Bpstart notify failed 73

[KS2]

Backup failed with error 73 - The bpstart_notify script returned a nonzero exit code.

How to verify script has run properly? How to troubleshoot this script issue on netbackup?

Please suggest.

[Nicolai]

Try to run the script or bat file by hand on the client. If any error is returned - that the culprit you are looking for.

[KS2]

I don't see any error. it started and then disappeared within a sec before i could see anything

[Will_Restore]

The script is returning a non-zero exit code. 

You'll have to determine why your script is doing that; i.e. a real problem or a scripting error. 

[KS2]

thats what i wanted to know how and where to check where is the problem?

[KS2]

Did someone face this issue ever..? Any help on this ?

[Nicolai]

The notify script - does it run on a Windows or Unix box ?

If the script exit quick you need to put somthing in the end that prevent from exiting .e.g a "sleep 10000" for unix or "pause" for Windows.

[Will_Restore]

a) Ask the person who wrote it to find and fix the trouble. 

b) If you wrote it then trace through, line by line, until you find the error.

[Will_Restore]

as it's not really a NetBackup issue, though if you attach your script then perhaps someone can point out the problem.

[KS2]

its a windows box. error code script is echoing is "0"

[KS2]

script contents:

call kix32.exe c:\batch\tpa224databkupnew.kix

ECHO %errorlevel% > %6

sleep 10000

Script attached.

[Will_Restore · Accepted solution]

  ECHO %errorlevel% > %6

to

  ECHO 0 > %6

and see if that doesn't work

[Pritesh_Pisal]

what are you trying to backup exactly???

a file statem backup??? full or incremental????

I have faced this and I found that "perform block level incremental backups” option was checked in policy but the backup scheduled is for full backup and its a normal linux file system backup

just verify the policy....in case

[KS2]

Its a linux box and we are backing up the followign selection:

C:\
E:\crADMINGDM01.sql
E:\cr_temp_tablespace.sql
 

[Will_Restore]

C: and E: drives on Linux ??

What was result of  echo 0 > %6  ?  (per my note above)

[Pritesh_Pisal]

Did you mean that you have linux Master server and you are trying to take the normal file system backup from a windows client????

if it is normal file level backup then script dont come into the picture I guess.

I would still suggest verify the policy attribute....

On master, run: bppllist <policy-name> -U post the output.

[KS2]

Sorry everyone it was a typo.. its a windows box as i had menioned in my posts also.

And thanks a lot Wrobbins it worked . Backup is successful now. was that the problem with batch file and and instead of error level we should give the numric value.