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data-backup
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11 years ago
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OpsCenter database backup

Hello,

currently we are taking a hot backup of the  ops center databse via a scheduled task on the windows server. We would like to take a cold backup of the database and was thinking of using the bpstart and bpend scripts in Netbackup to achieve this. I was wondering if anyone is using  or has used this method can please help me with the configuration steps.

Thank you.

 

 

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  • Will_Restore's avatar
    Will_Restore
    11 years ago

    that is exactly how to do it, namely

     

    bpstart_notify.bat contains:

      <install_path>\Symantec\OpsCenter\Server\bin\opsadmin.bat stop

     

    bpend_notify.bat contains:

      <install_path>\Symantec\OpsCenter\Server\bin\opsadmin.bat start

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  • jim_dalton's avatar
    jim_dalton
    Level 6
    11 years ago

    /opt/SYMCOpsCenterServer/bin/dbbackup.sh is the script supplied for that purpose. I would imagine theres something similar on the scripting front for Windows.

    Jim

  • data-backup's avatar
    data-backup
    Level 4
    11 years ago

    Hi Jim,

    I'm using task in Windows Scheduler  to backup the datbase ("C:\Program Files\Symantec\OpsCenter\server\bin\dbbackup.bat") however this is a hot backup. I'm trying to get a cold backup.

    In other words using <install_path>\Symantec\OpsCenter\Server\bin\opsadmin.bat stop to stop the opscenter services and then backup the opscenter databse via Netbackup and then start the services <install_path>\Symantec\OpsCenter\Server\bin\opsadmin.bat start

     

     

     

  • Will_Restore's avatar
    Will_Restore
    Level 6
    11 years ago

    that is exactly how to do it, namely

     

    bpstart_notify.bat contains:

      <install_path>\Symantec\OpsCenter\Server\bin\opsadmin.bat stop

     

    bpend_notify.bat contains:

      <install_path>\Symantec\OpsCenter\Server\bin\opsadmin.bat start

  • jim_dalton's avatar
    jim_dalton
    Level 6
    11 years ago

    If you look at the hot backup script theres a section to restore a DB which calls _stopprocesses which does stopgui, stopserver, stopdb which may do as Will pointed to above. Personally I'd prefer to maintain service, and stay within the supplied tools: run hot backup to local disk and have netbackup pick those up. It's asynchronous if the dbbackup is in cron but syncd if you put the hot backup into the bpstart.

    But each to their own of course.

    Jim