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Setting up email notifications about backups

Created: 28 Jun 2011 | 10 comments
Chukwuemeka's picture
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Hi guys,

Netbackup 7.0.1 on Windows server 2008

 

I want to configure netbackup server to be Sending messages to the administrator(email address) about successful and

unsuccessful backups,  according to the admin guide it says
 
"To receive email notifications about backups, the nbmail.com script must be configured for Windows.
Locate install_path\VERITAS\NetBackup\bin\nbmail.cmd on a NetBackup master server. If configuring the script on the client, copy nbmail.cmd from a
master server to the client."
 
1. What i dont understand now is that after configuring nbmail.com on the netbackup master server, are we also going to configure nbmail.com on all the netbackup clients, if we want to be receiving messages from those servers.
 
2. Where is the email utility(BLAT) installed, is it installed on the netbackup master server or the email server.

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Hi, 1. nbmail should be

Hi,

1. nbmail should be configured on Master server itself. Not required on Clients. Master server will send mail alerts for all the clients.

2. Blat should be installed on Windows Master server only.

If you want client backup status on mail, then add your email on Client properties and select Server Sent mails.

 

--Praveen

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HI,

I hope below URL will help you for BLAT configuration

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH24110

If this post has helped you, please vote or mark as solution.

Before break-up, make sure you have a good backup.....  ;-)

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2011
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So, you chose to start a new

So, you chose to start a new thread rather than closing existing open discussions about the same topic?

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/net...

Supporting Storage Foundation and VCS on Unix and Windows as well as NetBackup on Unix and Windows.
Handy NBU links

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2011
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Hi  @Marianne how do i close

Hi 

@Marianne how do i close the old thread..

 

 
David McMullin's picture
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2011
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1. Go to the thread you

1. Go to the thread you opened and mark an answer as a solution.

2. Don't open a new thread about the same issue.

NBU 7.0.1 on Solaris 10
writing to EMC 4206 VTL
duplicating to LTO2 in SL8500
(Soon to be LTO5)
using ACSLS 7.3.1

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  hi guys,  Can someone pls

 

hi guys, 

Can someone pls look at the attached sreenshot and tell me if i installed BLAT correctly, although i had an error when i tried to send a textfile.txt to the email address.

Also can we use this thread now for anything that has to do with email settings.

 

Thx

blat2 error.jpg
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Hi, I had the same issue this

Hi,

I had the same issue this morning. But even if the testfile also failed, I configured the nbmail.cmd and Netbackup and everthing worked fine..

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ok, i would try and confirm

ok, i would try and confirm mine today

thx

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  Hi guys,   Still having

 

Hi guys,

 

Still having issues with the email problems.

The master server is still not sending emails of successful and failed backup.

I have decided to open a case on this with symantec support technical team. 

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Please find below some

Please find below some intersting article about nbmail.cmd ...

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?pag...