About external procedures

External procedures are the scripts that interact with the restore process during user exits. Using external procedures, you can minimize the interaction that is required for restores that are not automatic.

The following are the external procedure types:

Client-specific for a specific client.
Operating system specific for all clients of that operating system type.

Client-specific procedures take precedence over operating system procedures.

External procedures are started only if you do one of the following:

Select Run External Procedures on the Prepare to Restore Client or Prepare to Discover dialog box.
Specify external procedures by using the bmrprep -runep command.

External procedures operate in the restore environment (a limited operating system environment during the restore process). Many of the commands and capabilities that are available with a complete operating system are not available in the restore environment.

UNIX external procedures execute as root. Windows external procedures execute as administrator.

External procedures are stored in the BMR database on the NetBackup master server. Use the bmrepadm command on the master server to manage external procedures.

Note:

Using external procedures requires a general knowledge of scripts.