Editing a PureDisk agent configuration file to accommodate large backups
During a backup, the agent gathers a list of the files to be backed up. On Linux
and UNIX clients, the agent writes these lists to the following directories:
■ /opt/pdag/var
■ /opt/pdag/tmp
On Windows clients, the agent writes these lists to the following directory:
C:\PROGRA~1\Symantec\NetBackup PureDisk Agent\var.
During very large backups, these lists can grow beyond the space that you allocated
to the / partition, which is typically kept relatively small. If you expect this space
problem might happen on a client, use the following procedure to modify the
agent configuration file on that system.
Note: Repeat this procedure each time you update the agent configuration files
through the administrative Web UI. The repetition is necessary because updates
through the administrative Web UI overwrite all agent configuration files.
To modify the agent configuration to accommodate large backups
1.Type the following command to stop the agent service:
# /opt/pdag/bin/pdagent --stop
2. Open the agent configuration file in a text editor.
For example:
# vi /etc/puredisk/agent.cfg
3. In the [paths] section, type new paths for the following parameters:
var
temp
The new paths must be full paths, not relative paths. They must refer to a
partition large enough for the backups.
4. Save and close the file.
5. Type the following command to start the agent service:
# /opt/pdag/bin/pdagent
Taken from PD Admin guide page 392