Netbackup 8.0 Restore on to new Media server

[lalajee]

I need to restore a tape that was written by media server 1, Library 1but I need to do a restore onto Media Server 2, libarary 2. When i do a restore it always pick up media Server 1, Library 1

i found a post which suggestion to try following

Add servers to Media host override list in the General Server host properties.

Which I have done but then it ask to restart a service NetBackup Request Manager service (bprd) .

My question is, if i do restart the BPRD service will that kill any running backups?

[RiaanBadenhorst]

Is the tape duplicated or was it moved to library 2? If its duplicated, you can turn the second copy into the primary copy and it will use the 2nd media server.

You don't need to restart the services.

run bprdreq -rereadconfig from command line and it will pickup the change.

[Marianne]

Yes, restart of BPRD service will kill any running backups.
BPRD restart will also restart all the services that depends on bprd.

You can try without the restart.
From cmd (in admincmd) run this command to refresh the config:
bprdreq -rereadconfig

Alternatively, transfer ownership of the tape to server2:

bpmedia -movedb -m <mediaid> -newserver media2 -oldserver media1

[lalajee]

I have cancel my restore then run bprdreq -rereadconfig then try to do a resotre again but it still going to Media 1 server

[lalajee]

When I use following cmd "bpmedia -movedb -m <mediaid> -newserver media2 -oldserver media1" i get following error "requested media id is not assigned to this host in the EMM database"

[Marianne]

Hopefully you have replaced <media-id> with the actual media-id that you are trying to restore from?

And media1 with the actual media-server-1-hostname ?

And media2 with actual Media-Server-2-hostname ?

If you did, please show this output for the media-id (remember that everything is case-sensitive):

bpmedialist -m <media-id>

[lalajee]

I did replace all of the text.

[lalajee]

NDMP host which was written was 4a but media 2 has 2a

[Marianne]

bpmedia is the right command to restore NDMP backup through another media server.

See : 
Need to re-direct NDMP restore through an alternate media server
https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.100020269

Please use the nbemmcmd command as per the TN to verify 'last write host'.

PS: If more than one tape was used for this backup set, you need to move all tapes for the backup set.

[lalajee]

More then One media is use but When i try to move the media i keep getting same message

[Marianne]

The 'bpmedia -movedb' command at the top of your screenshot shows completely different names.

According to you (and output of commands), oldserver is xxx04a and newserver is xxx2a, right?
Why the different names in bpmedia command?

PS:
Always best to copy & paste the text.
It's a lot easier to replace actual names and much more readable.

[lalajee]

xxx04a and xxx02a are filler names. Do i need to put that in?

[Marianne]

Yes.

If you have tape connected to the Filer, then you have an NDMP storage unit for the filer.
The filer then writes directly to tape and is the Media owner (as can be seen in bpmedialist and nbemmcmd output).

-newserver name to be used depends on whether filer 2a has tape devices connected and configured in NBU. 
If you want to restore through a 'regular' media server, then use that media server name.

[lalajee]

After changing it to filers it work but restore is still failing.

[lalajee]

I keep getting this message now in restore job fail "14:29:42 (486103.001) Status of restore from copy 1 of image created 19/12/2016 11:20:12 = cannot connect to server backup restore manager"

[Marianne]

I have replied to the new discussion that you have started:

https://vox.veritas.com/t5/NetBackup/Unable-to-restore-NDMP-backup/m-p/841693

Presumably about the same issue?