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flippinmango24
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11 years ago
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Command to set NetBackup services to auto start in Windows

I'm running NBU 7.0.1 Enterprise Server. Is there a command to set the services to auto start at boot? Currently, they're all set to start manually. I would've thought that bpup would've had an option switch to address that but, apparently not. I really want to avoid having to use the Windows Services MMC to individually change the ~15-20 related services manually.

Thank you in advance.

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  • Michael_G_Ander's avatar
    Michael_G_Ander
    11 years ago

    sc can change the start mode of a service

    Be aware that not all Netbackup services should be automatic if you not using all the features

     

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  • revarooo's avatar
    revarooo
    Level 6
    11 years ago

    Go into services (from Run-> services.msc)

    Find the NetBackup daemons and highlight, right click and goto Properties. Change Startup Type from Manual to Automatic. It's only a few services and once done should not need doing again!!

     

    On installation it is set to Automatic by default.

    I've attached a snippet of the NetBackup Services I have set to Auto-Start.

    Click both images to open them up (one is for NBU Services and the other for Symantec PBX Service)

  • flippinmango24's avatar
    flippinmango24
    Level 3
    11 years ago

    Thank you kindly for the reply, revarooo. I know how to manually change the setting but, I'm looking for a quicker, more streamlined method via the native NBU command-line set. Does a command option exist or can this only be done manually?

  • revarooo's avatar
    revarooo
    Level 6
    11 years ago

    How about create a batch file to start up NetBackup: "C:\program files\veritas\netbackup\bpup -f"

    and add it to the Windows Startup under Start -> All Programs -> Startup. Not recommended, I'd stick with using the services. Is there any reason you don't want to use the Windows Services?

  • flippinmango24's avatar
    flippinmango24
    Level 3
    11 years ago

    Thank you for the suggestion. However, I was looking for something quicker and could just be executed w/ a single command syntax. Again, the reason I don't want to use the Services MMC is because, it's slow and cumbersome to make those changes, especially in a troubleshooting situation, etc.

    Thank you again for your assistance! Much appreciated!

  • Michael_G_Ander's avatar
    Michael_G_Ander
    Level 6
    11 years ago

    sc can change the start mode of a service

    Be aware that not all Netbackup services should be automatic if you not using all the features

     

  • revarooo's avatar
    revarooo
    Level 6
    11 years ago

    Single command syntax -

    Start: bpup -f -v 

    Stop: bpdown -f -v

     

  • Marianne's avatar
    Marianne
    Level 6
    11 years ago
    Someone in your environment went through the trouble to change each service one by one to manual. There is no command or magic to change it all back to automatic in one go.
  • flippinmango24's avatar
    flippinmango24
    Level 3
    11 years ago

    Thanks, Michael. I was looking for a native NBU command-line option that could do that but, it would seem that there isn't one and this is the next best option. For anyone that needs/wants to know, this is what I used:

    'sc config {ServiceKeyName} start= {auto | demand}'

    {ServiceKeyName} = name of the NetBackup service

  • flippinmango24's avatar
    flippinmango24
    Level 3
    11 years ago

    Correct, it was me, which lead me to my question. It would be nice feature request/product enhancement though.