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Setting Up an Automated Database Backup
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Configure the DNCS for an Automatic Database Backup,
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Edit the noinputDbBackup.sh File
Follow these instructions to edit the noinputDbBackup.sh file so that it includes the
correct tape drive device name.
Note: The xterm window that you opened in the previous procedure, Verifying the
Note: The xterm window that you opened in the previous procedure, Verifying the
Tape Drive Device Name, should still be open.
1.
Type vi /dvs/dncs/bin/noinputDbBackup.sh and then press Enter.
Result: The noinputDbBackup.sh opens for editing.
Result: The noinputDbBackup.sh opens for editing.
2.
Scroll down through the file and locate the line that begins with
tapeDevice=/dev/rmt/0h.
3.
Edit the line so that it now references the device name you recorded in step 5
of the Verifying the Tape Drive Device Name procedure, earlier in this
appendix.
Example: tapeDevice=/dev/rmt/1h
Example: tapeDevice=/dev/rmt/1h
4.
Save the file and close the vi editor.
5.
Go to Editing the crontab, next in this appendix.
Editing the crontab
Follow these instructions to configure your nightly backup of the Informix database
on the DNCS.
1.
From an xterm window on the DNCS, log in as root user.
2.
Type crontab -l > /tmp/root.crontab and then press Enter.
Important: The ‘l’ in crontab -l is a lower case L.
Result: The system redirects the contents of the crontab into root.crontab.
Note: While you can edit the crontab directly, Cisco recommends that you
Important: The ‘l’ in crontab -l is a lower case L.
Result: The system redirects the contents of the crontab into root.crontab.
Note: While you can edit the crontab directly, Cisco recommends that you
first redirect the contents of the crontab to root.crontab so you can recover the
original crontab if necessary.
3.
Type vi /tmp/root.crontab and then press Enter.
Result: The system opens root.crontab for editing using the UNIX vi editor.
Result: The system opens root.crontab for editing using the UNIX vi editor.