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Zahid_Haseeb's avatar
Zahid_Haseeb
Moderator
12 years ago

Duplicate option is disabled/grayed

Environment

Netbackup Server 7.5.0.5

OS = Windows 2003

I am trying to duplicate a backup image from Disk Storage Unit to Tape but when I right click on the backup image under Catalog Search and right on it , I found Duplicate option is disabled/grayed

7.5
Backup and Recovery
NetBackup
Windows Server (2003-2008)
  • quebek's avatar
    quebek
    12 years ago

    You should visit on NBU Administration console the

    NetBackup Management\Host Properties\Master Servers - pane

    Select your master's properities and in the Global Attributes

    increase the number in Maximum Backup copies - most probably now there is only 1. Increase it to 2 or more. If its already 2 still increase it - after that you should be able to create addtional copy of the backup image you want to duplicate.

    Take a look at this screen shot:

     

    GA.JPG

     

    Not sure if you will not have to restart NBU services... If after doing the above the duplication still would be grayed out, restart NBU master server services.

  • quebek's avatar
    quebek
    Moderator
    12 years ago

    You should visit on NBU Administration console the

    NetBackup Management\Host Properties\Master Servers - pane

    Select your master's properities and in the Global Attributes

    increase the number in Maximum Backup copies - most probably now there is only 1. Increase it to 2 or more. If its already 2 still increase it - after that you should be able to create addtional copy of the backup image you want to duplicate.

    Take a look at this screen shot:

     

    GA.JPG

     

    Not sure if you will not have to restart NBU services... If after doing the above the duplication still would be grayed out, restart NBU master server services.

  • nesel's avatar
    nesel
    Level 4
    12 years ago

    Hi Zahid,

     

    kindly check on catalog pane > action > drop down menu if its value is "verify" If yes, duplicate option is disabled.

     

    Change action value from verify to duplicate option from the drop-down menu, then search the image you want to duplicate. Select image, right click then select duplicate.

     

    Hope this will help, kindly update for the development

     

    Thanks,

  • Zahid_Haseeb's avatar
    Zahid_Haseeb
    Moderator
    12 years ago

    Quebek

    Thanks for your kind suggestion. I did the same and increased the value from 2 to 5 and problem is resolved. But I think the old settings which was "2" should have worked, as its "2" not "1"

  • quebek's avatar
    quebek
    Moderator
    12 years ago

    Maybe you already have had second copy of this particular backup image!! To check this out run:

    bpimagelist -backuid backup_id -L

    and serach for backup copies...