Can I configure the DXgrid datastore backup location?

Products

• CA Directory
• CA Security Command Center
• CA Data Protection (DataMinder)
• CA User Activity Reporting

Issue/Introduction

Description:

By default the online DXgrid datastore backups are stored in the same folder as the live DXgrid datastore. But you can configure a data DSA to store the DXgrid datastore backup files in an alternate location. This saves on disk space if your backup location is located on a network SAN or other off server storage medium.

Solution:

In order to create an alternate backup location for your DXgrid backup files you should:

• Create a folder to store the backups in (as user DSA) - e.g. /tmp/dxgrid-backup

• Set the configuration item in your DSA's config - Add it to the bottom of the DXHOME/config/servers/dsaname.dxi initialization file.
      set dxgrid-backup-location = "/tmp/dxgrid-backup/";
  
  
• Stop and restart your DSA.
      dxserver stop [dsaname]
      dxserver start [dsaname]

• Connect to your DSA's console port
  

    telnet localhost [console port]

• Type in the following command:
      dump dxgrid-db;

• Once the backup is running, the following will be displayed in the DSA console:
      dsa> dump dxgrid-db;
      dump dxgrid-db;
      Starting dump
      Dump started

• In the warn log for the DSA, the following messages will be recorded.
      WARN : Dump started
      WARN : Dump completed, 0 fragments

• Once the warn log indicates that the dump is completed, change directory to your backup folder. e.g. /tmp/dxgrid-backup and you should see the DXgrid ".zat:|.zdb|.zoc" files present.

Environment

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Component: ETRDIR