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  2. NetBackup™ Flex Scale Best Practices and Troubleshooting Guide
  3. Troubleshooting NetBackup Flex Scale
  4. Troubleshooting NetBackup Flex Scale issues
  5. NetBackup configuration files are not persistent across operations that require restarting the system
NetBackup™ Flex Scale Best Practices and Troubleshooting Guide

NetBackup configuration files are not persistent across operations that require restarting the system

The VmTools.cfg and vixDiskLib.ini files do not persist after a node is restarted as a part of an operation such as upgrading or replacing a node.

Workaround:

Use the cp-nbu-config command to copy the NetBackup configuration files from the user's home space to the specified NetBackup configuration destination directory. A NetBackup administrator can use the cp-nbu-config command to create and edit a NetBackup touch configuration file in any of the following directories:

  • /usr/openv/netbackup

  • /usr/openv/netbackup/bin

  • /usr/openv/java

  • /usr/openv/lib/ost-plugins

  • /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/snapcfg

  • /usr/openv/netbackup/db/cloudSnap/credential

  • /usr/openv/netbackup/db/cloudSnap/proxy

  • /usr/openv/netbackup/db/config

  • /usr/openv/netbackup/db/event

  • /usr/openv/netbackup/db/images

  • /usr/openv/netbackup/db/media

  • /usr/openv/netbackup/ext/db_ext

  • /usr/openv/netbackup/ext/db_ext/db2

  • /usr/openv/var

  • /usr/openv/volmgr

  • /usr/openv/volmgr/database

To create or edit a touch configuration file

  1. Log in to the node.
  2. Create a new configuration file in the NetBackup administrator home directory, or use the cp command to copy an existing configuration file from its original location to the home directory. For example:

    cp /usr/openv/lib/ost-plugins/pd.conf ~/

  3. Make changes to the file in the home directory.
  4. Run the following command to install the file in its original directory or a supported destination directory:

    sudo /opt/veritas/vxapp-manage/cp-nbu-config configuration-file destination

    where configuration-file is the file that you created or edited, and destination is the directory where it needs to be installed.

    sudo /opt/veritas/vxapp-manage/cp-nbu-config ~/pd.conf /usr/openv/lib/ost-plugins

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