About backups from the NetBackup master server
You can back up a DB2 policy manually or automatically. To back up manually, the administrator on the master server uses the NetBackup administrator's interface to execute an Automatic Backup schedule for a DB2 policy.
The most convenient way to back up a DB2 policy is to set up schedules for automatic backups. When the NetBackup scheduler invokes a schedule for an automatic backup, the DB2 scripts run in the same order as they appear in the file lists and on all clients that are listed in the client list.
The DB2 scripts initiate the database backup.
Further information is available on how to add a new schedule or change an existing schedule for automatic backups.
See Configuring automatic backup schedules.
When a backup template is run from a NetBackup schedule, the schedule determines the backup type (automatic full, automatic cumulative incremental, or automatic differential incremental).
The following information applies only if you use the user exit program to back up the archive logs:
If an online backup of a partition is requested, the user exit program must be enabled. If not, an offline partition backup is attempted. An offline backup is also attempted if the database is in backup-pending mode.
If a tablespace backup is requested, the user exit program must be enabled. If not, template execution fails because DB2 does not support offline tablespace backups.