UNIX VM V-Storage Backup

[RohitNayal]

HI All ,

I wan to configure the UNIX VM backup through V-Storage API , I am able to perform the full VMDK backup but incrmental backup is not working , I have gone trough the various links and found that I need to install the SYMCquiesce utility on my VM , but I am unable to find this package .

Following the below link 

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=HOWTO70979#v48473196

NBU Master Server : Windows 2008 R2 / NBU 7.0.1

NBU Media / Backup Host : Windows 2008 R2 / NBU 7.0.1

Regards ,

Rohit S Nayal

[Marianne]

See this TN: http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO70979

Copy the SYMCquiesce ISO image into the virtual machine's ESX datastore.

On the installed NetBackup packages for Windows (master server and client), the ISO image is located in the following folder:

\NetBackup\bin\goodies\vmware-quiesce

(more in the TN)

[RohitNayal]

Hi Marianne ,

I am also stuck on this step where I can found this package I checked in my Windows server on which NBU master server s/w is installed unable to found any ISO file inside the folder Goodies same with the UNIX master server unable to found such ISO file .

Rohit

[Marianne · Accepted solution]

SYMCquiesce is mentioned for the first time in the NBU 7.1 manual for VMware.

The assumption is therefore that it did not exist in NBU 7.0. Also no mention of this utility in NBU 7.0 manual for VMware.

If you click on "Show all" under Products on HOWTO70979, it shows NBU 7.5.

You will have to upgrade...

[Yasuhisa_Ishika]

Please tell us more how incremental backups didn't work. Failed with error? Could not select incrementals at VM recovery? How did you configured you policy and what happened? To share policy config, post output of "bppllist policy_name -L" command.

[AndreaBolongaro]

SYMCquiesce installation is not a requirement to have incremental backup working.

As Yasuhisa said, more info ar needed.

Did you check the Support for NetBackup 7.x in virtual environments ?

Hope this helps.

 

 

[RohitNayal]

Hi Yasuhisa,

backup is working fine but whenevr I try to open the BAR window it gives me error "Waring unable to obtain list of files "

 And I am selcting restore from Normal Backup . attching the Bppllist command output as well BAR screen shot 

[AndreaBolongaro]

Hello Rohit,

mind that file level restore feature for linux started from NB 7.1, with several restrictions. Your master and media/backup host are still in 7.0.1.

[RohitNayal]

Hi Andrea ,

May I know the what restrictions ??

[AndreaBolongaro]

Hello Rohit,

- restrictions for 7.0 are described here

Symantec NetBackup (tm) 7.0 for VMware Guide,  page 24

- File level recovery for linux started for nbu 7.1, you may check here:

NetBackup 7.1 Release Announcement, related links

- in 7.x restriction, check here (updated):

Support for NetBackup 7.x in virtual environments

you may check also supported file systems

Hope this helps

[RohitNayal]

Hi All ,

Issue resolved after upgrading my Master server and Backup Host\Media server to version 7.1   

Regards,

Rohit