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Netbackup master physical server phase out
Hi All, Netbackup master physical server phase out. My IT infra - RHEL6 old NBU 8.3.1 connected to 3 NBU appliances - 2 are 5220 and 3rd is 5240. They were good old media servers. We do have LTR on our NBU systems. Almost 5000 backup images are on NBU appliances. 1)I thought of connecting tape library(rental) and duplicating everything to tapes. 2) Can someone offer insights on NBU cloud catalyst 3) Can we build new NBU master in cloud (S3 connected) and then do catalog sync Please feel free to share documents\technotes etc, open to new suggestions as well.rookie1114 hours agoModerator15Views0likes1CommentDo you install anti virus on a NetBackup appliance?
If yes, I'm trying to access the Linux command line environment in the following way: Main_Menu > Support Support > Maintenance Maintenance > elevate And this is what I've got: maintenance-!> elevate Permission Denied. Access to root account requires overriding the Veritas Intrusion Prevention Security Policy. Please refer to the appliance security guide for overriding instructions. What should I do?qox2 days agoLevel 329Views0likes2CommentsNetBackup 10.5 Greatly Expands Multi-Person Authorization (MPA) Features
Allowing legitimate “real” NetBackup users to get their jobs done while stopping “dummy” attacker users is critical. Therefore, the best data protection security is having top administrators be aware of any attempted or implemented changes to their environments. Version 10.5 greatly expands that awareness using new MPA features to control who changes what. To have that control this release secures even more critical features so they can’t be used against you. First, to get these great new features make sure MPA is enabled and configured with the options you want. Access the Configure multi-person authorization options by selecting the Multi-person authorization section in the WebUI as shown below. You can limit how many features MPA controls. Key management is shown as an example. Second, a number of MPA features are added with Release 10.5. Below is a brief tour of three that are sure to be the most popular. A list of the other new MPA features is at the end of this post. API Key Operations Enabling MPA with API protection in 10.5 guards end-user created API access key requests. In the WebUI such requests generate a ticket that appears in the MPA approval queue. Requestors are given a ticket ID number and are reminded approval is required as shown below. After the ticket is added to the MPA queue, its status is posted and updated as shown below. Here we see ticket ID 6 has been approved. Approval status and potential conflicts with other requests are cited. Requestors and approvers can open the details of each request as shown below. Approvers can see exactly what changes are being proposed before approving the changes. They can also copy the proposed API key and changes to document them. MPA operations are captured in the Security Events. Security teams can use these events to create a trace log of changes to the NetBackup domain. Each event can be opened to see what action(s) took place after approval as shown below. EKMS Key Management Operations Version 10.5 MPA also guards KMS installation and configuration/EKMS key management. Attempts to install and configure or modify KMS or key management options generate a ticket that must be approved before being committed as shown below. Here also approvers can open the ticket containing the KMS installation/change(s) being requested and verify if it is a legitimate request as shown below. As before they can copy this information for their own records. Legitimate requests can then be approved for implementation. NetBackup Key Generation Operations Creating additional EMS keys for existing KMS servers is also protected. Like the other operations shown above, creating KMS keys generates a ticket that must be approved. As before, approvers can open the ticket containing the changes/key request and verify if it is a legitimate request as shown below. They can copy this request information here, too. Other MPA-Protected Operations Starting in 10.5 There’re a number of other new MPA features in this release. All of these features operate similarly to those highlighted above. The already mentioned new features and others and are as follows: WebUi Security Settings Changing the DR passphrase Adding and removing a trusted master Revoking existing and generating new NetBackup certificates Changing global security settings Adding and deleting security tokens Adding and deleting host mappings, attributes, and allowing auto-reissues Command Line Functions Adding, deleting, and modifying encryption and key management using the nbkms command Adding, deleting, and modifying the priority of EKMS server settings External Certificate Authority (ECA) configuration. Previously only possible through the WebUI API End-user generated encryption (KMS) keys Each new release will add even more MPA features. But upgrade to NetBackup10.5 to greatly expand your decision-making security today.John_Grovender2 days agoLevel 422Views1like0CommentsNetbackup Installation failing Error - ERROR: NetBackup Database Creation Failed!
Netbackup Installation failing Error - ERROR: NetBackup Database Creation Failed! Version: NetBackup_10.3.0.1_Win 06:49:43.985 [4552.4492] <4> NBDBsystem: Command exited with status: 0 06:49:43.985 [4552.4492] <4> create_nbdb_tablespace_directory: The NetBackup database tablespace directory creation complete [C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\nbdb]. 06:49:43.985 [4552.4492] <16> DbConnection::Execute: (6848.3) Execute error: SQL - native=<1> sqlerror=<ERROR: directory "C:/Program Files/Veritas/NetBackupDB/data/nbdb/PG_14_202107181" already in use as a tablespace; Error while executing the query> sqlstate=<55006> retval=<2007143> nbdberror=<DB_ERROR_SQLUnknown(2007143)> 06:49:43.985 [4552.4492] <2> DbConnection::Execute: (6848.3) stmt=<CREATE TABLESPACE NBDB OWNER postgres LOCATION 'C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\nbdb'> 06:49:43.985 [4552.4492] <16> create_postgres_nbdb_tbspaces: Unable to execute sql statement "CREATE TABLESPACE NBDB OWNER postgres LOCATION 'C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\nbdb'", error 2007143 06:49:43.985 [4552.4492] <4> CreatePostgresDatabase: Exiting with rc = 29 06:49:43.985 [4552.4492] <16> create_pgnbdb: Failed to created PostgreSQL NBDB database.36Views0likes4CommentsBackup images migration between domains
I am currently working on a project including two distinct domains, each with its own Netbackup applianc eserving as a media server. Here is a brief overview: Domain 1: Master server :BYO, OS version RHEL 8.10 NBU version : 10.3.0.1 Media server: Netbackup appliance, mode 5340. Version 10.3.0.1 Domain 2: Master server : BYO, OS version RHEL 7.9 NBU version : 8.2 Media server: NBU appliance, NBU version 8.2 we are planning to decommission domain 2 . However, the domain 2 appliance holds LTR images( 10 years) that we need to migrate before proceeding with the decommission. i would like to explore potential image migration options and need your guidance Direct appliance to appliance migration across domains: Is it feasible to directly migrate images from appliance in domain 2 the appliance in domain 1, given that they are in different domain and running different Netbackup version and are different appliance model? Replication option across domains for existing backup images: Is it possible to replicate the existing images from domain 2 to domain 1? if Replication is a viable approach, could you please share the steps or process required to setup and execute this replication. Considering Difference in Netbackup version and appliance models.Kak4_124 days agoLevel 429Views0likes1CommentNetbackup upgrade 10.2 to 10.2.0.1 fails
Hello, Has anyone seen or have a resolution to the following error when upgrading to 10.2.0.1 on Windows 2016 x64? Error comes during nbcheck.exe Gathering host data, then a window pop-ups: Errors were encountered while assessing the state of catalog backups: nbcheck.exe returned unexpected status code [5]. I click on "OK" Netbackup Installation Summary: Ignore Missing catalog Backups: Unexpected error I goto my Netbackup 10.2 goodies folder and run: nbcheck.exe --test=last_catalog_backup_check ok last_catalog_backup_check: Last catalog backup run on this primary server was less than 24 hours ago.Asher-nbu5 days agoLevel 371Views0likes7CommentsDuplicatiоn data from MSDP via san transport
Hi all, Low duplication speed with msdp to msdp ~60 MB/s Previously, with msdp to tape drive session was performed at a speed of ~170 MB/s The equipment is connected via a san Fiber Channel Adapters 16 Gb How can I increase the speed?AndriiPushkarov5 days agoLevel 516Views0likes0CommentsMigration og Backup images between domains
Dear Experts, We have two Netbackup domains with the following specification: Domain one: Master server OS: RHEL 8.10 Master server NBU version : 9.1.0.1 Media servers: Two NBU appliances , model 5340, version 4.1.0.1 Domain two specifications: Master server OS : RHEL 7.9 Master server NBU version: 8.2 Media servers: 2 Netbackup appliances, model 5240, nbu version 8.2 Problem statement: we need to decomission Domain two, but the images on domain two having 10 years retention. Query: Can we migrate these LTR images from Domain two to domain one? as there are difference in versions... If yes, what would be the best method for migration? via replication or duplication? If any restore request comes in the future, will we be able to restore from domain one? Please provide guidance on the process and any consideration we need to take into accountSolvedKak4_125 days agoLevel 4134Views0likes7CommentsNB 10.4.0.1 bpnbat vs nboracmd
Hi communities, our environment is Linux with NB 10.1.1. We have scripts to manage RMAN instances and we use a lot of home-made scripts in CLI with Netbackup commands like nboraadm. In our scripts, we can register instances and delete them, all from within our scripts. We installed a new Linux environment with NB 10.4.0.1. We found that the nboraadm command is no longer exists under NB 10.4.0.1 and has been replaced by nboracmd. This command is different from the old one and I'd like to adapt our scripts with the new command. I find that if I simply want to list instances with this command: “nboracmd list instances”, it returns this: “A web login is required. Run the 'bpnbat' command to login.”. I wasn't familiar with this command (bpnbat) and to my surprise, it dates back to a few versions of NB and we've never needed to use this. My question.... am I obliged to use this command (bpnbat) or is there a way around this? If there's no way, will I have to add the “bpnbat” command to all my scripts with a response file that will contain a clear text password? I'm trying to find the logic to this... Veritas wants to secure certain commands but the possibility of automating this is to have a file containing a logon and pwd in clear text. If I'm wrong, please let me know!!! I'd like to migrate my scripts with as little impact as possible Sorry for my english !!!laguns976 days agoLevel 455Views1like4Comments