The catalog backup process
The catalog backup performs the following tasks:
Backs up the catalog while continual client backups are in progress.
Performs a full or an incremental catalog backup.
Runs the scheduled catalog backups.
Copies the databases to the staging directory and then backs up that directory.
Creates the disaster recovery package.
Catalog backups that are made to tape also include the following items:
Spans multiple tapes for a catalog backup.
Allows for a flexible pool of catalog tapes.
Catalog backups to tape use media from the CatalogBackup volume pool only.
Appends to existing data on tape.
When an online catalog backup is run, it generates three jobs: A parent job, a child job for NetBackup relational database tables, and a child job for catalog images and configuration data. The child jobs contain the actual backed up data. Consider both child jobs to duplicate, verify, or expire the backup.
Refer to the following topics for information on how to configure a catalog backup: