Creating a protection point for a NetBackup Appliance universal share
You can create a protection point for the data in a universal share that lets you manage and protect the data in the share. Creating a protection point is accomplished by creating a Universal-Share backup policy.
If a NetBackup Appliance is configured with multiple universal shares, a single policy can be created for some or all of the shares. You can also create individual policies, one for each share. If multiple appliances are configured with universal shares, each appliance should be configured with its own specific policy to protect the universal shares on that appliance.
For example, on an appliance, the NFS exported path (Universal Share) is /shares/EXPORTED. On the NFS client server, the mounted path of the Universal Share is /mounted/MOUNTED.
Where /shares/EXPORTED is the network path of the Universal Share data and /mounted/MOUNTED is the network path on the NFS client where the share is mounted.
You then back up the data on the /mounted/MOUNTED Universal Share.
To create a protection point policy for a NetBackup Appliance universal share
- Create a Universal Share on the appliance using the NetBackup Appliance Web Console, NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu, or the NetBackup web UI.
For more information about the universal share feature and the supported appliance versions, refer to the NetBackup Appliance documentation:
- Mount the exported path of the Universal Share on the NFS client server.
- Copy your application data to the Universal Share.
- In NetBackup, on the Attributes tab, create a Universal-Share policy.
For the Policy Storage, you must use the storage unit that hosts the universal share. You must create one if one does not exist.
If multiple storage servers are configured with universal shares, each of the storage servers should be configured with its own specific policy. This configuration ensures that the universal shares on that storage server are protected.
- On the Schedules tab, select either FULL or INCR.
Note:
Accelerator backups are not supported or necessary for universal shares.
- On the Clients tab, enter the name of the NetBackup Appliance where the Universal Share resides.
Note:
Enter the host name of the client where the universal share is mounted. This name is used for cataloging. Although you can enter any name, a best practice is to enter the host short name, Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN), or IP address of the host that has permission to mount the universal share. For database systems, you can enter the host's network ID.
- Select the Backup Selections tab and perform the following actions in the order listed:
Add the USHARE directive.
USHARE is a keyword within the directive and it must be placed first in the Backup Selections tab.
(Optional) Add the NEW_STREAM directive if you require multistream backup.
See NEW_STREAM directive.
Add the mounted path on the NFS client server and the exported path of the Universal Share.
BACKUP /
Enter the BACKUP X USING Y directive in the Backup Selections tab. For example:
BACKUP /mounted/MOUNTED USING /shares/EXPORTEDIf the Universal Share is mounted on a Windows system,
C:\mounted\MOUNTED, use the/C:/mounted/MOUNTEDformat for theBACKUPpath.You can add multiple shares in a policy. If you want to group several shares into one backup job, use the NEW_STREAM directive.
See NEW_STREAM directive.
- Enter the host name of the client where the Universal Share is mounted.
- Run the Universal-Share policy.
After the backups are created, you can manage the backups with NetBackup features, such as restore, duplication, Auto Image Replication, and others.
You can immediately access the backups with NetBackup Instant Access APIs.
For information about NetBackup APIs, see the following website:
https://sort.veritas.com/documents
Select NetBackup and then the version at the bottom of the page.