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moving catalog
We recently moved to a new tape library and a new media server. At the same time we moved from NBU 7.7 to 8.0 The old media server is about to be repurposed.What is the best way to bring the catalog from the 7.7 server into the new 8.0 platform? T...
Secondary Operations In Process
Hello, So I recently am noticing that I have a massive amount of data when I run my nbstlutil list command. After analyzing this infomation I am seeing that I have a lot of SLP operations that after they backup the image, copy it, when it goes to cop...
Resolved! Easy searchable way to see what has been backed up.
So my company that runs an older version of netbackup in our other studios just purchased me a nice shiny new library and Netbackup 8 for the new studio I work in. Our old system we've come up with a seriously custom (and conviluted way) to make a ni...
Deduplication rate
Hi Marianne,I'm a Veritas Partner. Where can I find the Dedupe sizing tool you mentioned?-Chico**** moved to new post from https://vox.veritas.com/t5/NetBackup/Exchange-deduplication-rate-is-very-low/td-p/729116 ****
Resolved! Necessary permissions for a NetBackup administrator
Hi all,In our company there is always a quarrel about permissions on the systems we have to backup, most Windows and Linux. The administrators of these systems will not allow any permissions, which slows down (if not completely stops) troubleshooting...
Resolved! Don't see individual directories/files in BAR for a Linux VM
Hello,Running NBU 7.5.0.6, and we backup our VMs using VADP. I'm trying to do a file restore from a Linux VM, but when I go to the restore GUI the directory structure only shows: Volume{1}. I can't expand that.On the policy, I do have Enable file re...
NetBackup LiveUpdate Configuration and LUA installation
Hello Team,I need your advice on this. I have succesfully set up my liveupdate server. Can get the minitri.flg file from the server:http://scbeleplsinboc1/nbluserver/minitri.flgCreated a policy for my windows client but when execute it i get the erro...
Resolved! Netbackup port requirements for bplist command
I have a media server in the DMZ that has these ports open to master (bi-directional) 1556 13724 13786My DBA wants to be able use bplist in a script from a DMZ client to verify certain files have already been backed up prior to purging them.Does the...
how to manually apply an SLP?
NBU 7.7.3so i was wondering why the duplication job for the Oct 16 didn't come in the activity monitor and upon checking with the Catalog, the backup image is still there on disk. why is it sitting there? why the SLP didn't pick it up? can i manually...
Resolved! Failed to delete disk pool dp_disk_xxxdd1
Hi All;My NBU: master is running on window 2008 R2 nbu 7.7.2, meia server is netbackup appliance 5230. I am going to decom that netbackup appliance. I removed all SLP & STU related to that appliance but I am not able to remove diskpool. I got error m...
Auto Image Replication (AIR) notifications
Did you know that you can now configure AIR Import notifications in NetBackup 8.1? I thought it was pretty cool! https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.000127326 Deb
Crazy idea.. but it may work with your help?
Hi All,I know this question sounds insane (because it is) - but, may be the best way to gather the info. I've been asked to provide rough numbers of our servers by OS (linux, solaris, windows) over the past few years. Now, I realize that should come ...
Services in a NetBackup Clustered Master Server
Hi guys,I have a really quick question, because I dont have a test enviroment to figured it out by my self.I have a Clustered Master Server (WSFC) installed in windows server 2012 each node but some services are set manual and some other are set auto...
Netbackup and CA PAM access
Hello Forum Folks,Currrently we have NBU 7.6.0.3 installed on a Linux RedHat 2.6 Master and Media servers. The administrators and tech who complete restores access the Java GUI using their Unix accounts with the /usr/openv/java/auth.conf looking simi...
Query regarding retention and SLP
Hello,I have configured a filesystem policy with type full backup. Created an SLP and attached it to the backup type as below,Full backup - "Backup/Fixed/2 Weeks/Data Domain" and "Duplication/Tape/60 days"My query is the following,Does SLP stores the...
Can we import NetBackup 6.5.6 tapes into NBU 7.6
Guys, We are planning to upgrade to NetBackup 7.6 from 6.5.6. Can we able to import NetBackup 6.5.6 tapes into NetBackup 7.6?Is there any tech note or data sheet in this regard showing what tapes can be imported to which next higher versions of NetBa...
CLI: Exchange Granular Restore Syntax for Command Line
I'm using NBU 8 appliances.I'm using Exchange GRT, granular backups.I can granularly restore email items from the GUI, so I know it works.I want to restore in-place, but not replace existing emails.I can use both a start date and end date; but if pos...
Resolved! Backup backup server 2016 Core with VMs
Hi,I'm creating new Hyper-V policy for our Server 2016 Core host with a automatically query base VM backup but it keep failing with error when i run the query.Please see the policy details.
File setuid and setgid not persistent through restoration
The original/backed up file has a persmission of 6774-rwsrwsr--the restored file ends up with permission 0774-rwxrwxr-- Is there a way to make setuid and setgid persistent?Thank you
Installing Linux NBU agent
Hello All - I would need your advice in indentfying the NBU client package.I am trying to install a NBU client agent 773 in Suse linux mahcine.In the suse Linux package , agter explring into multiple sub-folder as shown below i see the installables.N...
