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NetB_User
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14 years ago

Netbackup DR

Good day

I'm running Windows 2003 SP2, Netbackup 6.5.2

I want to restore the catalog from tape and I dont have the DR file on the Netbackup DR server, how do I go about restoring the catalog please?

Cheers

NetB

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  • http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH52829

    Page 559   Recovering the catalog without the disaster recovery file

    "...
    If the disaster recovery file has been lost, consult the e-mail that was sent to the administrator when the catalog was backed up. In addition to writing the Disaster Recovery file to the location you specify in the catalog backup policy, the Disaster Recovery file is also appended to the backup stream itself. To recover the catalog from an online catalog backup when you no longer have the Disaster Recovery file, use the following procedure.
    ..."

    etc etc
     

  • would it make a difference if my server name is servername.domainname.local in production and in the DR environment ists just called servername?

    Does it have to be the exact same name?

    I get the following error when trying to import the catalog

  • As far as your error is concerned, there are a couple of "old" TechNotes which relate to the same or similar errors - either media or media server "issues":

    Hot catalog recovery fails with status 95, failed to execute command bptm
    http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH74976

    Restore of a Online Catalogue backup to a DR Master server fails with error 48
    http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH63343