JOB_PRIORITY option for NetBackup servers and clients
Use this option to set the priority for a job type.
Table: JOB_PRIORITY information
Usage | Description |
|---|---|
Where to use | On NetBackup master servers or clients. |
How to use | Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change the option. For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide. Use the following format: JOB_PRIORITY = P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15 P16 P17 P18 P19 P20 P21 P22 P23 P24 Variables P1, P2, and so on indicate the priority for each backup type. Table: Default job type priorities shows the default priority values. The actual default values for the option appear as follows: JOB_PRIORITY = 0 0 90000 90000 90000 90000 85000 85000 80000 80000 80000 80000 75000 75000 70000 70000 50000 50000 0 0 0 0 0 0 This entry should appear only once in the configuration file. |
Example | To give backup jobs a priority of 50000 and duplication jobs a priority of 30000, change the JOB_PRIORITY entry as follows: JOB_PRIORITY = 50000 0 90000 90000 90000 90000 85000 85000 80000 80000 80000 80000 75000 75000 70000 70000 30000 50000 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Equivalent Administration Console property |
or Double-click on server . |
Table: Default job type priorities lists the order of the job types and the various job type defaults.
Table: Default job type priorities
Field | Represents this action | Default |
|---|---|---|
P1 | Performing a backup | 0 |
P2 | Performing a database backup (a catalog backup) | 0 |
P3 | Performing a restore | 90000 |
P4 | Recovering a catalog | 90000 |
P5 | Performing a staging operation | 90000 |
P6 | Performing the duplication jobs that Vault starts | 90000 |
P7 | Cleaning up images | 85000 |
P8 | Importing images | 85000 |
P9 | Requesting tapes | 80000 |
P10 | Cleaning a tape | 80000 |
P11 | Tape formatting | 80000 |
P12 | Performing device diagnostics | 80000 |
P13 | Verifying an image | 75000 |
P14 | Running a media contents report | 75000 |
P15 | Labeling tape media | 70000 |
P16 | Erasing media | 70000 |
P17 | Running a duplication job | 50000 |
P18 | Performing an inventory | 50000 |
P19 | This field is not currently in use | 0 |
P20 | This field is not currently in use | 0 |
P21 | This field is not currently in use | 0 |
P22 | This field is not currently in use | 0 |
P23 | This field is not currently in use | 0 |
P24 | This field is not currently in use | 0 |