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Netbackup_fan
Level 5
9 years ago

Server physically down I need to restore form other windows or unix server

Hi experts.

I have a Windows 2003 server physcially down.

I need to restore the backups in another windows server or unix server.

What would be the detailed steps?

 

The backup id are telpri-eng02_1438739159, and telpri-eng02_1438574302

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  • sdo's avatar
    sdo
    9 years ago

    I think you've found the problem...

    ...the master server has a hosts file entry of "10.0.112.74 vz-ca-wfm01", but you are expecting the restore to go to a server with an IP of 192.168.109.30

    I think you need to consider, and carefully double check, whether the intended target client is in fact the target that you expect it to be... i.e. whilst an E: drive does appear to exist on server with IP of 192.168.109.30, it would seem that server with an IP address of 10.0.112.74 does not have an E: drive.  In short, your restore attempt appears to not have been going to the server that you expected/wanted.

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  • sdo's avatar
    sdo
    Moderator
    9 years ago
    One doesn't normally attempt to restore from Windows backups to Unix clients, it is unsupported and therefore results would be unpredictable. To push restore to a different Windows client, use a NetBackup Server, and specify source and target client names as you wood for any other push restore.
  • sdo's avatar
    sdo
    Moderator
    9 years ago

    Do you need a hand filling in the fields of the restore GUI?

  • Nicolai's avatar
    Nicolai
    Moderator
    9 years ago

    What type of data are we talking about - database ?

     

  • Netbackup_fan's avatar
    Netbackup_fan
    Level 5
    9 years ago

    I have experience restoring Netbackup for Oracle using Rman and also without the Rman using Netbackup client.

    The problem is that the restore is failing from windows to another window server and from windows to unix.

  • sdo's avatar
    sdo
    Moderator
    9 years ago

    Does the E: drive actually exist on server vz-ca-wfm01 ?

    If E: exists on the restore target server, then is the E: drive a local volume, or SAN FC/iSCSI attached volume, or a USB drive, or a CIFS/SMB mounted share?

  • Marianne's avatar
    Marianne
    Level 6
    9 years ago

    If the backup type was Oracle using RMAN scripts, you need to follow steps in NBU for Oracle Guide under this topic: Redirecting a restore to a different client 

    You can only initiate restore from another Windows machine where Oracle is installed using RMAN. 
    That is after you have authorized redirected restore on the master by creating altnames file as per the instructions in above section of the manual.

  • Marianne's avatar
    Marianne
    Level 6
    9 years ago

    So, why the reference to rman?

    What was the policy type used for backups?

    Have a look at sdo's post - does e:\ exist on the destination client as local drive (not network mount)?

  • Netbackup_fan's avatar
    Netbackup_fan
    Level 5
    9 years ago

    Because Nicolai asked;  What type of data are we talking about - database ?

    The policy is MS-Windows.

     

    e:\ does not exists on the destination client as a local drive.