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Netbackup Database Query
Dear Community,Where l can get the sql queries for create the reports? Generally, How I can login the database?Thanks
Resolved! Tape speed more than the max rate with multiplexing !? and a few more questions about it
Hi,I'm using tape multiplexing jobs in netbackup and there are a few questions:1- The network card speed is over 3 Gbps while the LTO-8 max speed is 350Mbps ! How can I enumerate this? Maybe because it's using some tape features like compression or a...
Resolved! Copy disk backups to tape without rerun backup from main virtual machines
Hi,I've made basic disk backups on the master/media server and recently added the tape library.Because of slow network and machines, I like to copy all the backups on disk to tape and not to run backup jobs again with destination on tape.Is that poss...
Pre-populated bp.conf file for new installs
Greetings, I am looking for a way to pre-populate the bp.conf file for new installs for Linux/Unix hosts to begin with. Has anyone ever modified and added to the install of a NBU client so that the /usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf file is installed with ...
Resolved! Backup Exce
Hello,My LTO-4 device was damaged then i buy LTO-6 and i have to restore data from LTO-4 tapes with this new LTO-6 device, when i am trying to inventory and catalog the Tape i get this error:The job failed with the following error: The media has an u...
Resolved! NetBackup Master Server Migration from Windows 2008 R2 to Windows 2012 R2 or Windows 2016 R2
Hello All,I would like to have experst advice from all of you folks on this Currently we have NetBackup Ent Server 8.2 running on Windows 2008 R2 as well 10 Media Servers running on Windows 2008 R2 and RHEL 7.We are planning to migrate the NetBackup ...
Resolved! Too many incomplete SLP
There is more than 1,000 SLP jobs incompletes, when I list them:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/nbstlutil stlilist -image_incomplete -lIts a sample of the command:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/nbstlutil stlilist -image_incomplete -l |moreV7.6.0...
Resolved! Duplications randomly appear to hang
I don't know if this is a Netbackup issue or more a 5150 Flex Issue. I'll post here first and redirect if necessary.3 weeks ago I upgraded a regional office from it's own Master server to a 5150 Flex appliance configured as a media server and connect...
Modifying SLP after upgrade and integration more Netbackup appliances
Hi Guys,I have almost 8000 images in the backlog (nbstlutil report), these images are attached to SLP (almost 20 slps). The current media servers are 8 5230 Netbackup AppliancesThe customer is going to add 5 5250 Netbackup Appliances as media servers...
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! Longshot ask but can anyone recognize this file from its contents?
All,I found a file on my BYO NetBackup Linux Master server whos name was simply a comma. The contents of the file is as follows.. Can anyone identify this file from its contents? File was found in a users home directory.Thanks in advance
Backup VMware failed
Mar 9, 2022 8:04:35 PM - Info nbjm (pid=10620) starting backup job (jobid=99) for client LDC-01-VM, policy pc-vmware, schedule Cumulative-IncMar 9, 2022 8:04:35 PM - Info nbjm (pid=10620) requesting STANDARD_RESOURCE resources from RB for backup job ...
Resolved! can't obtain slp definitions, error status = 116
I'm getting the following error while issuing the nbstlutil report command. Unable to find any reason for this. Can someone help me with thisC:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\admincmd> .\nbstlutil.exe reportCan't obtain SLP definitions, error st...
Retention Period
Dear Community, What is the best retention period for Weekly Duplication (SLP). The tape library has 25 tape magazine. Best Regards, Tabriz
logs for NetBackup Jobs
Hello,we have to monitor NetBackup Jobs. At the moment we are using REST API calls to get jobs details. but unfortunately this method is not helping out due to limitations. Now we are looking for options to monitor with logs.where I can find the logs...
Used Tape report
Hi All,I have 6 tape libraries spread across 3 data centers. The SLP writes data to the tapes once a month and year end copy is saved for 7 years from the written date. This practice is in place since last 2 years, I am new to the project and there i...
Resolved! ECA and ICA certificates together
Hi Guys,From NBU documents is not clear if ICA and ECA certificates are supported together on one master server. ? Example, ECA for webservice <> master, and ICA for master <> media, cllients.
Vxlogcfg for unified logs
Hello VoXers, I am curious about a 'bug' that we have using vxlogcfg command to set or disable logging for ALL oids. when we use the below command, it won't modify the debuglevel to the desired level, the command passes ( no error) but it doesn't ret...
The strange socket read failed 13
Enviroment: NBU 8.1.1 (Master/Media/Client) on RHEL 6.9Symptom:We have a large Oracle DB client with approximately 50TB, and every week once full backup and the other six days archive log backups.And they almost all work fine, just except for only ...
Retrieve Netbackup jobs based on updated in last x min.
Hello,We have to monitor NetBackup jobs.I am using below request which retrieve the latest 15 jobs created. but I am looking to extract based on latest jobs updated (Not based on created). As sometimes job status got changed recently but it wont ret...
