Notifications Resource

Backup provides several types of preconfigured notification messages that inform you about Backup activity: license status, client file index size, media attention, and the results of a scheduled backup.

Notifications are displayed in the Backup administration resource. They can also be sent to you through email or pager, or sent directly to a printer. Table 2-7 lists preconfigured notifications.

Table 2-7 Preconfigured Notifications

Notification	Backup Response
Bootstrap	Prints the bootstrap information on the Backup server's default printer.
Cleaning cartridge expired	Sends email to root: replace the expired cleaning cartridge.
Cleaning cartridge required	Sends email to root: insert a cleaning cartridge.
Device cleaned	Sends email to root: device cleaning is complete.
Device cleaning required	Sends email to root: clean the device.
Device disabled	Sends email to root: a device has been automatically disabled.
Index size	Sends email to root: check the size of the client file index because it will soon exceed the space available.
Log default	Directs the UNIX syslog facility (/usr/bin/logger) to log and distribute messages about all Backup events.
Migration attention	Sends email to root: check the status of a migration operation.
Migration completion	Sends email to root: a migration operation is complete.
Registration	Sends email to root: check the registration status.
Savegroup completion	Sends email to root: degree of success in completing scheduled backups, cloning, and archive operations.
Tape mount request 1  Tape mount request 2  Tape mount request 3	Requests media be mounted in a device:  1. Displays a pending message.  2. Sends email.  3. Logs a message to the syslog.

Backup Server Bootstrap Printout

When Backup finishes a scheduled backup that includes the Backup server, it creates a Failed Cross Reference Format save set, which contains the server index, media database, and Backup configuration files. The data in the bootstrap save set is the data you need to re-create your Backup server in case of a disaster. Backup writes the bootstrap file to media and automatically prints the bootstrap information to the default printer.

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Caution -

Save your bootstrap file in a safe location. The bootstrap information is essential for recovery from a disaster. For more information, see the Solstice Backup 5.1 Disaster Recovery Guide.

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Backup Administration Window Display

From the GUI version of the Backup administration program you can view progress messages and completion messages about the status of the backup.

• For progress messages, watch the Sessions display in the Backup administration resource. The Sessions display information is also written to the daemon.log file in the /nsr/logs directory.

• For completion messages, watch the Messages display in the Backup administration resource. The Messages display information is also written to the messages file in the /nsr/logs directory.

• For information on why a backup cannot progress, view the messages in the Pending display. The Pending display shows requests to mount tapes and other conditions that require intervention.

  The nsrwatch program also provides this information in a character-based format. For more information see "Server Status Resource for Character-Based Displays ".