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  2. NetBackup™ Clustered Primary Server Administrator's Guide
  3. NetBackup in a Veritas Cluster Server on Windows
  4. Setting up a detailed monitoring script for the NetBackup server on VCS on Windows
NetBackup™ Clustered Primary Server Administrator's Guide

Setting up a detailed monitoring script for the NetBackup server on VCS on Windows

In the detail monitoring mode, the NetBackup agent runs a script to verify that NetBackup is available. A sample script, DetailedMonitor.bat, is provided with the agent for this purpose. You can customize the script to meet your configuration requirements.

Note:

Before setting up detailed monitoring, the NetBackup agent must run base level of monitoring.

This topic describes how to set up detailed monitoring for a NetBackup server that is installed in a VCS for Windows environment. The script file must exist on all nodes in the service group's system list.

To set up a detailed monitoring script for the NetBackup server on VCS on Windows

  1. Configure and run the NetBackup agent with the basic monitoring.
  2. For each node in the NetBackup service group, create a backup policy that performs a user backup of the file install_path\bin\cluster\VCS\DetailedMonitor.txt.

    install_path is the home directory of NetBackup.

    For example, C:\Program Files\VERITAS\NetBackup

    For example, if your NetBackup service group contains five nodes, you must create five different policies, each referencing a different node.

  3. Make a copy of following file and edit it to fit your configuration.
    install_path\bin\cluster\DetailedMonitor.bat
    • Replace VIRTSRVR with the virtual server name for the NetBackup primary or media server.

    • Make any other edits necessary.

  4. From the command line, type the following command to verify the script runs without errors:
    DetailedMonitorProd
  5. Continue with the following topic to enable detailed monitoring:

    See Enabling detailed monitoring in VCS Cluster Manager for the NetBackup server.

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