NetApp Backup

[zackk]

I am trying to backup a NetApp filer using Veritas NetBackup 6

The filer's used capacity is around 300Gigs, and it's total capacity is around 500Gigs

I mounted the NetApp filer to a linux server to /mnt (nothing else is mounted on /mnt)
I installed the NetBackup agent on the linux server
I checked Follow NFS in the policy, and I selected /mnt in order to back it up
I started the backup process

The backup started successfully; however, it continued to backup and the backed up capacity reached 550 Gigs
I had to stop it because obviously something is going wrong

any advise on why is it behaving in this way, and what can be done to fix this?

thanks

[Rakesh_Khandelw]

Make sure policy attribute "Cross Mount Points" is uncheck.

[zackk]

Thanks for your quick reply

"Cross Mount Points" was unchecked when i ran the backup

[Rakesh_Khandelw]

Are you performing a standard backup for flashbackup? Please post your bppllist <policy_name> -U 

[zackk]

# ./bplist -k Offsite_MDB2 -U

EXIT STATUS 227: no entity was found

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[Stumpr2]

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zackk wrote:

# ./bplist -k Offsite_MDB2 -U

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bppllist  - notice the difference is "pl" insertion

[Zak_Meekins_2]

Can I ask why you would not just do an NDMP back on this filer?