Legato Networker ClientPak and Storage Node User's Guide

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Chapter 2: Backing Up Files
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Setting the NetWorker Time Zone to Match the HP STORE Program
The HP STORE program runs in the Command Interpreter, which uses the local time
zone for your MPE client. NetWorker runs in POSIX, which by default uses Greenwich
Mean Time. To correct the potential discrepancy between time zones, you can set the
TZ variable.
Important: You should always have the TZ variable set when performing server-
initiated or client-initiated backups, or recovering files and directories with
NetWorker. For example, when you are recovering your files, you need to set the time
zone variable; otherwise the backup times in the recover browser could be Greenwich
Mean Time.
To set the time zone for client-initiated backups, add the following system variable
when you start a CI session:
: SETVAR TZ "
EST5daylight "
Note that the value EST5daylight is only an example; it might not be appropriate for
your time zone.
For information about the value to use to set the TZ variable, display the timezone man
page from the POSIX prompt only:
$ man timezone
Creating Logs of Your NetWorker Manual Backups
You can set the NSR_MPE_LOGNAME system variable to save information on client-
initiated backups in a log file.
To create logs of your manual backups, enter the following system variable when you
start a CI session:
: SETVAR NSR_MPE_LOGNAME "/
TMP/LOG "
You can also set this system variable from the POSIX shell if you prefer:
$ export NSR_MPE_LOGNAME="/
TMP/LOG "
The name log is the required name of the log file. Note that the name of the directory
and file are in POSIX format. The actual name of the file will have the date and time
stamp appended to it. You can name this directory anything you want and put it
wherever you want.