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  2. NetBackup™ for MariaDB Administrator's Guide
  3. Appendix B. NetBackup for MariaDB commands
  4. nbmariadb -o backup
NetBackup™ for MariaDB Administrator's Guide

Name

nbmariadb -o backup — runs the backup operation from the NetBackup client.

SYNOPSIS

nbmariadb -o backup

-S primary_server_name

-P policy_name

-s schedule_name

(Linux) -l mariadb_library_path

[(Linux) -b backup_type auto, lvm, and nonlvm]

(LVM) -z snapshot_size

[-portnum db_port]

[-u db_user]

Description

This command invokes the backup operation from the NetBackup client using the NetBackup DataStore policy name and the schedule type. The parameter -S and -P are required parameters for Windows. The parameters -l and (LVM) -z are required parameters for Linux. The -portnum, -b, and -u are the optional parameters.

On Linux systems, the directory path is /usr/openv/netbackup/bin

On Windows, the directory path is install_path\NetBackup\bin

Options

-l

(Linux) Configures the MariaDB library directory

-portnum

Configures the database port number that identifies the MariaDB instance on which the backup is performed.

-P

Configures the NetBackup DataStore policy name.

-S

Configures the NetBackup server name.

-s

Specifies the schedule name that you have configured for the DataStore policy.

-u

Configures the database user name.

-z

(LVM backups) Specifies the LVM snapshot size.

-b

Configures the backup type as lvm or nonlvm.

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