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Configuring STA Services : Backup Configuration Tasks : ▼ Configure the Remote Backup Server

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Configure the Remote Backup Server

Use this procedure to configure a remote server to receive the backup files generated by the STA Backup service.

Note – You perform this procedure on the backup server.

1.
On the backup server, log in as the system root user.
2.
Create a new group for the STA Backup user.

In this example, the group ID is “stabckgr”, and the following option is used:

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‑g – Assign the specified numerical GID to the group.
3.
Create the STA Backup user.

In this example, the user ID is “stabck”, and the following options are used:

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‑c – Comment.
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‑m – Create a home directory for the user.
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‑d – Full path of the home directory.
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‑g – Assign the user to the specified group.
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‑s – Assign the specified login shell to the user.
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‑u – Assign the specified numerical UID to the user.
4.
Assign a password to the STA Backup user.

Note – Be sure to make a record of the user ID and password.

5.
Create the directory where the STA backups will be copied.

In this example, the “STAbackups” directory is created in the STA Backup user’s home directory. The following option is used.

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‑p – Make parent directories as needed.
6.
Display the user attributes to confirm that all information has been entered correctly.

7.
Assign exclusive ownership and access rights for the directory to the STA Backups user and group.

In this example, the following option is used:

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‑R – Recursively assign the attributes to the directory and its files.
8.
List the directory to confirm that all information has been entered correctly.

9.
Proceed to “Configure the STA Backup Service”.

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Configure the STA Backup Service

Use this procedure to configure the STA Backup service. You can designate a directory where the backup files will be copied. Oracle recommends that this directory be located on a remote backup server.

Your configuration settings take effect as soon as one of the following occurs:

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The STA Backup service wakes up from its current sleep interval and processes the new settings.
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You manually restart the STA Services daemon. See “Restart the STA Services Daemon (optional)” for instructions.
1.
On the STA server, log in as the system root user.
2.
Display the current STA Backup Service settings.

This example shows that the service is not yet configured and is therefore not performing backups.

3.
With the STA Backup Service Worksheet as a reference, use the staservadm command to set the attribute values to the settings you want.

Note – You can submit the attributes in separate commands, or you can combine them all into one. The following example shows all attributes submitted in one command.

The utility sets each value included in your command and then displays all current settings.

4.
Review the command output to verify that the values have been set correctly. If you need to make corrections, you can resubmit just the attributes that need to be changed.

5.
Proceed to “Determine STA Resource Monitor Preferences”.
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