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  3. Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I
  5. Section II. Configuring hosts
  7. Configuring Host Properties
  9. Busy File Settings properties
Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I

Busy File Settings properties

The Busy File Settings properties in the NetBackup Administration Console apply to currently selected UNIX clients. The Busy File Settings properties define what occurs when NetBackup encounters a busy file during a backup of a UNIX client.

Figure: Busy File Settings dialog box

Busy File Settings dialog box

The Busy File Settings dialog box contains the following properties.

Table: Busy File Settings dialog box properties

Property

Description

Working directory

Specifies the path to the busy-files working directory. On a UNIX client, the value in the user's $HOME/bp.conf file takes precedence if it exists. By default, NetBackup creates the busy_files directory in the /usr/openv/netbackup directory.

Operator's email address

Specifies the recipient of the busy-file notification message when the action is set to Send email. By default, the mail recipient is the administrator. On a UNIX client, the value in the user's $HOME/bp.conf file takes precedence if it exists. By default, BUSY_FILE_NOTIFY_USER is not in any bp.conf file and the mail recipient is root.

Process busy files

Enables busy files to be processed according to the host property settings. NetBackup follows the Busy File Settings if it determines that a file changes during a backup. By default, Process busy files is not enabled and NetBackup does not process the busy files.

Additional information about busy file processing is available in the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume II.

File action file list

Specifies the absolute path and file name of the busy file. The metacharacters *, ?, [], [ - ] can be used for pattern matching of file names or parts of file names.

Add

Adds a new file entry. Enter the file and path directly, or browse to select a file.

Add to All

Adds a new file entry for all of the clients currently selected. Enter the file and path directly, or browse to select a file.

Remove

Removes the selected file from the file action list.

Busy file action

The following options specify which action to take when busy-file processing is enabled. On a UNIX client, the value in the user's $HOME/bp.conf file takes precedence if it exists.

  • Send email sends a busy sends a busy file notification message to the user that is specified in Operator's email address.

  • Retry the backup retries the backup on the specified busy file. The Retry count value determines the number of times NetBackup tries a backup.

  • Ignore excludes the busy file from busy file processing. The file is backed up, then a log entry that indicates it was busy appears in the All Log Entries report.

Retry count

Specifies the number of times to try the backup. The default retry count is 1.

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