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Unable to allocate new media for backup, storage unit has none available(96) + Error bptm(pid=3324) incorrect media found
Arigarpen | 05 Mar 2013 | 0 comments

Issue:

All backups ending with Status: 96 - Unable to allocate new media for backup, storage unit has none available(96)

 

Job Overview Status:

Unable to allocate new media for backup, storage unit has none available(96)

Detailed Status:

Error bptm(pid=3324) incorrect media found in drive index 0, expected 6500L4, found 003395, FREEZING 6500L4

Other Noticable Manifistation:

All scratch media that encounters this error immediately becomes Frozen and gets moved from the Scratch volume pool into the Netbackup.

 

Solution:

1. Confirm that the Media ID Generation Rule is configured properly.

Access from: (Media and Device Manager > Media > Robots > TLD (X) > Inventory Robot > Advanced Options > Media Generation ID)

Note: The standard rule with 1:2:3:4:5:6 was...

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High Scalability with less complexity
robydv | 04 Mar 2013 | 0 comments
When selecting a backup solution for an enterprise environment performance and scalability are between the most important requirements.
 
I'd like to recall the two Kyle Blog entries about NetBackup scalability and why the NetBackup three-tiered approach is the winning one.
 
A backup software with its configuration catalog distributed on different hosts may have scalability issues due to the problem of keeping all this pieces of information up-to-date.
 
The other things to consider are:
    ...
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Learn how to achieve operational excellence in your backup environment
kirankamreddy | 19 Mar 2013 | 0 comments

Has data protection got you perplexed? Are you wondering if your current data protection plan is maximizing the value of the technology assets and not underutilizing them? Join this webcast on February 26th at 10 am PST to learn how to create efficient environments with the right people, right processes and right technologies in place to provide the best data protection for your company. Highlights of the webcast include:

  • Top operational challenges in data protection environments today
  • A comparison of various deployment models           
  • An introduction to a new deployment model—Managed Services

 

Don’t miss out on this webcast, register now! http://bit.ly/X5XEPf   

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Learn how to achieve operational excellence in your backup environment
kirankamreddy | 25 Feb 2013 | 0 comments

Has data protection got you perplexed? Are you wondering if your current data protection plan is maximizing the value of the technology assets and not underutilizing them? Join this webcast on February 26th at 10 am PST to learn how to create efficient environments with the right people, right processes and right technologies in place to provide the best data protection for your company. Highlights of the webcast include:

  • Top operational challenges in data protection environments today
  • A comparison of various deployment models           
  • An introduction to a new deployment model—Managed Services

 

Don’t miss out on this webcast, register now! http://bit.ly/X5XEPf   

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Powershell Scripting support in SSR 2013
Kaustubh Talekar | 24 Feb 2013 | 0 comments

Symantec system recovery 2013 supports powershell based scripting. There are 25 powershell scripts which will help user in automating their environment. These scripts are located on the install media at the following location :

\DOCS\AUTOMATION\POWERSHELLSCRIPTS

The powershell scripts provides ways to automate various operations. Operations are divided into following categories :

  • Backup :
    • AddImageJob
    • CreateBaseImageNow
    • CreateImageNow
    • CreateIncrementalImage
  • Restore :
    • RestoreImage
    • Delayed_Restore
  • Virtual :
    • CreateVirtual
    • CreateVirtualConversionForESXServer
    • CreateVirtualMachineFromSv2i
  • Install :
    • SilentInstall
    • InstallLicense
    • Lights Out Restore Install
  • Utility Scripts :
    • Cancel_A_Scheduled_Job
    • ConsolidateRecoveryPoints
    • CopyToDestination
    • ...
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Global Deduplication Myths
Alex Sakaguchi | 22 Feb 2013 | 2 comments

Don’t customers hate being misled?

I know I do.  Sometimes it can be innocent…you know, like maybe the sales person wasn’t as knowledgeable as he/she could’ve been.  Or perhaps they were new.  In any case, it behooves the customer to do some homework to make sure that they are not being misled, innocently or otherwise.

 

Your homework is done.

I came across a situation recently where a customer said that a vendor told them their solution could do global deduplication the same as Symantec, but cheaper.  My first thought was wow that’s a big deal.  As you may know, Symantec deduplication capabilities built into NetBackup and Backup Exec offer customers the flexibility of leveraging dedupe at the client, server, or target, and can...

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Backing up a UEFI based System
Sandeep_SSR | 21 Feb 2013 | 1 comment

Backing up a UEFI based System:-

New Symantec System Recovery 2013 supports the Backup and Restore of UEFI based system.

The following document is intended to walk through the backup procedure of UEFI based systems.

 

On the Define Backup Wizard SSR 2013 will list all the volumes on the system that can be backed up. In the following image we have ‘C drive’ available.

The ‘Show Hidden Drives’ option enables the user to view and select the system hidden partitions such as Recovery partition(usually OEM partitions) and ESP(EFI System Partition) as shown in image below.

 

In any case if the user misses to check the ‘Show Hidden...

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Use The Java Administration Console (GUI) To Learn What Linux/Unix Commands Are Being Run Under The Covers
Ryan McCain | 14 Feb 2013 | 1 comment

When I began learning AIX, I relied heavily on the AIX system administration tool called SMIT (GUI) or SMITTY (menu based). One of the great things about SMIT is when you "point and clicked" to create a user account, configure NFS, etc., SMIT displays the actual Unix commands being executed on the bottom of the SMIT window. This is how I learned the basics of the Unix command line. Over time I was able to do all of my administration from the command line interface (CLI) and not have to rely on SMIT. Understanding what commands were actually being run opened the door for me to write scripts that automated routine tasks, tweaked system performance, etc. etc.

Fortunately, there is a similar feature in NetBackup 7.x.

In order to see the command line operations being run by the Java Admin GUI, perform the following actions:

1. On the system where you are running the Java Admin GUI (likely the master server) go to the java directory.
# cd /usr/...

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Save the Date—So What Exactly Is Backup Exec V-Ray Edition?
PackMatt73 | 14 Feb 2013 | 0 comments

Extensive virtualization is just a fact of life in IT today. Driving down cost and increasing IT agility are the primary drivers behind going virtual. With an increasing number of complex workloads wrapped up in virtual machines (VMs), organizations are challenged to maintain the same degree of security and protection from a physical environment and also leverage benefits brought by virtualization. Attaining the service levels for these business systems requires a high degree of visibility into virtual environments. 

This is where Symantec Backup Exec V-Ray Edition comes into play. Symantec Backup Exec 2012 V-Ray Edition is designed to completely protect your VMware or Hyper-V virtual environments. With advanced host-based virtual protection and integrated deduplication, the V-Ray Edition gives you worry-free backup and recovery for virtual machines and virtualized applications. And Backup Exec gives you granular recovery of entire virtual machines, single files, Active...

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Backup Exec with built in DB and external database
gmunyadzwe | 14 Feb 2013 | 0 comments

I have a BE environment comprising of 1 server. It uses an external SQL database in a clustered environment. Even with a cluster setup, the environment is not bullet proof, that is it is prone to failure, thereby bringing down with it the BE server. I do have a server that I can build another BE environment on. Questions...

1. Can i use a built in database and link it anyhow to the one in the sql cluster? if so, how? if not, whats the best approach to this problem?

2. Can the storage be shared by both servers without any issues, that is, can i still use the storage with the clustered BE server?

3. Can the backup sets be shared by both servers; can i restore the backup from one server using the other server?

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