IRIX NetWorker^™ Administrator's Guide

Table of Contents

About This Guide

Intended Audience

Book Organization

Conventions

Documentation and Support

Definition of Terms

NetWorker Product Family

1. Using NetWorker Windows and Menus

Starting the NetWorker Programs

Using NetWorker Menus

Generic Buttons

Summary

2. Configuring and Monitoring Clients

Configuring NetWorker Clients

Securing the NetWorker Environment

Manually Managing the Online Indexes

3. Configuring and Monitoring the Server

Configuring the NetWorker Server

Changing the NetWorker Server

Monitoring and Controlling Backups

Archive Request Control

Registering NetWorker

4. Managing Media and Backup Devices

Labeling and Mounting Backup Volumes

Mounting and Unmounting Backup Volumes

Automatically Managing Backup Volumes

Manually Managing Backup Volumes

Cloning Backup Volumes

Using Volume Pools

Adding and Deleting Backup Devices

5. Recovering and Cloning Save Sets

Recovering Save Sets

Cloning Save Sets

6. Customizing NetWorker Backups

Setting Up Backup Schedules

Creating Index Policies

Using Directives

Using Label Templates

Configuring Backup Groups

Setting Up Event Notification

Summary

7. Autochanger Software Module

Configuring Jukeboxes

Operating Jukeboxes

Suggestions for Operating Jukeboxes

8. Archive Application

Navigating the Windows

Archive Example

Archiving Shortcut

Understanding the Archive Feature

A. Recovering From a Disk Crash

Preparing for a Crash

Using Save Set Recover or Recover

Recovering a Secondary Disk

Recovering a Primary Disk

Recovering /nsr on a NetWorker Server

Recovering to a New Server

Disaster Recovery With Jukeboxes

B. Managing the NetWorker Environment

Guidelines for Choosing a Configuration

Measuring Performance

NetWorker Backup Schedules

NetWorker Browse and Retention Policies

Preconfigured Selections

Summary

C. Troubleshooting

Checking the NetWorker Daemons

Displaying NetWorker

Renaming a Client

Recover Access Issues

Previewing a Backup

Halting a Network Backup

Backup Media Capacity

Determining Jukebox Capacity

Savegroup Completion Messages

Maximum Filename Length

Savegroup Completion Warning Messages

X11 Errors

Moving Indexes

Recovering Files From an Interrupted Backup

Determining the NetWorker Server

Using nsrexecd

D. Command Summary

NetWorker System Commands

NetWorker Maintenance Commands

E. Frequently Asked Questions

Licensing and Installation

Tapes and Devices

Autochangers (Jukeboxes)

Backup Schedules

Browse and Retention Policies

Backing Up Data

Recovering Data

Directives

Compression

Logging and Notification

Glossary

Index