How to replicate backup images to DR manaully as replication job has been cancelled

[Born2rise]

In our backup environment, we are using AIR to replicate the backup images from primary master server to DR backup master through SLP. i would like to mention that DR master server also backing up few servers of that Location.

Few days back due to some issue, we had to recycle the primary backup master server due to which all replication jobs on primary master server has been cancelled.

Now i got restore request on DR servers that needs to be initiated from DR master server but the sourse server is backing up though primary site. I checked that we have the backup data on primary site but that was not replicated to DR due to master server recycle.

How can i identify the backup images of perticular server which did not replicated to DR on that perticular date on which we recycled the master server and how we can push that backup images to DR master server manually.

[Nicolai · Accepted solution]

try the nbreplicate command

http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO105015

More info about air and nbreplicate: 

Auto Image Replication (AIR): How To move a copy of an image back to the source master server

http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH205923

[Born2rise]

How does -cn and -rcn means in this nbreplicate command.

Do i need to findout the backup images id from catalog for that perticular date and then i can push it using nbreplicate command?

i can see the database backup job commpleted in 10 streams but in catalog i can see only 7 backup id. i believe it should be 10 as the backup stipes were 10 or i am wrong here?

Othere thing i wanna know is that can we also replicate the backup images that were not backed up using SLP which can replicate to DR master but from the normal storage unit which can backed it in MSDP pool which is a source pool?

[Nicolai]

A Netbackup backup may have multiple copies. By using the -cn option you can specify what copy number to replicate e.g. use disk version for replicating instead of tape version. The -rcn is copy number you want the replicated version to have.

Finding the images to use for nbreplicate will require either some custom opscenter reports or bpimagelist commands.

Are some of the 10 streams control jobs ? (schedule being "-" aka dash) ?

[Marianne]

Some additional info regarding nbreplicate can be found in this discussion:

 Does anyone know the format of a -Bidfile? 

Especially the Solution post.

[Born2rise]

Thanks Marianne and Nicolai