07-05-2012 02:15 AM
Hi
Using netbackup 7.5.0.1, on win2008 sp1 x86, both test and live
On initial install performed a recovery of the images from catalog, dated around weekend of 9th june
Since then we normally copy image files via mem stick from production to test and populate veritas\netbackup\db\images\servername\imagefile
this normally updates the BAR timeline showing the most recent backup image for this server.
Since going to 7.5.0.1, the image files that we copy dont update, we've even done a full catalog image restore from a more recent date.
stop/start services, restart server, the BAR still doesnt update.
in production the restores work no problem
Any ideas
07-05-2012 02:33 AM
You cannot copy images over via memory stick that way, NBU 7.5 images files are now part of the EMM database.
Martin
07-05-2012 02:39 AM
Hi Mph999, thanks for replying
So do you have to do a full catalog restore, or is there a easier way of clearing the database?
07-05-2012 02:43 AM
YOU could try cat_export which will export the header file backin to flat files, in the /netbackup/db.export dir.
You would then copy this across to the other system, but will have to put these 'flat files' into the corrrect dirs for the clients under /netbackup/db/images/<client> along with the .f / catsore info you normally bring across.
In theory, cat_import command should then pull these files back into the EMM DB.
Martin
07-10-2012 05:03 AM
If this works then its a lot less of a faff to get just one server across to our test/dr site.
rather than the entire full catalog
If i export from my live system
will it delete the entry in the live system??
07-11-2012 12:47 AM
Richard,
I ran a test on this for another post, though you would appreciate the example - the directories you put the 'header' files in is important.