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NDMP restore error after decommission media server

demo4119
Level 6
Partner Accredited Certified

I have completed the NDMP direct backup on 2 media servers and after i have removed the tape devices and robot control from the media server 1 . The ndmp restore keep failing on the awaiting resource A00001 Reason: Tape media server is not active, Media Server: mediaserver01.

I have checked the media owner is netapfiler.

 

But strange thing is that i can restore the media id A00001 after i have run a bpmedia -movedb -oldserver mediaserver01 -newserver mediaserver02.

Is this behaviour normal?

 

6/12/2013 3:08:11 PM - begin Restore

6/12/2013 3:08:11 PM - 1 images required

6/12/2013 3:08:11 PM - media A00001 required

6/12/2013 3:08:12 PM - restoring image netappfiler_1370200105

6/12/2013 3:08:12 PM - Info bpbrm(pid=4168) netappfiler is the host to restore to     

6/12/2013 3:08:12 PM - Info bpbrm(pid=4168) telling media manager to start restore on client    

6/12/2013 3:08:13 PM - Info bpbrm(pid=8600) netappfiler is the host to restore to      

6/12/2013 3:08:13 PM - Info bpbrm(pid=8600) start tar32 on client        

6/12/2013 3:08:13 PM - Info tar32(pid=8516) Restore started.          

6/12/2013 3:08:13 PM - connected

6/12/2013 3:08:13 PM - requesting resource A00001

6/12/2013 3:08:13 PM - awaiting resource A00001 Reason: Tape media server is not active, Media Server: mediaserver01,

                 Robot Number: 0, Robot Type: TLD, Media ID: N/A, Drive Name: N/A,

                 Volume Pool: N/A, Storage Unit: N/A, Drive Scan Host: N/A

               

6/12/2013 3:25:01 PM - end Restore; elapsed time: 00:16:50

termination requested by administrator(150)

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demo4119
Level 6
Partner Accredited Certified

Noted. Have tested and bpmedia -movedb is required to move all media set to the new media servers.

If not restoration will failed.

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Dyneshia
Level 6
Employee

Yes.  When you restore, the media server that did the backup will do the restore.

If that media server has been decommissioned, then you must set up the FORCE_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVER

http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO36401

Moving images from the old server to a current or new server is proper procedure when decomissiong a media server.

Nicolai
Moderator
Moderator
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A restore will always be performed on the media server that did the backup. As you have discovered the remedy is to move the media ownership from one media server to another.

If you decommission a media server - Please use the nbdecomsiion tool to do so. It will ensure a clean up in the environment.

http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO43775

You have proper decommissioned the media server there is no need of the the FORCE_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVER.

demo4119
Level 6
Partner Accredited Certified

Noted. Have tested and bpmedia -movedb is required to move all media set to the new media servers.

If not restoration will failed.