bpimport error

[belse]

Hi All,

I have been trying to recover DR file but getting the below error.

I am trying to recover the dr file in C:\Catalog folder. Could somebody help me pls? Its in basic disc and A00003 is the directory path in C:\

C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\admincmd>bpimport -drfile c:\A00003 C:\Ca

talog

bpimport: unrecognized option C:\Catalog

bpimport: -create_db_info -id <media_id or path> |

    -stype server_type

    [-dp disk_pool_name [-dv disk_volume]]

    [-server <name>] [-L <output_file> [-en]] [-passwd] [-local]

    [-nh <ndmp host> [-mst media_subtype]] [-priority <number>]

bpimport: -drfile <media_id or path> -drfile_dest <fully_qualified_dir_name_on_m

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    [-client <name>] [-server <name>] [-L <output_file> [-en]] [-passwd]

    [-priority <number>]

bpimport: [-l] [-p] [-pb] [-PD] [-PM] [-v] [-local] [-client <name>]

    [-M master_server]

    [-Bidfile <file_name>]

    [-st <sched_type>] [-sl <sched_label>] [-L <output_file> [-en]]

    [-policy <name>] [-s <startdate>] [-e <enddate>]

    [-pt <policy_type>] [-hoursago <hours>] [-cn <copy number>]

    [-backupid <backup_id>] [[-id <media_id or path>] |

    [-stype server_type]

    [-dp disk_pool_name [-dv disk_volume]]] [-priority <number>]

       Valid values for sched_type:

           FULL, INCR, CINC, UBAK, UARC, NOT_ARCHIVE

       Valid values for policy_type:

           Standard,  NetWare,  MS-Windows,  OS/2,

           AFS,  DataStore,  NBU-Catalog,  Generic,

           PureDisk-Export

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[RamNagalla · Accepted solution]

you are missing the command switch..

use below

C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\admincmd>bpimport -drfile c:\A00003 -drfile_dest C:\Ca

talog

[Marianne]

I have moved this post to a new discussion as the questions in your previous post have been answered.

Please see http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO56301

bpimport -drfile -id <MediaID> -drfile_dest <Destination directory>

How is A00003 'Basic Disk'? It looks like Media Id, not disk!

So, if A00003 is tape, you need to run command as follows:

bpimport -drfile -id A00003 -drfile_dest C:\Catalog

If A00003 is REALLY a folder on the C-drive that contains the catalog backup, please show us screenshot of C:\A00003 folder.
 

PS: Catalog backups as well as drfile should NEVER be written to the same disk/drive letter as NBU installation to ensure availability in case of DR.
 

I find it strange that you need to recreate the drfile when you have been asking questions about the drfile for a while now and we have pointed you to all the neccessary documentation to ensure that you DO have drfile available.

[belse]

Hi Nagalla,

Thanks for quick response. It did work.

[belse]

Hi Marrianne,

Thanks for update.

"I find it strange that you need to recreate the drfile when you have been asking questions about the drfile for a while now and we have pointed you to all the neccessary documentation to ensure that you DO have drfile available"

I was testing my environment whether i wud be able to do DR in Crit-sit. 

[belse]

Hi Marriane,

For reference.

[Marianne]

If NBU, Catalog Backup and drfile are all on the same physical disk, recovery will be impossible in case of real disaster (e.g. disk failure).