Hi Riaan,
Please find outputs below as requested:
mbunbuapp01 (Master/Media server appliance)
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mbunbuapp01:/home/maintenance # bpclntcmd -self
current domain =
NIS does not seem to be running: (1) Request arguments bad
gethostname() returned: mbunbuapp01
host mbunbuapp01: mbunbuapp01.mtn.co.ug at 10.170.44.21
aliases: mbunbuapp01.mtn.co.ug mbunbuapp01 10.170.44.21
getfqdn(mbunbuapp01) returned: mbunbuapp01.mtn.co.ug
mbunbuapp01:/home/maintenance # nslookup mbunbuapp01
;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
mbunbuapp01:/home/maintenance # nslookup 10.170.44.21
;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
mbunbuapp01:/home/maintenance # nslookup 10.170.45.5
;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
mbunbuapp01:/home/maintenance # nslookup 10.170.44.149
;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
mbunbuapp01:/home/maintenance # nslookup 10.170.45.133
;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
mbunbuapp01:/home/maintenance # bpclntcmd -hn mbunbuapp01
host mbunbuapp01: mbunbuapp01.mtn.co.ug at 10.170.44.21
aliases: mbunbuapp01.mtn.co.ug mbunbuapp01 10.170.44.21
mbunbuapp01:/home/maintenance # bpclntcmd -hn mutnbuapp01
host mutnbuapp01: mutnbuapp01.mtn.co.ug at 10.170.44.149
aliases: mutnbuapp01.mtn.co.ug mutnbuapp01 10.170.44.149
mbunbuapp01:/home/maintenance #
mbunbuapp01:/usr/openv/netbackup # cat bp.conf
SERVER = mbunbuapp01
SERVER = mutnbuapp01.mtn.co.ug
CLIENT_NAME = mbunbuapp01
USE_VXSS = PROHIBITED
VXSS_SERVICE_TYPE = INTEGRITYANDCONFIDENTIALITY
EMMSERVER = mbunbuapp01
VXDBMS_NB_DATA = /usr/openv/db/data
ENABLE_ROBUST_LOGGING = YES
VERBOSE = 1
PREFERRED_NETWORK = 192.168.229.0/24 MATCH 10.170.44.21
NETBACKUP_APPLIANCE_MODE = MANUAL_MASTER_APPLIANCE
IP_ADDRESS_FAMILY = AF_UNSPEC
TELEMETRY_UPLOAD = NO
mbunbuapp01:/usr/openv/netbackup #
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mutnbuapp01 (Media server appliance)
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nb-appliance:/usr/openv/netbackup # bpclntcmd -self
current domain =
NIS does not seem to be running: (1) Request arguments bad
gethostname() returned: nb-appliance
host nb-appliance: localhost at 127.0.0.1
aliases: nb-appliance localhost 127.0.0.1
getfqdn: File exists
nb-appliance:/usr/openv/netbackup # nslookup mbunbuapp01
;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
nb-appliance:/usr/openv/netbackup # nslookup 10.170.44.21
;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
nb-appliance:/usr/openv/netbackup # nslookup 10.170.45.5
;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
nb-appliance:/usr/openv/netbackup # nslookup 10.170.44.149
;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
nb-appliance:/usr/openv/netbackup # nslookup 10.170.45.133
;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
nb-appliance:/usr/openv/netbackup # bpclntcmd -hn mbunbuapp01
client hostname could not be found
alter client: mbunbuapp01 : not found. (48)
nb-appliance:/usr/openv/netbackup # bpclntcmd -hn mutnbuapp01
host mutnbuapp01: mutnbuapp01.mtn.co.ug at 10.170.44.149
aliases: mutnbuapp01.mtn.co.ug mutnbuapp01 10.170.44.149
nb-appliance:/usr/openv/netbackup # cat bp.conf
SERVER = nb-appliance
CLIENT_NAME = nb-appliance
CONNECT_OPTIONS = localhost 1 0 2
USE_VXSS = PROHIBITED
VXSS_SERVICE_TYPE = INTEGRITYANDCONFIDENTIALITY
EMMSERVER = nb-appliance
HOST_CACHE_TTL = 3600
VXDBMS_NB_DATA = /usr/openv/db/data
NETBACKUP_APPLIANCE_MODE = FACTORY_INSTALL
TELEMETRY_UPLOAD = NO
nb-appliance:/usr/openv/netbackup #
Regards,
Felix