This is the best way to stop backups, but with ver 5.x you can't doit fro GUI. 
find the behevior file located at ../netbackup/db/config,edit it and change the 
tries to 0.  You do not need to restart netbackup.

stefanos


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> From: David Rock <dave-bu AT graniteweb DOT com>
> Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Seeking painless way to stop automatic jobs from 
> launching
> Sent: 16 Jul '05 00:27
> 
>  * Jim VandeVegt <vandevegt AT yahoo DOT com> [2005-07-15 16:48]:
>  > Is there an easy way to prevent NetBackup (5.0 MP1 in my case, Solaris 
> master, mixed media servers) from launching any backup jobs but retaining all 
> communication channels needed to perform administrative and configuration 
> tasks between the master server and media servers?
>  >  
>  > I've often read and periodically used "terminate the request daemon" 
> accomplishes this, but with the master not listening to the bprd socket, 
> media and administrative servers can't get to first base.
>  >  
>  > It seems there ought to be something easier than making each policy such 
> that it won't launch.
>  >  
>  > (Basically, I have some configuration issues I want to fix and I'm now 
> running my backup window. I don't want anything to launch until I'm done with 
> my work.)
>  
>  Set global tries to 0 in the Master server host options.
>  
>  --
>  David Rock
>  david AT graniteweb DOT com
>  
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