Solaris
Gunasekaran Var...
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March 18th, 2010
Hi,
I am working as a Backup Administrator and I have a query in choosing a operating system for installing NBU server. What are all the concerns while choosing a operating system for installing NBU? and What are all the advantages and disadvantages in windows and UNIX/solaris for hosting Net Backup Server?
Kindly provide me the detailed view about this. Thanks.
16 comments
Sangore
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March 18th, 2010
Hi,
One Windows 2008 client's Shadow copy backup is getting partially successful. I have NBU 6.5.4 Master server on Sunsolaris platform, This client has installed with Netbackup agent 6.5.4. Getting below error message in Job detail.
18/03/2010 04:44:27 - Warning bpbrm(pid=2207) from client lcy-esmgt-tm1-bkp: WRN - can't open file: System State:\Automated System Recovery\Volumes\Volume{e6216c92-8ed6-11dd-9bf2-00237dd7bcd6} (WIN32 536935992: Unknown error)
18/03/2010 04:44:28 - Error bpbrm(pid=2207) from client lcy-esmgt-tm1-bkp: ERR - Error encountered while attempting to get additional files for System State:\
18/03/2010 04:47:05 - end writing; write time: 00:36:53
the requested operation was partially successful(1)
Also attached BPBKAR log file with high verbosity..Please check & assist me to resolve this issue.
Thanks & Best Regards,
Sangore
2 comments
Shakil Qureshi
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March 17th, 2010
Dear All,
in a scenario, i have to install NBU Master Server and have to take backup of ESX virtual machines.
will someone help me out step by step, how should i move. from where can i donwload VCB?
what is this VCB and from where can i download it, and how can i make a proxy server, in order to take backup of virtual machines under ESX.
i would be waiting for someone's response. kindly help me with Step by Step.
I will install NBU on SUN Ultra 25, and keeping media server on the supposed proxy Server(SUN X2100 running Win Server 2003). by i was reading i have to install VCB on proxy server, kindly help me out , in downloading and installing VCB.
also i have ESX 3.5 licensed, and Virtual Centre on SUN X4100.
Backing Up, Backup and Archiving, Installing, Solaris, VMware, Windows, Tip/How to, Virtualization, NetBackup
4 comments
Richard Kuberski
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March 11th, 2010
We upgraded from NBU 6.5 to 7 without any issues except one. When we go the client server and run jnbSA or jbpSA to create a new oracle database template to be used in a backup schedule it is greyed out and will not expand showing the database instances on that server. The one server that still has 6.5 on it, this function works fine. Have an open case with Symentac but so far no idea. Yes the oratab file is correct and we have also verified with symentac that the $ORACLE_HOME/lib/libobk.so points to /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/libobk.so64.1 which is showing that is has been upgraded to 7
In previous releases when you upgraded the client software that had oracle you had to run an additional step to update the oracle client. According to the upgrade documents with NBU 7 this is no longer applicable and you only need to update the client and it will update all associated software including oracle.
The environment is Sun Solaris 10 using...
1 comments
Baski
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March 10th, 2010
Hi Team,
When run backup using cluster name, it gives Error code 41, But we run using on physical name it got successful. Do any one knows the issue.
I have run both File system and oracle backup.
Master and Media server: Sunos 5.10 NB Version 6.5.5
Client: sun 5.8 NB version: 5.1 MP6
Please let us know which logs, I need to check.
Thanks,
2 comments
trouphaz
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March 4th, 2010
I'm trying to find a support matrix from Symmantec for Solaris LDOMs. Can someone point me in the right direction? I just want to make sure we're running the appropriate revision and patch levels of VCS and VxVM. Thanks in advance.
- Joe
6 comments
rookie11
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March 4th, 2010
Hi all
NBU version 5.1
1 STU contains 15 drives , all polices running fine apart from 4 policies these 4 backup jobs going to queue state n ending with 196 error
when checking drive status all 15 drives up and only 5or 6 busy.
don't know why -- if drives are free why not used by 4 queue jobs ..
plz help
7 comments
Simon Yuan
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March 3rd, 2010
VxVM relayout requires the additional space on old disks as the temporary area,
if there is no available spaces remained,how can we do ?
So I take some testing for above situation.I want to relayout a striped volume
vol3 within datadg from 3 columns to 4 columns:
# vxprint -g datadg -ht
v vol3 - ENABLED ACTIVE 104857600 SELECT vol3-01 fsgen
pl vol3-01 vol3 ENABLED ACTIVE 104857728 STRIPE 3/128 RW
sd c1t10d0-03 vol3-01 c1t10d0 104857728 34952576 0/0 c1t10d0 ENA
sd c1t11d0-03 vol3-01 c1t11d0 104857728 34952576 1/0 c1t11d0 ENA
sd c1t12d0-03...
1 comments
Saul Grysman
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March 3rd, 2010
We've recently upgraded from 6.5.3 to 6.5.4 and we've added an additional Media Server into the environment (all Solaris based). We are experiencing significant delays in starting jobs - Unix, Windows, SQL and Oracle/RMAN - and writing to disk or tape. The example below is typical: 12 minute delay in granting resources and 15 minute delay is connecting. With the prior version, these times were in seconds. We've restarted our entire environment to no avail. Any help would be appreciated.
03/03/2010 11:14:51 - requesting resource nburobot
03/03/2010 11:14:51 - requesting resource nbucore1.NBU_CLIENT.MAXJOBS.sqlmisp
03/03/2010 11:14:51 - requesting resource nbucore1.NBU_POLICY.MAXJOBS.sql-sqlmisp
03/03/2010 11:27:27 - granted resource nbucore1.NBU_CLIENT.MAXJOBS.sqlmisp
03/03/2010 11:27:27 - granted resource nbucore1.NBU_POLICY.MAXJOBS.sql-sqlmisp
03/03/2010 11:27:27 - granted resource T01171
03/03/2010 11:27:27 - granted resource ...
19 comments
vamshireddy_1
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March 2nd, 2010
Any help would be appreciative.
Thanks,
Vamshi .D
Backing Up, 2010, Backup and Archiving, Case Study, Backup Exec, Configuring, Installing, Solaris, Integration
6 comments
nounejmak
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March 2nd, 2010
hello,
we have master server with operating system SunOs 5.10 with veritas netbackup 6.5.4.
I have upgraded veritas netbackup unix client server from master server.
Is it possible to upgrade veritas netbackup (from version 5.1 to 6.5.4) on windows client servers from master server?
Agents, Industry Event, Backup and Archiving, Installing, Solaris, Windows, Tip/How to, Upgrade, NetBackup
1 comments
fjacquet
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March 1st, 2010
hello
Does anybody already face this at netbackup 7 end of install
Installed SQL Anywhere Version 11.0.1.2222
Installation completed successfully
Database server is NB_srvsback01
Creating the NetBackup database.
Creating NetBackup data files in: /usr/openv/db/data
Creating /usr/openv/db/data
Creating NetBackup index files in: /usr/openv/db/data
Creating NetBackup transaction log file in: /usr/openv/db/data
Creating NetBackup staging directory in: /usr/openv/db/staging
Creating /usr/openv/db/staging
Starting the NetBackup database.
Database [NBDB] can't be started on server [NB_srvsback01].
Creating the NetBackup database files.
Error at line 1
Invalid user ID or password
Unable to create/upgrade the NB database. Refer to the
log file in /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/nbdb for more
information. Rerun /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/install_bp
when the problem has been resolved.
NetBackup server installation complete.
System is a t5240 with latest patches installed.
nbdb log says...
4 comments
edxi
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February 28th, 2010
I have 3 media server (2 HP-UX and 1 Solaris). Now I want to enable Advanced disk on these server, have question below:
1. Could HP-UX and Solaris share SAN storage? (My storage is EVA 4400,and all host connected on one SAN switch)
2. Since Advanced Disk read a mount point(and mount point must be the same on each media server), Can I set same file system and mount point (share a LUN) on these server?
3. Except of life cycle and load balance, any advantage of Advanced Disk?(especially of vs. VTL)
Thanks for any response!
2 comments
Meg Drake
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February 26th, 2010
Currently, RMAN doesn't have the ability to query the NetBackup catalog. It would be nice if the NetBackup Oracle agent included a command that you could run to query the NB catalog to see what media is necessary for a restore, similar to the Preview Media in the Backup, Archive, Restore GUI. The command should also return a media status field which would indicate if the media was currently available (loaded in the library).
This feature would allow our DBA's to notify the NB adminstrator if a tape recall was necessary for a restore that they need to perform, rather than initiating the restore, waiting for it to fail and then contacting the NB administrator to recall the necessary tapes (which only show in the failed job in the Activity Monitor).
1 comments
ingaramm
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February 25th, 2010
Hi all,
Recently I was asked to perform a restore of a mdb (microsoft access) file.
According to the client, the file is updated regularly (daily) but when I looked for it in order to start the restore, I couldn't find the file.
To be more specific:
I found an old file in the Full backup in the location specified by the client.
I couldn't find the file in none of the incremental backups. We had been obtaining 100% successful backups for the last 14 days.
Just one thing to add, all the backups end with status code 1.
My application runs in Solaris 5.9 and the backup is performed on a Windows 2003 server.
This is my first discussion, I hope i accomplish with all the posting rules.
Thanks in advance.
Mauro
5 comments
Rishi Manocha
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February 24th, 2010
A system administrator can create a Solaris Logical Domains (LDoms) server farm that allows for rapid instance provisioning, significantly less storage consumption, greater instance resiliency and true pooled storage across all instances regardless of their physical location by using Veritas Storage Foundation High Availability (SFHA).
The attached guide demonstrates a set of reference architectures that can be customized to fit most implementations. An assumption is made that the reader understands Solaris Logical Domains and their architecture. It is also assumed the reader possesses a basic understanding of how to configure and manage Solaris Logical Domains technology using Solaris management tools. There is also an expectation that the reader is familiar with basic Veritas Storage Foundation HA product architecture and management utilities.
Download the attached guide to learn more about how you can maximize your investment in an LDom Farm using Veritas Storage Foundation.
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Claudio Veronezi
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February 24th, 2010
Hello
I think I´m w/ a great problem in my hands
there was a script ntpdate to automatically change the time using the AD server and stuff
I don´t know why the time was set to 03/20/10
I have manualy changed the server time and didn´t note about the script that changed again to the 03/20/10 date,
so netbackup runs for 3 days w/ that date.
now the date is ok
Problem 1:
Some jobs R not running automaticlly
problem 2:
I think that I´ll have to "delete " those backups that runs w/ wrong date.
Problem 3:
even the catalog backup isn´t running automatically (and it is set to run ever 2 hours)
someone can help me please?
That is a real problem isn´t it /??
Thanks for any adivice
15 comments
Rishi Manocha
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February 23rd, 2010
This document provides a detailed overview of the VxVM device naming and reporting enhancements implemented in Storage Foundation 5.0 MP3 for Unix and Linux.
Improving Efficiency with Device Naming Consistency
As configurations in the datacenter scale up and more SAN devices and nodes have to be managed, there is a greater need for consistency and predictability in device naming. Higher consistency streamlines operations, facilitates troubleshooting and reduces the risk for configuration errors.
Storage Foundation supports two device naming schemes – Operating System Native (OSN) names and Enclosure Based Names (EBN). The enclosure based names comprise of two parts; the enclosure name prefix and the device index suffix. For example, the EBN EMC0_19 for a SAN device presented from an EMC enclosure comprises two parts:
The enclosure name prefix EMC0 that identifies the enclosure model (EMC) and assigns it an enclosure index (00) in order to differentiate between multiple...
Storage and Clustering, Best Practice, Linux, Documentation, Solaris, Reporting, Tip/How to, Storage Foundation
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jani.smj@hotmail.com
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February 22nd, 2010
Hi,
While upgrading the NBU 6.5.4 to .6.5.5 I am getting below error
Running postinstall script.
See /usr/openv/pack/pack.history for more details.
/opt/NBU_6.5.5/VrtsNB_BMR_6.5.5.postinstall: Running. Hardware/OS Type=Solaris/Solaris_x86_10_64
Upgrading BMRDB:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bmrsetupmaster
[Info] V-127-41 Setting up BMR Database ...
File/database "/usr/openv/db/data/BMRDB.db" already exists
[Error] V-127-52 Failed initializing the BMR database.
[Info] V-127-67 Failed to setup BMR master server.
[Info] V-127-38 Initializing BMR database ...
ERROR: bmrsetupmaster command failed.
Unable to upgrade database to current level. Refer to the
log file in /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/nbdb for more information.
Rerun Vrts_pack.install once the problem has been resolved.
Installation of pack NB_BMR_6.5.5 FAILED Tue Feb 23 05:15:31 IST 2010 Rev. 1.6.4.40.
---------------------
While upgrading we are able...
5 comments
kylix
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February 22nd, 2010
Hi,everyone,
we are using Veritas NBU6.0 on Sun Solaris9 , no new maintenance contract now.
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we are going to test FlashBackup tools from advanced client, but not bought advanced client license.
Can you supply a demon license about FlashBackup for me ?
If the FlahsBackup function is very good for me, we will buy a formal license.
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Defense & Intelligence, Database, Live Webcast, Backup and Archiving, LiveUpdate, Symantec Event, EMC, User Group, Solaris, Windows, Restore, NetBackup
2 comments
grahamhar
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February 17th, 2010
Hi,
I am using VCS 4.1 and I have 3 groups (1 is a phantom for the MultiNICB ) also have in the other 2 groups Mount for NFS filesystems.
The config starts fine but as time goes on we see the following processes appear to be hanging and after time we get too many to be comfortable:
root 13466 1 0 02:06:11 ? 0:00 sh -c /opt/VRTSvcs/bin/halog -add "Device ["":"/platform/SUNW,Sun-Fire-T200/lib
root 12747 1 0 01:21:11 ? 0:00 sh -c /opt/VRTSvcs/bin/halog -add "RunWithEnvCmdWithOutput:Command OUTPUT: /dev
root 6047 1 0 01:16:10 ? 0:00 sh -c /opt/VRTSvcs/bin/halog -add "Resource found with State == [] and IState =
...
1 comments
lu
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February 17th, 2010
Hi !
Is there a command equivalent to the good old bpdir in netbackup 6.5.4/5 ?
TIA,
Ludo.
5 comments
Swapnil Durgade
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February 16th, 2010
Hi VxVM Engineering Team,
Disk Groups rebuilds are one of the most common and very frequently done activity in Tech Support.
One of the common problems we face is, if the LUN headers are corrupt and the LUN goes in "online invalid" state, we struggle to find DM to DA name matching. Most of the time it's a guess work based on "d" in c#t#d# from CBR.
If customer wants exact 100% match, then
1] we look into VRTSExplorer collected before the problem
2] Then we do DM to LUN Serial Number mapping
3] Then we compare that to current LUNs' serial number and build the mapping.
Most of the time, OLD VRTSExplorer is not available. So we could not find previous DM to LUN Serial Number mapping
So if you could please introduce serial_number and last_serial number as attributes of DM object that will be stored in private region, It will really healp us speedup the recovery.
One the same lines, we struggle to get puboffset, privoffset, publen, privlen,...
AIX, In Review, Backing Up, Storage and Clustering, Best Practice, HP-UX, Linux, Configuring, Evaluating, Solaris, Recovering, Restore, Storage Foundation
1 comments
Nidhi Yajnik
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February 12th, 2010
Nidhi Yajnik, Development Manager, describes the new Rolling Patch Installer for Storage Foundation & High Availability 5.0MP3RP3 release.
Please Note: For optimal viewing please view in full screen mode by selecting the full screen icon in the lower right hand corner of the media player.
AIX, Storage and Clustering, HP-UX, Linux, Features, Installing, Solaris, Upgrade, Storage Foundation
0 comments
bhagerty
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February 11th, 2010
I have a bunch of used LTO2 tapes that were created in a Windows Backup Exec 12 environment. These tapes have been retired from that server, and I would like to be able to scratch/erase the tapes & use them again on a Sun server running Solaris9 and Netbackup 5.0.
I ran a long erase on 2 of the tapes, and even though that appears to have been successful (both tapes are now in the 'Scratch Pool') when I try to run a backup job, Netbackup fails with an error stating that "there are no available media in the media pool".. even though these 2 tapes are ready (at least they appear to be) in the Scratch Pool.
Does anyone know a way to re-use LTO2 tapes on a Netbackup Server that were previously used on a Backup Exec server? I'd love to be able to use all these tapes (which aren't that old) rather than purchase all new ones.
Thanks.
12 comments