To configure a catalog backup manually

1. In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand NetBackup Management > Policies.

   Note:

   Before you create a new catalog backup policy, you must ensure that a passphrase for the disaster recovery package is set.

   See Disaster recovery packages.

   See Setting a passphrase to encrypt disaster recovery packages.

   If the passphrase is not set, catalog backups fail.

2. Select Actions > New > Policy.
3. Enter a unique name for the new policy in the Add a New Policy dialog box.

   See NetBackup naming conventions.

   Click OK.

4. On the Attributes tab, complete the following entries:

   • Policy Type

     Select NBU-Catalog as the policy type.

   • Policy storage

     For disk storage units, increase the Maximum Concurrent Jobs storage unit setting to ensure that the catalog backup can proceed during regular backup activity.

     See Maximum concurrent jobs storage unit setting.

     Note:

     The media server that is used for catalog backups must be at the same NetBackup version as the master server. If your installation contains media servers of various levels, do not select Any Available for the destination Policy Storage Unit. If media servers are at various versions, a media server at a level other than the master server could be selected.

   • Policy volume pool

     NetBackup automatically creates a CatalogBackup volume pool that is selected by default only for NBU-Catalog policy types.

   • For other policy attribute descriptions, see the following topic:

     See Policy Attributes tab .

5. Select the Schedules tab to set up a schedule for a catalog backup.

   See Concurrently running catalog backups with other backups.

   See About catalog policy schedules.

   See Schedule Attributes tab .

   Note:

   The Clients tab does not apply to the NBU-Catalog policy and does not appear.

6. The Disaster Recovery tab appears for NBU-Catalog policies only.

   The tab contains information regarding the location of data crucial to disaster recovery.

   • Browse or enter the path where each disaster recovery image file can be saved on disk. The image file contains the disaster recovery information. Enter the logon and password information, if necessary.

     It is recommended that you save the image file to a network share or a removable device. Do not save the disaster recovery information to the local computer.

   Note:

   If the master server is configured to use a non-privileged user (or service user) account, it should have the write access permissions on the disaster recovery (DR) path.

   On UNIX, if the master server is configured to use the service user account, specifying the user name and password of another user who has the access to the path does not work. The NetBackup Administrator has to ensure that the service user can write to the network share without switching the context to another user. This requirement is not applicable on Windows if the DR path is a network share.

   For more information on the service user account, refer to the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.

7. You may want to add critical policies to the Critical Policies list. The Critical Policies list contains the names of policies that back up critical data. Media that contains critical policy backups is listed on the NetBackup Disaster Recovery Report that is generated when the catalog backup is run. The report lists the media for only incremental and full backup schedules, so critical policies should use only incremental or full backup schedules.

   Click OK to save the policy.