VSS timeout issues, restart not suitable solution
Hello I have had continual issues with vss writers time outs on one of our machines we are backing up. Running Windows Server 2008R2 SP1, using BE2010 R3 SP1 The vss writers continue to cause the backup to fail due to timeout. They restart fixes the error status on the writers, but they will time out almost each and every time i run the job. The tech's say i have the job setup correctly, with aofo selected, ms volume shadow copy service(windows 2003 and later) selected and System-use microsoft software shadow copy provider selected. And backup files following junction points. I have selected "Process logical volumes for backup one at a time" too see if this helps. Any suggestions on fixes, besides contanct MS? We don't have support with MS, and as we are suggested to use their system writers by symantec, i would hope that Symantec would provide better aid in fixing VSS issues. Thanks for the help vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool (C) Copyright 2001-2005 Microsoft Corp. Writer name: 'Task Scheduler Writer' Writer Id: {d61d61c8-d73a-4eee-8cdd-f6f9786b7124} Writer Instance Id: {1bddd48e-5052-49db-9b07-b96f96727e6b} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error Writer name: 'VSS Metadata Store Writer' Writer Id: {75dfb225-e2e4-4d39-9ac9-ffaff65ddf06} Writer Instance Id: {088e7a7d-09a8-4cc6-a609-ad90e75ddc93} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error Writer name: 'Performance Counters Writer' Writer Id: {0bada1de-01a9-4625-8278-69e735f39dd2} Writer Instance Id: {f0086dda-9efc-47c5-8eb6-a944c3d09381} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error Writer name: 'System Writer' Writer Id: {e8132975-6f93-4464-a53e-1050253ae220} Writer Instance Id: {bcedc94e-0c21-4212-8bbf-b65083123138} State: [9] Failed Last error: Timed out Writer name: 'ASR Writer' Writer Id: {be000cbe-11fe-4426-9c58-531aa6355fc4} Writer Instance Id: {fe09e27a-4aef-4e90-bbd3-2308b5d8c6ae} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error Writer name: 'Shadow Copy Optimization Writer' Writer Id: {4dc3bdd4-ab48-4d07-adb0-3bee2926fd7f} Writer Instance Id: {e6368e5a-147a-4561-bf1e-d46989773b71} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error Writer name: 'Registry Writer' Writer Id: {afbab4a2-367d-4d15-a586-71dbb18f8485} Writer Instance Id: {47a3c30f-0074-4427-9937-749e88f3e5b0} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error Writer name: 'COM+ REGDB Writer' Writer Id: {542da469-d3e1-473c-9f4f-7847f01fc64f} Writer Instance Id: {f054ffeb-46ea-4d21-b9b3-b4c040a31214} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error Writer name: 'BITS Writer' Writer Id: {4969d978-be47-48b0-b100-f328f07ac1e0} Writer Instance Id: {3e2f6dc9-6533-4fad-9658-ece31839d8bf} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error Writer name: 'IIS Config Writer' Writer Id: {2a40fd15-dfca-4aa8-a654-1f8c654603f6} Writer Instance Id: {f28b57b4-4222-497d-b54f-e75269db970e} State: [9] Failed Last error: Timed out Writer name: 'WMI Writer' Writer Id: {a6ad56c2-b509-4e6c-bb19-49d8f43532f0} Writer Instance Id: {d50d5687-717b-4535-b70f-bee3ecb3f177} State: [9] Failed Last error: Timed outSolved30KViews2likes9Comments
change the logon account service using command line netbackup
Hello all, in netbackup i want to change the logon account service using command line allthough i already know how to change the services manually but it is not helpful for my testing purpose. Manual procedure is mention below" To configure the log on account for the NetBackup Client Services Any one help me.......any kind of help is appreciated... Thanks Open the Windows Services application. Double-click on the NetBackup Client Service entry. Click on the Log On tab. If Local System account is not selected as the Log on as account, proceed with step 9. Provide the name of the user account that you created for the NetBackup Client Service. The account must include the domain name, followed by the user account, domain_name\account . For example, recovery\netbackup . Type the password. Click OK. Stop and start the NetBackup Client Service. Close the Services control panel application I want to done above mention procedure but using command.Solved23KViews0likes4Comments
Netbackup Questions for level 1 and level 2
Hi All, Kindly share the netbackup administrator interview questions for L1 and L2 engineer. If any one have link kindly share. Netbackup 6.5 and 7.0 And also, share the all documetns link for netbackup7.0 Thanks and Regds, SagarSolved22KViews3likes7Comments
Netbackup port range
Hi Team, Can you please suggest the below mentioned ports are enough for Netbackup communication and data transfer from client to Netbackup Master /Media server. Client machines are VM ( snapshot backups) , Exchnage , SQL agent base backup Please suggest , if more ports are required to open for data transfer -- Source Destination Source Port Destination Ports Bi-Directional Master Server Media server Any TCP/1556 TCP/2821 TCP/13724 TCP/13782 TCP/13720 TCP/4032 TCP/10102 TCP/10082 TCP/443 TCP/111 TCP/7394 TCP/902 Yes VM Client machines Media server Any TCP/1556 TCP/13724 TCP/10102 TCP/10082 TCP/443 TCP/2821 Yes VM Client machines Master Server Any TCP/1556 TCP/13724 TCP/10102 TCP/10082 TCP/443 TCP/2821 YesSolved16KViews1like17CommentsHow do i remove a disc storage ?
Hi, i have a disc storage i want to delete. I deleted all backupsets and all jobs that used this disc storage. I disabled the storage and tried to delete it, but BE complains, that there are some jobs still using this disc storage. I tried to delete the job history, but now luck. any idea?Solved15KViews3likes12CommentsNetbackup log locations
There is a logs directory in Netbackup (/usr/openv/logs AND/OR /usr/openv/netbackup/logs). When the backup teams runs any of the backups or restores, they seem to create logfiles in the root directory (bplog.bkup..., Restarted_restore.log..., <hastname>.data/time.log). As with the process logfiles and creating a directory in the above locations, can you locate these files in a particular directory? They end up cluttering my root filesystem and I don't particularly care for them in the root filesystem.15KViews0likes3Comments
Oracle DB performance hit during Daily Full Backups
Hi All, My Oracle admin says there was huge performance issue on one of my ORACLE DB LINUX server while the daily full backup happening. Can anyone suggest how i will be able to fine tune this so that the backups will run smooth. Thanks, NayabSolved14KViews1like40Commentsbp.conf entries
I have been a netbackup enterprise server user form many many years (since about 3.1). I have always ran my media and master servers on the same server. Today I have split my master server off by its-self and created a new media server. My questions revolve around the settings in the bp.conf and vm.conf. If there is a document that can answer some of the questions I have please let me know, my search queries have not returned the results I am looking for: Questions such as the use of: SERVER and MEDIA_SERVER, do I include the media server twice as a server and media_server or just a media_server? On the master and in it's own bp.conf? SCRATCH_POOL and MEDIA_ID_BARCODE_CHARS do these entries belong on the master server or media server. It seems to function on the master server just fine without either entry on the media server Those are just a few, however I guess I am looking for why an entry would be placed in the master vs the media or the other way around. This is 6.5.6, I am preparing for 7.xSolved13KViews1like11Comments
MIssing PATH: for drives
I ahve a LINUX Media server, and the drive path when i run a tpconfig shows missing. How do I get NB to see the paths once again? Enter option: Id DriveName Type Residence Drive Path Status **************************************************************************** 1 Sep1-71 hcart2 TLD(3) DRIVE=71 MISSING_PATH:4:0:0:2:SG11029122 DOWN 2 Sep1-70 hcart2 TLD(3) DRIVE=70 MISSING_PATH:4:0:0:1:SG11029121 DOWN 3 Sep1-84 hcart2 TLD(3) DRIVE=84 MISSING_PATH:2:0:0:3:SG11029135 UP 4 Sep1-83 hcart2 TLD(3) DRIVE=83 MISSING_PATH:2:0:0:2:SG11029134 UP 5 Sep1-82 hcart2 TLD(3) DRIVE=82 MISSING_PATH:2:0:0:1:SG11029133 DOWN 6 Sep1-69 hcart2 TLD(3) DRIVE=69 MISSING_PATH:4:0:0:0:SG11029120 DOWN 7 Sep1-81 hcart2 TLD(3) DRIVE=81 MISSING_PATH:2:0:0:0:SG11029132 DOWN Currently defined robotics are: TLD(3) robot control host = nbuf1a EMM Server = nbuf1aSolved12KViews1like6Comments
Netbackup log locations
There is a logs directory in Netbackup (/usr/openv/logs AND/OR /usr/openv/netbackup/logs). When the backup teams runs any of the backups or restores, they seem to create logfiles in the root directory (bplog.bkup..., Restarted_restore.log..., <hastname>.data/time.log). As with the process logfiles and creating a directory in the above locations, can you locate these files in a particular directory? They end up cluttering my root filesystem and I don't particularly care for them in the root filesystem.