pathownerignore(5)pathownerignore(5)NAMEpathownerignore - ignore path-ownership rules during scheduled saves
SYNOPSIS
<nsr_bin>/pathownerignore
DESCRIPTION
In a clustered environment, the NetWorker software must distinguish
between filesystems associated with the physical client, and those that
are managed by a resource group (a virtual client). These criteria are
referred to as the path-ownership rules. These rules determine which
client index a save set is written to.
If a filesystem owned by a virtual client is defined in the save set
list for a physical client resource, by default the filesystem will not
be backed up during a scheduled save. The same is true for a filesystem
owned by a physical client defined in the save set list for a virtual
client resource. In both cases, the filesystem is omitted. This occurs
because the NetWorker software views the client (which owns the
filesystem) as not having matched the client of the current scheduled
save.
To check the NetWorker path-ownership rule:
1. Run the following command on the NetWorker server:
# savegrp -p -c client_name
2. Review which filesystems are owned by client_name. This procedure is
part of the normal cluster installation setup. For detailed instruc‐
tions, refer to the appropriate EMC NetWorker Installation Guide.
To test for the existence of misappropriated save sets, run a test
probe with the verbose option set. The command output will warn you to
which client indexes a save set will be saved. For example:
# savegrp -pv -c client_name group_name
To ignore NetWorker default path-ownership rules, you can create the
<nsr_bin>/pathownerignore file. This file causes the NetWorker software
to back up the filesystem in question; however, the filesystem will be
saved under the index of its correct owner. Creating the
<nsr_bin>/pathownerignore file is not recommended, but it might be
required under special circumstances. The <nsr_bin>/pathownerignore
file does not override the default path-ownership rules. It causes the
path-ownership rules to be ignored when determining if a filesystem
should be backed up during a scheduled save.
SEE ALSOsave(8), savegrp(8), savefs(8)NOTES
To override the path-ownership rules and have a save set written to an
index other than its default owner, one must use the "save -c
client_name " command. Refer to save (8) for more information.
NetWorker 7.3.2 Aug 23, 06 pathownerignore(5)
