Using the NetBackup Database Administration utility

The NetBackup Database Administration utility is a stand-alone application (dbadm) and is installed in the following location: /usr/openv/db/bin To use the NetBackup Database Administration utility, you must be an administrator with root user privileges. When you start the utility, you must enter the DBA password. If you use the default password that was used during NetBackup installation (nbusql), you are encouraged to change the password. Enter y to change the password or n to proceed without changing the password. After you log on, the NetBackup Database Administration utility displays the following information about the current database: Table: NetBackup Database Administration utility properties Property Selected database Status Description The selected database: NBDB or BMRDB The status of the selected database: UP or DOWN The validation state of the selected database: OK, NOT_OK, or DOWN This information can also be obtained running the following command: Consistency nbdb_admin -validate Note: To perform a full database validation, shut down NetBackup and start only the database service. Space Utilization is a measure of the amount of used space as a percentage of the file system space allocated for the database. When the NBDB or the BMRDB databases are initially created, extra space is allocated so that contiguous space is available as needed. As a result, a low Space Utilization is a positive indication unless the database is very large and disk space is in short supply.

Space Utilization

The initial screen also displays the following Database Administration main menu:

Table: Database Administration main menu options Option Description This option displays the menu where you can select a database to start or stop, and to change database passwords. See About the Select/Restart Database and Change Password menu options This option displays the menu where you can perform the following actions:

Select/Restart Database and Change Password

Database Space and Memory Management

Generate a database space utilization report Reorganize fragmented database objects Add free space to the database files Modify database server memory cache settings

See About the Database Space and Memory Management menu options This option displays the menu where you can truncate the transaction log of the database. You can also change the database's transaction log mode. See About the Transaction Log Management menu options Database Validation Check and Rebuild This option displays the menu where you can validate and rebuild the selected database. See About the Database Validation Check and Rebuild menu options This option displays the menu where you can change the location of the database files. You can also split the files into multiple directories. See About the Move Database menu options This option displays the menu where you can unload either the schema or the schema and data from the database. See About the Unload Database menu options Backup and Restore Database This option displays the menu where you can choose the backup and restore options for the database. See About the Backup and Restore Database menu options

Transaction Log Management

Move Database

Unload Database

Option Refresh Database Status

Description This option refreshes the Status, Consistency, and Space Utilization in the main menu.

Online Help is available from all screens by selecting the h option from the main menu.