Hi, I have a exchange and OS backups setup on a client and when I try to run a backup verification on the client side using the bpclimagelist. I am ony getting the NT backups and not the exchange backups. Does anyone know what I need to do to get the exchange backup to show up? Maybe I have something setup wrong on the client side or what am i doing wrong. I have tired this on a few of our customer environment with the same results. Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601] Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. c:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin>bpclimagelist -t full Backed Up Expires Files KB C Sched Type Policy ---------------- ---------- -------- ----------- - ------------ ------------ 08/11/2012 21:01 09/15/2012 42186 10949535 N Full Backup X_DP-NT-X c:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin> any help would be greatly appreciated Thanks, Jonathan

Have you tried to combine name and type? bpclimagelist -client <Virtual name> -ct 16

Have you tried bpclimagelist -ct 16 -server <master> I find im my environment unless i give it more information i miss some backups as well. Try this technote http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=HOWTO43770

I would imagine that Dougs answer is spot on. You do have to be very careful with the options you do or don't supply. Unfortunately there's no overall consistency in some of the options/defaults NetBackup has a tendency for certain commands to require the use of certain options, otherwise it defaults to ... well, the default! e.g. the following is true for bplist: -t policy_type Specifies one of the following numbers that corresponds to the policy type. The default is 0 for all clients except Windows, where the default is 13. 0 = Standard 4 = Oracle etc etc etc whereas for yet another command, bpimagelist, the coding is somewhat different: -pt policy_type Specifies a policy type. By default, bpimagelist searches for all policy types. policy_type is one of the following character strings: o Informix-On-BAR o MS-Exchange-Server etc etc etc I know it's not totally relevant to the point in question (bpclimagelist T/N already covered by Doug), but just a little supporting documentation that follows the same lines: DOCUMENTATION: A listing of policy types and how they are used with bplist and other VERITAS NetBackup (tm) commands. http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH27299

Doug and Andy Thank you for respond and I am sorry for my late responds. I was out sick. I do the bpclimagelist -ct 16 on the client side but i get nothing back. c:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin>bpclimagelist -ct 16 c:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin> Tired it by policy type and i get the same out put c:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin>bpclimagelist -ct 16 c:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin>bpclimagelist -policy X_DP-NT-Exchange-X (changed the name but it is the policy) c:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin> This could be the same issue that we are having with the inconsistency between Exchange and NBU as to what constitutes a failed backup. I have a ticket open for that and waiting to hear back from support.

What Status code is seen in Activity Monitor for Exchange Backups?

Getting a status 1 code (error below) for two of the 6 database. I feel that it is something on the exchange side, but since I only care about the NB since I wanted to make sure everything was fine on my end. Error bpbrm(pid=3536) from client server: ERR - failure reading file: Microsoft Information Store:\DB02\Database (BEDS 0x0: ) Warning bpbrm(pid=3536) from client server: WRN - Exchange Validation for 'Microsoft Information Store:\DB02\' failed. Please refer to the backup and application event logs for more details. from power shell it shows that the backups have not happened since the 8th and we run full's every night Name LastFullBackup LastIncrementalBackup LastDifferentialBackup LastCopyBackup ---- -------------- --------------------- ---------------------- -------------- DB02 8/8/2012 11:03:13 PM 8/12/2012 11:04:39 PM DB01 8/8/2012 11:03:13 PM 8/12/2012 11:04:38 PM DB03 8/8/2012 11:03:13 PM 8/12/2012 11:04:39 PM DB04 8/8/2012 11:03:13 PM 8/12/2012 11:04:39 PM DB05 8/8/2012 11:03:13 PM 8/12/2012 11:04:39 PM DB06 8/8/2012 11:03:13 PM 8/12/2012 11:04:39 PM So i think this is why i am not getting a respond when i type in bpclimagelist -ct 16, but i do not know. They completed last night. However, that was when Exchange had all databases on the right primary node and with VSS being bumped up. Again, I do not have control over the OS on these boxes I can log on to them but the customer is making all of the changes. Our NetBackup admin left our company and I am still getting my feet wet on this. So please forgive me if I sound like I do not know what i am talking about or if i am missing information. I have only had experience from the GUI.

Command line backup verification Not show exchange backups only OS.

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Will_Restore
Level 6
12 years ago
Marianne, sometimes in troubleshooting a technical problem one has to put on psychology hat as well:

"what else are you not telling us?"
Jonathan_Lamber
Level 3
12 years ago

Yes I am put in the virtual name but still not getting any of the exchange backups and I am only seeing the NT backups.

c:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin>bpclimagelist -client Virtual name

Then if I check the OS backups it works with no issue (See below).

c:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin>bpclimagelist -ct 13

Backed Up Expires Files KB C Sched Type Policy

---------------- ---------- -------- ----------- - ------------ ------------

08/20/2012 21:00 09/24/2012 438 573995 N Incr Backup X_X-NT- physical server

08/19/2012 21:00 09/23/2012 328 542581 N Incr Backup X_X-NT- physical server

08/18/2012 21:00 09/22/2012 100450 12818999 N Full Backup X_X-NT- physical server

c:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin>bpclimagelist -ct 16

Nothing

If I check the backups on the virtual all I get is the NT backup

c:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin>bpclimagelist -client Virtual name

Backed Up Expires Files KB C Sched Type Policy

---------------- ---------- -------- ----------- - ------------ ------------

08/20/2012 21:00 09/24/2012 438 573995 N Incr Backup X_X-NT- physical server

08/19/2012 21:00 09/23/2012 328 542581 N Incr Backup X_X-NT- physical server

08/18/2012 21:00 09/22/2012 100450 12818999 N Full Backup X_X-NT- physical server

I do not know if it is something I am wrong (more than likely) or if it is NBU not seeing the exchange backups. I can see them in the GUI. That’s why I am confused. So it is not seeing the Virtual client name at all. I have the physical server and Virtual client listed in the source client under Specify netbackup machines and policy type. Has anyone else had this issue?
Marianne
Level 6
12 years ago
Have you tried to combine name and type?

bpclimagelist -client <Virtual name> -ct 16
Jonathan_Lamber
Level 3
12 years ago
AWESOME!!! So i am an idot! I do not know why I didn't try that! GRR I am so Embarrassed ! Thank you Marianne!
Andy_Welburn
Level 6
12 years ago
As I said

You do have to be very careful with the options you do or don't supply.

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