Moving the image catalog

An image catalog may become too large for its current location. Consider moving the image catalog to a file system or disk partition that contains more available space.

Note:

NetBackup does not support saving the catalog to a remote file system. Therefore, Symantec advises against moving the image catalog to a remote file system such as NFS or CIFS.

Note:

NetBackup only supports moving the image catalog to a different file system or disk partition. It does not support moving the other subdirectories that make up the entire NetBackup catalog. For example, do not use the ALTPATH mechanism to move install_path\NetBackup\db\error.

To move the image catalog

  1. Back up the NetBackup catalogs manually.

    A backup of the catalogs ensures that you can recover image information in case something is accidentally lost during the move.

  2. Check the Jobs tab in the Activity Monitor and ensure that no backups or restores are running for the client.

    If jobs are running, either wait for them to end or stop them by using the Jobs tab in the Activity Monitor.

  3. Use the Services tab in the Activity Monitor to stop the Request Manager and the Database Manager services. These services are stopped to prevent jobs from starting. Do not modify the database while this procedure is performed.

  4. Create a file named ALTPATH in the image catalog directory.

    For example, if NetBackup is installed in the default location and the client name is mars, the path to the image catalog is:

    C:\Program Files\VERITAS\NetBackup\db\images\mars\ALTPATH

  5. Create the directory to which you intend to move the image information. For example:

    E:\NetBackup\alternate_db\images\client_name

  6. On the first line of the ALTPATH file, specify the path to the directory where you intend to move the client's image information. For example:

    E:\NetBackup\alternate_db\images\client_name

    The path is the only entry in the ALTPATH file.

  7. Move all files and directories (except the ALTPATH file) that are in the current client directory to the new directory.

    For example, if the images are currently in

    C:\Program Files\VERITAS\NetBackup\db\images\mars

    and the ALTPATH file specifies

    E:\NetBackup\alternate_db\images\mars

    then move all files and directories (except the ALTPATH file) to

    E:\NetBackup\alternate_db\images\mars

  8. Start the NetBackup Request Manager and NetBackup Database Manager services by using the Services tab in the Activity Monitor.

    Backups and restores can now resume for the client.