cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 
NetBackup

Discussion Posts

Subscribe to NBU notifications

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
Partner    VIP    Accredited Certified
  • 5021 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 17 kudos

Sharepoint 2007

Hello, I'm trying to figure out how to backup Sharepoint 2007. I have the latest Netbackup Enterprise 6.5.2 I was not able to find any valuable doc at Symantec that explains how configure NB for Sharepoint 2007.  Here is my SPPS 2007 setup:I  have tw...

Sig by Level 3
  • 287 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 kudos

Bare metal restore

Hi all experts, I am using netbackup 6.5. We requested Sun to send us the license key for backing up homeservers into tape. The home servers run in Linux platform. Actually, we had licenses to backup Unix but we did not have license to backup Linux. ...

Migrate netbackup with ufsdump

Dear all, I’m read  pervious post on this board about migration netbackup from unix  to unix (same NUB version , same OS version). So If I can backup '/usr/openv'  all of folder from original server  via using ufsdump  and restore it to destination s...

SQL backup issue

We are trying to backup SQL database in netbackup, it fails in activity monitor with error 2(none of the requested files were backed up) and when we see in activity view status in sql db extention for netbackup we see following error failed to create...

Resolved! BMR Dissimilar Hardware Restore Problem

Hiya, Does anyone have a step by step guide to getting dissimilar hardware restore to work perfectly with BMR? Lets assume i have a completely brand new server with no OS on (though i have a server with an OS if this is needed, but not ideal) and i h...

Nick_Morris by Level 6
Partner    VIP    Certified
  • 148 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 kudos

Resolved! Duplicate multi image

    Hi allI have a question. I'd like to duplicate some image from different tape to only one tapeIs possible to make this session on Netbackup 6.5 MP1?TKSRegardsEmiliano

BMRReservedSpace - what is this file

I've been asked to find out what the BMRReservedSpace file is used for and if we can move it.  I've found it in C:\Windows\System32\BMR folder (or %windows%\system32\BMR) and it is 800MB.  I have a few questions in regards to this: 1.) Where is this ...

incremental backup run as full

We upgraded to 6.5 MP2 yesterday, and we experienced a quite strange thing today.... This morning’s incremental backup on one server was running a bit long. After a few hours we began to investigate and notice that some smaller file system on the ser...

6.5.1 job retry oddities

Is there something I'm doing wrong, or should I be submitting a ticket.  Since the upgrade, often a job will fail after 1 or 2 attempts, and rather than retrying, it will start all over again, but with a different schedule.  So a monthly job fails, a...

RMY by Not applicable
  • 63 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 kudos

NBU 6.5.2 Vault reports problems

Hi All After upgrading from Netbackup 6.0 MP5 to 6.5.2 the vault reports can’t be modified.When I open the vault profile I can browse and change all options except the vault report options. The moment I click on any part of the box to change where/ho...

HaysAdmin by Not applicable
  • 154 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 0 kudos

Bare metal restore 6.5

Hi all experts, I added the key for Bare metal restore in my master server. My netbackup version is 6.5 and it is runing in Sun Storadge c4. I want to backup linux and windows servers to tape. What i should do now to make bare metal work? How i can a...

vault takes to long with one of two drives

Hi together,my problem is, i have nbu 6.5.1A with ADIC/Quantum Scalar i500 Tape Library and 2 drives. When my vault begins it creates two duplicate jobs. But after 5 hours is one of them finish and another one takes over 14 hours. Why nbu can not div...

ruffy by Level 4
  • 836 Views
  • 15 replies
  • 0 kudos

email notification from nbu 6.5

I have set up email notication on my windows 2003 master server 6.5.1.  Does any one know which .cmd file to modify so nbmail does not send an email on 1 status backups? Thanks!!

Tripp by Level 2
  • 45 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 kudos

Status 800 on disk staging jobs

I'm running in to a problem at one of my sites where i've got NBU 6.5 installed on all of my media servers.  we're running in a shared storage configuration, and i'm constantly seeing the paths as down to my tape library.  this results in a status of...

dglee by Level 4
  • 66 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 0 kudos

Do you need 2 licenses in order to create NDMP policies?

To be able to create a policy using NDMP, what licenses are necessary? Do you need the "base Netbackup" license only or do you need the "Netbackup for NDMP" license in addition to the "base Netbackup" license?  I'd like to get a definitive answer bec...

Tape drives stuck in ACTIVE status

Does anyone have any info on clearing a tape drive from ACTIVE status when you know it isn't being used? I'm using NB 6.0 MP3. Thank you. Ed Cashier

Ed_C_ by Level 3
  • 1246 Views
  • 7 replies
  • 0 kudos

Media server behind firewall

We have 6.5.1 solaris master server and mixed environment media/san-media servers , None of them are behind the firewall, we are setting up new media server which is behind firewall , which ports do we have to open , we have configred 1 robot and 4 d...

VCB Job Failure - Bpstart_notify Failed

I am backing up a virtual machine on Netbackup using VCB.  My job has failed two days in a row with "bpstart_notify failed (73)".  What does this code mean and how can I fix this problem?  Your assistance is greatly appreciated.  Thanks in advance!

DP by Level 4
  • 158 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 kudos