Using the %OMABAKUP Macro to Perform Backups and Restores

Ensuring Appropriate User Credentials

The following requirements apply to the use of %OMABAKUP:

The user who executes the %OMABAKUP macro must be authorized to pause the metadata server. The following categories of users have this authorization:
- The user whose user ID was used to start the metadata server.
- Users who are assigned to the Management Console: Operation role.
- Users who are assigned to the Management Console: Unrestricted role.
- Users who are specified in the adminUsers.txt file.
On Windows systems, the user that executes the %OMABAKUP macro must be a member of the Windows Administrators group.

On Windows Server 2008 64-bit systems, you must also use the Run as Administrator option. To use this option, open a DOS command window. In the window, click the right mouse button and select Run as Administrator. In the Administrator: Command Prompt window, submit the appropriate batch job (for example, MetadataServer -backup).
In all host environments, the user who executes the %OMABAKUP macro must have full operating system access to the metadata server directory (SAS-configuration-directory\Lev1\SASMeta\MetadataServer). Within that directory, the user must have full access to the following subdirectories: rposmgr, Foundation, and the subdirectories for any customer or project repositories.

On UNIX and z/OS systems, the SAS Installer (sas) user has the required access to these directories. On Windows systems, the user who runs the backup should be added to the Windows Administrators group to provide the required access.

CAUTION:: On UNIX and z/OS systems, do not run a backup or a restore as the Root user. Doing so will change ownership of the metadata server files.