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SLP duplication failing with error 12
NBU 7.7.3so i have this several SLP in queue for days now (2nd tape drive went south), and today i find those were in error 12. upon checking the details i get this error:10/11/2017 13:18:11 - Error bpduplicate (pid=4241) cannot open /usr/openv/var/g...
Resolved! network read failed(42)
Hello,I'm currently experieincing problems trying to backup a physical Windows 2008 server (all local drives and system state) using Netbackup 7.6, the job backs up a random amount (usually about 8 -10 gb or so) then errors with the following.11/10/2...
VSS to WMI policy and differential backups same size as full
Hello,I am using NBU version 8 on a Windows platform and recently I switched a couple clients from using VSS Hyper-V policy to WMI Hyper-V policy as a test an what I am finding is that now the differential backups are of similar backup size as the fu...
How to extract only backup id's of a job to a file
Hi,We are using same policies (9) for a couple of backup's(say x,y,z). Now my requirement is to extend the retention of the 'x' backup without affecting y & z.Using 'bpexpdate -recalculate -policy' will affect our y & z jobs as well. However, i know ...
Deduplication pool catalog backup for appliace 5230
Good day Please advise is it necessary to do "Deduplication pool catalog backup" appliance where its connected as media server to windows master server.Deduplication pool catalog backup - must not be on same appliance , can we use tape library or ano...
the backup failed to back up the requested files (6)
Hi Team,My SQL Backup getting failed with error code : the backup failed to back up the requested files (6), some child backup getting success but some getting failed with above error.Master Server Name:- pbad-netbackup.pbad.sbg.com.saNetbackup Versi...
Resolved! Is it possible: NetBackup master and media server has 2 connection (not routable to each other)
Hi All,Is it the below configuration possible?Master server has network 10.44 we (call it production network) and 10.59 (the last one we call it a backup network)The media server has 10.44 and 10.59 Some NetBackup clients only using 10.59, some NetBa...
LTO MEDIA FREEZING FREQUENTLY WHILE WRITING BACKUP
LTO Medias getiing freeze, we have done media cleaning and We have also reset the tape library, but still facing this issue.
Is there any way to limit the Netbackup backup jobs in a certain time Window?
Hi guys,We have 5*LTO7 tape drives reserved for an important application backups during 23:00 to 10:00. I am just wondering if there is any way we can use these resources on the open windows during 10:00am to 23:00pm for other backups. Before 23:00, ...
Resolved! Diskpool showing status as unknown
Hi,master Server: Windows 2012 R2Media server: Windows 2008 R2Netbackup: 8 Enterprise2 of our disk pool showing as down on master server.When I try to UP the disk pool from CMD or Admin consol I get this errorCould not up the following Disk Pool DEDU...
Resolved! automation of host adds/removes in NBU policies
Wondering if other NBU shops have successfully tackled the issue of how to automate the addition/removal of hosts to/from NBU policies (Windows, Linux, NDMP, etc.) I can come up with numerous examples using bpplclient, but if someone has integrated ...
NBU Exchange GRT restore to alternate folder
Need help working on a restore; ticket open to support but hoping to get some help in the meantime...I have read the Exchange Admin Guide, namely around p. 179, regarding restoring to alternate location. Also have read various pages online, etc. Gett...
Resolved! User initiated jobs complete per NBU Master but client BAR still shows job as 'in progress
I have run into an odd situation on one of my NetBackup 7.5.0.7 client servers. Whenever a User initiated backup from the client, whether by the BAR tool or a PowerShell script, it launches successfully and according to the Veritas NBU Master Server...
Very slow VMware Backup with VM with 2+TB vmdks
Hello everyone,Has anyone come across a tremedously slow vmware backup when a VM has 2+TB vmdks attached? I am having this issue with two VMs. The backups are going through the SAN in a NetBackup 7230 3.0 version. Another info, sometimes the backups ...
Oracle RAC backups
Hi,We have around 200 RAC DBs. We are trying to add them into Netbackup using oracle scripts.We have a script that will backup each DB , so this way we will have one policy per cluster and in the backup selection we can have several scripts - one for...
VMware backup jobs stuck in 'Begin Writing'
Moved to new post from https://vox.veritas.com/t5/NetBackup/VMware-backup-jobs-stuck-in-quot-Begin-Writing-quot-after/m-p/756566@Kristalia wrote: no. I changed the ownwership of the case and with the new engineer, we are collecting logs. i will let y...
NBU8.0 Compatibility List for MySQL/Hadoop/Nutanix | Where can I get it??
Hi, experts.I know MySQL/Hadoop/Nutanix are supported with NBU8.1.But I cannot find MySQL/Hadoop/Nutanix in NBU8.1 Compatibility Lists.Please tell me how can I confirm that MySQL/Hadoop/Nutanix are supported.Regards,ryokijima
Backup fail (48) client hostname could not be found
Netbackup 8.0 E Windows Version: Using DNS for resolution:I wondering if any else is seeing this behavior with Client backups error 48 host not found and client host cache is losing it's pointer because the client browse timed out causing the error 4...
Resolved! Fragment size in SLP
*** moved to new post from https://vox.veritas.com/t5/NetBackup/Fragment-Size/m-p/839657 ***Hi Marriane, I have a follow up question about fragment size and on your excellent explanation on the older post.How is the fragment size being treated in a S...
Resolved! VM backup failed with error code -20 (invalid command parameter)
Hi AllI have issue with VMware backup policy, I got error message after I click OK to close backup policy.Policy: VMW-NCHK -- client: nchkarccol02-2012.commscope.com (VMware backup host: ctcvrts) -- Snapshot could not be created with VMware_v2 method...
