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Media server not found in EMM database(2101)

Matt_Billing
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Environment:

We have a Clustered Master server + 2 media servers in Location A - our DR location

We have 5 media servers + the passive node of our Cluster in Location B

We have just brought online a 3rd location, location C

Problem:

I backing up servers in Location C using media servers in Location C When they come to try and duplicate to location A I sometimes get the above error. I think the product is trying to load balance between the servers, it is always trying to use media servers in location B unfortunately there is no route between location's B and C and there won't be.

 

Is there any way to only allow it to use the media servers in its geographical location? I have turned on the alternate read server, but that appears to make no difference.

Many Thanks

 

Matt

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Marianne
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Please share information about your duplication job? Tape duplication or OST? SLP or manual duplication?

The 'load balancing' problem is a 'known issue' with OST duplications and restores. It is described in this TN http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH87200  and is solved by creating the USE_BACKUP_MEDIA_SERVER_FOR_RESTORE touch-file as explained in TN http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO44563

(FORCE_RESTORE... and FAILOVER_RESTORE.. is normally NOT an option where multiple media servers are used - it's chasing a 'moving target'!)

RiaanBadenhorst
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What storage medium, tape, disk, or OST device?

Matt_Billing
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SLP's and it's Data Domain.

 

Thanks

RiaanBadenhorst
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refer to Marianne's posts, that should do it :)

Matt_Billing
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Is that the General Server >> Media Host Override setting?

So I set that to be itself?

 original backup server

restore server

servera servera
serverb serverb

That what you mean?

Ta

 

Matt

Marianne
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As per my post, we have found that creating the empty touch-file USE_BACKUP_MEDIA_SERVER_FOR_RESTORE  as explained in TN http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO44563 
was better than relying on FORCE_RESTORE... and FAILOVER_RESTORE.. (or Media Host Override) entries.

Well that was our experience at a large customer with multiple media servers at each site.

We have only implemented the 'touch-file' which solved the problem.

Your example seems good. It should work as per this section in the TN:

"To ensure that the same media server is used to make the backup and the restore, specify the same name for the backup and restore server."

Will_Restore
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Any update Matt?