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  4. About NetBackup startup and shutdown scripts
NetBackup™ Upgrade Guide

About NetBackup startup and shutdown scripts

When you install NetBackup, the installation script also performs configuration of startup and shutdown scripts. Startup scripts allow the NetBackup daemons to start automatically when the system boots. Shutdown scripts automatically terminate the startup scripts at system shutdown.

The installation process copies the NetBackup startup and shutdown scripts to the appropriate operating system location.

For non-cluster upgrades, any existing NetBackup related startup and shutdown scripts are saved, and the newly released versions of those scripts are installed.

Table: NetBackup startup and shutdown script links by platform lists the links for the startup and the shutdown scripts for the various platforms that are installed during NetBackup installation.

Table: NetBackup startup and shutdown script links by platform

Platform

Links

AIX

/etc/rc.netbackup.aix

  • The NetBackup installation script edited the /etc/inittab file and added the following entry to ensure that the script is called during a level-two boot:

    netbackup:2:wait:/etc/rc.netbackup.aix

  • To shut down, add the following line to the /etc/rc.shutdown file:

    /etc/rc.netbackup.aix stop

Linux Debian

/etc/rc0.d/K01netbackup ->/etc/init.d/netbackup

/etc/rc1.d/K01netbackup ->/etc/init.d/netbackup

/etc/rc2.d/S95netbackup ->/etc/init.d/netbackup

Linux Red Hat

/etc/rc.d/rc0.d/K01netbackup ->/etc/rc.d/init.d/netbackup

/etc/rc.d/rc1.d/K01netbackup ->/etc/rc.d/init.d/netbackup

/etc/rc.d/rc2.d/S77netbackup ->/etc/rc.d/init.d/netbackup

/etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S77netbackup ->/etc/rc.d/init.d/netbackup

/etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S77netbackup ->/etc/rc.d/init.d/netbackup

/etc/rc.d/rc6.d/K01netbackup ->/etc/rc.d/init.d/netbackup

Linux SUSE

/etc/init.d/rc0.d/K01netbackup ->/etc/init.d/netbackup

/etc/init.d/rc2.d/S77netbackup ->/etc/init.d/netbackup

/etc/init.d/rc3.d/S77netbackup ->/etc/init.d/netbackup

/etc/init.d/rc5.d/S77netbackup ->/etc/init.d/netbackup

/etc/init.d/rc6.d/K01netbackup ->/etc/init.d/netbackup

Solaris

/etc/rc0.d/K01netbackup ->/etc/init.d/netbackup

/etc/rc1.d/K01netbackup ->/etc/init.d/netbackup

/etc/rc2.d/S77netbackup ->/etc/init.d/netbackup

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