how to deactivate/turn off the backup on the client in NetBackup?

[Hanry Zhou]

I have a backup class "ABC", and within it, I have a system called "snoopy", now I want to deactivate the backup on this particular system within this class, how do I do that other than "delete"? I don't want to deactivate the entire class.

Thanks,

[Jeff Schussele]

Hi Hanry,

AFAIK any backup schedule changes need to be done on the master or media servers as they signal the client & initiate the backup.
So even if you removed include_list* from /usr/openv/netbackup, the master server will still kick off a backup session on the client.

HTH,
Jeff

[Hanry Zhou]

Jeff,

I understand that.
I am asking some actions on NetBackup server, not on the client.

[Geoff Wild]

Well...fire up the Netbackup GUI, go to policies, right click snoopy - deactivate...

Not too sure if that will work or not.

Rgds...Geoff

[john kingsley]

If this is the only policy containing this client, you could disable netbackup on the client by disabling the netbackup ports on the client (/etc/services).

[Richard Hood]

when multiple systems are part of a single policy - you can not deactivate a single system from teh policy.

You deactivate the policy - none of the backups will run for that policy.

What youa re to do is..

Remove (delete) the client from the policy - this does not remove the exclude/include information for the client.

When youa re ready to restart the backups on this client - then readd the client. Veritas will read teh information from that client and all is back.

I have to perfor these steps each time the network group destroys a server and has to take it offline.

Hope this helps

.rhood