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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I
  3. Section II. Configuring hosts
  4. Configuring Host Properties
  5. Configuration options for NetBackup clients
  6. BUSY_FILE_ACTION option for NetBackup clients
Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I

BUSY_FILE_ACTION option for NetBackup clients

The BUSY_FILE_ACTION entry directs the action that NetBackup performs on busy files when busy-file processing is enabled.

Table: BUSY_FILE_ACTION information

Usage

Description

Where to use

On NetBackup clients.

How to use

Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide.

BUSY_FILE_ACTION = filename_template action_template

  • filename_template

    The absolute pathname and file name of the busy file. The shell language metacharacters *, ?, [], [ - ] can be used for matching patterns of file names or parts of file names.

  • action_template

    Use one of the following parameters:

    • MAIL | mail

      Directs NetBackup to email a busy file notification message to the user that the BUSY_FILE_NOTIFY_USER option specifies.

    • REPEAT | repeat [repeat_count]

      Directs NetBackup to retry the backup on the specified busy file. A repeat count can be specified to control the number of backup attempts. The default repeat count is 1.

    • IGNORE | ignore

      Directs NetBackup to exclude the busy file from processing.

Multiple BUSY_FILE_ACTION entries are allowed.

The value in the user's $HOME/bp.conf file takes precedence if it exists.

Equivalent Administration Console property

NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Double-click on client > Busy File Settings.

More Information

Busy File Settings properties

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