02-22-2016 06:42 PM
Hi All,
I have one doubt. Recently I was working on bpclient command to update connnect options for one of the client server but it was giving me error "db_CLIENT() failed: no entity was found (227)bpclient: no entity was found (227)". After reviewing some technotes I resolved this issue using below command.
bpclient -client <clientname> -add -current_hostname <clientname>
I was successfully added the client then was able to update connect options.
So my doubt is I have seen many clients which are giving me above error and also I am not able to locate them in "/usr/openv/netbackup/db/client/<server name>/"(contains host.info file) but they are gettting backed up successfully.
If server is getting backed successfully then why it's not updated in /db/client folder? Why I am not able to find it using bpclient command? Is it a catch with some client or reboot(Master/Media/client hosts) is required to update entries?
Thanks in advance.
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02-25-2016 08:40 PM
02-22-2016 07:14 PM
02-23-2016 01:38 AM
Yes, it is quite normal to find sites where most, if not all, clients do not have any attributes configured.
However, I like to make it part of the client commissioning process, so I always create a client attributes entry for every client, virtual or physical... so that I have fine control over job count and especially the VSS settings for Windows clients - and so that I can pause (offline) clients when I need to.
I'd be curious to know what other admins do. Does anyone else always create Client Attribute entries, for all clients?
02-25-2016 06:39 PM
Still I am confused here. Suppose I have one policy which contains 2 clients and both are getting successfully backed up.
Now my doubt is when I am trying to list the client attributes using command --> bpclient -client <ClientName> -L
For client 1 its showing me the attributes but for client 2, I am gettting error --> bpclient: no entity was found (227)
So how it's possible that it's working for one client not for other?
How exactly /db/client directory gets updated for client config?
02-25-2016 08:40 PM
02-26-2016 12:48 AM
Clients have two sets of "settings"
1) The first is known as "Client Properties", and these are saved on the client (bp.conf, or registry). All clients have "Properties".
2) The second is known as "Client Attributes", and these are saved on the Master Server (in /db/client). *Not* all clients have "Attributes".
02-26-2016 01:52 AM
Now I got the actual difference. Thanks Marrianne and sdo.
Both the comments are useful..