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In case you are not aware - you can subscribe to NBU notifications over here: https://sort.veritas.com/spec_doc Hopefully NBU 9 will be added to the list soon.

Marianne by Moderator
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NBU 6.0 catalog questions

Hi All, We are using NBU 6.0 MP2 and since a few month we had size problems with our catalogs. Our catalog policy is configured as follow : Full catalog backup every Sunday from 8PM to midnight. Multiples copies. 1 to disc (folder d:\catalog) and ...

Backup job fails with error code 6

Hi, I have an SAP type backup policy for backing up my Oracle database serving as backend to my SAP application. Manually running of full database backup policy runs fine but when i schedule it, it randomly fails with error code 6 6 sapsvr04-back S...

Resolved! Need to free tape space

I recently ran out of space on my tapes. I use NetBackup 6.5 on Windows in an NDMP test environment. Once a test is finished, I'd like to immediately delete the backup data from tape so that the space can be reused. What I'm doing right now is that...

JanS by Level 3
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Netbackup 6.0 pre and post client commands

I would like to perform a simple task. Before a backup run a command on the remote client, then, after the backup, run another command. It's a simple batch file that recycles some services and performs other tasks. I have been going back and forth ...

Informix IDS whole database backup

Hi. NBU version : 6.5.2 Platform : HPUX11.11 PA_RISC Database : Informix IDS (using db agent) Tape Device : LTO2 We are backing up the Informix IDS using NBU. The total size of dbspace is about 300GB(used) except temporary dbspaces. All dbspaces ...

Resolved! /usr/openv/logs on Media server 6.5

Hi,   I run with Netbackup entreprise 6.5 on Sun Unix box and I have 2 other Sun Unix with 6.5 for media server and everything work well. But, I have a problem with the directory /usr/openv/logs of my 2 media server. I always keep my logs and does no...

RPicard by Level 2
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Netbackup V6.5.2A - Netbackup History missing

We would like to restore data from backup that was created in May 2007 but those dates don't show in the Netbackup History.  How do I recover the data from that May 2007 backup?  I have the tapes loaded in the drive and inventoried.  Thanks,

Resolved! Problems with Media owner in scrath pool

I I have a problem with my netbackup 6.5.1 I have 2 Pools wich are backin up on Tape, and a scratsch with tapes tahat can be used. PROBLEM: Alle my tapes in the scratch pool, has no media owner, and therefore cant be used in the other 2 pools. I c...

Netbackup LiveUpdate Server

 Hi, Does anyone have a good guide to share on how to setup a liveUpdate server for NBU 6.5? I've tried to set one upe using the info that i found here and on symantec support site. But til have no sucsess. I've setup a IIS server on my NBU master...

Resolved! root password

Hi, I am taking file system backup of my ho unix server using veritas backup. I am very new in veritas backups and my previous DBA stup all this backups. I want to know that where veritas backup stores the password of root user so that it could conne...

TS3500 on Netbackup

Hi. Has anybody configured a TS3500 (3584) on Netbackup 6.5? I am running Solaris 10 and I have the library configured in the OS through the control path on device /dev/rmt/2smc. But when I try and configure the library in Netbackup the TLH library ...

Netbackup and Data Domain compression

I am using Netbackup and backing up to 7 Data Domains. Backups to 6 of the data domains have a compression of 13%, but the 7th one has a compression of only 8% and I'm running out of space. Any idea ( Possible causes )as to why I have only 8% compres...

Denzo by Level 3
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Netbackup and Data Domain compression

I am using Netbackup and backing up to 7 Data Domains. Backups to 6 of the data domains have a compression of 13%, but the 7th one has a compression of only 8% and I'm running out of space. Any idea ( Possible causes )as to why I have only 8% compres...

Denzo by Level 3
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Resolved! Netbackup document

Hi fnds, I am new to netbackup, can anybody provide me the basic fundamental documents of Netbackup (short one) so that i can have a quick look on it, the various processes and  daemons involved with functions of each daemon rather than going throug...

vinod by Level 2
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Anybody use compression with VTL's?

I'm currently using an Overland REO 9000 with three VTL's. When I initially set it up I chose not to use compression because I thought it would be too slow. The REO's OS handles the compression and I've always heard never to use software compression ...

todis by Level 4
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