[Veritas-bu] Mystery Catalog job appearing, running...
How big is your catalog? (In 7.5 the NBDB part is bigger as it contains the metadata) What type of tapes are you using? Are tapes changed daily? When tapes are used are they empty or are they being appended to? NetBackup will append to available tapes which may make it spill over onto another tape. A catalog backup will create 3 additional jobs. The 1st would do a sybase dump to the staging area... the next will backup that area as files and the 3rd backs up the files in the netbackup/db folder. From what you have said this may be something that is being initiated elsewhere so can you provide the job details for these rogue jobs as this will help determine the policy responsible for starting the job, the parent job if it was initiated from another job. Regards Simon www.stoneram.com http://stoneram.com/8-catalog/2-netbackup-cataglog-manipulation-specialists.html +-- |This was sent by si...@stoneram.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] Mystery Catalog job appearing, running...
I've seen this (not necessarily with catalog backups) before and Tech Support recommended to create (not copy) to a new policy. Each time I've needed to do this it has worked. e070924 nbu-fo...@backupcentral.com 11/12/2014 10:22 AM We've been all through the settings of the Catalog job, and compared it to the 7.1 server which is doing fine. No differences. that's the first thing we checked. No where does it say that it's going to run a Sybase job, and there are no settings for tape-reuse, and the settings for streams is greyed out. We're getting ready to reboot the server, since there's nothing else to try, but in the IT world, that's the last-ditch copout we haven't found the cause, or fixed anything. NEW INFO: My 7.1 server which I proclaim is working fine, ONCE last week did the same thing. The catalog took two tapes, then subsequent days, it was OK. This happened with no change in config. This leads me to believe that the issue is not config-related, but related to some sort of problem that we've not yet uncovered. +-- |This was sent by alex.bat...@honeywell.com via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
[Veritas-bu] Mystery Catalog job appearing, running...
We've been all through the settings of the Catalog job, and compared it to the 7.1 server which is doing fine. No differences. that's the first thing we checked. No where does it say that it's going to run a Sybase job, and there are no settings for tape-reuse, and the settings for streams is greyed out. We're getting ready to reboot the server, since there's nothing else to try, but in the IT world, that's the last-ditch copout we haven't found the cause, or fixed anything. NEW INFO: My 7.1 server which I proclaim is working fine, ONCE last week did the same thing. The catalog took two tapes, then subsequent days, it was OK. This happened with no change in config. This leads me to believe that the issue is not config-related, but related to some sort of problem that we've not yet uncovered. +-- |This was sent by alex.bat...@honeywell.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] Mystery Catalog job appearing, running...
To confirm, the 2 jobs that are running are bona-fide, and valid. On my 7.5 server, then both run, and write to the same tape. On my 7.1 server, about 60% of the time, they run, but are put on seperate tapes. The catalog job has no stream-related settings from what we can see. ---How can I get both of these catalog-related jobs to *always* write to the same tape? Thanks! +-- |This was sent by alex.bat...@honeywell.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] Mystery Catalog job appearing, running...
Do both jobs have the same retention level set? i.e. Do they have the same expiration length? Typically different RLs will go to different tapes. -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of e070924 Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2014 12:54 PM To: VERITAS-BU@MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU Subject: [Veritas-bu] Mystery Catalog job appearing, running... To confirm, the 2 jobs that are running are bona-fide, and valid. On my 7.5 server, then both run, and write to the same tape. On my 7.1 server, about 60% of the time, they run, but are put on seperate tapes. The catalog job has no stream-related settings from what we can see. ---How can I get both of these catalog-related jobs to *always* write to the same tape? Thanks! +-- |This was sent by alex.bat...@honeywell.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 Athena(r), Created for the Cause(tm) Making a Difference in the Fight Against Breast Cancer __ 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] Mystery Catalog job appearing, running...
Thanks for posting.. It's weird that I can't answer that question. There's only one catalog job that runs, and it is of type NBU-Catalog. The other job that runs, that is of type Sybase is the mystery; we don't have any job in our server that is of type Sybase. Therefore, how to I check the retention level? This Sybase job seems to be 'spawned' by the Catalog backup Policy; we don't know where it comes from. +-- |This was sent by alex.bat...@honeywell.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] Mystery Catalog job appearing, running...
Look all through your vaulting and or catalog backup for selections. -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of e070924 Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2014 11:34 AM To: VERITAS-BU@MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU Subject: [Veritas-bu] Mystery Catalog job appearing, running... Thanks for posting.. It's weird that I can't answer that question. There's only one catalog job that runs, and it is of type NBU-Catalog. The other job that runs, that is of type Sybase is the mystery; we don't have any job in our server that is of type Sybase. Therefore, how to I check the retention level? This Sybase job seems to be 'spawned' by the Catalog backup Policy; we don't know where it comes from. +-- |This was sent by alex.bat...@honeywell.com via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
[Veritas-bu] Mystery Catalog job appearing, running...
I have new info from more investigations done this morning. We have a netBackup 7.5 server that's acting just fine. We compared the two. The NBU-Catalog backup and the Sybase backup are both being put on the SAME tape on the 7.5 server. However on the 7.1 server, the two are being put on *seperate* tapes. How can I change this? Where is this specified? +-- |This was sent by alex.bat...@honeywell.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] Mystery Catalog job appearing, running...
My first post -- glad to be here! I have NetBackup 7.1 running on WindowsServer 2008. I have a Catalog job set to run at 10a on business-days, (Policy=Catalog Policy-Type=NBU-Catalog Schedule-Type=Full Backup). This runs like clockwork just fine. However, about 2-3 times a week, and mystery job appears, and chews up an entire tape, and we don't know a.)If it's part of the Catalog job, making it critical b.)where it's coming from and c.)can we stop it from running? This mystery job is (Policy=Catalog Policy-Type=Sybase Schedule-Type=Automatic Backup) We don't have any Sybase servers in our environment -- does anyone know how to stop this job from running, if its not critical? Thanks! +-- |This was sent by alex.bat...@honeywell.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] Mystery Catalog job appearing, running...
Well the NetBackup database IS Sybase, so it runs a Sybase backup but it should go to disk flat files, which are then picked up by the tape backup job. Check the streams that the Catalog job breaks down into to see if you can see anything odd. William Brown -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of e070924 Sent: 30 October 2014 17:24 To: VERITAS-BU@MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU Subject: [Veritas-bu] Mystery Catalog job appearing, running... My first post -- glad to be here! I have NetBackup 7.1 running on WindowsServer 2008. I have a Catalog job set to run at 10a on business-days, (Policy=Catalog Policy-Type=NBU-Catalog Schedule-Type=Full Backup). This runs like clockwork just fine. However, about 2-3 times a week, and mystery job appears, and chews up an entire tape, and we don't know a.)If it's part of the Catalog job, making it critical b.)where it's coming from and c.)can we stop it from running? This mystery job is (Policy=Catalog Policy-Type=Sybase Schedule-Type=Automatic Backup) We don't have any Sybase servers in our environment -- does anyone know how to stop this job from running, if its not critical? Thanks! +-- |This was sent by alex.bat...@honeywell.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 This e-mail was sent by GlaxoSmithKline Services Unlimited (registered in England and Wales No. 1047315), which is a member of the GlaxoSmithKline group of companies. The registered address of GlaxoSmithKline Services Unlimited is 980 Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex TW8 9GS. ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
