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  2. NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I
  3. Section V. Configuring backups
  4. About the NetBackup database
  5. Using the NetBackup Database Administration utility on Windows
NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I

Using the NetBackup Database Administration utility on Windows

The NetBackup administrator can use the Database Administration utility to configure the NetBackup databases and to monitor database operations. To use the utility, the administrator must have Administrator user privileges.

The NetBackup Database Administration utility is a standalone application (NbDbAdmin.exe) and is located in the following directory:

install_path\NetBackup\bin\NbDbAdmin.exe

To use the utility, you must be an administrator with administrator privileges.

When you start the NetBackup Database Administration utility, enter the DBA password. The password is set to a randomly generated password upon installation. Use the nbdb_admin command to change it to a known password if you have not done so already.

The NetBackup Database Administration utility displays the following information:

Table: NetBackup Database Administration properties

Property

Description

Database name and status

Select the database to administer.

The list of possible databases is derived from the vxdbms.conf file. The vxdbms.conf file is located in the directory that is specified in the Windows registry parameter VXDBMS_NB_DATA.

The database must reside on the same computer where the NetBackup Database Administration utility runs.

One of the following status reports display for the selected database:

  • If the database is available, the screen displays Alive and well.

  • If the database is unavailable, the screen displays Not available.

Stop

Shuts down the selected database.

Start

Starts the selected database.

General tab

Contains the information about the database tablespaces.

See General tab of the NetBackup Database Administration utility.

Tools tab

Contains a variety of tools to administer the selected database.

See Tools tab of the NetBackup Database Administration utility.

Drive Space

Displays the amount of free space and used space on a drive.

The Drive Space dialog displays the following information:

  • Drive

  • Capacity

  • Used space

  • Free space

  • % Utilized

  • Space

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