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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ for DB2 Administrator's Guide
  3. Installing NetBackup for DB2
  4. About log archiving
  5. Using the VENDOR archive method
Veritas NetBackup™ for DB2 Administrator's Guide

Using the VENDOR archive method

Starting with the DB2 8.2 release, you can use the VENDOR log archive method.

If you use this method, note the following:

  • The archive logs are backed up as part of the database, so you do not need a separate NetBackup policy for them.

  • NetBackup for DB2 backs up and restores the archive log files as a byte stream. This method uses the DB2 backup API and the DB2 restore API.

To use the VENDOR archive method

  1. Quiesce the DB2 database.

    Perform this procedure and the configuration procedures at a time when minimal changes are made to the DB2 database.

  2. Specify the archive method. The syntax is as follows:

    On Windows: LOGARCHMETH1=VENDOR:install_path\NetBackup\bin\nbdb2.dll

    On UNIX: LOGARCHMETH1=VENDOR:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/library

    For the library name, refer to the following topic.

    See About the NetBackup for DB2 components.

  3. Verify your DB2 configuration to ensure that the appropriate log archiving method for your site is enabled.

    If necessary, edit your DB2 configuration specifications to specify the log archiving method.

More Information

Using the user exit archive method

About log archiving

NetBackup for DB2 overview

About NetBackup for DB2 terminology

Performing a database restore

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