VSP.SYS driver ver on NetBackup 6.5.2?

[ebtnc]

We have NetBackup 6.5.2 installed and suspect an Open Handle issue. The version of VSP.SYS we have is 1,9,20.0 dated May 4 2006. This can't be right, has there not been a later version of this driver released since 2006? NB 6.5.2 is on all servers and they all have this same older VSP.SYS driver.

[1903al]

Hi

 Did you ever find a solution to this problem I believe we have the same issue?

Thanks

Alister

[sdo]

IMHO, use VSS for OFB on Win2003 clients.

Even try VSS on Win2000 SP4 client before trying VSP.

Look at master server properties, client attributes, add a client, then look at "Windows Open File Backup" tab.  Here you can specify none (untick), VSS or VSP.

[sdo]

Correction:  VSS shouldn't (can't?) be used on MS Windows 2000 clients (or Windows XP clients for that matter).  

Some old notes of mine re VSS and VSP:

https://forums.symantec.com/syment/board/message?board.id=21&message.id=36394

...and:

https://forums.symantec.com/syment/board/message?board.id=21&thread.id=36837

[K_G]

 after installation of NB 6.5.2 in win 2008 X64 client system was hang.after the restart pc couldn't open it gives an error;
windows failed to start.....
file:windows\system32\drivers\vsp.sys
status:0xc000428
info:windows cannot ferify the digital signature for this file.

are there anyone live this issue before?
thanks...

[CRZ]

Ooh, that's a pain.  You'll need to boot with Windows Driver Signing disabled (I think it's an F8 option?  I'm not much of a Windows guy, sorry) to get the machine to come up.

Then, uninstall the client!

To reinstall, you should either do a Custom install of 6.5.2, deselecting VSP before you install OR if you can go to 6.5.4, install from the 6.5.4 "CD" which doesn't install VSP.  (I think.  Maybe do a Custom install here as well, just to be sure.  :)  )

NB_6.5.4.Winx64_CD.exe provides a media refresh to 6.5.4 for Veritas NetBackup (tm) servers and clients only on Windows 2008 and Windows 2008 Server Core x64 platforms for NEW INSTALLS, and for NEW INSTALLS of Windows 2003 x64 platforms 
 http://support.veritas.com/docs/326387

I don't believe this is in a TechNote - maybe it should be! - but we do have a lot of notes about avoiding VSP in our various READMEs about it.  I kinda wish NOT installing it was our default in 2009.  I would bet we're heading in that direction.

Good luck!

[Omar_Villa]

Just disable any Snapshot service

bpclient -add -client <cilent_name>
bpclient -client <client_name> -update -WOFB_FIM <0 for VSP / 1 for VSS>

bpclient -client <client_name> -update -WOFB_enabled <0=WOFB disabled, 1=WOFB_enabled>

Verify WOFB is disabled with

 bpclient -client <clientname> -L

Regards.