Re: [Veritas-bu] older version issue.... netbackup 6.5.6
Hello Sid Have you tried to use EBU which it is the RMAN for Oracle 7.3.4 It did work with netbackup libobk back in NetBackup 3.4 NetApp should be able to create snapshots the volume, at least it could when I worked with it. For the bpbackup issue, it could be related to the user if you are not running as root Regards Michael Den 16/07/2015 kl. 00.35 skrev Sid Shapiro sid_shap...@bio-rad.com: Hello, I have a problem with netbackup 6.5.6 running on hp-ux (pa-risc) 11.11 (running oracle 7.3.4) I am aware that almost everything I've jsut described is old and unsupported, and please don't suggest upgrading, unfortunately this is not possible. Background (kind of long-winded, but I want to tell you as much as I can to forestall unrelated questions): I have a database that is currently running on an EMC cx3-80 backend. It is being backed up via snapshots which are then mounted on another hp-ux 11.11 system running netbackup 6.5. The database files (snapshot) are then backed up using a standard filesystem-type backup scheduled through the normal netbackup policies, etc. (oh - btw - the netbackup master server is 7.6.1) This all works reasonably well. We need to junk the cx3-80 in favor of a NetApp. The NetApp will not do the same snapshotting that the cx does, so generally we have moved most of our databases to RMAN backups, which is working pretty well. However we can't run rman on the 7.3.4 database, and we can't go past 6.5.6 on hp-ux 11. So the plan is to go to hot backup for this one database. We have all sorts of hot backup scripts that we have run over the years and all work well, except in this case. I've burrowed down to the problem being that the bpbackup command, which is being called directly from the hot backup script, is returning a EXIT STATUS 29: failed trying to exec a command. We've chased this a bit. I've run bp' to backup some files and that works fine. I've captured the arguments that bp uses to call bpbackup and tried to use the exact same command and arguments calling bpbackup directly. bp works, bpbackup does not, even though they are running the exact same bpbackup command. I've tried the bpbackup command on various other systems: aix 7.2, hp-ux 11.31 - all work correctly. It is only on hp-ux 11.11 and 11.0 that I'm seeing the problem. symantec says error 29 indicates a permission and/or resource problem. Obviously that is not the case if bp calling bpbackup works and calling bpbackup directly does not. There is something else going on. btw - the command I'm trying is bpbackup -S herhxp03 /etc/passwd - I don't think I can get much more basic that that. I'm hoping that someone who has been around netbackup for a while might have some thoughts of either things to try or places to look or something! Help! Thanks -- Sid Shapiro sid_shap...@bio-rad.com Bio-Rad Corporate IT - Desk: (510) 741-6846 Mobile: (510) 224-4343 ___ 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] Using BPLIST and BPRESTORE on Windows
We are running SQL Server 2008 R2 in an Active\Passive Cluster on Windows 2008R2. We now have the need to recover this Server and it's Databases at our Disaster Recovery site. We will NOT be setting up the Cluster at the Disaster Recovery site, only a standalone Server which we will recover the Databases to. We are running Netbackup 7.5 and the 7.5 Client (SQL Server Agent) on our cluster, the SQL Server connection properties page in the Netbackup Client looks like this: Host: SQLServerInstancename Instance: Default SQL Server version: 2008 R2 Security: Mixed Host type: virtual Userid: sa password: sapassword and this is our backup script: OPERATION BACKUP DATABASE $ALL SQLHOST SQLServerInstancename NBSERVER BackupServername MAXTRANSFERSIZE 6 BLOCKSIZE 7 POLICY Onsite_SQL-Cluster_Database BROWSECLIENT SQLServerClusterName NUMBUFS 2 VERIFYOPTION STOPONERROR ENDOPER TRUE My question is this: I know I can go to any server and configure the Netbackup client and pull up the Databases available for restore on the clustered instance. What I am struggling with is pulling up the list using BPLIST so that I can then use BPRESTORE to do a redirected restore. for BPLIST I have tried the following: C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\binbplist -C SQLServerInstancename -t 15 -S BackupServername -k Onsite_SQL-Cluster_Database -s 06/07/2015 0:00:00 -e 6/12/2015 00:00:00 and C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\binbplist -C SQLServerClusterName -t 15 -S BackupServername -k Onsite_SQL-Cluster_Database -s 06/07/2015 0:00:00 -e 6/12/2015 00:00:00 and each time I got this error: EXIT STATUS 227: no entity was found Can anyone help? I'm sure I just have a syntax error or maybe a missing parameter? +-- |This was sent by janice.richard...@kofc.org 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] Restore SAN media server data file to another media server
On the master server modify the bp.conf (usually in /usr/openv/netbackup on Linux and UNIX) add a line: FORCE_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVER = original_media_server target_media_server Run bpadm from command line. Choose g) Global Configuration from first menu Choose m) Modify Configuration... from next menu Choose d) Notify request daemon from final menu. (Hit q on each menu to exit back out). This makes the change you did take effect. In your restore set the source to the original media server and the destination to the target media server. It should start the restore using the target server as the media server. (Note the setting for source and target in the GUI is just the clients not the media servers which is why you have to do the bp.conf modification to change media server. Your target media server is NOT a client on the source media server which is why it can't connect when you don't also change media server.) Don't forget to comment out the FORCE... and run the bpadm when you're done to return to original configuration. Jeffrey C. Lightner Sr. UNIX/Linux Administrator DS Services of America, Inc. 2300 Windy Ridge Pkwy Suite 600 N Atlanta, GA 30339-8461 P: 678-486-3516 C: 678-772-0018 F: 678-460-3603 E: jlight...@dsservices.com -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of windsonf Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 5:05 AM To: VERITAS-BU@MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU Subject: [Veritas-bu] Restore SAN media server data file to another media server I am using NetBackup 7.6.0.3 I wan to restore data file from a SAN media server A to anther SAN media server B. I already setup the Media Host Override option. But I only can restore the data file use LAN from master server instead of SAN for media server. Is that any setup I am missing? When I choose the Server to use for backups and restore as Server B. An error message occurred pipe close failed Thanks for help. +-- |This was sent by cl@towngas.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
Re: [Veritas-bu] Using BPLIST and BPRESTORE on Windows
Have you tried it with less parameters. I find it is usually better to use as few as possible until I get an output, the add them back till I reach the ones I need. bppllist is one of the most difficult commands to get right, but it can be done, you just need perseverance. :) -- Original Message -- From: itsonlyme4 nbu-fo...@backupcentral.com To: VERITAS-BU@MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU Sent: 13/07/2015 19:55:09 Subject: [Veritas-bu] Using BPLIST and BPRESTORE on Windows We are running SQL Server 2008 R2 in an Active\Passive Cluster on Windows 2008R2. We now have the need to recover this Server and it's Databases at our Disaster Recovery site. We will NOT be setting up the Cluster at the Disaster Recovery site, only a standalone Server which we will recover the Databases to. We are running Netbackup 7.5 and the 7.5 Client (SQL Server Agent) on our cluster, the SQL Server connection properties page in the Netbackup Client looks like this: Host: SQLServerInstancename Instance: Default SQL Server version: 2008 R2 Security: Mixed Host type: virtual Userid: sa password: sapassword and this is our backup script: OPERATION BACKUP DATABASE $ALL SQLHOST SQLServerInstancename NBSERVER BackupServername MAXTRANSFERSIZE 6 BLOCKSIZE 7 POLICY Onsite_SQL-Cluster_Database BROWSECLIENT SQLServerClusterName NUMBUFS 2 VERIFYOPTION STOPONERROR ENDOPER TRUE My question is this: I know I can go to any server and configure the Netbackup client and pull up the Databases available for restore on the clustered instance. What I am struggling with is pulling up the list using BPLIST so that I can then use BPRESTORE to do a redirected restore. for BPLIST I have tried the following: C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\binbplist -C SQLServerInstancename -t 15 -S BackupServername -k Onsite_SQL-Cluster_Database -s 06/07/2015 0:00:00 -e 6/12/2015 00:00:00 and C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\binbplist -C SQLServerClusterName -t 15 -S BackupServername -k Onsite_SQL-Cluster_Database -s 06/07/2015 0:00:00 -e 6/12/2015 00:00:00 and each time I got this error: EXIT STATUS 227: no entity was found Can anyone help? I'm sure I just have a syntax error or maybe a missing parameter? +-- |This was sent by janice.richard...@kofc.org 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] script to show usage of tape drives on a media s erver
my email is ifanar...@gmail.com can you please share the script? Thanks in advance +-- |This was sent by ifanar...@gmail.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] script to show usage of tape drives on a media s erver
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[Veritas-bu] Restore SAN media server data file to another media server
I am using NetBackup 7.6.0.3 I wan to restore data file from a SAN media server A to anther SAN media server B. I already setup the Media Host Override option. But I only can restore the data file use LAN from master server instead of SAN for media server. Is that any setup I am missing? When I choose the Server to use for backups and restore as Server B. An error message occurred pipe close failed Thanks for help. +-- |This was sent by cl@towngas.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] Using BPLIST and BPRESTORE on Windows
I've always had to specify a path at the end of a bplist command. But I've never tried it with a DB. On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 3:20 PM, Patrick netbac...@whelan-consulting.co.uk wrote: Have you tried it with less parameters. I find it is usually better to use as few as possible until I get an output, the add them back till I reach the ones I need. bppllist is one of the most difficult commands to get right, but it can be done, you just need perseverance. :) -- Original Message -- From: itsonlyme4 nbu-fo...@backupcentral.com To: VERITAS-BU@MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU Sent: 13/07/2015 19:55:09 Subject: [Veritas-bu] Using BPLIST and BPRESTORE on Windows We are running SQL Server 2008 R2 in an Active\Passive Cluster on Windows 2008R2. We now have the need to recover this Server and it's Databases at our Disaster Recovery site. We will NOT be setting up the Cluster at the Disaster Recovery site, only a standalone Server which we will recover the Databases to. We are running Netbackup 7.5 and the 7.5 Client (SQL Server Agent) on our cluster, the SQL Server connection properties page in the Netbackup Client looks like this: Host: SQLServerInstancename Instance: Default SQL Server version: 2008 R2 Security: Mixed Host type: virtual Userid: sa password: sapassword and this is our backup script: OPERATION BACKUP DATABASE $ALL SQLHOST SQLServerInstancename NBSERVER BackupServername MAXTRANSFERSIZE 6 BLOCKSIZE 7 POLICY Onsite_SQL-Cluster_Database BROWSECLIENT SQLServerClusterName NUMBUFS 2 VERIFYOPTION STOPONERROR ENDOPER TRUE My question is this: I know I can go to any server and configure the Netbackup client and pull up the Databases available for restore on the clustered instance. What I am struggling with is pulling up the list using BPLIST so that I can then use BPRESTORE to do a redirected restore. for BPLIST I have tried the following: C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\binbplist -C SQLServerInstancename -t 15 -S BackupServername -k Onsite_SQL-Cluster_Database -s 06/07/2015 0:00:00 -e 6/12/2015 00:00:00 and C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\binbplist -C SQLServerClusterName -t 15 -S BackupServername -k Onsite_SQL-Cluster_Database -s 06/07/2015 0:00:00 -e 6/12/2015 00:00:00 and each time I got this error: EXIT STATUS 227: no entity was found Can anyone help? I'm sure I just have a syntax error or maybe a missing parameter? +-- |This was sent by janice.richard...@kofc.org 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 -- Ron Jack Systems Administrator•McClatchy IT 215 S. McDowell St. - Raleigh NC 27601 Office: 919.829.4769 919.829.4850 | Fax: 919.829.5792 www.mcclatchy.com ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] Using BPLIST and BPRESTORE on Windows
The backup of MS-SQL is done by batch jobs initiated from the MS-SQL server itself so it seems any restore would likewise have to be done that way. I verified I get the same results you do when checking one of our MS-SQL backups with bplist on our Linux master. Checking for this I did find this cached article at Google: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:bRMhhXHYkD4J:https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.TECH23166.html+cd=1hl=enct=clnkgl=us That suggests you do in fact need to run bplist on the MS-SQL server itself rather than from your Netbackup master like you’d do for standard backups. I haven’t tried this myself as I’m not the Windows admin here. If I read it right the bplist will create the file you can use to do the restore with. It also notes you’d have to modify the restore file bplist creates if you do not want to overwrite the original database. From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Ron Jack Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 4:19 PM To: Patrick Cc: VERITAS-BU@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Using BPLIST and BPRESTORE on Windows I've always had to specify a path at the end of a bplist command. But I've never tried it with a DB. On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 3:20 PM, Patrick netbac...@whelan-consulting.co.ukmailto:netbac...@whelan-consulting.co.uk wrote: Have you tried it with less parameters. I find it is usually better to use as few as possible until I get an output, the add them back till I reach the ones I need. bppllist is one of the most difficult commands to get right, but it can be done, you just need perseverance. :) -- Original Message -- From: itsonlyme4 nbu-fo...@backupcentral.commailto:nbu-fo...@backupcentral.com To: VERITAS-BU@MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDUmailto:VERITAS-BU@MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU Sent: 13/07/2015 19:55:09 Subject: [Veritas-bu] Using BPLIST and BPRESTORE on Windows We are running SQL Server 2008 R2 in an Active\Passive Cluster on Windows 2008R2. We now have the need to recover this Server and it's Databases at our Disaster Recovery site. We will NOT be setting up the Cluster at the Disaster Recovery site, only a standalone Server which we will recover the Databases to. We are running Netbackup 7.5 and the 7.5 Client (SQL Server Agent) on our cluster, the SQL Server connection properties page in the Netbackup Client looks like this: Host: SQLServerInstancename Instance: Default SQL Server version: 2008 R2 Security: Mixed Host type: virtual Userid: sa password: sapassword and this is our backup script: OPERATION BACKUP DATABASE $ALL SQLHOST SQLServerInstancename NBSERVER BackupServername MAXTRANSFERSIZE 6 BLOCKSIZE 7 POLICY Onsite_SQL-Cluster_Database BROWSECLIENT SQLServerClusterName NUMBUFS 2 VERIFYOPTION STOPONERROR ENDOPER TRUE My question is this: I know I can go to any server and configure the Netbackup client and pull up the Databases available for restore on the clustered instance. What I am struggling with is pulling up the list using BPLIST so that I can then use BPRESTORE to do a redirected restore. for BPLIST I have tried the following: C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\binbplist -C SQLServerInstancename -t 15 -S BackupServername -k Onsite_SQL-Cluster_Database -s 06/07/2015 0:00:00 -e 6/12/2015 00:00:00 and C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\binbplist -C SQLServerClusterName -t 15 -S BackupServername -k Onsite_SQL-Cluster_Database -s 06/07/2015 0:00:00 -e 6/12/2015 00:00:00 and each time I got this error: EXIT STATUS 227: no entity was found Can anyone help? I'm sure I just have a syntax error or maybe a missing parameter? +-- |This was sent by janice.richard...@kofc.orgmailto:janice.richard...@kofc.org via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.commailto:ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edumailto:Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edumailto:Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu -- Ron Jack Systems Administrator•McClatchy IT 215 S. McDowell St. - Raleigh NC 27601 Office: 919.829.4769tel:919.829.4850 | Fax: 919.829.5792tel:919.829.5792 www.mcclatchy.comhttp://www.mcclatchy.com/ ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] Using BPLIST and BPRESTORE on Windows
I haven't looked recently but if the redirected restore or process to list images and do the recovery isn't in the latest SQL admin guide take a look in the 6.0 or 6.5 manual. I guarantee its there. Sent from my mobile On Jul 15, 2015, at 4:03 PM, Lightner, Jeff jlight...@dsservices.com wrote: The backup of MS-SQL is done by batch jobs initiated from the MS-SQL server itself so it seems any restore would likewise have to be done that way. I verified I get the same results you do when checking one of our MS-SQL backups with bplist on our Linux master. Checking for this I did find this cached article at Google: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:bRMhhXHYkD4J:https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.TECH23166.html+cd=1hl=enct=clnkgl=us That suggests you do in fact need to run bplist on the MS-SQL server itself rather than from your Netbackup master like you’d do for standard backups. I haven’t tried this myself as I’m not the Windows admin here. If I read it right the bplist will create the file you can use to do the restore with. It also notes you’d have to modify the restore file bplist creates if you do not want to overwrite the original database. From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Ron Jack Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 4:19 PM To: Patrick Cc: VERITAS-BU@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Using BPLIST and BPRESTORE on Windows I've always had to specify a path at the end of a bplist command. But I've never tried it with a DB. On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 3:20 PM, Patrick netbac...@whelan-consulting.co.uk wrote: Have you tried it with less parameters. I find it is usually better to use as few as possible until I get an output, the add them back till I reach the ones I need. bppllist is one of the most difficult commands to get right, but it can be done, you just need perseverance. :) -- Original Message -- From: itsonlyme4 nbu-fo...@backupcentral.com To: VERITAS-BU@MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU Sent: 13/07/2015 19:55:09 Subject: [Veritas-bu] Using BPLIST and BPRESTORE on Windows We are running SQL Server 2008 R2 in an Active\Passive Cluster on Windows 2008R2. We now have the need to recover this Server and it's Databases at our Disaster Recovery site. We will NOT be setting up the Cluster at the Disaster Recovery site, only a standalone Server which we will recover the Databases to. We are running Netbackup 7.5 and the 7.5 Client (SQL Server Agent) on our cluster, the SQL Server connection properties page in the Netbackup Client looks like this: Host: SQLServerInstancename Instance: Default SQL Server version: 2008 R2 Security: Mixed Host type: virtual Userid: sa password: sapassword and this is our backup script: OPERATION BACKUP DATABASE $ALL SQLHOST SQLServerInstancename NBSERVER BackupServername MAXTRANSFERSIZE 6 BLOCKSIZE 7 POLICY Onsite_SQL-Cluster_Database BROWSECLIENT SQLServerClusterName NUMBUFS 2 VERIFYOPTION STOPONERROR ENDOPER TRUE My question is this: I know I can go to any server and configure the Netbackup client and pull up the Databases available for restore on the clustered instance. What I am struggling with is pulling up the list using BPLIST so that I can then use BPRESTORE to do a redirected restore. for BPLIST I have tried the following: C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\binbplist -C SQLServerInstancename -t 15 -S BackupServername -k Onsite_SQL-Cluster_Database -s 06/07/2015 0:00:00 -e 6/12/2015 00:00:00 and C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\binbplist -C SQLServerClusterName -t 15 -S BackupServername -k Onsite_SQL-Cluster_Database -s 06/07/2015 0:00:00 -e 6/12/2015 00:00:00 and each time I got this error: EXIT STATUS 227: no entity was found Can anyone help? I'm sure I just have a syntax error or maybe a missing parameter? +-- |This was sent by janice.richard...@kofc.org 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 -- Ron Jack Systems Administrator•McClatchy IT 215 S. McDowell St. - Raleigh NC 27601 Office: 919.829.4769 | Fax: 919.829.5792 www.mcclatchy.com ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu ___ Veritas-bu maillist
[Veritas-bu] older version issue.... netbackup 6.5.6
Hello, I have a problem with netbackup 6.5.6 running on hp-ux (pa-risc) 11.11 (running oracle 7.3.4) I am aware that almost everything I've jsut described is old and unsupported, and please don't suggest upgrading, unfortunately this is not possible. Background (kind of long-winded, but I want to tell you as much as I can to forestall unrelated questions): I have a database that is currently running on an EMC cx3-80 backend. It is being backed up via snapshots which are then mounted on another hp-ux 11.11 system running netbackup 6.5. The database files (snapshot) are then backed up using a standard filesystem-type backup scheduled through the normal netbackup policies, etc. (oh - btw - the netbackup master server is 7.6.1) This all works reasonably well. We need to junk the cx3-80 in favor of a NetApp. The NetApp will not do the same snapshotting that the cx does, so generally we have moved most of our databases to RMAN backups, which is working pretty well. However we can't run rman on the 7.3.4 database, and we can't go past 6.5.6 on hp-ux 11. So the plan is to go to hot backup for this one database. We have all sorts of hot backup scripts that we have run over the years and all work well, except in this case. I've burrowed down to the problem being that the bpbackup command, which is being called directly from the hot backup script, is returning a EXIT STATUS 29: failed trying to exec a command. We've chased this a bit. I've run bp' to backup some files and that works fine. I've captured the arguments that bp uses to call bpbackup and tried to use the exact same command and arguments calling bpbackup directly. bp works, bpbackup does not, even though they are running the exact same bpbackup command. I've tried the bpbackup command on various other systems: aix 7.2, hp-ux 11.31 - all work correctly. It is only on hp-ux 11.11 and 11.0 that I'm seeing the problem. symantec says error 29 indicates a permission and/or resource problem. Obviously that is not the case if bp calling bpbackup works and calling bpbackup directly does not. There is something else going on. btw - the command I'm trying is bpbackup -S herhxp03 /etc/passwd - I don't think I can get much more basic that that. I'm hoping that someone who has been around netbackup for a while might have some thoughts of either things to try or places to look or something! Help! Thanks -- Sid Shapiro sid_shap...@bio-rad.com Bio-Rad Corporate IT - Desk: (510) 741-6846 Mobile: (510) 224-4343 ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
