NetBackup 4.5 Troubleshooting Guide for Windows - Symantec

NetBackup 4.5 Troubleshooting Guide for Windows
NetBackup Programs and Daemons
Backup and Restore Functional Description
Table 6 describes the programs and daemons that provide most of the control for backup,
archive, and restore operations. The explanations include what starts and stops the
program or daemon, and the debug log subdirectory (if any) where it records its activities.
(You must create the subdirectory manually; see “logs” in the previous table, and
Chapter 3Chapter 3.)
Table 6. NetBackup Daemons and Programs
Program/
Daemon
Description
bp On UNIX clients, this menu-driven, character-based interface
program has options for starting user-directed backups, restores,
and archives.
Started By: /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bp command on
the client.
Stopped By: Exiting the interface program.
Debug Log: /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bp on the client.
The debug logs for bpbackup, bparchive, bprestore, and
bplist also have information about bp activities.
BP.NLM On NetWare target clients, this is the NetWare Loadable Module
that starts the client-user interface.
Started By: LOAD BP command.
Stopped By: Choosing Quit Utility from the main menu.
Debug Log: SYS:\OPENV\NETBACK\LOGS\BP\mmddyy.log
file on the client.
bpadm On a UNIX master server, this administrator utility has a
menu-driven, character-based, interface with options for
configuring and managing NetBackup.
Started By: /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bpadm command
on the master server.
Stopped By: Quit option from within bpadm.
Debug Log: admin.log on the server.
bparchive On UNIX clients, this program communicates with bprd on the
master server when a user starts an archive.
Started By: Starting an archive by using the client-user interface
or executing the /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bparchive
command on the client.
Stopped By: Completion of operation.
Debug Log: bparchive.log on the client.
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NetBackup 4.5 Troubleshooting Guide for Windows