To start and stop the NetBackup database, use one of the following methods:

• In the Daemons tab of the Activity monitor, select the service NetBackup Scale-Out Relational Database Manager (vrtsdbsvc_psql).

• (Windows) From the Windows Service Manager, select the service NetBackup Scale-Out Relational Database Manager (vrtsdbsvc_psql).

• (Windows) Use the following commands:

  install_path\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\bpdown -e vrtsdbsvc_psql

• install_path\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\bpup -e vrtsdbsvc_psql

• (UNIX) Use the following commands:

  /usr/openv/db/bin/nbdbms_start_server -start

  Starts the NetBackup Scale-Out Relational Database server if no option is specified.

  /usr/openv/db/bin/nbdbms_start_server -stop -f

  Stops the server; -f forces a shutdown with active connections.

  The NetBackup Scale-Out Relational Database Manager daemon is included in the stop command or the start command, which starts and stops all NetBackup daemons.

Individual databases can be started or stopped, while the NetBackup Scale-Out Relational Database Manager service continues. Use the NetBackup Database Administration utility or the following commands:

• nbdb_admin [-start | -stop]

  Starts or stops NBDB without shutting down the NetBackup Scale-Out Relational Database server.

  To see whether the database is up, enter nbdb_ping.

• nbdb_admin [-start | -stop BMRDB]

  Starts or stops BMRDB without shutting down the NetBackup Scale-Out Relational Database server.

  To see whether the BMRDB database is up, enter nbdb_ping -dbn BMRDB.