Moving the NetBackup database files
Use the NetBackup Database Administration utility to change the location of the database files or to split the database files into multiple directories. Changing the location of the database files can improve performance when the database is very large.
Note:
Due to performance issues, NetBackup supports database files only on locally attached drives.
The database files are moved for both NBDB and BMRDB, if present.
To move the NetBackup database files
- Start the NetBackup Database Administration utility that is located in the following directory:
install_path\NetBackup\bin\NbDbAdmin.exe
- Enter the database logon password and click OK.
See Using the NetBackup Database Administration utility on Windows.
- Select the Tools tab.
- In the Move Database section, click Move.
- In the Move database files dialog box, select one or more of the following options:
Move data to
Use to change the location of the data dbspaces. Browse to the new location.
Move index to
Use to change the location of the index dbspaces. Browse to the new location.
Move transaction log to
Use to change the location of the transaction log. The transaction logs, NBDB.log, and BMRDB.log, are the critical files that are used to recover the relational databases. Browse to the new location.
Create mirrored transaction log at
Use to create a mirrored transaction log. Create the mirrored log in a different directory from the original log. It is recommended to place the mirrored transaction log on a different drive.
A mirrored transaction log offers extra protection.
Move mirrored transaction log to
This option is displayed if a mirrored transaction log exists.
Use to change the location of the mirrored transaction log. Browse to the new location. Create the mirrored log in a different directory from the original log.
Stop mirroring
This option is displayed if mirroring is used. Use this option to stop mirroring of the transaction log. This option removes any existing mirrored transaction log from the directory.
- Click OK. The NetBackup operations are temporarily suspended.