Registering authorized locations used by a NetBackup database script-based policy
During a backup, NetBackup checks for scripts in the default script location or the authorized location(s). The default, authorized script location for UNIX is usr/openv/netbackup/ext/db_ext and for Windows is install_path\netbackup\dbext. If the script is not in the default script location or an authorized location, then the policy job fails. You can move any script into the default script location or any additional authorized location and NetBackup recognizes the scripts. All scripts must be stored and run locally.
The following client agents are affected:
DB2
MSSQL server
Sybase
SAP
Oracle
Informix-On-BAR
DataStore
DataTool's SQL-BackTrack
The NetBackup\bin\goodies directory on master and media servers includes a tool called db_script_discovery. This tool lets you query the NetBackup environment for a list of policies with the bppllist command. It filters that list for the policies that run scripts on clients using the XBSA policies. It then lists the clients, policy names, policy types, script paths, and whether the policy is active.
For more information about registering authorized locations and scripts, review the knowledge base article:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/000126002
For more information about registering authorized locations and scripts, refer to your database agent manual for NetBackup 8.1.