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Unable to discover Solaris Client with Windows NB Server

Keith_pA
Level 3
Hello all,
Very new to NB but I have installed it and configured it correctly as I am able to back up files on the NB server.
However, I am unable to see my Solaris 9 client. I have installed the NetBackup client software on the Solaris host.
However, when I try to discover it from the NB server it says unknown hostname.
I have tried IP address also. I can ping DNS name and IP address successfully. No firewall involved.
This is NB 5.1 server.
Is there something obvious I am missing?

Thanks.
3 REPLIES 3

Joe_Despres
Level 6
Partner
1. Check and verify the hostname of the client in the hosts file or in DNS on the master...

bpclntcmd -hn
bpclntcmd -ip

2. Check and verify the hostname of the master in the hosts file or in DNS on the client system...

bpclntcmd -hn
bpclntcmd -ip

3. What do you get from the following command as run from the client:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bpclntcmd -pn

Keith_pA
Level 3
Thanks.
It's now working. Was no entry in hosts file on NB server.
Strange, I would have thought that by the response from ping it was OK.

Stumpr2
Level 6
It's not strange that ping will work but not NetBackup. It happens frequently. Follow Joe's advice about bpclntcmd. Learn it well because it will be necessary for you to troubleshoot in NetBackup in the future. Here is a technote on the command.

How to verify name resolution for VERITAS NetBackup (tm) systems, using bplcntcmd
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/261393.htmMessage was edited by:
Bob Stump