Shutting Down the Product Before Backing Up

If you want to shut down the product before doing a backup, you have two options:

• To run the backup interactively, type this command:

  # /opt/SUNWsymon/sbin/es-backup

• To run the backup in silent mode and use default answers to the script's questions, type this command:

  # /opt/SUNWsymon/sbin/es-backup -y

  The database files are saved in the directory /var/opt/SUNWsymon/backup.

If you need to periodically run the es-backup script, you can set a cron program for the script to be run on a routine basis. In this case, use the -y option for the es-backup script so that no interaction is needed.

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Note –

Both scripts shut down the Sun Management Center processes before starting the restore or backup. These scripts also restart the processes once the recovery or backup has been completed.

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