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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_DIRECTORY option for NetBackup clients
Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I

BUSY_FILE_DIRECTORY option for NetBackup clients

The BUSY_FILE_DIRECTORY entry specifies the path to the busy-files working directory when busy-file processing is enabled.

Table: BUSY_FILE_DIRECTORY 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.

Use the following format:

BUSY_FILE_DIRECTORY = pathname

By default, BUSY_FILE_DIRECTORY is not present in the configuration file. By default, NetBackup creates the busy_files directory in /usr/openv/netbackup.

If present, this option should appear only once in the configuration file.

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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