Backup Configuration Tasks

StorageTek Tape Analytics Configuration Guide, Version 1.0.2

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Configuring STA Services : Backup Configuration Tasks

Backup Configuration Tasks

▼	Review the staservadm Utility Preferences

You configure the STA Backup service with the STA Backup Service Administration Utility, staservadm. Review TABLE 4‑1 for descriptions of the available preference settings to use in the next procedure, “Determine STA Backup Preferences”.

Note – To display a complete list of command options, type “staservadm ‑h” at the command line. To see the current Backup Services settings, type “staservadm -Q” at the command line.

**TABLE 4‑1** staservadm Attributes
Attribute	Option	Description	Default Value
Backup host name	`-s`	IPv4 or IPv6 address, or fully qualified DNS host name, of the server host to which the STA server copies its backup files.	N/A
Backup user ID	`-u`	System user ID of the user authorized to perform SCP file transfers to the backup host.	N/A
Backup password	`-p`	Password assigned to the backup user.	N/A
Backup directory	`-d`	Directory on the backup host where the backup files will be copied.	N/A
Database username	`-U`	Database username authorized to perform a `mysqldump` command. You should specify the `stadba` (STA Database Administrator) username that was created when the STA application was installed. For details, see the “Installing STA” chapter within the StorageTek Tape Analytics Planning and Installation Guide.	N/A
Database password	`-P`	Password of the database user. This must be the password assigned to the database username when the STA application was installed. For details, see the “Installing STA” chapter within the StorageTek Tape Analytics Planning and Installation Guide.	N/A
File transfer type	`-F\|‑S`	Method of file transfer used to copy the backup files from the STA server to the backup host. Options are SCP (`‑S`) or FTP (`‑F`). Oracle recommends SCP.	`‑S` (SCP)
Full backup dump time	`‑T`	Time of day when you want a full database backup dump to be performed. The dump is performed automatically every 24 hours at approximately this time. The actual time is sometime within “sleep interval” seconds after this time. Format is `hh:mm`, using 24-hour time (for example, 13:15 is 1:15 pm).	00:00
Sleep interval	`-i`	Number of seconds the STA Services daemon waits before checking for new incremental backup files.	300

▼	Determine STA Backup Preferences

Use this procedure to determine the attribute settings you want to use for the STA Backup service.

Note – Oracle recommends that you configure a remote backup server to receive the backup files.

1.	See TABLE 4‑1 for descriptions of the available attributes.

2.	Complete the STA Backup Service Worksheet (TABLE 4‑2) for your site.

**TABLE 4‑2** STA Backup Service Worksheet
Attribute	Option	My Setting	Default
Backup host name	-s		N/A
Backup user ID	-u		N/A
Backup password	-p		N/A
Backup directory	-d		N/A
Database username	-U		N/A
Database password	-P		N/A
File transfer type	-F\|‑S		`‑S` (SCP)
Full dump time	‑T		00:00
Sleep interval	-i		300

3.	Proceed to “Configure the Remote Backup Server”.

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