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In-Cloud Data Recovery with NetBackup Recovery Vault
Hi Friends, I've got some great news! My latest paper, "In-Cloud Data Recovery with NetBackup Recovery Vault" is now published! This is a super cool paper, if I do say so myself. Why is it so cool? It shows you how to use your new Recovery Vault ...
which process uses these directories y how to control its size?
Hi people:I'm hunting down the responsible process that are using 52 GB on /usr/openv/logs/nbrntd and 220 GB on /usr/openv/var/global/telemetry:/usr/openv/logs# du -sh *20K bmrd1K bmrs1K bmrsetup4.8M nbars4.3M nbatd404K nbaudit923M nbdisco250M nbem...
Setup of malware scanning in Netbackup 10
For quite some times now, I am trying to setup the new malware scanning using Veritas own Alvira Scanner on a Linux host.So far, absolutely no chance to be successful. There's simply not enough information in the documentation on how it should be don...
Resolved! How to list slow and long backup jobs
Hi all,Is there any option how to in Netbackup find and list backup jobs, that are very slow or take a long time? Is it possible to check this somehow using cmd line or is there any built in graphical tool? I think, it is just common concern to know ...
NetBackup and Pure Storage Faster//Better
Today, most business-critical applications run on high-performance all-flash storage arrays. The same forces that drive business to demand high performance from their applications apply to data protection operations. In fact, the stakes are even hi...
Resolved! Is there a way to get the "backup selection" based on the backupid?
HelloWe have a storage system where we do a NDMP backup of multiple volumes. So the backupid will always be for example storage1_1234567 (only the number changes) and the backup policy is also the same. Is there a way to get the backup selection (pat...
Resolved! Unable to modify a previous version of SLP on Netbackup 8.0
When trying to modify a previous version of SLP to change the duplication residence, it fails at the command line. The previous Storage Unit definition was very long and doesn't fully show up in the listing. The full name is "grs-nbus2-hcart2-robot-t...
Resolved! netbackup chaining job
Hello,Is there a way to chain two job in netbackup?for example: first job launches the script to create files,second job starts after first one finished and backups these files to master server.Thanks.
List Scratch Tapes from Standalone and send a report
Dear Experts,I am planning to automate Scratch request of Standalone tapes to be recalled from DR.I use the below query to fetch the Scratch from Standalone.vmquery -pn Scratch -b | grep "NONE"The Output lists Media Id but We need Barcode of all thes...
monitoring with Zabbix
Hello, I am looking for monitoring plugins for Netbackup and then I need to find something for ZABBIX. Anybody has something like this or know where I can find these?
Backup timestamp not getting updated in SQL Studio for VMware SQL aware backups
Hello,We are taking a SQL aware VMware snapshot backup for a SQL VM and the backups/restores are all runnign fine. But the timestamp for the backup date in the SQL studio is not getting updated. It is still reflecting an old date when it was backed u...
6 Steps for installing NetBackup in the AWS Cloud
In the following example, NetBackup 9.1 Primary, Media and CloudPoint servers are deployed with the result being able to log into the NetBackup Primary webui and viewing the Media and CloudPoint servers attached. Let’s Begin To begin, log into your ...
Deploying NetBackup in Azure Cloud: Complete steps
In the following example, NetBackup 9.1 Primary, Media and CloudPoint servers are deployed with the result being able to log into the NetBackup Primary webui and viewing the Media and CloudPoint servers attached. Let’s Begin To begin, log into your...
Resolved! About duplicating tapes or cloning tapes
Good morning to everybody!I have a need and I would like to know if it is possible to solve it.I have a backup stored on physical tapes, which is very important to the business.For auditing purposes, it is often required to restore the backups that a...
Resolved! Problem with the backup. The tape drive is in the down status in the device monitor menu.
Good day for all!There was a problem with the backup. The tape drive is in the down status in the device monitor menu. I'm switching to the UP status. A couple of backup tasks are performed, then the tape is again in the down status. Then the windows...
Join us on June 15 at 8am PDT to learn what’s next in NetBackup
Close the digital transformation gap with Veritas NetBackup. Join leaders from Veritas and @VMware for a NetBackup Live Stream Launch Event on June 15 at 8 am PDT. Here is a sneak peek before you tune in and get more information: http://vrt.as/NetBac...
Lots of socket write failed on 8.3.0.1
Hi,setup : 3 x media servers running Windows 2012 R2, backups going to disk and then stage to LTO7.Since we've upgraded from 8.1.2 to 8.3.0.1 we've experienced a lot of full backup failures during the weekend.The errors can be summarized as : (2074) ...
Resolved! Migrate NetBackup 8.2 client to another master running 8.3 and how to automatically obtain new cert
Hi,I am building a new NetBackup 8.3 master server running 8.3 and I need to migrate all my clients from my current 8.2 master. Is there a way on the new master to push new certificates to the clients? I already have the new master added to the bp.co...
Resolved! NetBackup API call format works in Unix but not Windows
I am running NetBackup 8.2 on a Solaris master. I am writing a script to run on my existing Windows clients for when the server needs to be reinstalled and it needs to have a re-issue token to allow automated installation of the NetBackup software. I...
Netbackup 8.1.2 upgrade to 8.3.0.1 and client version
Hi,i'm preparing an upgrade from 8.1.2 to 8.3.0.1.Two culprits. An Enterprise Vault and Exchange. The current Vault and Exchange versions are still supported. But they run an Windows 2008 platforms. Windows 2008 is no longer supported on 8.3.0.1...
