[Veritas-bu] Media Mount Count
Hi Forum, How can we find the number of times a media is mounted/used for backup since its injection to the tape library. What is the best way to find out how many medias will be used over a period of time thereby helping us to fix the budget. Thanks in Advance +-- |This was sent by qureshiu...@rediffmail.com via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] Media Mount Count
Hi, vmquery -m media-id number of mounts: 125 Justin. On Mon, 22 Feb 2010, NBU wrote: Hi Forum, How can we find the number of times a media is mounted/used for backup since its injection to the tape library. What is the best way to find out how many medias will be used over a period of time thereby helping us to fix the budget. Thanks in Advance +-- |This was sent by qureshiu...@rediffmail.com via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
[Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name
I plan to replicate a production environment on a test server, but I need to change the master server name as the test environment will not be isolated. Anyone out there have success with the process? The environment is Netbackup 5.1 MP4 on solaris 9 and 10 OS. +-- |This was sent by bt...@comcast.net via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name
Hi, You need to keep the same server name or isolate the environment so you can keep the same name. Justin. On Mon, 22 Feb 2010, lookn4me wrote: I plan to replicate a production environment on a test server, but I need to change the master server name as the test environment will not be isolated. Anyone out there have success with the process? The environment is Netbackup 5.1 MP4 on solaris 9 and 10 OS. +-- |This was sent by bt...@comcast.net via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name
Since you are on MP5.1 MP4 (i.e. before 6.x) you should be able to change the first bp.conf entry to reflect the name of the new master. There is actually more to it than this, and there must be a white paper somewhere, but it is doable. Regards, Patrick Whelan NetBackup Specialist Wholesale Markets and Treasury Trading Lloyds Banking Group Desk: +44 (0) 207 158 6123 Loc: OBS 2C-132 -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of lookn4me Sent: 22 February 2010 13:37 To: VERITAS-BU@MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU Subject: [Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name I plan to replicate a production environment on a test server, but I need to change the master server name as the test environment will not be isolated. Anyone out there have success with the process? The environment is Netbackup 5.1 MP4 on solaris 9 and 10 OS. +-- |This was sent by bt...@comcast.net via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu This e-mail is private and confidential and may contain privileged material. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender and delete it immediately. You must not copy, distribute, disclose or use any of the information in it or any attachments. Lloyds Banking Group plc. Registered Office: The Mound, Edinburgh EH1 1YZ. Registered in Scotland, number 95000. Telephone: 0131 225 4555. Lloyds TSB Bank plc. Registered Office: 25 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7HN. Registered in England and Wales, number 2065. Telephone: 020 7626 1500. Lloyds TSB Scotland plc. Registered Office: Henry Duncan House, 120 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 4LH. Registered in Scotland, number 95237. Telephone: 0131 225 4555. Cheltenham Gloucester plc. Registered Office: Barnett Way, Gloucester GL4 3RL. Registered in England and Wales, number 2299428. Telephone: 01452 372372. Cheltenham Gloucester Savings is a division of Lloyds TSB Bank plc. Lloyds TSB Bank plc, Lloyds TSB Scotland plc and Cheltenham Gloucester plc are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Telephone calls may be monitored or recorded. __ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email __ ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
[Veritas-bu] NetBackup 7.0 VMware and Vault Problem
Hello all, I am new to the list but it was suggested to me as a place to ask about some odd behavior we are seeing on our recent Netbackup 7.0 upgraded system with VMWare backups and Vault. The basic issue is that we have a VMWare backups that backup ok, but when vault goes to duplicate them it seems to hang on the duplication of image job. They run for hours with no increase in progress until I finally manually cancel them. The only thing that seems odd about them is that they have kind of long Names with spaces (I am using the new VM Name option rather than host name option for selecting them in the policies) The names of the images in the Job Details window are similar to Oracle%20Collaboration%20Suite%2010.1.2_1266535125 Another curious thing I have seen is it showed Current Kilobytes written” as 2814727788026040 of an estimated Kilobytes of 14157877 on one of our jobs. If anyone has seen this or knows of any issues I would appreciate any pointers. On a side note, LOVE the increased speed of VMWare SAN backups! amazing! Thanks! ~ Shawn Plummer Systems Manager CIT SUNY Geneseo The mind can make substance, and people planets of its own with beings brighter than have been, and give a breath to forms which can outlive all flesh. -Lord Byron ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name
Are you planning to copy your existing backup catalog (image database) over to the new environment? If so, then the master server name is buried in that database it's a far-from-casual process to rename the master server. There is no published process for it and Symantec will want to charge you for professional services to do this for you. If you're just going to create a new master server with it's own database, then it's simply a matter of building a new environment. If you're going to do backups of one client to both environments, change the first SERVER entry in the client's bp.conf file, that's the one that should point to that client's master server. It really should only matter, though, for client initiated actions, like restores. A media server would be more complex, I'd suggest not trying to dual-master a media server. -M -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of lookn4me Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 6:37 AM To: VERITAS-BU@MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU Subject: [Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name I plan to replicate a production environment on a test server, but I need to change the master server name as the test environment will not be isolated. Anyone out there have success with the process? The environment is Netbackup 5.1 MP4 on solaris 9 and 10 OS. +-- |This was sent by bt...@comcast.net via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name
On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 7:36 AM, lookn4me netbackup-fo...@backupcentral.com wrote: I plan to replicate a production environment on a test server, but I need to change the master server name as the test environment will not be isolated. Anyone out there have success with the process? The environment is Netbackup 5.1 MP4 on solaris 9 and 10 OS. It's doable but very definitely not for the faint of heart and it changes every release. What you do in 5.MP4 will definitely not work in 6.x. A long-time Symantec employee was talking at the last customer forum and said that it takes 30 steps, IN EXACTLY THE RIGHT ORDER, to rename a master server. Get one step wrong or out of order and you get to restore and start over. For this reason, Symantec is currently refusing to document the process because can (and have in the past) shot themselves in the feet (and then reloaded :-)). A supported procedure to rename a master has been requested We did it back in 3.4, changing platforms at the same time, We didn't get in 1 run either - we found out what was wrong and then started again another day, completing it successfully. .../Ed ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name
I've tried the rename, even with the document, in the exact order...and still had issues. I believe Symantec is hoping to have a supported option in a 7.x release From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Ed Wilts Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 11:32 AM To: VERITAS-BU@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 7:36 AM, lookn4me netbackup-fo...@backupcentral.commailto:netbackup-fo...@backupcentral.com wrote: I plan to replicate a production environment on a test server, but I need to change the master server name as the test environment will not be isolated. Anyone out there have success with the process? The environment is Netbackup 5.1 MP4 on solaris 9 and 10 OS. It's doable but very definitely not for the faint of heart and it changes every release. What you do in 5.MP4 will definitely not work in 6.x. A long-time Symantec employee was talking at the last customer forum and said that it takes 30 steps, IN EXACTLY THE RIGHT ORDER, to rename a master server. Get one step wrong or out of order and you get to restore and start over. For this reason, Symantec is currently refusing to document the process because can (and have in the past) shot themselves in the feet (and then reloaded :-)). A supported procedure to rename a master has been requested We did it back in 3.4, changing platforms at the same time, We didn't get in 1 run either - we found out what was wrong and then started again another day, completing it successfully. .../Ed ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name
I have changed master server name few times (pre Netbackup 6.0). I thought it was pretty simple. Basically it consisted of these 2 steps: - Do a COLD backup of catalog on the old server - Restore on the new server using bprecover -dhost NEW_SERVER_NAME option I havent tried this on 6.0 and up. MK --- On Mon, 2/22/10, Ed Wilts ewi...@ewilts.org wrote: From: Ed Wilts ewi...@ewilts.org Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name To: VERITAS-BU@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Received: Monday, February 22, 2010, 8:32 AM On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 7:36 AM, lookn4me netbackup-fo...@backupcentral.com wrote: I plan to replicate a production environment on a test server, but I need to change the master server name as the test environment will not be isolated. Anyone out there have success with the process? The environment is Netbackup 5.1 MP4 on solaris 9 and 10 OS. It's doable but very definitely not for the faint of heart and it changes every release. What you do in 5.MP4 will definitely not work in 6.x. A long-time Symantec employee was talking at the last customer forum and said that it takes 30 steps, IN EXACTLY THE RIGHT ORDER, to rename a master server. Get one step wrong or out of order and you get to restore and start over. For this reason, Symantec is currently refusing to document the process because can (and have in the past) shot themselves in the feet (and then reloaded :-)). A supported procedure to rename a master has been requested We did it back in 3.4, changing platforms at the same time, We didn't get in 1 run either - we found out what was wrong and then started again another day, completing it successfully. .../Ed -Inline Attachment Follows- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu __ The new Internet Explorer® 8 - Faster, safer, easier. Optimized for Yahoo! Get it Now for Free! at http://downloads.yahoo.com/ca/internetexplorer/ ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
[Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name
Yes you correct, I am looking to copy the catalog and its database to the new host in order to test upgrading and locate break/fix issues prior to the upgrade. I need to have as much of the master server functionality as possible. The question I have is what needs to be done in 5.1 MP4 version to change master server entries in the associated databases? Surprising this is an issue in Netbackup if one had to DR a box to a different hostname, the inability to name the master something else. mdonaldson wrote: Are you planning to copy your existing backup catalog (image database) over to the new environment? If so, then the master server name is buried in that database it's a far-from-casual process to rename the master server. There is no published process for it and Symantec will want to charge you for professional services to do this for you. If you're just going to create a new master server with it's own database, then it's simply a matter of building a new environment. If you're going to do backups of one client to both environments, change the first SERVER entry in the client's bp.conf file, that's the one that should point to that client's master server. It really should only matter, though, for client initiated actions, like restores. A media server would be more complex, I'd suggest not trying to dual-master a media server. -M -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of lookn4me Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 6:37 AM To: VERITAS-BU at MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU Subject: [Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name I plan to replicate a production environment on a test server, but I need to change the master server name as the test environment will not be isolated. Anyone out there have success with the process? The environment is Netbackup 5.1 MP4 on solaris 9 and 10 OS. +-- |This was sent by btfoy at comcast.net via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to abuse at backupcentral.com. +-- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu +-- |This was sent by bt...@comcast.net via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name
In a DR you'd typically set the name of the DR server to what the original master had been. The only reason I could see for keeping original DR server name is that you intend to run whatever was already on it concurrently with the NetBackup master you're about to load and that would complicate your life incredibly. -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of lookn4me Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 2:24 PM To: VERITAS-BU@MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU Subject: [Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name Yes you correct, I am looking to copy the catalog and its database to the new host in order to test upgrading and locate break/fix issues prior to the upgrade. I need to have as much of the master server functionality as possible. The question I have is what needs to be done in 5.1 MP4 version to change master server entries in the associated databases? Surprising this is an issue in Netbackup if one had to DR a box to a different hostname, the inability to name the master something else. mdonaldson wrote: Are you planning to copy your existing backup catalog (image database) over to the new environment? If so, then the master server name is buried in that database it's a far-from-casual process to rename the master server. There is no published process for it and Symantec will want to charge you for professional services to do this for you. If you're just going to create a new master server with it's own database, then it's simply a matter of building a new environment. If you're going to do backups of one client to both environments, change the first SERVER entry in the client's bp.conf file, that's the one that should point to that client's master server. It really should only matter, though, for client initiated actions, like restores. A media server would be more complex, I'd suggest not trying to dual-master a media server. -M -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of lookn4me Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 6:37 AM To: VERITAS-BU at MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU Subject: [Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name I plan to replicate a production environment on a test server, but I need to change the master server name as the test environment will not be isolated. Anyone out there have success with the process? The environment is Netbackup 5.1 MP4 on solaris 9 and 10 OS. +-- |This was sent by btfoy at comcast.net via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to abuse at backupcentral.com. +-- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu +-- |This was sent by bt...@comcast.net via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu Proud partner. Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Please consider our environment before printing this e-mail or attachments. -- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail may contain privileged or confidential information and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please reply immediately to the sender that you have received the message in error, and delete it. Thank you. -- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name
I don't work with Solaris, but for purely a DR test purpose I would guess you could do it and actually have both systems on the network. If you production server is named foo with an IP address of 1.1.1.1, you should be able to set up your new DR box at an unused IP address such as 1.1.1.2. From there you set the local host file to your server name and IP, and either turn off dns or set it to use hosts first. Any regular devices would still go to your production server unless you modify the clients also. The DR server should not be getting the production server traffic since it has a different IP address. This should allow you to bring up a DR server on the same network with the same host name. I am not aware that the Veritas database uses the IP address also but I may be wrong. If it were a real case of needing to put the DR server into production you would want to rename the server to the original name and IP address or change dns to point to the new IP address. Jeff On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 12:54 PM, Lightner, Jeff jlight...@water.comwrote: In a DR you'd typically set the name of the DR server to what the original master had been. The only reason I could see for keeping original DR server name is that you intend to run whatever was already on it concurrently with the NetBackup master you're about to load and that would complicate your life incredibly. -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of lookn4me Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 2:24 PM To: VERITAS-BU@MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU Subject: [Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name Yes you correct, I am looking to copy the catalog and its database to the new host in order to test upgrading and locate break/fix issues prior to the upgrade. I need to have as much of the master server functionality as possible. The question I have is what needs to be done in 5.1 MP4 version to change master server entries in the associated databases? Surprising this is an issue in Netbackup if one had to DR a box to a different hostname, the inability to name the master something else. mdonaldson wrote: Are you planning to copy your existing backup catalog (image database) over to the new environment? If so, then the master server name is buried in that database it's a far-from-casual process to rename the master server. There is no published process for it and Symantec will want to charge you for professional services to do this for you. If you're just going to create a new master server with it's own database, then it's simply a matter of building a new environment. If you're going to do backups of one client to both environments, change the first SERVER entry in the client's bp.conf file, that's the one that should point to that client's master server. It really should only matter, though, for client initiated actions, like restores. A media server would be more complex, I'd suggest not trying to dual-master a media server. -M -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of lookn4me Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 6:37 AM To: VERITAS-BU at MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU Subject: [Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name I plan to replicate a production environment on a test server, but I need to change the master server name as the test environment will not be isolated. Anyone out there have success with the process? The environment is Netbackup 5.1 MP4 on solaris 9 and 10 OS. +-- |This was sent by btfoy at comcast.net via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to abuse at backupcentral.com. +-- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu +-- |This was sent by bt...@comcast.net via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu Proud partner. Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Please consider our environment before printing this e-mail or attachments. -- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail may contain privileged or confidential information and is for the sole use of
[Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name
When using the -dhost option do you also specify -r ALL to download and update all the images to the new host. Micheal wrote: I have changed master server name few times (pre Netbackup 6.0). I thought it was pretty simple. Basically it consisted of these 2 steps: - Do a COLD backup of catalog on the old server - Restore on the new server using bprecover -dhost NEW_SERVER_NAME option I havent tried this on 6.0 and up. MK --- On Mon, 2/22/10, Ed Wilts ewilts at ewilts.org wrote: From: Ed Wilts ewilts at ewilts.org Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name To: VERITAS-BU at mailman.eng.auburn.edu Received: Monday, February 22, 2010, 8:32 AM On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 7:36 AM, lookn4me netbackup-forum at backupcentral.com wrote: I plan to replicate a production environment on a test server, but I need to change the master server name as the test environment will not be isolated. Anyone out there have success with the process? The environment is Netbackup 5.1 MP4 on solaris 9 and 10 OS. It's doable but very definitely not for the faint of heart and it changes every release. What you do in 5.MP4 will definitely not work in 6.x. A long-time Symantec employee was talking at the last customer forum and said that it takes 30 steps, IN EXACTLY THE RIGHT ORDER, to rename a master server. Get one step wrong or out of order and you get to restore and start over. For this reason, Symantec is currently refusing to document the process because can (and have in the past) shot themselves in the feet (and then reloaded :-)). A supported procedure to rename a master has been requested We did it back in 3.4, changing platforms at the same time, We didn't get in 1 run either - we found out what was wrong and then started again another day, completing it successfully. .../Ed -Inline Attachment Follows- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu __ The new Internet Explorer® 8 - Faster, safer, easier. Optimized for Yahoo! Get it Now for Free! at http://downloads.yahoo.com/ca/internetexplorer/ ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu +-- |This was sent by bt...@comcast.net via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
[Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name
I only need to duplicate the master server and its database on another host and not run concurrent backups, hence the need to change the server name. I need an identical build of the production environment to test upgrades to 6.5 MP4 and note problems and issues that arise after the upgrade. Lightner, Jeff wrote: In a DR you'd typically set the name of the DR server to what the original master had been. The only reason I could see for keeping original DR server name is that you intend to run whatever was already on it concurrently with the NetBackup master you're about to load and that would complicate your life incredibly. -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of lookn4me Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 2:24 PM To: VERITAS-BU at MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU Subject: [Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name Yes you correct, I am looking to copy the catalog and its database to the new host in order to test upgrading and locate break/fix issues prior to the upgrade. I need to have as much of the master server functionality as possible. The question I have is what needs to be done in 5.1 MP4 version to change master server entries in the associated databases? Surprising this is an issue in Netbackup if one had to DR a box to a different hostname, the inability to name the master something else. mdonaldson wrote: Are you planning to copy your existing backup catalog (image database) over to the new environment? If so, then the master server name is buried in that database it's a far-from-casual process to rename the master server. There is no published process for it and Symantec will want to charge you for professional services to do this for you. If you're just going to create a new master server with it's own database, then it's simply a matter of building a new environment. If you're going to do backups of one client to both environments, change the first SERVER entry in the client's bp.conf file, that's the one that should point to that client's master server. It really should only matter, though, for client initiated actions, like restores. A media server would be more complex, I'd suggest not trying to dual-master a media server. -M -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of lookn4me Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 6:37 AM To: VERITAS-BU at MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU Subject: [Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name I plan to replicate a production environment on a test server, but I need to change the master server name as the test environment will not be isolated. Anyone out there have success with the process? The environment is Netbackup 5.1 MP4 on solaris 9 and 10 OS. +-- |This was sent by btfoy at comcast.net via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to abuse at backupcentral.com. +-- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu +-- |This was sent by btfoy at comcast.net via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to abuse at backupcentral.com. +-- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu Proud partner. Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Please consider our environment before printing this e-mail or attachments. -- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail may contain privileged or confidential information and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please reply immediately to the sender that you have received the message in error, and delete it. Thank you. -- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu +-- |This was sent
Re: [Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name
It has been a while, but I believe I did selective restores, just restored the image database and not the VOL databases. --- On Mon, 2/22/10, lookn4me netbackup-fo...@backupcentral.com wrote: From: lookn4me netbackup-fo...@backupcentral.com Subject: [Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name To: VERITAS-BU@MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU Received: Monday, February 22, 2010, 12:31 PM When using the -dhost option do you also specify -r ALL to download and update all the images to the new host. Micheal wrote: I have changed master server name few times (pre Netbackup 6.0). I thought it was pretty simple. Basically it consisted of these 2 steps: - Do a COLD backup of catalog on the old server - Restore on the new server using bprecover -dhost NEW_SERVER_NAME option I havent tried this on 6.0 and up. MK --- On Mon, 2/22/10, Ed Wilts ewilts at ewilts.org wrote: From: Ed Wilts ewilts at ewilts.org Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name To: VERITAS-BU at mailman.eng.auburn.edu Received: Monday, February 22, 2010, 8:32 AM On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 7:36 AM, lookn4me netbackup-forum at backupcentral.com wrote: I plan to replicate a production environment on a test server, but I need to change the master server name as the test environment will not be isolated. Anyone out there have success with the process? The environment is Netbackup 5.1 MP4 on solaris 9 and 10 OS. It's doable but very definitely not for the faint of heart and it changes every release. What you do in 5.MP4 will definitely not work in 6.x. A long-time Symantec employee was talking at the last customer forum and said that it takes 30 steps, IN EXACTLY THE RIGHT ORDER, to rename a master server. Get one step wrong or out of order and you get to restore and start over. For this reason, Symantec is currently refusing to document the process because can (and have in the past) shot themselves in the feet (and then reloaded :-)). A supported procedure to rename a master has been requested We did it back in 3.4, changing platforms at the same time, We didn't get in 1 run either - we found out what was wrong and then started again another day, completing it successfully. .../Ed -Inline Attachment Follows- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu __ The new Internet Explorer® 8 - Faster, safer, easier. Optimized for Yahoo! Get it Now for Free! at http://downloads.yahoo.com/ca/internetexplorer/ ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu +-- |This was sent by bt...@comcast.net via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- -Inline Attachment Follows- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu __ Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail.yahoo.ca ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
[Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name
For the purposes of the test, I won't have the policies activated nor need connection to the media servers/storage units on the production network. So is the best option to run the bprecover command with the -dhost NEW_HOST_NAME or destination_host, and -r ALL option to change all database entries from the old_master_svr to the new_master_svr? That seems to simple though. jeffc wrote: I don't work with Solaris, but for purely a DR test purpose I would guess you could do it and actually have both systems on the network. If you production server is named foo with an IP address of 1.1.1.1, you should be able to set up your new DR box at an unused IP address such as 1.1.1.2. From there you set the local host file to your server name and IP, and either turn off dns or set it to use hosts first. Any regular devices would still go to your production server unless you modify the clients also. The DR server should not be getting the production server traffic since it has a different IP address. This should allow you to bring up a DR server on the same network with the same host name. I am not aware that the Veritas database uses the IP address also but I may be wrong. If it were a real case of needing to put the DR server into production you would want to rename the server to the original name and IP address or change dns to point to the new IP address. Jeff On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 12:54 PM, Lightner, Jeff jlightner at water.com (jlightner at water.com) wrote: In a DR you'd typically set the name of the DR server to what the original master had been. The only reason I could see for keeping original DR server name is that you intend to run whatever was already on it concurrently with the NetBackup master you're about to load and that would complicate your life incredibly. -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu (veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu) [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu (veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu)] On Behalf Of lookn4me Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 2:24 PM To: VERITAS-BU at MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU (VERITAS-BU at MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU) Subject: [Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name Yes you correct, I am looking to copy the catalog and its database to the new host in order to test upgrading and locate break/fix issues prior to the upgrade. I need to have as much of the master server functionality as possible. The question I have is what needs to be done in 5.1 MP4 version to change master server entries in the associated databases? Surprising this is an issue in Netbackup if one had to DR a box to a different hostname, the inability to name the master something else. mdonaldson wrote: Are you planning to copy your existing backup catalog (image database) over to the new environment? If so, then the master server name is buried in that database it's a far-from-casual process to rename the master server. There is no published process for it and Symantec will want to charge you for professional services to do this for you. If you're just going to create a new master server with it's own database, then it's simply a matter of building a new environment. If you're going to do backups of one client to both environments, change the first SERVER entry in the client's bp.conf file, that's the one that should point to that client's master server. It really should only matter, though, for client initiated actions, like restores. A media server would be more complex, I'd suggest not trying to dual-master a media server. -M -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu (http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu) [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces (veritas-bu-bounces) at mailman.eng.auburn.edu (http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu)] On Behalf Of lookn4me Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 6:37 AM To: VERITAS-BU at MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU (http://MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU) Subject: [Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name I plan to replicate a production environment on a test server, but I need to change the master server name as the test environment will not be isolated. Anyone out there have success with the process? The environment is Netbackup 5.1 MP4 on solaris 9 and 10 OS. +-- |This was sent by btfoy at comcast.net (http://comcast.net) via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to abuse at backupcentral.com (http://backupcentral.com). +-- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu at
[Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name
OK thanks for the update. I will need to have the image, volumedb, and mediadb, really the entire master server installation and contents recovered and all references to the master server changed. Micheal wrote: It has been a while, but I believe I did selective restores, just restored the image database and not the VOL databases. --- On Mon, 2/22/10, lookn4me netbackup-forum at backupcentral.com wrote: From: lookn4me netbackup-forum at backupcentral.com Subject: [Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name To: VERITAS-BU at MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU Received: Monday, February 22, 2010, 12:31 PM When using the -dhost option do you also specify -r ALL to download and update all the images to the new host. Micheal wrote: I have changed master server name few times (pre Netbackup 6.0). I thought it was pretty simple. Basically it consisted of these 2 steps: - Do a COLD backup of catalog on the old server - Restore on the new server using bprecover -dhost NEW_SERVER_NAME option I havent tried this on 6.0 and up. MK --- On Mon, 2/22/10, Ed Wilts ewilts at ewilts.org wrote: From: Ed Wilts ewilts at ewilts.org Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name To: VERITAS-BU at mailman.eng.auburn.edu Received: Monday, February 22, 2010, 8:32 AM On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 7:36 AM, lookn4me netbackup-forum at backupcentral.com wrote: I plan to replicate a production environment on a test server, but I need to change the master server name as the test environment will not be isolated. Anyone out there have success with the process? The environment is Netbackup 5.1 MP4 on solaris 9 and 10 OS. It's doable but very definitely not for the faint of heart and it changes every release. What you do in 5.MP4 will definitely not work in 6.x. A long-time Symantec employee was talking at the last customer forum and said that it takes 30 steps, IN EXACTLY THE RIGHT ORDER, to rename a master server. Get one step wrong or out of order and you get to restore and start over. For this reason, Symantec is currently refusing to document the process because can (and have in the past) shot themselves in the feet (and then reloaded :-)). A supported procedure to rename a master has been requested We did it back in 3.4, changing platforms at the same time, We didn't get in 1 run either - we found out what was wrong and then started again another day, completing it successfully. .../Ed -Inline Attachment Follows- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu __ The new Internet Explorer® 8 - Faster, safer, easier. Optimized for Yahoo! Get it Now for Free! at http://downloads.yahoo.com/ca/internetexplorer/ ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu +-- |This was sent by btfoy at comcast.net via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to abuse at backupcentral.com. +-- -Inline Attachment Follows- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu __ Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail.yahoo.ca ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu +-- |This was sent by bt...@comcast.net via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +--
[Veritas-bu] Incremental Backups.
Hello All,
This is what I am trying to do, I am trying to set up a storage unit to hold my
incremental backups. When I try to run a incremental job and point the job to
the my F: drive in my local backup server. It displays this messages.
2/22/2010 4:37:09 PM - Error nbjm(pid=3080) NBU status: 800, EMM status: Disk
volume is down
resource request failed(800)
The nbjm process was unable to get the required resources for a job. An EMM
reason string that appears in the Activity Monitor job details display and in
the nbjm debug log accompanies this status code. The EMM reason string
identifies the reason for the failed resource request.
When I look at the log it displays the volume incrementalbackup: Interanl 16
marked down, server server servenames-{gsp-2060026.
Any ideas?
Thank you,
Ulises R.
From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Ulises Rodriguez
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 6:12 PM
To: 'veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu'
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Incremental Backups.
Hello All,
Anyone has seeing any issues where the incremental backups are not going to
disk? I am running WIN2K3 and Netbackup 6.5.
Thank you,
Uli
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Re: [Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name
On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 1:24 PM, lookn4me netbackup-fo...@backupcentral.com wrote: Yes you correct, I am looking to copy the catalog and its database to the new host in order to test upgrading and locate break/fix issues prior to the upgrade. I need to have as much of the master server functionality as possible. The question I have is what needs to be done in 5.1 MP4 version to change master server entries in the associated databases? It's a binary edit of the flat files. It's ugly and if you're not VERY careful, it will break. It's not supported and you could be creating yourself major headaches trying to make it work when what it sounds lik what you need to do is focus on getting an upgrade working. Because of the major hacking involved to rename the master, you won't know if it the upgrade that's failing or your hacks. I'd say don't go there, especially since this will be a one-time hack for you - the processed you'd be going through are not the same as 6.x where you have vastly differently media management capability with EMM. Surprising this is an issue in Netbackup if one had to DR a box to a different hostname, the inability to name the master something else. There are other options for DR and those are documented in the HA whitepapers. What you're doing, however, is not a DR exercise. DR planning is not something you do after you have a disaster - it's a process that you do every day and build your systems and applications around. .../Ed ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] Incremental Backups.
I get the status 800 message when the disk volume is having issues.
Make sure you can open the disk volume in explorer.
Run Chkdsk F: /f
Check Security on the F: (NetBackup service account should have full
control)
If this is a raid volume run a bit level synch / consistency check
If you are writing to F:\ (not a folder) make sure the This directory
can exist in the root file system box is checked in the dssu.
-Jonathan
From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Ulises
Rodriguez
Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 4:43 PM
To: 'veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu'
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Incremental Backups.
Hello All,
This is what I am trying to do, I am trying to set up a storage unit to
hold my incremental backups. When I try to run a incremental job and
point the job to the my F: drive in my local backup server. It displays
this messages.
2/22/2010 4:37:09 PM - Error nbjm(pid=3080) NBU status: 800, EMM status:
Disk volume is down
resource request failed(800)
The nbjm process was unable to get the required resources for a job. An
EMM reason string that appears in the Activity Monitor job details
display and in the nbjm debug log accompanies this status code. The EMM
reason string identifies the reason for the failed resource request.
When I look at the log it displays the volume incrementalbackup:
Interanl 16 marked down, server server servenames-{gsp-2060026.
Any ideas?
Thank you,
Ulises R.
From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Ulises
Rodriguez
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 6:12 PM
To: 'veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu'
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Incremental Backups.
Hello All,
Anyone has seeing any issues where the incremental backups are not going
to disk? I am running WIN2K3 and Netbackup 6.5.
Thank you,
Uli
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[Veritas-bu] Can't upgrade past windows netbackup client 6.0
That didn't resolve it but thanks for the help anyway. And also when I stated I tried to install locally , I meant from a local drive on the client machine. +-- |This was sent by steve.s...@compucom.com via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
