Catalog recovery

[Balachandran]

If we copied the catalog images to tapes by manually to Data tapes ( which are under server_VP volume pool).

(Catalog to STU and STU to Data volume pool).

Is it possible to catalog recovey? 

[RamNagalla]

what do you exactly mean by copying Manually?  does it Manuall duplication?

or by using OS commands?

[Balachandran]

yes, By using Manual duplication

[RamNagalla · Accepted solution]

yes.. you can do that..recovery is possible...

though its manual duplication.. netbackup is aware of it.. so it will update the DR files and also since you have the netbackup written copy.. 100% you can do the recovery...

no worries... 

[Balachandran]

that's fine.

But i got little doubt over the tapes.

If we have the catalog images in some other volume pools, still is it possible?

[Balachandran]

That means in the same tape we have Catalog image with data image.

hope its more clear

[Marianne]

Catalog backups as well as duplications must be done to a pool with 'Catalog backup pool' in properties.

This requirement is valid for manual or SLP duplications.

See this note in SLP Best Practice Guide:

When writing to tape or VTL catalog backups must be directed to volume pools which have the 'catalog backup‘ attribute set. This attribute is not checked when an SLP is configured for use with a catalog backup policy so you must check the pool attributes are set correctly when you create the storage destinations in the SLP.

To restore from alternate Catalog backup copy (e.g. copy 2)

bprecover -wizard -copy 2 

[lvs0088]

hi,

As,am new to symantac backup how catlog backup is to be taken ??