Re: [Veritas-bu] Veritas NBU 6.0 MP3 on HP-UX 11.23 v2 IA backups don'tstart either manual or from schedule without an error

2006-10-25 Thread smpt
When the services are up and you start a job, what is the output of bpps command? There must be an entry for the job. If there is one, the wait. Wait a lot. Do you have any media servers configured? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark

Re: [Veritas-bu] Migrate media server platform

2006-10-25 Thread Clooney, David
Ian If I was you, I would install new media server and then - use bpmedia -movedb -m media_id -newserver hostname [-oldserver hostname] [-v] on media associated to old media server to reflect new media server - use bpimage -newserver name [-oldserver name] [-id id] on media associated

[Veritas-bu] User ID for Netware

2006-10-25 Thread DLew97
Hi, Does anyone know if I canuse an ID (with limited rights) to run Netware backups? If so, what rights do I need? Currently I am using the ADMIN ID. -- DLew97 ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu

[Veritas-bu] Tape not mounting

2006-10-25 Thread Dave Markham
Netbackup 4.5mp6 on Soalris 8. I have 2 LTO drives in my system but a backup just fails to mount a tape in the first drive and just downs it. I have no idea why and cant see in the logs. I have log level set to 4 and have been looking in the bptm log but dont see anything obvious. There is

[Veritas-bu] Pre-requisites for SQL backups Windows 2000/2003

2006-10-25 Thread Veritas Netbackup
Dear All, Does any one have a checklist or doc on the pre-requisites required on a. Windows, ex: users, privleges e.t.c b. SQL 2000/2005 user and privleges, Info : Netbackup server on Solaris 5.1 MP4 Currently we face a uphill task almost everyday resolving SQL and Nt related errors. Sometime

[Veritas-bu] RES: Tape not mounting

2006-10-25 Thread Carlos Alberto Lima dos santos
Do a test with robtest, try to load and unload the tape, some times is a error with the drivepath. T+ Carlos Alberto Lima dos Santos Eng. Computação – Jundiaí SP-BR * [EMAIL PROTECTED] H https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlostoca skype carlostoca msn only [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Veritas-bu] Tape not mounting

2006-10-25 Thread WEAVER, Simon
Hello Dave, Is the drive SCSI connected correctly? Also terminated at the end of the chain. Funny, just sorted out an identical problem - start a job runs, attempts to load in drive 1, downs the drive, mounts in drive 2. My problem was the SCSI Cable BETWEEN the drives. Absolutely nothing wrong

Re: [Veritas-bu] Tape not mounting

2006-10-25 Thread Martin, Jonathan \(Contractor\)
Using the device control panel can you mount a tape? (aka, can we prove the hardware works?) If so, how about trying to move tapes with robtest? I've had similar issues with our older libraries and I can't think of a single instance where it wasn't related to hardware failure. -Jonathan

[Veritas-bu] exclude list question

2006-10-25 Thread Jared . Seaton
If I make an exclude list entry like this: C:\Documents and Settings\*\Local Settings\Temp\* Will that exclude \Local Settings\Temp\* from every folder in C:\Documents and Settings\ ? If not, what would be the best way to do that? Jared M. Seaton

[Veritas-bu] RES: Pre-requisites for SQL backups Windows 2000/2003

2006-10-25 Thread Carlos Alberto Lima dos santos
You can download the NBU for SQL user's guide form support.veritas com, there you have this informations. To do the scripts using the NBU GUII usea database admin, now to do a backup I start the NBU client services using a user that is a SQL backup administrator. T+ Carlos Alberto Lima

[Veritas-bu] Linux Media Server, Adic Library, and Drivers

2006-10-25 Thread Brooks, Jason
We're testinga Linux media server now to try and resolve some NDMP issues. I have the Media server set up, talking to my Master, fiber connectivity to a tape drive (properly zoned), but I can't find drivers. I've contacted ADIC support, but they've been no help. I've found IBM drivers (library

Re: [Veritas-bu] Pre-requisites for SQL backups Windows 2000/20 03

2006-10-25 Thread WEAVER, Simon
Title: Message Hi Biju My own advice would be to check the manuals for the pre-requirements. not too sure why you are getting problems on windows 2003 though. You should also be able to download the PDF manuals on the Symantec Web Site. Regards Simon Weaver3rd Line Technical SupportWindows

Re: [Veritas-bu] Linux Media Server, Adic Library, and Drivers

2006-10-25 Thread Len Boyle
Jason, We have downloaded ibm tape drivers for hp/ux from the url: http://www-1.ibm.com/support/dlsearch.wss?rs=546tc=STCVQ6Zdc=D430 For solaris 9 we are using the sun drivers for ibm LTO3 tape drives with qlogic cards. len From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf

[Veritas-bu] LTO3 Drivers - HP ESL

2006-10-25 Thread WEAVER, Simon
Title: Message Hi Guys Wonder if I could get some assistance? Have a HP ESL-322e Robotic Library using Ultrium 960 Drives I have a driver on them, but they are dated 2004 !! I cannot for the life of me find any NEW drivers for LTO3 Drives! Would anyone happen to have a link or possibly

Re: [Veritas-bu] Linux Media Server, Adic Library, and Drivers

2006-10-25 Thread Peter DrakeUnderkoffler
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 what do you see when you... cat /proc/scsi/scsi If it isn't there, then your O/S isn't seeing the drives, check your zones again. Also, are you using the included qlogic driver to the kernel (which distro and kernel are you using?) or have you

Re: [Veritas-bu] Linux Media Server, Adic Library, and Drivers

2006-10-25 Thread Robin Small
We have to Linux media servers talking to a linux master. While they're using an ADIC Pathlight VTL (FC connected with QLogic 23xx cards), to the linux box it still tastes just like a scsi tape drive. I want to think we used either the IBM tape drivers (an RPM was available for SUSE on IBM's

[Veritas-bu] 6.0 advantages?

2006-10-25 Thread Hindle, Greg
Title: 6.0 advantages? What advantages do you see in 6.x over 5.x? What things are better and easier etc. I need to get some points to be used for planning a 6.0 upgrade. Greg This e-mail and any attachments are confidential, may contain legal, professional or other privileged

Re: [Veritas-bu] LTO3 Drivers - HP ESL

2006-10-25 Thread Dyck, Jonathan
Title: Message Are the VERITAS drivers not working for you? I use 960's, and the 5.1 VERITAS driver is working just fine for me. Should be on any NBU 5.x install CD under "Additional Products" or somesuch. Let me know if you needs exacts... Cheers, Jon From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Veritas-bu] Linux Media Server, Adic Library, and Drivers

2006-10-25 Thread Brooks, Jason
/proc/scsi/scsi only sees the local SCSI bus. We're running RHEL3, kernel 2.4.21-40.EL with Qlogic 2300 driver installed. Zones look right, but not sure why drive isn't seen. The tape drive is a straight FC connect - no backplane in the ADIC (Scalar i2K). The server is a Dell with a Xeon, NBU

Re: [Veritas-bu] Linux Media Server, Adic Library, and Drivers

2006-10-25 Thread Peter DrakeUnderkoffler
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Is the module for the qlogic hba loaded lsmod | grep ql If so, then cat /proc/scsi/qla2xxx/# where # is whatever controller number it was assigned. If there is no module loaded, then open up another window with a tail -f /var/log/messages and

Re: [Veritas-bu] Linux Media Server, Adic Library, and Drivers

2006-10-25 Thread Brooks, Jason
It's amazing what a reboot will do! Using Peter's suggestions and piecing together some things, we realized a needed reboot wasn't preformed. Reboot and BAM, a tape device. Thanks all! Jason -Original Message- From: Peter DrakeUnderkoffler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

Re: [Veritas-bu] 6.0 advantages?

2006-10-25 Thread Brandon Zermeno
Title: 6.0 advantages? In an environment with multiple media servers you only have to recover the Master in a DR. This allows us to be up and recovering any server in the 2 hours it takes to recover the catalog. If a media server is needed for throughput you can do a basic install of

[Veritas-bu] NB 6.0 startup using ltid -v ; initbprd

2006-10-25 Thread Bob Stump
Can NB 6.0 on Solaris be started like earlier versions of NB with # ltid -v #initbprd # ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu

Re: [Veritas-bu] 6.0 scheduler issues

2006-10-25 Thread Jon Bousselot
I should note that I added the pre-MP4 patches, and left checkpoints enabled. I only have three policies that use checkpoints, all of them being large windows storage server NAS systems. The rest of my data is oracle on solaris. NB support said to call if the problem comes back, even though I

[Veritas-bu] problems with NDMP restore: error 49

2006-10-25 Thread Adam Solomon
Hi all,I'm running into a bit of a problem.We're doing a DR rehearsal. The catalog restore to our Netbackup 6 mp3 server failed. We had to import our tapes. When we attempt a restore to our Netbackup filer using NDMP we got an error 49 10/25/2006 8:34:02 PM - Error bpbrm(pid=1051) client felix

Re: [Veritas-bu] LTO3 Drivers - HP ESL

2006-10-25 Thread WEAVER, Simon
Title: Message Hi jon Sadly not, which is why we ended up going down the HP Route - Veritas are happy for us to use HP drivers but it just looks like they have not been updated in a while. Regards Simon Weaver3rd Line Technical SupportWindows Domain Administrator EADS Astrium

Re: [Veritas-bu] 6.0 advantages?

2006-10-25 Thread WEAVER, Simon
Title: Message Forgive me if I am wrong, but doesnt 5.x offer the same functionaility of failed backups (retry!) Because that is what I am seeing here, in a 5.1 environment.. As long as the window is open, the backups re-try until the threshold hits the limit or the backup completes.

Re: [Veritas-bu] 6.0 advantages?

2006-10-25 Thread WEAVER, Simon
Title: Message Greg First advantage I see is that 5.x is more stable than 6.0! :-) Suggest you wait for the latest MP to come out, read comments on the list, and also on the Symantec forums. Regards Simon Weaver3rd Line Technical SupportWindows Domain Administrator EADS Astrium