Email Notification

[nbuengr]

Hi,

Customer wants to receive email notification during/whenever

• during backup

• backup error

• tape should be remove for safe keeping

• which tape should be remove for safe keeping

• which tape should be used for backup

Is this possible?

Customer has

• NBU 7.6 on Windows Server 2008 R2 Std. Also residing in this server is a file server.
• Traditional licensing, which includes master server, MA and client

Thanks!

[GulzarShaikhAUS · Accepted solution]

You can use email notification using blat and nbmail as described in the bellow technote for backup and error alert. 

https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.TECH24110.html

For the tape reports , if you are using Vault then you can use the vault reports. There are reports available for following  

The Picking List for Robot report

The Picking List for Robot report lists the tapes you must remove from
the robot. Note the following about the Picking List for Robot report:
■ The tapes should be the same tapes that the robot has ejected.
■ The media ID should match the tape label.
■ The slot IDs should ascend in order.
■ The slot IDs should not match any slot in use at the off-site vendor
■ The slot IDs should not match any slot ID already in use by a tape
in transit to or from the off-site vendor.
■ The Date Assigned should be the same date as the report.
■ Expiration dates vary depending on the retention period of the
backup policy.
■ If the report does not list any media, Vault did not eject any media
during the session.

Distribution List for Vault
Include this report with the media that is sent off-site. It contains the
same information as the Picking List for Robot, but it is intended for
distribution to the off-site vendor with the tape batch.

Picking List for Vault
The Picking List for Vault report shows the tapes that were requested
for return from the off-site vendor. Provide the off-site vendor with a
copy of this report with each batch of media that goes off-site so that
they return the expired tapes. The report does not list any tapes if no
tapes have expired on the reporting day. Give a copy to the off-site
vendor whether or not it lists any tapes.

Distribution Listfor Robot
The Distribution List for Robot report contains information on the same
tapes as the Picking List for Vault report. These tapes do not arrive on
site for at least one day. Make sure that the report is available when
the tapes arrive the following day. Do not file the report until the tapes
are checked in.

Vault Inventory
The Vault Inventory report shows all the tapes still in the off-site vault.
The tapes are those left after the off-site vendor receives the daily batch
and removes the appropriate tapes. The tapes that are removed are
those shown in the Distribution List for Vault report.
Provide one copy of this report to the vendor with each batch. Place
another copy in an easily accessible location.

Refer to Vault operator Guide

[mph999 · Accepted solution]

during backup  - Why do you want an email during backup

backup error - Backup status on completion is possible from within NBU.  In fact , when the email option is selected in NBU this is about all it sends.

tape should be remove for safe keeping -  Is Vault used, how on earth do you expect NBU to know if a tape 'should' be reomved for safekeeping.  If Vault is used, then yes, Vault can send the library picklist report

which tape should be remove for safe keeping - See above

which tape should be used for backup - NBU selects a tape when the backup starts, definatley not possible to get this sent on an email, even if you used custom scripts, as the tape isn't selected until the backup has started.