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Resolved! media does not exist(35)
I've had some bar code grief which I have resolved. Now I have 3 tapes defined in the media db that don't really exist. If I try and delete/expire/move I get the perverbial error message "Volume xyz does not exist in the database, media does not exis...
Resolved! NBU 7 Upgrade failing (W2K3)
Because this is my luck....my update to NBU 7.0 from 6.5.5 is failing with the error that there are still process open. If I run bpps it tells me everything is down except bpcoverage which doesn't shut down. I have turned off my OpsCenter server and ...
Resolved! Disk Staging Relocation Issue
Hi Again Gurus, This time I have this situation. I have 6 Basic Disk STU and 1 Media Manager STU (3 tape drives). During the backup window the critical data goes to disk and during the day the data goes to tape on a second stage (using disk stagin...
Minimum permission to backup a MS-SQL database using NetBackup
Any bad-developed application is avoiding the permission issues using the most intrusive role. In a security strategy, the main goal is to assign the minimum necessary roles for each login. The RDBMS MS-SQL Server allows to maintaing several speci...
Moving from a clustered to a non Clustered system
Has anyone transfered there NBU environment from a clustered system to a non clustered system using NBU 6.5 and kept good documentation. I have most of the concept and logic down but if there is docs out there then please share. Tony
Resolved! GEN_DATA file list directive for UNIX/Linux Performance Tuning
Hello Everyone. Stumped upon this tech note today and wanted to share it with you. Works on Solaris and Linux only. The tool works really great and can produce huge amount of random data in very short time. You can even "restore" the random generate...
Resolved! Tape device paths are not getting created on Solaris 5.8
Hi, I have one media server configured with 6 LTO3 drives coming from Quantum px720. Now I have zoned 2 more LTO4 drives of I2K from different robot which are not showing up in the media server even after sg rebuild and reconfig reboot. From scli too...
Removal of Orphan Images from DSSU , need to automate the process for the same
Problem : Recently we are facing issues with the Cleanup process of the DSSU , also the automatic DSSU relocation is not getting triggred. Issue : We found that there are some orphaned images laying in the DSSU path . E.G /storage/dssu. We did ls -lt...
Netbackup Hyper V backups running Sharepoint, SQL
We are running NBU 7.0.1 in our envoirnment and we are backing up SQL EXCHANGE hyper v etc. We want to know if we backup a hyper -V machine running sharepoint/SQL or any other application. In case of the disaster If we restore the Hyper V backup ...
Netbackup Connections
I was wondering how many connections a Netbackup client could handle at any one time? Been getting a few problems when trying to backup a cluster (Windows 2003 SP2, Netbackup client 6.5.4). There are 30 LUN's each is about 1TB in size and have to r...
NBU 6.5.5 BMR Restore Error
Hi, I am trying to restore a windows 2003 client using Bare Metal Restore Fast boot. When the pre-restore process starts, I get and error message stating "Could not read the xml file, Z:\disc.xml". When I press OK here, it is followed by another er...
which is the best value for NUMBER_DATA_BUFFERS ? and How to calculate for the best value?
Dear Everyone. I would like to know about method calculate the best value for BUFFER of NUMBER_DATA_BUFFERS & SIZE_DATA_BUFFERS because many time i found some discussion use value more than recommandation of symantec. chakkrit.o
Resolved! Auto add new vm’s to policy
Environment; Master server: Windows 2008 R2 with NBU 7.0 Backup host: Windows 2008 R2 with NBU 7.0 Vcentre: 4.1 ESX host: 4.1 Problem: Vm's are being auto provisioned and hence need to create a script that will automati...
Resolved! Netbackup 7
Good day I am currently running 6.5.2A on Windows 2003 SP2 R2, 32bit. I was wondering if I am able to upgrade to version 7.0.1? Or would I have to replace my hardware with 64bit and run 64bit OS in order to do this? Kind regards NetB_User
Unable to take backup of a lotus notes files.
Hi, We have a Netbackup 7 on Solaris 10 as a master/Media server. We have a Lotus domino on Win 2003. I have'nt used the bacup policu type as Lotus notes rather used simple file /folder (MS-Windows as policy type). While taking backup the following e...
Start Window resolution of 5 mins doesn't display properly when opening policy
I recently ran into the following "feature" when attempting to stagger the start times for my nightly backups so as to reduce the instantaneous load impact on my master server. Environment: Windows Server 2008 Standard x64 w/ SP2NetBackup Enterprise ...
Resolved! SLP creation - Did I do something wrong?
NBU - 7.0 OS - Server 2K8R2 I'm looking into the best way of addressing my retention/export needs. What we want: 1) Incremental backups done Mon - Thurs night, sent to disk. Retention - 1 week 2) Full backup done Fri night, sent to disk. Retentio...
Is a Scratch Pool needed?
I have been reading posts, and seeing people that do have a Scratch Pool, and others that don't. Is it necessary? If so, then why didn't Symantec create one by default? Also, if it is necessary, do I have to delete all my media again, just to get ...
Services Won't Start after 7.0.1 update
Hello I have a services problemsafter install 7.0.1 patch. I have runing Netbackup 7.0 on my master server but I try to install the patch 7.0.1. The installation finished perfect, but when I try to use Netbackup Console, appear a popup windows with s...
Resolved! SLP - images waiting for SLP that isn't there anymore.
I am on NBU 7.0. We added 5 LTO4 drives, and am I moving away from LTO2's. Currently alot of my backps go to a VTL. I modified the SLP's to change from duplicating to the LTO2's to the LTO4's. When I run nbstlutil stlilist -U -image_incomplete, I se...
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