Re: [Networker] Question on Index Backup and Expiry

Run a script to backup the indexes seperatly after your normal backup.
this way you can restore the indexes to the recover server and do file
restores
I use the perl script below to save my indexes seperatly and networker
will never know the difference.
The script is made on windows, but should be easy to convert til other
platforms that can run perl.

#!c:/perl/bin/perl.exe
system"savegrp \-I \Incremental";
opendir(INDEX,"x:/program files/nsr/index") || die |"Cannot read index
dir\n";
while ($client_name = readdir(INDEX)) {
        if ($client_name eq ".") {next;}
        if ($client_name eq "..") {next;}
        print "***** Saving index for  client $client_name\n";
        system"save \-i -b \"INSERT POOL HEREl\" \-l Full -y \"3 months\"
-w \"3 months\" \-s SERVER \"x:/program files/nsr/index/$client_name\" >>
e:/logs/saveindx.txt 2>&1";
} # end of while

I am not sure purging the indexes for these DR media can be done easily,
but you could try to delete the DR media and see what impact it has on
your indexes.

Or you could change your normal schedule to run more full backups, Yeah I
know it will cost more tapes, and then clone them for DR purposes.



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Monit Kapoor <mkapoor AT CADENCE DOT COM>
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19-09-2003 07:27
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Hello everyone,

I need advice on the following ?

I have a  couple of critical client's ( approx 100 ) on my backup server
which are
backed full once a Month and incr other days, with Saturday and Sunday
as skip.
Now as part of the DR readiness program, i am supposed to perform a
 Full backup each
weekend for these systems on to a seperate Tape pool.Here's how i have
setup:

1. I run the weekend full backups without index saves.The Bootstrap is
also backed to this Tape
    pool to assist in recovery at remote site.However indexes are not
backed because if i
    create indexes for each weekend run, then i end up screwing my
regular incr
    backups as on monday they'll end up using each Sunday's (level 0)
indexes for finding and backing
    changed files.

Now Since I dont create any indexes for this DR run , i am unable to
perofrm file-by-file browsing
for recoveries without having to scan all tapes.

What i need help on:

1. Is there any way i could create these Indexes for Weekend Backup and
backup this run's indexes
    to this DR tape pool only ?

2. Once this activity has been done ,can i  purge the local disk index
by defining a very short expiry period
     ( 0 or 1 day, i am not sure ) befor next run for these clients ?

Appreciate any assistance from you folks.

Rgds,

Monit

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