Configuring EMC NetWorker by using the setup_nmda_cfg command
Important: This topic only applies to IAS versions prior to 1.0.12.0.
You can use the setup_nmda_cfg command to set up the EMC NetWorker NMDA configuration files (nmda_db2.cfg, nmda_db2_tlogs.cfg) needed for backup and restore after installation.
Note:
- The information needed to run the setup_nmda_cfg command needs to be requested from the EMC NetWorker Server Administrator.
- Run the setup_nmda_cfg command as bluadmin user.
Usage
setup_nmda_cfg [-h] [-dvp <dvp>] [-lvp <lvp>] [-server <server>] [-optional <optional>] [-set-hostnames <hostname>] Parameters
- -server <server>
- EMC NetWorker server that you back up to and restore from. Provide a fully qualified domain name.
- -dvp <dvp>
- The name of the main Data Volume Pool that is configured on the EMC NetWorker server for the backups and restores.
- -lvp <lvp>
- The Log Volume Pool that has been configured on the EMC NetWorker server to store the logs associated with the backup images.
- -optional <optional>
- Optional parameters that can be passed. Ensure that the parameters are passed as
name=value, for example:
-optional SERVER_NAME=servername SOURCE_DB=database - -set-hostnames <hostname>
- Passes EMC NetWorker server information to /etc/hosts file to be able to reach the server.
- -h|--help
- Displays the help message and exits.
Once the environment is configured, you can use the db_backup and db_restore commands with -emc option to run the backup operations.
If upgrading IAS from 1.0.9.x to 1.0.10.x, follow the steps in DEPRECATED: Backing up and restoring the EMC NetWorker configuration.