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Need an easy way to recalculate Retention level
Hey all , I need an easier way to recalculate retention level for backups , right now i am doing this bpexpdate -recalculate -backupid <BackupID> -d <date> but i have to do this on every single image , i have many of them , is there an easier way...
Resolved! more on managing catalog
The earlier post about what to do with ever larger catalog reminded me of a question I have had for some time. Is it possible to somehow divide and conquer a catalog? That is, install a new netbackup server and move/import a portion of the catalog ...
Resolved! Netbackup Java Admin GUI
I have NBU 6.0 on a UNIX Master and I am trying to access the Java GUI from a windows machine. I am unable to get the complete Admin gui to connect. I only get the BAR ("Backup, Archive, and Restore) GUI. I have tried updating the java/auth.conf...
Netbackup Stream Counts on Disk Target Reads
Is there any Tuning Tricks or Parameters that can be optimized to Increase the effective number of streams for Reading Restores from Disk Based Storage Units?
NBU for Dummies - how to install Java console on ubuntu
I am an old DOS/Windows dog, a first-timer in Linux. I have a virtual ubuntu 9.10 box upon which I need to install the NetBackup 6.5.4 Admin Java GUI, and I don't have a clue how to get started. I've never installed anything on a Linux box, I am a ...
Resolved! Issues with vault through the GUI
All, I am having issues with attempting to set up vaulting profiles from the GUI. I'm new to UNIX so I'm not that familiar with command line functions. I'm wondering, and I briefly browsed through the admin guide for UNIX, if there is a command to...
Netbackup 6.0 Remote NDMP
I seem to be having issues with creating a backup for Remote NDMP from media server (Win2k3) to NAS filer (fas 270). Although I am able to add the filer as a host on NBU, whenever I query the filer from the clients section, I retirieve error (25) can...
Resolved! Hard Stop on a Job
Is there a way to create a hard stop time on a schedule? I know how the backup window works but that just keeps the job from requeueing after the window closes. But here's what I am looking for: A job starts writing at 3:00 AM and typically take...
Resolved! catalog maintenance
I am running low on space for the drive with my catalog on it. I have already archived as much as I can but the netbackup/db/image directory is filling up the drive. I'm trying to figure out if converting these files to binary will save alot of space...
Resolved! Tape Drives Down
We are runinng Netbackup 6.5.4 with a number of media servers and libraries + tape drives. Nearly every night we have drives unexpectedly being downed. The drives are still available to the underlying OS so the issue seems to be NBU related. We've ...
Minimum data rate for LTO4/3
Hi all Does anyone know the minimum data rate that needs to be streamed to an LTO4 (or 3) tape drive to prevent shoe shining?
Restore NDMP with different volume name?
Hi Guys, Our AD Admin was planning to rename the NAS volumes that currently used. We are using NBU 6.5.3.1 and volumes are being backed up using NDMP. Can we still able to do a restore the content of the volume after the NAS volume has been renamed...
Resolved! Critical bptm (pid=17858) attempted to write 18 gigabytes, 1666994784 bytes, it is not a multiple of 512
Dear Sirs, We have problems with backup of only one of the clients. Server + Media Server: HARDWARE SOLARIS (SunOS backupserv 5.9 Generic_117171-07 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-V210) VERSION NetBackup 6.0 RELEASEDATE Wed Sep 14 06:00:06 CDT 2005 BUIL...
Resolved! Bakup Exec import - Exchange
Our illustrious legal team wants me to bring back one Exchange 2000 mailbox from 2004. Back then we were using Backup Exec 8.6. We are now on NBU 6.5.4 on Windows server 2003. I gathered up info from the admin guide and a few technotes and was able t...
Experiences with Exchange GRT
I've seen a few threads here where people have been having trouble with really slow indexing for restores. We are thinking about using Exchange GRT in our organization, and I was wondering if anyone had anything positive to say about the product., s...
NetBackup Reporter 6.5
Hi, I have installed NetBackup Reporter 6.5 in a client with Windows Server 2003 SE. My question is what do i do to configure and can i see all the clients. I need to installa an agent of Backup Reporter for each client? Regards
Resolved! backup job going to queue state
Hi all NBU version 5.1 1 STU contains 15 drives , all polices running fine apart from 4 policies these 4 backup jobs going to queue state n ending with 196 error when checking drive status all 15 drives up and only 5or 6 busy. don't know why -- if ...
NB 6.5 Transferring image files between Master Servers
I run a NB 5.1 environment where I transfer image files between master servers to facilitate restores. Have done this for years, and make temporary modification to the client's bp.conf file to ensure success. When both sites are at 6.5, can I still...
Resolved! Versions of Master/Media Servers
Current Environment: 1 NetBackup 6.5.2 Master/Media Server Various Windows/Linux/Unix Clients AIX 4.3.3 servers requiring use of NetBackup v5.1 clients (preventing us from upgrading NetBackup beyond v6.5.2.) 1 QEKM Server 1 PureDisk (PDVA) v6.6 Serve...
NetBackup Performance Isssues with Netware 6.5SP8 Servers
HI, I am having problems with Netbackup when backing up Netware 6.5 servers following an upgrade a few weeks ago. The first backup went really well and the speed was good, but that was over a month ago, since then it has slowed down dramatically w...
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