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Backup Procedures
Backing Up HP OpenView Databases
B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide
7/12/04
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Backing Up HP OpenView Databases
Use the following procedure to back up HP OpenView databases, the application
programs and datafiles, and the configuration files by saving the
/opt/OV/databases/openview
,
/opt/CascadeView
, and
/opt/CascadeView.var
directories.
1.
Log in as the root user by entering:
su - root
When the system prompts you for the root password, enter:
<
root password
>
If you have a two-system configuration (Sybase on one workstation, HP
OpenView and NavisCore on another), you must log on to the HP
OpenView/NavisCore workstation to perform HP OpenView backups.
2.
Shut down all NavisCore sessions. Verify that all NavisCore sessions are shut
down by entering:
ps -ef | grep ovw
If all NavisCore sessions are shut down, the only process you should see running
is ovwdb.
3.
Shut down HP OpenView services by entering:
/opt/OV/bin/ovstop
4.
Access the databases directory by entering:
cd /opt/sybase/backup
5.
Enter the following command to back up HP OpenView databases:
tar cvpf ovwdb.tar.
<Date>
/opt/OV/databases/openview
6.
Enter the following command to back up the application programs and datafiles:
tar cvpf ovwapp.tar.<
Date
> /opt/CascadeView
7.
Enter the following command to back up the configuration files (all of the files
downloaded to or uploaded from the switches):
tar cvpf ovwconfig.tar.<
Date
> /opt/CascadeView.var
The
<Date>
refers to today’s date in YYYYMMDD format.
8.
Restart HP OpenView Services directory by entering:
/opt/OV/bin/ovstart
Note –
In the event that the HP OpenView databases, application programs or
associated files need to be restored, proceed to
“Restoring HP OpenView Databases”
on page 7-9
.
