Customizing the Data Protector Environment

Using Omnirc Options

 

Using Omnirc Options

 

The omnirc options are most useful for troubleshooting or overriding

 

other settings affecting the behavior of the Data Protector client only.

 

However, even advanced users should not use them unless their

 

operating environment demands it. The Disk Agents and Media Agents

 

use the values of these options.

 

These options are found in the following locations:

Locations

/opt/omni/.omnirc on HP-UX and Solaris clients

 

/usr/omni/.omnirc on other UNIX clients

 

<Data_Protector_home>\omnirc on Windows clients

 

sys:\usr\omni\omnirc on Novell NetWare clients

How to Use

Installation provides a template for the omnirc file (.omnirc.TMPL or

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omnirc.TMPL, depending on the platform). This file is not active. To

 

create an active omnirc file, copy the template file to omnirc (or .omnirc)

 

and edit it. To use a specific option, uncomment the line (remove the '#'

 

character) and edit the value if necessary.

 

• When creating the omnirc file (either by copying or by using an

 

editor), verify its permissions. On UNIX, permissions will be set

 

according to your umask settings and may be such that some

 

processes may be unable to read the file.

 

Set the permissions to 644 manually.

 

• When changing the omnirc file, you have to restart the Data

 

Protector services/daemons on the Data Protector client where you

 

modified the omnirc file. This is mandatory for the crs daemon on

 

UNIX and recommended for Data Protector CRS and Inet services on

 

Windows. Specifically on Windows, restarting is not required when

 

adding or changing entries, only when removing entries (or renaming

 

the file).

Most Often Used The most often used omnirc variables include:

Variables

OB2BLKPADDING_n: This is a set of variables that can be used to specify the number of empty blocks written to the media at the initialization time.

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