If I change the number of retries to zero, does it prevents the manual
backups too ? I haven't tested this yet.

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpconfig -tries 0

The manpage says "This attribute does not apply to user-directed backups and
archives"

-Shyam

On 9/26/06, Bob Stump <stumpb at michigan.gov> wrote:
>
>  NB 5.1_MP4 on Solaris 9 master
> NN 6.0_MP3 on Solaris 10 master
>
> Has anyone devised a way to disable manual backups for specific policies
> only? I have over 500 policies on two different master servers and it is
> hard to remember which ones should not be started during business hours for
> testing or troubleshooting because of the negative effect it has on
> overhead. I tried using the keyword in the policy, spreadsheets and post-it
> notes, but still manual backups get started. I can't simply slap the culprit
> that starts a manual backup because sometimes it is I. :-)  I was thinking
> of maybe using a cron job to de-activate the specific policies at 8AM and
> another cron job to reactivate at 6PM. Is there a simpler way?
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