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nbustarter380's avatar
nbustarter380
Level 6
13 years ago

How do you check to see if the NBU Client process is running on a Solaris Client

 

Hello,

We had a power down at one of our facilities the other day, I have noticed the backup is failing for couple of solaris clients. When I checked for why it was failing I saw the following message.

" 25 cannot connect on socket"

I don’t think the NBU client process is running, how do I check to see if the NBU client daemon is running on a Solaris Client? And how would I start the process? 

Is there a way to make sure the NBU client damon starts on a reboot?

Also, Is there a way to tell if the NBU Client damon is running using the NBU Console GUI?

 

Thanks in advance

7.1.x and Earlier
Backing Up
Backup and Recovery
NetBackup
  • Marianne's avatar
    Marianne
    13 years ago

    You can start it by typing the commands:

    /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/vnetd -standalone
    /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bpcd -standalone

    This is normally started automatically with startup scripts.

  • Marianne's avatar
    Marianne
    Level 6
    13 years ago

    You forgot to mention your NBU version....

    For up to NBU 6.5, bpcd and vnetd are started by inetd. Check if NBU bpcd and vnetd are LISTENING:

    netstat -a | egrep 'bpcd|vnetd'
    tcp 0 0 *:bpcd *:* LISTEN
    tcp 0 0 *:vnetd *:* LISTEN

    As from 7.0, check as follows:

    ps -ef | egrep 'vnetd|bpcd'
     root  20769  1  0  Mar 17 ?  0:14 /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/vnetd -standalone
     root  20772  1  0  Mar 17 ?  0:17 /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bpcd -standalone

     

  • Amarnath_Sathis's avatar
    Amarnath_Sathis
    Level 5
    13 years ago

    Hi Buddy,

    You can't check the Status of Netbackup Client Daemon from the Administration Console.

    But you can check whether Master server is able to Connect with Client server or not.

    Follow below

    Host Properties -> Clients -> Select the Client. You will get as below client is not Connected. 

    The netstat Command is also Works on NBU 7.0.1

    $ uname -a

    SunOS amp 5.8 Generic_117350-60 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-880
    $ netstat -a | egrep 'bpcd|vnetd'
          *.bpcd               *.*                0      0 24576      0 LISTEN
          *.vnetd              *.*                0      0 24576      0 LISTEN
     
  • nbustarter380's avatar
    nbustarter380
    Level 6
    13 years ago

    Hi,

    Thanks Marianne for your reply, Sorry the NBU Verison is 7.0.

     Also, How would I start the process?

    Best regards

  • Marianne's avatar
    Marianne
    Level 6
    13 years ago

    You can start it by typing the commands:

    /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/vnetd -standalone
    /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bpcd -standalone

    This is normally started automatically with startup scripts.