Configure the Backup Service Using staservadm

Use the staservadm utility to configure the STA Backup Service.

Prerequisites

The Services Daemon must be running to use the Backup Service.

See Services Daemon - Stop, Restart, or Show Status.
The Oracle user path must be correctly configured.

See Configure the Correct Oracle User Path.

Parameters

The staservadm utility uses the parameters listed in the table below. You can submit as many parameters as you want in each staservadm command line. The utility only updates the parameters you specify. The unspecified parameters remain at their current value.

Some settings (denoted by * in the table) require you to stop and restart the Services Daemon if you want the setting to take effect immediately. Otherwise these changes take effect as soon as the Backup Service wakes from its current sleep interval.

Name	Parameter	Description	Sample Value
Help	-h, --help	Displays command usage information.	NA
Clear Settings	-C, --clear	Clears all settings and disables the backup service.	NA
Query Settings	-Q, --query	Displays the current Backup service settings.	NA
File Transfer	-S, --scp \| -F, --ftp	The file transfer method: SCP or FTP. SCP is recommended.	SCP (default)
Full Backup Time*	-T, --time	The time of day full backups are performed. Format is `hh:mm`, using 24-hour time. The dump is performed automatically every 24 hours at approximately this time. The actual time is within one incremental backup interval after this time.	23:30 00:00 (default)
Sleep Interval*	-i, --int	The number of seconds between incremental backups. Valid entries: integers 1 to 86399.	1800 (=30 minutes) 300 (default)
Backup Hostname	-s, --server	The hostname or IP address of the server which the STA Backup service copies the backup files to. You can specify an IPv4 or IPv6 address, or a fully qualified DNS host name.	stabackup
Backup Username	-u, --usr	System username that writes the database backup files to the target directory. This must be a user on the backup server that has write privileges to the target directory. If you specify a username, you must also specify a password.	root
Backup Password	-p, --pwd	The password for the backup username. If you enter just `-p` on the command line, the utility will prompt for the password, which is hidden when you type it.	NA
Backup Directory	-d, --dir	Directory on the backup server where the backup files will be copied. This directory must already exist on the server.	/dbbackup
Database Username	-U, --dbusr	The MySQL database administrator account created during STA installation.	stadba blank (default)
Database Password	-P, --dbpwd	Password for the database root username.	blank (default)