TARA Server Package - NetBackup

Teradata Extension for NetBackup Administrator Guide

Product
NetBackup
Release Number
16.20
16.10
Published
May 2017
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2018-05-02
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Product Category
Teradata Tools and Utilities

The Windows install package and Linux taraserver_postinstall.sh script take the actions described in the following table upon installation of the TARA server package.

Actions Taken when TARA Server Package Installed
Action Details
Creates a new login account. The user specifies the account name and home directory; the defaults are taraserver and /home/taraserver.
To install the TARA server on the same node as the NetBackup Access Module, do not change the TARA server's login information to baruser and the home directory of baruser. The packages cannot share the baruser account.
Sets up the TARA server to run as a service on the TARA server host. Unavailable
Creates the TARA server install_path directory, /opt/teradata/tara/server. Under this directory, the taraserver_postinstall.sh script creates the jir, sr, logs, and config subdirectories are created under /var/opt/teradata/tara/server and not under /opt/teradata/tara/ server.
Subdirectories of taraserver_postinstall.sh
Subdirectory Name Description of Subdirectory
/bin Contains the TARA server executable file, plus the executable files for those programs that are needed to support the TARA server. The executable files provide these command-line utilities:
  • taralaunch

    This utility launches a backup or restore job from the Script Repository on a specified TARA server.

  • tarasetcfg

    This utility causes the TARA server to reset its configuration parameters by reading the defaults configuration file again.

/etc Contains the file named defaults. This file contains the default configuration parameters that the TARA server uses during initialization. Although this file is text-readable, it is advisable to modify it only through the Teradata TARA GUI, and not manually through a text editor.
Specifying the size of the log file must be done manually in the defaults file (see Configure the Log File).
/jir This is the Job Information Repository. These are binary files that contain the most current results of each backup or restore job that the TARA server controls. These files are a combination of binary and ascii, and should not be viewed and edited through a manual editor.
/sr This is the backup/restore script repository for the TARA server. Edit these scripts with the Edit feature of the Teradata TARA GUI.
/logs Contains the trace entries that the TARA server generates. Normally, the trace level is set to minimum, but can be increased in the event that troubleshooting becomes necessary.
/config Used as a taraserver work directory for launching jobs and internal queries.