Unable to run bpstart_notify or bpend_notify scripts for FlashBackup-Windows policy
Created: 08 Oct 2012 | 3 comments
Need some help and advice on this. I found the following article indicating that bpstart_notify or bpend_notify scripts cannot be run on flashbackup-windows policy.
http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH127948
My main intention is to use command such as NET STOP MSSQLSERVER to stop the SQL services prior performing a full backup of the VM. I understand that using the MS SQL client agent, I can backup the DB with application consistency. However, I will like to explore performing a full VM backup with the services stop to ensure that DB remain consistent.
Any suggestion and help will be great. Thanks in advance.
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Have a look at the 'Application Aware VMware Backup' feature in NBU 7.5.
Extract from NBU for VMWare Admin Guide:
Supporting Storage Foundation and VCS on Unix and Windows as well as NetBackup on Unix and Windows
Handy NBU Links
Hi Marianne, thanks for the advice. I am aware that NBU 7.5 provide the level of application consistency without the need for the MS SQL client configuration. Unfortunately, I am not able to upgrade my NBU 7.1.x environment as of now. What I hope to do for now is to have a way to stop the Windows services before running the flashbackup for the VMs.
Seems your only options in NBU 7.1 is to rely on the Symantec VSS Provider for VMware.
See Appendix B of NBU for VMWare Guide.
Supporting Storage Foundation and VCS on Unix and Windows as well as NetBackup on Unix and Windows
Handy NBU Links
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