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[Veritas-bu] How to change NetBackup's TMP directory?

2006-02-02 09:11:46
Subject: [Veritas-bu] How to change NetBackup's TMP directory?
From: jpiszcz.backup AT gmail DOT com (Justin Piszcz)
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 09:11:46 -0500
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Do you know where this option is using the Windows NetBackup Restore tool
and not the Veritas NetBackup Java GUI?

Thanks,

Justin.


On 2/2/06, Len Boyle <Len.Boyle AT sas DOT com> wrote:
>
> Justin
>
> If you are using one of the netbackup gui's programs to set up the
> restore, they each have a method to choose the name of the log file. This
> includes the full path. The exact location of this option depends on whic=
h
> gui program you are using.
>
> len
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu [mailto:
> veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] *On Behalf Of *Justin Piszcz
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 02, 2006 6:08 AM
> *To:* veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> *Subject:* [Veritas-bu] How to change NetBackup's TMP directory?
>
>
>  During restores with millions of files, NetBackup saves the restore
> status to:
>
> 1) /tmp/bplog.rest.001
> 2) /tmp/bplog.rest.002
>
> In which the current (or newest) bplog.rest file is 002, which continuall=
y
> grows, showing the status as each of the millions of files are restored t=
o
> the server.  This file as you can imagine will grow indefinitely with
> millions of files until the restoration is completed.
>
> Is there a way to re-direct NetBackup's bplog restore status to log to a
> partition OTHER THAN /tmp?
>
> NOTE: I am not using the NetBackup Advanced Client, the restore simply
> spans multiple weeks of data, which is why there are so many files.
>
> Thanks,
>

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<div>Do you know where this option is using the Windows NetBackup Restore t=
ool and not the Veritas NetBackup Java GUI?</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Thanks,</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Justin.<br><br>&nbsp;</div>
<div><span class=3D"gmail_quote">On 2/2/06, <b class=3D"gmail_sendername">L=
en Boyle</b> &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:Len.Boyle AT sas DOT com">Len.Boyle AT sas 
DOT com</a>=
&gt; wrote:</span>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0=
px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">
<div dir=3D"ltr" align=3D"left"><span><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#0000ff=
" size=3D"2">Justin</font></span></div>
<div dir=3D"ltr" align=3D"left"><span><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#0000ff=
" size=3D"2"></font></span>&nbsp;</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr" align=3D"left"><span><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#0000ff=
" size=3D"2">If you are using one of the netbackup gui's programs to set up=
 the restore, they&nbsp;each have a method to choose the name of the log fi=
le. This includes the full path. The exact location of this option depends =
on which gui program you are using.&nbsp;
</font></span></div>
<div dir=3D"ltr" align=3D"left"><span></span>&nbsp;</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr" align=3D"left"><span><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#0000ff=
" size=3D"2">len</font>&nbsp;</span></div><br>
<div lang=3D"en-us" dir=3D"ltr" align=3D"left">
<hr>
<font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"2"><b>From:</b> <a onclick=3D"return top.js.O=
penExtLink(window,event,this)" href=3D"mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman DOT 
eng.=
auburn.edu" target=3D"_blank">veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT 
edu</a> [=
mailto:
<a onclick=3D"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href=3D"mailto:=
veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu" 
target=3D"_blank">veritas-bu-admin=
@mailman.eng.auburn.edu</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Justin Piszcz<br><b>Sent:<=
/b>
 Thursday, February 02, 2006 6:08 AM<span class=3D"q"><br><b>To:</b> <a onc=
lick=3D"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href=3D"mailto:verita=
s-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu" target=3D"_blank">veritas-bu AT mailman DOT 
eng.aubur=
n.edu
</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Veritas-bu] How to change NetBackup's TMP director=
y?<br></span></font><br>&nbsp;</div>
<div><span class=3D"e" id=3D"q_1092aaa3fe361886_3">
<div></div>
<div>During restores with millions of files, NetBackup saves the restore st=
atus to:</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>1) /tmp/bplog.rest.001</div>
<div>2) /tmp/bplog.rest.002</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>In which the current (or newest) bplog.rest file is 002, which continu=
ally grows, showing the status as each of the millions of files are restore=
d to the server.&nbsp; This file as you can imagine will grow indefinitely =
with millions of files until the restoration is completed.=20
</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Is there a way to re-direct NetBackup's bplog restore status to log to=
 a partition OTHER THAN /tmp?</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>NOTE: I am not using the NetBackup Advanced Client, the restore simply=
 spans multiple weeks of data, which is why there are so many files.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Thanks,</div></span></div></blockquote></div><br>

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