Topics with Label: Managing Backup Devices

Public Article on NetBackup Appliance Maintenance Releases

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NetBackup Appliance 3.3.0.1 Maintenance Release 1 (MR1) is now available

NetBackup Appliance 3.3.0.1 Maintenance Release 1 (MR1) is now available in the Download Center. https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/downloads/update.UPD236988 Please install it *before* installing any other EEB/HotFix. If you install it af...

Late Breaking News and Important Updates about NetBackup Appliances Page

Please note the the following link: https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/article.100038989 This is the *only* page that will provide Late Breaking News and Important Updates about NetBackup Appliances. Every effort will be made to keep this ...

Resolved! Buffer Settings for Duplication to LTO 5 Tape

We're using a Netbackup 5230 Appliance connected via 8Gb fibre to an HP MSL 8096 LTO 5 tape library with 4 drives. I've read many posts recommending leaving the buffer size as default: SIZE_DATA_BUFFERS : 262144 (Defa...

Resolved! Symantec 5230 Appliance - Disk Space Warning Message

I am receiveing an email alert (Warning) each morning relating to disk space utilisation on the de-dup pool in my 5230 Appliance (which is at 80%) and wish to raise the threshold for the warning to 85%. The appliance is sitting steady at 80% so I am...

Resolved! Appliances + FCoE

A year ago I started the following discussion: https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/fcoe I would like to know if there´s any news related to it. I mean, is there any chance oh having CNAs in 5200, 5220 or 5230.? Thanks in advance.

Resolved! Best practice for Netbackup Applaince storage config for the Catalog

Configuring the Storage aspect for Netbackup catalog backup on netbackup appliance would like to follow best practice. What is recommend do you use the catalog parition, create a storage pool for advanced disk and go from there. I believe you will re...

Resolved! Puredisk volume down alert (via opscenter)

Hey All, NBU 7.5.0.4 on all master/media server5220 Appliance (2.5.1) I am receiving a Puredisk volume down alert (via opscenter), however no backups fail in the window that Opscenter states. I believe the alert to be bogus and I am looking on the lo...

Resolved! Netbackup SLP activity monitor

Hello, is there a way to check the status of an SLP that is in progress? i would like to know stuff like %completion time, GB transferred, current kb/s. are there some best practices/tuning tips to improve performance of optimize deduplication betw...

Resolved! SAS Tape Drive to NBU Appliance

Hi, I would like to check if we can connect a SAS tape drive to NBU5230 Appliance? Thanks!

Resolved! Upgrade Symantec Appliance from 5230 B to 5230 D?

All, What would be the process of upgrading Symantec NetBackup Appliance from 5230 B to 5230 D? I am using NetBackup 7.5 on Windows... with existing backup images on the appliances, so images need to be maintained on the appliances as well. Thanks, A...

Resolved! Re: Netbackup 5220 Appliance licensing

My client has purchased 4 x Netbackup 5220 Appliances, they intend on using AIR replication, backup accelerator amongst other features. I'm having some difficulties establishing what are the licensing requirements for these devcies. The client has b...

Resolved! 5220 Appliance - EMM(88) Issue adding Tape Library

I have a 5220 appliance which is running as a Master/Media server, and I am trying to add a tape library to it over fibre channel. I have attached the device, and performed a SCAN within the appliance and see the robotics and drive OK. From the NBU A...

You’re invited – NetBackup usability feedback sessions coming up!

We would love to invite you for the upcoming usability sessions where you will share your feedback and inputs with the product team. Your comments will be very important for the projects since you have a better understanding of the real scenarios we ...

Resolved! is it possible to move a storage shelf from one 5220 to another?

We have an old 5220 with 36 TB serving as media server+msdp. We have bought now a new 5220 with two storage shelvs (72 TB). we need to expand the old media server and use the new 5220 as an integrated backup but with only 36TB. In order to save all t...

Resolved! Enabling Native Tape Drive Compression on LTO5 and LTO6 Drives

Does anyone have a walk through on enabling tape drive compression(NOT software compression)? I've been doing some research and it appears commands such as: sdparm - <device>, and sginfo -a displays the following information: Data compression (SSC) ...

Resolved! SNMP configuration for 5020-DeDupe appliance & 5220-MSDP

Is there any way to add a query to MIB list to recive an alert in trap reciever(SNMP server) from DeDupe appliance & 5220-MSDP, whenever entire pool goes down(Situation when backup fails with status 2074). How can I change the priority for MIB ...

Resolved! Copying Files From Appliance

Can someone explain to me how to copy files from an appliance to a Windows client? I hve tried utilities such as Winscp and PSCP without any luck.

Create multiple user accounts in Appliance 5220 v2.0.3

Hi all, I need to create a new user account for my colleague to login and access the NBAC on site 2. Below is my environment. Site 1: NBU Master Server v7.1.0.3 NBU Media Server (Appliance 5220 v2.0.2) VMWare Backup Host Site 2: NBU Master server (...

netbackup appliance 5200

On the netbackup 5200 appliance, it states that it has the duplication procedures and replication, but when backing up the system to the 5200 , once the backup data its stored on the appliance does it replicates its self from the appliance to the ded...

5220 Replication - BANDWIDTH_LIMIT

After reviewing other TECH-NOTES on this subject, which appear to be stagnant, I wanted to put this question out here to see if anyone can enlighten me ? I have implemented a configuration which includes two sites, each with a Master Server and a 522...

Resolved! 5020 Appliance - Optimized Duplication - Media Open Error 83

I have a site where we have implemented 4 x 5020 appliances, each configured as a seperate device (no multi-node storage pools). Site is NBU 7104, with the appliances all at 1.4.2. There is 1 master and four media servers, and the appliances have be...

Resolved! Appliance 5220 OS 2.5 - Tape Drive presentation/configuration

Hi I have recently been testing the installation and basic functionality of the Appliance 5220 with OS 2.5. Generally it has been pretty straightforward but we were unsure what to expect when it came to presenting the robot, LTO3 drives and Datastore...

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