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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ for Informix Administrator's Guide
  3. Configuring NetBackup for Informix
  4. About NetBackup for Informix scripts
  5. About NetBackup for Informix environment variables

About NetBackup for Informix environment variables

When a schedule runs, NetBackup sets environment variables for the local shell scripts to use when it performs the backup. The echo lines are used to show what Informix environment variables are available.

You can use the Informix environment variables in the following lists to perform conditional functions inside the scripts. These variables are local to the Informix shell script.

NetBackup sets the following variables:

INFXBSA FULL

Set to 1 if this backup is a full backup (Automatic Full Backup).

INFXBSA_INCR

Set to 1 if this backup is an incremental backup (Automatic Incremental Backup).

INFXBSA_SCHEDULED

Set to 1 if this backup is a scheduled backup (Automatic Full Backup or Automatic Incremental Backup).

INFXBSA_USER_INITIATED

Set to 1 if this backup is a user-initiated backup (Application Backup backup).

The Informix user can set the following variables either in the script or manually from the command line in the same environment from which onbar is issued:

INFXBSA_SERVER

Name of the NetBackup server.

INFXBSA_LOGICAL_POLICY

Name of the policy to be used for a logical logs backup. If this variable is set, NetBackup backs up the logical logs with this policy.

INFXBSA_LOGICAL_SCHED

Name of the schedule to be used for a logical logs backup. If this variable is set, NetBackup distinguishes and backs up logical logs with this schedule.

INFXBSA_POLICY

Name of the Informix-ON-Bar policy. If this variable is set, NetBackup backs up Informix databases with this policy.

INFXBSA_SCHED

Name of the Application Backup schedule. If this variable is set, NetBackup backs up Informix databases with this schedule.

INFXBSA_KEYWORD

The keyword phrase you want to associate with a backup image.

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