BackPak H4.00 Catalog Sync Option

Initial setup
28 BackPak H4.00 Catalog Sync Option
Schedule batch on the secondary side
No import is internally initiated by the BackPak. Any systematic import must be scheduled in
NetBatch jobs running the BB027_IMPORT_CATALOG macro.
Reasons to run periodically an import, the actual update of the secondary catalogs:
Verify the whole replication is running correctly
Maintain the secondary catalogs as close as possible of the primary catalogs on side to
minimize the work to switch the production on secondary site.
Delete the tape volumes that were removed from the catalogs on the primary side.
When replicating DSM/TC catalogs, it is recommended to avoid running BackPak imports
during the DSM/TC daily expiration process in the target system. The caution requires to
explicitly control the time DSM/TC expiration is started by $ZSVR, through the TACL
command “PARAM AUTOEXPIRE^TIME hh:mm” before starting $ZSVR. Refer to the latest
documentation in HP Technical library or Knowledge Base.
A possible schedule is to run:
An import UPDATE with CATALOGFILES YES each day, some delay after the backup
window on the primary site
A FULL import with CATALOGFILES NO each month after a corresponding FULL
export on the primary site.
BB027_IMPORT_CATALOG macro
Macro syntax:
LOAD /KEEP 1/ BBOX.BBSETUP BBOX.MACROS
BB027_IMPORT_CATALOG STOREID {stored-id | ALL},
[, STOREID_ALIAS {0 | 1 | 2}]
[, CATALOGFILES {YES | NO}]
[, TYPE {FULL | UPDATE}]
This macro connects to the domain manager that will start an export process, whose priority
and output specifications are defined in the data store configuration.
STOREID Mandatory. Specifies the Data store to process.
ALL refers to all primary Data stores.
STOREID_ALIAS Indicates that STOREID must be interpreted,
for Store IDs named with embedded spaces:
value 0: no interpretation
value 1: replace '_' characters by spaces
value 2: replace '+' characters by spaces
Optional, default value is 0.
CATALOGFILES Optional. Specifies if DISKFILE entries must be imported.
TYPE Optional. Specify if the whole data store or only not yet exported
information must be exported.