NetBackup Job

Control-M for Backup connects to a NetBackup client and enables you to execute backup jobs. Control-M for Backup simplifies the process of defining, monitoring, and troubleshooting backup jobs as well as reducing manual scripts and typing errors.

The following table describes the NetBackup job type attributes.

Attribute

Description

Connection Profile

Determines the authorization credentials that are used to connect Control-M to NetBackup.

Rules:

  • Characters: 1−30

  • Case Sensitive: Yes

  • Invalid Characters: Blank spaces.

Variable Name: %%BKP-ACCOUNT

Policy Details

Defines the backup policy.

Policy Name

Defines the backup policy name.

Variable Name: %%BKP-NBU_POLICY_NAME

Schedule

Determines what type of backup is performed (full, incremental).

If the field remains empty, the first scheduled backup of the policy is used.

Variable Name: %%BKP-NBU_SCHEDULE

Client

Defines the client where the backup is performed.

If the field remains empty, the backup executes on all clients that are defined in the policy.

Variable Name: %%BKP-NBU_CLIENT

Create Jobs per Client

Determines whether to create an active Control-M for Backup Job for every client that performs a backup.

The job name for each client appears as follows:
<definition_Job_name>@<client_name>

BMC recommends that you define the Control-M for Backup job inside a SMART folder if you have defined job Prerequisites.

Variable Name: %%BKP-NBU_JOBPERCLIENT

Restart Only Failed Streams on Rerun

Determines whether to restart the backup for failed jobs when you re-execute the backup job.

Variable Name: %%BKP-NBU_ACTIVE_RERUN_ONLY_FAILING

Output Management

Determines one of the following output options:

  • Display log for all Jobs in the output
  • Display log for failed Jobs in the output
  • None