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Configure NetBackup to send status logs for backup/restore

Question & Answer


Question

How do you configure Veritas (now Symantec) NetBackup™ to send a status log file for each backup and restore operation? 

Answer

By default, the NetBackup commands bpbackup and bprestore do not generate output that indicates success or failure, requiring users to scan the log files instead.

To configure NetBackup to send status to an e-mail account, log onto the Linux client as root and add the following line to the /usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf file:


If a non-root user wishes to receive the log output of any command they run, they can create a bp.conf file in their home directory by running:

If a bp.conf file already exists, insert the following entry at the end of that file and save your changes:
[{"Product":{"code":"SSULQD","label":"IBM PureData System"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU053","label":"Cloud & Data Platform"},"Component":null,"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"1.0.0","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB10","label":"Data and AI"}}]

Historical Number

NZ421500

Document Information

More support for:
IBM PureData System

Software version:
1.0.0

Document number:
466301

Modified date:
17 October 2019

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swg21574460