Hello , I am new to netbackup. for error 126 i found below solution in forum Recommended action: Delete some of the paths from the catalog backup configuration. Can anyone please explain how to do above process.? Thanks in Advance Vinayak

OK, as far as I know you would only see this when using cold catalog backups, these are not avaiable in NBU 7.x onwards. The old way of doing catalog backups was known as 'cold' backups, here in the catalog policy you could configure the directories to backup, more of less like a file list in a rehular policy. If too many paths were entered, you would receive this error - I have no idea how many paths would cause the issue, but certianly it was very rare. The issue 'cannot' happen with hot catalog backups, as the file list is not configerable, NBU knows what to backup for a catalog, it's hard coded.

NetBackup status code 126: NB database backup header is too large, too many paths specified

RamNagalla
Moderator
11 years ago
not enough details in T/N too

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=HOWTO50895

i would say open a case with Symantec.

also could you let us know does the backup failure for catalog backups?

if yes.. could you show us the catalog backup policy configurations

bppllist <policyname> -L

also the failed job detail status.
mph999
Level 6
11 years ago
What version of netbackup are you using.

Are you running cold catalog backups - I think you are

With cold catalog backups you can specify the filelist to backup, I think - in which case you must have hit some limit.

I would suggest that you switch to hot catalog backups which if the issue is what I think it is, will resolve the issue.

Hopefully, you are not running NBU 5.1
Marianne
Level 6
11 years ago
I see that Vinayak chose NBU 7.5 as NBU version that only supports hot catalog backup?

HOWTO50895 (in Nagalla's post) also clearly says under Products:
NetBackup Enterprise Server
7.5

So, the TN is really not making any sense... Maybe a left-over status code from older versions?

Seeing output of catalog policy will help.

If this is pre-7.0 NBU version, the command to list catalog backup config is:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpsyncinfo -U
mph999
Level 6
11 years ago
I'll have a look in the DB, see if there are any past cases. In the meantime, confirmation of the NBU version would be good along with the policy details, though only on cold catalog backups are the paths configerable.
Deb_Wilmot
Level 6
11 years ago
Can you please post the job details so I can see the exact error?

Thanks.
mph999
Level 6
10 years ago
Yay ... Debs to the rescue ...
mph999
Level 6
10 years ago
Vinayak

I see you explained you found this solution/ issue in the forum.

Can you confirm if you really have this problem on your system, or, are you just asking to increase you're knowledge ?
vinayak88
Level 2
10 years ago
Hello ,

Yes , i just asked this question to increased my knowledge . cause i found solution in forun but dont know how to do it.

I am new to netbackup. for error 126 i found below solution in forum

Recommended action: Delete some of the paths from the catalog backup configuration.
mph999
Level 6
10 years ago
OK, as far as I know you would only see this when using cold catalog backups, these are not avaiable in NBU 7.x onwards.

The old way of doing catalog backups was known as 'cold' backups, here in the catalog policy you could configure the directories to backup, more of less like a file list in a rehular policy.

If too many paths were entered, you would receive this error - I have no idea how many paths would cause the issue, but certianly it was very rare.

The issue 'cannot' happen with hot catalog backups, as the file list is not configerable, NBU knows what to backup for a catalog, it's hard coded.
Deb_Wilmot
Level 6
10 years ago
I really would like to know what the job details show. As mph999 said - this should not happen with hot catalog backups.

You do NOT want to start editing paths or deleting things from the catalog. Please post the job details.

Thank you.