OpenView Network Node Manager: Designing and Implementing an Enterprise Solution

Determining the Scope of the Backup

Table 11-2 defines directories which should be backed up. This is a good starting point for the scope of the backup. Note that for NNM 6.x you really don’t need to deal with all this, since ovbackup.ovpl is already coded with this information. This script acquiesces the database writes, backs it up to a known location, and logs the results of the backup in the $OV_TMP/ovbackup.log file. See the ovbackup.ovpl manpage for more information.

Table 11-2. Directories to Back Up

Directory	Contents
$OV_DB/openview	Map, object, and topology databases
$OV_DB/snmpCollect	Historical SNMP data
$OV_DB/eventdb	Event database
$OV_CONF	Configuration files
$OV_LRF	Local registration files
$OV_REGISTRATION	Application registration ...