Re: [Veritas-bu] NBU 7.5.0.5 - Media server won't write to tape
can you post tpconfig -l output from all nodes?and possibly bpps -a if unix/linux? thanks, jerald -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Privat Gmail Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 1:06 AM To: VERITAS-BU@MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU Cc: VERITAS-BU@MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] NBU 7.5.0.5 - Media server won't write to tape From this it seems that node B has an issue with loading the tape I would try the same operation with robtest in volmgr/bin from node B and mt -f device file status to check Regards Michael Sendt fra min iPhone Den 12/11/2013 kl. 17.57 skrev Dennis Peacock nbu-fo...@backupcentral.com: Out of the job detail log: 11/12/2013 10:07:26 - current media KC0063 complete, requesting next media Any 11/12/2013 10:28:34 - Waiting for scan drive stop IBM.ULT3580-TD5.002, Media server: node-B 11/12/2013 10:28:38 - granted resource KC0063 11/12/2013 10:28:38 - granted resource IBM.ULT3580-TD5.002 11/12/2013 10:28:38 - granted resource node-b-hcart2-robot-tld-0 11/12/2013 10:28:39 - Info bptm (pid=4653098) Waiting for mount of media id KC0063 (copy 1) on server node-B. 11/12/2013 10:28:39 - mounting KC0063 11/12/2013 10:36:08 - Error bptm (pid=4653098) error requesting media, TpErrno = Robot operation failed 11/12/2013 10:36:08 - Warning bptm (pid=4653098) media id KC0063 load operation reported an error 11/12/2013 10:36:08 - current media KC0063 complete, requesting next media Any 11/12/2013 10:36:19 - Error bptm (pid=4653098) media manager terminated by parent process 11/12/2013 10:36:23 - Info bpbkar (pid=65142872) done. status: 150: termination requested by administrator 11/12/2013 10:36:23 - end writing termination requested by administrator (150) +- +- |This was sent by dpe...@acxiom.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 Confidentiality Note: The information contained in this message, and any attachments, may contain confidential and/or privileged material. It is intended solely for the person(s) or entity to which it is addressed. Any review, retransmission, dissemination, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient(s) is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
[Veritas-bu] NBU 7.5.0.5 - Media server won't write to tape
Good Morning, I opened a support case with Symantec on this as this should NOT be this hard. [Wink] They have determined that it is an HBA issue via the VSCSI0 controller. We are moving forward with diagnosis and resolution. More to come and I find out more. +-- |This was sent by dpe...@acxiom.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] Oracle DB server and NetBackup Media Server on same machine for RMAN?
Does the Netbackup Media Server license on a host include the Oracle client like the Netbackup Client itself does? On reviewing the guide at http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=contentid=DOC3672 it talks about the client but always seems to suggest that the client has to be pushed to a separate media server (or the master/media server). We need to do a large RMAN backup per vendor of an Oracle DB so I’m thinking of making this Oracle DB server its own media server so it can push directly to tape and deduplication storage units rather than having to transfer over the network to a separate media or master.It just isn’t clear to me this is possible and I need to know. This is NetBackup 7.1. I know for it to be a media server I have to get the license for standard media server and the shared storage license. Do I need any other license for Oracle/RMAN to work on a media server that backs only itself up? Do I need to full media server license instead of the back itself up one if it is doing its own RMAN client on same server? Athena®, Created for the Cause™ Making a Difference in the Fight Against Breast Cancer How and Why I Should Support Bottled Water! Do not relinquish your right to choose bottled water as a healthy alternative to beverages that contain sugar, calories, etc. Your support of bottled water will make a difference! Your signatures count! Go to http://www.bottledwatermatters.org/luv-bottledwater-iframe/dswaters and sign a petition to support your right to always choose bottled water. Help fight federal and state issues, such as bottle deposits (or taxes) and organizations that want to ban the sale of bottled water. Support community curbside recycling programs. Support bottled water as a healthy way to maintain proper hydration. Our goal is 50,000 signatures. Share this petition with your friends and family today! - 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] Oracle DB server and NetBackup Media Server on same machine for RMAN?
Jeff, I would be careful about making a DB server a NBU Media Server. It sounds like a great idea until you realize that you married your backup system to the DB server and it now has a dependency with the DB server. You should weigh the alternatives and see if it is really worth the dependency to the backup system. I believe there is a SAN Media Server license that will allow you to backup data for that server only. Of course you will need the RMAN\Oracle license as well. Regards, Dwayne Adams Dwayne C. Adams, Jr. Netbackup Guru and Windows Systems Administrator email: dc_adam...@hotmail.com cell:x website: http://www.linkedin.com/in/dcadamsjr From: jlight...@water.com To: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 19:48:26 + Subject: [Veritas-bu] Oracle DB server and NetBackup Media Server on same machine for RMAN? Does the Netbackup Media Server license on a host include the Oracle client like the Netbackup Client itself does? On reviewing the guide at http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=contentid=DOC3672 it talks about the client but always seems to suggest that the client has to be pushed to a separate media server (or the master/media server). We need to do a large RMAN backup per vendor of an Oracle DB so I’m thinking of making this Oracle DB server its own media server so it can push directly to tape and deduplication storage units rather than having to transfer over the network to a separate media or master.It just isn’t clear to me this is possible and I need to know. This is NetBackup 7.1. I know for it to be a media server I have to get the license for standard media server and the shared storage license. Do I need any other license for Oracle/RMAN to work on a media server that backs only itself up? Do I need to full media server license instead of the back itself up one if it is doing its own RMAN client on same server? Athena®, Created for the Cause™ Making a Difference in the Fight Against Breast Cancer How and Why I Should Support Bottled Water! Do not relinquish your right to choose bottled water as a healthy alternative to beverages that contain sugar, calories, etc. Your support of bottled water will make a difference! Your signatures count! Go to http://www.bottledwatermatters.org/luv-bottledwater-iframe/dswaters and sign a petition to support your right to always choose bottled water. Help fight federal and state issues, such as bottle deposits (or taxes) and organizations that want to ban the sale of bottled water. Support community curbside recycling programs. Support bottled water as a healthy way to maintain proper hydration. Our goal is 50,000 signatures. Share this petition with your friends and family today! - 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 ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] Oracle DB server and NetBackup Media Server on same machine for RMAN?
Hello, You can install and use media server at the server with the oracle database. This is something common. For the licenses you need: Enterprise client (media server option that back up only himself) SSO license (if you will use shared drives). You do not need SSO if you already share the drive(s) with other systems. The SSO license goes with the drive, not the server. Database license for the oracle database. If you already have, its ok. Is the oracle server a standalone server, cluster or RAC ? Please pay attention that if you are using inline copy (two copies at the time of backup), both copies must use the same media server (the oracle server). In order to do that the deduplication hashing will be performed at the oracle server. Stefanos From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Lightner, Jeff Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 9:48 PM To: Auburn. Edu (veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu) Subject: [Veritas-bu] Oracle DB server and NetBackup Media Server on same machine for RMAN? Does the Netbackup Media Server license on a host include the Oracle client like the Netbackup Client itself does? On reviewing the guide at http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=contentid=DOC3672 id=DOC3672 it talks about the client but always seems to suggest that the client has to be pushed to a separate media server (or the master/media server). We need to do a large RMAN backup per vendor of an Oracle DB so I’m thinking of making this Oracle DB server its own media server so it can push directly to tape and deduplication storage units rather than having to transfer over the network to a separate media or master.It just isn’t clear to me this is possible and I need to know. This is NetBackup 7.1. I know for it to be a media server I have to get the license for standard media server and the shared storage license. Do I need any other license for Oracle/RMAN to work on a media server that backs only itself up? Do I need to full media server license instead of the back itself up one if it is doing its own RMAN client on same server? Athena®, Created for the Cause™ Making a Difference in the Fight Against Breast Cancer How and Why I Should Support Bottled Water! Do not relinquish your right to choose bottled water as a healthy alternative to beverages that contain sugar, calories, etc. Your support of bottled water will make a difference! Your signatures count! Go to http://www.bottledwatermatters.org/luv-bottledwater-iframe/dswaters and sign a petition to support your right to always choose bottled water. Help fight federal and state issues, such as bottle deposits (or taxes) and organizations that want to ban the sale of bottled water. Support community curbside recycling programs. Support bottled water as a healthy way to maintain proper hydration. Our goal is 50,000 signatures. Share this petition with your friends and family today! - 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] Oracle DB server and NetBackup Media Server on same machine for RMAN?
Thanks. My experience is I’ve had to install the SSO license on media servers any time I setup the tape library.Are you saying we only have to pay for it once no matter how often it is installed? The machine is standalone with no RAC. Enterprise client is correct. My question isn’t whether I can backup “generally” from an Enterprise client but rather whether I can specifically Enterprise client as the “media server” for RMAN on the same host. That is use the Oracle type backup for a live DB with RMAN rather than a type “standard” backup as we would for a quiesced DB on which we were just backing up the filesystem directly.We do the latter all the time but this would be first time we’re attempting the former. From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of sm...@peppas.gr Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 3:19 PM To: Lightner, Jeff; 'Auburn. Edu' Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Oracle DB server and NetBackup Media Server on same machine for RMAN? Hello, You can install and use media server at the server with the oracle database. This is something common. For the licenses you need: Enterprise client (media server option that back up only himself) SSO license (if you will use shared drives). You do not need SSO if you already share the drive(s) with other systems. The SSO license goes with the drive, not the server. Database license for the oracle database. If you already have, its ok. Is the oracle server a standalone server, cluster or RAC ? Please pay attention that if you are using inline copy (two copies at the time of backup), both copies must use the same media server (the oracle server). In order to do that the deduplication hashing will be performed at the oracle server. Stefanos Athena®, Created for the Cause™ Making a Difference in the Fight Against Breast Cancer How and Why I Should Support Bottled Water! Do not relinquish your right to choose bottled water as a healthy alternative to beverages that contain sugar, calories, etc. Your support of bottled water will make a difference! Your signatures count! Go to http://www.bottledwatermatters.org/luv-bottledwater-iframe/dswaters and sign a petition to support your right to always choose bottled water. Help fight federal and state issues, such as bottle deposits (or taxes) and organizations that want to ban the sale of bottled water. Support community curbside recycling programs. Support bottled water as a healthy way to maintain proper hydration. Our goal is 50,000 signatures. Share this petition with your friends and family today! - 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] Oracle DB server and NetBackup Media Server on same machine for RMAN?
Thanks. I’m not suggesting making this DB a media server for other backups – just for its own backups. Since my original post I’ve run across one thread where a user was having performance issues doing what we want to do because RMAN was not being throttled so it sounds like it is possible. Some suggestions in that post mystified me as they seemed to imply that backing up across the network would use LESS resources than using the server itself as its own media server. Given that I can go at fibre speed to the tape library that hardly seems reasonable to me. From: Dwayne Adams [mailto:dc_adam...@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 3:07 PM To: Lightner, Jeff; Auburn. Edu (veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu) Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Oracle DB server and NetBackup Media Server on same machine for RMAN? Jeff, I would be careful about making a DB server a NBU Media Server. It sounds like a great idea until you realize that you married your backup system to the DB server and it now has a dependency with the DB server. You should weigh the alternatives and see if it is really worth the dependency to the backup system. I believe there is a SAN Media Server license that will allow you to backup data for that server only. Of course you will need the RMAN\Oracle license as well. Regards, Dwayne Adams Dwayne C. Adams, Jr. Netbackup Guru and Windows Systems Administrator email: dc_adam...@hotmail.commailto:dc_adam...@hotmail.com cell:x website: http://www.linkedin.com/in/dcadamsjr Athena®, Created for the Cause™ Making a Difference in the Fight Against Breast Cancer How and Why I Should Support Bottled Water! Do not relinquish your right to choose bottled water as a healthy alternative to beverages that contain sugar, calories, etc. Your support of bottled water will make a difference! Your signatures count! Go to http://www.bottledwatermatters.org/luv-bottledwater-iframe/dswaters and sign a petition to support your right to always choose bottled water. Help fight federal and state issues, such as bottle deposits (or taxes) and organizations that want to ban the sale of bottled water. Support community curbside recycling programs. Support bottled water as a healthy way to maintain proper hydration. Our goal is 50,000 signatures. Share this petition with your friends and family today! - 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] Oracle DB server and NetBackup Media Server on same machine for RMAN?
Yes, you need one “library drive” license and one SSO license per drive. You need to install these license’s serial numbers to all media servers. And Yes, Enterprise client license give you the ability to install local media server at the oracle system and backup the oracle with RMAN directly to tapes, assuming that you have the database license. setfanos From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Lightner, Jeff Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 10:53 PM To: 'Auburn. Edu' Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Oracle DB server and NetBackup Media Server on same machine for RMAN? Thanks. My experience is I’ve had to install the SSO license on media servers any time I setup the tape library.Are you saying we only have to pay for it once no matter how often it is installed? The machine is standalone with no RAC. Enterprise client is correct. My question isn’t whether I can backup “generally” from an Enterprise client but rather whether I can specifically Enterprise client as the “media server” for RMAN on the same host. That is use the Oracle type backup for a live DB with RMAN rather than a type “standard” backup as we would for a quiesced DB on which we were just backing up the filesystem directly.We do the latter all the time but this would be first time we’re attempting the former. From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of sm...@peppas.gr Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 3:19 PM To: Lightner, Jeff; 'Auburn. Edu' Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Oracle DB server and NetBackup Media Server on same machine for RMAN? Hello, You can install and use media server at the server with the oracle database. This is something common. For the licenses you need: Enterprise client (media server option that back up only himself) SSO license (if you will use shared drives). You do not need SSO if you already share the drive(s) with other systems. The SSO license goes with the drive, not the server. Database license for the oracle database. If you already have, its ok. Is the oracle server a standalone server, cluster or RAC ? Please pay attention that if you are using inline copy (two copies at the time of backup), both copies must use the same media server (the oracle server). In order to do that the deduplication hashing will be performed at the oracle server. Stefanos Athena®, Created for the Cause™ Making a Difference in the Fight Against Breast Cancer How and Why I Should Support Bottled Water! Do not relinquish your right to choose bottled water as a healthy alternative to beverages that contain sugar, calories, etc. Your support of bottled water will make a difference! Your signatures count! Go to http://www.bottledwatermatters.org/luv-bottledwater-iframe/dswaters and sign a petition to support your right to always choose bottled water. Help fight federal and state issues, such as bottle deposits (or taxes) and organizations that want to ban the sale of bottled water. Support community curbside recycling programs. Support bottled water as a healthy way to maintain proper hydration. Our goal is 50,000 signatures. Share this petition with your friends and family today! - 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] Oracle DB server and NetBackup Media Server on same machine for RMAN?
OK. Thanks again. From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of sm...@peppas.gr Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 4:30 PM To: Lightner, Jeff; 'Auburn. Edu' Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Oracle DB server and NetBackup Media Server on same machine for RMAN? Yes, you need one “library drive” license and one SSO license per drive. You need to install these license’s serial numbers to all media servers. And Yes, Enterprise client license give you the ability to install local media server at the oracle system and backup the oracle with RMAN directly to tapes, assuming that you have the database license. setfanos From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edumailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Lightner, Jeff Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 10:53 PM To: 'Auburn. Edu' Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Oracle DB server and NetBackup Media Server on same machine for RMAN? Thanks. My experience is I’ve had to install the SSO license on media servers any time I setup the tape library.Are you saying we only have to pay for it once no matter how often it is installed? The machine is standalone with no RAC. Enterprise client is correct. My question isn’t whether I can backup “generally” from an Enterprise client but rather whether I can specifically Enterprise client as the “media server” for RMAN on the same host. That is use the Oracle type backup for a live DB with RMAN rather than a type “standard” backup as we would for a quiesced DB on which we were just backing up the filesystem directly.We do the latter all the time but this would be first time we’re attempting the former. From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edumailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of sm...@peppas.grmailto:sm...@peppas.gr Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 3:19 PM To: Lightner, Jeff; 'Auburn. Edu' Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Oracle DB server and NetBackup Media Server on same machine for RMAN? Hello, You can install and use media server at the server with the oracle database. This is something common. For the licenses you need: Enterprise client (media server option that back up only himself) SSO license (if you will use shared drives). You do not need SSO if you already share the drive(s) with other systems. The SSO license goes with the drive, not the server. Database license for the oracle database. If you already have, its ok. Is the oracle server a standalone server, cluster or RAC ? Please pay attention that if you are using inline copy (two copies at the time of backup), both copies must use the same media server (the oracle server). In order to do that the deduplication hashing will be performed at the oracle server. Stefanos Athena®, Created for the Cause™ Making a Difference in the Fight Against Breast Cancer How and Why I Should Support Bottled Water! Do not relinquish your right to choose bottled water as a healthy alternative to beverages that contain sugar, calories, etc. Your support of bottled water will make a difference! Your signatures count! Go to http://www.bottledwatermatters.org/luv-bottledwater-iframe/dswaters and sign a petition to support your right to always choose bottled water. Help fight federal and state issues, such as bottle deposits (or taxes) and organizations that want to ban the sale of bottled water. Support community curbside recycling programs. Support bottled water as a healthy way to maintain proper hydration. Our goal is 50,000 signatures. Share this petition with your friends and family today! - 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
