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mansoor_sheik's avatar
mansoor_sheik
Level 6
11 years ago

Cat_import Requirement

Hi All,  A backup is taken in a server ( server1) which is running Netbackup 7.6 . Used Tape Media for backup ( say ABCD). If i ship the media to different environment which is runniong 7.6 with ...
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  • RamNagalla's avatar
    RamNagalla
    11 years ago

    yes it is required..

    you need to run the both cat import and cat export command to get the catalogs created in new master server without import 

    cat_export on source mater server

    cat_import on destination master server

    see the below DOC

    http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH28722

     

  • Marianne's avatar
    Marianne
    11 years ago

    Extra tapes for Secondary Environment backup.

    Okay - you have 2 live environments. Both doing backups. Right?

    This means you cannot use clustering, replication or catalog backup and recover.

    It then seems that "recovery without import" is your only possible solution. 
    See the pdf in the TN that Nagalla posted:     http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH28722

    As per Changes to partial catalog recovery in NetBackup 7.5 in the doc - just a copy of db/images is no longer sufficient.
    You need cat_export to get the header files on the source master and cat_import them on the destination server.

     

     

mansoor_sheik's avatar
mansoor_sheik
Level 6
11 years ago

Hi All,

We have tested the Partial Catalog recovery in 7.5 and it was sucessful. We plan to do in Prodcution on coming week.. Will update once i done with the Production.

Logged a call with symantec as I faced some error. They recommended to make few changes as per the Technote and completed sucessfully.Will share the details.