Unless someone else has been successful with this, it looks like we're going to be waiting on at least 6.5.5 for R2 backups. :(
NetBackup 6.5.4 doesn't seem to work properly with Server 2008 R2, I get numerous errors in backing up the System State, and it eventually kicks an error 13 and aborts the backup. If you run a job with just the C:\ drive selected, it works fine:
8/17/2009 3:05:35 PM - requesting resource NetBackup-Staging
8/17/2009 3:05:35 PM - requesting resource sunstreaker.its-ns.uni.edu.NBU_CLIENT.MAXJOBS.duffman.its-ns.uni.edu
8/17/2009 3:05:35 PM - requesting resource sunstreaker.its-ns.uni.edu.NBU_POLICY.MAXJOBS.VM-On-NetApp-2008Server
8/17/2009 3:05:35 PM - Info nbrb(pid=2764) Limit has been reached for the logical resource sunstreaker.its-ns.uni.edu.NBU_POLICY.MAXJOBS.VM-On-NetApp-2008Server
8/17/2009 3:13:47 PM - granted resource sunstreaker.its-ns.uni.edu.NBU_CLIENT.MAXJOBS.duffman.its-ns.uni.edu
8/17/2009 3:13:47 PM - granted resource sunstreaker.its-ns.uni.edu.NBU_POLICY.MAXJOBS.VM-On-NetApp-2008Server
8/17/2009 3:13:47 PM - granted resource
MediaID=@aaaac;Path=F:\;MediaServer=sunstreaker.its-ns.uni.edu
8/17/2009 3:13:47 PM - granted resource NetBackup-Staging
8/17/2009 3:13:47 PM - estimated 0 kbytes needed
8/17/2009 3:13:47 PM - started process bpbrm (1232)
8/17/2009 3:14:12 PM - connecting
8/17/2009 3:14:13 PM - connected; connect time: 00:00:01
8/17/2009 3:14:17 PM - begin writing
8/17/2009 3:14:49 PM - Warning bpbrm(pid=1232) from client duffman.its-ns.uni.edu: WRN - can't open directory: System State:\Task Scheduler Writer (WIN32 536935992: Unknown error)
8/17/2009 3:14:49 PM - Error bpbrm(pid=1232) from client duffman.its-ns.uni.edu: ERR - Error encountered while attempting to get additional files for System State:\
8/17/2009 3:14:49 PM - Warning bpbrm(pid=1232) from client duffman.its-ns.uni.edu: WRN - can't open directory: System State:\VSS Metadata Store Writer (WIN32 536935992: Unknown error)
8/17/2009 3:14:49 PM - Warning bpbrm(pid=1232) from client duffman.its-ns.uni.edu: WRN - can't open directory: System State:\Performance Counters Writer (WIN32 536935992: Unknown error)
8/17/2009 3:35:54 PM - Error bpbrm(pid=1232) socket read failed, An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host. (10054)
8/17/2009 3:35:54 PM - Error bptm(pid=4888) socket operation failed - 10054 (at child.c.1294)
8/17/2009 3:35:54 PM - Error bptm(pid=4888) unable to perform read from client socket, connection may have been broken
8/17/2009 3:35:56 PM - Error bpbrm(pid=1232) could not send server status message
8/17/2009 3:36:01 PM - end writing; write time: 00:21:44
file read failed(13)
Has anyone else had success? I had these errors on both machines that I've tested...