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Multistreaming

I have a file server having 3 drives. C:\ D:\ E:\ i want to implement mulitistreaming , a new stream directive for each drive.I have a doubt before implementing it. As the backup will start i have only 2 tape-drives will available ( total of 3 tape-d...

TpErrno = Robot operation failed

Hi,Lately our backup jobs where getting failed due to following error3/8/2008 6:52:55 AM - Error bptm(pid=1916) error requesting media, TpErrno = Robot operation failed    3/8/2008 6:52:56 AM - Warning bptm(pid=1916) media id 000033 load operation re...

Backup time

Hi all experts, I want to set backup time of servers at 4.00 am. I clicked to policy- schedules for  re-scheduled the backup time to 4.00 AM. I got server gernerated email that the backup is started at 12.00 am? It did not started at 4.00 AM. Can you...

Restore MSSQL status code 25

Hello, I having problem restore the mssql from netbackup 6.5 below logs are capture from bpbrm 20:45:33.634 [1620.2200] <2> bpbrm main: INITIATING (VERBOSE = 0): version NetBackup 6.5 020:45:33.634 [1620.2200] <2> logparams: -restore -mpx_restore -S ...

6.0MP4 runs incrementals and fulls on wrong days and times

We're trying to debug a system where differential incrementals are scheduled for weekdays and fulls for the weekend. But the fulls run Wednesday night, not Saturday morning, and the incrementals are only every other day, if at all. The environment is...

Changing the retention level for a tape

All, I am running Veritas Netbackup 6.0 with MP4 on a windows environment. When the netbackup software was first implemented I had associated retention level 3 for some policies but over time we changed the retention level to level 4. Since I have my...

Expire Media

Hi experts, I am new to Netbackup and i apologize if i ask any dumb questions. I see that one of my tape will expire tomorrow. The tape is non- active tape. What i must do with the tape that will expire tomorrow? I mean what i should do with the expi...

Images on a tape

Thanks everyone for all the support.  I have some media that has been in my robot (L700) for a while.  All of them have indefinate retentions on them.  How can I find out what is on the tapes, the images, and maybe what policy created them.  Veritas ...

Media expiration

Hi experts, How i can get the report of media that will expire within 1 month. I clicked report- netbackup- tape summary and it gives only number of tapes that will expire but i cannot see the barcode of the tape. How i can find the tape expiration d...

Expected life of SDLT600 (SDLT 2)?

I've got about 55 media servers each with their own SCSI connected Quantum Superloader SDLT600 libraries, and a SCSI attached raid.  Each media server also runs an Oracle DB.  Each library has about 4 tapes in it at any given time.  Tapes are rotated...

RMAN does not run...gives no error

Netbackup 6.0 MP5, Solaris 10 Master Server, Solaris 8 Media Server w/ SCSI attached Quantum SDLT600 superloader (Sun SPARC v440 hardware), SuSE Ent. Linux 9 (64bit)  Client (Sun Opteron AMD64 x4200 hardware)Oracle 10gThe Linux client runs the oracle...

Remote NDMP question

If I am doing remote (3way) NDMP and I want to use my tape drives for NDMP and non-NDMP backups do I need the Shared Storage Option license for the tape drive(s)?

Bare Metal Restore under NB 6.0 MP4

We are having trouble using BMR (NB 6.0 / MP4) using the Vault tapes for restoring.  Since the Vault tapes are encrypted, is this a conflict with the BMR process?jack

Bare Metal Restore under NB 6.0 MP4

rman backup fails, VxBSAValidateFeatureId: Failed with error: Server status: file open failed

Dear forumI added new database hosts to NetBackup, tried to test backup of the first instance on one host, below is what I get - Do you know cause and solution?Thanks   Casi---------- rman log -----------Recovery Manager: Release 10.2.0.3.0 - Product...

NBU 6.5 java console.

Hi all,We are upgrading Netbackup from 5.1 MP6 to 6.5. We have installed the packages completely. But we cannot find the Java console pkg to loginAny body could help me on this immediately............... Thanks

Netbackup Java Restoration Console

Hi Gurus, We are using Netbackup Enterprise server 5.1 running in Solaris server. We are facing  a problem with restoration of client backup Issue:- Once we selected the client we are able to see the backup list in the console. Once we mark any of th...