VMWare Backups with File Level Restore on 7.5.0.1
Having found out that we cannot exclude the data disks whilst using dynamic disks (see my previous post on the subject) I thought that I would backup the whole server and look at the file level restore for this particular server; however, I have stumbled across another issue............. The server has two disks, C drive is 60Gb and D drive is 100Gb both are set as dynamic disks, on top of this we are using the built in windows disk management system to mirror the D drive, the backup is set as a VMWare backup in the policy and all the default options are set in the advanced section so all disks are covered, the backup completes and I can restore 3 vmdk files but cannot do any individual file restores, we have tried breaking the mirror and re-running the backup but we get the same results. Having read the VMWare Admin Guide this does mention that using raid software on Linux will result in not being able to restore individual files, is this the same for Windows??? Have Symantec got any plans to change the VM backups to do what Veeam can do as at the moment it looks like our plan to remove Veeam from the estate will have to be put on hold until Netbackup can do the same as Veeam in relation to backup/restore. KevSolved579Views15likes1CommentI could not install the netbcakup client software on windows server2008
Hi all , I can't install the client software7.5 on win2008 server and though installation getting the gollowing message: Product: Symantec NetBackup Client -- Error 1935.An error occurred during the installation of assembly microsoft.VC80.MFC,type="win32",version="8.0.50727.762",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",processorArchitecture="x86"'. Please refer to Help and Support for more information. HRESULT: 0x80070BC9. assembly interface: IAssemblyCacheItem, function: Commit, component: {9BAE13A2-E7AF-D6C3-A01F-C8B3B9A1E18E} we have same sever with the same setting was installed normally!!!!! microsoft suggest to upgrade patch regarding this issue that related to msi but it didnt solve the issue please help n this attached photo of the message Regards,Solved3.4KViews10likes9CommentsNetbackup VMware Backup - Windows Change Journal
If I am backing up VMware VM's using the FLASHBACKUP-WINDOWS policy type, with an OFF-HOST VMware type of backup (VRAY), then I assume the use of Windows Change Journal on the VM itself is of no benefit ? Any comments ? I am using CBT for the VM's, and performing FULL & DIFFERENTIAL backups. I have 'lots' of files on this server, and am looking to get the shortestbackup window possible. I am using a VMware Mount Host which is SAN attached to the datastore LUNs of the ESX5 servers. NBU 7104. Any Comments ? AJ708Views10likes3CommentsHuge size of /usr folder on backup server
I have a query related to the size of /usr folder on backupserver. Please see the following logs. bash-3.2# pwd / bash-3.2# du -sh * | grep G 1.1G opt 11G proc 2.0G storage_db 12G usr 3.0G var Note the size of /usr directory. Now check inside /usr bash-3.2# du -sh * | grep G 8.7G openv Now check inside openv bash-3.2# du -sh * | grep G 4.0G db 1.9G netbackup 2.0G pack And now inside db bash-3.2# du -sh * | grep G 2.0G data 1.9G staging Inside data bash-3.2# ls -ltr total 4099338 rw------ 1 root bin 2433024 Sep 16 2012 NBAZDB.db.template rw------ 1 root root 0 Feb 24 2014 vxdbms_conf.lock rw------ 1 root root 26218496 Feb 24 2014 DARS_INDEX.db rw------ 1 root root 26218496 Feb 24 2014 DARS_DATA.db rw------ 1 root root 26218496 Feb 24 2014 SEARCH_INDEX.db rw------ 1 root root 26218496 Feb 24 2014 SEARCH_DATA.db rw------ 1 root root 26218496 Dec 12 01:00 BMR_INDEX.db rw------ 1 root root 617 Apr 7 02:01 vxdbms.conf rw------ 1 root root 2441216 Apr 7 23:54 NBAZDB.db rw------ 1 root root 4096 Apr 7 23:54 NBAZDB.log rw------ 1 root root 26218496 Apr 8 00:01 EMM_INDEX.db rw------ 1 root root 1071763456 Apr 8 00:05 EMM_DATA.db rw------ 1 root root 26218496 Apr 8 00:05 DBM_DATA.db rw------ 1 root root 26218496 Apr 8 00:05 DBM_INDEX.db rw------ 1 root root 26218496 Apr 8 00:05 JOBD_DATA.db rw------ 1 root root 1376256 Apr 8 00:06 BMRDB.log rw------ 1 root root 3588096 Apr 8 00:06 NBDB.db rw------ 1 root root 5836800 Apr 8 00:06 BMRDB.db rw------ 1 root root 773881856 Apr 8 00:06 BMR_DATA.db rw------ 1 root root 327680 Apr 8 00:06 NBDB.log Queries: Why the size of following folders is keep on growing /usr/openv/pack /usr/openv/db/staging /usr/openv/db/data Is there any truncation procedure. System is already at 90% and since the above folders are growing it will reach 100% eventually. What are the recommendations on it from Symantec.Solved1KViews8likes5CommentsWindows thick console 7.5 - no way to backup/restore servers?? Also issue with Russian characters in file names
We have come across an issue using the JAVA console (either on UNIX or Windows) where files with Russian characters in the file name are not being correctly named in NetBackup. The file names are being created similar to H2TV30~1. This make trying to restore a file an Indiana Jones type of adventure. 3 days of Googling, and all I can find is one post where someone said Symantec told them to use the Windows thick console and it should display file names with Russian characters fine. OK, so I finally got the Windows thick console up and running (BTW - the console and the client share registry settings. We were backing up the server that I installed the console on via the public NIC, but our master server only listens on the private NIC - in order to get both working, had to set the client to back up through the private NIC!). So I get it installed, fire it up, and it looks almost identical to the JAVA client - ALMOST! There is no Backup, Archive, and Restore function right above the Activity Monitor! Only thing I can find is the button on the toolbar, and that ONLY brings up the client to backup/restore the client the console is installed on! Is there no way to backup and restore all of your servers through the Windows thick console like you do through the JAVA console? We are running the master and media server on UNIX. And also, anyone have any inputs on the Russian character thing?Solved1.4KViews7likes9CommentsNetbackup with Deduplication Option
HI All, I am getting a Media Write error on my NBU MSDP running on 7.5.0.4. It has happen many time already and Symantec support is not able to tell me the issue is. Apparently from the storage.log it was showing "disk space issue" however the MSDP usage is less than 30% of the total space. I was give a command to rebuild db "crchk.pl --rebuild-crdb". but they still cannot find the root cause of the issue. Below is the log I found: -------------------- May 17 03:14:27 ERR [2942]: 4: pqObjects2ChildCopyIndex: Copy command failed. Reason: ERROR: could not extend relation 1663/16387/33696: No space left on device HINT: Check free disk space. CONTEXT: COPY objects2_0, line 3698945 May 17 03:14:27 ERR [2942]: 4: database query failed. Query : CREATE UNIQUE INDEX idx_objects2_0_1368731667211169_764315522 ON objects2_0(key); Called by : pqObjects2ChildCopyIndex Reason : ERROR: current transaction is aborted, commands ignored until end of transaction block May 17 03:20:35 ERR [3199]: 4: pqObjects2ChildCopyIndex: Copy command failed. Reason: ERROR: could not extend relation 1663/16387/33702: No space left on device HINT: Check free disk space. CONTEXT: COPY objects2_1, line 3700840 May 17 03:20:35 ERR [3199]: 4: database query failed. Query : CREATE UNIQUE INDEX idx_objects2_1_1368732035941078_3761745002 ON objects2_1(key); Called by : pqObjects2ChildCopyIndex Reason : ERROR: current transaction is aborted, commands ignored until end of transaction block May 17 03:26:15 ERR [3456]: 4: pqObjects2ChildCopyIndex: Copy command failed. Reason: ERROR: could not extend relation 1663/16387/33708: No space left on device HINT: Check free disk space. CONTEXT: COPY objects2_2, line 3700674 May 17 03:26:15 ERR [3456]: 4: database query failed. Query : CREATE UNIQUE INDEX idx_objects2_2_1368732375305858_937651469 ON objects2_2(key); Called by : pqObjects2ChildCopyIndex Reason : ERROR: current transaction is aborted, commands ignored until end of transaction block May 17 03:28:03 ERR [3713]: 4: pqObjects2ChildCopyIndex: Copy command failed. Reason: ERROR: could not extend relation 1663/16387/33714: No space left on device HINT: Check free disk space. CONTEXT: COPY objects2_3, line 3700176 May 17 03:28:03 ERR [3713]: 4: database query failed. Query : CREATE UNIQUE INDEX idx_objects2_3_1368732483560508_1665227463 ON objects2_3(key); Called by : pqObjects2ChildCopyIndex Reason : ERROR: current transaction is aborted, commands ignored until end of transaction block May 17 03:28:03 ERR [4113]: 25004: TlogProcessLog: Commit to storage database failed: unknown error May 17 03:28:10 WARNING [4113]: 25000: Transaction logs from /dedupe/AYMSDP/queue/partsorted-19363-19522-0.tlog to /dedupe/AYMSDP/queue/partsorted-19363-19522-5.tlog failed: TlogProcessLog: Commit to storage database failed: unknown error Transaction will be retried. May 17 03:28:10 INFO [4113]: WSRequestExt: submitting &request=4&login=agent_3_24432&passwd=********************************&action=newevent&data=EVENT%7Bversion%3A1%3Btype%3A1%3Bid%3A0%3Bdate%3A1368732490%3B%7BLEGACYEVENT%7Bpayload%3Asev%3D4%3Btype%3D1037%3Bmsg%3DTransaction%20logs%20from%20%2Fdedupe%2FAYMSDP%2Fqueue%2Fpartsorted-19363-19522-0.tlog%20to%20%2Fdedupe%2FAYMSDP%2Fqueue%2Fpartsorted-19363-19522-5.tlog%20failed%3A%20TlogProcessLog%3A%20Commit%20to%20storage%20database%20failed%3A%20unknown%20error%0A%20Transaction%20will%20be%20retried.%0A%3B%7D%7D May 17 03:28:11 ERR [4113]: 25004: Queue processing failed five times in a row. Queue processing will be disabled and the CR will no longer accept new backup data. Please contact support immediately! May 17 03:28:11 INFO [4113]: WSRequestExt: submitting &request=4&login=agent_3_24432&passwd=********************************&action=process&agentId=3&severity=6&errornumber=2000&application=spoold&source=Storage%20Manager&date=1368732491&description=Queue%20processing%20failed%20five%20times%20in%20a%20row.%20Queue%20processing%20will%20be%20disabled%20and%20the%20CR%20will%20no%20longer%20accept%20new%20backup%20data.%20Please%20contact%20support%20immediately%21%20%0A May 17 03:28:11 INFO [4113]: 25004: CR is changing mode to: PUT=No DEREF=No SYSTEM=Yes STORAGED=No REROUTE=No COMPACTD=No RECOVERCRDB=No May 17 03:28:11 INFO [4113]: Entered mode 'STORAGED=no'. May 17 03:28:11 INFO [4113]: Task Manager : Initiate mode switch Store -> stopped May 17 03:28:11 INFO [4113]: Task Manager : Initiate mode switch System -> normal May 17 03:28:11 INFO [4113]: Task Manager : Initiate mode switch Dereference -> stopped May 17 03:28:11 INFO [4113]: 25004: CR mode changed. After CRQP failure issue is fixed, CR mode could be changed back to normal manually by crcontrol or CR restart.1.7KViews7likes6CommentsDeleting Backup_ID Cartridge space not reclaimed.
Team, I have a quick question, i have one cartridge in a POOL XYZ, the cartridge is now full. I have monthly, weekly & daily backups. i have deleted the older backups via bpexpdate -backupid ABC01_A_Backup_1344457991 -d 0 bpexpdate -backupid ABC01_A_Backup_1344457990 -d 0 and many more. but i can see the cartridge is still showing me the FULL status and is not able to entertain after deleting the backup id's. Please let me know, how will this deleted space will be reclaimed?Solved559Views7likes1Commentbpbackup -w option
Hello All I am trying to understand the bpbackup parameter "-w" a little bit better. At what point does the command return to the command line? Is it the point at which the backup completes or when the backup actually commences? In addition, does the[hh:mm:ss] option mean that after a predefined period of time the command exits to return to the command line even when the backup is still continuing? Many thanks FujSolSolved779Views7likes4CommentsNetbackup 7.1 duplication to tape from puredisk storage
Hi, Please can you help i'm configuring our new netbackup system and i was wondering if i could deplicate the images that are stored on our 'puredisk' disk? My netbackup setup is 1 appliance 5220 configured as a master server with the additional disks attachedand 1 tape library. In the old version of netbackup you could create a staging area, but i can't see that option in 7.1? sorry i know i'm missing something.....Solved1.1KViews7likes6Comments