Backup Exec DB2 Agent configuration options

Use the following table to complete the following options when you use the Remote Agent Utility to configure the DB2 Agent on Windows computers.

See Configuring the DB2 Agent on Windows computers.

Table: Backup Exec DB2 Agent configuration options

Item

Description

Local instance name

Specifies the name of a local DB2 instance. If you edit an instance, you cannot change the instance name.

User name

Specifies the user name for the DB2 instance.

The user name must have the following:

  • A valid authorization ID, or the connect privilege to all the databases that reside in this DB2 instance.

  • The correct authority levels and privileges.

    Correct authority levels may include SYSADM, SYSCTRL, SYSMAINT, and DBADM.

    If the credentials are incorrect, the error “Unable to attach to a resource…” may appear when you run a backup job.

If the credentials for the DB2 instance change, you must update the credentials in this field.

You must add this computer name and logon account to the list of authentication credentials for DB2 servers.

See Adding information about DB2 servers to the media server’s authentication credentials list.

Change password

Launches the Change password dialog box where you can change the password for the DB2 instance user name.

See Enter Password options.

Media server

Specifies the name or IP address of the Backup Exec media server where you want to process the operations.

You must use the same form of name resolution for all operations. For example, if you use the IP address of this computer for backup operations, you must also use the IP address for restore operations. If you use the full computer name for backup operations, you must also use the full computer name for restore operations.

Job template name

Specifies the name of the Backup Exec job template that you want the DBA-initiated job to use for backup and restore operations. You create the job template on the DBA-initiated Job Settings dialog box on the Backup Exec media server. If you do not specify a job template, the default job template is used.

For the databases that have archive logging enabled, enter a separate archive logs template name in the Archive logs template name field.

See Editing DBA-initiated jobs.

Archive logs template name

Specifies the name of the Backup Exec archive log template that uses the user exit or vendor method. These methods are specified for a database on the DB2 Control Center or command-line processor. If you use an incorrect job template name, then log files cannot be archived correctly.

If you use the user exit or vendor method for a database, you must create a Backup Exec job template specifically for archiving logs. The template should specify the destination devices that are different than the devices that are specified in the job template for database backups.

If the same device is used for both jobs, then the archive log backup must wait until the database backup completes. However, the database backup cannot complete until the archive log backup completes. If this situation occurs when the device is a backup-to-disk folder, increase the number of concurrent operations that are allowed on the backup-to-disk folder.

See Editing DBA-initiated jobs.

See About using the DB2 database archive logging methods.

Backup Exec DB2 Agent configuration options