6.7.2 Environment setup

The following environment settings are required in order to make backups.

Organization of this subsection
(1) Obtaining a license for and installing JP1/OmniBack II
(2) Distributing the disk agent and media agent
(3) Registering users into JP1/OmniBack II
(4) Creating a logical device
(5) Creating a directory for storing barlist files
(6) Creating a barlist file
(7) Setting automatic processing of the mount prompt

(1) Obtaining a license for and installing JP1/OmniBack II

Obtain a license for and install JP1/OmniBack II. For details on licensing, see the materials included with the JP1/OmniBack II software.

After installing JP1/OmniBack II, execute the pdsetup command in each server machine. In this step, specify OmniBack in the -p option. If the pdsetup command has already been executed, first execute the pdsetup -d command, then execute the pdsetup command. For details on the pdsetup command, see the manual HiRDB Version 8 Command Reference. OmniBack must be specified in the -p option for all server machines comprising HiRDB.

(2) Distributing the disk agent and media agent

For details about distributing the disk agent and media agent, see the manual for JP1/OmniBack II.

(3) Registering users into JP1/OmniBack II

Register the HiRDB administrator as a JP1/OmniBack II user in the admin user class.

(4) Creating a logical device

For details about creating a logical device, see the manual for JP1/OmniBack II.

(5) Creating a directory for storing barlist files

Create the applicable directory listed below (directory for storing barlist files) in the server machine in which the cell manager of JP1/OmniBack II is located:

Set up the directory privileges, etc., as follows:

(6) Creating a barlist file

Create a barlist file in the directory created in Step (5). Set up the barlist file privilege, etc., as follows:

Up to 64 alphanumeric characters can be used for a barlist file name; the following is an example of creating a barlist file:

BARLIST "barlist-file-name"                      1
DEFAULTS
{
}
DEVICE "logical-device-name"                     2
{
}
CLIENT HiRDB host-name                           3
{
  -public                                        4
} -protect protection-specification              5

Explanation
  1. Specifies a name for the barlist file.
    Example:
    BARLIST "DLT01FILE"
  2. Specifies the name of the logical device.
    Example:
    DEVICE "DLT01"
  3. Specifies the name of the host where the disk agent is located.
    Example:
    CLIENT HiRDB host01
  4. This is required.
  5. Specifies the object protection type; no protection, specified duration, until a specified date, or permanent protection can be specified.
    Example:
    -protect: none
  • none: No protection
  • days n: Specify for n a protection duration in terms of number of days.
  • weeks n: Specify for n a protection duration in terms of number of weeks.
  • until Date: Specify for date the date on which protection is to expire (use the format YYYY/MM/DD).
  • permanent: Specify for permanent protection.
About object protection specification
When object protection is specified, the medium cannot be reused until protection for all objects on the medium has been released. Because this fact should be taken into consideration when protection is specified, the following guidelines for specifying protection are provided:
Guidelines
  • If the medium is to be overwritten each time, specify there be no protection (none). In this case, only one object can be stored on the medium.
  • When protection is specified, multiple objects can be stored on the same medium. In this case, store objects with approximately the same protection expiration dates. This makes it possible for the medium to be reused efficiently, because protection of all objects on the medium will expire at about the same time.

(7) Setting automatic processing of the mount prompt

Set automatic processing of JP1/OmniBack II's mount prompt. For details about automatic processing of the mount prompt, see the manual for JP1/OmniBack II.