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Command Line Administration of netbackup appliance
Hi All, I am new to netbackup appliances, and face issue while day to day monitoring, like if want to run any command eg : bpimagelist etc.... i am not sure where to go and run them. the command line is totally different. I search some appliance guide but didnt got anything regarding this. Can anybody suggest a basic document to use command line on netbackup appliance for administration. Netbackup appliance :5220, OS UNIX.Solved12KViews2likes4CommentsDoes GDPR Make Me Go Tapeless?
So, let me guess … your manager just asked you whether you can delete someone’s personal data from your backup copies if he or she were to ask you following a ‘right to be forgotten’ request, right? Oh yes, and you are one of the 49% of organizations that are still using backup tapes as part of the backup and recovery strategy. Nothing wrong with that, but you'll quickly realize that in order to delete someone’s personal data, you first must find his or her data and that can prove an almost impossible task, especially when you are using backup tapes to store your backup copies. You may very well have hundreds if not thousands of backup tapes, some you keep onsite in a fireproof safe, but most are safely kept offsite in your disaster recovery location. The target file (or files) that you have been asked to delete can be on any of these backup tapes. So … how do you find the backup tape that stores your target file? Now … your files aren’t actually individually copied to your backup tapes. Your backup tapes store backup images and each image may contain multiple files. This means that you first must identify the backup image that contains your target file before you can determine which backup tape you must retrieve. Next … how do you delete your target file from the backup tape? Unfortunately, you cannot selectively destroy a backup image on a backup tape. You have to destroy everything else on that backup tape too. This doesn’t sound a viable approach – at least not to me. You may end up having first to duplicate out all the other backup images from the backup tape except for the backup image that contains the target file, and then perform (long) erasure of the backup tape. And – adding some more time consuming joy - if the backup image also contains other files that must be kept, then you first need to restore that backup image, delete the file, and then backup the rest again. Finally … depending on your data retention policies you are likely to have to repeat these steps for several more backup tapes. I can feel your pain … The good news is that you have just under two-years left to go 'tapeless'. By the 25th May 2018 your company must be compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – of course subject to your company trading in or with the European Union. Article 17 of this new regulation addresses the ‘right to erasure’ (or ‘right to be forgotten’), which I believe will impact almost every company in the world. Going 'tapeless' is easier than you may think … Veritas successfully helps thousands of companies with their transition from a tape-based approach to a disk-based one, as their tape-systems are no longer fit for purpose. For example: companies that are unable to backup the increasing volume of their data within the backup windows. These companies are reporting an increasing number of backup errors or spending an increasing amount of time and money on just keeping the tape system running. To solve this problem, they must redesign their backup to make the backup process reliable, scalable, fast, resilient and cost-effective again. These companies choose the Veritas NetBackup Appliances to replace their tape-based systems. I see them often deploy the NetBackup Appliances in phases; starting with small or new sites, helping them gain experience before implementing the Veritas NetBackup Appliances company wide, which at that point is an easy, straightforward task. The benefits they feedback to me are remarkable and include: Reduced tape costs for management, transportation and storage Boost in backup performance ensures that backups complete within the backup windows and improves backup success rates Reduced storage costs through 90%-95% (or even higher) data deduplication ratios and cost-per-terabyte licensing Significant reduction in backup administration time frees staff for higher value tasks Reduced support calls; platform reliability and stability makes 24×7 support easy to deliver … but the most compelling benefit is that their data is now readily available. With a Veritas NetBackup Appliance, you assume control over your data. It delivers direct access to your backup copies – there are no tapes to retrieve and change which is a massive time saver – making that ‘right to be forgotten’ request so much easier to deal with. Get ready for GDPR and boost your backup and recovery performance to a whole new level with the new Veritas NetBackup 5240 Appliance. Start today. Note: This post was first published on my Linkedin on 21 July 2016.10KViews2likes6CommentsEditing Host file on Netbackup 5520 appliance
I could do with some help on what options are available to add entries to the host file on the 5520 appliance. I am familiar with using the CLISH and navigating to >>Network from the main menu and the using the following command: hosts add 10.0.0.1 nbutest.nbappliance.lab nbutest host show - will provide an output of information in the file. Is there anyway to access the the host file by going through Support>>Maintenance(Enter Password)>>Elevate I believe you can drop in to the normal Linux directory structure and navigate to \usr\openv\netbackup... But where is the host file located and what is is called since most Linux articles seem to refer to \etc\hosts I have tried to use vi and view the hosts & hosts.conf files located in the \usr\openv\netbackup\bin directories, but they do not seem to list the same info as what I see when running hosts show through CLISH. Any assistance would be appreciated with the above. Thanks In Advance9.3KViews0likes3CommentsIPMI does not work
Hi, we are helping a customer to configure a NetApp 5230 appliance which is upgraded from 2.5.4 to 2.6.0.3. Previously we did not configure IPMI. After the upgrade, we decide to configure IPMI. However, I followed the guidelines in NetBackup doc but it does not work. I cannot ping the IPMI port no matter what IP address I set. How to troubleshoot this? Thanks in advance.Solved8.2KViews7likes6CommentsAppliance SMASH Commands
Hi All, Can anyone tell me where the commands are for the the SMASH console on the 5230 appliance. For some reason, after a reimage, I have rebooted the appliance but do not get even the spash screen. I can get onto the IPMI port and know there is a way of booting the appliance from there. Kind Regards, Leo.Solved7.7KViews0likes9CommentsFirmware & BIOS levels NBU 5230 Appliances
Hi, We are running several NBU 5230 Appliances (Current version 2.6.1.1) From support we have heard that our (RAID) firmware and BIOS levels are not current. My questions: What RAID firmware should we be running? What BIOS level should the 5230 units have? Do disk firmware levels also need updating and what level should they have? If RAID firmware is updated, should drivers be running a certain version as well? If yes, what version is best? Where can we obtain these updates? If we would go to 2.6.1.2, will any firmware/BIOS levels be updated during the upgrade process? (Probably not, I suspect) Has anybody performed these upgrades and encountered any issues? Thanks for any help! FredSolved7.6KViews0likes8Comments