NetBackup to backup Sybase SQL anywhere DB
Do NetBackup have the option to backup Sybase SQL anywhere DB
I dont see it in NetBackup compatibility documents and no effective references elsewhere.
Please let me know if it Sybase SQL anywhere DB can be backed up using NetBackup , if not what possibilities can be considered for backing the DB files (like backup dumps as flat files)
Hi Sughi
It does not look like it.
NBU 9.0 database compatibility list can be found here:
Depending on the size of the database, you may use Netbackup bpstart_notify and bpend_notify script functionality. The bpstart_notify script can be run before a regular file system backup, and bpend_notify after end of the backup.
The idea is you write a script to dump the database before regular file system backup start to have a fresh database dump. By default the notify script has a timeout value of 15 minutes, meaning is not really suites for very large databases where the dump takes a long time.
I used the bpstart_notify/bpend_notify functionality myself to solve similar problems.
Admin manual :
Unix : https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/doc/24437881-145907648-0/v41507330-145907648
Windows : https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/doc/24437881-145907648-0/v41507383-145907648
See also :
https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.100025004
https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.100021852
hi Sughi
We both agree Netbackup doesn't support Sybase Anywhere.
Please look at my previous post about the bpnotify_start option in Netbackup, to solve the Sybase Anywhere backup problem you have. While is not a agent based solution, it's a possible workaround.