Specific steps for Sybase remote tape backup

Specific steps for Sybase remote tape backup:

1. Add a tape device to the INTDB

Sp_addumpdevice "type", Logicalname,physicalname[,tapesize]

Such as:

Sp_addumpdevice "Type", Mytapedump, "/dev/nrmt8", 100

Note:

Mytapedump for configuring the tape device service name (optionally named)

/DEV/NRMT8 is a local tape device

100 is configured for 100m.

2. Configure the Netmdb backup service connection string on the Intdb

Configure the Host Backup service connection string in the interfaces file to include the remote backup server entry in the same name as the host backup service name.

However, the backup service name cannot be the same as the host backup service name.

3. Use Netmdb Backup connection string in Intdb, export data to local tape device

DUMP DATABASE database_name to mytapedump with Init at Bs_server_name

Note:

Database name of database_name backup

Mytapedump Tape Device

Bs_server_name Backup Service Connection string

Dump database my_sf to '/dev/rmt 0.1 ' at Jf_backup capacity=4000000 with Init