About the bp.conf file on UNIX systems
A NetBackup for Oracle user can create a bp.conf file in the Oracle user's home directory on the NetBackup for Oracle client host. When a NetBackup for Oracle operation is started, the user's bp.conf file is searched before the master configuration file (/usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf). Any option that is found at the user level overrides the same option's setting at the master level.
Table: Options for the user bp.conf file shows the options that you can set in the user's bp.conf file.
Table: Options for the user bp.conf file
Option | Purpose |
|---|---|
This option specifies the name of the policy to use for the backup. | |
This option specifies the name of the Application Backup type of schedule to use for the backup. | |
This option specifies the name of the Oracle client. This name is especially useful for a redirected restore operation. | |
Use this option to increase the number of seconds that the Oracle client initially waits for a response from the NetBackup server. The default is the greater of 900 or CLIENT_READ_TIMEOUT. | |
Set to YES to enable metadata collection for Guided Recovery. | |
This option specifies the name of the NetBackup master server. There can only be one SERVER option in the user | |
This option causes NetBackup to include more information in its debug logs. |
For more information, see the NetBackup System Administrator's Guide, Volume I.
The following shows example bp.conf entries for an Oracle user:
SERVER=jupiter CLIENT_READ_TIMEOUT=900 VERBOSE=1