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327535            BUG REPORT: Consolidated deferred eject picks up only the most recent record for a profile from the ...

320378            BUG REPORT: Vault internal error 286

330330            NetBackup 6.x and Enterprise Vault 8 Integration

330305            Does NetBackup 6.5.x support Service Guard on HP-UX 11.31 IA64?

323853            Device Configuration Wizard shows Status FAILED after scanning for devices attached to the media ser...

326098            DOCUMENTATION: Protecting Distributed File System Replication (DFSR) data with NetBackup 6.5.4

330224            After upgrading to NetBackup 6.5.4, adjustments may be made to Windows VSS settings that lead to ind...

327791            After upgrading to NetBackup 6.5.4, adjustments may be made to Windows VSS settings that lead to ind...

297476            GENERAL ERROR: NDMP DAR Restore of a single file is too slow.

310865            NetBackup cluster environment is generating errors on cluster_config: Connection refused

304909            3rd Party: Netapp nbu_ontap_stale_detect script listing Stale images in the output

301346            Error; global device database version is incompatible (4)

304181            Duplication fails with error message, cannot add fragment to image database, error = the entity alre...

302161            Trying to restore database over different database using a move template - getting error Exclusive a...

297841            The Netbackup Enterprise Media Manager (EMM) service does not start automatically upon a reboot of a...

329066            BUG REPORT: A cold (offline) or hot (online) catalog backup will change the permissions for /usr/ope...

319656            Inventory error for acs robot multiple errors status = 72 status_pending, 204 initialization failed,...

281649            GENERAL ERROR: The Veritas NetBackup (tm) Policy Execution Manager (nbpem) and NetBackup Job Manager...

330226            Vxpbx_exchanged start fails: Error in opening VxPBX CLI resource bundle

330187            TECH ALERT: When multiple versions of a file are present, the NetBackup OpenVMS client will back up ...

330009            TECH ALERT: When multiple versions of a file are present, the NetBackup OpenVMS client will back up ...

290196            Veritas NetBackup (tm) 6.5 Release Notes for UNIX, Linux, and Windows

318005            NetBackup (NBU) 6.5.4 Release Announcement

329870            3rd PARTY: nbrb hangs, causing jobs to stay queued and hang.

329790            For the NetBackup Java GUI for NetBackup 6.5.3, whenever the Adjust application time zone option is ...

272633            NetBackup (tm) Block Level Incremental backups fail with exit status 143.

325333            Exchange 2007 on Windows 2008 restore failing with ERR - ubsInitialize() time-out 300000 Seconds

314042            Restore of a VMWARE virtual machine fails when it tries to use the VMWare Consolidated Backup (VCB) ...

318256            Backup jobs to SSO tape drives are queued with following error: waiting shared tape drive scan stop

304337            Manual backups are not showing in Activity Monitor, no backup running

329678            BUG REPORT: Duplication of backups with True Image Restoration (TIR) information using OpenStorage d...

273573            How to perform a server restore using NetBackup

279042            NetBackup (tm) 6.x Snapshot Client (Advanced Client) OS, Arrays and Database Agent Compatibility (Up...

329849            GENERAL ERROR: Upgrade of EMM database on AIX media Server Fails.

330064            Recovering individual documents from a database that was backed up with the NetBackup for Lotus Note...

324985            Late Breaking News (LBN) bulletin for NetBackup 6.5.4. (Updated August 19th)

329309            BUG REPORT: Under rare circumstances, files and folders may appear to be missing or appear to have b...

330037            BUG REPORT: SQL-Server point-in-time restore fails; Found line MOVE in batch file. It should be foll... 

318073            BUG REPORT: Exit status 50 during backup of a large piece

330028            The following popup error message appears when logging into View Builder - Domains couldn t be retri...

330021            unable to connect to the selected NetBackup host

330013            After upgrade of aix to 6.1 master returning status code 98 not able to mount media

325339            Requirements for Bare Metal Restore (BMR) Boot Servers

329993            Shared Resource Tree (SRT) restrictions for restoring Bare Metal Restore (BMR) Solaris 10 clients

322801            Problems restoring a Solaris 10 Update 6 (10/08) or later Bare Metal Restore client

295519            DOCUMENTATION: When adding a new drive of type LTO4/Ultrium 4, there is no drive type of HCART4 or m...

323287            BUG REPORT: nbevtmgr experiences a memory leak which results in an eventual core dump.

327040            Backups to a NearStore storage unit seem to hang and eventually fail with STATUS 26

329743            BUG REPORT: System state restore fails on MSCS cluster node

329893            During Bare Metal Restore (BMR) Final Cleanup, the error message Unable to update client state on th...

329316            smc device file is not getting created by Atape driver for IBM robots

329862            Configure Storage Devices Wizard has blank line instead of a hostname in list of servers to configur...

274786            DOCUMENTATION: How to extend a VERTIAS Security Services (VxSS) credential for unixpwd users greater...

238491            STATUS CODE 1: NetBackup for Lotus Notes backups of Domino Partitioned Server directories are partia...

279048            NetBackup (tm) 6.x Database Agent Compatibility (Updated August 13 2009)

311420            DOCUMENTATION: How to reinstall NetBackup Operations Manager (NOM).

329744            Snapshot client backups using VSS transportable snapshots are failing with status 156 for Windows 20...

319352            BUG REPORT: A potential for skipped duplications has been discovered in NetBackup Enterprise Server ...

314420            BUG REPORT: Vault duplication fails with status 308 if NONE of the duplication batches satisfy any o...

329590            A potential for skipped duplications has been discovered in NetBackup Enterprise Server 6.5.4 when u...

327941            A potential for skipped duplications has been discovered in NetBackup 6.5.4 when using Vault, or in ...

304253            When NetBackup Operations Manager (NOM) reports are emailed to Lotus Notes the data columns do not l...

329682            Unable to add media server to NetBackup

288437            NetBackup SAN Client and Fibre Transport Troubleshooting Guide (Revision B) (updated July 15, 2008)

251713            Veritas NetBackup (tm) 3.4 - 6.0 Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) Hardware Compatibility List...

278692            Veritas NetBackup (tm) Server / Enterprise Server 6.0 Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) - includes i...

284599            Veritas NetBackup (tm) Server / Enterprise Server 6.5 Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) - includes i...

329638            3rd Party: Intermittent 84 errors using EMC-branded Emulex fibre cards

308955            NetBackup for Lotus Notes database agent backs up nearly as much data using an Incremental schedule ...

316924            NetBackup FlashBackup Policy Restrictions (Limitations)

326081            Status 83 (media open error) when backing up a SAN client

327496            BUG REPORT: Prepare to Restore (P2R) fails for VMWare Redhat client s when utilizing the current con...

329598            IBM_DiskStorage_FlashCopy snapshot backups fail with status 156 for volumes on IBM DS 8300 arrays

323265            Windows 2008 Server; unable to perform 6.5.3 client update

319972            GENERAL ERROR: When attempting to restore to the Master Server, restore fails because TAR could not ...

317523            BUG REPORT: Bpfis.exe will fault when a reverse lookup of the IP provided by vcbvmname returns null ...

329579            BUG REPORT: Intermittent 83 errors using NetBackup Key Management Service (KMS)

322869            DOCUMENTATION: How to initiate SQL backups and restores through command line

325328            NetBackup (tm) 6.x Operating System Compatibility List (Updated August 7 2009)

329064            NBU 6.5.4 BUG REPORT: A VCB (VMware Consolidated Backup) job may display spurious Unable to add to e...

327725            How to confirm that Oracle is loading the correct NBU Oracle extension library files for use?

325173            BUG REPORT: OpenVMS client backups report incorrect elapsed time.

317173            Optimized duplications using OpenStorage plugin for DataDomain fails with status 83.

278991            NetBackup (tm) Enterprise Server 6.x / NetBackup Server 6.x Cluster Compatibility (Updated July 10 2...

327105            A potential for System State data loss has been discovered in NetBackup Server / Enterprise Server 6...

276893            GENERAL ERROR: How to troubleshoot robot communication issues in Windows

317586            Vault job fails immediately with Status Code 26: Client/Server handshaking failed.

329361            GENERAL ERROR: When performing Active Directory Granular Backups, the name of the media server is de...

291460            GENERAL ERROR: EMC Filer backup fails with Status 99 when default route was not configured

291477            NetBackup Job Manager and NetBackup Policy Execution Manager Services will not stay started.

292873            GENERAL ERROR: Unable to login to NetBackup Operations Manager - User Authentication Failed. Verify ...

293091            GENERAL ERROR: After selecting the VMWare Guest in the Policy, the Administration Console stops resp...

296289            GENERAL ERROR: NetBackup NDMP backups are failing with status 84 or fails to mount the media into th...

296582            GENERAL ERROR: Drives randomly going down on NetBackup Media Server

297237            GENERAL ERROR: When running a Robot Inventory on a Quantum PX502 Robot, only two slots are returned

297337            GENERAL ERROR: cannot open ndmp device nrst2a, error code 11 (NDMP_WRITE_PROTECT_ERR)

297490            GENERAL ERROR: nbemmcmd -listhost is showing two master servers

297659            GENERAL ERROR: NetBackup completes with a Status 0 when attempting to backup a Volume on the server ...

329341            A guide to best practices when using the NetBackup Media Server Encryption Option

251935            VERITAS NetBackup for Lotus Notes backup ends in Status Code 1. The following error is found in the ...

321270            Backups jobs are not scheduled and cannot be started manually for policies with Cyrillic Characters ...

329471            HOWTO: Use NetBackup to perform a restore for a total and complete recovery of Windows 2008 client(s...

295433            DOCUMENTATION: Statement of support for the importing of Backup Exec images in NetBackup 6.x (and it...

319487            Multiple cards will not work on Solaris for NetBackup Fibre Transport Media servers,

323421            When applying the NetBackup 6.5.3 Windows update patch in Repair mode, Bare Metal Restore (BMR) upda...

324998            BUG REPORT: Closing the NetBackup Java Administrator console (jnbSA, the Java GUI) does not terminat...

327458            BUG REPORT: SAP restores with Fiber Transport fail with status 83

327457            BUG REPORT: SAP backups exit with status 24 when using SAN client feature

281607            STATUS CODE 37: Known causes for a Veritas NetBackup Status Code 37 Operation requested by an invali...

300280            How to decommission a media server with media sharing enabled

310676            Unable to restore SQL database when the master server is a UNIX platform.

306382            exchange 2007 ccr backup of passive node fails with 103 - error occurred during initialization check...

303290            back ups are failing .. media inuse .. need asst. . .

297826            Database RMAN backup timeout with BPBRM STATUS 41: network connection timed out

329360            How to use the nomsupport utility to gather support information for NetBackup Operations Manager (NO...

296795            DOCUMENTATION: Special considerations while performing clustered installation of NetBackup on Window...

329384            Additional standard report added to NetBackup Operations Manager (NOM) in 6.5.4

325001            DOCUMENTATION: What are the icons in the Backup, Archive & Restore (BAR) graphical user interface (G...

306918            Shadow Copy Components backup on Windows 2008 domain controller fails with status code 71: none of t...

235246            How to exclude files and directories from NDMP backups

302389            NetBackup for Lotus Notes database agent backup fails with Status Code 69 (invalid filelist specific...

329219            Status Code 525, When logging into Netbackup Java Administration Console.

323716            Status Code 23: Socket Read Failed Occurs on backup

321950            Error Unable to login, status:525 when logging into Java administration console on Redhat Linux

295184            How to clear the Cleaning Comment from drive status

301468            Exchange Database restore fails with status code 5 and there is an error shown in the tar log: ERR -...

290847            GENERAL ERROR: NBCC encountered an error condition of some type! and directory doesn t have 1024000 ...

296235            <16> io_open: FREEZING media id MN0726, Medium identifiers do not match

328887            BUG REPORT: A user is unable to scroll and view job details in the Windows Administration Console, A...

301178            status 159

319942            License use has been exceeded(159), after an upgrade from 5.1 MP7 to 6.5.x

308024            NetBackup catalog recovery fails with STATUS 13, if the previous EMM database used an alternative st...

317399            Steps to perform for a volume group upgrade

306697            STATUS CODE 83: SAN Client backups fail reporting status 83 (media open error).

329143            DOCUMENTATION: Configuring robotic control device files for IBM libraries on AIX.

301679            The lto 4 tapes are not being recognized used by lto 4 drives.

329278            BUG REPORT: Redirected Restores of System State from the NetBackup JAVA GUI uses the wrong Rename Sy...

329263            Timed out waiting for the media manager even though timeout displays as 0 (unlimited).

305500            Status 24 occurs on a backup

329248            How to setup LiveUpdate using IIS to host the files.

276544            How to setup a dedicated Novell Storage Services (NSS) snap pool for Open File Manager (OFM)

327519            DOCUMENTATION: Storage Lifecycle Policy (SLP) does not support duplication of a Synthetic backup ima...

328939            DOCUMENTATION: How to configure an IBM robot controlled through a SAS connection on AIX

327491            NetBackup Operations Manager (NOM) report columns to not line up when viewed in Microsoft Outlook 20...

327648            When deploying Storage Lifecycle Policies it is possible to configure NetBackup in ways that result ...

328458            Synthetic backups may unexpectedly fail to be scheduled. This can lead to data loss if older full ba...

286020            GENERAL ERROR: The EMM daemons are no longer running which results in failed backups

325000            Synthetic backups may unexpectedly fail to be scheduled. This can lead to data loss if older full ba...

322802            Restores started by Master Server are successful, but attempts to restore thought specific machine (...

294554            How to specify which IP address the NDMP host will use to connect back to the NetBackup media server

316802            BUG REPORT: The bptm write process may attempt to access a non existent shared memory file if job da...

276993            GENERAL ERROR: Tapes are being frozen due to <16> write_backup: incorrect media found in drive index...

325408            GENERAL ERROR: Applying the NetBackup 6.5.4 release update on Solaris may fail with an invalid VRTSi...

317601            VMware Consolidated Backup fails with Status 156: No permission to perform this action.

325265            DOCUMENTATION: Steps to take if NBRB is not allocating resources.

328980            DOCUMENTATION: Files in the directory /usr/openv/netbackup/db/jobs/restart may not get removed under...

304147            DOCUMENTATION: FlashSnap off-host alternate client backup does not support client and alt-client on ...

328931            unable perform restore msg: preview media request failed

328927            After upgrading operating system from Solaris 9 to Solaris 10, the media server stopped working

328803            Unable to change expiration date on backup image using bpexpdate, error message is requested media i...

328805            Additional Information About The MUST_USE_LOCAL_DRIVE Setting.

302743            BUG REPORT: BusinessCopy of HP XP1024 array failing with Cannot find port number error.

276532            DOCUMENTATION: Clarification of the use of the value $ALL in NetBackup for Microsoft SQL Server batc...

281312            STATUS CODE: 86, 84, Backups are failing when using AIT-4 drives with Veritas NetBackup (tm) 6.0

304190            Disk staging fails: Status Code 190

328776            Documentation: How to override the default hardware VSS snapshot provider in order to use a software...

327149            Netbackup does not utilize a drive EMM status: No drives are available

327740            BUG REPORT: Excessive number of 196 errors can occur when using calendar based scheduling with retry...

323945            Enterprise Vault 8.0 support using NetBackup 6.5.4

315021            Late Breaking News (LBN) bulletin for NetBackup 6.5.3. (Updated July, 23rd, 2009)

262914            GENERAL ERROR: After disabling the Removable Storage service on Windows Server 2003, the system even...

323943            Using vshadow.exe for troubleshooting VSS issues outside of NetBackup

327935            DOCUMENTATION: Best practices when configuring a large number of files or wildcards in policy file l...

289697            GENERAL ERROR: Backups and restores may fail, or troubleshooting may be hindered if the NetBackup lo...

295019            How to upgrade the ovpass device driver without running remove_ovpass?

269439            Does VERITAS NetBackup (tm) support the use of LDAP for authentication?

307967            DOCUMENTATION: Storage lifecycle Policy may duplicate data over the network rather than using a stor...

325566            The process nbproxy libminlic can be orphaned when the connection with the Java GUI is lost.

327873            Step by step guide to importing a tape using the NetBackup 6.x GUI

327272            Slow restores for decommissioned clients

327896            How to configure LiveUpdate for UNIX clients using a Windows NFS share

306679            System errors in /var/log/messages file when backups run: kernel: scsi0 0 1 0 : reservation conflict

327887            A2011: IOException happened when executing external process.

302539            GENERAL ERROR: Master server services placed in maintenance mode do not start

306794            BUG REPORT: Exchange 2007 Cluster continuous replication (CCR) running on Windows 2008. Backups work...

327281            STATUS CODE 308: Vault duplication is failing with status 308 No images Duplicated due to defective ...

326442            BUG REPORT: On a busy system bpduplicate may fail to get the version of the read host, causing bptm ...

328015            nbdb_admin core dumped on Solaris NetBackup master server

323761            NetBackup Volume Manager and Device Manager services will not stay running.

326238            Windows Java GUI hangs or receives error code status 195, when trying to display details under Media...

301925            GENERAL ERROR: Newly installed media servers are unable to connect to the Master Server.

302096            GENERAL ERROR: VMWare Consolidated backups are failing with Status 156 after receiving Snapshot crea...

303460            GENERAL ERROR: Master Backups Job is hanging with Collect Disaster Recovery Information enabled

303978            GENERAL ERROR: Configure Storage Device Wizard would hang when scanning for devices.

289482            DOCUMENTATION: AIX specific commands to run when troubleshooting core files for NetBackup support ca...

327848            Java GUI errors while selecting Activity Monitor after upgrade to 6.5.3.1

232929            Experiencing slow performance during backups, archives, or restores.

303840            GENERAL ERROR: Cannot retrieve drive status for a media server. Devices list Retrieving status .

316193            NDMP restore issue: getting status code 5 when restoring a file to its original location

313983            Warning: unable to obtain list of files using specified search criteria

319676            NetBackup is not recognizing Standalone tape drives.

276758            DOCUMENTATION: How to use the bpnbat command with an answer file for VERITAS Security Services (VxSS...

327936            Bare Metal Restore: restores fail with Unable to start bpinetd service, rc = 1053 message

317208            A backup of the Shadow Copy Components of Windows 2008 server / Windows Vista fails with error can t...

318008            How to submit an Enhancement Request for NetBackup

304228            How to Install NetBackup 6.5 Client and/or patches on a Cluster without the PBX Cluster Resource Gro...

315561            DOCUMENTATION: NetBackup 6.x Support for SUN Virtualization

327705            When using Exchange with the Snapshot Client, transaction log data may be incomplete when allowing m...

325261            When using Exchange with the Snapshot Client, transaction log data may be incomplete when allowing m...

278555            In-depth Troubleshooting Guide for Exit Status Code 96 in NetBackup Server (tm) / NetBackup Enterpri...

321189            GENERAL ERROR: VBR is not collecting Job, Image and Policy events A2015: External process exited abn...

327880            Upgrade from 6.0 mp6 to 6.5 failed

327860            Recommendations for a successful upgrade of NetBackup on hosts that use Oracle RMAN.

303720            GENERAL ERROR: When using an HPia64 Master Server, restore of FullVM backup to a bprd.sfr fails with...

295796            GENERAL ERROR: When trying to add a tape drive to a media server, the following error message is obs...

317643            BUG REPORT: Duplications fail at or near the 2 hour mark with a NetBackup Status Code 50 (client pro...

327643            After starting NetBackup Services, no jobs start for almost an hour

318351            Veritas NetBackup™ Shared Storage Guide, version 6.5.4 (updated July 13, 2009)

302294            NetBackup Status Code 802: JM internal protocol error

327156            DOCUMENTATION: How to specify which media server restores from shared disk pools

327369            BUG REPORT: NetBackup SAN Client restore fails with Error 17: pipe open failed

327452            nbpem shuts down with pem exiting - failed to generate jobids, status 13 (file read failed) message.

327751            How to backup data within a junction point or symbolic link?

327439            Restrictions on recovering from duplicated catalog backups in NetBackup 6.5.4

301049            DOCUMENTATION: Recovering a Master Server at a disaster recovery site from a catalog backup requires...

326387 [Patch] NB_6.5.4.Winx64_CD.exe provides a media refresh to 6.5.4 for Veritas NetBackup (tm) servers and clie...

329235 [Patch] NB_6.5.4_ET1765302_1_329235.zip is a NetBackup 6.5.4 EEB (Emergency Engineering Binary) for Windows ...

329039 [Patch] NetBackup_6.5_ICS_SolarisX86.tar.gz is the 6.5 GA ICS install for Veritas NetBackup (tm) Enterprise ...

287850 [Driver] Symantec Device Drivers for Veritas NetBackup (tm) Windows Servers

328211 [Patch] Veritas NetBackup (tm) Server / Enterprise Server 6.0 and 6.5 Device Mappings Package for UNIX / Lin...

328212 [Patch] Veritas NetBackup (tm) Server / Enterprise Server 6.0 and 6.5 Device Mappings Package for Windows Se...