Greetings!
I've got an AS4000 5/300 running DU 4.0B, AdvFS file systems, and Networker 4.2A
(SingleServer - bundled version). What I need is the ability to sequence a
Networker backup with other commands, such as shutting down and exporting an
Oracle database, backing up the system, and cleaning up Oracle log files and
other database droppings before restarting the database. I can't use Networker's
internal scheduler, as it is time-based, and each step of the process before the
backup takes place takes a widely varying amount of time, dependent upon the
database activity of any given day. The whole process takes just about as much
time as we can have the database down and still provide the users what they need
in terms of uptime. Hot database backups are not a good option for us. While
what I need could be accomplished easily with vdump/vrestore and a script, I like
the backup logs that Networker maintains as well as the GUI for managing the
various pieces.
My questions are (1) is this possible by scripting some form of the "save" command
in the Networker suite?; (2) how do I disable the Networker's internal scheduler
so that I can control the backup from cron instead?; (3) can I fire off my pre-
and post-backup needs from within Networker itself?
TIA!
Tom Wood
Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Oak Ridge, TN
woodt_at_orau.gov
Received on Tue Aug 19 1997 - 19:43:44 NZST