Re: [Veritas-bu] Netbackup 7.5 Operational Restore or Search Hold ??????

2012-04-19 Thread smpt
Hello, Let's say that you are a backup admin working for a big company. One day they found that someone inside your company was spying for benefit of a competitor. Your supervisor came to you and say: Please find all files of the user x and keep them infinity or at least up to the end of the

Re: [Veritas-bu] Advice Help - Linux Server 14TB

2012-04-13 Thread smpt
You can use netbackup with option 2. I've seen reduce of backup window with some installations. You do not have to send the backup to a Data domain. But the best results will come with a deduplication device, like data domain or Quantum. If you will go with option 2, remember to set the

Re: [Veritas-bu] Licenses to backup exchange 2007

2012-04-05 Thread smpt
If you will back them up threw network, and the systems are not virtual, you need 4 clients and 2 database agents. Nothing more, nothing less. If you want to backup the databases directly to tapes, you need 2 enterprise clients, 2 clients, 2 database agents, SSO per drive (If you do not have

Re: [Veritas-bu] Upgrade to 7.5 - Any known issues

2012-04-04 Thread smpt
I had done 3 upgrades. Problems: 1) The catalog transformation was not finish and SLP's could not run. Fixed with an EEB, which is now available for download. 2) I had problems with java GUI with one of my installations. If the schedule has override storage unit an SLP, I cannot open

Re: [Veritas-bu] Duplication missing?

2012-02-29 Thread smpt
Hello, Check the bpdbm log and the bperror for the backupid. From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Lightner, Jeff Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 9:27 PM To: VERITAS-BU@MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU Subject: [Veritas-bu]

Re: [Veritas-bu] Quantum i6000 tape cleaning tickets not clearing

2012-02-21 Thread smpt
Hello, We have 3 i2K libraries with i6.1 and i8.2 firmwares. We use netbackup to handle the drive cleaning, and this is the correct way. We do not have the problem you describe. I suggest you to contact Quantum support and insist to have an explanation or a fix for the problem. Do not let

Re: [Veritas-bu] vmchange script

2012-02-21 Thread smpt
Hello, Just an info about unix and windows scripting. There are many ports of unix commands at windows . You can find grep and awk for windows with a Google search. I’m using msgit for windows which is a complete bash sell and it is portable. From:

Re: [Veritas-bu] Existing Veritas Lic. Keys - Migration to 7.1.x

2012-02-01 Thread smpt
Your Old licenses will work with 7.1. You will not have all the new futures but it will work. For example, an old exchange license will enable only exchange. The new lic will enable all database options. The old client (5.1) license does not enable the BMR option. Your old clients will still

Re: [Veritas-bu] Where are the license files located on Unix and Linux master and media servers?

2012-01-25 Thread smpt
Hello, The license file is encrypted at /usr/openv/var and ..\veritas\netbackup\var From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of BeDour, Wayne Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 1:48 PM To: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu

Re: [Veritas-bu] understanding Storage Lifecycle Policies

2012-01-01 Thread smpt
Hello, I have the feeling that you only read the manual. If you try to create an SLP you will understand how it is working. Create a new SLP with 1. Backup that goes to DD with retention 1 month and 2. A Duplication that will duplicate your backup to tape with retention 3 months.

Re: [Veritas-bu] FW: BLAT statement would not send e-mails for status 1

2011-12-23 Thread smpt
You can do the same with nbmail. Just find the correct parameter. Maybe it is not %5 at nbmail.bat You can always install and use opscenter From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Abhishek Dhingra1 Sent: Friday,

Re: [Veritas-bu] veritas netbackup 6.5 encrypt backup tape

2011-11-30 Thread smpt
• Disaster recovery is not supported with encrypted backups. Therefore you must not encrypt backups used for Disaster Recovery restore This is true only if you do not replicate the keys. With library KMS you must have a replicated KMS and with netbackup KMS you have to replicate or backup the

Re: [Veritas-bu] How do i switch my media adn master server!? HELP!

2011-11-16 Thread smpt
I have to say that if you are not familiar with netbackup, do not attempt to do it yourself. At least try it with tests systems -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Lightner, Jeff Sent:

Re: [Veritas-bu] Need help in SSO configuration

2011-11-15 Thread smpt
Nick, 1) Be sour that you have shared the drives (or a drive) to both servers at the SAN level so both systems OS can see the drives. 2) Configure the Solaris sg drives, if needed 3) Add the SSO license to both servers 4) Run the device configuration wizard from the GUI

Re: [Veritas-bu] How do i switch my media adn master server!? HELP!

2011-11-15 Thread smpt
Hello, I you want to do it yourself, you have two options. A. Switch the hardware. B. switch the hostnames and reinstall netbackup on both systems. Do a netbackup catalog recovery to the new master. If you have to keep the hostnames, your only option is to call Symantec. Stefanos

Re: [Veritas-bu] massive catalog growth

2011-11-14 Thread smpt
The DD does not involve with NBU database. Find the larger files in the image database and check what has change at the specific clients. (You may find that new files ware added) From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of

Re: [Veritas-bu] NDMP backups

2011-11-01 Thread smpt
Hello, You can make a script that first change the policy file selection using bpplinclude command and then run the policy. stefanos From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Sanders, Nate Sent: Tuesday, November 01,

Re: [Veritas-bu] NDMP backups

2011-11-01 Thread smpt
...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Sanders, Nate Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 9:31 PM To: smpt; veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] NDMP backups Ooh, so this would simply be a script to modify the actual Backup

Re: [Veritas-bu] Question about SUSPEND behavior

2011-10-05 Thread smpt
Hello, You cannot change the attributes of a tape when the tape is in use. I had the same problem with you and my solution was to make the script to track the tapes that ware in use and exclude them from any action or report. We had to be sour that the tape was exported or duplicated with the

Re: [Veritas-bu] FlashBacup - Restore Question

2011-10-03 Thread smpt
Hello Simon. I can answer you only to the first question. Unfortunately the file restore of a single file can take as long as a full restore, as netbackup has to read the backup to find the file. If the file is in the beginning of the backup, then it is fast, else.. For the 3ed, you can

Re: [Veritas-bu] Syncsort NSB vs Netbackup?

2011-09-30 Thread smpt
Hello, Just a hint. If you will use NBU and DD with BOOST, the synthetic backups are instant. NO reading and writing to device. In fact this is a future of all OST devices. stefanos -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu

Re: [Veritas-bu] moving BMR images between netbackup environments

2011-09-29 Thread smpt
According to Symantec, BMR database can not moved between NetBackup domains. What I would try if I was you, is to move the BMR database files to the DR master server and override his BMR database (copy it first). If you can see the desired BMR data at the DR GUI, restore the client and at

Re: [Veritas-bu] Number of clients one NBU admin can manage.

2011-09-19 Thread smpt
You can have unlimited clients but it is not recommended to have more than 90 media servers. Also you must know that NetBackup can start one job (not policy) per second. -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu]

Re: [Veritas-bu] bpduplicate - IMAGE and TAPE expire question

2011-09-15 Thread smpt
Can you post the command you use to duplicate the image and the retention level list Please post also the command ##bpimagelist -l -backupid myserver_xx (without the frep and the awk). Something is not ok. It seems that the first copy is on LTO5. Do you use staging or SLP? stefanos

Re: [Veritas-bu] Antwort: RE: bpduplicate - IMAGE and TAPE expire question

2011-09-15 Thread smpt
...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of thomas.sch...@cortalconsors.de Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 9:27 AM To: smpt Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: [Veritas-bu] Antwort: RE: bpduplicate - IMAGE and TAPE expire question Hi Stefanos

Re: [Veritas-bu] LTO-5 Question

2011-09-13 Thread smpt
You can use DLTx also, if you cannot use HCARTx stefanos -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Patrick Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 2:33 PM To: 'Justin Piszcz'; 'veritas-bu' Subject: Re:

Re: [Veritas-bu] What to do with our growing Catalog on the Master server??

2011-09-09 Thread smpt
Christophe, You can upgrade the solaris installation and copy the class directory. Doing that you will move all policies easily. Also there is a technote at Symantec site that describe the recovery without import method. You can use this method to move the images and the tapes from the

Re: [Veritas-bu] Exchange GRT Backups

2011-09-09 Thread smpt
http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=contentid=DOC3643key=15143actp=LIST page 75 puredisk support GRT t 7.1 stefanos -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of da...@stanaway.net

Re: [Veritas-bu] I got the same interface as jbpSA when opening jnbSA

2011-07-29 Thread smpt
Hello, You must be root to use jnbSA or o give access by editing the /usr/openv/java/auth.conf file -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of beanouar Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 1:30 PM To:

Re: [Veritas-bu] NBU and VMWare file level restores on Linux

2011-07-27 Thread smpt
Yes it does. You have to be at 7.1 version. Previous versions does not support it. stefanos From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Sanders, Nate (DS) Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 10:29 PM To:

Re: [Veritas-bu] why oh why!!!! Did Symantec REALLY say this

2011-05-05 Thread smpt
Well, it is not supported but is working. From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of WEAVER, Simon (external) Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 6:04 PM To: scott.geo...@parker.com; veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: Re:

Re: [Veritas-bu] which license module needed for puredisk export to netbackup

2011-05-03 Thread smpt
Just add the puredisk license to netbackup. -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Taylor, David Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 1:36 AM To: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: [Veritas-bu]

Re: [Veritas-bu] Error 90 on Windows hosts with NBU 7.x client for Windows?

2011-04-30 Thread smpt
http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=contentid=TECH125205ac tp=RSS -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Justin Piszcz Sent: Friday, April 29, 2011 9:45 PM To: Michael Graff

Re: [Veritas-bu] changing the retention period for an image (not working)

2011-04-27 Thread smpt
I thought that my eyes had problem. I could not see the missing digit. :) I think that there is an option to change the length of the columns, but I do not remember. It is better to use -l instead -L (bpimmedia -l -policy RMAN_dev_ddb2 -client dev-dbrac2 -sl Full|grep IMAGE) Or use the command

Re: [Veritas-bu] Oracle 11G backup with netbackup 6.5.6

2011-04-26 Thread smpt
Hi, Open the bphdb and dbbackup logs and rerun the backup. Check the logs. Is your oracle cluster aware? What is the OS? Also post the rman script. If the oracle is installed as cluster aware be sour that you have configure the backup to the service name and you have add the correct

Re: [Veritas-bu] Upgrade and Migration

2011-04-25 Thread smpt
Hi, Moving NetBackup database version 6.x form or to a RedHad Linux system requires more steps than any UNIX/SUSE to UNIX/SUSE transition. NetBackup 7.x treats all UNIX/LINUX systems the same way. That’s why I prefer to upgrade first.

Re: [Veritas-bu] LT04 Encryption.

2011-04-25 Thread smpt
] On Behalf Of Len Boyle Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 11:11 PM To: smpt; 'Justin Piszcz'; 'Ulises Rodriguez' Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] LT04 Encryption. Hello The IBM library managed code for the 3584 allows one to control the encryption with volser ranges. We did

Re: [Veritas-bu] Multiple copies option in Netbackup

2011-04-21 Thread smpt
Hello, 1.both backup copies will start in parallel. 2.Automatically, only with SLP. But you can manual duplicate the backup. 3.SLP is better. Even if you do only dual copy backups and no duplications, if a copy fail, SLP will create it by duplicating from the succeeded

Re: [Veritas-bu] One more BMR question.

2011-04-09 Thread smpt
Hello, BMR is installed by default with NetBackup client for windows if you have NetBackup 6.0 of 6.5 or 7.0 or 7.1 If you have Unix clients it is installed by default with NetBackup versions 7.0 and 7.1. You do not have to configure anything at the client site. Most of the errors I have

Re: [Veritas-bu] anyone who has experience on hyper-v backup

2011-04-03 Thread smpt
I Have two customers with Hyper-v and they are not complaining about the backup speed. But I have not check the speed myself. What I know is that there is a bug (known to Symantec support), when you try to backup Hyper-v clusters, using the cluster name. We use the hostnames instead the cluster

Re: [Veritas-bu] Help with status 24's on windows clients

2011-03-31 Thread smpt
To anyone that has netbackup and SEP and configure the network threat protection... The result of the combination of network threat protection and netbackup is error 24. http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH103087 Symantec Endpoint Release Update 6 Maintenance Patch 3 (RU6 MP3) Symantec NetBackup

Re: [Veritas-bu] NBU 7 Upgrade and Changing Settings?

2011-01-14 Thread smpt
In fact many settings are changing to defaults when you implement 7.0.1 One of them is the netbackup client account Bad quality check……. From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of rusty.ma...@sungard.com Sent:

Re: [Veritas-bu] Solaris ADIC media server woes

2011-01-07 Thread smpt
What is the library model? I2000 or i500? Apart of the zoning, check also the host mapping of the library. If you have blades inside the library, check the drive mapping also. stef -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu

Re: [Veritas-bu] NetBackup 7.1

2011-01-05 Thread smpt
I was a beta tester. But beta was ended long ago. I think that they found more problems than they expect. stefanos -Original Message- From: Justin Piszcz [mailto:jpis...@lucidpixels.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 4:31 PM To: smpt Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: RE

Re: [Veritas-bu] NetBackup 7.1

2011-01-04 Thread smpt
Symantec has not released the FA yet. In fact they have not announce it. Probably they will, within this month. stef -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Justin Piszcz Sent: Tuesday, January

Re: [Veritas-bu] Moving from solaris master server to windows

2010-12-30 Thread smpt
I do not think that it is so easy. If you done it yourself, then ok. But Symantec sells this service verrr expencive. I think that, at least, you have to change all catalog files from LF that UNIX systems use to CR/LF for windows. This is a blog from someone that has done the opposite.

Re: [Veritas-bu] migrating standalone master serverto clustered-master-server

2010-12-21 Thread smpt
Sorry, I read this post very fast... stefanos From: Whelan, Patrick [mailto:patrick.whe...@lloydsbanking.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 4:05 PM To: stefanos; Asiye Yigit; veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] migrating standalone master serverto

Re: [Veritas-bu] migrating standalone master serverto clustered-master-server

2010-12-21 Thread smpt
Well It is not supported to do it yourself. Also PS are not exist anymore. But you may find some of the people that are trained to do this (as PS) by contacting your Symantec rep. I know that most of PS people have gone to other companies (Symantec partners or competition) What I had done to

[Veritas-bu] What is SLP_Multiple_Lifecycle?

2010-03-29 Thread smpt
Hi to all, Does anyone know what SLP_Multiple_Lifecycle is? Suddenly many SLP with that name appear and I cannot find what it is. I found that even there is not such SLP configured, there is a SLP policy with that name at the class_internal directory. But only for version 6.5.5 and 7.0, not for

Re: [Veritas-bu] LTO-5 tape, what will it be called in NBU? hcart2?

2010-03-22 Thread smpt
You can also use the dlt, dlt2 and dlt3 drive types. -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Justin Piszcz Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 9:04 PM To: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject:

Re: [Veritas-bu] Question using bpdbjobs to list restore activity.

2010-03-19 Thread smpt
Unfortunately there is no way to filter the output of the command. You can use grep for Unix or find for windows to get what you want. But as you said for 60.000 jobs bpdbjobs will take more than 15 min to give you results and will hold 2,5 GB of memory (with windows). Stefanos -Original

Re: [Veritas-bu] Migrate master from HPUX to Solaris

2010-03-04 Thread smpt
This technote says that you can /must not do it http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/267137.htm But this technote gives you instruction how to do it http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/337970.htm Read and choose. I had successfully follow the second technote ones. stefanos

Re: [Veritas-bu] Version 6.5 Transferring image files between Master Servers

2010-03-04 Thread smpt
Yes, you can continue to work that way. -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of lookn4me Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 6:16 PM To: VERITAS-BU@MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU Subject: [Veritas-bu] Version

Re: [Veritas-bu] Version 6.5 Transferring image files between Master Servers

2010-03-04 Thread smpt
Hi, Check this paper eval.symantec.com\mktginfo\products\White_Papers\Data_Protection\nbu_wp_repl icatingbucatalogs_103003.pdf Basically you have to a) Move the tapes to the DR server's library and do an inventory. If the DR server is in use for backups, you MUST have different

Re: [Veritas-bu] mixing LTO2 and LTO4

2010-03-03 Thread smpt
You can do it. Use HCART2 drive and media type for LTO2 and HCART for LTO4. Configured the appropriate barcode rules and you are ok. This may be helpful http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/336024.htm From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu

Re: [Veritas-bu] Is there a trick to restoring to a mapped NT drive?

2010-02-18 Thread smpt
Hi, My experience is that you are right. I want to add that you have to map the drive permanently. If the drive map does not work try the \\servername\dharename. This is the recommended way (by veritas) -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu

Re: [Veritas-bu] drive_graph.ksh

2010-02-18 Thread smpt
Mark is still active it this list. I think he can help you. If not I will try to check it. I think I have it someware. From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Chapman, Scott Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 9:00 PM To:

Re: [Veritas-bu] NetBackup 7 - Licensing Changes?

2010-02-17 Thread smpt
The is a new capacity license with all futures inside. No need to buy client or database license. -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of mfrank Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 11:10 AM To:

Re: [Veritas-bu] NBU 6.5.x to Puredisk cluster

2010-02-17 Thread smpt
Clarify how you will use puredisk and if you will use the standalone puredisk product or netbackup 7 deduplication option. Then we can talk.. stefanos From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Chapman, Scott Sent:

Re: [Veritas-bu] ltid not started

2010-02-17 Thread smpt
Hi, If you do not have any devices on the media server, then ltid is not active. I have not use OST , but I do not see a reason for ltid to stay up. From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Victor Engle Sent: Wednesday,

Re: [Veritas-bu] NBU 6.5.x to Puredisk cluster

2010-02-17 Thread smpt
for my English. I hope that you can understand the mining of what I want to write. stefanos From: Chapman, Scott [mailto:scott.chap...@icbc.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 9:11 PM To: smpt; VERITAS-BU@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] NBU 6.5.x to Puredisk cluster We

Re: [Veritas-bu] NBU 6.5.x to Puredisk cluster

2010-02-17 Thread smpt
...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Len Boyle Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 3:08 PM To: Chapman, Scott; smpt; VERITAS-BU@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] NBU 6.5.x to Puredisk cluster I believe that the 37TB is per any puredisk complex

Re: [Veritas-bu] NetBackup 7 - Licensing Changes?

2010-02-17 Thread smpt
One question. Do you have at your eflex the options for the new PER TERABYTE LICENSING MODEL -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of WALLEBROEK Bart Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 8:47 AM To:

Re: [Veritas-bu] kms won't let me write to LTO4 tapes/drives

2010-02-16 Thread smpt
LTO4 are configured as HCART, this is correct. Have you enable the library to use encryption? If not, enable it first. You may have to buy a license from IBM first. What netbackup is doing is to keep the keys and enable or disable the encryption option of the drive, but the drives must be

Re: [Veritas-bu] NBU 6.5.5 --- ISSUES

2010-02-12 Thread smpt
If your master server is solaris, you do not have to install solaris clients Install only Linux clients. Use the installation cd, not the patch -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of NBU Sent:

Re: [Veritas-bu] NBU 7 32/64bit support in UNIX

2010-02-12 Thread smpt
NO 32 bit UNIX/LINUX clients/master servers/media servers are supported with netbackup 7. You must use netbackup 6.5 for these clients stefanos -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Justin

Re: [Veritas-bu] NBU 6.5.5 --- ISSUES

2010-02-11 Thread smpt
You have to install all the clients you want at the master server. (windows and same platform as the master are installed by default). Go to your master server and insert the clients DVD. Install the Linux clients. Reinstall the 6.5.5 patch. Netbackup 7 will install all clients from the

Re: [Veritas-bu] Help - Script to Change primary image

2010-02-05 Thread smpt
Well, the best way to restore from another copy, is to put a file with the copy number in it, at the netbackup directory. Call the file ALT_RESTORE_COPY_NUMBER and you are OK. No need of scripts. Check http://support.veritas.com/docs/312838 If this is not sufficient for you, I made a script

Re: [Veritas-bu] Netbackup 7

2010-02-04 Thread smpt
You cannot, now GA is one week ahead. -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of hsyashwanth Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 5:48 PM To: VERITAS-BU@MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU Subject: [Veritas-bu]

Re: [Veritas-bu] Changing the NT Domain on clients

2010-02-04 Thread smpt
Mark, what the bpcd log says about your problem? By the way, netbackup services are installed with system account by default and it is wrong to change them. One exception is the client service, which you can/have to change it in order to backup databases/UNC paths etc. -Original

Re: [Veritas-bu] NetBackup Blat

2010-02-02 Thread smpt
Hi, I'm using blat, but not nbmail.cmd I have custom scripts that run with at or netbackup scheduler and I have put the blat inside them. Netbackup sent one email for every job. And for me this makes netbackup the biggest spammer at my network :) -Original Message- From:

Re: [Veritas-bu] Drive Problem ------ Urgent

2010-01-30 Thread smpt
This is a problem when you using the wizard with only one media server that does not have connectivity. You can do one of the following: A) run a configuration wizard, selecting all 3 media servers together. B) configure the robotic to the media server by hand (go to devices and select new robot)

Re: [Veritas-bu] Question with Tape Compression: Is it possible to turnit off?

2010-01-27 Thread smpt
Hi, There is a secret (as always) configuration file that disable the drive compression from netbackup. Someone send it to me before some years, but I cannot find it. -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On

Re: [Veritas-bu] Backup Policy Selection for Windows

2010-01-25 Thread smpt
At the policy use the directive all local drives. Go to host properties-clients, select a client right click it and select properties.(you can do it form the policy also - select the client and right click it) Go to exclude list and add the policy name. Add the \*. Now go to include list and

[Veritas-bu] netbackup and vStorage question

2010-01-23 Thread smpt
Hi to all, The last few days I have a fight with my company's Vmware guys about vStorage. Can anyone tell me what is vStorage and how I can get it? Is vStorage a VMware product or a third party API? Who must install and configure vStorage, the backup team or VMware team? Any other info

Re: [Veritas-bu] netbackup and vStorage question

2010-01-23 Thread smpt
...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Ed Wilts Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 3:35 AM To: smpt Cc: VERITAS-BU@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] netbackup and vStorage question I'm not a VMware guy but I believe that vStorage is part of VMware. It's up to NetBackup to use those

[Veritas-bu] Puredisk client - cluster

2010-01-12 Thread smpt
Hi to all, Has anyone installed a puredisk client on a cluster system? I cannot find any information. My thoughts are: How to install the client at the cluster nodes and how to backup the cluster resources. Any info I can get will be useful. Thanks Stefanos

Re: [Veritas-bu] Backup Success Rate

2010-01-12 Thread smpt
One of my customers has about 7,000 jobs per day and his failed jobs are 100 jobs/day. 85% success is very bad ratio. Unless you have known problems to your environment (bad servers or infrastructure) stefanos -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu

Re: [Veritas-bu] How to replace robot on Netbackup 6.5

2010-01-08 Thread smpt
Hi, I see that you are using backup central to post. So search for Media ID / Barcode rules. This is a two days old threat that may covers your problem. Give me more details of the problem. Find one of the tapes that give you the error, go to the GUI -media, find it and post the media ID and

Re: [Veritas-bu] Media ID / Barcode rules

2010-01-06 Thread smpt
remove them from the library. After you delete the tapes rerun the inventory and be sour that you have tape ID 000717 and barcode 000717 (NOT with L1). From: BeDour, Wayne [mailto:wbed...@lear.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 9:02 PM To: smpt; veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu

Re: [Veritas-bu] Media ID / Barcode rules

2010-01-06 Thread smpt
... Today's Topics: 1. Re: Media ID / Barcode rules (BeDour, Wayne) 2. Re: Media ID / Barcode rules (BeDour, Wayne) 3. Re: Media ID / Barcode rules (smpt) -- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 09:27:58 -0500 From: BeDour, Wayne

Re: [Veritas-bu] Frozen Tapes

2010-01-05 Thread smpt
Also at /usr/openv/netbackup/db/media/error file From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Donaldson, Mark Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 7:37 PM To: nitin.giz...@wipro.com; VERITAS-BU@MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU Subject: Re:

Re: [Veritas-bu] NBU 6.5.5?

2009-12-24 Thread smpt
Hi, I'm running 6.5.5 at my production almost a month. I have no problems (windows 2K,2K3, 2K8, linux, exchange SQL and Ev backups) stefanos -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Spearman, David

Re: [Veritas-bu] FA for NetBackup 7

2009-12-18 Thread smpt
Java is part of netbackup 7. At least at the beta2 (I just check and install it) stefanos From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of rusty.ma...@sungard.com Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 7:37 PM To: Ed Wilts Cc:

Re: [Veritas-bu] FA for NetBackup 7

2009-12-17 Thread smpt
Dedupe works really good. But be careful, it is not the solution for all systems . From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Robin Small Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 5:44 PM To: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu

Re: [Veritas-bu] bprestore ignores -R rename_file

2009-12-16 Thread smpt
Hi I know that you will not believe it, but your problem is the spaces around to. Check again the /root/20091216_rename_file and remove all extra spaces. stefanos -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On

Re: [Veritas-bu] drive is not ready or inoperable (277)

2009-12-16 Thread smpt
Another solution to this, If you cannot restart your master server is to run the command nbemmcmd -deletalldevices -mediaserver .. . Then you can run the wizard to auto discover the drives. stefanos From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu

Re: [Veritas-bu] Duplication question

2009-12-08 Thread smpt
I think that you have to be at 6.5.4 to do that. Else, for all these steps, you can use lifecycle stefanos -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Heathe Kyle Yeakley Sent: Tuesday, December 08,

Re: [Veritas-bu] Duplication question

2009-12-08 Thread smpt
Try lifecycle. Works better than vault. _ From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Kelczewski, Mike Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 8:10 PM To: jd...@bank-banque-canada.ca; hkyeak...@gmail.com Cc:

Re: [Veritas-bu] Very slow Exchange GRT backups

2009-12-01 Thread smpt
Hi, There is a technote for this. I know that the indexing has the same speed as the mailbox backup. And it seems to be normal. http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/317302.htm stefanos -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu

Re: [Veritas-bu] PureDisk Customers

2009-11-20 Thread smpt
Hi, I've install two 6.6 puredisk servers and I have to say that the GUi is one of the biggest flows puredisk has. I agree that you need power at the client site to do the calculations. Why don't you use the snapshot capabilities of netbackup to backup the client? I think that it is a good

Re: [Veritas-bu] Restore issue after many changes...

2009-11-17 Thread smpt
Is the media server active? Probably not. Who is the server you used to do the duplications? Probably you had used the old media server. Run the command bpimagelist - backupid yos_sam1_1195057147 -d 01/01/2000 -e 01/01/2010 and check who is the server that has the fragments that are using

Re: [Veritas-bu] Report or Script.

2009-11-07 Thread smpt
Find and download awk for windows (gawk) The following command will give you the backup id of all successful backups for the last 24 hours (or use the -hoursago hours) bperror |find bptm successfully wrote backup |awk '{print $15}' After you have the list of backup ids you can run the

Re: [Veritas-bu] Scalar i2000 FC question

2009-10-01 Thread smpt
Thanks for the answer. Most of the thinks you mentioned can be done without I/O blades. I can restart the drives within the i2K GUI. Robot control has its own host masking so partitioning is not a problem. I understand that I/O blades are more powerful but I'm not sour if I really want them. I

Re: [Veritas-bu] Command line question

2009-09-25 Thread smpt
I think that he can start with bperror.exe -backstat -hoursago HourToCheck -client client_name bperror.exe -backstat -d mm/dd/ HH:MM:SS -e mm/dd/ HH:MM:SS Or if this is not good, to install NOM. If nom does not cover his need then he must check for commercial software like Aptare or

Re: [Veritas-bu] HPUX patches

2009-09-18 Thread smpt
Or if you do not want to upgrade to 6.5.4 you can ask for a fix. _ From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Kalusche, Dan Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 9:49 PM To: Conner, Neil; Veritas List Subject: Re:

Re: [Veritas-bu] Fragment size for LTO4 on NBU 6.x

2009-09-17 Thread smpt
This is correct, but does not work at all cases stefanos -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of oersted Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 5:53 PM To: VERITAS-BU@MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU Subject:

Re: [Veritas-bu] SL500 with NetBackup 6.5.3 - Tapes Remain in drive

2009-09-17 Thread smpt
Hi, First use vmoprcmd -reset drive index. This will unload the drive and move it to the right place. If vmoprcmd fail you can use robtest. Robtest cut the connection between the library and netbackup but if you do not forget it open, netbackup will queue all commands and send it when the

Re: [Veritas-bu] Fragment size for LTO4 on NBU 6.x

2009-09-16 Thread smpt
New drives are faster. We had replaced the 2GB fragments with 8Gb fragments. -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of william.d.br...@gsk.com Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 12:26 PM To:

Re: [Veritas-bu] Drive cleaning

2009-08-18 Thread smpt
You can disable the barcode checking at the configuration of the i2K -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Holowinski, Scott Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 8:43 PM To:

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