssseseesssse ps e Ree E 20 Monitor the Status of the Restore Operation ooooccccccooororrooooo 25 Chapter 4 Reference 0o ooccoocccccr ernannt 27 Men s distri De bp pee tatit met tras raihi is 28 Fille Menu eee Ee REF a ERE RE CES Ee RE RIEN ese 28 Edit Meni ectsecnrede wi REM bno eds tide pede eb uu aus 28 Font Menu orte Aa EE ME 29 Size Meri ees i neien ERU ee a a qu ee exu e atr
27. Software Corporation All Rights Reserved Choose Files to Restore Choose Files to Backup or Archive Choose Files to Opens the Restore Files window Restore Choose Files to Opens the Backup or Archive Files window Backup or Archive w v 30 NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Windows Backup or Archive Files Window This window shows the folders and files that you can mark for backup To open this window click the Choose Files to Backup or Archive button on the NetBackup Main Window Note When this window is displayed the menus are active O Backup or Archive Files HH X files and folders to backup El folders with some files to backup File or Folder Name Size Last Modified D O 2 macintosh HD 31 Items 2002 01 14 11 37 Status Opens the Status window Start Backup This button will remain inactive until a file and or folder has been selected in the File or Folder Name section of this window When active click this button to open the Start Backup dialog box files and folders to This is a display only It indicates how the check box for a file or backup folder will look when selected When a folder is marked this way all files in that folder will be backed up folders with some files Thisis a display only It indicates how the check box for a folder to back
28. The volume and each folder are preceded by a triangle When the triangle is pointed to the right the volume or folder is closed When the triangle is pointing down the volume or folder is open Click the triangle to open and close the volume and the folders Each file and folder listing is preceded by a check box Click on a check box to select or deselect a file or folder When a check box preceding a file has an X in it the file has been selected Whena check box preceding a folder has an X in it all the files in the folder have been selected Whena check box preceding a folder has a in it only some of the files have been selected wr 3 NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh v NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Windows Status Window The NetBackup Browser records the results of each user directed operation in a log After starting the operation you can view the client progress logs The Status window lists all progress logs currently residing on your system You can access this window by clicking the Status button on the Backup or Archive Files window and the Restore Files window Note When this window is displayed the menus are active a Status B Operation Start Time Status Backup 2001 11 14 11 53 11 54 Completed successfully Details Click this button to view detailed information for the selected
29. Why DNS is Required NetBackup must be able to map host names for example raistlin null none com to IP addresses for example 129 1 2 3 and IP addresses to host names A properly configured DNS allows NetBackup to do that Chapter 2 Operating Notes 9 Ur w NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS TCP IP Considerations TCP IP Considerations For best results with NetBackup your Macintosh should be configured with TCP IP always loaded Typically Macintoshes are initially installed with TCP IP loaded only when needed This will sometimes cause backups to fail To make sure that TCP IP is alway loaded you can do this from your Macintosh 1 Openthe TCP IP Control Panel 2 Select User Mode from the Edit menu 3 Select Advanced and click OK 4 Click on the Options button 5 Click the Active button uncheck Load only when needed and click OK 6 Close the TCP IP Control Panel 7 Click OK if asked to save your changes Energy Saver Considerations Typically Macintoshes are initially installed so that they will sleep after a certain amount of inactivity often 30 minutes Part of the sleep process is to spin down your hard disks When your hard disks are asleep NetBackup will not be able to back up your system This will be a problem when your Macintosh is scheduled to be backed up while your are not using it To allow NetBackup to back up your Macintosh during off h
30. ackup s performance on a system with AppleShare IP you should set the nice mac conf value to 0 as described in the Editing Client Configuration Files section of the NetBackup Installation Guide for PC Clients It is also recommended that you configure OpenDoc to always run if you are using both AppleShare IP and NetBackup This prevents the AppleShare IP Web amp File Admin utility from hanging after NetBackup has run 1 Open the OpenDoc Setup control panel 2 Click on the Start OpenDoc at system startup button 3 Click on the Stop OpenDoc at system shutdown button 4 Click on the Start button if OpenDoc is not running Current Limitations NetBackup for Macintosh can only process one request from a NetBackup server at a time This means that two backup or restore operations cannot occur on the same Macintosh at the same time If a server gets a Connection Refusedor Connection Timeout error message from a Mac OS client this probably means that another operation is in progress This can also mean that the Macintosh isn t running or the NetBackup for Mac OS software is not installed Initial installations of NetBackup for Mac OS must be done with the NetBackup Installer on the target Macintosh Initial installations of some other NetBackup clients can be done remotely from a NetBackup server through ftp or rsh Since most Macintoshes do not have an ftp or rsh daemon this is not an option for Macintoshes
31. age created by a backup job A single backup image or all backup images created by an Inline Tape Copy multiple copy configuration are considered original backups A backup image created by a duplication job is not an original backup outport See media access port partitions The logical partitions into which a magnetic disk is divided patch A program that corrects a problem or adds a feature to an existing release of software path length Number of characters in a pathname pathname The list of directories in the path to a destination directory or file PC clients NetBackup clients that have Microsoft Windows Macintosh or IBM OS 2 operating systems peername The name by which a computer identifies itself when establishing connections to other systems policy Defines the backup characteristics for a group of one or more clients that have similar backup requirements gt 60 NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS port A location used for transferring data in or out of a computer Also see media access port primary copy The copy of an image that NetBackup uses to satisfy restores When NetBackup duplicates an image the original is designated as the primary copy privileges The tasks or functions that a user system or application is authorized to perform profile A vault profile is a way to save config
32. age restores 3 Configuration dialog box 38 L Connection Refused 7 Locked files 2 Connection Timeout 7 M Cumulative incremental backup 2 Memory D NetBackupBPCD 6 Datetime stamp 2 NetBackupListen 6 Dialog boxes 37 Menus 28 Configuration 38 Edit menu 28 In Progress 43 File menu 28 Restore Browse Criteria 40 Font menu 29 Start Backup 37 Size menu 29 Start Restore 42 Windows menu 29 Differential incremental backup 2 N E NetBackup browser 14 Edit menu 28 NetBackup main window 30 Error messages NetBackupBPCD 6 73 ww ww NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackupListen 6 Progress Log window 36 Restore Browse Criteria dialog box 40 Restore Files window 33 Restores alternate client 3 full restore 3 redirected restore 3 true image restore 3 user directed 3 Server directed backups 2 Size menu 29 Start Backup dialog box 37 Start Restore dialog box 42 Status window 35 True image restore 3 full backup 3 incremental backups 3 User directed backups 13 backup a file 15 master server 1 NetBackup browser 14 operation status 18 restore a file 20 User directed operation 1 time periods 2 User directed restore master server 3 Windows 30 Backup or Archive Files window 31 NetBackup main window 30 Progress Log window 36 Restore Files window 33 Status window 35 Windows menu 29 Write permissions 3 wa 74 NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide
33. al In this section you are going to restore the file named Help pdf This file was backed up in the Backup or Archive Tutorial section of this tutorial The instructions in this section describe how to Restore the Help pdf File Monitor the Status of the Restore Operation Restore the Help pdf File 1 Start NetBackup as described in How to Start the NetBackup Browser section of this tutorial to launch the NetBackup Browser 2 Click Choose Files to Restore The following dialog box displays In Progress Getting image list from server An image list contains all files directories and catalog information associated with a backup When the process is complete the following dialog box displays SS In Progress Getting file list from server A file list contains the list of files that NetBackup created when the backup was performed gt 20 NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup and the Mac OS Client User Next the Restore Files window displays a Restore Files B start Restore Show most recent since last full backup Search pattern is Macintosh HD NetBackup Browser X files and folders to restore E folders with some files to restore File or Folder Name Size Last Backup Last Modified Y O E macintosh HD 1 Items N A N A b L1 nm
34. anaged Server A NetBackup master server that appears as a managed master server in the left pane of the GDM Dashboard GDM Server A NetBackup master server that has the Global Data Manager license activated When logging into this host the user can monitor the activity on multiple master servers using the GDM Dashboard interface If the host has installed the Advanced Reporter option the reports show information on multiple master servers Global Data Manager GDM A separately priced option for UNIX servers that provides an interface with a tree view where the administrator can view and administer multiple master servers The server where the option is installed is called a GDM Server Global Device Database A single host that serves as the repository for global device configuration information When you install NetBackup by default the master server is configured as the global device database host GNU tar A public domain version of the UNIX tar program goodies directory A directory containing programs scripts and other files that are not formally supported GUI Graphical user interface Glossary 535 Pue NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS hard link On UNIX a hard link is a pointer to the inode for the data On a Windows server a hard link is a directory entry for a file Every file can be considered to have at least one hard link On NTFS volumes each file can have mu
35. and Media Manager software is installed The default on Windows servers is C Program Files VERITAS and on UNIX it is usr openv jbpSA The Java based NetBackup interface for performing user backups archives and restores jnbSA The Java based NetBackup interface for administrators job A parcel of work submitted to a computer NetBackup jobs are backups archives or restores kernel The nucleus of an operating system keyword phrase A textual description of a backup kill a job See cancel a job label Identifier of a tape or optical disk volume A recorded label includes a media ID A barcode label allows a barcode scanner to be used for media tracking library See robotic library Glossary 55 PNE NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS link See hard link or symbolic link LMF Library Management Facility A Media Manager designation for a category of robot For the specific vendor types and models in this category see the VERITAS support web site This robot type is supported only by NetBackup DataCenter servers load noun Amount of work that is being performed by a system or the level of traffic on a network For example network load affects performance verb Copy data to internal memory For example load the installation program verb Used to indicate tape drive initialization done when new media is being added logs Files where a computer or ap
36. are service that needs storage management The SMS views all services for example print services communication services workstations as targets Target Service Agent A Target service agent is a Novell NetWare agent that prepares the target s data for SMS during a backup and for the target during a restore TLD Tape Library DLT A Media Manager designation for a category of robot For the specific vendor types and models in this category see the VERITAS support web site TLH Tape Library Half inch A Media Manager designation for a category of robot For the specific vendor types and models in this category see the VERITAS support web site This robot type is supported only by NetBackup DataCenter servers TLM Tape Library Multimedia A Media Manager designation for a category of robot For the specific vendor types and models in this category see the VERITAS support web site This robot type is supported only by NetBackup DataCenter servers TL4 Tape Library 4MM A Media Manager designation for a category of robot For the specific vendor types and models in this category see the VERITAS support web site Glossary 67 ww NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS TL8 Tape Library 8MM A Media Manager designation for a category of robot For the specific vendor types and models in this category see the VERITAS support web site timeout period The period of time that an
37. box immediately below the radio button Configuration Click this button to open the Configuration dialog box and change the NetBackup server configuration The current server configuration is displayed immediately above the button Cancel Click this button to close this dialog box without initiating a restore of the files and or folders selected in the Restore Files window OK Click this button to confirm the settings and close this dialog box The File or Folder Name section of the Restore Files window will list the files and or folders specified by the parameters in this dialog box 4 Chapter 4 Reference 41 gt NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Dialog Boxes Start Restore Dialog Box Access this dialog box by clicking Start Restore on the Restore Files window Start Restore Restore files and folders from backups M Overwrite Existing Files O Restore to Different Folder Folder Start Restore Overwrite Existing Click this check box to allow NetBackup to replace files and or Files folders with identical names with those being restored Restore to Different Click this check box to restore files and or folders to a different Folder folder Clicking this check box will activate the Folder button and the text box immediately below the check box When the text box is activated you can select a different folder to whi
38. c NetBackup Schedule Schedule Name ww 38 NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh w NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Dialog Boxes e Ifthis dialog box is accessed during a restore operation only the Restore Files from Another Client and Use a Specific NetBackup Policy radio buttons and text boxes are available Configuration O Restore Files from Another Client Gient Name NetBackup Server windows null com O Use a Specific NetBackup Policy Policy Name Restore Files from This radio button is displayed when the Configuration dialog Another Client box is opened during a restore operation If the configuration on the NetBackup server allows it you can restore files to your NetBackup client that were originally backed up by another NetBackup client Clicking this radio button will activate the text box immediately below the button When the text box is activated you can select the client name from which you want to restore files NetBackup Server Use this pop up menu to select a NetBackup master server for user directed backups Use a Specific Use this radio button to specify the NetBackup policy you want NetBackup Policy to use for user directed backups Clicking this radio button will activate the text box immediately below the button When the text box is activated you can select the policy name you want to use
39. cess of restoring selected files and directories from a previous backup and returning them to their original directory locations or to a different directory retention level An index number that corresponds to a user defined retention period There are 10 levels from which to choose 0 though 9 and the retention period associated with each is configurable Also see retention period retention period The length of time that NetBackup keeps backup and archive images The retention period is specified on the schedule robotic arm The component of a robotic library that physically selects the media tape or optical disk robotic library Refers to a robot and its accompanying software A robotic library includes a collection of tapes or optical platters used for data storage and retrieval For example a Tape Library DLT TLD refers to a robot that has TLD robotic control robotic volume group A volume group from which media will be ejected and vaulted When Vault duplicates backups they are duplicated to media in the robotic volume group root The highest level directory in a hierarchical directory structure In MS DOS the root directory on a drive is designated by a backslash for example the root on drive C is C On UNIX the root directory is designated by a slash Also a UNIX user name having administration capability RS 232 An industry standard interface for serial communications and sometimes used for commun
40. ch files will be restored Folder Click this button to open a Macintosh dialog box from which you can select a different folder The selected folder will be displayed in the text box immediately below the radio button You can also create a new folder Cancel Click this button to close the Start Restore dialog box without initiating a restore of files and or folders selected in the Restore Files window Start Restore Click this button to initiate a restore of files and or folders selected in the Restore Files window 42 NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Dialog Boxes In Progress Dialog Boxes The In Progress dialog boxes display during lengthy NetBackup operations involving the NetBackup server They function as indicators to you that an operation is in progress They also provide you with the option of canceling the operation The following example indicates that the client is getting the image list from the server m In Progress Getting image list from server Operations The following lists all operations which can be displayed in the In Progress dialog boxes Sending backup request to server Getting image list from server Getting file list from server Sending restore request to server Cancel Click this button to quit the process in progress Chapter 4 Reference 43
41. cted restore different client alternate target restore See redirected restore different target alternate path restore See redirected restore different path alternate read server A server used to read a backup image which was originally written by a different media server The media server specified as Alternate Read Server must have access to the media containing the backup image or images it is configured to read archive A special kind of backup where NetBackup backs up the selected files and if the backup is successful deletes the files from the local disk In this manual references to backups also apply to the backup portion of archive operations except where otherwise noted archive bit A file status bit that the Microsoft based operating system sets when it writes a file thereby indicating that the file has changed attributes for a policy Configuration parameters that control the behavior of NetBackup during operations involving this policy autochanger See robotic library autoloader See robotic library automatic backup A scheduled backup by the master server 46 NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS back up The act of copying and saving files and folders to storage media backup Refers to the process of copying and saving files and directories to storage media For example the backup
42. d for one or more logical vaults at one time Consolidated reports are organized by report title not by vault cpio A UNIX command that can be used for copying files to or from a cpio archive on disk or tape ctime The time that a UNIX inode was changed cumulative incremental backup A backup that is scheduled by the administrator on the master server and backs up files that have changed since the last successful full backup All files are backed up if no prior backup has been done Also see differential incremental backup daemon A program on a UNIX system that runs in the background and performs some task for example starting other programs when they are needed Daemons are generally referred to as services or processes on Windows server systems database agent clients Clients with additional NetBackup software that is designed to back up relational databases database extension clients See database agent clients Glossary 49 ww ww NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS debug logs Logs that can be optionally enabled for specific NetBackup and Media Manager programs and processes and then used to investigate problems destination storage unit A storage unit to which Vault sends the data from a duplication operation If the duplicated backup images are to be vaulted then the destination storage unit must correspond to the robotic volume group device delays D
43. d together in a single multiplexing session NDMP Network data management protocol NetBackup requires the NetBackup for NDMP separately priced option to support NDMP NetBackup Client service NetBackup Windows service that runs on clients and servers and listens for connections from NetBackup servers and clients in the network When a connection is made this service starts the necessary programs NetBackup configuration options On UNIX servers and on UNIX and Macintosh clients these settings are made in the bp conf file On NetWare target and OS 2 clients they are in the bp ini file On Windows servers and Windows clients these settings are called properties and are made through the Backup Archive and Restore interface or the Host Properties dialog in the NetBackup Administration Console NetBackup databases See catalogs NetBackup Database Manager service NetBackup Windows service that runs on the master server and manages the NetBackup internal databases called catalogs This service must be running on the master server during all NetBackup administrative operations gt 58 NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup Device Manager service The NetBackup Windows service that runs on a NetBackup server and starts the robotic control processes and controls the reservation and assignment of volumes This service runs only if th
44. e server has devices under Media Manager control The process is 1tid NetBackup properties Same as NetBackup configuration options but are called NetBackup properties on Microsoft Windows platforms NetBackup Request Manager service The NetBackup Windows service that runs on the master server and starts the scheduler and receives requests from clients NetBackup Volume Manager service A NetBackup Windows service that runs on a NetBackup server allows remote administration of Media Manager and manages volume information The process is vmd NIS Network information service NLM NetWare loadable module NFS Network file system nonrobotic See standalone ODL Optical disk library This robot type is supported only by NetBackup DataCenter servers offsite volume group A volume group in which media will appear after having been ejected from the robot for vaulting When Vault ejects media itis moved from the robotic volume group to the off site volume group Glossary 59 ww vw NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS offsite volume pool A volume pool that contains media that is to be ejected and vaulted Backup images written to an off site volume pool by an original NetBackup backup policy or by Vault s duplication feature will be ejected and vaulted More than one off site volume pool can be specified for the Eject step of a Vault profile original backup A backup im
45. ed Jan 16 11 13 35 2002 the requested operation was successfully completed 13 00 21 454345 xxx gt INF Status the requested operation was successfully completed Ey ay 26 NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Reference 4 This chapter provides reference information on the NetBackup Browser The topics contained here are Menus Windows Dialog Boxes 27 wy w NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Menus Menus The menus for the NetBackup Browser are active when the following windows are active NetBackup Main Window Backup or Archive Files Window Restore Files Window Status Window File Menu A Edit Font Size Windows Help Close Window 38W Configuration Browse Criteria Quit Q Configuration Opens the Configuration dialog box Browse Criteria Opens the Restore Browse Criteria dialog box Quit Exits and closes the NetBackup Browser Edit Menu F File Font Size Windows Help Undo SelectAll 3 Use the Edit menu to modify text field contents 28 NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Menus Font Menu F File Edit Size Windows Help Charcoal Chicago Courier v Geneva Helvetica Monaco New
46. elays caused by the device that are beyond the control of the storage application An example is the time required to position tape under the read and write heads device host A host that has Media Manager installed where a drive or robotic control is attached or is defined device monitor A Media Manager administration utility that provides monitoring and manual control of Media Manager storage devices For example an administrator or computer room operator can use this utility to manually reset devices or set them to the UP or DOWN state DHCP Dynamic host configuration protocol This TCP IP protocol automatically assigns temporary IP addresses to hosts when they connect to the network differential incremental backup Scheduled by the administrator on the master server and backs up files that have changed since the last successful incremental or full backup All files are backed up if no prior backup has been done Also see cumulative incremental backup directory depth The number of levels below the current directory level that the NetBackup interfaces show in their directory and file list displays directory tree The hierarchical structure in which files are organized on a disk Each directory lists the files and directories that are directly below it in the tree On UNIX the topmost directory is called the root directory gt 50 NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBac
47. ems Y O O O O O O O O O O O O 6 Find the Help pdf file This file was loaded into the NetBackup Browser folder during installation 7 Click the Help paf file Li Backup or Archive Files fH S files and folders to backup E folders with some files to backup File or Folder Name Size Last Modified b O C NetBackup Admin 5 ltems 2001 10 16 14 49 a NetBackup Admin sea 2218K 2001 10 16 14 57 NetBackup Browser 3 items 2001 06 21 14 18 B Help pdf 2268K 1999 09 15 16 23 n Helper Applications 5 Items 2001 06 15 16 00 a NetBackup S11K 2001 06 12 08 11 m NetBackup Browser3 4 6 Items 2001 05 29 16 07 O Sereen Catcher 2 3 4 9 Items 2001 06 08 10 54 D shutdown Check 1K 2001 10 11 17 13 m Stationery 3 Items 2001 05 25 15 47 mu System Folder 22 Items 2001 10 01 20 26 H Temporary Items D Items Y El E K O O O O O O O O Notice that the check box preceding the file name now has an X in it This means that the file has been selected Notice also that the check box preceding the NetBackup Browser folder name has a This means that something in the folder has been selected If everything in the folder had been selected you would see an X in the check box 8 Click Start Backup 16 NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup and the
48. er and UNIX and Macintosh clients the list is in the bp conf file On NetWare target and OS 2 clients the list is in the bp ini file service A program on a Windows server system that runs in the background and performs some task for example starting other programs when they are needed Services are generally referred to as daemons on UNIX systems Kd v 64 NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS session An instance of NetBackup checking its schedules for backups that are due adding them to its worklist and attempting to complete all jobs in the worklist For user backups and archives a session usually consists of a single backup or archive Session Vault A vault session consists of executing a particular profile or profiles shared drives See Shared Storage Option SSO Shared Storage Option SSO A separately priced VERITAS software option that allows tape drives standalone or in a robotic library to be dynamically shared among multiple NetBackup and Storage Migrator servers This option is supported only on NetBackup DataCenter servers SMDR Storage management data requestor a Novell NetWare program that provides its services transparently to all SMS modules and lets remote and local modules communicate with one another SMS Novell NetWare storage management services source volume group A volume group from which Vau
49. erm used as an adjective to describe a specific product or noun Some examples are Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows servers Windows clients Windows platforms Windows hosts and Windows GUI Where a specific Windows product is identified then only that particular product is valid with regards to the instance in which it is being used For more information on the Windows operating systems that NetBackup supports refer to the VERITAS support web site at http www support veritas com Windows servers A term that defines the Windows server platforms that NetBackup supports those platforms are Windows NT and Windows 2000 Windows clients A term that defines the Windows client platforms that NetBackup supports those platforms are Windows 95 98 ME NT 2000 XP for 32 and 64 bit versions and LE SE NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Getting Help Getting Help For updated information about this product including system requirements supported platforms supported peripherals and a list of current patches available from Technical Support visit our web site http www support veritas com VERITAS Customer Support has an extensive technical support structure that enables you to contact technical support teams that are trained to answer questions to specific products You can contact Customer Support by send
50. erminating a job and removing it from the job queue carousel See robotic library catalogs Internal NetBackup and Media Manager databases These catalogs contain information about configuration media devices status errors and the files and directories in the stored backup images CDF Context dependent file which is a type of directory structure on a Hewlett Packard system changer See robotic library class See policy client The system with the files to back up archive or restore client user interface See user interface cluster See master and media server cluster command lines Commands that users can execute either from the system prompt or in scripts compression The process of compacting data to enable more efficient transmission and storage wr 48 NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh v NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS configuration The parameters that govern the behavior of an application This term can also refer to the manner in which a network or system is laid out or connected for example a network configuration consolidated eject A process of ejecting media for more than one Vault session at a time A Consolidated Eject can be performed for one or more logical vaults at one time consolidated report A process of generating reports for more than one Vault session at a time A Consolidated Report can be performe
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52. ical user interface GUT objects such as fields menu choices etc For example Enter your password in the Password field Notes and Cautions Note This is a Note Notes are used to call attention to information that makes using the product easier or helps in avoiding problems Caution This is a Caution Cautions are used to warn about situations that could cause data loss Key Combinations Some keyboard command sequences use two or more keys at the same time For example holding down the Ctrl key while pressing another key Keyboard command sequences are indicated by connecting the keys with a plus sign For example Press Ctrl t 1 wy Preface Ix v NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Conventions Command Usage The following conventions are frequently used in the synopsis of command usage brackets The enclosed command line component is optional Vertical bar or pipe 1 Separates optional arguments from which the user can choose For example when a command has the following format command arg arg2 the user can use either the arg or arg2 variable Terms The terms listed in the table below are used in the VERITAS NetBackup documentation to increase readability while maintaining technical accuracy Term Definition Microsoft Windows Terms used as nouns to describe a line of operating systems Windows developed by Microsoft Inc A t
53. icating with storage peripherals Glossary e3 gr NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS RSM Interface Application in Windows 2000 used to manage Removable Storage Manager RSM devices RSM Removable Storage Manager A Media Manager designation for a category of robot For the specific vendor types and models in this category see the VERITAS support web site Also a component of the Windows 2000 operating system that manages storage devices RVSN See recorded media ID schedules Controls when backups can occur in addition to other aspects of the backup such as the type of backup full incremental and how long NetBackup retains the image SCSI Small computer system interface This is a type of parallel interface that is frequently used for communicating with storage peripherals server directed restore Using the user interface on the master server to restore files to any client Only the administrator can perform this operation server independent restore Restoring files by using a NetBackup server other than the one that was used to write the backup This feature is available only with NetBackup DataCenter server list The list of servers that a NetBackup client or server refers to when establishing or verifying connections to NetBackup servers On a Windows server and Microsoft Windows clients you update the list through a dialog box in the interface On a UNIX serv
54. ing an e mail to support veritas com or by finding a product specific phone number from the VERITAS support web site The following steps describe how to locate the proper phone number 1 Open http ww support veritas com in your web browser 2 Click Contact Support The Contacting Support Product List page appears 3 Select a product line and then a product from the lists that appear The page will refresh with a list of technical support phone numbers that are specific to the product you just selected 1 wy Preface x v NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Getting Help xi NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Introduction 1 You can start backups archives and restores directly from a NetBackup client without logging into the NetBackup server After a user directed operation is started itruns under control of the NetBackup server You request the service and the server manages the rest including the storage and retrieval of data Backup and Archive A backup saves copies of selected files and directories from a NetBackup client to a storage device on a NetBackup server An archive saves copies of selected files and directories from a NetBackup client to a storage device on a NetBackup server then deletes the original files from the client Special Features NetBackup special backup and a
55. is complete This term can also refer to the collection of data that NetBackup saves for a client during a backup or archive For example duplicate the backup Backup is two words when used as a verb For example back up the file backup archive and restore interface The name of the NetBackup Microsoft Windows and Java based user interfaces for clients On servers these interfaces can be started through the NetBackup Administration Console backup window The period of time during which backups can begin block size The number of bytes in each block of data written on the media during a backup bp A backup archive and restore utility for users on NetBackup UNIX clients It has a character based menu interface that can be run from terminals that do not have X Windows capabilities bpadm An administrator utility that runs on NetBackup UNIX servers It has a character based menu interface that can be run from terminals that do not have X Windows capabilities bp conf file A NetBackup configuration file on UNIX servers and also on UNIX Macintosh and OS 2 clients bp ini file NetBackup initialization file for Novell NetWare target clients bpcd NetBackup Client service on Windows and the NetBackup Client daemon on UNIX Glossary 47 r NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS bprd NetBackup Request Manager service on Windows and NetBackup Request daemon on UNIX cancel a job T
56. kup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS disaster recovery Recovering data from backups after a disk crash or other catastrophe disk Magnetic or optical disk storage media disk image backup A bit by bit rather than a file system backup of a disk drive on a Windows platform DLT Digital linear tape or tape drive type Domain Name Service DNS A program that handles name translation for network communications drive cleaning The use of a special cleaning tape to clean the heads on a drive duplicate image A copy of a backup image eject Move media out of a robotic library encryption Provides additional security by encrypting backup data on the client This capability is available only with the NetBackup Encryption option entry and exit ports See media access port exclude list A list that designates files or directories to exclude from automatic backups expiration image The date and time when NetBackup stops tracking a backup image Glossary 5 ww w NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS expiration volume The date and time when the physical media tape is considered to be no longer usable external media ID This is an identifier written on a media cartridge or canister to help the operator identify the volume before inserting it into a drive or robot For labeled media the external media ID should be the same as the media ID recorded on the media
57. lt can select backups to duplicate This parameter is used to restrict the list of backups from all backups that reside on media in any volume group to backups that reside on media in a single volume group Where a volume group corresponds to a particular robot the profile will duplicate only backups on media in that robot The Source Volume Group is normally only specified if you have multiple robots attached to the same server for example you want to duplicate backups that reside in robot 0 to media that reside in robot 1 SSO See Shared Storage Option SSO stacker Usually a small robotic library that contains one drive only See robotic library Glossary e e NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS standalone A qualifier used with drives and media to indicate they are not associated with a robot For example a standalone tape drive is one where you must manually find and insert tapes before using them A standalone volume is one that is located in a standalone drive or is stored outside of a drive and designated as standalone in the volume configuration status code A numerical code usually accompanied by a troubleshooting message that indicates the outcome of an operation storage migrator Refers to the VERITAS Storage Migrator line of hierarchical storage management products for UNIX and Windows These products make extra room on a disk by transparently moving data to othe
58. ltiple hard links and a single file can appear in many directories or even in the same directory with different names heap level A parameter for memory heap debugging on a Novell NetWare or Windows NetBackup client hierarchical storage management The process of automatically migrating selected files from a managed file system to specified migration levels on secondary storage while maintaining transparent access to those files host A computer that executes application programs host name Name by which a host computer is identified by programs and other computers in the network HSM See storage migrator image The collection of data that NetBackup saves for an individual client during each backup or archive The image contains all the files directories and catalog information associated with the backup or archive import The process of recreating NetBackup records of images so the images can be restored include list A list that designates files or directories to add back in from the exclude list incremental backup See cumulative incremental backup and differential incremental backup wr 54 NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh v NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS inject Move media into a robotic library inport See media access port inode A UNIX data structure that defines the existence of a single file install_path Directory where NetBackup
59. ns how to use NetBackup to perform backup archive and restore operations Chapter 3 Using the NetBackup Browser describes the various windows screens and menus associated with NetBackup Chapter 4 Reference explains how to install the NetBackup client software for Macintosh Related Documentation The following documents provide related information For a more detailed listing of NetBackup documents refer to NetBackup Release Notes NetBackup Installation Guide for PC Clients Explains how to install NetBackup PC client software The PC clients are Windows Mac OS and Novell NetWare If you have a UNIX server refer to these documents S w vil wy vw NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Related Documentation NetBackup Release Notes Provides important information about NetBackup DataCenter and BusinesServer products on UNIX and Windows based servers such as the platforms and operating systems that are supported and operating notes that may not be in the NetBackup manuals or the online help NetBackup DataCenter System Administrator s Guide for UNIX Explains how to configure and manage NetBackup DataCenter on a UNIX server e NetBackup BusinesSeroer System Administrator s Guide for UNIX Explains how to configure and manage NetBackup BusinesServer on a UNIX server NetBackup Troubleshooting Guide for UNIX Provides troubleshooting informati
60. nt server configuration is displayed immediately above the button Cancel Click this button to close this dialog box without initiating a backup or archive of files and or folders selected in the Backup or Archive Files window Start Backup Click this button to initiate a backup or archive of files and or folders selected in the Backup or Archive Files window Chapter 4 Reference 37 cWEC NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Dialog Boxes Configuration Dialog Box Access this dialog box by clicking Configuration on the Start Backup Files dialog box the Restore Browse Criteria dialog box or from the File menu Depending on when this dialog box is accessed different options may be available e Ifthis dialog box is accessed from the File menu before a backup or restore operation is initiated the following is displayed Configuration O Restore Files from Another Client CHent Name NetBackup Server windows null com O Use a Specific NetBackup Policy Policy Name O Use a Specific NetBackup Schedule Sehedule Name If this dialog box is accessed during a backup operation only the Use a Specific NetBackup Policy radio button and text box are available Configuration NetBackup Server windows null com O Use a Specific NetBackup Policy Policy Name O Use a Specifi
61. omputer before administrator controlled backups begin There are three kinds of backups A full backup copies to a storage unit all files and directories that are beneath a specified directory If a full backup fails NetBackup attempts it at the same time each day until a full backup is successfully complete A cumulative incremental backup backs up all files that have changed since the last successful full backup Incremental backups use the datetime stamp to determine if a file has changed Each incremental backup is relative to the previous full or incremental backup A differential incremental backup backs up all files that have changed since the last successful incremental or full backup b AEN NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh v NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Restore Restore A restore reads backed up or archived copies from the storage device on the NetBackup server and restores them to the client Special Features NetBackup gives the user the ability to select which files will be restored NetBackup supports the following ways to restore a backup A redirected restore to a different client restores files or directories to a client other than the one from which they were backed up This is possible only if the NetBackup administrator sets up the configuration to allow it The administrator on the NetBackup server can direct restores to any NetBackup client rega
62. on for UNIX based NetBackup products If you have a Windows server refer to these documents NetBackup Release Notes Provides important information about NetBackup software such as the platforms and operating systems that are supported and operating notes that may not be in the manuals or the online help NetBackup DataCenter System Administrator s Guide for Windows Explains how to configure and manage NetBackup DataCenter on a Windows server NetBackup BusinesServer System Administrator s Guide for Windows Explains how to configure and manage NetBackup BusinesServer on a Windows server NetBackup Troubleshooting Guide for Windows Provides troubleshooting information for Windows based NetBackup products w E E vii NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Conventions Conventions The following explains typographical and other conventions used in this guide Type Style Typographic Conventions Typeface Usage Bold fixed width Input For example type cd to change directories Fixed width Paths commands filenames or output For example The default installation directory is opt VRTSxx Italics Book titles new terms or used for emphasis For example Do not ignore cautions Sans serif italics Placeholder text or variables For example Replace filename with the name of your file Serif no italics Graph
63. operation in the Progress Log window Delete Click this button to delete the progress log highlighted in the Progress Log List Progress Log List This list contains progress logs for all backup and restore operations Each operation is listed followed by the Start Time and the Status of the job To view a progress log select one of the operations listed then click Details As an alternative you can double click on an operation in the list c Chapter 4 Reference 35 y NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Windows Progress Log Window This is a display only window Information about the status of the backup or restore operation is displayed The following example is a progress log from a backup operation a Backup 2 B Backup started 2001 November 14 Wednesday 11 53 12 11 53 43 Initiating backup 11 55 20 INF Waiting for positioning of media id D0048 on server carrot 11 55 31 INF Beginning backup on server carrot of client brookie 11 57 02 INF Backup by root on client brookie the requested operation was successfully completed a Restore 1 E Restore started 2002 January 16 Wednesday 12 54 05 154 454345 xxx Media id D0035 is needed for the restore 55 Restoring from image created Wed Jan 16 11 13 35 2002 21 13 733 TAR STARTED 25 06 883 Macintosh HD NetBackup Browser Help
64. or Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Restore ees NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh v NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Operating Notes 2 This chapter provides information about the operation and use of NetBackup Mac OS client software Performance Considerations Memory Considerations AppleShare IP Considerations Current Limitations File Systems Supported Archive Format TCP IP Considerations 9 9 9 9 99 Energy Saver Considerations w 5 v NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Performance Considerations Performance Considerations Not surprisingly the faster your Macintosh processor the better throughput you can expect Compression can have a dramatic negative impact on performance Typically backups take two to three times longer with compression turned on True Image Recovery TIR can have a negative impact on performance This is most noticeable during incremental backups Usually you see better throughput backing up large files than small files For example a single 1 megabyte file will generally be backed up more quickly than 1000 files that total 1 megabyte in size Complicated screen savers can slow down the performance of NetBackup If you choose to use a screen saver one that simply blanks the screen will work best Memory Considerations While waiting for
65. ote of the file name s and the folder s in which your file is stored For this tutorial you will backup the Help paf file stored in the NetBackup Browser folder which is installed on a volume named Macintosh HD 2 Double click the Macintosh HD icon A folder will open 3 Double click the NetBackup Browser folder to open its window O NetBackup Browser HH Helper Applications NetBackup Help pdf 4 Double click the NetBackup icon to launch the NetBackup Browser NetBackup NetBackup 45 Copyright 1993 2002 VERITAS Software Corporation All Rights Reserved Choose Files to Restore Choose Files to Backup or Archive You have successfully started the NetBackup Browser The following section will walk you through an actual backup wr 14 NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh w NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup and the Mac OS Client User Backup or Archive Tutorial The instructions in this section describe how to Backup the Help pdf File Monitor the Status of the Backup Operation Backup the Help pdf File 1 Start NetBackup as described in the How to Start the NetBackup Browser section of this tutorial to launch the NetBackup Browser 2 Click Choose Files to Backup or Archive The Backup or Archive Files window displays a Backup or Archive Files
66. ours you should turn off hard disk sleep If your Macintosh has an Energy Saver Control Panel this can be done as follows 1 Open the Energy Saver Control Panel 2 Click the Show Details button 3 Check Separate timing for hard disk sleep 4 Drag the slider for hard disk sleep to Never 5 Close the Energy Saver Control Panel um 10 NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh v NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Using the NetBackup Browser 3 There are two ways to perform NetBackup operations The system administrator can perform NetBackup operations on the master server NetBackup operations can also be performed on demand by a user with the NetBackup Browser This chapter describes how NetBackup is used by the system administrator and the Macintosh user The following major topics are covered NetBackup and the Master Server NetBackup and the Mac OS Client User 11 wy w NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup and the Master Server NetBackup and the Master Server After the NetBackup software has been installed on your Macintosh files stored on the Macintosh can be backed up automatically by the system administrator Backup or Archive Your system administrator has configured the NetBackup servers on your network to periodically connect to your Macintosh and back up or archive some or all of your files
67. pdf 25 22 666 INF TAR EXITING WITH STATUS O 25 22 700 INF TAR RESTORED 1 OF 1 FILES SUCCESSFULLY 25 22 733 INF TAR KEPT O EXISTING FILES 25 22 766 INF TAR PARTIALLY RESTORED O FILES 59 Status of restore from image created Wed Jan 16 11 13 35 2002 the requested operation was successfully completed 13 00 21 454345 xxx gt INF Status the requested operation was successfully completed 36 NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Dialog Boxes Dialog Boxes The dialog boxes in the NetBackup Browser are used to specify parameters for the backup archive and restore operations Start Backup Dialog Box Access this dialog box by clicking Start Backup on the Backup or Archive Files window Start Backup Which action would you like to perform 8 Backup the Items Marked Q Archive the Items Marked Backup and Then Delete Original Items NetBackup server is windows Configuration Backup the Items Click this radio button to back up the files and or folders Marked marked in the Backup or Archive Files window Archive the Items Click this radio button to back up and then delete the files Marked and or folders marked in the Backup or Archive Files window Configuration Click this button to open the Configuration dialog box and change the NetBackup server configuration The curre
68. plication records information about its activities mailslot See media access port man pages Online documentation provided with UNIX computer systems and applications Master and media server cluster A NetBackup master server and the remote media servers that it is using for additional storage It is possible to configure clusters only with NetBackup DataCenter servers NetBackup BusinesServer supports only a single server the master Master of Masters A NetBackup host where Global Data Manager software is installed When logging into this host the interface has a tree view where the administrator can view and administer multiple master servers master server The NetBackup server that provides administration and control for backups and restores for all clients and servers in a master and media server cluster NetBackup BusinesServer supports only a single server and it is the master wm 56 NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh v NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS media Physical magnetic tapes optical disks or magnetic disks where data are stored media access port A slot or other opening in a robot where you can insert or remove a tape without having to access the interior of the robot After inserting a tape you move it to a slot by using an inject command Prior to removing a tape you move it to the port by using an eject command The inject and eject commands are s
69. r storage and then transparently retrieving the data when itis needed by a user or application Storage Migrator is available only for NetBackup DataCenter servers storage unit Refers to a storage device where NetBackup or Storage Migrator stores files It can be a set of drives in a robot or consist of one or more single tape drives that connect to the same host SUSPENDED media state If a volume is SUSPENDED NetBackup can restore from it but cannot use it for backups NetBackup retains a record of the media ID until the last backup image on the volume expires symbolic link On a UNIX system this is a pointer to the name of the file that has the source data TapeAlert Allows reactive cleaning for most drive types and is a function of the tape drive tape format The format that an application uses to write data on a tape tape marks A mark that is recorded between backup images on a tape gt 66 NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS tape overhead The space required for data that is not part of the backup images For example tape marks and catalogs of what are on the tape are considered overhead tape spanning Using more than one tape to store a single backup image tar Tape Archive program that NetBackup uses to extract backup images during a restore target See target service target service A Novell NetW
70. rchive features include the following NetBackup allows you to select the NetBackup server that you want to use for user directed backups NetBackup allows you to view and select files and directories from the file systems on the client File Permissions The Mac OS client generally will back up files that are opened by other processes There are exceptions for files in shared directories or on remote volumes w ww v NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Backup and Archive User Directed Backups During configuration the administrator on the NetBackup server defines time periods when backup and archive requests from your computer can be performed NetBackup permits user directed operation only during the time periods scheduled by the system administrator Note Full and incremental backups can only be performed by a scheduled backup from the NetBackup server Administrator Controlled Backups and Archives The NetBackup administrator can schedule full and incremental backups that occur automatically and unattended under control of the NetBackup server When properly scheduled the server directed backups will meet most of your backup requirements Note Some applications retain locks on files that are left open during an administrator controlled backup The result is a partially successful backup To avoid this problem shut down all applications on the client c
71. rdless of which client the files came from A full restore restores a directory from a range of backups The restored directory includes all the files that were backed up during the range of backups The restored directory will also include files that were deleted from the local disk during the specified time period A true image restore restores the contents of a directory to what it was at the time of any scheduled full backup or incremental backup The restored directory will contain only the files that existed in it at the time of a specified full backup or incremental backup Files that were backed up but then deleted from the local disk prior to the specified time are not included The configuration on the NetBackup server must specify true image backups for your client in order for you to perform true image restores Some other NetBackup special restore features include the following NetBackup allows you to select the NetBackup server from which to perform user directed restores NetBackup allows you to view the backup history for your client or for other clients that were backed up by your client and select items to restore File Permissions and Open Files File permissions require write permission on the destination directory in order to restore a file NetBackup will restore a file even when an existing file has an identical name The old file is moved to the Trash Chapter 1 Introduction O NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide f
72. the Status window from the bar menu From the Windows menu select Status The Status window displays a Status B Operation Start Time Use this window to monitor the progress of the restore operation The operation is finished when the phrase Completed successfully is displayed The Delete button will delete the selected log file after the NetBackup operation is finished 4 Chapter 3 Using the NetBackup Browser 20 Fee NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup and the Mac OS Client User 2 To display the log file for a NetBackup operation either double click on the restore log or select the operation from the list in the window and click the Details button You can view the log file while the operation is in progress or after it is finished The following log file displays a Restore 1 B Restore started 2002 January 16 Wednesday 12 54 05 a 12 54 50 454345 xxx Media id D0035 is needed for the restore 12 55 01 Restoring from image created Med Jan 16 11 13 35 2002 14 21 13 733 TAR STARTED 14 25 06 883 Macintosh HD NetBackup Browser Help pdf 14 25 22 666 INF TAR EXITING WITH STATUS O 14 25 22 700 INF TAR RESTORED 1 OF 1 FILES SUCCESSFULLY 14 25 22 733 INF TAR KEPT O EXISTING FILES 14 25 22 766 INF TAR PARTIALLY RESTORED O FILES 12 59 45 Status of restore from image created W
73. up will look when only some files in the folder are selected Chapter 4 Reference sl E NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Windows File or Folder Name This area of the window contains a list of files and folders in the volume The Size and the Last Modified time and date are also listed The volume and each folder are preceded by a triangle When the triangle is pointed to the right the volume or folder is closed When the triangle is pointing down the volume or folder is open Click the triangle to open and close the volume and the folders Each file and folder listing is preceded by a check box Click on a check box to select or deselect a file or folder Whena check box preceding a file has an X in it the file has been selected Whena check box preceding a folder has an X in it all the files in the folder have been selected Whena check box preceding a folder has a in it only some of the files in the folder have been selected ww 22 NetBackup User s Guide Macintosh v NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS Windows Restore Files Window This window shows the folders and files that you can mark for restore It contains only files and directories that were backed up To open this window click Choose Files to Restore on the NetBackup Main window Note When this window is displayed the menus are active
74. upported through the add and move screens in the Media Manager administration interface media host NetBackup server to which the job client is sending the data media ID An identifier that is written on a volume as part of the recorded label Media Manager Software that is part of NetBackup and manages the storage devices and removable media Media Manager Host Host where Media Manager is installed may have devices attached media server A NetBackup server that provides storage within a master and media server cluster The master can also be a media server A media server that is not the master is called a remote media server NetBackup BusinesServer does not support remote media servers menu interface A character based interface for use on terminals that do not have graphical capabilities mount Make a volume available for reading or writing mount point The point where a file system on a disk logically connects to a system s directory structure so the file system is available to users and applications yy Glossary 57 ww NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS MPX See multiplexing mtime The point in time when a UNIX or NTFS file is modified multiplexing The process of sending concurrent multiple backups from one or more clients to a single storage device and interleaving those images onto the media multiplexed group A set of backups that were multiplexe
75. uration settings Specific parameters for duplication catalog backup eject and report or any combination of these steps are configured within a profile progress report Log where NetBackup records events that occur during user operations proxy restore A proxy restore allows the user to restore files that he has write access to on a machine other than his desktop The files must be in a backup of the machine to which they are being restored GIC Quarter inch cartridge tape queued job A job that has been added to the list of jobs to be performed raw partition backup Bit by bit backup of a partition of a disk drive on UNIX On Windows this is called a disk image backup rbak The program that Apollo clients use to read data from tape during a restore Glossary 6 NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS recorded media ID This is an identifier written as part of the label on a volume and used by Media Manager to ensure that the correct volume is mounted The recorded media ID should match the external media ID redirected restore different client Restoring files to your client when they were originally backed up from a different client The administrator using the interface on the master server can direct a restore to any client this variation is called a server directed restore redirected restore different target On a Novell NetWare server platform running
76. ute information followed by the data fork of the Macintosh file followed by the resource fork of the Macintosh file The MacBinary format is commonly used when transferring Macintosh files between non Macintosh systems You can usually restore files from a UNIX NetBackup archive to a Macintosh NetBackup client If you do this however there are some things to be aware of Any slash character in a Macintosh file or folder name maps to a colon character in the UNIX path on the server For example suppose you have a file named Notes 95 09 30 in a folder named My Stuff on a hard disk named Macintosh HD That file must be specified in the file list as Macintosh HD My Stuff Notes 95 09 30 Macintosh file and folder names are limited to 31 characters UNIX file or directory names are truncated if they contain more than 31 characters Unlike UNIX names Macintosh names are case insensitive For example if you have two UNIX files Cat and CAT in the same directory only one will be restored on a Macintosh Ifa file isin MacBinary format the NetBackup for Mac OS client will restore it with its Macintosh attributes data fork and resource fork Ifa file is not in MacBinary format the NetBackup for Mac OS client attempts to determine if it is a text file If it appears to be text the file is restored as a text file Otherwise it will be restored as a plain binary file with Creator and File Type
77. your robot Vaulting is an integral part of the disaster recovery process verbose flag Configuration file entry that causes a higher level of detail to be written in the logs Glossary 69 ww vw NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS NetBackup 4 5 User s Guide for Mac OS verify An operation that compares the list of files that are actually on a volume with what NetBackup has recorded as being on it The data that is on the media is not verified vmadm A Media Manager administrator utility for managing volumes It runs on UNIX and has a character based menu interface that can be run from terminals vm conf A Media Manager configuration file with entries that include the servers that can manage local devices and default media ID prefixes for media that do not contain barcodes volume Media Manager volumes are logical units of data storage or cleaning capability on media that have been assigned media IDs and other attributes which are recorded in the Media Manager volume database volume configuration Refers to configuration information that is stored in the Media Manager volume database volume database An internal database where Media Manager keeps information about volumes All hosts where Media Manager is installed have a volume database However the database is empty unless the host is designated as a volume database host volume database host The host where Media Manager is installed that contains information

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