Issue adding media server (no tape drive? only ondisk backup?)

[yadda123]

I have a working install of one netbackup server w/ two lto4 tape drives. I want to add a second server w/ one tape drive. I want this second server to have access to the catalog and tapes I have already on the existing server. So, I added it as a media server. I went through the install and licensing(I did buy two of all the licenses we have).

But, when I go to the media server, I only see an option for on disk backups. I dont see anything that will let me go through adding devices as I did with the initial netbackup server. Does anyone have any ideas how I should proceed?

Also, I am assuming I am correct in wanting this second server to be a media server, is this so? All I want to do is be able to create a policy and run it on this servers tape drive when the other two tape drives on the master are in use, and for performing restores when the masters drives are in use.  

[yadda123]

And if it helps, I have a Dell ML6000 w/ a 9U expansion. One robot, 3 FC tape drives(2 drives connected to the master, 1 drive connected to the new media server). One partition for the drives and tapes(all are allocated to that one partition).

[Mouse]

when you are running the "Device Configuration Wizard" and selecting media server, can you find your tape drive in the search results?

if yes, just create storage unit and use it in policy

[yadda123]

 Maybe this is where I am running into my issue. I do this from the master or from the media server? 

[Mouse]

you can do it either from master or media server, it really does not matter...

go to NetBackup Administration Console and run "Configure storage devices" wizard.

In the list of hosts select (at least) your media server

[yadda123]

 Also, I can connect between these ports on the servers without issue: 13724,13782,1556 (to and from each). They are on the same network, so no routing or firewalling in between and they both can reach the other on those ports.

And if I run available_media from the media server, i get this:

<16>bpauthorize main: Function connect_to_remote_server($master_server) failed: 46
server not allowed access

You do not have the proper authorization to perform
this task. Please resolve and try again.


(and note, available_media and all other commands work from the master server).

[yadda123]

 tried from the master java console, and got a 'globaldb name not set'. Doing a 'nbemmcmd -listhosts'  on the master the output looks correct to me:

(the names are FQDN's, and not short names)

media: $media_server
master: $master_server
server: $master_server

On the media server, the nbemmcmd command runs for awhile and then errors out with a CORBA error:

Library Initialization failed.
CORBA communication error (195)
Command did not complete successfully.



My bp.conf on my master:

SERVER = $master_server
CLIENT_NAME = $master_server
EMMSERVER = $master_server
VXDBMS_NB_DATA = /usr/openv/db/data


My bp.conf on my media server:

SERVER = $master_server
SERVER = $media_server
CLIENT_NAME = $media_server
EMMSERVER = $master_server

Any ideas? My bpps -x process listing shows a massive difference between the two. Ill only output the media servers listing for now(since presumably, all should be ok with the master config since it has been working and still does):

media server listing:

bpps -x
NB Processes
------------
root 4559 1 0 14:21 ? 00:00:00 /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/nbnos
root 4584 1 0 14:21 ? 00:00:00 /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bpcompatd
root 4602 1 0 14:21 ? 00:00:00 /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/nbsl
root 4610 1 0 14:21 ? 00:00:00 /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/nbsvcmon


MM Processes
------------
root 4570 1 0 14:21 ? 00:00:00 /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/ltid
root 4578 1 0 14:21 ? 00:00:00 vmd


Shared VERITAS Processes
------------------------
root 4442 1 0 14:21 ? 00:00:00 /opt/VRTSpbx/bin/pbx_exchange

[Mouse · Accepted solution]

go to the console on both servers and add master server to media server's "Server list" and media server to master's one.

or edit bp.conf on your master

SERVER = $master_server
SERVER = $media_server
CLIENT_NAME = $master_server
EMMSERVER = $master_server
VXDBMS_NB_DATA = /usr/openv/db/data

you don't have media server in your master's list.

re-cycle master server's nbu and try again

[yadda123]

 BAM! I now can run nbemmcmd and available_media from the media server. One thing though, on the output of listhosts the version for MASTER is 'UNKNOWN RELEASE (0)". Is this an issue? How can I fix it up? Im using 6.0MP4(but on my nbemmcmd on the master, I have 6.0 as the version).

Now, time to see if I can go through the device wizard. Thanks for your help!

[Mouse]

Just let us know if this helps or not

[J_H_Is_gone]

The master host must be at the same or higher then the media server.
you cannot have a meida server higher then the master and you cannot have a client higher then the media server.
 

[yadda123]

 They both are 6.0MP4.

[Amit_Karia]

Did you add media server with nbemmcmd -addhost ..