Veritas NetBackup™

Administrator's Guide,
Volume I

UNIX, Windows, and Linux

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 Contents

Section 1 About NetBackup ...................................................... 29

Chapter 1 Introducing NetBackup interfaces ................................ 30

About NetBackup ......................................................................... 30

NetBackup documentation ............................................................. 32
About NetBackup administration interfaces ........................................ 32
About setting up the NetBackup Administration Console on
UNIX ............................................................................. 34
Logging in to the NetBackup Administration Console ..................... 35
Administering remote servers of different versions ......................... 38
Using the NetBackup Administration Console ..................................... 39
About security certificates for NetBackup hosts ............................. 45
About the NetBackup Administration Console toolbar ..................... 47
About customizing the NetBackup Administration Console .............. 47
Configuring log files for the NetBackup Administration
Console ......................................................................... 47
NetBackup configuration wizards ..................................................... 50
Running the Troubleshooter ........................................................... 51

Chapter 2 Administering NetBackup licenses ............................... 53

About administering NetBackup licenses ........................................... 53

Section 2 Configuring hosts ...................................................... 58

Chapter 3 Configuring Host Properties ........................................... 59

About the NetBackup Host Properties ............................................... 61
Methods to set the NetBackup configuration options ...................... 63
Connecting to a host to view the host properties ........................... 63
Changing the host properties on multiple hosts at the same
time ............................................................................... 64
Property states for multiple hosts ............................................... 65
Exporting host properties ......................................................... 67
Standard host property dialog box options ................................... 67
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Access Control properties .............................................................. 68

Authentication Domain tab of the Access Control properties ............ 69
Authorization Service tab of the Access Control properties .............. 71
Network Attributes tab of the Access Control properties .................. 72
Active Directory host properties ....................................................... 74
Bandwidth properties .................................................................... 76
Bandwidth limit usage considerations and restrictions .................... 78
Add Bandwidth Settings dialog box for Bandwidth properties ........... 78
Busy File Settings properties .......................................................... 79
Activating the Busy File Settings in host properties ........................ 80
Clean-up properties ...................................................................... 81
Client Name properties .................................................................. 84
Client Attributes properties ............................................................. 86
Add Client dialog box .............................................................. 88
General tab of the Client Attributes properties .............................. 88
Connect Options tab of the Client Attributes properties ................... 93
Windows Open File Backup tab of the Client Attributes
properties ....................................................................... 95
Back-level and upgraded clients that use Windows Open File
Backup ......................................................................... 100
Client Settings properties for UNIX clients ........................................ 101
VxFS file change log for incremental backups property ................. 104
Client Settings properties for Windows clients ................................... 106
How to determine if change journal support is useful in your
NetBackup environment ................................................... 109
Guidelines for enabling NetBackup change journal support ........... 110
Cloud Storage properties .............................................................. 111
Credential Access properties ......................................................... 113
Data Classification properties ........................................................ 114
Creating a Data Classification ................................................. 116
Default Job Priorities properties ..................................................... 117
Understanding the Job Priority setting ....................................... 119
Distributed application restore mapping properties ............................. 120
Encryption properties ................................................................... 122
Additional encryption methods for Windows clients ...................... 125
Enterprise Vault properties ............................................................ 126
Enterprise Vault Hosts properties ................................................... 127
Exchange properties ................................................................... 128
About the Exchange credentials in the client host properties .......... 131
Exclude Lists properties ............................................................... 132
About the Add to Exclude List and Add Exceptions to Exclude List
dialog boxes .................................................................. 135
Syntax rules for exclude lists ................................................... 137
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About creating an include list on a UNIX client ............................ 140

Configuring the exclude list on a Windows client from a UNIX
master server ................................................................. 140
Traversing excluded directories ............................................... 142
Fibre Transport properties ............................................................ 143
About Linux concurrent FT connections ..................................... 146
Firewall properties ...................................................................... 147
Enabling logging for vnetd ...................................................... 151
General Server properties ............................................................ 151
Forcing restores to use a specific server .................................... 154
Global Attributes properties ........................................................... 155
About constraints on the number of concurrent jobs ..................... 158
Setting up email notifications about backups .............................. 160
Configuring the nbmail.cmd script on Windows ........................... 161
Sending messages to the global administrator about unsuccessful
backups only ................................................................. 163
Sending messages to the administrator about successful and
unsuccessful backups ..................................................... 163
Installing and testing the email utility on Windows ........................ 165
Logging properties ...................................................................... 167
Disabling the logging of NetBackup processes ............................ 176
Login Banner Configuration properties ............................................ 178
Removing login banner screen and text ..................................... 181
Lotus Notes properties ................................................................. 181
Media properties ........................................................................ 185
Results when media overwrites are not permitted ........................ 189
Recommended use for Enable SCSI reserve property .................. 190
NDMP Global Credentials properties .............................................. 191
Network properties ...................................................................... 193
Network Settings properties .......................................................... 195
Reverse Host Name Lookup property ....................................... 196
IP Address Family Support property ......................................... 197
Port Ranges properties ................................................................ 197
Registered ports and dynamically-allocated ports ........................ 199
Preferred Network properties ........................................................ 200
Add or Change Preferred Network Settings dialog box ................. 202
How NetBackup uses the directives to determine which network
to use ........................................................................... 204
Configurations to use IPv6 networks ......................................... 207
Configurations to use IPv4 networks ......................................... 208
Order of directive processing in the Preferred Network
properties ..................................................................... 209
Order of directives can affect processing ................................... 210
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bptestnetconn utility to display Preferred Network

information .................................................................... 210
Configuration to prohibit using a specified address ...................... 212
Configuration that uses the same specification for both the network
and the interface—less constrictive .................................... 212
Configuration that uses the same specification for both the network
and the interface—more constrictive ................................... 213
Configuration that limits the addresses, but allows any
interfaces ...................................................................... 213
Resilient Network properties ......................................................... 214
Resilient connection resource usage ........................................ 217
Specifying resilient connections ............................................... 217
Resource Limit properties ............................................................. 219
Restore Failover properties ........................................................... 221
Assigning an alternate media server as a failover restore
server ........................................................................... 223
Retention Periods properties ......................................................... 224
Changing a retention period .................................................... 226
Determining retention periods for volumes ................................. 227
Retention Periods with end dates beyond 2038, excluding
Infinity .......................................................................... 228
Scalable Storage properties .......................................................... 228
Configuring advanced bandwidth throttling settings ...................... 230
Advanced bandwidth throttling settings ...................................... 231
Servers properties ...................................................................... 233
Adding a server to a servers list ............................................... 236
Removing a server from a server list ......................................... 237
Enabling NetBackup clustered master server inter-node
authentication ................................................................ 237
Adding a trusted master server ................................................ 238
Removing a trusted master server ............................................ 240
Changing the master server that performs backups and restores
for a client ..................................................................... 243
SharePoint properties .................................................................. 243
Consistency check options for SharePoint Server ........................ 245
SLP Parameters properties ........................................................... 245
About batch creation logic in Storage Lifecycle Manager ............... 250
Deprecated storage lifecycle policy parameters ........................... 251
Throttle Bandwidth properties ........................................................ 251
Add Bandwidth Settings dialog box for Throttle Bandwidth
properties ..................................................................... 252
Timeouts properties .................................................................... 253
Universal Settings properties ......................................................... 255
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Logging the status of a redirected restore .................................. 258

User Account Settings properties ................................................... 259
Unlocking a user account ....................................................... 261
Locking a NetBackup session manually ..................................... 261
UNIX Client properties ................................................................. 262
UNIX Server properties ................................................................ 263
VMware Access Hosts properties ................................................... 264
Windows Client properties ............................................................ 265
Configuration options not found in the Host Properties ........................ 265
About using commands to change the configuration options on UNIX
clients and servers ................................................................ 266
Configuration options for NetBackup servers .................................... 267
About robust logging ............................................................. 267
ALLOW_MEDIA_OVERWRITE option for NetBackup
servers ......................................................................... 269
ALLOW_NON_RESERVED_PORTS option for NetBackup servers
and clients ..................................................................... 269
AUTHENTICATION_DOMAIN option for NetBackup servers and
clients .......................................................................... 270
AUTHORIZATION_SERVICE option for NetBackup servers .......... 272
AUTO_ADD_ALL_ALIASES_FOR_CLIENT option for NetBackup
servers ......................................................................... 273
BPBRM_VERBOSE option for NetBackup servers ....................... 274
BPCD_WHITELIST_PATH option for NetBackup servers and
clients .......................................................................... 275
BPDBJOBS_COLDEFS options for UNIX master servers .............. 276
BPDBM_VERBOSE option for NetBackup servers ....................... 280
BPRD_VERBOSE option for NetBackup servers ......................... 281
BPTM_VERBOSE option for NetBackup servers ......................... 282
BPEND_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup servers ........................ 284
BPSTART_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup servers ..................... 284
CHECK_RESTORE_CLIENT option for NetBackup servers .......... 285
CLIENT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup
servers ......................................................................... 286
CLIENT_PORT_WINDOW option for NetBackup servers and
clients .......................................................................... 286
CLIENT_READ_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup servers .............. 287
CLIENT_RESERVED_PORT_WINDOW option for NetBackup
servers and clients .......................................................... 289
CONNECT_OPTIONS option for NetBackup servers and
clients .......................................................................... 289
DEFAULT_CONNECT_OPTIONS option for NetBackup servers
and clients ..................................................................... 293
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DISABLE_JOB_LOGGING option for NetBackup servers .............. 295

DISABLE_STANDALONE_DRIVE_EXTENSIONS option for
NetBackup servers .......................................................... 296
DISALLOW_BACKUPS_SPANNING_MEDIA option for NetBackup
servers ......................................................................... 297
DISALLOW_CLIENT_LIST_RESTORE option for NetBackup
servers ......................................................................... 297
DISALLOW_CLIENT_RESTORE option for NetBackup
servers ......................................................................... 298
EAT_VERBOSE option for NetBackup clients ............................. 299
EMMSERVER option for NetBackup servers .............................. 300
ENABLE_CRITICAL_PROCESS_LOGGING for NetBackup
servers and clients .......................................................... 300
FAILOVER_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVERS option for NetBackup
servers ......................................................................... 301
FORCE_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVER option for NetBackup
servers ......................................................................... 302
GENERATE_ENGLISH_LOGS option for NetBackup servers and
clients .......................................................................... 303
GET_CERT_ALL_MASTERS option for NetBackup clients ............ 304
HOSTDB_RESYNC_INTERVAL option for NetBackup servers
and clients ..................................................................... 305
HYPERV_WMI_CREATE_DISK_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup
servers ......................................................................... 305
INCOMPLETE_JOB_CLEAN_INTERVAL option for NetBackup
servers and clients .......................................................... 306
INITIAL_BROWSE_SEARCH_LIMIT option for NetBackup servers
and clients ..................................................................... 307
IP_ADDRESS_FAMILY option for NetBackup servers .................. 308
JOB_PRIORITY option for NetBackup servers and clients ............. 309
KEEP_LOGS_SIZE_GB for NetBackup servers and clients ........... 311
LIMIT_BANDWIDTH option for NetBackup servers ...................... 313
MAX_LOGFILE_SIZE option for NetBackup servers and clients
for legacy logging ........................................................... 313
MAX_NUM_LOGFILES option for NetBackup servers and clients
for legacy logging ........................................................... 314
MEDIA_UNMOUNT_DELAY option for NetBackup servers ............ 315
MEDIA_REQUEST_DELAY option for NetBackup servers ............ 316
MEDIA_SERVER option for NetBackup servers .......................... 317
MPX_RESTORE_DELAY option for NetBackup servers ............... 317
MUST_USE_LOCAL_DRIVE option for NetBackup servers ........... 318
NBRNTD_IDLE_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup servers ............. 319
PREFERRED_NETWORK option for NetBackup servers .............. 319
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RANDOM _PORTS option for NetBackup servers and

clients .......................................................................... 323
RE_READ_INTERVAL option for NetBackup servers ................... 324
REQUIRED_NETWORK option for NetBackup servers ................. 324
RESILIENT_NETWORK option for NetBackup master servers
and clients ..................................................................... 325
RESUME_ORIG_DUP_ON_OPT_DUP_FAIL option for NetBackup
servers ......................................................................... 327
REVERSE_NAME_LOOKUP option for NetBackup servers and
clients .......................................................................... 327
SERVER option for NetBackup servers ..................................... 328
SERVER_CONNECT_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup
servers ......................................................................... 331
SERVER_PORT_WINDOW option for NetBackup servers ............ 331
SERVER_RESERVED_PORT_WINDOW option for NetBackup
servers and clients .......................................................... 332
SKIP_RESTORE_TO_SYMLINK_DIR option for NetBackup
servers ......................................................................... 333
TELEMETRY_UPLOAD option for NetBackup servers ................. 334
THROTTLE_BANDWIDTH option for NetBackup servers .............. 335
TRUSTED_MASTER option for NetBackup servers ..................... 339
ULINK_ON_OVERWRITE option for NetBackup servers ............... 339
USE_AUTHENTICATION option for NetBackup servers ............... 341
USE_VXSS option for NetBackup servers and clients .................. 341
VERBOSE option for NetBackup servers and clients .................... 342
VXSS_NETWORK option for NetBackup servers ........................ 343
Configuration options for NetBackup clients ..................................... 345
BACKUP_FIFO_FILES option for NetBackup clients .................... 346
BPARCHIVE_POLICY option for NetBackup clients ..................... 347
BPARCHIVE_SCHED option for NetBackup clients ..................... 347
BPBACKUP_POLICY option for NetBackup clients ...................... 348
BPBACKUP_SCHED option for NetBackup clients ...................... 349
BUSY_FILE_ACTION option for NetBackup clients ...................... 350
BUSY_FILE_DIRECTORY option for NetBackup clients ............... 351
BUSY_FILE_NOTIFY_USER option for NetBackup clients ............ 352
BUSY_FILE_PROCESSING option for NetBackup clients ............. 353
CLIENT_NAME option for NetBackup clients .............................. 353
COMPRESS_SUFFIX option for NetBackup clients ..................... 355
CRYPT_CIPHER option for NetBackup clients ............................ 355
CRYPT_KIND option for NetBackup clients ................................ 356
CRYPT_OPTION option for NetBackup clients ........................... 357
CRYPT_STRENGTH option for NetBackup clients ...................... 358
CRYPT_LIBPATH option for NetBackup clients ........................... 359
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CRYPT_KEYFILE option for NetBackup clients ........................... 360

DISALLOW_SERVER_FILE_WRITES option for NetBackup
clients .......................................................................... 361
DO_NOT_RESET_FILE_ACCESS_TIME option for NetBackup
clients .......................................................................... 362
GET_CERT_ALL_MASTERS option for NetBackup clients ............ 363
IGNORE_XATTR option for NetBackup clients ............................ 364
INFORMIX_HOME option for NetBackup clients ......................... 367
KEEP_DATABASE_COMM_FILE option for NetBackup
clients .......................................................................... 367
KEEP_LOGS_DAYS option for NetBackup clients ....................... 368
LIST_FILES_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup clients ................... 369
LOCKED_FILE_ACTION option for NetBackup clients ................. 370
MEDIA_SERVER option for NetBackup clients ........................... 370
MEGABYTES_OF_MEMORY option for NetBackup clients ........... 371
NFS_ACCESS_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup clients ................ 372
OLD_VNETD_CALLBACK option for NetBackup clients ............... 372
REPORT_CLIENT_DISCOVERIES option for NetBackup
clients .......................................................................... 373
RESTORE_RETRIES option for NetBackup clients ...................... 374
RMAN_OUTPUT_DIR for NetBackup clients .............................. 375
SERVER option for NetBackup clients ...................................... 376
SYBASE_HOME option for NetBackup clients ............................ 377
USE_CTIME_FOR_INCREMENTALS option for NetBackup
clients .......................................................................... 378
USE_FILE_CHG_LOG option for NetBackup clients .................... 379
USEMAIL option for NetBackup clients ...................................... 380
VXSS_NETWORK option for NetBackup clients .......................... 380

Chapter 4 Configuring server groups ............................................. 382

About NetBackup server groups .................................................... 382
Configuring a NetBackup server group ............................................ 382
NetBackup server group properties .......................................... 384
Deleting a server group ................................................................ 384

Chapter 5 Configuring host credentials ......................................... 385

About configuring credentials ........................................................ 385

Chapter 6 Managing media servers ............................................... 387

Activating or deactivating a media server ......................................... 387

Adding a media server ................................................................. 388
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Registering a media server ........................................................... 389

Deleting all devices from a media server .......................................... 390
Removing a device host from the EMM database .............................. 393
About decommissioning a media server .......................................... 393
About decommissioning limitations ........................................... 394
Before you decommission a media server .................................. 395
Post decommission recommendations ...................................... 396
Decommission actions ........................................................... 396
Previewing references to a media server ......................................... 399
Decommissioning a media server ................................................... 400

Section 3 Configuring storage ................................................ 403

Chapter 7 Configuring disk storage ................................................ 404
About configuring BasicDisk storage ............................................... 404
About configuring disk pool storage ................................................ 404
Inventorying a NetBackup disk pool ................................................ 405
Changing the disk pool state ......................................................... 405

Chapter 8 Configuring robots and tape drives ............................ 407

NetBackup robot types ................................................................. 408

About the device mapping files ...................................................... 409
Downloading the device mapping files ............................................ 410
About configuring robots and tape drives in NetBackup ...................... 410
About device discovery .......................................................... 411
About device serialization ....................................................... 412
About adding devices without discovery .................................... 413
About robot control ................................................................ 413
About drive name rules .......................................................... 415
Configuring robots and tape drives by using the wizard ....................... 416
Updating the device configuration by using the wizard ........................ 416
Adding a robot to NetBackup manually ............................................ 417
Robot configuration options .................................................... 419
Managing robots ........................................................................ 422
Changing robot properties ...................................................... 422
Deleting a robot .................................................................... 423
Moving a robot and its media to a new media server .................... 424
Adding a tape drive to NetBackup manually ..................................... 425
Tape drive configuration options ............................................... 426
Configuring drive name rules ......................................................... 430
Adding a tape drive path .............................................................. 432
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About SCSI reserve on drive paths ........................................... 432

Drive path options ................................................................. 432
About no rewind device files on UNIX ....................................... 434
Adding a shared tape drive to a NetBackup environment .................... 434
Correlating tape drives and SCSI addresses on Windows hosts ........... 434
Windows device correlation example ........................................ 435
Correlating tape drives and device files on UNIX hosts ....................... 436
UNIX device correlation example ............................................. 437
Managing tape drives .................................................................. 438
Changing a drive comment ..................................................... 438
About downed drives ............................................................. 439
Changing a drive operating mode ............................................ 439
Changing a tape drive path ..................................................... 440
Changing a drive path operating mode ...................................... 440
Changing tape drive properties ................................................ 441
Changing a tape drive to a shared drive .................................... 441
Cleaning a tape drive from the Device Monitor ............................ 442
Deleting a drive .................................................................... 443
Resetting a drive .................................................................. 443
Resetting the mount time of a drive .......................................... 444
Setting the drive cleaning frequency ......................................... 444
Viewing drive details .............................................................. 445
Performing device diagnostics ....................................................... 445
Running a robot diagnostic test ................................................ 445
Running a tape drive diagnostic test ......................................... 447
Managing a diagnostic test step that requires operator
intervention ................................................................... 448
Obtaining detailed information for a diagnostic test step ................ 448
Verifying the device configuration ................................................... 449
About automatic path correction ..................................................... 449
Enabling automatic path correction ................................................. 450
Replacing a device ..................................................................... 450
Updating device firmware ............................................................. 452
About the NetBackup Device Manager ............................................ 453
About external access to NetBackup controlled devices on UNIX .......... 453
Stopping and restarting the device manager ..................................... 454

Chapter 9 Configuring tape media ................................................ 455

About NetBackup tape volumes ..................................................... 456

About NetBackup volume pools ..................................................... 456
About reserved volume pool name prefixes ................................ 457
About scratch volume pools .................................................... 458
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About NetBackup volume groups ................................................... 459

NetBackup media types ............................................................... 460
About WORM media ................................................................... 462
About using volume pools to manage WORM media .................... 463
About using unique drive and media types to manage WORM
media ........................................................................... 464
Disabling WORM volume pool name verification ......................... 465
About WORM media and the Quantum drive .............................. 465
Supported WORM drives ........................................................ 465
About adding volumes ................................................................. 466
About adding robotic volumes ................................................. 466
About adding standalone volumes ............................................ 467
About configuring media name and attribute rules ............................. 468
Adding volumes by using the wizard ............................................... 469
About media settings rules ............................................................ 469
Configuring media settings ........................................................... 469
Media settings options ........................................................... 471
About barcodes .......................................................................... 479
About barcode rules .............................................................. 481
Configuring barcode rules ............................................................ 482
Barcode rules settings ........................................................... 485
About media ID generation rules .................................................... 487
Configuring media ID generation rules ............................................ 488
Media ID generation options ................................................... 490
About media type mapping rules .................................................... 491
Adding volumes by using the Actions menu ...................................... 492
Volume properties ................................................................. 493
Configuring media type mappings .................................................. 496
About adding media type mapping entries ................................. 498
Default and allowable media types ........................................... 498
Managing volumes ...................................................................... 504
Changing the group of a volume .............................................. 504
About rules for moving volumes between groups ......................... 505
Changing the owner of a volume .............................................. 505
Changing volume properties ................................................... 506
About assigning and deassigning volumes ................................. 507
Deleting a volume ................................................................. 508
Erasing a volume .................................................................. 509
About exchanging a volume .................................................... 510
About frozen media ............................................................... 512
About injecting and ejecting volumes ........................................ 513
About rescanning and updating barcodes .................................. 516
About labeling NetBackup volumes .......................................... 517
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About moving volumes ........................................................... 519

About recycling a volume ....................................................... 521
Suspending or unsuspending volumes ...................................... 522
Managing volume pools ............................................................... 523
Adding a volume pool ............................................................ 523
Changing the properties of a volume pool .................................. 523
Deleting a volume pool .......................................................... 524
Managing volume groups ............................................................. 525
Moving a volume group .......................................................... 525
Deleting a volume group ........................................................ 527
About media sharing ................................................................... 527
Configuring unrestricted media sharing ........................................... 528
Configuring media sharing with a server group .................................. 528

Chapter 10 Inventorying robots .......................................................... 530

About robot inventory .................................................................. 530
When to inventory a robot ............................................................. 531
About showing a robot's contents ................................................... 533
About inventory results for API robots ....................................... 534
Showing the media in a robot ........................................................ 536
About comparing a robot's contents with the volume
configuration ........................................................................ 537
Comparing media in a robot with the volume configuration .................. 538
About previewing volume configuration changes ............................... 539
Previewing volume configuration changes for a robot ......................... 540
About updating the NetBackup volume configuration .......................... 542
Volume update prerequisites ................................................... 542
Updating the NetBackup volume configuration with a robot's
contents .............................................................................. 543
Robot inventory options ............................................................... 545
About the vmphyinv physical inventory utility .................................... 546
How vmphyinv performs a physical inventory .............................. 548
Example volume configuration updates ........................................... 552

Chapter 11 Configuring storage units .............................................. 562

About the Storage utility ............................................................... 562

Using the Storage utility ......................................................... 563
Creating a storage unit ................................................................. 564
Creating a storage unit by copying a storage unit ........................ 567
Changing storage unit settings ................................................ 567
Deleting storage units ............................................................ 568
Media Manager storage unit considerations ............................... 569
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Disk storage unit considerations .............................................. 571

NDMP storage unit considerations ........................................... 576
About storage unit settings ........................................................... 578
Absolute pathname to directory or absolute pathname to volume
setting for storage units .................................................... 578
Density storage unit setting ..................................................... 579
Disk type storage unit setting .................................................. 579
Enable block sharing storage unit setting ................................... 579
Enable multiplexing storage unit setting ..................................... 580
High water mark storage unit setting ......................................... 580
Low water mark storage unit setting .......................................... 581
Maximum concurrent write drives storage unit setting ................... 581
Maximum concurrent jobs storage unit setting ............................ 582
Maximum streams per drive storage unit setting .......................... 584
Media server storage unit setting ............................................. 584
NDMP host storage unit setting ............................................... 586
On demand only storage unit setting ......................................... 587
Only use the following media servers storage unit setting .............. 587
Properties option in the Change Storage Units dialog box ............. 588
Reduce fragment size storage unit setting .................................. 590
Robot number storage unit setting ............................................ 591
Robot type storage unit setting ................................................ 591
Select disk pool storage unit setting .......................................... 591
Staging schedule option in Change Storage Units dialog ............... 591
Storage device setting for storage units ..................................... 592
Storage unit name setting ....................................................... 592
Storage unit type setting ......................................................... 592
Enable temporary staging area storage unit setting ...................... 592
Use any available media server storage unit setting ..................... 593

Chapter 12 Staging backups .............................................................. 594

About staging backups ................................................................ 594

About basic disk staging ............................................................... 595
Creating a basic disk staging storage unit ........................................ 596
Creating a schedule for a basic disk staging storage unit .............. 597
Configuring multiple copies in a relocation schedule ........................... 598
Disk staging storage unit size and capacity ...................................... 600
Finding potential free space on a BasicDisk disk staging storage
unit .................................................................................... 602
Disk Staging Schedule dialog box .................................................. 603
Initiating a relocation schedule manually .......................................... 606
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Chapter 13 Configuring storage unit groups .................................. 608

About storage unit groups ............................................................. 608

Creating storage unit groups for backups ......................................... 609
Creating storage unit groups for snapshots ...................................... 611
Deleting a storage unit group ........................................................ 613
Storage unit selection criteria within a group ..................................... 613
Media server load balancing ................................................... 614
Other load balancing methods ................................................. 615
Exception to the storage unit selection criteria ............................ 617
About disk spanning within storage unit groups ................................. 617

Section 4 Configuring storage lifecycle policies

(SLPs) ........................................................................ 618
Chapter 14 Configuring storage lifecycle policies ........................ 619

About storage lifecycle policies ...................................................... 619

Creating a storage lifecycle policy .................................................. 620
Modifying the hierarchy of operations in a storage lifecycle
policy ........................................................................... 623
Deleting a storage lifecycle policy ................................................... 624
Lifecycle operation administration using the nbstlutil command ............ 625

Chapter 15 Storage operations .......................................................... 627

Operation types in a storage lifecycle policy ..................................... 627

Backup operation in an SLP .......................................................... 627
Backup From Snapshot operation in an SLP .................................... 629
Duplication operation in an SLP ..................................................... 631
Import operation in an SLP ........................................................... 633
Index From Snapshot operation in an SLP ....................................... 635
Determining where and when the Index From Snapshot operation
occurs .......................................................................... 637
Replication operation in an SLP ..................................................... 638
Snapshot operation in an SLP ....................................................... 641
About configuring storage lifecycle policies for snapshots and
snapshot replication ........................................................ 643
Primary snapshot storage unit ................................................. 645
Primary + Replication source snapshot storage unit ..................... 645
Replication source + Replication target snapshot storage
unit .............................................................................. 646
Replication target snapshot storage unit .................................... 646
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Replication source + Replication target + Mirror snapshot storage

unit .............................................................................. 647
Replication target + Mirror snapshot storage unit ......................... 647
Creating a hierarchy of storage operations in a storage lifecycle
policy ................................................................................. 647

Chapter 16 Retention types for SLP operations ........................... 650

Retention types for storage lifecycle policy operations ........................ 650

Capacity managed retention type for SLP operations ......................... 652
Rules and recommendations for using the Capacity Managed
retention type ................................................................. 653
Capacity managed retention type and disk types that support
SIS .............................................................................. 653
Expire after copy retention type for SLP operations ............................ 654
Fixed retention type for SLP operations ........................................... 654
Maximum snapshot limit retention type for SLP operations .................. 655
Mirror retention type for SLP operations .......................................... 656
Target retention type for SLP operations .......................................... 657

Chapter 17 Storage lifecycle policy options ................................... 658

Storage Lifecycle Policy dialog box settings ..................................... 658

New or Change Storage Operation dialog box settings ....................... 662
Properties tab of the Storage Operation dialog box ...................... 662
Window tab of the Storage Operation dialog box ......................... 666
Creating a new window for a storage lifecycle policy
operation ...................................................................... 668
Excluding days from a window for a storage lifecycle policy
operation ...................................................................... 669
Storage lifecycle policy validation dialog box .................................... 670
Storage lifecycle policy Validation Report tab .................................... 671

Chapter 18 Using a storage lifecycle policy to create multiple

copies ............................................................................ 673
About writing multiple copies using a storage lifecycle policy ................ 673
How the order of the operations determines the copy order ................. 674
About ensuring successful copies using lifecycles ............................. 674

Chapter 19 Storage lifecycle policy versions ................................. 676

About storage lifecycle policy versions ............................................ 676

Storage lifecycle changes and versioning ........................................ 677
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When changes to storage lifecycle policies become effective ............... 678

Deleting old storage lifecycle policy versions .................................... 679

Section 5 Configuring backups .............................................. 681

Chapter 20 Creating backup policies ............................................... 682

About the Policies utility ............................................................... 683

Planning for policies .................................................................... 685
Windows example of one client in multiple policies ...................... 687
Policy attributes that affect how clients are grouped in
policies ......................................................................... 688
About Microsoft DSFR backups ............................................... 689
Creating a backup policy .............................................................. 692
Adding or changing schedules in a policy ........................................ 694
Changing multiple policies at one time ............................................ 695
Copying or moving policy items to another policy ............................... 696
Copying a policy to create a new policy ........................................... 697
Copying a schedule into the same policy or different policy .................. 698
Deleting schedules, backup selections, or clients from a policy ............. 698
Policy Attributes tab .................................................................... 699
Policy type (policy attribute) .................................................... 700
Data classifications (policy attribute) ......................................... 703
Policy storage (policy attribute) ................................................ 704
Policy volume pool (policy attribute) .......................................... 707
Take checkpoints every __ minutes (policy attribute) .................... 709
Limit jobs per policy (policy attribute) ........................................ 712
Job priority (policy attribute) .................................................... 714
Media Owner (policy attribute) ................................................. 715
Go into effect at (policy attribute) .............................................. 715
Follow NFS (policy attribute) ................................................... 716
Backup Network Drives (policy attribute) .................................... 717
Cross mount points (policy attribute) ......................................... 719
Compression (policy attribute) ................................................. 723
Encryption (policy attribute) ..................................................... 725
Collect disaster recovery information for Bare Metal Restore (policy
attribute) ....................................................................... 727
Collect true image restore information (policy attribute) with and
without move detection .................................................... 727
Allow multiple data streams (policy attribute) .............................. 731
Disable client-side deduplication (policy attribute) ........................ 735
Enable granular recovery (policy attribute) ................................. 735
Use Accelerator (policy attribute) ............................................. 736
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Enable optimized backup of Windows deduplicated volumes ......... 756

Keyword phrase (policy attribute) ............................................. 759
Snapshot Client and Replication Director (policy attributes) ........... 760
Perform block level incremental backups (policy attributes) ........... 760
Use Replication Director (policy attributes) ................................. 760
Perform snapshot backups (policy attributes) .............................. 762
Microsoft Exchange Attributes (policy attributes) ......................... 762
Schedules tab ............................................................................ 762
Schedule Attributes tab ................................................................ 763
Name (schedule attribute) ...................................................... 764
Type of backup (schedule attribute) .......................................... 764
Synthetic backup (schedule attribute) ........................................ 773
Accelerator forced rescan option (schedule attribute) ................... 774
Calendar (schedule attribute) .................................................. 776
Frequency (schedule attribute) ................................................ 776
Instant Recovery (schedule attribute) ........................................ 778
Multiple copies (schedule attribute) ........................................... 779
Override policy storage (schedule attribute) ................................ 783
Override policy volume pool (schedule attribute) ......................... 784
Override media owner (schedule attribute) ................................. 784
Retention (schedule attribute) .................................................. 785
Media multiplexing (schedule attribute) ...................................... 788
Start Window tab ........................................................................ 795
Adding, changing, or deleting a time window in a policy
schedule ....................................................................... 795
Example of schedule duration ................................................. 798
Excluding days from a schedule ..................................................... 799
Include Dates tab ........................................................................ 800
Calendar scheduling with the Include Dates tab .......................... 800
How NetBackup determines which schedule to run next ..................... 801
About schedule windows that span midnight ..................................... 804
How open schedules affect calendar-based and frequency-based
schedules ........................................................................... 805
Creating an open schedule in the NetBackup Administration
Console ........................................................................ 808
Runtime considerations that affect backup frequency ................... 809
About the Clients tab ................................................................... 810
Adding or changing clients in a policy ........................................ 810
Installing client software on secure and trusting UNIX clients ......... 812
Browse for Hyper-V virtual machines ........................................ 814
Backup Selections tab ................................................................. 814
Adding backup selections to a policy ......................................... 816
Verifying the Backup Selections list .......................................... 818
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How to reduce backup time ..................................................... 821

Pathname rules for Windows client backups ............................... 822
Pathname rules for Windows disk image (raw) backups ................ 825
Pathname rules for Windows registry backups ............................ 826
About hard links to files and directories ..................................... 827
Pathname rules for UNIX client backups .................................... 829
Pathname rules for the clients that run extension products ............ 837
About the directives on the Backup Selections list ....................... 837
Files that are excluded from backups by default .......................... 850
About excluding files from automatic backups ............................. 851
Files that are excluded by Microsoft Windows Backup .................. 852
VMware Policy tab ...................................................................... 852
Hyper-V Policies tab .................................................................... 854
Disaster Recovery tab ................................................................. 856
Adding policies to the Critical Policies list of a catalog backup
policy ........................................................................... 859
Creating a Vault policy ................................................................. 859
Performing manual backups ......................................................... 861
Active Directory granular backups and recovery ................................ 862
System requirements for Active Directory granular NetBackup
backups and recovery ..................................................... 862
Creating a policy that allows Active Directory granular
restores ........................................................................ 863
Restoring Active Directory objects ............................................ 864
Troubleshooting granular restore issues .................................... 866

Chapter 21 Synthetic backups ........................................................... 869

About synthetic backups .............................................................. 869

Recommendations for synthetic backups and restores ....................... 870
Synthetic full backups .................................................................. 873
Synthetic cumulative incremental backups ....................................... 875
Schedules that must appear in a policy for synthetic backups .............. 877
Adding clients to a policy for synthetic backups ................................. 877
Change journal and synthesized backups ........................................ 878
True image restore and synthesized backups ................................... 878
Displaying synthetic backups in the Activity Monitor ........................... 878
Logs produced during synthetic backups ......................................... 879
Synthetic backups and directory and file attributes ............................. 879
Using the multiple copy synthetic backups method ............................ 880
Configuring multiple copy synthetic backups ............................... 881
Configuration variables for multiple copy synthetic backups ........... 882
Multiple copy synthetic backups configuration examples ............... 883
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Optimized synthetic backups ......................................................... 884

Optimized synthetic backups for deduplication .................................. 884

Chapter 22 Protecting the NetBackup catalog .............................. 885

About the NetBackup catalog ........................................................ 885

Parts of the NetBackup catalog ...................................................... 886
About the NetBackup relational database .................................. 888
About the NetBackup image database ...................................... 892
About the catalog backup of cloud configuration files .................... 894
Protecting the NetBackup catalog .................................................. 895
About catalog backups .......................................................... 896
Using the Catalog Backup Wizard to configure a catalog
backup ......................................................................... 897
Using the Policy Configuration Wizard to configure a catalog
backup ......................................................................... 900
Configuring a catalog backup manually ..................................... 902
Backing up NetBackup catalogs manually .................................. 904
Concurrently running catalog backups with other backups ............. 905
About catalog policy schedules ................................................ 905
How catalog incrementals and standard backups interact on
UNIX ............................................................................ 906
Determining whether or not a catalog backup succeeded .............. 906
Strategies that ensure successful NetBackup catalog
backups ........................................................................ 907
Recovering the catalog ................................................................ 907
Disaster recovery emails and the disaster recovery file ....................... 907
Archiving the catalog and restoring from the catalog archive ................ 908
Creating a catalog archiving policy ........................................... 911
Catalog archiving commands .................................................. 912
Catalog archiving considerations ............................................. 914
Extracting images from the catalog archives ............................... 915
Estimating catalog space requirements ........................................... 915
NetBackup file size considerations on UNIX systems ................... 917
About the binary catalog format ............................................... 917
Moving the image catalog ....................................................... 917
About image catalog compression ............................................ 920

Chapter 23 About the NetBackup relational database ................ 924

About the NetBackup relational database (NBDB) installation .............. 924
About NetBackup master server installed directories and
files .............................................................................. 927
About the NetBackup configuration entry ................................... 936
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Sybase SQL Anywhere server management .............................. 937

Sybase SQL Anywhere and clustered environments .................... 938
Using the NetBackup Database Administration utility on Windows ........ 938
About the General tab of the NetBackup Database Administration
utility ............................................................................ 940
About the Tools tab of the NetBackup Database Administration
utility ............................................................................ 944
Using the NetBackup Database Administration utility on UNIX ............. 950
About the Select/Restart Database and Change Password menu
options ......................................................................... 952
About the Database Space and Memory Management menu
options ......................................................................... 953
About the Database Validation Check and Rebuild menu
options ......................................................................... 955
About the Move Database menu options ................................... 956
About the Unload Database menu options ................................. 957
About the Backup and Restore Database menu options ................ 958
Post-installation tasks .................................................................. 959
Changing the NetBackup database password ............................. 959
Moving NBDB database files after installation ............................. 961
Adding a mirrored transaction log ............................................. 963
Creating the NBDB database manually ..................................... 964
About backup and recovery procedures .......................................... 967
Database transaction log ........................................................ 967
About catalog recovery .......................................................... 968
Commands for backing up and recovering the relational
databases ..................................................................... 968
About the catalog backup process ............................................ 970
Unloading the NetBackup database ................................................ 971
Terminating database connections ................................................. 972
Moving the NetBackup database from one host to another .................. 974

Chapter 24 Managing backup images ............................................. 975

About the Catalog utility ............................................................... 975

About searching for backup images ................................................ 976
Verifying backup images .............................................................. 979
Viewing job results ...................................................................... 979
Promoting a copy to a primary copy ................................................ 980
Duplicating backup images ........................................................... 982
Multiplexed duplication considerations ...................................... 987
Jobs that appear while making multiple copies ............................ 988
Expiring backup images ............................................................... 988
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About importing backup images ..................................................... 989

About importing expired images ............................................... 989
Importing backup images ....................................................... 990

Section 6 Configuring replication ......................................... 992

Chapter 25 About NetBackup replication ........................................ 993

About NetBackup replication ......................................................... 993
About NetBackup Auto Image Replication ........................................ 994
One-to-many Auto Image Replication model ............................... 996
Cascading Auto Image Replication model .................................. 996
About the domain relationship for replication .............................. 999
About the replication topology for Auto Image Replication ............ 1000
Viewing the replication topology for Auto Image Replication ......... 1002
About trusted master servers for Auto Image Replication ............. 1007
About the storage lifecycle policies required for Auto Image
Replication .................................................................. 1008
Using NetBackup Access Control (NBAC) with Auto Image
Replication .................................................................. 1013
Auto Image Replication setup overview ................................... 1014
How to resolve volume changes for Auto Image Replication ......... 1015
Removing or replacing replication relationships in an Auto Image
Replication configuration ................................................ 1018
About restoring from a backup at a target master domain ............ 1032
Reporting on Auto Image Replication jobs ................................ 1033
About NetBackup Replication Director ........................................... 1034

Section 7 Monitoring and reporting ................................... 1036

Chapter 26 Monitoring NetBackup activity .................................... 1037
About the Activity Monitor ........................................................... 1037
Setting Activity Monitor options .................................................... 1039
About the Jobs tab .................................................................... 1041
Viewing job details in the Activity Monitor ................................. 1042
Showing or hiding column heads in the Activity Monitor ............... 1043
Monitoring the detailed status of a selected job in the Activity
Monitor ....................................................................... 1043
Deleting completed jobs in the Activity Monitor .......................... 1043
Canceling a job that has not completed in the Activity
Monitor ....................................................................... 1044
Restarting a failed (completed) job in the Activity Monitor ............ 1044
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Suspending restore or backup jobs in the Activity Monitor ............ 1044

Resuming suspended or incomplete jobs in the Activity
Monitor ....................................................................... 1045
Printing job list information in the Activity Monitor ....................... 1045
Exporting Activity Monitor data to a text file ............................... 1045
Printing job detail information ................................................. 1046
Copying Activity Monitor text to a file ....................................... 1046
Changing the Job Priority dynamically from the Activity
Monitor ....................................................................... 1046
About the Daemons tab .............................................................. 1047
Using the nbrbutil utility to configure the NetBackup Resource
Broker ........................................................................ 1053
Types of NetBackup daemons ............................................... 1058
Monitoring NetBackup daemons ............................................ 1058
Starting or stopping a daemon ............................................... 1058
Displaying all media servers in the Activity Monitor ..................... 1059
About the Processes tab ............................................................. 1059
Monitoring NetBackup processes in the Process Details dialog
box ............................................................................ 1064
About the Drives tab .................................................................. 1065
Monitoring tape drives .......................................................... 1066
Cleaning tape drives from the Activity Monitor ........................... 1066
About the Error Logs tab ............................................................. 1067
About the jobs database ............................................................. 1067
Changing the default bpdbjobs_options values .......................... 1068
About the BPDBJOBS_OPTIONS environment variable .............. 1069
bpdbjobs command line options ............................................. 1071
Enabling the bpdbjobs debug log ........................................... 1071
About the Device Monitor ............................................................ 1072
About media mount errors ........................................................... 1073
About pending requests and actions ............................................. 1073
About pending requests for storage units ................................. 1074
Resolving a pending request ................................................. 1075
Resolving a pending action ................................................... 1076
Resubmitting a request ........................................................ 1076
Denying a request ............................................................... 1077

Chapter 27 Reporting in NetBackup ............................................... 1078

About the Reports utility ............................................................. 1078

Running a report ....................................................................... 1081
Copying report text to another document ........................................ 1082
Saving or exporting a report ........................................................ 1083
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Printing a report ........................................................................ 1083

Chapter 28 Using the Logging Assistant ....................................... 1084

About the Logging Assistant ........................................................ 1084

Logging Assistant sequence of operation ....................................... 1086
Viewing the Logging Assistant records .......................................... 1088
Viewing the details of a Logging Assistant record ............................. 1088
Adding a new Logging Assistant record ......................................... 1092
Deleting a Logging Assistant record .............................................. 1094
Setting up debug logging ............................................................ 1095
Set minimum debug logging ........................................................ 1099
Disabling debug logging ............................................................. 1100
Collecting debug logs ................................................................ 1101
Collecting nbsu output ............................................................... 1105

Section 8 Administering NetBackup ................................. 1108

Chapter 29 Management topics ....................................................... 1109

Configuring the NetBackup Client Service ...................................... 1109

NetBackup naming conventions ................................................... 1110
Wildcard use in NetBackup ......................................................... 1111
Wildcard characters in backup selections for an NDMP policy ............ 1113

Chapter 30 Accessing a remote server .......................................... 1117

Prerequisites for accessing a remote server ................................... 1117
Allow access to another server .............................................. 1117
Authorize users of one server to access another server .............. 1119
Accessing remote servers ........................................................... 1120
Troubleshooting remote server administration ................................. 1121

Chapter 31 Using the NetBackup Remote Administration

Console ....................................................................... 1123
About the NetBackup Remote Administration Console ...................... 1124
About authorizing NetBackup users .............................................. 1127
Authorization file (auth.conf) characteristics .................................... 1128
About authorizing nonroot users for specific applications ................... 1130
About authorizing specific tasks in the Backup, Archive, and Restore
user interface ..................................................................... 1131
About authorizing users on a Windows NetBackup server ................. 1132
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Restricting access to the NetBackup Administration Console on

Windows ........................................................................... 1133
Run-time configuration options for the NetBackup Administration
Console ............................................................................ 1133
FIREWALL_IN .................................................................... 1134
FORCE_IPADDR_LOOKUP .................................................. 1135
INITIAL_MEMORY, MAX_MEMORY ....................................... 1136
MEM_USE_WARNING ........................................................ 1137
NBJAVA_CLIENT_PORT_WINDOW ....................................... 1137
NBJAVA_CORBA_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT .................................. 1138
NBJAVA_CORBA_LONG_TIMEOUT ...................................... 1138
PBX_PORT ....................................................................... 1139
VNETD_PORT ................................................................... 1139
About improving NetBackup performance ...................................... 1139
About running the NetBackup Administration Console locally ....... 1140
About running a console locally and administering a remote
server ......................................................................... 1140
Enhancing console performance ............................................ 1141
Determining better performance when the console is run locally
or uses remote display back ............................................ 1142
About adjusting time zones in the NetBackup Administration
console ............................................................................. 1143
Adjusting the time zone in the NetBackup Administration Console
or the Backup, Archive, and Restore console ...................... 1144
Configuring a custom time zone in the NetBackup Administration
Console or the Backup, Archive, and Restore console .......... 1144

Chapter 32 Alternate server restores ............................................. 1146

About alternate server restores .................................................... 1146

About supported configurations for alternate server restores .............. 1147
About performing alternate server restores ..................................... 1148
About modifying the NetBackup catalogs ................................. 1149
Overriding the original server for restores ................................. 1150
About enabling automatic failover to an alternate server .............. 1152
Expiring and importing media for alternate server restores ........... 1153

Chapter 33 Managing client backups and restores .................... 1155

About server-directed restores ..................................................... 1155
About client-redirected restores .................................................... 1156
About restore restrictions ...................................................... 1157
Allowing all clients to perform redirected restores ....................... 1157
Allowing a single client to perform redirected restores ................. 1158
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Allowing redirected restores of a specific client’s files ................. 1158

Examples of redirected restores ............................................. 1159
About restoring the files that have Access Control Lists (ACLs) .......... 1164
About setting the original atime for files during restores on UNIX ......... 1166
Restoring the System State ......................................................... 1166
About the backup and restore of compressed files on VxFS file
systems ............................................................................ 1169
About backups and restores on ReFS ........................................... 1170

Chapter 34 Powering down and rebooting NetBackup

servers ......................................................................... 1171
Powering down and rebooting NetBackup servers ........................... 1171
Shutting down and starting up all NetBackup services and
daemons ........................................................................... 1172
Rebooting a NetBackup server .................................................... 1173
Rebooting a NetBackup media server ........................................... 1173
About displaying active processes with bpps on UNIX ...................... 1174
About displaying robotic processes with vmps on UNIX ..................... 1175

Chapter 35 About Granular Recovery Technology ..................... 1176

About installing and configuring Network File System (NFS) for Active
Directory Granular Recovery ................................................. 1176
About configuring Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows
2012 and Windows 2012 R2 ................................................. 1177
Enabling Services for Network File System (NFS) on a Windows
2012 or Windows 2012 R2 media server ............................ 1178
Enabling Services for Network File System (NFS) on a Windows
2012 or Windows 2012 R2 client ...................................... 1182
About configuring Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows
2008 and Windows 2008 R2 ................................................. 1185
Enabling Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows
2008 or Windows 2008 R2 .............................................. 1187
Disabling the Client for NFS on the media server ....................... 1189
Disabling the Server for NFS ................................................. 1191
Configuring a UNIX media server and Windows clients for backups
and restores that use Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) ........ 1193
Configuring a different network port for NBFSD ............................... 1194

Index ................................................................................................................ 1195

 Section 1
About NetBackup

■ Chapter 1. Introducing NetBackup interfaces

■ Chapter 2. Administering NetBackup licenses

 Chapter 1
Introducing NetBackup
interfaces
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ About NetBackup

■ NetBackup documentation

■ About NetBackup administration interfaces

■ Using the NetBackup Administration Console

■ NetBackup configuration wizards

■ Running the Troubleshooter

About NetBackup
NetBackup provides a complete, flexible data protection solution for a variety of
platforms. The platforms include Windows, UNIX, and Linux systems.
NetBackup administrators can set up periodic or calendar-based schedules to
perform automatic, unattended backups for clients across a network. An
administrator can carefully schedule backups to achieve systematic and complete
backups over a period of time, and optimize network traffic during off-peak hours.
The backups can be full or incremental: Full backups back up all indicated client
files, while incremental backups back up only the files that have changed since the
last backup.
The NetBackup administrator can allow users to back up, restore, or archive the
files from their computer. (An archive operation backs up a file, then deletes it from
the local disk if the backup is successful.)
NetBackup includes both the server and the client software as follows:
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About NetBackup

■ Server software resides on the computer that manages the storage devices.
■ Client software resides on computer(s) that contain data to back up. (Servers
also contain client software and can be backed up.)
Figure 1-1 shows an example of a NetBackup storage domain.

Figure 1-1 NetBackup storage domain example

NetBackup
master server

Media servers

SAN

OpenStorage
Media Manager tape Storage unit disk pool
storage unit

NetBackup
clients

NetBackup accommodates multiple servers that work together under the

administrative control of one NetBackup master server in the following ways:
■ The master server manages backups, archives, and restores. The master server
is responsible for media and device selection for NetBackup. Typically, the
master server contains the NetBackup catalog. The catalog contains the internal
databases that contain information about NetBackup backups and configuration.
■ Media servers provide additional storage by allowing NetBackup to use the
storage devices that are attached to them. Media servers can also increase
performance by distributing the network load. Media servers can also be referred
to by using the following terms:
■ Device hosts (when tape devices are present)
■ Storage servers (when I/O is directly to disk)
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NetBackup documentation

■ Data movers (when data is sent to independent, external disk devices like
OpenStorage appliances)

During a backup or archive, the client sends backup data across the network to a
NetBackup server. The NetBackup server manages the type of storage that is
specified in the backup policy.
During a restore, users can browse, then select the files and directories to recover.
NetBackup finds the selected files and directories and restores them to the disk on
the client.

NetBackup documentation
For a complete list of NetBackup technical documents for each supported release,
see the NetBackup release notes, Administration, Installation, Troubleshooting,
Getting Started, and Solutions Guides page at the following URL:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332
The documents are in Adobe® Portable Document Format (PDF), viewable with
the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Download the reader from http://www.adobe.com.
Veritas assumes no responsibility for the installation and use of the reader.
The NetBackup landing page on the Veritas Support website contains a list of helpful
how-to and product alert topics.

About NetBackup administration interfaces

NetBackup can be administered with several interfaces. The best choice depends
on personal preference and the workstation that is available to the administrator.
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About NetBackup administration interfaces

Table 1-1 NetBackup administration interfaces

Name of Description
interface

NetBackup The NetBackup Administration Console is the recommended interface and is the interface
Administration referred to by most procedures and examples in the documentation.
Console
Veritas recommends that you run the NetBackup Administration Console on the master server
to configure and manage the storage devices on all of your media servers.

Multiple base versions of the NetBackup Administration Console are installed when you install
the server software. Select the version of the console that is compatible with the NetBackup server
that you want to administer.

See “Administering remote servers of different versions” on page 38.

To start the NetBackup Administration Console

■ On Windows, select NetBackup 8.0 Administration Console from the Start menu.
■ On UNIX, run the jnbSA command.

Note: To log in to any NetBackup Administration Console, your login credentials must be
authenticated from the connecting master or media server. This authentication occurs whether or
not NetBackup Access Control (NBAC) is in use.

Character-based, Run the tpconfig command to start a character-based, menu interface for device management.
menu interface
Use the tpconfig interface from any terminal (or terminal emulation window) that has a termcap
or a terminfo definition.

Command line NetBackup commands are available on both Windows and UNIX platforms. Enter NetBackup
commands at the system prompt or use the commands in scripts.

All NetBackup administrator programs and commands require root or administrator user privileges
by default.

See “About authorizing nonroot users for specific applications” on page 1130.

For complete information on all NetBackup commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

To view the commands online, use the UNIX man command.

Note: If there is more than one NetBackup server, the NetBackup Administration
Console can be run on more than one server at one time. However, if more than
one administrator makes changes to the configuration, the results are unpredictable.

See “Using the NetBackup Administration Console” on page 39.

See “Administering remote servers of different versions” on page 38.
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About setting up the NetBackup Administration Console on UNIX

NetBackup provides two Java-based administration consoles through which the
administrator can manage NetBackup. The consoles can be run on either of the
following systems:
■ Directly on a supported Java-capable UNIX computer by running
/usr/openv/java/jnbSA &
The jnbSA command is described in the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.
Use the -r command to connect to the compatible version of the console for
the server that you want to administer.
■ On a Windows computer that has the NetBackup Administration Console
installed.
From the multiple versions of consoles installed, select the version of the console
that is compatible with the NetBackup server that you want to administer.
Startup procedures and configuration information is explained in the following topics.

Setting up a CDE for the NetBackup interfaces on UNIX

Always set the window manager so that a window becomes active only when clicked.
The NetBackup interfaces do not run properly with auto-focus enabled. Auto-focus
causes a window to become active when the pointer moves over the window.
The following are general instructions for correctly setting up the focus on a CDE
(Common Desktop Environment) window manager. CDE is the preferred window
manager for NetBackup applications.
The NetBackup host that is specified on the login dialog box and the computer
where you start the NetBackup Administration Console must run the same
NetBackup version.
The NetBackup Administration Console supports remote X Windows display
only between same-platform systems. For example, assume that you are on a
Solaris system named system1 and the NetBackup software is on a Solaris system
named system2. Here, you can display the interface on system1 by performing
rlogin to system2. Then run jnbSA -d system1. However, if system2 was an HP
system, you could display jnbSA only directly on system2.
In addition, the system where the console appears must run a version of the
operating system that the console supports. Refer to the NetBackup release notes
for supported versions, including any required release updates.
The jnbSA command is described in the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide.
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To set up a CDE (Common Desktop Environment) for NetBackup interfaces

1 On the front panel in the CDE window, click the Style Manager control icon.
2 On the Style Manager toolbar, click the Window control icon.
3 In the Style Manager-Window dialog box, click Click In Window To Make
Active.
4 Click OK.
5 Click OK when prompted to Restart the Workspace Manager.

Logging in to the NetBackup Administration Console

Use the NetBackup Administration Console to administer Windows or UNIX
computers.
To start the NetBackup Administration Console
1 On a Windows host where the NetBackup Administration Console is installed
and configured, select Start > Programs > Veritas NetBackup > NetBackup
8.0 Administration Console.
On a UNIX computer, use the jnbSA command:
/usr/openv/java/jnbSA &

2 The logon screen for the NetBackup Administration Console displays the
host name. Log into another server by typing the name of another host in the
Host name field. Or, select a host name from the drop-down list.
If the server you enter is a media server or client, the media server or client
must have a security certificate installed.
See “About security certificates for NetBackup hosts” on page 45.
3 In the login screen, type your user name and password. To log into a Windows
server, enter both the domain of the server and the user name as follows:

domain_name\user_name

The domain_name specifies the domain of the NetBackup host. If the host is
not a member of a domain, the domain_name is not required.
4 Click Login to log into the NetBackup application server program on the
specified server. The interface program continues to communicate through the
server that is specified in the logon screen for the remainder of the current
session.
The default host is the last host that was successfully logged into. The
drop-down list contains the names of other hosts that have been logged into.
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To log in to the application server using Windows Active Directory credentials, click
the Use Active Directory login credentials check box. By enabling the option,
you can bypass the authentication that is required using the user name and can
enable Single Sign-on (SSO).
Users with administrative as well as non-administrative privileges can use Single
Sign-on. The user with administrative privileges needs to right-click and select the
Run as administrator option while launching the NetBackup Administration
Console. Selecting this option enables the user to view the console with
administrative privileges.
Note the following points about SSO:
■ The SSO option is available only when both the NetBackup master server and
the NetBackup client are Windows hosts.
■ After the first successful login using SSO, the Use Active Directory login
credentials check box remains in the enabled state for the next login attempt
on the same server for the same client. This behavior is applicable for successful
SSO login instance for each master server.
■ The NetBackup Administration Console on a UNIX master server does not
show the check box to use the Active Directory credentials.
■ UNIX hosts can log in to the application server using the user name-based
authentication.
See “User Account Settings properties” on page 259.

Notes about using the NetBackup Administration Console

■ Veritas recommends that after you install or upgrade NetBackup server software,
you should uninstall older versions of the NetBackup Remote Administration
Console present on the host. If the native NetBackup Administration Console
for Windows is present, it is automatically uninstalled when you install or upgrade
the NetBackup server software.
■ Multiple base versions of the NetBackup Administration Console are installed
when you install NetBackup server software.
■ To upgrade any of the multiple versions of consoles to a patch, you must first
install the base version of the Remote Administration Console. Use the installer
of the base version to install the Remote Administration Console. You must then
upgrade to the corresponding required patch of the Remote Administration
Console.
Upgrading directly to a patch version of the NetBackup Administration Console
from multiple versions of the consoles is not supported.
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■ The NetBackup Administration Console is best viewed at a screen resolution

of 1280 X 1024 or higher. The minimum supported screen resolution to use the
console is 1024 X 768.
■ The NetBackup Administration Console does not support user-defined
characters (UDC) and vendor-defined characters (VDC) because of the
implementation of Java’s encoding converters.
■ On non-English versions of Windows and UNIX systems, the NetBackup
Administration Console may display non-US ASCII characters incorrectly.
This issue can lead to functional failures.
This issue results from a character encoding mismatch between the NetBackup
server and the NetBackup Administration Console. For a detailed description
of the configuration, refer to the following tech note on the Veritas Support
website:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/TECH75745
■ To use the NetBackup Administration Console on a Windows computer, the
Microsoft Windows UAC (User Access Control) feature must be disabled. See
the following link for instructions:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/turn-user-account-control-on-off#1TC=windows-7
Figure 1-2 shows the selection to install only the NetBackup Administration
Console.
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Figure 1-2 Selection on the installation panel to install only the NetBackup
Administration Console

See “Accessing remote servers” on page 1120.

Administering remote servers of different versions

The NetBackup server installation provides multiple versions of the NetBackup
Administration Console to administer remote servers of different versions. When
starting the Administration Console, select the version of the console that is
compatible with the NetBackup server that you want to administer.
Alternatively, from the command line, you can use the jnbSA command with the -r
option to launch the console. For example, to connect to a 7.7 master server from
a 8.0 UNIX master server, enter the following command on the 8.0 master server:
./jnbSA -r 7.7

If no -r option is specified, the default is the NetBackup version of the current

master server.
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Note: To log on to any NetBackup Administration Console, your logon credentials

must be authenticated from the connecting master or media server. This requirement
is true whether or not NetBackup Access Control (NBAC) is in use.

Backward compatibility with triple-dot versions

The NetBackup Administration Console is backward-compatible between a patch
release (x.x.x.x) and a major (x.x) or minor release (x.x.x) that shares the same
first and second digits.
For example, the 7.6.1.2 console is compatible with a 7.6 master server. However,
a NetBackup 7.6.1.2 console cannot administer a 7.5.0.7 master server. See
Figure 1-3 for various examples.

Figure 1-3 Examples of supported and unsupported back-level console

configurations

7.7.3 7.6.1.2 7.6.1.2 7.5.0.7 7.1.0.7

Yes Yes No Yes No

7.7 7.6 7.5.0.7 7.5 7.5

See “Accessing remote servers” on page 1120.

Using the NetBackup Administration Console

The NetBackup Administration Console provides a graphical user interface
through which the administrator can manage NetBackup. It runs on both the
Windows and the UNIX platforms.
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Figure 1-4 NetBackup Administration Console

2 3
4

9 11

10

Table 1-2 NetBackup Administration Console description

Item Description

1 The name of the currently selected master server.

The information in the NetBackup Administration Console applies to this server only.
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Table 1-2 NetBackup Administration Console description (continued)

Item Description

2 By default, the console displays a toolbar that contains the following options that provide shortcuts for menu
commands:

■ Launch a new instance of the NetBackup Console

■ Navigational options: Back, Forward, Up one level
■ Hide or show the tree in the left pane
■ Export text in the selected table
■ Preview Printing and Print
■ Troubleshoot (launches the Troubleshooter)
■ LiveUpdate (create or run a LiveUpdate policy)
■ Copy to Clipboard
■ Lock the console
■ Unlock users

To display or hide the standard NetBackup toolbar, click View > Toolbar.

3 Login Activity

Displays the information about the current user's successful and unsuccessful login attempts, and the password
expiration date.

4 Backup, Archive, and Restore

Administrators can use the Backup, Archive, and Restore utility to back up, archive, and restore files,
directories, and the formatted raw partitions that reside on the computer that is currently selected. Files can
be restored at any time. However, files can be backed up or archived only during the time periods that the
administrator defines within a schedule for user backups. Users can view the progress and final status of the
operations performed.
Note: An archive is a special type of backup. During an archive, NetBackup first backs up the selected files,
then deletes the files from the local disk if the backup is successful. In this manual, references to backups also
apply to the backup portion of archive operations (except where otherwise noted).

Documentation for the NetBackup client is available as online Help from the Backup, Archive, and Restore
interface.

5 Activity Monitor

Displays the NetBackup job information. The Activity Monitor provides the control over the jobs, services,
processes, and drives.

See “About the Activity Monitor” on page 1037.

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Table 1-2 NetBackup Administration Console description (continued)

Item Description

6 NetBackup Management

The NetBackup Management contains many of the utilities to manage NetBackup:

Reports

Use to compile information to verify, manage, and troubleshoot NetBackup operations.

See “About the Reports utility” on page 1078.

Policies

Use to create and specify the backup policies that define the rules for backing up a group of clients.

For example, the backup policy specifies when automatic backups occur for the clients that are specified in
the policy. The backup policy also specifies whether users can perform their own backups and when. The
administrator can define any number of backup policies, each of which can apply to one or more clients. A
NetBackup client must belong to at least one backup policy to be backed up.

See “About the Policies utility” on page 683.

Storage

Use to configure storage units, storage unit groups, storage lifecycle policies (SLPs), and windows for secondary
operations in SLPs.

See “About the Storage utility” on page 562.

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Table 1-2 NetBackup Administration Console description (continued)

Item Description

Catalog

Use to create and configure a catalog backup, which is a special type of backup that NetBackup requires for
its own internal databases.

These databases, called the NetBackup catalog, are located on the NetBackup master and media server. The
catalog contains information on every client backup. Catalog backups are tracked separately from other backups
to ensure recovery in case of a server crash.
The Catalog utility is also used for the following actions:

■ To duplicate a backup image

■ To promote a backup image from a copy to the primary backup copy
■ To manually expire backup images
■ To import expired backup images or images from another NetBackup server
■ To search for a backup image to verify the contents of the media with what is recorded in the NetBackup
catalog

See “About the Catalog utility” on page 975.

Host Properties

Use to customize NetBackup configuration options. In most instances, no changes are necessary. However,
Host Properties lets the administrator customize NetBackup to meet specific site preferences and requirements
for master servers, media servers, and clients.

See “About the NetBackup Host Properties” on page 61.

Applications

Applications contains all discovered instances on SQL and Oracle clients and any manually added instances.
These instances are used to build an Oracle or a SQL Intelligent Policy.

For more information, see the NetBackup for Oracle Administrator’s Guide and the NetBackup for SQL Server
Administrator’s Guide.
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Table 1-2 NetBackup Administration Console description (continued)

Item Description

7 Media and Device Management

Contains the utilities for managing the media and devices that NetBackup uses to store backups:

Device Monitor

Manages the drives, device paths, and service requests for operators.

Media

Adds and manages removable media.

Devices

Adds, configures, and manages storage devices.

Credentials
Adds, removes, and manages logon credentials for the following:

■ NDMP hosts (requires the NetBackup for NDMP license).

■ Storage servers (requires a NetBackup Data Protection Optimization Option license).

Credentials appears only if one of these licenses is installed.

8 Security Management

Contains utilities to view login activity, to manage host ID-based certificates, and to manage NetBackup Access
Control.

Security Events

Use to view the login details about the current administrator and the user-initiated changes that are made to
certificates and tokens.

The Security Events utility consists of three tabs:

■ Access History
Note: NetBackup requires the bprd service to be running to display the audit details on the Access
History tab for the users who are logged in using the NetBackup Administration Console.
■ Certificate Events
■ Token Events

For more information about Security Events, see the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.

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Certificate Management

Use to set the security level for certificate deployment, to view and manage all certificates in the system.
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Table 1-2 NetBackup Administration Console description (continued)

Item Description

Access Management

NetBackup administrators can protect a NetBackup configuration by defining who may access NetBackup and
what functions a user group can perform. Access Management is enabled when NetBackup Product
Authentication and Authorization and NetBackup Access Control (NBAC) is configured.

For more information about NetBackup Access Control, see the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.

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9 Additional licensed utilities appear under the main NetBackup nodes.

10 Logging Assistant

The Logging Assistant is a tool that helps administrators configure, gather, and upload debug logs.

See “About the Logging Assistant” on page 1084.

11 The Details pane contains the configuration wizards and details specific to the utility that is selected.

Note: When any table is displayed in an active console window, users can enter
the search text directly on the keyboard. The text is searched within the first column
of the table and the content is highlighted.

See “About security certificates for NetBackup hosts” on page 45.

See “Configuring log files for the NetBackup Administration Console” on page 47.
The NetBackup Administration Console menus are described in the online Help.

About security certificates for NetBackup hosts

NetBackup uses security certificates for authentication of NetBackup hosts. The
NetBackup security certificates conform to the X.509 Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
standard. A master server acts as the Certificate Authority (CA) and issues security
certificates to hosts.
NetBackup provides two types of NetBackup host security certificates: Host ID-based
certificates and host name-based certificates. Host ID-based certificates are based
on Universally Unique Identifiers (UUID) that are assigned to each NetBackup host.
The NetBackup master server assigns these identifiers to the hosts.
Any security certificates that were generated before NetBackup 8.0 are now referred
to as host name-based certificates. NetBackup is in the process of replacing these
older certificates with newer host ID-based certificates. The transition will be
completed in future releases and the use of host name-based certificates will be
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eliminated. However, the transition is ongoing and NetBackup 8.0 continues to

require the older host name-based certificates for certain operations.
For more information about deployment, management, and usage of security
certificates, see the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.
Depending on the NetBackup host type and the certificate type, deployment of
certificates varies. Consider the following scenarios:

NetBackup master Host ID-based certificates and host name-based certificates are
server automatically deployed during NetBackup installation and upgrade.

Clustered NetBackup Host ID-based certificates and host name-based certificates may
master server not be automatically deployed on all nodes.

NetBackup media Depending on the settings on the master server, host ID-based
servers and clients certificates may be automatically deployed on media servers and
clients.

Host name-based certificates are manually deployed using the

command-line interface.

The following table lists the various scenarios that require NetBackup security
certificates to be deployed:

NetBackup master server NetBackup master server requires the host name-based
and the host ID-based certificates.

NetBackup Administration The host that you access using the NetBackup
Console Administration Console must have the host
name-based and the host ID-based certificates.

Java Backup, Archive, and The client that you access using the Java Backup,
Restore user interface Archive, and Restore user interface must have the host
ID-based certificate.

NetBackup Access Control If NBAC is enabled on a NetBackup host, the host must
(NBAC) have the host name-based certificate.

The certificate is automatically deployed when you enable

NBAC.

Cloud media server The NetBackup CloudStore Service Container requires

that the host name-based certificate be deployed on the
media server, else the Service Container cannot start.

See the NetBackup Cloud Administrator’s Guide.

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About the NetBackup Administration Console toolbar

Upon opening the NetBackup Administration Console, a standard toolbar appears
by default.
When each utility is selected, additional buttons appear on the toolbar, providing
shortcuts for menu commands. Slowly drag the pointer over a button to display a
button description label.
To display or hide the NetBackup toolbar, click View > Toolbar.

About customizing the NetBackup Administration Console

The View menu contains options to customize the NetBackup Administration
Console.
For example, the Options selection opens a series of tabs that contain various
configuration options for the different utilities.
Click Help for more information about the dialog box options.

Configuring log files for the NetBackup Administration Console

You can configure the logging options for the NetBackup Administration Console.

Caution Most of the logging options degrade NetBackup Administration Console

performance and may write large amounts of data to the log files, possibly
filling up the file system. Consider the following items that may help prevent
filling up the file system on which NetBackup is installed:
■ Use an environment variable named JNB_LOG as follows:
■ Set the variable to a log file pathname on a file system that has enough
space for the log files.
Delete the environment variable when you stop logging NetBackup
Administration Console information.
■ On UNIX, set the variable to /dev/tty. The /dev/tty setting writes
the log information to the console window.
■ On UNIX: Use the -l option to the jnbSA or jbpSA command to specify
one of the following settings:
■ To a log file pathname on a file system that has enough space for the
log file.
■ To /dev/tty. The /dev/tty setting writes the log information to
the console window.

The log file directories and names are described in a different topic.
See “NetBackup Administration Console log files” on page 49.
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To configure logging for the NetBackup Administration Console

1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, click View > Options to open
the Options dialog box.
2 Click the Logging tab.
3 Select the information that you want to write to the log file:

Enable command Enable this option to capture the output from the commands that
logs the NetBackup application server (bpjava-susvc) runs.

See “About the Processes tab” on page 1059.

Note: The output from each command instance is limited to 500
lines in the log file.

Enable command Enable this option to capture command-line activity into the log
line logs file. NetBackup writes information about the commands that reside
in the following directories:

■ Windows:
■ install_path\NetBackup\bin
■ install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd
■ install_path\Volmgr\bin
■ UNIX:
■ /usr/openv/netbackup/bin
■ /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd
■ /usr/openv/volmgr/bin

Note: The NetBackup Administration Console often uses APIs

and not the NetBackup commands to get data or update data. In
those cases, information is not written to the log file.

Add date and Enable this option to include a timestamp when NetBackup writes
timestamp to logs information to the log file.

Enable job try Enable this option to capture logging information from the
logs NetBackup Activity Monitor.

Verbosity Use this option to set the verbosity of the logs. Five (5) is the
highest logging level.

4 Click OK.
See “Using the NetBackup Administration Console” on page 39.
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NetBackup Administration Console log files

The NetBackup Administration Console writes information into log files in the
following directories:

Windows install_path\NetBackup\logs\user_ops\nbjlogs

For the NetBackup Remote Administration Console, the log files

are in the following directory:

install_path\NetBackup\Java\logs

UNIX /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/user_ops/nbjlogs

The log file names have the following format:

Windows jbp.yyyymmddthhtmmtssths.log

The log files always begin with jbp. The following items describe the
other components of the log file name:

■ yyyy: Year
■ mm: Month
■ dd: Day
■ thh: Hour
■ tmm: Minute
■ tss: Second
■ ths: Half-second

The following is an example:

jbp.201504149323710.log

UNIX jbp.`whoami`.gui.$$.log

The log files always begin with jbp. The following items describe the
other components of the log file name:

■ gui: Either jpbSA (Backup, Archive, and Restore interface) or

jnbSA (NetBackup Administration Console).
■ $$: The ID of the process for which log information was written when
the log file was created.

The following is an example:

jbp.root.jnbSA.6156.log

NetBackup creates a new log file when the current log file reaches a certain size.
The size varies depending on many factors. Those factors include the number of
jobs that are active, the amount of activity that the NetBackup Administration
Console performs, and others.
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Log file retention corresponds to the retention level that you can configure in the
master server host properties Logging screen.
See “Logging properties” on page 167.
See “Configuring log files for the NetBackup Administration Console” on page 47.

NetBackup configuration wizards

The easiest way to configure NetBackup is to use the configuration wizards available
in the NetBackup Administration Console. The wizards help configure the
properties of a NetBackup environment.
The wizard selection varies in the pane on the right, depending on which NetBackup
utility is selected in the left of the screen.

Table 1-3 Configuration wizards

Wizard Description

Getting Started Wizard Configures NetBackup for the first time. The wizard leads the user through the
necessary steps to a working NetBackup configuration.
The Getting Started Wizard is comprised of the following wizards, which can also
be run separately, outside of the Getting Started Wizard:

■ Device Configuration Wizard

■ Volume Configuration Wizard
■ Catalog Backup Wizard
■ Policy Configuration Wizard

Configure more advanced properties through the individual utilities.

Note: Do not use the Getting Started Wizard to configure policies for Replication
Director.

Device Configuration Wizard Click Configure Storage Devices to configure NetBackup to use robotic tape
libraries and tape drives.

Storage Server Configuration Click Configure Disk Storage Servers to create the servers that manage disk
Wizard storage.
The wizard appears if a NetBackup Data Protection Optimization Option license
is installed.

Cloud Storage Server Click Configure Cloud Storage Servers to add or configure a cloud provider.
Configuration Wizard
For more information, see the NetBackup Cloud Administrator's Guide.
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Table 1-3 Configuration wizards (continued)

Wizard Description

Disk Pool Configuration Wizard Click Configure Disk Pool to create pools of disk volumes for backup by one or
more media servers.

The wizard appears if a NetBackup Data Protection Optimization Option license

is installed.

Volume Configuration Wizard Click Configure Volumes to configure removable media to use for backups.

Catalog Backup Wizard Click Configure the Catalog Backup to set up catalog backups. Catalog backups
are essential to recover data in the case of a server failure or crash.

Policy Configuration Wizard Click Create a Policy to set up one of the policy types:

■ A policy to back up file systems, databases, or applications.

■ A policy to protect VMware or Hyper-V virtual machines.
■ A policy to back up NDMP hosts.
■ A policy to back up Oracle data.

Note: Do not use the Policy Configuration Wizard to configure policies for
Replication Director.

Import Images Wizard This wizard is available only on computers running Windows. Click Import Images
to import NetBackup images in a two-part process.

See “About importing backup images” on page 989.

Catalog Recovery Wizard Click Recover the Catalog to recover a catalog backup in a disaster recovery
situation.

For more information about NetBackup disaster recovery, see the NetBackup
Troubleshooting Guide.

Running the Troubleshooter

When a NetBackup job returns a status code, use the Troubleshooter to find a
description of the problem and a recommended solution. The Troubleshooter is
particularly useful for understanding the status of a job in the Activity Monitor or
in the Reports utility.
To run the Troubleshooter
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, do one of the following:
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To understand the status of a ■ In the left pane, click Activity Monitor.

job in the Activity Monitor ■ In the right pane, select the Jobs tab at the bottom
of the pane.
■ Select a job from the list.

To understand the status of a ■ In the left pane, expand NetBackup Management

job in a report > Reports.
■ In the left pane, click the name of the report you want
to run.
For some reports, you must first expand a report
group, and then click the name of the report.
■ In the right pane, click Run Report.
■ Select a job from the list that is generated.

To look up a status code Go to step 2.

2 Click Help > Troubleshooter.

The dialog box that appears describes the status code on the Problem tab.
Possible solutions can be found on the Troubleshoot tab. The Veritas Support
tab displays the web address of Veritas Support or the URL to a tech note that
addresses the specific error code.
3 If no explanation appears, enter a status code and click Lookup.
The Troubleshooter provides assistance for NetBackup codes only. Assistance
with Media and Device Management codes is available by using NetBackup
online Help and searching for the particular status code.
See “Viewing job details in the Activity Monitor” on page 1042.
See “About the Jobs tab” on page 1041.
See “Copying report text to another document” on page 1082.
See “Printing a report” on page 1083.
See “Saving or exporting a report” on page 1083.
 Chapter 2
Administering NetBackup
licenses
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ About administering NetBackup licenses

About administering NetBackup licenses

NetBackup license keys are added when the software is installed. Licenses can be
added later in the License Key dialog box for separately-priced options.

Note: Restart the NetBackup Administration Console after any license updates.

Note: Perform a manual catalog backup after the licenses are updated.
An immediate, manual catalog backup prevents stale licenses from being restored
in case a catalog restore is necessary before the next scheduled catalog backup.
See “Backing up NetBackup catalogs manually” on page 904.

Perform the following tasks from the NetBackup License Keys dialog box:

Accessing a license. Accessing licenses for a NetBackup server

Add a new license. Adding NetBackup licenses

Print a license. Printing NetBackup licenses

Delete a license. Deleting NetBackup licenses

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About administering NetBackup licenses

View the properties of one Viewing NetBackup license key properties

license.

Export the license list. Exporting NetBackup licenses

To access NetBackup licenses on a UNIX computer, use either the menu-driven

license utility (get_license_key.sh utility) or the bpminlicense command.
See the following topic for instructions:
Starting the NetBackup license utility on a UNIX computer

Accessing licenses for a NetBackup server

Use the following procedure to access licenses for a NetBackup server.
To access licenses for a NetBackup master or a media server
1 To view the licenses of the current server:
In the NetBackup Administration Console, select Help > License Keys.
To view the licenses of another server:
Select File > Change Server. Click OK to launch a new console. Enter the
host name of another server. Enter a user name and password and click Login.
In the new console, select Help > License Keys.
2 Select the license details to view as follows:

Summary of Displays a summary of the active features that are licensed on this
active licensed server. This view lists each feature and the number of instances of
features the feature that are licensed.

All registered Displays the details of the license keys that are registered on this
license keys server.
details This view lists the following:

■ Each license key

■ The server where the key is registered
■ When the key was registered
■ The features that the key provides

Adding NetBackup licenses

Use the following procedure to add NetBackup licenses to the selected server.
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About administering NetBackup licenses

To add a license to a server

1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, select Help > License Keys.
2 Click New.
3 Enter the license key and click Add or OK.
If you added a license on a computer, restart all of the NetBackup utilities and
the NetBackup Administration Console.
4 Perform a manual catalog backup after the licenses are updated.
An immediate, manual catalog backup prevents stale licenses from being
restored in case a catalog restore is necessary before the next scheduled
catalog backup.
See “Backing up NetBackup catalogs manually” on page 904.
You can add licenses to a different NetBackup server:
Select File > Change Server. Click OK to launch a new console. Enter the host
name of another server. Enter a user name and password and click Login. In the
new console, select Help > License Keys.

Printing NetBackup licenses

Use the following procedure to print the licenses that are installed on a NetBackup
server.
To print a list of NetBackup licenses
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, select Help > License Keys.
2 Click Print.
The printed information includes the following:
■ License key
■ Name of the host
■ Date the key was added
■ Name of the product
■ Name of the feature
■ Whether or not the license is valid
■ Expiration date for the license

Deleting NetBackup licenses

Use the following procedure to delete a license that is installed on a NetBackup
server.
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About administering NetBackup licenses

To delete a license
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, select Help > License Keys.
2 Select the license that you want to delete from the license key list. If the key
has more than one feature, all of the features are listed in the dialog box.
3 Click Delete.
4 Click OK or Yes to delete the key and all of the features that are associated
with the key. The license key cannot be restored.
If you deleted a license, restart all of the NetBackup utilities and the NetBackup
Administration Console.

Viewing NetBackup license key properties

Use the following procedure to view the properties of a NetBackup license.
To view the properties of a NetBackup license
◆ In the NetBackup Administration Console, select Help > License Keys.
Double-click on a license.

Exporting NetBackup licenses

Use the following procedure to export NetBackup licenses.
To export NetBackup licenses
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, select Help > License Keys.
2 Click Export.
3 Enter the path and the file name where you want all licenses to be exported.
4 Click Save.
The exported file contains a list of each license along with the following
information:
■ Name of the host
■ Date the license was added
■ Name of the product
■ Name of the feature
■ Whether or not the license is valid
■ Expiration date for the license
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About administering NetBackup licenses

Starting the NetBackup license utility on a UNIX computer

Use the following procedure to start the NetBackup license utility on a computer
running UNIX.
To start the NetBackup license utility on a computer running UNIX
1 From the command line, run
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/get_license_key

2 At the prompt, enter one of the following menu selections, then press Enter:
■ Type A to add a new license key, then type the license key at the prompt.
■ Type D to delete a license from the list, then type the license key at the
prompt.
■ Type F to list only the licenses that are currently active. Expired licenses
do not appear in this listing. Specify a local or a remote host.
■ Type L to list all registered licenses—active or inactive. Specify a local or
a remote host.
■ Type H for help on the License Key Utility.
■ Type q to quit the utility.
 Section 2
Configuring hosts

■ Chapter 3. Configuring Host Properties

■ Chapter 4. Configuring server groups

■ Chapter 5. Configuring host credentials

■ Chapter 6. Managing media servers

 Chapter 3
Configuring Host
Properties
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ About the NetBackup Host Properties

■ Access Control properties

■ Active Directory host properties

■ Bandwidth properties

■ Busy File Settings properties

■ Clean-up properties

■ Client Name properties

■ Client Attributes properties

■ Client Settings properties for UNIX clients

■ Client Settings properties for Windows clients

■ Cloud Storage properties

■ Credential Access properties

■ Data Classification properties

■ Default Job Priorities properties

■ Distributed application restore mapping properties

■ Encryption properties
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■ Enterprise Vault properties

■ Enterprise Vault Hosts properties

■ Exchange properties

■ Exclude Lists properties

■ Fibre Transport properties

■ Firewall properties

■ General Server properties

■ Global Attributes properties

■ Logging properties

■ Login Banner Configuration properties

■ Lotus Notes properties

■ Media properties

■ NDMP Global Credentials properties

■ Network properties

■ Network Settings properties

■ Port Ranges properties

■ Preferred Network properties

■ Resilient Network properties

■ Resource Limit properties

■ Restore Failover properties

■ Retention Periods properties

■ Scalable Storage properties

■ Servers properties

■ SharePoint properties

■ SLP Parameters properties

■ Throttle Bandwidth properties

■ Timeouts properties
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About the NetBackup Host Properties

■ Universal Settings properties

■ User Account Settings properties

■ UNIX Client properties

■ UNIX Server properties

■ VMware Access Hosts properties

■ Windows Client properties

■ Configuration options not found in the Host Properties

■ About using commands to change the configuration options on UNIX clients

and servers

■ Configuration options for NetBackup servers

■ Configuration options for NetBackup clients

About the NetBackup Host Properties

The configuration options within the Host Properties let an administrator customize
NetBackup to meet specific site preferences and requirements.
In most NetBackup environments, the Host Properties default settings provide
satisfactory results and can be left at the default setting.

Figure 3-1 Host Properties utility in the NetBackup Administration Console

2 4

5
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About the NetBackup Host Properties

Table 3-1 Host Properties utility

Number Description

1 The menu toolbar.

2 The standard NetBackup toolbar.

See “About the NetBackup Administration Console toolbar” on page 47.

3 The name of the currently selected master server.

4 The user toolbar is specific to the Host Properties utility.

By default, the Host Properties user toolbar includes the following buttons:

■ Select a host in the right pane and click Connect to connect to that host.
■ Select a host in the right pane and click Properties to view the properties of
that host.
See “Connecting to a host to view the host properties” on page 63.
■ Click Configure media server to name a media server and view its properties.
■ Click Configure Client to name a client and view its properties.

You can select which buttons appear on the user toolbar.

See “About the NetBackup Administration Console toolbar” on page 47.

5 The right pane of the Host Properties utility shows the type of hosts - Clients,
Master Server, and Media Server. Right-click in the right pane to view the shortcut
menu.

Generally, these options are configured in the NetBackup Administration Console,

under Host Properties. However, some options cannot be configured by using the
NetBackup Administration Console.
See “Configuration options not found in the Host Properties” on page 265.
To change the properties of another client or server, the NetBackup server where
you logged on using the NetBackup Administration Console must be in the
Servers list on the other system.
See “Servers properties” on page 233.
See “Allow access to another server” on page 1117.
For example, if you logged on to server_1 using the NetBackup Administration
Console and want to change a setting on client_2, client_2 must include server_1
in its Servers list.
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About the NetBackup Host Properties

Note: All updates to a destination host fail if Allow server file writes is not enabled
on the destination host. This property is located in the Universal Settings properties.
See “Universal Settings properties” on page 255.

Methods to set the NetBackup configuration options

A NetBackup administrator can use one of the following methods to read or set the
default configuration options or to change those options that do not appear in the
Host Properties:

Table 3-2 NetBackup Host Properties configuration methods

Method Description

NetBackup Administration Most properties are listed in the NetBackup Administration Console in the Host
Console interface Properties. To navigate to the various properties, select NetBackup Management >
Host Properties. Depending on the host to be configured, select Master Servers,
Media Servers, or Clients.

See “About the NetBackup Host Properties” on page 61.

Command line Use the nbgetconfig command or bpgetconfig command to obtain a list of
configuration entries. Then use nbsetconfig or bpsetconfig to change the options
as needed.

These commands update the appropriate configuration files on both Windows (registry)
and UNIX (bp.conf file) master servers and clients.

Use the nbemmcmd command to modify some options on hosts.

Detailed information on these commands is available in the NetBackup Commands

Reference Guide.

vm.conf file The vm.conf file contains configuration entries for media and device management.

See the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume II for more information.

Backup, Archive, and Administrators can specify configuration options for NetBackup clients.
Restore client interface
See the NetBackup Backup, Archive, and Restore Getting Started Guide.

Connecting to a host to view the host properties

The NetBackup Administration Console displays properties for NetBackup master
servers, media servers, and clients under Host Properties.
Use the following procedure to connect to and to view the host properties of a
master server, a media server, or a client.
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About the NetBackup Host Properties

To connect to and view host properties of master server, media server, or

client
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand NetBackup Management
> Host Properties.
2 In the left pane, select Master Servers, Media Servers, or Clients.
3 In the right pane, perform one of the following to connect to a host:
■ Highlight the host by selecting the row. The host is connected to after
approximately 3 seconds. If multiple rows are selected, connection to the
hosts is not established.
■ Right-click a host and select Connect. To select multiple rows, right-click
and select Connect. Press the Ctrl key to connect to all the selected hosts.
If the host is already connected, the Connect option is gray.

Note: When you double-click a host that is not connected to view its host
properties, an intermittent Loading Data dialog box is displayed. This dialog
box contains an Interrupt option. When you click Interrupt, the Loading Data
dialog box closes. The connection to the host continues in the background.
However, the Host Properties dialog box is not displayed.

Changing the host properties on multiple hosts at the same time

You can change the host properties for multiple hosts at one time. This can be done
by one of the following procedures:
■ Changing multiple hosts in the Host Properties
■ Changing multiple hosts in the Policies utility

Changing multiple hosts in the Host Properties

To simultaneously change the properties on multiple hosts
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand NetBackup Management
> Host Properties.
2 Select Master Server, Media Server, or Clients.
3 In the right pane, select a host. Hold down the Shift key and select another
host.
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About the NetBackup Host Properties

4 With multiple hosts still selected, click Actions > Properties.

The properties dialog box displays the names of the selected hosts that will be
affected by the subsequent host property changes.

5 Make changes as necessary.

6 Click OK to save the changes for all hosts and to close the dialog box.

Changing multiple hosts in the Policies utility

To simultaneously change the properties on multiple hosts from Summary
of All Policies
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, navigate to Policies > Summary
of All Policies in the middle pane.
2 Under Summary of All Policies, expand Clients.
3 In the right pane, hold down the Shift key to select multiple clients.
4 With multiple hosts still selected, right-click and select Host Properties.
5 Change the client properties in the dialog box.
6 Click OK to apply the changes to all hosts and to close the dialog box.

Property states for multiple hosts

The Host Properties dialog boxes use the following conventions regarding multiple
host selections:
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About the NetBackup Host Properties

Title of dialog box If a dialog box contains a Selected Host (or similarly named)
box, all controls reflect the values for the host currently
selected in the Selected Host box.

If a dialog box does not contain a Selected Host (or similarly

named) box, settings of all the selected hosts are combined
to arrive at a value that is displayed to the user.

Option selection When multiple hosts are selected, no options appear selected.
Selecting any option updates the setting on all selected hosts.
To leave each host configured independently, do not select
any option while multiple hosts are selected.

Number spinners When multiple hosts are selected, number spinners appear
blank. Selecting any value updates the setting on all selected
hosts. To leave each host configured independently, do not
select any option while multiple hosts are selected.

Check box states The host property check boxes may appear in one of the
following states:

■ Selected (checked) if the attribute has been set the same

for all selected hosts. To set the property on all selected
hosts, select the check box.
■ Clear (unchecked) if the property has been set the same
for all selected hosts. To clear the property on all selected
hosts, clear the check box.
■ Gray check if the property is set differently on the selected
hosts. To leave the property unchanged, set the box to a
gray check.

Edit field states If the property contains a text field for specifying a value, the
field may be in one of the following states:

■ The field may contain a value if the property has the same
value for all selected hosts.
■ The field may be empty or indicate <<Multiple Entries>>
if the property was not set the same for all selected hosts.
In this case, when the cursor is moved a field, a small
notice appears at the bottom of the dialog box noting that
the value is different on the selected hosts.

Note: In a clustered environment, host properties must be made on each node of

the cluster separately.

If the focus is on a setting that is set differently between the selected hosts, the
following statement appears at the bottom of the dialog box:
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About the NetBackup Host Properties

This value is different on the selected hosts.

This notice is especially helpful regarding differences in text field settings.
If the selected hosts are of various operating systems, none of the operating
system-specific information appears.
For example, select a Linux client and a Windows client. Neither the Windows
Client properties nor the UNIX Client properties appear in the Host Properties. If
all the selected hosts are of the same operating system, the corresponding properties
node appears.

Exporting host properties

Use the following procedure to export the properties of a host.
To export the properties of a host
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand NetBackup Management
> Host Properties > Master Servers, Media Servers, or Clients.
2 Select a host. If you want to select multiple hosts, hold down the Shift key and
select another host.
3 Click File > Export.
4 In the Export dialog box, name the file, browse to the directory where you want
to save it, and click Save.

Standard host property dialog box options

The following options are available in every host property dialog box.

Defaults Click Defaults to set all the properties in the current dialog
box to the default values.
Note: If you have enabled the Logging for critical processes
option on the Logging properties dialog box, clicking the
Defaults button does not modify the Logging for critical
processes and Keep logs up to GB options.

While changing the logging properties for multiple hosts, if

the Logging for critical processes option on one of the hosts
is enabled, clicking the Defaults button does not modify the
Logging for critical processes and Keep logs up to GB options
of any host.

See “Logging properties” on page 167.

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Access Control properties

OK Click OK to apply all changes since Apply was last clicked.

OK also closes the dialog box.

Cancel Click Cancel to cancel the changes that were made since
the last time changes were applied.

Apply Click Apply to save changes to all of the properties for the
selected host(s).

Help Click Help for information on the properties that appear in

the current dialog box.

Access Control properties

Use the Access Control host properties in the NetBackup Administration Console
to configure NetBackup Authentication and Authorization. The properties apply to
currently selected master servers, media servers, and clients.
The following tabs may display:
■ Authentication Domain tab
See “Authentication Domain tab of the Access Control properties” on page 69.
■ Authorization Service tab
See “Authorization Service tab of the Access Control properties” on page 71.
■ Network Attributes
See “Network Attributes tab of the Access Control properties” on page 72.
The tabs that display depend on whether the host that is selected is a master server,
a media server, or a client.
The NetBackup Product Authentication and Authorization property displays,
regardless of which tab is selected. It determines whether the local system uses
access control and how the system uses it.
The NetBackup Product Authentication and Authorization property contains
the following options.

Table 3-3 NetBackup Product Authentication and Authorization property

options

Option Description

Required Specifies that the local system should accept requests only from the remote systems that use
NetBackup authentication and authorization. Connections from the remote systems that do not
use NetBackup authentication and authorization are rejected. Select Required if all systems
are at NetBackup 5.0 or later and maximum security is required.
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Access Control properties

Table 3-3 NetBackup Product Authentication and Authorization property

options (continued)

Option Description

Prohibited Specifies that the local system should reject connections from any remote system that uses
NetBackup authentication and authorization. Select Prohibited if the network is closed and
maximum performance is required.

Automatic Specifies that the local system should negotiate with the remote system about whether to use
NetBackup authentication and authorization. Select Automatic if the network contains mixed
versions of NetBackup.

For more information about controlling access to NetBackup, see the NetBackup
Security and Encryption Guide.

Authentication Domain tab of the Access Control properties

The Authentication Domain tab contains the properties that determine which
authentication broker a computer uses. A master server that uses NetBackup
authentication and authorization must have at least one authentication domain
entry.
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Access Control properties

Figure 3-2 Authentication Domain tab

If a media server or client does not define an authentication domain, it uses the
authentication domains of its master server.
The Authentication Domain tab on the Access Control dialog box contains the
following properties.

Table 3-4 Authentication Domain tab properties

Property Description

Available Brokers Select a broker, then click Find to list all of

the available authentication domains.

Available Authentication Domains list List of available authentication domains.

Add button Select the authentication domain(s) that this

host can use and click Add.

Selected Authentication Domains list List of the authentication domains that are
selected for the host to use.
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Access Control properties

Table 3-4 Authentication Domain tab properties (continued)

Property Description

Remove button Select the authentication domain(s) that you

no longer want to use and click Remove.

Authorization Service tab of the Access Control properties

The Authorization Service tab refers to the authorization service that the local
NetBackup server uses. The Authorization Service tab does not appear as a
property for clients.

Figure 3-3 Authorization Service tab

The Authorization Service tab contains the following properties, which you can
configure for a master or a media server.
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Access Control properties

Table 3-5 Authorization Service property options

Option Description

Host name Specifies the host name or IP address of the authorization service.

Customize the port number of the Specifies a nonstandard port number. Select Customize the port
authorization service number and enter the port number of the authorization service.

Note: Define a host to perform authorization if you configure this tab for a media
server to use access control.

Network Attributes tab of the Access Control properties

The Network Attributes tab contains a list of networks that are allowed (or not
allowed) to use NetBackup authentication and authorization with the local system.

Figure 3-4 Network Attributes tab

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Access Control properties

The Network Attributes tab on the Access Control dialog box contains the
following properties:

Networks The Networks property indicates whether specific networks can or cannot use NetBackup
authentication and authorization with the local system. The names on the list are relevant
only if the NetBackup Product Authentication and Authorization property in the Access
Control dialog box is set to Automatic or Required.

Veritas recommends setting the master server NetBackup Product Authentication and
Authorization property to Automatic until the clients are configured for access control. Then,
change the NetBackup Product Authentication and Authorization property on the master
server to Required.

If a media server or client does not define a NetBackup Authentication and Authorization
network, it uses the networks of its master server.

Click Add to add a network to the Network list.

Click Add to All to add a network to all currently selected hosts in the Network list.

Select a network name and click Remove to remove a network from the Network list.

NetBackup Product The NetBackup Product Authentication and Authorization property in this tab determines
Authentication and whether the selected network uses access control and how the network uses it.
Authorization
See “Access Control properties” on page 68.
property

Add Network dialog box

The Add Network dialog box contains the following properties.

Table 3-6 Add Network dialog box properties

Property Description

Host/Domain Indicates whether the network to be added is a Host name or a Domain name.

Host Details Specifies that if the network is a host, one of the following items must be entered:

■ The host name of the remote system. (host.domain.com)

■ The IP address of the remote system. (10.0.0.29)
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Active Directory host properties

Table 3-6 Add Network dialog box properties (continued)

Property Description

Domain Details ■ Domain Name/IP

Enter a dot that is followed by the Internet domain name of the remote systems. (.domain)
or the network of the remote system, followed by a dot. (10.0.0.)
■ If the domain is specified by IP, select one of the following items:
■ Bit count
Indicates that the mask is based on bit count. Select from between 1 and 32.
For example: Mask 192.168.10.10/16 has the same meaning as subnet mask
192.168.20.20:255:255:0.0
■ Subnet mask
Select to enter a subnet mask in the same format as the IP address.

Figure 3-5 Add Network dialog box

Active Directory host properties

The Active Directory properties in the NetBackup Administration Console apply
to the backup of currently selected Windows Server 2008 clients. The Active
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Active Directory host properties

Directory properties determine how the backups that allow Active Directory granular
restores are performed.
See “Creating a policy that allows Active Directory granular restores” on page 863.

Figure 3-6 Active Directory dialog box

The Active Directory dialog box contains the following properties.

Table 3-7 Active Directory dialog box properties

Property Description

Perform consistency check before backup Checks snapshots for data corruption. Applies only to snapshots that
when using Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy the Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS) performs.
Service snapshot provider
If corrupt data is found and this option is not selected, the job fails.

See “Windows Open File Backup tab of the Client Attributes

properties” on page 95.
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Bandwidth properties

Table 3-7 Active Directory dialog box properties (continued)

Property Description

Continue with backup if consistency check Continues the backup job even if the consistency check fails.
fails
It may be preferable for the job to continue, even if the consistency
check fails. For example, a backup of the database in its current state
may be better than no backup at all. Or, it may be preferable for the
backup of a large database to continue if it encounters only a small
problem.

Bandwidth properties
Use the Bandwidth properties to specify network bandwidth limits for the NetBackup
clients of the selected server.

Note: The Bandwidth properties apply only to IPv4 networks. Use the Throttle
Bandwidth properties to limit IPv6 networks.
See “Throttle Bandwidth properties” on page 251.

The actual limiting occurs on the client side of the backup connection. The bandwidth
limits only restrict bandwidth during backups. By default, the bandwidth is not limited.
The Bandwidth properties apply to currently selected master servers.
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Bandwidth properties

Figure 3-7 Bandwidth dialog box

To manage entries in the Bandwidth dialog box, select one of the following buttons.

Add Adds an entry to the bandwidth table for each of the selected clients.

Change Changes an entry to the bandwidth table for each of the selected
clients.

Remove Removes the selected entry from the bandwidth table.

When a backup starts, NetBackup reads the bandwidth limit configuration as

configured in the Bandwidth host properties. NetBackup then determines the
appropriate bandwidth value and passes it to the client. NetBackup computes the
bandwidth for each new job based on the number of jobs that are currently running
for the IP range. NetBackup does not include local backups in its calculations.
The NetBackup client software enforces the bandwidth limit. Before a buffer is
written to the network, client software calculates the current value for kilobytes per
second and adjusts its transfer rate if necessary.
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Bandwidth properties

Bandwidth limit usage considerations and restrictions

Some usage restrictions apply to the bandwidth limit settings in the Bandwidth
dialog box. The following table lists the restrictions and describes the specific
behaviors that you may need to consider.

Table 3-8 Bandwidth limit usage considerations and restrictions

Client or operation Bandwidth limit behavior or

restrictions

■ Standard Bandwidth limit is meant primarily for file

■ MS-Windows system backups using Standard and
MS-Windows policies. It is not implemented
for most other policy and client types.

Local backups If a server is also a client and data does not

go over the network, bandwidth limits have
no effect on local backups.

Setting required bandwidth Bandwidth limits restrict maximum network

usage and do not imply required bandwidth.
For example, if you set the bandwidth limit
for a client to 500 kilobytes per second, the
client can use up to that limit. It does not
mean, however, that the client requires 500
kilobytes per second.

Distributing the workload of active backups You cannot use bandwidth limits to distribute
the backup workload of active backups by
having NetBackup pick the most available
network segment. NetBackup does not pick
the next client to run based on any configured
bandwidth limits.

Add Bandwidth Settings dialog box for Bandwidth properties

The Add Bandwidth Settings and the Change Bandwidth Settings dialog boxes
contain the following properties.

From Host Specifies the beginning of the IP address range of the

clients and networks to which the entry applies. For
example: 10.1.1.2

To Host Specifies the end of the IP address range of the clients

and networks to which the entry applies. For example:
10.1.1.9
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Busy File Settings properties

Bandwidth (KB/Sec) Specifies the bandwidth limitation in kilobytes per second.

A value of 0 disables the limits for an individual client or
the range of IP addresses covered by the entry. For
example, a value of 200 indicates 200 kilobytes per second.

Busy File Settings properties

The Busy File Settings properties in the NetBackup Administration Console
apply to currently selected UNIX clients. The Busy File Settings properties define
what occurs when NetBackup encounters a busy file during a backup of a UNIX
client.

Figure 3-8 Busy File Settings dialog box

The Busy File Settings dialog box contains the following properties.
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Busy File Settings properties

Table 3-9 Busy File Settings dialog box properties

Property Description

Working directory Specifies the path to the busy-files working directory. On a UNIX client, the value in the
user’s $HOME/bp.conf file takes precedence if it exists. By default, NetBackup creates
the busy_files directory in the /usr/openv/netbackup directory.

Operator's email Specifies the recipient of the busy-file notification message when the action is set to Send
address email. By default, the mail recipient is the administrator. On a UNIX client, the value in the
user’s $HOME/bp.conf file takes precedence if it exists. By default,
BUSY_FILE_NOTIFY_USER is not in any bp.conf file and the mail recipient is root.

Process busy files Enables busy files to be processed according to the host property settings. NetBackup
follows the Busy File Settings if it determines that a file changes during a backup. By
default, Process busy files is not enabled and NetBackup does not process the busy files.

Additional information about busy file processing is available in the NetBackup

Administrator’s Guide, Volume II.

File action file list Specifies the absolute path and file name of the busy file. The metacharacters *, ?, [], [ - ]
can be used for pattern matching of file names or parts of file names.

Add Adds a new file entry. Enter the file and path directly, or browse to select a file.

Add to All Adds a new file entry for all of the clients currently selected. Enter the file and path directly,
or browse to select a file.

Remove Removes the selected file from the file action list.

Busy file action The following options specify which action to take when busy-file processing is enabled.
On a UNIX client, the value in the user’s $HOME/bp.conf file takes precedence if it exists.

■ Send email sends a busy sends a busy file notification message to the user that is
specified in Operator’s email address.
■ Retry the backup retries the backup on the specified busy file. The Retry count value
determines the number of times NetBackup tries a backup.
■ Ignore excludes the busy file from busy file processing. The file is backed up, then a
log entry that indicates it was busy appears in the All Log Entries report.

Retry count Specifies the number of times to try the backup. The default retry count is 1.

Activating the Busy File Settings in host properties

To activate the settings in the Busy File Settings host properties, use the following
procedure.
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To activate Busy File Settings

1 Copy the bpend_notify_busy script:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/goodies/bpend_notify_busy

to the path:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bpend_notify

2 Set the file access permissions to allow group and others to run bpend_notify.
3 Configure a policy with a user backup schedule for the busy file backups.
This policy services the backup requests that the repeat option in the actions
file generates. The policy name is significant. By default, NetBackup
alphabetically searches (uppercase characters first) for the first available policy
with a user backup schedule and an open backup window. For example, a
policy name of AAA_busy_files is selected ahead of B_policy.

Clean-up properties
The Clean-up properties in the NetBackup Administration Console refer to the
retention of various logs and incomplete jobs. The Clean-up properties apply to
currently selected master servers.
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Figure 3-9 Clean-up dialog box

The Clean-up dialog box contains the following properties.

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Table 3-10 Clean-up dialog box properties

Property Description

Keep true image restoration Specifies the number of days to keep true image restore information on disk.
information After the specified number of days, the images are pruned (removed). Applies
to all policies for which NetBackup collects true image restore information.
The default is one day.
When NetBackup performs a true image backup, it stores the following
images on the backup media:

■ Backed up files
■ True image restore information

NetBackup also stores the true image restore information on disk in the
following directories:

On Windows:

install_path\NetBackup\db\images

On UNIX:

/usr/openv/netbackup/db/images

NetBackup retains the information for the number of days that this property
specifies.

Keeping the information on disk speeds up restores. If a user requests a

true image restore after the information was deleted from disk, NetBackup
retrieves the required information from the media. The only noticeable
difference to the user is a slight increase in total restore time. NetBackup
deletes the additional information from disk again after one day.

Move restore job from incomplete Indicates the number of days that a failed restore job can remain in an
state to done state Incomplete state. After that time, the Activity Monitor shows the job as Done.
The default is 7 days. The maximum setting is 365 days. If Checkpoint Restart
for restores is used, the Restore retries property allows a failed restore job
to be retried automatically.

See “Universal Settings properties” on page 255.

See “Checkpoint restart for restore jobs” on page 711.

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Table 3-10 Clean-up dialog box properties (continued)

Property Description

Move backup job from incomplete Indicates the maximum number of hours that a failed backup job can remain
state to done state in an incomplete state. After that time, the Activity Monitor shows the job as
Done. The minimum setting is 1 hour. The maximum setting is 72 hours.
The default is 3 hours.

When an active job has an error, the job goes into an Incomplete state. In
the Incomplete state, the administrator can correct the condition that caused
the error. If an Incomplete job does not complete successfully and is moved
to the Done state, the job retains the error status.
Note: A resumed job reuses the same job ID, but a restarted job receives
a new job ID. The job details indicate that the job was resumed or restarted.

Note: This property does not apply to suspended jobs. Suspended jobs
must be resumed manually before the retention period of the job is met and
the image expires. If a suspended job is resumed after the retention period
is met, the job fails and is moved to the Done state.

Image cleanup interval Specifies the maximum interval that can elapse before an image cleanup is
run. Image cleanup is run after every successful backup session (that is, a
session in which at least one backup runs successfully). If a backup session
exceeds this maximum interval, an image cleanup is initiated.

Catalog cleanup wait time Specifies the minimum interval that can elapse before an image cleanup is
run. Image cleanup is not run after a successful backup session until this
minimum interval has elapsed since the previous image cleanup.

Note: The following properties have been moved from the Clean-up host properties
to the Logging host properties: Keep logs and Keep Vault logs. On the Logging
properties screen, these properties are referred to as Keep logs for days and
Keep Vault logs for respectively.
See “Logging properties” on page 167.

Client Name properties

The Client name property in the NetBackup Administration Console specifies
the NetBackup client name for the selected client. The name must match the name
the policy uses to back up the client. The only exception is for a redirected restore,
where the name must match that of the client whose files are to be restored. The
client name is initially set during installation.
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The name that is entered here must also match the client name in the Client
Attributes dialog box for the master server. If it does not match, the client cannot
browse for its own backups.

Note: Using an IPv6 address as a client name in a policy can cause backups to
fail. Specify a host name instead of an IPv6 address.

See “Client Attributes properties” on page 86.

Figure 3-10 Client Name dialog box

If the value is not specified, NetBackup uses the name that is set in the following
locations:
■ For a Windows client
In the Network application from the Control Panel.
■ For a UNIX client
The name that is set by using the hostname command.
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The name can also be added to a $HOME/bp.conf file on a UNIX client. However,
the name is normally added in this manner only for redirected restores. The
value in the $HOME/bp.conf file takes precedence if it exists.

Client Attributes properties

In the NetBackup Administration Console, the Client Attributes properties apply
to the clients of currently selected master servers.
The Global client attributes property applies to all clients, unless overridden as
described in the following table.

Table 3-11 Global client attributes group box

Attribute Description

Allow client browse Allows all clients to browse files for restoring. This attribute is overridden if
the Browse and restore ability option on the General tab is set to Deny
both for a particular client(s).

Allow client restore Allows all clients to restore files. This attribute is overridden if the Browse
and restore ability option on the General tab is set to Allow browse only
or Deny both.
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Table 3-11 Global client attributes group box (continued)

Attribute Description

Clients Specifies the list of clients in the client database on the currently selected
master server(s). A client must be in the client database before you can
change the client properties in the Client Attributes dialog box.

The client database consists of directories and files in the following

directories:

Windows: install_path\NetBackup\db\client

UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/db/client

If a client is not listed in the Clients list, click Add to display the Add Client
dialog box and add a client to the client database. Enter a client name in the
text box or click the browse button (...) and select a client.

See “Add Client dialog box” on page 88.

The name that is entered here must match the Client Name property for the
specific client. If it does not match, the client cannot browse its own backups.

See “Client Name properties” on page 84.

Use the bpclient command to add clients to the client database if dynamic
addressing (DHCP) is in use.

Additional information about busy file processing is available in the NetBackup

Administrator’s Guide, Volume II.

On UNIX: You also can create, update, list, and delete client entries by using
the bpclient command that is located in the following directory:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd

General tab Specifies how to configure the selected Windows master servers (clients).

See “General tab of the Client Attributes properties” on page 88.

Connect Options tab Specifies how to configure the connection between a NetBackup server and
a NetBackup client.

See “Connect Options tab of the Client Attributes properties” on page 93.

Windows Open File Backup tab Specifies whether a client uses Windows Open File Backup. Also, specifies
whether Volume Snapshot Provider or Volume Shadow Copy Service
is used as the snapshot provider.

See “Windows Open File Backup tab of the Client Attributes properties”
on page 95.
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Add Client dialog box

To add a client to the database, enter the name of a client, or browse to find a client.
The Add Client dialog box contains the following properties.

Enter client name Specifies the name of the client to be added to the database.
Enter the name of the client to add.

... (browse) Finds the list of current clients and displays them in the Browse
for computer window. Select the client to add to the database
and click Add.

Add Adds the specified client to the client database (client name
displays in the Clients window).

Close Closes the Add Client dialog box.

Help Displays more information about how to add a client.

General tab of the Client Attributes properties

The properties on the General tab apply to selected Windows master servers. The
tab appears on the Client Attributes dialog box.
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Figure 3-11 General tab of Client Attributes dialog box

The General tab contains the following properties.

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Table 3-12 General tab properties

Property Description

Offline Backups until: Makes the specified clients in the General tab unavailable for backups until
the specified date and time. By default, clients are online and included in the
policies in which they are listed.

When Offline Backups until is selected for a client, no jobs are scheduled
for that client. Since the client is not part of any job, no backup status is listed
for the client.

If a client is taken offline, any job that includes the client and is already
running is allowed to complete.

If a backup or restore job is manually submitted for a client that is offline, the
Activity Monitor displays the job as failed with a status code 1000 (Client is
offline).
Note: Changes to this property do not appear in the audit report.

The ability to take clients offline is useful in a number of situations.

See “Offline option usage considerations and restrictions” on page 91.

Offline Restores until: Makes the specified clients in the General tab unavailable for restores until
the specified date and time. By default, clients are online and available for
restore.

Maximum data streams Specifies the maximum number of jobs that are allowed at one time for each
selected client. (This value applies to the number of jobs on the client, even
if multistreaming is not used.)

To change the setting, select Maximum data streams. Then scroll to or

enter a value up to 99.
The Maximum data streams property interacts with Maximum jobs per
client and Limit jobs per policy as follows:

■ If the Maximum data streams property is not set, the limit is either the
one indicated by the Maximum jobs per client property or the Limit
jobs per policy property, whichever is lower.
■ If the Maximum data streams property is set, NetBackup ignores the
Maximum jobs per client property. NetBackup uses either Maximum
data streams or Limit jobs per policy, whichever is lower.
See “Global Attributes properties” on page 155.
See “Limit jobs per policy (policy attribute)” on page 712.
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Table 3-12 General tab properties (continued)

Property Description

Browse and restore ability Specifies the client permissions to list and restore backups and archives.
Select the client(s) in the General tab of the Client Attributes dialog box
and choose a Browse and restore ability property.

To use the Global client attributes settings, select Use global settings.

■ To allow users on the selected clients to both browse and restore, select
Allow both.
■ To allow users on the selected clients to browse but not restore, select
Allow browse only.
■ To prevent users on the selected clients from the ability to browse or
restore, select Deny both.

Free browse Specifies whether the clients can list and restore from scheduled backups.
(This setting does not affect user backups and archives.)

This property applies to the privileges that are allowed to a non-Windows

administrator or non-root user who is logged into the client. This property
also applies to the users that do not have backup and restore privileges.

Windows administrators and root users can list and restore from scheduled
backups as well as user backups regardless of the Free browse setting.

Deduplication Specifies the deduplication action for clients if you use the NetBackup Data
Protection Optimization Option.

For a description of the client-side deduplication options and their actions:

See “Where deduplication should occur” on page 92.

Offline option usage considerations and restrictions

The ability to take clients offline is useful in a number of situations. For example,
in the event of planned outages or maintenance, client systems can be taken offline
to avoid the unnecessary errors that administrators would then need to investigate.
This option can also be used to anticipate new clients in the system; listing them
in policies but configuring them as offline until they are in place and ready to be
used
The following actions can be performed if a client is offline.

Table 3-13 Offline option actions

Type of job or operation Action or restriction

A client is offline and the job is already in progress Offline clients continue to be included in any job.
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Table 3-13 Offline option actions (continued)

Type of job or operation Action or restriction

A client is offline and job retries were started before the Job retries continue as normal.
client was taken offline

Any duplication job that is associated with a storage Continues to run until complete.
lifecycle policy and an offline client

LiveUpdate jobs for offline clients Continues to run until complete.

Restore jobs Can be run for offline clients.

The user attempts a manual backup for an offline client The backup fails with a status code 1000 (Client is offline).
The user can either wait until the client is brought online
again or bring the client online manually. Use either the
NetBackup Administration Console or the bpclient
command to do so before resubmitting the manual job.

Archive backups Not allowed for offline clients.

Administrators restarting or resuming jobs Not allowed for offline clients.

Caution: If the master server is offline, hot catalog backups cannot run.

Where deduplication should occur

The Deduplication property specifies the deduplication action for clients if you use
either the NetBackup Data Protection Optimization Option. Table 3-14 describes
the client-side deduplication options.
The clients that deduplicate their own data and the master server must use the
same name to resolve the storage server. The name must be the host name under
which the NetBackup Deduplication Engine credentials were created. If they do not
use the same name, backups fail. In some environments, careful configuration may
be required to ensure that the client and the master server use the same name for
the storage server. Such environments include those that use VLAN tagging and
those that use multi-homed hosts.
NetBackup does not support the following for client-side deduplication:
■ Multiple copies per each job configured in a NetBackup backup policy. For the
jobs that specify multiple copies, the backup images are sent to the storage
server and may be deduplicated there.
■ NDMP hosts. The backup jobs fail if you try to use client-side deduplication for
NDMP hosts.
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Table 3-14 Client-side deduplication options

Option Description

Always use the media server (the Always deduplicates the data on the media server. The default.
default) Jobs fail if one of the following is true:

■ The deduplication services on the storage server are inactive.

■ The deduplication pool is down.

Prefer to use client-side deduplication Deduplicates the data on the client and then sends it directly to the storage
server.

NetBackup first determines if the storage server is active. If it is active, the

client deduplicates the backup data and sends it to the storage server to be
written to disk. If it is not active, the client sends the backup data to a media
server, which deduplicates the data.

Always use client-side deduplication Always deduplicates the backup data on the client and then sends it directly
to the storage server.

If a job fails, NetBackup does not retry the job.

You can override the Prefer to use client-side deduplication or Always use
client-side deduplication host property in the backup policies.
See “Disable client-side deduplication (policy attribute)” on page 735.
More information about client deduplication is available in the NetBackup
Deduplication Guide.

Connect Options tab of the Client Attributes properties

The properties in the Connect Options tab describe how a NetBackup server
connects to NetBackup client tabs. The tab appears on the Client Attributes dialog
box.
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Figure 3-12 Connect Options tab of Client Attributes dialog box

The Connect Options tab contains the following options.

Table 3-15 Connect Options tab properties

Property Description

BPCD connect back Specifies how daemons are to connect back to the NetBackup Client daemon
(BPCD) and contains the following options:

■ Use default connect options

Uses the value that is defined in the Firewall host properties of the client’s
NetBackup server.
See “Firewall properties” on page 147.
■ Random port
NetBackup randomly chooses a free port in the allowed range to perform the
legacy connect-back method.
■ VNETD port
NetBackup uses the vnetd port number for the connect-back method.
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Table 3-15 Connect Options tab properties (continued)

Property Description

Ports Specifies the method that the selected clients should use to connect to the server
and contains the following options:

■ Use default connect options

Uses the value that is defined in the Firewall host properties of the client’s
NetBackup server.
See “Firewall properties” on page 147.
■ Reserved port
Uses a reserved port number.
■ Non-reserved port
Uses a non-reserved port number.

Daemon connection port Specifies the method that the selected clients should use to connect to the server
and contains the following options.

■ Use default connect options

Uses the value that is defined in the Firewall host properties of the client’s
NetBackup server.
■ Automatic
Connects to the daemons on the server using vnetd if possible. If the daemons
cannot use vnetd, the connection is made by using the daemon’s legacy port
number.
■ VNETD only
Connects to the daemons on the server by using only vnetd. If the firewall
rules prevent a server connection using the legacy port number, check this
option.
When selected, the BPCD connect back setting is not applicable.
In addition, the Ports setting uses Non-reserved port, regardless of the value
selected.
■ Daemon port only
Connects to the daemons on the server by using only the legacy port number.
This option only affects connections to NetBackup 7.0 and earlier. For
connections to NetBackup 7.0.1 and later, the veritas_pbx port is used.
■ See “Resilient Network properties” on page 214.

Windows Open File Backup tab of the Client Attributes properties

The Windows Open File Backup properties in the NetBackup Administration
Console specify whether a client uses Windows Open File Backup. The properties
also specify whether Volume Snapshot Provider or Volume Shadow Copy
Service is used as the snapshot provider.
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Snapshots are a point-in-time view of a source volume. NetBackup uses snapshots

to access busy or active files during a backup job. Without a snapshot provider,
active files are not accessible for backup.

Figure 3-13 Windows Open File Backup tab of Client Attributes dialog box

The Windows Open File Backup tab contains the following options.
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Table 3-16 Windows Open File Backup tab properties

Property Description

Add Adds the NetBackup clients only if you want to change the default settings on the Windows
Open File Backup tab.
By default, no clients are listed in the Client Attributes dialog box. The server uses the
following Windows Open File Backup defaults for all Windows clients:

■ Windows Open File Backup is enabled on the client.

■ Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) is used for NetBackup 7.0 clients.
See “Back-level and upgraded clients that use Windows Open File Backup” on page 100.
■ Snapshots are taken of individual drives (Individual drive snapshot) as opposed to all
drives at once (Global drive snapshot).
■ Upon error, the snapshot is terminated (Abort backup on error).

Remove Deletes a client from the list by selecting the client and then clicking Delete.

Enable Windows Open Specifies that Windows Open File Backups be used for the selected clients. Adds the clients
File Backups to the list only if you want to change the default property settings.

For Microsoft Distributed File System Replication (DFSR) servers, select Enable Windows
Open File Backups. The Snapshot Provider must be Volume Shadow Copy Service.

See “About Microsoft DSFR backups” on page 689.

This option functions independently from the Perform Snapshot backups policy option
that is available when the Snapshot Client is licensed.

If a client is included in a policy that has the Perform Snapshot backups policy option
disabled and you do not want snapshots, the Enable Windows Open File Backups for
this client property must be disabled as well for the client. If both options are not disabled,
a snapshot is created, though that may not be the intention of the administrator.

For more information, see the NetBackup Snapshot Client Administrator’s Guide.
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Table 3-16 Windows Open File Backup tab properties (continued)

Property Description

Snapshot Provider
Note: This option is used for back-level versions of NetBackup only. Support for the Windows
versions that are listed here has ended.

Selects the snapshot provider for the selected clients:

■ Use Veritas Volume Snapshot Provider (VSP)

This option specifies that Veritas VSP be used as the snapshot provider. VSP is required
for Windows 2000 clients and can also be used on 6.x Windows 2003 clients.
■ Use Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)
This option specifies that Microsoft VSS be used to create volume snapshots of volumes
and logical drives for the selected clients.
Configure VSS through the Microsoft VSS configuration dialog boxes.
For information about how to do Active Directory granular restores when using VSS, see
the following topic:
See “Active Directory host properties” on page 74.
For Microsoft Distributed File System Replication (DFSR) servers, select Use Microsoft
Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS).
See “About Microsoft DSFR backups” on page 689.
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Table 3-16 Windows Open File Backup tab properties (continued)

Property Description

Snapshot usage Selects how snapshots are made for the selected clients:

■ Individual drive snapshot

Specifies that the snapshot should be of an individual drive (default). When this property
is enabled, snapshot creation and file backup are done sequentially on a per volume
basis. For example, assume that drives C and D are to be backed up.
If the Individual drive snapshot property is selected, NetBackup takes a snapshot of
drive C, backs it up, and discards the snapshot. It then takes a snapshot of drive D,
backs it up, and discards the snapshot.
Volume snapshots are enabled on only one drive at a time, depending on which drive
is to be backed up. This mode is useful when relationships do not have to be maintained
between files on the different drives.
Use this configuration if snapshot creation fails when all volumes for the backup are
snapshot at once when the Global drive snapshot property is enabled. Individual drive
snapshot is enabled by default for all non-multistreamed backups by using the Windows
Open File Backup option.
■ Global drive snapshot
Specifies that the snapshot is of a global drive. All the volumes that require snapshots
for the backup job (or stream group for multistreamed backups) are taken at one time.
For example, assume that drives C and D are to be backed up.
In this situation, NetBackup takes a snapshot of C and D. Then NetBackup backs up
Cand backs up D.
NetBackup then discards the C and D snapshots.
This property maintains file consistency between files in different volumes. The backup
uses the same snapshot that is taken at a point in time for all volumes in the backup.
Note: The Individual drive snapshot property and the Global drive snapshot property
only apply to non-multistreamed backups that use Windows Open File Backup. All
multistreamed backup jobs share the same volumes snapshots for the volumes in the
multistreamed policy. The volume snapshots are taken in a global fashion.
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Table 3-16 Windows Open File Backup tab properties (continued)

Property Description

Snapshot error control Selects the processing instructions that NetBackup should follow if it encounters an error
during processing:

■ Abort backup on error

Specifies that a backup aborts if it fails for a snapshot-related issue after the snapshot
is created and while the backup uses the snapshot to back up open or active files on the
file system.
The most common reason for a problem after the snapshot is created and is in use by
a backup, is that the cache storage is full. If the Abort backup on error property is
checked (default), the backup job aborts with a snapshot error status if the backup detects
a snapshot issue.
This property does not apply to successful snapshot creation. The backup job continues
regardless of whether a snapshot was successfully created for the backup job. The Abort
backup on error property applies only to the snapshot errors that occur after the snapshot
is successfully created and is in use by a backup job.
■ Disable snapshot and continue
Specifies that if the snapshot becomes invalid during a backup, the volume snapshots
for the backup are destroyed. The backup continues with Windows open file backups
disabled.
Regarding the file that had a problem during a backup—it may be that the file was not
backed up by the backup job. The file may not be able to be restored.
Note: Volume snapshots typically become invalid during the course of a backup because
insufficient cache storage was allocated for the volume snapshot. Reconfigure the cache
storage configuration of the Windows Open File Backup snapshot provider to a
configuration that best suits your client’s installation.

Back-level and upgraded clients that use Windows Open File Backup
The following table shows the expected Open File Backup behavior based on the
client version and the Snapshot Provider setting.

Table 3-17 Snapshot Provider behavior for clients in a 7.x environment

Client Snapshot Provider Behavior

version setting

6.x Veritas VSP Veritas VSP is used for Open File Backup.

(6.5 default setting)

6.x Veritas VSP Veritas VSP is used for Open File Backup.

6.x Windows VSS Windows VSS is used for Open File Backup.
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Table 3-17 Snapshot Provider behavior for clients in a 7.x environment

(continued)

Client Snapshot Provider Behavior

version setting

7.x Windows VSS Using VSS for Open File Backup is a new default behavior in 7.x.

(7.0 default setting)

7.x Veritas VSP Even if Veritas VSP is indicated, Windows VSS is used for Open File
Backup.
For upgraded clients:

■ For 6.x clients that used VSP and have been upgraded to 7.0:
VSP settings are ignored and VSS snapshots are automatically
implemented.
■ For 6.x VSS users:
You no longer need to create a Client Attribute entry to enable VSS.
VSS is the only snapshot provider available to the NetBackup 7.0
Windows client.

7.x Windows VSS Windows VSS is used for Open File Backup.

Client Settings properties for UNIX clients

The UNIX Client Settings properties in the NetBackup Administration Console
apply to currently selected NetBackup clients running on the UNIX platform.
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Figure 3-14 Client Settings (UNIX) dialog box

The UNIX Client Settings dialog box contains the following properties.

Table 3-18 UNIX Client Settings dialog box properties

Property Description

Locked file action Determines what happens when NetBackup tries to back up a file with mandatory
file locking enabled in its file mode.
Select one of the following options:

■ Wait
By default, NetBackup waits for files to become unlocked. If the wait exceeds
the Client read timeout host property that is configured on the master server,
the backup fails with a status 41.
See “Timeouts properties” on page 253.
■ Skip
NetBackup skips the files that currently have mandatory locking set by another
process. A message is logged if it was necessary to skip a file.
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Table 3-18 UNIX Client Settings dialog box properties (continued)

Property Description

Keep status of user-directed Specifies the number of days to keep progress reports before the reports are
backups, archives, and restores deleted. The default is 3 days. The minimum is 0. The maximum is 9,999 days.

Logs for user-directed operations are stored on the client system in the following
directory:

install_path\NetBackup\logs\user_ops\loginID\logs

Reset file access time to the value Specifies that the access time (atime) for a file displays the backup time. By
before backup default, NetBackup preserves the access time by resetting it to the value it had
before the backup.
Note: This setting affects the software and the administration scripts that
examine a file’s access time.

Note: If NetBackup Accelerator is used to perform the backup, this setting is

ignored. Accelerator does not record and reset the atime for the files that it
backs up.

See “Accelerator notes and requirements” on page 740.

Megabytes of memory to use for Specifies the amount of memory available on the client when files are
file compression compressed during backup. If you select compression, the client software uses
this value to determine how much space to request for the compression tables.
The more memory that is available to compress code, the greater the
compression and the greater the percentage of computer resources that are
used. If other processes also need memory, use a maximum value of half the
actual physical memory on a computer to avoid excessive swapping.

The default is 0. This default is reasonable; change it only if problems are

encountered.

Use VxFS file change log for Determines if NetBackup uses the File Change Log on VxFS clients.
incremental backups
The default is off.

See “VxFS file change log for incremental backups property” on page 104.

Default cache device path for For additional information, see the NetBackup Snapshot Client Administrator’s
snapshots Guide.
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Table 3-18 UNIX Client Settings dialog box properties (continued)

Property Description

Do not compress files ending with Corresponds to adding a COMPRESS_SUFFIX =.suffix option to the bp.conf
list file.

Specifies a list of file extensions. During a backup, NetBackup does not compress
files with these extensions because the file may already be in a compressed
format.

Do not use wildcards to specify these extensions. For example, .A1 is allowed,
but not .A* or .A[1-9]

Files that are already compressed become slightly larger if compressed again.
If compressed files with a unique file extension already exist on a UNIX client,
exclude it from compression by adding it to this list.

Add Adds file endings to the list of file endings that you do not want to compress.
Click Add, then type the file extension in the File Endings dialog box. Use
commas or spaces to separate file endings if more than one is added. Click
Add to add the ending to the list, then click Close to close the dialog box.

Add to All Adds a file extension that you do not want to compress, to the lists of all clients.
To add the file extension to the lists of all clients, select it in the list on the Client
Settings host property, then click Add to All.

Remove Removes a file extension from the list. To remove a name, either type it in the
box or click the browse button (...) and select a file ending. Use commas or
spaces to separate names.

VxFS file change log for incremental backups property

The Use VxFS file change log for incremental backups property is supported
on all platforms and versions where VxFS file systems support FCL.
The following VxFS file systems support FCL:
■ Solaris SPARC platform running VxFS 4.1 or later.
■ AIX running VxFS 5.0 or later.
■ HP 11.23 running VxFS 5.0 or later.
■ Linux running VxFS 4.1 or later.
The File Change Log (FCL) tracks changes to files and directories in a file system.
Changes can include files created, links and unlinks, files renamed, data that is
appended, data that is overwritten, data that is truncated, extended attribute
modifications, holes punched, and file property updates.
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NetBackup can use the FCL to determine which files to select for incremental
backups, which can potentially save unnecessary file system processing time. The
FCL information that is stored on each client includes the backup type, the FCL
offset, and the timestamp for each backup.
The advantages of this property depend largely on the number of file system changes
relative to the file system size. The performance impact of incremental backups
ranges from many times faster or slower, depending on file system size and use
patterns.
For example, enable this property for a client on a very large file system that
experiences relatively few changes. The incremental backups for the client may
complete sooner since the policy needs to read only the FCL to determine what
needs to be backed up on the client.
If a file experiences many changes or multiple changes to many files, the time
saving benefit may not be as great.
See “Backup Selections tab” on page 814.
The following items must be in place for the Use VxFS file change log for
incremental backups property to work:
■ Enable the Use VxFS file change log for incremental backups property for
every client that wants NetBackup to take advantage of the FCL.
■ Enable the FCL on the VxFS client.
See the Veritas File System Administrator’s Guide for information about how to
enable the FCL on the VxFS client.
■ Enable the Use VxFS file change log for incremental backups property on
the client(s) in time for the first full backup. Subsequent incremental backups
need this full backup to stay synchronized.
■ Specify the VxFS mount point in the policy backup selections list in one of the
following ways:
■ Specify ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES.
■ Specifying the actual VxFS mount point.
■ Specifying a directory at a higher level than the VxFS mount point, provided
that Cross mount points is enabled.
See “Cross mount points (policy attribute)” on page 719.

If the policy has Collect true image restore information or Collect true image
restore information with move detection enabled, it ignores the Use VxFS file
change log for incremental backups property on the client.
The following table describes the additional options that are available on the VxFS
file change log feature.
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Table 3-19 VxFS file change log feature options

Option Description

Activity Monitor messages Displays any messages that note when the file change log
is used during a backup as follows:

Using VxFS File Change Log for backup of pathname

Also notes when full and incremental backups are not

synchronized.

Keeping the data files The data files must be in sync with the FCL for this property
synchronized with the FCL to work. To keep the data files synchronized with the FCL,
do not turn the FCL on the VxFS client off and on.
Note: If NetBackup encounters any errors as it processes
the FCL, it switches to the normal files system scan. If this
switch occurs, it appears in the Activity Monitor.

VxFS administration Additional VxFS commands are available to administrate the

FCL in the Veritas File System Administrator’s Guide.

Client Settings properties for Windows clients

The Windows Client Settings properties apply to currently selected Windows
clients.
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Client Settings properties for Windows clients

Figure 3-15 Windows Client Settings dialog box

The Client Settings dialog box for Windows clients contains the following properties.

Table 3-20 Windows Client Settings properties

Property Description

General level Enables logs for bpinetd, bpbkar, tar, and nbwin. The higher the level, the
more information is written. The default is 0.

TCP level Enables logs for TCP.

Scroll to one of the following available log levels:

■ 0 No extra logging (default)

■ 1 Log basic TCP/IP functions
■ 2 Log all TCP/IP functions, including all read and write requests
■ 3 Log contents of each read or write buffer

Note: Setting the TCP level to 2 or 3 can cause the status reports to be very
large. It can also slow a backup or restore operation.
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Table 3-20 Windows Client Settings properties (continued)

Property Description

Wait time before clearing archive Specifies how long the client waits before the archive bits for a differential
bit incremental backup are cleared. The minimum allowable value is 300 (default).
The client waits for acknowledgment from the server that the backup was
successful. If the server does not reply within this time period, the archive bits are
not cleared.

This option applies only to differential-incremental backups. Cumulative-incremental

backups do not clear the archive bit.

Use change journal

Note: The Use Change Journal option applies to Windows clients only.

This option works together with the Use Accelerator policy attribute and the
Accelerator forced rescan schedule attribute.

See “Accelerator and the Windows change journal” on page 739.

See “Use Accelerator (policy attribute)” on page 736.

See “Accelerator forced rescan option (schedule attribute)” on page 774.

Incrementals based on Specifies that files are selected for the backups that are based on the date that
timestamp the file was last modified. When Use change journal is selected, Incrementals
based on timestamp is automatically selected.

Incrementals based on archive Specifies that NetBackup include files in an incremental backup only if the archive
bit bit of the file is set. The system sets this bit whenever a file is changed and it
normally remains set until NetBackup clears it.

A full backup always clears the archive bit. A differential-incremental backup clears
the archive bit if the file is successfully backed up. The differential-incremental
backup must occur within the number of seconds that the Wait time before
clearing archive bit property indicates. A cumulative-incremental or user backup
has no effect on the archive bit.

Disable this property to include a file in an incremental backup only if the date
and time stamp for the file has changed since the last backup. For a
differential-incremental backup, NetBackup compares the date/time stamp to the
last full or incremental backup. For a cumulative-incremental backup, NetBackup
compares the timestamp to the last full backup.
If you install or copy files from another computer, the new files retain the date
timestamp of the originals. If the original date is before the last backup date on
this computer, then the new files are not backed up until the next full backup.
Note: Veritas recommends that you do not combine differential incremental
backups and cumulative incremental backups within the same Windows policy
when the incremental backups are based on archive bit.
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Table 3-20 Windows Client Settings properties (continued)

Property Description

Time overlap Specifies the number of minutes to add to the date range for incremental backups
when you use date-based backups. This value compensates for differences in
the speed of the clock between the NetBackup client and server. The default is
60 minutes.

This value is used during incremental backups when you use the archive bit and
when you examine the create time on folders. This comparison is done for archive
bit-based backups as well as date-based backups.

Communications buffer size Specifies the size (in kilobytes) of the TCP and the IP buffers that NetBackup
uses to transfer data between the NetBackup server and client. For example,
specify 10 for a buffer size of 10 kilobytes. The minimum allowable value is 2,
with no maximum allowable value. The default is 128 kilobytes.

User directed timeouts Specifies the seconds that are allowed between when a user requests a backup
or restore and when the operation begins. The operation fails if it does not begin
within this time period.

This property has no minimum value or maximum value. The default is 60 seconds.

Maximum error messages for Defines how many times a NetBackup client can send the same error message
server to a NetBackup server. For example, if the archive bits cannot be reset on a file,
this property limits how many times the message appears in the server logs. The
default is 10.

Keep status of user-directed Specifies how many days the system keeps progress reports before NetBackup
backups, archives, and restores automatically deletes them. The default is 3 days.

Perform default search for Instructs NetBackup to search the default range of backup images automatically.
restore The backed up folders and files within the range appear whenever a restore
window is opened.

Clear the Perform default search for restore check box to disable the initial
search. With the property disabled, the NetBackup Restore window does not
display any files or folders upon opening. The default is that the option is enabled.

How to determine if change journal support is useful in your

NetBackup environment
Using NetBackup support for the change journal is beneficial only where the volumes
are large and relatively static.
Suitable candidates for enabling NetBackup change journal support are as follows:
■ If the NTFS volume contains more than 1,000,000 files and folders and the
number of changed objects between incremental backups is small (less than
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100,000), the volume is a good candidate for enabling NetBackup change journal
support.
Unsuitable candidates for enabling NetBackup change journal support are as follows:
■ Support for the change journal is intended to reduce scan times for incremental
backups by using the information that is gathered from the change journal on a
volume. Therefore, to enable NetBackup change journal support is not
recommended if the file system on the volume contains relatively few files and
folders. (For example, hundreds of thousands of files and folders.) The normal
file system scan is suitable under such conditions.
■ If the total number of changes on a volume exceeds from 10% to 20% of the
total objects, the volume is not a good candidate for enabling NetBackup change
journal support.
■ Be aware that virus scanning software can interfere with the use of the change
journal. Some real-time virus scanners intercept a file open for read, scan for
viruses, then reset the access time. This results in the creation of a change
journal entry for every scanned file.

Guidelines for enabling NetBackup change journal support

The following items are guidelines to consider for enabling NetBackup change
journal support:
■ Change journal support is not offered for user-directed backups. The USN
stamps for full and incremental backups in the permanent record do not change.
■ NetBackup support for change journal works with checkpoint restart for restores.
See “Checkpoint restart for restore jobs” on page 711.
■ Support for change journal is not offered with several NetBackup options or
Veritas products.
If Use change journal is enabled, it has no effect while you use the following
options or products:
■ True image restore (TIR) or True image restore with Move Detection
See “Collect true image restore information (policy attribute) with and without
move detection” on page 727.
■ Synthetic backups
See “About synthetic backups” on page 869.
■ Bare Metal Restore (BMR)
For more information, see the NetBackup Bare Metal Restore Administrator’s
Guide.
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Cloud Storage properties

See “How to determine if change journal support is useful in your NetBackup

environment” on page 109.

Cloud Storage properties

The NetBackup Cloud Storage properties in the NetBackup Administration
Console apply to the currently selected master server.
The hosts that appear in this Cloud Storage list are available to select when you
configure a storage server. The Service Provider type of your cloud vendor
determines whether a service host is available or required.
NetBackup includes service hosts for some cloud storage providers. You can add
a new host to the Cloud Storage list if the Service Provider type allows it. If you
add a host, you also can change its properties or delete it from the Cloud Storage
list. (You cannot change or delete the information that is included with NetBackup.)
If you do not add a service host to this Cloud Storage list, you can add one when
you configure the storage server. The Service Provider type of your cloud vendor
determines whether a Service Hostname is available or required.
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Cloud Storage properties

Figure 3-16 Cloud Storage host properties

Cloud Storage host properties contain the following properties:

Table 3-21 Cloud Storage

Property Description

Cloud Storage The cloud storage that corresponds to the various cloud service
providers that NetBackup supports are listed here.

To add a cloud storage to the Cloud Storage list, click Add.

To change properties of a cloud storage that you added, select it

in the Cloud Storage list and click Change.

To remove a cloud storage that you added, select it in the Cloud

Storage list and click Remove.

Associated Storage The cloud storage servers that correspond to the selected cloud
Servers for storage are displayed.

To change the properties of a cloud storage server, select it in the

Associated Storage Servers for list and click Change.
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Note: Changes that you make in the Cloud Storage dialog box are applied before
you click OK in the Host Properties dialog box.

For more information about NetBackup cloud storage, see the NetBackup Cloud
Administrator's Guide:
■ http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

Credential Access properties

Certain NetBackup hosts that are not named as clients in a policy must be enabled
to access NDMP or disk array credentials. Use the Credential Access properties
dialog box to enter the names of those NetBackup hosts.

Figure 3-17 Credential Access dialog box

The Credential Access dialog box contains the following properties.

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Table 3-22 Credential Access dialog box properties

Property Description

NDMP Clients list To add an NDMP client to the NDMP Clients list, click Add. Enter the names of the
NDMP hosts that are not named as clients in a policy.

Disk clients list To add a Disk Client to the Disk Clients list, click Add. Enter the names of the
NetBackup hosts that meet all of the following criteria:

■ The host must be designated in a policy as the Off-host backup host in an alternate
client backup.
■ The host that is designated as the Off-host backup computer must not be named
as a client on the Clients tab in any NetBackup policy.
■ The policy for the off-host backup must be configured to use one of the disk array
snapshot methods for the EMC CLARiiON, HP EVA, or IBM disk arrays
Note: The credentials for the disk array or NDMP host are specified under Media
and Device Management > Credentials.

Note: Off-host alternate client backup is a feature of NetBackup Snapshot Client,

which requires a separate license. The NetBackup for NDMP feature requires the
NetBackup for NDMP license.

Data Classification properties

The Data Classification properties apply to currently selected master and media
servers.
Data classifications must be configured in the Data Classification host properties
before storage lifecycle policies can be configured.
See “Data classifications (policy attribute)” on page 703.
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Figure 3-18 Data Classification dialog box

The Data Classification dialog box contains the following properties.

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Table 3-23 Data Classification dialog box properties

Property Description

Rank column The Rank column displays the rank of the data classifications. The order of the data
classifications determines the rank of the classification in relationship to the others in
the list. The lowest numbered rank has the highest priority.

Use the Move Up and Move Down options to move the classification up or down in
the list.

To create a new data classification, click New. New data classifications are added to
bottom of the list. To increase the rank of a data classification, select a line and click
Move Up. To decrease the rank of a data classification, select a line and click Move
Down.

Name column The Name column displays the data classification name. While data classifications
cannot be deleted, the data classification names can be modified.
NetBackup provides the following data classifications by default:

■ Platinum (highest rank by default)

■ Gold (second highest rank by default)
■ Silver (third highest rank by default)
■ Bronze (lowest rank by default)

Description column In the Description column, enter a meaningful description for the data classification.
Descriptions can be modified.

Data Classification ID The Data Classification ID is the GUID value that identifies the data classification and
is generated when a new data classification is added and the host property is saved.
This column is not displayed by default.

A data classification ID becomes associated with a backup image by setting the Data
Classification attribute in the policy dialog box. The ID is written into the image header.
The storage lifecycle policies use the ID to identify the images that are associated with
classification.

ID values can exist in image headers indefinitely, so data classifications cannot be

deleted. The name, description, and rank can change without changing the identity of
the data classification.

Note: Data classifications cannot be deleted. However, the name, description, and
the rank can be changed. The classification ID remains the same.

Creating a Data Classification

Use the following procedures to create or change a data classification.
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To create a data classification

1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management > Host Properties.
2 In the left pane, click Data Classification.
3 Click New.
4 Add the name and description in the New Data Classification dialog box.
5 Click OK to save the classification and close the dialog box.

Note: Data classifications cannot be deleted.

6 Select a line in the Data Classification host properties and use the Move Up
and Move Down options to move the classification level up or down in the list.

Default Job Priorities properties

The Default Job Priorities host properties let administrators configure the default
job priority for different job types. The Default Job Priorities host property lists the
job types and the configurable default priority for each.
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Default Job Priorities properties

Figure 3-19 Default Job Priorities dialog box

The job priority can be set for individual jobs in the following utilities:
■ In the Jobs tab of the Activity Monitor for queued or active jobs.
See “Changing the Job Priority dynamically from the Activity Monitor” on page 1046.
■ In the Catalog utility for verify, duplicate, and import jobs.
■ In the Reports utility for a Media Contents report job.
■ In the Backup, Archive, and Restore client interface for restore jobs.
The Default Job Priorities dialog box contains the following properties.

Table 3-24 Default Job Priorities dialog box properties

Property Description

Job Type and Job Priority list This listing includes 18 job types and the current configurable priority for each.
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Table 3-24 Default Job Priorities dialog box properties (continued)

Property Description

Job Priority The Job Priority value specifies the priority that a job has as it competes with other
jobs for backup resources. The value can range from 0 to 99999. The higher the number,
the greater the priority of the job.

A new priority setting affects all the policies that are created after the host property has
been changed.

A higher priority does not guarantee that a job receives resources before a job with a
lower priority. NetBackup evaluates jobs with a higher priority before those with a lower
priority.
However, the following factors can cause a job with a lower priority to run before a job
with a higher priority:

■ To maximize drive use, a low priority job may run first if it can use a drive that is
currently loaded. A job with a higher priority that requires that the drive be unloaded
would wait.
■ If a low priority job can join a multiplexed group, it may run first. The job with a
higher priority may wait if it is not able to join the multiplexed group.
■ If the NetBackup Resource Broker (nbrb) receives a job request during an
evaluation cycle, it does not consider the job until the next cycle, regardless of the
job priority.

Understanding the Job Priority setting

NetBackup uses the Job Priority setting as a guide. Requests with a higher priority
do not always receive resources before a request with a lower priority.
The NetBackup Resource Broker (NBRB) maintains resource requests for jobs in
a queue.
NBRB evaluates the requests sequentially and sorts them based on the following
criteria:
■ The request's first priority.
■ The request’s second priority.
■ The birth time (when the Resource Broker receives the request).
The first priority is weighted more heavily than the second priority, and the second
priority is weighted more heavily than the birth time.
Because a request with a higher priority is listed in the queue before a request with
a lower priority, the request with a higher priority is evaluated first. Even though the
chances are greater that the higher priority request receives resources first, it is
not always definite.
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Distributed application restore mapping properties

The following scenarios present situations in which a request with a lower priority
may receive resources before a request with a higher priority:
■ A higher priority job needs to unload the media in a drive because the retention
level (or the media pool) of the loaded media is not what the job requires. A
lower priority job can use the media that is already loaded in the drive. To
maximize drive utilization, the Resource Broker gives the loaded media and
drive pair to the job with the lower priority.
■ A higher priority job is not eligible to join an existing multiplexing group but a
lower priority job is eligible to join the multiplexing group. To continue spinning
the drive at the maximum rate, the lower priority job joins the multiplexing group
and runs.
■ The Resource Broker receives resource requests for jobs and places the requests
in a queue before processing them. New resource requests are sorted and
evaluated every 5 minutes. Some external events (a new resource request or
a resource release, for example) can also trigger an evaluation. If the Resource
Broker receives a request of any priority while it processes requests in an
evaluation cycle, the request is not evaluated until the next evaluation cycle
starts.

Distributed application restore mapping properties

Some applications, such as SharePoint and Exchange, distribute and replicate data
across multiple hosts. Use the Distributed Application Restore Mapping to
provide a mapping of the hosts in the database environment so that NetBackup
can successfully restore the databases.
For example, if a SharePoint farm has two application servers (App1 and App2),
one front-end server (FE1), and one SQL database (SQLDB1), the Distributed
Application Restore Mapping for this SharePoint server would be similar to the
following:

Application host Component host

App1 SQLDB1

App2 SQLDB1

FE1 SQLDB1
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Figure 3-20 Distributed Application Restore Mapping dialog box

The Distributed Application Restore Mapping dialog box contains the following
properties.
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Table 3-25 Distributed Application Restore Mapping dialog box properties

Property Description

Add Adds a component host that is authorized to run restores on an SharePoint or Exchange
application host.

For SharePoint, NetBackup catalogs back up images under the front-end server name.
To allow NetBackup to restore SQL databases to the correct hosts in a farm, provide
a list of the SharePoint hosts. For Exchange, any operations that use Granular Recovery
Technology (GRT) require that you provide a list of the Exchange virtual and the physical
host names. Also include the off-host client and the granular proxy host.
Note: For VMware backups and restores that protect SharePoint or Exchange, you
only need to add the hosts that browse for backups or perform restores.

Note: Use either the client's short name or its fully qualified domain name (FQDN).
You do not need to provide both names in the list.

For more details, see the following:

NetBackup for SharePoint Server Administrator's Guide

NetBackup for Exchange Server Administrator's Guide

Change Changes the application host or component host of the currently selected mapping.

Remove Removes the currently selected mapping.

Encryption properties
The Encryption properties control encryption on the currently selected client.
Multiple clients can be selected and configured at one time only if all selected clients
are running the same version of NetBackup. If not, the Encryption properties dialog
box is hidden.
More information is available in the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.
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Encryption properties

Figure 3-21 Encryption dialog box

The Encryption permissions property indicates the encryption setting on the

selected NetBackup client as determined by the master server.

Table 3-26 Encryption permissions selections

Property Description

Not allowed Specifies that the client does not permit encrypted backups.
If the server requests an encrypted backup, the backup job
ends due to error.

Allowed Specifies that the client allows either encrypted or

unencrypted backups. Allowed is the default setting for a
client that has not been configured for encryption.

Required Specifies that the client requires encrypted backups. If the

server requests an unencrypted backup, the backup job ends
due to error.
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Encryption properties

Select the Enable encryption property if the NetBackup Encryption option is used
on the selected client.
After Enable Encryption is selected, choose from the properties in Table 3-27.

Table 3-27 Encryption dialog box properties

Property Description

Enable standard Pertains to the 128-bit and the 256-bit options of NetBackup Encryption.
encryption
If the selected client does not use Legacy encryption, Enable standard encryption is automatically
selected.

Client Cipher The following cipher types are available: BF-CFB, DES-EDE-CFB, AES-256-CFB, and
AES-128-CFB. AES-128-CFB is the default.

More information about the ciphers file is available in the NetBackup Security and Encryption
Guide.

Enable legacy Pertains to the 40-bit and the 56-bit data encryption standard (DES) NetBackup encryption
DES encryption packages.

Encryption Defines the encryption strength on the NetBackup client when Legacy encryption is used:
strength
■ DES_40
Specifies the 40-bit DES encryption. DES_40 is the default value for a client that has not been
configured for encryption.
■ DES_56
Specifies the 56-bit DES encryption.

Encryption Specify the folder that contains the encryption libraries on NetBackup clients.
libraries The default location is as follows:

■ On Windows:

install_path\NetBackup\bin\

Where install_path is the directory where NetBackup is installed and by default is C:\Program
Files\Veritas.
■ On UNIX:

/usr/openv/lib

If it is necessary to change the setting, specify the new name.

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Table 3-27 Encryption dialog box properties (continued)

Property Description

Encryption key Specify the file that contains the encryption keys on NetBackup clients.
file The default location is as follows:

■ On Windows:

install_path\NetBackup\bin\keyfile.dat

Where install_path is the folder where NetBackup is installed and by default is C:\Program
Files\Veritas.
■ On UNIX:

/usr/openv/netbackup/keyfile

If it is necessary to change the setting, specify the new name.

Additional encryption methods for Windows clients

In addition to NetBackup client and server data encryption, Microsoft Windows
clients also have access to methods of encrypting the data on the original disk.
Each of the following methods has its own costs and benefits. NetBackup supports
each method for protecting Microsoft Windows clients.

Encrypting File System

The Encrypting File System (EFS) on Microsoft Windows is a feature introduced
with Windows 2000 and provides file system-level encryption. EFS is a form of
encryption where individual files or directories are encrypted by the file system itself.
The technology enables files to be transparently encrypted to protect confidential
data from attackers with physical access to the computer. Users can enable
encryption on a per-file, per-directory, or per-drive basis. The Group Policy in a
Windows domain environment can also mandate some EFS settings.
No NetBackup settings are involved in protecting these encrypted objects. Any
object with an encrypted file system attribute is automatically backed up and restored
in its encrypted state.

BitLocker Drive Encryption

BitLocker Drive Encryption is a full disk encryption feature included with certain
editions of Microsoft's Windows desktop and server versions, starting with Vista
and Windows Server 2008.
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Disk encryption is a technology which protects information by converting it into

unreadable code that cannot be deciphered easily by unauthorized people. Disk
encryption uses disk encryption software or hardware to encrypt every bit of data
that goes on a disk or a disk volume.
As with EFS, no NetBackup settings are involved to use BitLocker for encryption.
Unlike EFS, the encryption layer is invisible to NetBackup, with the data being
automatically decrypted and encrypted by the operating system.
NetBackup does nothing to manage the encryption process and therefore backs
up and restores the unencrypted data.

Note: If you recover a Windows computer that has BitLocker encryption enabled,
you must re-enable BitLocker encryption following the restore.

Off-host backup is not supported with volumes that run Windows BitLocker Drive
Encryption.

Enterprise Vault properties

The Enterprise Vault properties apply to currently selected clients.
To perform backups and restores, NetBackup must know the user name and
password for the account that is used to log on to the Enterprise Vault Server and
to interact with the Enterprise Vault SQL database. The user must set the logon
account for every NetBackup client that runs backup and restore operations for
Enterprise Vault components.
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Enterprise Vault Hosts properties

Figure 3-22 Enterprise Vault dialog box

The Enterprise Vault dialog box contains the following properties.

Table 3-28 Enterprise Vault dialog box properties

Property Description

User Name Specify the user ID for the account that is used to log on to Enterprise Vault
(DOMAIN\user name).

Password Specify the password for the account.

Consistency check before Select what kind of consistency checks to perform on the SQL Server databases
backup before NetBackup begins a backup operation.

Enterprise Vault Hosts properties

The Enterprise Vault Hosts properties apply to currently selected master servers.
Special configuration is required to allow NetBackup to restore SQL databases to
the correct hosts in an Enterprise Vault farm. In the Enterprise Vault Hosts master
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Exchange properties

server properties, specify a source and a destination host. By doing so, you specify
a source host that can run restores on the destination host.

Figure 3-23 Enterprise Vault Hosts master server properties

The Enterprise Vault Hosts dialog box contains the following properties.

Table 3-29 Enterprise Vault Hosts dialog box properties

Option Description

Add Adds the source and the destination hosts within the Enterprise Vault configuration.
You must provide the name of the Source host and the name of the Destination host.

Change Changes the source host and the destination host, an entry that you select from the
Enterprise Vault Hosts field.

Exchange properties
The Exchange properties apply to the currently selected Windows clients. For
clustered or replicated environments, configure the same settings for all nodes. If
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Exchange properties

you change the attributes for the virtual server name, only the CCR active node or
DAG host server is updated.
For complete information on these options, see the NetBackup for Exchange Server
Administrator's Guide.

Figure 3-24 Exchange dialog box

The Exchange dialog box contains the following properties.

Table 3-30 Exchange dialog box properties

Property Description

Snapshot verification I/O throttle

Note: This property only applies to MS-Exchange-Server backup policies with
Exchange 2007.

This option applies to off-host Exchange 2007 snapshot backups if the Exchange
System Management Tools are not installed on the alternate client. Specify the
number of I/Os to process for each 1-second pause.
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Table 3-30 Exchange dialog box properties (continued)

Property Description

Backup option for log files

Note: This property only applies to MS-Exchange-Server backup policies.
during full backups
Choose which logs to include with snapshot backups:

■ Back up only uncommitted log files

Select this option to back up only the log files that are uncommitted. This option
is not recommended for DAGs or Exchange 2007 CCR environments.
■ Back up all log files (including committed log files)

Truncate log after successful

Note: This property only applies to MS-Exchange-Server backup policies.
Instant Recovery backup
Enable this option to delete transaction logs after a successful Instant Recovery
backup. By default, transaction logs are not deleted for a full Instant Recovery
backup that is snapshot only.

Exchange granular proxy host

Note: This property applies when you duplicate or browse a backup that uses
Granular Recovery Technology (GRT).

You can specify a different Windows system to act as a proxy for the source client
when you duplicate or browse a backup (with bplist) that uses GRT. Use a
proxy if you do not want to affect the source client or if it is not available.

For complete information on this option, see the NetBackup for Exchange Server
Administrator's Guide.

Enable single instance backup

Note: This property only applies to MS-Exchange-Server backup policies with
for message attachments
Exchange 2007.

Enable this option to back up the data that is stored on a Single Instance Store
(SIS) volume. This feature only applies to mailbox and public folder backups with
Exchange Server 2007.

Perform consistency check

Note: This property only applies to MS-Exchange-Server backup policies.
before backup with Microsoft
Volume Shadow Copy Service Disable this option if you do not want to perform a consistency check during a
(VSS) DAG backup. If you check Continue with backup if consistency check fails,
NetBackup continues to perform the backup even if the consistency check fails.
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Table 3-30 Exchange dialog box properties (continued)

Property Description

Exchange credentials Note the following for this property:

■ This property applies to MS-Exchange-Server and VMware backup policies

with Exchange recovery.
■ For Exchange 2013 and later, you must configure this property if you want to
use GRT.
■ This property does not apply to any backup and restore operations that have
a policy that uses the Microsoft Exchange Mailboxes:\ and the
Microsoft Exchange Public Folders:\ directives. Instead, you must
configure the logon account for the NetBackup Client Service with the
credentials for the account for NetBackup Exchange operations.

Provide the credentials for the account for NetBackup Exchange operations. This
account must have the necessary permissions to perform Exchange restores.
The permissions that are required depend on the Exchange version that you have.
The account also needs the right to “Replace a process level token.”

For complete information on this property, see the NetBackup for Exchange Server
Administrator's Guide.

About the Exchange credentials in the client host properties

The Exchange credentials in the client host properties indicate the account that has
necessary permissions to perform Exchange restores. The permissions that are
required depend on the Exchange version that you have.
Note the following:
■ The account that you configured for the Exchange credentials must also have
the right to “Replace a process level token.”
■ For database restores from VMware backups, the Exchange credentials that
you provide must have permissions to restore VM files.
■ If you want to restore from a VMware snapshot copy that was created with
Replication Director, do the following:
■ Provide the Exchange credentials in the Domain\user and Password fields.
■ Configure the NetBackup Client Service with an account that has access to
the CIFS shares that are created on the NetApp disk array.

Additional notes for Exchange 2013 and later

To use GRT, configure the Exchange credentials on all granular clients.
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Alternatively, you can configure the Exchange credentials only on the granular
clients that perform restores. In this case, for the entire domain add “Exchange
Servers” to the “View-Only Organization Management” role group. Perform this
configuration in the Exchange Administration Center (EAC) or in Active Directory.
See the following Microsoft article for more information:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj657492

Additional notes for Exchange 2010 and 2007

These additional items apply to Exchange 2010 and 2007:
■ For granular restores from VMware backups, only the Exchange client that
performs the granular restore requires configuration of the Exchange credentials.
The Exchange credentials are not required for backup or browse operations.
■ If you configure the NetBackup Client Service with a logon account and configure
the Exchange credentials in the Exchange client host properties, you must
configure the “Replace a process level token” for both users.
■ In NetBackup 7.5 and earlier, you added the credentials to the logon account
for the NetBackup Client Service and the NetBackup Legacy Network Service
(Exchange 2010). Customers upgrading from earlier versions of NetBackup can
continue to use this configuration (unless you use Replication Director). Veritas
recommends that you use the new configuration in the Exchange client host
properties.
■ (Exchange 2007) If you use the Microsoft Exchange Mailboxes:\ and the
Microsoft Exchange Public Folders:\ directives in a policy, you must use
the old configuration. Configure the NetBackup Client Service to log on as the
account for NetBackup Exchange operations.

Exclude Lists properties

Use the Exclude Lists host properties to create and to modify the exclude lists for
Windows clients. An exclude list names the files and directories to be excluded
from backups of the selected Windows clients.
For UNIX clients, use the nbgetconfig and nbsetconfig commands to gather and
modify the exclude list files from the /usr/openv/netbackup directory on each
client. nbgetconfig and nbsetconfig can also be used on a UNIX server to create
an exclude list on a Windows client.
See “Configuring the exclude list on a Windows client from a UNIX master server”
on page 140.
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Figure 3-25 Exclude Lists dialog box

Exclude Lists properties apply only to Windows clients.

For information about creating exclude lists for UNIX clients, see the following topic:
See “About excluding files from automatic backups” on page 851.
If more than one exclude or include list exists for a client, NetBackup uses only the
most specific one.
For example, assume that a client has the following exclude lists:
■ An exclude list for a policy and schedule.
■ An exclude list for a policy.
■ An exclude list for the entire client. This list does not specify a policy or schedule.
In this example, NetBackup uses the first exclude list (for policy and schedule)
because it is the most specific.
Exclude and include lists that are set up for a policy or for a policy and schedule
are not used to determine if an entire drive is to be excluded when NetBackup
determines if a backup job should be started.
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Normally, this is not a problem. However, if a policy uses multistreaming and a drive
or a mount point is excluded, that job will report an error status when it completes.
To avoid the situation, do not use the policy or the policy and schedule lists to
exclude an entire volume.
The Exclude Lists dialog box contains the following properties.

Table 3-31 Excludes Lists dialog box properties

Property Description

Use case sensitive exclude Indicates that the files and directories to exclude are case-sensitive.
list

Exclude lists Displays the policies that contain schedule, file, and directory exclusions as follows:

■ Add
Click to exclude a file from being backed up by a policy. The exclusion is configured
in the Add to exclude list dialog box, then added to the Exclude list. When the
policies in this list are run, the files and directories that are specified on the list are
not backed up.
■ Add to all
When multiple Windows clients are selected, click Add to all to add the selected
list item to the Exclude list for all selected clients. Add to all is enabled only when
multiple Windows clients are selected for configuration.
■ Remove
Click to remove the selected policy, schedule, or file from the Exclude list.
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Table 3-31 Excludes Lists dialog box properties (continued)

Property Description

Exceptions to exclude list Displays the policies, schedules, files, and directories that are excepted from the
Exclude list. When the policies on the Exceptions to the exclude list run, the files
and directories on the list are backed up if they were part of the original file list and
were subsequently excluded. The list is useful to exclude all files in a directory but one.

For example, if the file list of items to back up contains /foo, and the exclude list
contains /foo/bar, adding /fum to the exceptions list does not back up the /fum
directory. However, adding fum to the exceptions list will back up any occurrences of
fum (file or directory) that occur within /foo/bar.

Options include the following:

■ Add
Click to create an exception to the Exclude list. The exception is configured in the
Add exceptions to exclude list dialog box, then added to the Exceptions to the
exclude list.
When the policies on the Exceptions to the exclude list run, the items on the
exceptions list are backed up (if they were part of the original file list and
subsequently excluded). Effectively, you add files back into the backup list of a
policy.
■ Add to all
When multiple Windows clients are selected, click Add to all to add the selected
list item to the Exceptions to the exclude list for all selected clients. When the
policies on the exclude list run, the items on the exceptions list are backed up on
all selected clients.
■ Remove
Click to remove the selected policy, schedule, or file from the Exceptions list. After
the item is removed from the Exclude list, the item is excluded from the backup.

About the Add to Exclude List and Add Exceptions to Exclude List
dialog boxes
The Add to Exclude List dialog box and the Add Exceptions to Exclude List
dialog box contain the following fields:
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Table 3-32 Add to Exclude dialog box

Field Description

Policy The policy name that contains the files and the directories
that you want to exclude or make exceptions for. You can
also select the policy name from the drop-down menu. To
exclude or make exceptions for the backup of specific files
or directories from all policies, select All Policies.

Schedule The schedule name that is associated with the files and the
directories that you want to exclude or make exceptions for.
You can also select the schedule name from the drop-down
menu. To exclude or make exceptions for the backups of
specific files or directories from all schedules, select All
Schedules.

Files/Directories Either browse or enter the full path to the files and the
directories that you want to exclude or make exceptions for.

Figure 3-26 Add to Exclude List properties

Adding an entry to an exclude list

Use the following procedure to add an entry to an exclude list for a policy:
To add an entry to the exclude list
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand NetBackup Management
> Host Properties > Clients. Double-click on a client.
2 Under the Exclude List, click Add.
3 In the Policy field, select a policy name from the drop-down menu or enter the
name of a policy. Select All Policies to exclude these items from all policies.
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4 In the Schedule field, select a schedule name from the drop-down menu or
enter the name of a schedule. Select All Schedules to exclude the specified
files and directories from all schedules in the policy.
5 In the Files/Directories field, either browse or enter the files or directories to
be excluded from the backups that are based on the selected policy and
schedule.
6 Click Add to add the specified files and directories to the exclude list.
7 Click Apply to accept the changes. Click OK to accept the changes and close
the host properties dialog box.

Adding an exception to the exclude list

Use the following procedure to add an exception to the exclude list for a policy:
To add an exception to the exclude list
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand NetBackup Management
> Host Properties > Clients. Double-click on a client.
2 Under the Exceptions to the Exclude List, click Add.
3 In the Policy field, select a policy name from the drop-down menu or enter the
name of a policy. Select All Policies to add these items back into all policies.
(In other words, these items are to be excluded from the exclude list.)
4 In the Schedule field, select a schedule name from the drop-down menu or
enter the name of a schedule. Select All Schedules to add these items back
into the schedules.
5 In the Files/Directories field, either browse or enter the files or directories to
be added back into the backups that are based on the selected policy and
schedule.
6 Click Add to add the specified files and directories to the Exceptions to the
Exclude List.
7 Click Apply to accept the changes. Click OK to accept the changes and close
the host properties dialog box.

Syntax rules for exclude lists

Veritas suggests that you always specify automounted directories and CD-ROM
file systems in the exclude list. Otherwise, if the directories are not mounted at the
time of a backup, NetBackup must wait for a timeout.
The following syntax rules apply to exclude lists:
■ Only one pattern per line is allowed.
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■ NetBackup recognizes standard wildcard use.

See “Wildcard use in NetBackup” on page 1111.
See “NetBackup naming conventions” on page 1110.
■ If all files are excluded in the backup selections list, NetBackup backs up only
what is specified by full path names in the include list. Files can be excluded by
using / or * or by using both symbols together (/*).
■ Spaces are considered legal characters. Do not include extra spaces unless
they are part of the file name.
For example, if you want to exclude a file named
C:\testfile (with no extra space character at the end)
and your exclude list entry is
C:\testfile (with an extra space character at the end)
NetBackup cannot find the file until you delete the extra space from the end of
the file name.
■ End a file path with \ to exclude only directories with that path name (for example,
C:\users\test\). If the pattern does not end in \ (for example, C:\users\test),
NetBackup excludes both files and directories with that path name.
■ To exclude all files with a given name, regardless of their directory path, enter
the name. For example:
test
rather than
C:\test
This example is equivalent to prefixing the file pattern with
\
\*\
\*\*\
\*\*\*\
and so on.
The following syntax rules apply only to UNIX clients:
■ Do not use patterns with links in the names. For example, assume /home is a
link to /usr/home and /home/doc is in the exclude list. The file is still backed
up in this case because the actual directory path, /usr/home/doc, does not
match the exclude list entry, /home/doc.
■ Blank lines or lines which begin with a pound sign (#) are ignored.
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Example of a Windows client exclude list

Assume that an exclude list in the Exclude Lists host properties contains the
following entries:
C:\users\doe\john

C:\users\doe\abc\

C:\users\*\test

C:\*\temp

core

Given the exclude list example, the following files, and directories are excluded
from automatic backups:
■ The file or directory named C:\users\doe\john.
■ The directory C:\users\doe\abc\ (because the exclude entry ends with \).
■ All files or directories named test that are two levels beneath users on drive
C.
■ All files or directories named temp that are two levels beneath the root directory
on drive C.
■ All files or directories named core at any level and on any drive.

Example of a UNIX exclude list

In this example of a UNIX exclude list, the list contains the following entries:

# this is a comment line

/home/doe/john
/home/doe/abc/
/home/*/test
/*/temp
core

Given the exclude list example, the following files and directories are excluded from
automatic backups:
■ The file or directory named /home/doe/john.
■ The directory /home/doe/abc (because the exclude entry ends with /).
■ All files or directories named test that are two levels beneath home.
■ All files or directories named temp that are two levels beneath the root directory.
■ All files or directories named core at any level.
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About creating an include list on a UNIX client

To add a file that is eliminated with the exclude list, create a
/usr/openv/netbackup/include_list file. The same syntax rules apply as for
the exclude list.

Note: Exclude and include lists do not apply to user backups and archives.

To illustrate the use of an include list, we use the example from the previous
discussion. The exclude list in that example causes NetBackup to omit all files or
directories named test from all directories beneath /home/*/test.
In this case, add a file named /home/jdoe/test back into the backup by creating
an include_list file on the client. Add the following to the include_list file:

# this is a comment line

/home/jdoe/test

To create an include list for a specific policy or policy and schedule combination,
use a .policyname or .policyname.schedulename suffix. The following are two
examples of include list names for a policy that is named wkstations that contains
a schedule that is named fulls.

/usr/openv/netbackup/include_list.workstations
/usr/openv/netbackup/include_list.workstations.fulls

The first file affects all scheduled backups in the policy that is named wkstations.
The second file affects backups only when the schedule is named fulls.
For a given backup, NetBackup uses only one include list: the list with the most
specific name. Given the following two files:

include_list.workstations
include_list.workstations.fulls

NetBackup uses only include_list.workstations.fulls as the include list.

Configuring the exclude list on a Windows client from a UNIX master

server
An administrator can change the exclude list on a Windows client from a UNIX
master server by using the nbgetconfig (or bpgetconfig) and the nbsetconfig
(or bpsetconfig) commands.
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Configuring the exclude list on a Windows client from a UNIX master server
1 From the UNIX server, use the nbgetconfig command to access the exclude
list on a Windows client.
For example, where:
nbmaster1 is a UNIX master server.
nbmedia1 is a Windows computer and a NetBackup client.
On nbmaster1, run the following command:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/nbgetconfig -M nbmedia1 EXCLUDE

The output lists the exclude list on nbmedia1:

EXCLUDE = C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\*.lock

EXCLUDE = C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\bprd.d\*.lock
EXCLUDE = C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\bpsched.d\*.lock
EXCLUDE = C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\*
EXCLUDE = C:\Program Files\Veritas\Volmgr\misc\*

2 Create an exclude list on the UNIX server.

For example, file ex_list on nbmaster1:

vi /tmp/ex_list

The contents of ex_list consists of the following files and directories:

more /tmp/ex_list
EXCLUDE = C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\*.lock
EXCLUDE = C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\bprd.d\*.lock
EXCLUDE = C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\bpsched.d\*.lock
EXCLUDE = C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\*
EXCLUDE = C:\Program Files\Veritas\Volmgr\misc\*
EXCLUDE = C:\
EXCLUDE = D:\
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3 From the UNIX server, use the nbsetconfig command to set the exclude list
on a Windows client.
For example, run the following command on nbmaster1 to make ex_list the
exclude list on client nbmedia1:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/nbsetconfig -h nbmedia1 /tmp/ex_list

4 On the UNIX server, use the nbgetconfig command to view the new exclude
list on the Windows client.
For example:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/nbgetconfig -M nbmedia1 EXCLUDE

The output lists the updated exclude list on nbmedia1:

EXCLUDE = C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\*.lock

EXCLUDE = C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\bprd.d\*.lock
EXCLUDE = C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\bpsched.d\*.lock
EXCLUDE = C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\*
EXCLUDE = C:\Program Files\Veritas\Volmgr\misc\*
EXCLUDE = C:\
EXCLUDE = D:\

Traversing excluded directories

An exclude list can indicate a directory for exclusion, while the client uses an include
list to override the exclude list. NetBackup traverses the excluded directories if
necessary, to satisfy the client’s include list.
Assume the following settings for a Windows client:
■ The backup policy backup selection list indicates ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES. When a
scheduled backup runs, the entire client is backed up.
The entire client is also backed up if the backup selection list consists of only:
/
■ The exclude list on the client consists of only: *
An exclude list of * indicates that all files are excluded from the backup.
■ However, since the include list on the Windows client includes the following file:
C:\WINNT, the excluded directories are traversed to back up C:\WINNT.
If the include list did not contain any entry, no directories are traversed.
In another example, assume the following settings for a UNIX client:
■ The backup selection list for the client consists of the following: /
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■ The exclude list for the UNIX client consists of the following: /
■ The include list of the UNIX client consists of the following directories:
/data1
/data2
/data3

Because the include list specifies full paths and the exclude list excludes everything,
NetBackup replaces the backup selection list with the client’s include list.

Fibre Transport properties

NetBackup Fibre Transport properties control how your Fibre Transport media
servers and SAN clients use the Fibre Transport service for backups and restores.
The Fibre Transport properties apply to the host type that you select in the
NetBackup Administration Console, as follows:

Table 3-33 Host types for Fibre Transport properties

Host type Description

Master server Global Fibre Transport properties that apply to all SAN clients.

Media server The Fibre Transport Maximum concurrent FT connections

property applies to the FT media server or servers that you selected
in the NetBackup Administration Console.

Client The Fibre Transport properties apply to the SAN client or clients
that you selected in the NetBackup Administration Console. The
default values for clients are the global property settings of the master
server. Client properties override the global Fibre Transport
properties.
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Figure 3-27 Fibre Transport host properties for a master server

Table 3-34 describes the Fibre Transport properties. All properties are not available
for all hosts. In this table, FT device is an HBA port on a Fibre Transport media
server. The port carries the backup and restore traffic. A media server may have
more than one FT device.
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Table 3-34 Fibre Transport dialog box properties

Property Description

Maximum concurrent FT This property appears only when you select an FT media server or servers in the
connections NetBackup Administration Console.

This property specifies the number of FT connections to allow to the selected

media server or media servers. A connection is equivalent to a job.

NetBackup supports 644 buffers per media server for Fibre Transport. To
determine the number of buffers that each connection uses, divide 644 by the
value you enter. More buffers per connection equal better performance for each
connection.
If no value is set, NetBackup uses the following defaults:

■ For NetBackup Appliance model 5330 and later: 32

■ For NetBackup Appliance model 5230 and later: 32
■ For NetBackup Fibre Transport media servers: 8 times the number of fast HBA
ports on the media server plus 4 times the number of slow HBA ports for. A
fast port is 8 GB or faster, and a slow port is less than 8 GB.
You can enter up to the following maximum connections for the media server or
servers to use:

■ On a Linux FT media server host: 40.

Veritas recommends that you use 32 or fewer connections concurrently on
Linux.
On Linux hosts, you can increase that maximum by setting a NetBackup touch
file, NUMBER_DATA_BUFFERS_FT.
See “About Linux concurrent FT connections” on page 146.
■ For NetBackup Appliance model 5330 and later: 40.
■ For NetBackup Appliance model 5230 and later: 40.
■ On a Solaris FT media server host: 64.

Use defaults from the master This property appears only when you select a client or client in the NetBackup
server configuration Administration Console.

This property specifies that the client follow the properties as they are configured
on the master server.

Preferred The Preferred property specifies to use an FT device if one is available within
the configured wait period in minutes. If an FT device is not available after the
wait period elapses, NetBackup uses a LAN connection for the operation.

If you select this option, also specify the wait period for backups and for restores.

For the global property that is specified on the master server, the default is
Preferred.
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Table 3-34 Fibre Transport dialog box properties (continued)

Property Description

Always The Always property specifies that NetBackup should always use an FT device
for backups and restores of SAN clients. NetBackup waits until an FT device is
available before it begins the operation.

However, an FT device must be online and up. If not, NetBackup uses the LAN.
An FT device may be unavailable because none are active, none have been
configured, or the SAN Client license expired.

Fail The Fail property specifies that NetBackup should fail the job if an FT device is
not online and up. If the FT devices are online but busy, NetBackup waits until a
device is available and assigns the next job to the device. An FT device may be
unavailable because none are active, none have been configured, or the SAN
Client license expired.

Never The Never property specifies that NetBackup should never use an FT pipe for
backups and restores of SAN clients. NetBackup uses a LAN connection for the
backups and restores.

If you specify Never for the master server, Fibre Transport is disabled in the
NetBackup environment. If you select Never, you can configure FT usage on a
per-client basis.

If you specify Never for a media server, Fibre Transport is disabled for the media
server.

If you specify Never for a SAN client, Fibre Transport is disabled for the client.

NetBackup provides one finer level of granularity for Fibre Transport. SAN client
usage preferences override the FT properties that you configure through Host
Properties.
For more information about NetBackup Fibre Transport, see the NetBackup SAN
Client and Fibre Transport Guide:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

About Linux concurrent FT connections

NetBackup uses the Maximum concurrent FT connections Fibre Transport host
property to configure the number of concurrent connections to a Fibre Transport
media server, up to the total that is allowed per host.
See “Fibre Transport properties” on page 143.
/usr/openv/netbackup/db/config/NUMBER_DATA_BUFFERS_FT
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Table 3-35 shows the values that NetBackup supports for the
NUMBER_DATA_BUFFERS_FT file. NetBackup supports 644 buffers per media server
for Fibre Transport.

Table 3-35 Supported values for buffers per FT connection

NUMBER_DATA_BUFFERS_FT Total concurrent Total concurrent

connections: NetBackup connections: Linux FT
5230 and 5330 and later media server
appliances

16 40 40

12 53 53

10 64 64

If you want, you then can limit the number of connections for a media server or
media servers by using the Maximum concurrent FT connections of the Fibre
Transport host properties.

Firewall properties
The Firewall properties describe how the selected master servers and media
servers that are connected to by other hosts.
Servers are added to the host list of the Firewall properties. To configure port usage
for clients, see the Client Attributes properties.
See “Client Attributes properties” on page 86.
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Figure 3-28 Firewall dialog box

The Firewall dialog box contains the following properties.

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Table 3-36 Firewall dialog box properties

Property Description

Default connect options By default, NetBackup selects firewall-friendly connect options under Default connect
options. However, the default options can be set differently for individual servers under
Attributes for selected Hosts.

By default, the firewall settings are configured to require the fewest possible ports to
be open.

These properties correspond to the DEFAULT_CONNECT_OPTIONS configuration option.

To change the default connect options for the selected server, click Change.

Click Change to change the Default connect options. Change the Firewall properties
in the Default Connect Options dialog box.
Note: If VNETD only is selected as the Daemon connection port, the BPCD connect
back setting is not applicable. If VNETD only is selected as the Daemon connection
port, Use non-reserved ports is always used regardless of the value of the Ports
setting.

Hosts list To change the default connect options for any server, add the server to the host list.
Servers do not automatically appear on the list.

■ Add option
Click Add to add a host entry to the host list. A host must be listed before it can be
selected for configuration.
■ Add to all option
Click Add to All to add the listed hosts (along with the specified properties) to all
hosts that are selected for host property configuration. (That is, the hosts that are
selected upon opening the Host Properties.)
■ Remove option
Select a host name in the list, then click Remove to remove the host from the list.

Attributes for selected hosts Connect options can be configured for individual servers.

These properties correspond to the CONNECT_OPTIONS configuration option.

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Table 3-36 Firewall dialog box properties (continued)

Property Description

BPCD connect back This property specifies how daemons are to connect back to the NetBackup Client
daemon (BPCD) as follows:

■ Use default connect options (An option for individual hosts)

Use the methods that are specified under Default connect options.
■ Random port
NetBackup randomly chooses a free port in the allowed range to perform the
traditional connect-back method.
■ VNETD port
This method requires no connect-back. The Veritas Network Daemon (vnetd) was
designed to enhance firewall efficiency with NetBackup during server-to-server and
server-to-client communications. The server initiates all bpcd socket connections.
Consider the example in which bpbrm on a media server initially connects with
bpcd on a client. The situation does not pose a firewall problem because bpbrm
uses the well-known bpcd port.

Ports Select whether a reserved or non-reserved port number should be used to connect to
the server:

■ Use default connect options (An option for individual hosts)

Use the methods that are specified under Default attributes.
■ Reserved port
Connect to the server by a reserved port number.
■ Use non-reserved ports
Connect to the server by a non-reserved port number. If this property is selected,
also enable Accept connections from non-reserved ports for the selected server
in the Universal Settings properties.
See “Universal Settings properties” on page 255.
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Table 3-36 Firewall dialog box properties (continued)

Property Description

Daemon connection port This option only affects connections to NetBackup 7.0 and earlier. For connections to
NetBackup 7.0.1 and later, the veritas_pbx port is used.
If configuring connections for NetBackup 7.0 and earlier, select the Daemon connection
port method to use to connect to the server:

■ Use default connect options (An option for individual hosts)

Use the methods that are specified under Default connect options.
■ Automatic
The daemons on the server are connected to by vnetd if possible. If it is not possible
to use vnetd, the daemon’s traditional port number makes the connection.
■ VNETD only
The daemons on the server are connected to by vnetd only. Select this property
if your firewall rules prevent connections to the server by the traditional port number.
■ Daemon port only
The daemons on the server are connected to by the traditional port number only.

Note: If vnetd only is selected as the Daemon connection port, the BPCD connect
back setting is not applicable. If vnetd only is selected as the Daemon connection
port, Non-reserved port is always used regardless of the value of the Ports setting.

Defaults Set property settings back to the defaults.

Enabling logging for vnetd

Use the following procedure to enable logging for vnetd.
To enable logging for vnetd
◆ Create a vnetd directory in the following location:
■ On Windows: install_path\NetBackup\logs\vnetd
Or, double-click mklogdir.bat in the install_path\NetBackup\logs\
directory to populate the logs directory with log subdirectories, including
one for vnetd.
■ On UNIX: /usr/openv/logs/vnetd

General Server properties

The General Server properties apply to selected master and media servers.
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Figure 3-29 General Server dialog box

The General Server dialog box contains the following properties.

Table 3-37 General Server dialog box properties

Property Description

Delay on multiplexed restores This property specifies how long the server waits for additional restore requests
of multiplexed images on the same tape. All of the restore requests that are
received within the delay period are included in the same restore operation (one
pass of the tape).

The default is a delay of 30 seconds.

Check the capacity of disk storage This property determines how often NetBackup checks disk storage units for
units every available capacity. If checks occur too frequently, then system resources are
wasted. If checks do not occur often enough, too much time elapses and backup
jobs are delayed.

The default is 300 seconds (5 minutes).

Note: This property applies to the disk storage units of 6.0 media servers only.
Subsequent releases use internal methods to monitor disk space more frequently.
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Table 3-37 General Server dialog box properties (continued)

Property Description

Must use local drive This property appears for master servers only, but applies to all media servers
as well. This property does not apply to NDMP drives.

If a client is also a media server or a master server and Must use local drive is
checked, a local drive is used to back up the client. If all drives are down, another
can be used.

This property increases performance because backups are done locally rather
than sent across the network. For example, in a SAN environment a storage unit
can be created for each SAN media server. Then, the media server clients may
be mixed with other clients in a policy that uses ANY AVAILABLE storage unit.
When a backup starts for a client that is a SAN media server, the backups go to
the SAN connected drives on that server.

Use direct access recovery for By default, NetBackup for NDMP is configured to use Direct Access Recovery
NDMP restores (DAR) during NDMP restores. DAR can reduce the time it takes to restore files
by allowing the NDMP host to position the tape to the exact location of the
requested file(s). Only the data that is needed for those files is read.

Clear this check box to disable DAR on all NDMP restores. Without DAR,
NetBackup reads the entire backup image, even if only a single restore file is
needed.

Enable message-level cataloging This option performs message-level cataloging when you duplicate Exchange
when duplicating Exchange images backup images that use Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) from disk to tape.
that use Granular Recovery To perform duplication more quickly, you can disable this option. However, then
Technology users are not able to browse for individual items on the image that was duplicated
to tape.

See the NetBackup for Exchange Administrator's Guide.

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Table 3-37 General Server dialog box properties (continued)

Property Description

Media host override list Specific servers can be specified in this list as servers to perform restores,
regardless of where the files were backed up. (Both servers must be in the same
master and media server cluster.) For example, if files were backed up on media
server A, a restore request can be forced to use media server B.
The following items describe situations in which the capability to specify servers
is useful:

■ Two (or more) servers share a robot and each have connected drives. A restore
is requested while one of the servers is either temporarily unavailable or is
busy doing backups.
■ A media server was removed from the NetBackup configuration, and is no
longer available.

To add a host to the Media host override list, click Add.

Click Add to All to add a host to the list for all of the hosts currently selected.

To change an entry in the list, select a host name, then click Change.
Configure the following options in the Add Media Override settings or Change
Media Override settings dialog box:

■ Original backup server

Enter the name of the server where data was backed up originally.
■ Restore server
Enter the name of the server that is to process future restore requests.

Defaults Sets all properties back to the default settings.

Forcing restores to use a specific server

Use the following procedure to force restores to use a specific server.
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To force restores to use a specific server

1 If necessary, physically move the media to the host to answer the restore
requests, then update the Enterprise Media Manager database to reflect the
move.
2 Modify the NetBackup configuration on the master server. Add the original
backup media server and the restore server to the Media host override list in
the General Server host properties.
3 Stop and restart the NetBackup Request Daemon (bprd) on the master server.
This process applies to all storage units on the original backup server. Restores
for any storage unit on the Original backup server go to the server that is
listed as the Restore server.
To revert to the original configuration for future restores, delete the line from
the Media host override list.

Global Attributes properties

The Global Attributes properties apply to currently selected master servers. The
Global Attributes properties affect all operations for all policies and clients. The
default values are adequate for most installations but can be changed.
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Figure 3-30 Global Attributes dialog box

The Global Attributes dialog box contains the following properties.

Table 3-38 Global Attributes dialog box properties

Property Description

Job retry delay This property specifies how often NetBackup retries a job. The default is 10 minutes.
The maximum is 60 minutes; the minimum is 1 minute.
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Table 3-38 Global Attributes dialog box properties (continued)

Property Description

Schedule backup attempts NetBackup considers the failure history of a policy to determine whether or not to run
a scheduled backup job. The Schedule backup attempts property sets the timeframe
for NetBackup to examine.
This property determines the following characteristics for each policy:

■ How many preceding hours NetBackup examines to determine whether to allow

another backup attempt (retry). By default, NetBackup examines the past 12 hours.
■ How many times a backup can be retried within that timeframe. By default,
NetBackup allows two attempts. Attempts include the scheduled backups that start
automatically or the scheduled backups that are user-initiated.
Consider the following example scenario using the default setting 2 tries every 12
hours:

■ Policy_A runs at 6:00 P.M.; Schedule_1 fails.

■ Policy_A is user-initiated at 8:00 P.M.; Schedule_2 fails.
■ At 11:00 P.M., NetBackup looks at the previous 12 hours. NetBackup sees one
attempt at 6:00 P.M. and one attempt at 8:00 P.M. The Schedule backup attempts
setting of two has been met so NetBackup does not try again.
■ At 6:30 A.M. the next morning, NetBackup looks at the previous 12 hours. NetBackup
sees only one attempt at 8:00 P.M. The Schedule backup attempts setting of two
has not been met so NetBackup tries again. If a schedule window is not open at
this time, NetBackup waits until a window is open.

Note: This attribute does not apply to user backups and archives.

Policy update interval This property specifies how long NetBackup waits to process a policy after a policy is
changed. The interval allows the NetBackup administrator time to make multiple changes
to the policy. The default is 10 minutes. The maximum is 1440 minutes; the minimum
is 1 minute.

Maximum jobs per client This property specifies the maximum number of backup and archive jobs that NetBackup
clients can perform concurrently. The default is one job.
NetBackup can process concurrent backup jobs from different policies on the same
client only in the following situations:

■ More than one storage unit available

■ One of the available storage units can perform more than one backup at a time.

See “About constraints on the number of concurrent jobs” on page 158.

Compress catalog interval This property specifies how long NetBackup waits after a backup before it compresses
the image catalog file.
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Table 3-38 Global Attributes dialog box properties (continued)

Property Description

Maximum vault jobs This property specifies the maximum number of vault jobs that are allowed to be active
on the master server. The greater the maximum number of vault jobs, the more system
resources are used.

If the active vault jobs limit is reached, subsequent vault jobs are queued and their
status is shown as Queued in the Activity Monitor.

If a duplication job or eject job waits, its status is shown as Active in the Activity Monitor.

See “About the Jobs tab” on page 1041.

Administrator email This property specifies the address(es) where NetBackup sends notifications of
address property scheduled backups or administrator-directed manual backups.

To send the information to more than one administrator, separate multiple email
addresses by using a comma, as follows:

[email protected],[email protected]

Disaster recovery information that is created during catalog backups is not sent to the
addresses indicated here. Disaster recovery information is sent to the address that is
indicated on the Disaster Recovery tab in the catalog backup policy.

See “Disaster Recovery tab” on page 856.

About constraints on the number of concurrent jobs

Specify any number of concurrent jobs within the following constraints.

Table 3-39 Constraints on concurrent jobs

Constraint Description

Number of storage devices NetBackup can perform concurrent backups to separate storage units or to drives
within a storage unit. For example, a single Media Manager storage unit supports as
many concurrent backups as it has drives. A disk storage unit is a directory on disk,
so the maximum number of jobs depends on system capabilities.
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Table 3-39 Constraints on concurrent jobs (continued)

Constraint Description

Server and client speed Too many concurrent backups on an individual client interfere with the performance
of the client. The best setting depends on the hardware, operating system, and
applications that are running.

The Maximum jobs per client property applies to all clients in all policies.
To accommodate weaker clients (ones that can handle only a small number of jobs
concurrently), consider using one of the following approaches:

■ Set the Maximum data streams property for those weaker client(s) appropriately.
(This property is found under Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click
on a specific master server > Client Attributes > General tab.)
See “General tab of the Client Attributes properties” on page 88.
■ Use the Limit jobs per policy policy setting in a client-specific policy. (A
client-specific policy is one in which all clients share this characteristic).
See “Limit jobs per policy (policy attribute)” on page 712.

Network loading The available bandwidth of the network affects how many backups can occur
concurrently. Two Exabyte 8500, 8mm tape drives can create up to a
900-kilobyte-per-second network load. Depending on other factors, the load might be
too much for a single Ethernet. For loading problems, consider backups over multiple
networks or compression.

A special case exists to back up a client that is also a server. Network loading is not a
factor because the network is not used. Client and server loading, however, is still a
factor.

Figure 3-31 Maximum jobs per client

Client

/home Policy A Tape Drive 1

Tape Drive 2
/usr Policy B

Server

Note: Catalog backups can run concurrently with other backups. To do so, set the
Maximum jobs per client value to greater than two for the master server. The
higher setting ensures that the catalog backup can proceed while the regular backup
activity occurs.
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Setting up email notifications about backups

Email notifications can be sent to the client's administrator or to the global
administrator, specifying that a backup was successful or unsuccessful.
The following represents the contents of a notification email:

Backup on client hostname by root was partially successful.

File list
---------
C:\Documents and Settings

Before emails can be sent, the computing environment must be configured correctly.

Additional Windows configuration to receive emails

NetBackup can send notification to specified email addresses about backups on
all clients or specific clients.
The nbmail.cmd script must be configured on any Windows host that is to receive
email.
Windows systems also require that an application to transfer messages using the
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol be installed to accept script parameters. UNIX
platforms have an SMTP transfer method built into the system.

Additional UNIX configuration to receive emails

NetBackup uses the mail transfer agent sendmail to send email notifications. Install
sendmail from the following website and configure the environment accordingly:

http://www.sendmail.org/releases

Notification methods
To set up email notifications about backups, choose one or both of the following
notification methods:
■ Send emails about failed backups only.
Send a message to the email address(es) of the NetBackup administrator(s)
about any backup that ends in a non-zero status.
To do so, configure the Administrator email address in the Global Attributes
properties. Since email is sent from the master server or the media server, the
nbmail.cmd script or sendmail must be configured on the master and the media
servers.
See “Sending messages to the global administrator about unsuccessful backups
only” on page 163.
■ Send emails about successful and failed backups.
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Send a message to the local administrator(s) of each client about successful

and unsuccessful backups.
To do so, configure either the Client sends mail property or the Server sends
mail property in the Universal Settings properties for the client. Email is sent
from the client (Client sends mail) or the master or the media server (Server
sends mail). Therefore, nbmail.cmd or sendmail must be configured on the
master and the media servers, or the client if specified.
See “Sending messages to the administrator about successful and unsuccessful
backups” on page 163.
See “Installing and testing the email utility on Windows” on page 165.
See “About constraints on the number of concurrent jobs” on page 158.

Configuring the nbmail.cmd script on Windows

For Windows hosts to receive email notifications about backups, the nbmail.com
script must be configured on the host.
By default, nbmail.cmd does not send email. Use the following procedure to
configure the nbmail.cmd script.
To configure the nbmail.cmd script
1 On a NetBackup master server, copy nbmail.cmd from the following directory:
install_path\NetBackup\bin\goodies\nbmail.cmd

2 Paste it into the following directory on the server or client:

install_path\NetBackup\bin\
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3 Use a text editor to open nbmail.cmd. Create a backup copy of nbmail.cmd

before modifying it.
In some text editors, using the word wrap option can create extra line feeds in
the script and render it non-functional.
The following options are used in the script:

-s The subject line of the email

-t Indicates who receives the email.

-i The originator of the email, though it is not necessarily known to the

mail server. The default (-i NetBackup) shows that the email is from
NetBackup.

-server The name of the SMTP server that is configured to accept and relay
emails.

-q Suppresses all output to the screen.

4 Most of the lines are informational in nbmail.cmd.

Locate the following lines in the script:

@REM @IF "%~4"=="" (

@REM blat %3 -s %2 -t %1 -i NetBackup -server SERVER_1 -q
@REM ) ELSE (
@REM blat %3 -s %2 -t %1 -i NetBackup -server SERVER_1 -q -attach %4
@REM )

5 Adjust the fives lines as follows:

■ Remove @REM from each of the five lines to activate the necessary
sections for BLAT to run.
■ Replace SERVER_1 with the name of the mail server. For example:

@IF "%~4"=="" (
blat %3 -s %2 -t %1 -i NetBackup -server emailserver.company.com -q
) ELSE (
blat %3 -s %2 -t %1 -i NetBackup -server emailserver.company.com -q -attach %4
)

6 Save nbmail.cmd.
See “About constraints on the number of concurrent jobs” on page 158.
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Sending messages to the global administrator about unsuccessful

backups only
Use the following procedure to send messages to the global administrator about
backups with a non-zero status.
To send messages to the global administrator about backups with a non-zero
status
1 On Windows servers, install and configure a mail client.
See “Installing and testing the email utility on Windows” on page 165.
Edit the nbmail.cmd script.
See “Configuring the nbmail.cmd script on Windows” on page 161.
2 On the master server, open the NetBackup Administration Console.
3 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand NetBackup Management
> Host Properties > Master Server.
4 In the right pane, double-click the master server you want to modify.
5 Open the host properties of the master server.
6 In the properties dialog box, in the left pane, click Global Attributes.
7 In the Administrator’s email address field, enter the email address of the
administrator to receive the notification emails. (Separate multiple addresses
with commas.) Click Apply.
The global administrator’s email address can also be changed by using the
bpconfig command on the master server:

install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\bpconfig -ma email_address

For example:

C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\bpconfig
-ma [email protected]

Sending messages to the administrator about successful and

unsuccessful backups
An alternative to sending all emails through the master server is to send emails
through each client or through the media server that backed up the client. An email
can be sent to the administrator after every backup.
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To send email notifications for all backups from a client

1 On a Windows client, install and configure a mail client.
See “Installing and testing the email utility on Windows” on page 165.
On the client or the media server, edit the nbmail.cmd script, depending on
whether Client sends mail is enabled or Server sends mail is enabled in step
6.
See “Configuring the nbmail.cmd script on Windows” on page 161.
2 On the master server, open the NetBackup Administration Console.
3 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand NetBackup Management
> Host Properties > Clients.
4 In the right pane, double-click the client you want to modify. Multiple clients
can also be selected.
5 In the properties dialog box, in the left pane, select Universal Settings.
6 Enable the Client sends mail option or if the client cannot send mail, enable
the Server sends mail option.
7 In the Client administrator’s email field, enter the email address of the
administrator(s) to receive the notification emails. (Separate multiple addresses
with commas.) Click Apply.
See “Universal Settings properties” on page 255.
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Installing and testing the email utility on Windows

BLAT is the most common application is used for email notification. It is a mail client
in the public domain. BLAT is used as an example in the following discussions.
Use the following procedure to install and configure the email utility.
To install and configure the email utility
1 Download the .ZIP file from the BLAT download page, currently: www.blat.net
2 Extract the files to a directory.
3 Copy the blat.exe file to the Windows System32 directory.
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4 From a command prompt, run the following command:

blat -install emailserver.company.com [email protected]

Where:
emailserver.company.com is the host name or IP address of the mail server
that sends the email notifications.
[email protected] is the primary account to send the emails from
the specified server.
5 Test the email utility, following the To test the email utility procedure.
Use the following procedure to test the email utility.
To test the email utility
1 Create a test text file that contains a message. For example, create
C:\testfile.txt

2 From a command prompt, run:

blat C:\testfile.txt -s test_subject -to [email protected]

A correct setup sends the contents of testfile.txt to the email address

specified.
3 Use the following list to troubleshoot problems if NetBackup notification does
not work correctly:
■ Make sure that the BLAT command is not commented out in the nbmail.cmd
script.
■ Make sure that the path to blat.exe is specified in nbmail.cmd if the
command is not in the \system32 directory.
■ Make sure that BLAT syntax has not changed in the later versions of BLAT.
Check the readme for the version of BLAT running on the system.
■ The BLAT command may need the -ti n timeout parameter if the system
experiences delays. (n represents seconds.)
■ The BLAT binary must not be corrupt or incompatible with the email system.
Download the latest version.
■ Configure the email addresses correctly in the host properties.
■ The email account that is specified must be a valid on the mail server.
■ If the mail server requires authentication for SMTP, make sure that the
account that is used for the NetBackup client process is authorized. The
default account is the local system.
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Logging properties
The Logging properties apply to the master servers, media servers, and the clients
that are currently selected. The available properties differ between master servers,
media servers, and clients. The Logging properties contain the processes that
continue to use Legacy logging as well as processes that use Unified logging.
NetBackup Administration Console logging describes the logging for the NetBackup
Administration Console.

Legacy logging
For those processes that use legacy logging, administrators must first create a log
directory for each process to be logged. A logging level selection on the Logging
properties page does not create the log directory.

Note: If you have used the Logging Assistant tool earlier, you do not need to
manually create log directories. The Logging Assistant tool automatically creates
log directories.

Create the NetBackup legacy log directories in the following locations:

■ On Windows: install_path\NetBackup\logs\process_name
■ On UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/process_name

Note: Do not save logs to a remote file system such as NFS or CIFS. Logs that are
stored remotely and then grow large can cause critical performance issues.

To create all of the NetBackup debug log directories at one time, run the following
files:
■ On Windows, run mklogdir.bat:
install_path\NetBackup\logs\mklogdir.bat

■ On UNIX, run the mklogdir shell script: /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/mklogdir

Create the Media Manager legacy log directories in the following locations:
■ On Windows: install_path\Volmgr\debug
■ On UNIX: /usr/openv/volmgr/debug
In the case of legacy logging, NetBackup uses the configuration file (the Windows
registry or the bp.conf file on UNIX) to set the maximum size of a log file. Use the
bpsetconfig command-line interface to configure the following parameters:
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■ The MAX_LOGFILE_SIZE parameter indicates the maximum size of a log file.

When the log file size in NetBackup matches the MAX_LOGFILE_SIZE setting,
the next logs are stored in a new log file.
See “MAX_LOGFILE_SIZE option for NetBackup servers and clients for legacy
logging” on page 313.
■ The MAX_NUM_LOGFILES parameter indicates the maximum number of log files
that can be created in NetBackup. When the number of log files matches the
MAX_NUM_LOGFILES setting, the older log files are purged.
See “MAX_NUM_LOGFILES option for NetBackup servers and clients for legacy
logging” on page 314.

Note: Do not edit the configuration file manually because incorrect syntax or
characters in the file may adversely affect NetBackup operations.

See the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide for information about the
bpsetconfig command.

Unified logging
Unified logging creates log file names and messages in a format that is standardized
across Veritas products. Some NetBackup processes on the server use unified
logging.
Unified logging writes the logs into subdirectories in the following locations:
■ On Windows: install_path\NetBackup\logs
■ On UNIX: /usr/openv/logs
Unlike legacy logging, subdirectories for the processes that use unified logging are
created automatically.

Note: Do not save logs to a remote file system such as NFS or CIFS. Logs that are
stored remotely and then grow large can cause critical performance issues.

In the case of unified logging, NetBackup uses the nblog.conf configuration file
to set the maximum size of a log file. Use the vxlogcfg command to configure the
following log settings in the nblog.conf file:
■ Configure the MaxLogFileSizeKB parameter to set the maximum size of a log
file. When the log file size in NetBackup matches the MaxLogFileSizeKB setting,
the next logs are stored in a new log file.
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■ Configure the NumberOfLogFiles parameter to set the maximum number of log

files that you want to create in NetBackup. When the number of log files in
NetBackup matches the NumberOfLogFiles setting, the older log files are purged.
See the NetBackup Logging Reference Guide for more information about
controlling the log file size.

Note: Do not edit the nblog.conf file manually. Incorrect syntax or characters in
the file may adversely affect NetBackup operations.

See the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide for information about the vxlogcfg
command and the nblog.conf file.

Figure 3-32 Logging dialog box

The Logging dialog box contains the following properties:

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Table 3-40 Logging dialog box properties

Property Description

Global logging This property controls the logging level for all processes in the Logging dialog box that are set
level to Same as global. The logging levels control the amount of information that the NetBackup
server writes to the logs.

■ No logging
No log is created for any process that is set to Same as global.
■ Minimum logging (default)
A small amount of information is logged for each process that is set to Same as global.
Use this setting unless advised otherwise by Veritas Technical Support. Other settings can
cause the logs to accumulate large amounts of information.
■ Levels 1 through 4
Progressively more information is logged at each level for each process that is set to Same
as global.
■ 5 (Maximum)
The maximum amount of information is logged for each process that is set to Same as global.

Some NetBackup processes allow individual control over the amount of information the process
writes to logs. For those processes you can specify a different logging level other than Same as
global.

Process specific The processes that are listed under Process specific overrides use Legacy logging.
overrides These services require that you first create a log directory in the following location:

■ On Windows: install_path\NetBackup\logs\process_name
■ On UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/process_name
The following settings are available for each process:

■ Same as global
Make this selection to use the same logging level as the Global logging level property. If
the Global logging level is set to No logging, no log is created for the individual process.
■ No logging
No log is created for the specific process.
■ Minimum logging
A small amount of information is logged for the specific process.
■ Levels 1 through 4
Progressively more information is logged at each level for the specific process.
■ 5 (Maximum)
The maximum amount of information is logged for the specific process.

Table 3-41 lists and describes the processes that use legacy logging.
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Table 3-40 Logging dialog box properties (continued)

Property Description

Debug logging These services use unified logging.

levels for Each service creates a log automatically in the following directories:
NetBackup
services ■ On Windows: install_path\NetBackup\logs
■ On UNIX: /usr/openv/logs
The following settings are available for each process:

■ Same as global
Make this selection to use the same logging level as the Global logging level property. If
the Global logging level is set to No logging, no log is created for the individual process.
■ No logging
No log is created for the specific process.
■ Minimum logging
A small amount of information is logged for the specific process.
■ Levels 1 through 4
Progressively more information is logged at each level for the specific process.
■ 5 (Maximum)
The maximum amount of information is logged for the specific process.

You can also use the vxlogcfg command to change debug levels.

Table 3-42 lists and describes the services that use unified logging.
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Table 3-40 Logging dialog box properties (continued)

Property Description

Click Enable to create logs for critical NetBackup processes. In previous NetBackup versions,
logging starts once you have created the log directories for the required processes. After you
click Enable, the log directories are automatically created for the critical NetBackup processes
and logging begins.

See “ENABLE_CRITICAL_PROCESS_LOGGING for NetBackup servers and clients” on page 300.

Note: Enabling Logging for critical processes is a one-time activity that you can do using the
NetBackup Administration Console. After the logging is enabled, you cannot disable it using the
Logging dialog box. To manually disable the logging for a process, disable the logging level of
the process.

See “Disabling the logging of NetBackup processes” on page 176.

If you have enabled Logging for critical processes, clicking Defaults does not modify Logging
for critical processes and Keep logs up to GB options. While changing the logging properties
for multiple hosts, if the Logging for critical processes option on one of the hosts is enabled,
clicking Defaults does not modify the Logging for critical processes and Keep logs up to GB
options of any host.

See “Standard host property dialog box options” on page 67.

After the Logging for critical processes is enabled, NetBackup sets the log retention to the
default log size in GB. You can modify it by reconfiguring the Keep logs up to GB option.
Note: Clearing the Keep logs up to GB option may adversely affect NetBackup operations.
Veritas recommends that you specify the log retention in GB when Logging for critical processes
is enabled.

The following critical NetBackup processes are logged when you select the Enable option:
Master server processes:

■ bprd
■ bpdbm
Media server processes:

■ bpbrm
■ bptm
■ bpdm
Client processes:

■ bpfis

Note: You can enable Logging for critical processes for master servers, media servers, and
clients. You cannot enable Logging for critical processes for media servers and clients at
versions earlier than NetBackup 7.7, even if they are associated with current version master
servers.
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Table 3-40 Logging dialog box properties (continued)

Property Description

Keep logs for Specifies how many days to keep the logs in case you need the logs to evaluate failures. For
days example, if you check the backups every day, you can delete the logs sooner than if you check
the backups once a month. However, the logs can consume a large amount of disk space, so do
not keep the logs any longer than necessary. The default is 28 days.

Specifies the length of time, in days, that the master server keeps its error catalog, job catalog,
and debug log information. NetBackup derives the Backup Status, Problems, All Log Entries,
and Media Log reports from the error catalog. Also limits the time period that these reports can
cover. When this time expires, NetBackup also deletes these logs (that exist) on media servers
and clients.
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Table 3-40 Logging dialog box properties (continued)

Property Description

Keep logs up to Specifies the size of the NetBackup logs that you want to retain. When the NetBackup log size
GB grows to this value, the older logs are deleted. To set the log size in GB, select the check box
and specify the value in GB.

See “KEEP_LOGS_SIZE_GB for NetBackup servers and clients” on page 311.

Note: In the case of NetBackup servers, the recommended value for the Keep logs up to GB
option is 25 GB or greater.

In the case of clients, the recommended value for the Keep logs up to GB option is 5 GB or
greater.

While configuring the Keep logs up to GB option, consider the NetBackup log pruning behavior.
All logs are retained until the log size reaches the high water mark, that is, 95% of the Keep logs
up to GB value. NetBackup checks for the log size every 10 minutes. Once the log size reaches
the high water mark, the deletion of older logs is started. The deletion continues until the log size
reaches the low water mark, that is, 85% of the Keep logs up to GB value.
Consider the following example:

■ The Keep logs up to GB option is set to 100 GB.

■ NetBackup logs are created and retained until the log size reaches the high water mark, that
is, 95 GB.
■ NetBackup checks the log size every 10 minutes and determines that the log size is 95 GB.
■ Log pruning is started and older logs are deleted until the log size reaches the low water mark,
that is, 85 GB.
■ Log pruning stops when the log size reaches 85 GB and all existing logs are retained until
the log size again reaches the high water mark.

If you do not select the Keep logs up to GB option, the default value is unlimited. The log retention
or log pruning does not happen based on the log size.

If both Keep logs up to GB and Keep logs for days are selected, the logs are pruned depending
on the condition that occurs first.

If no log retention options are selected, the increasing log size may eventually lead to a situation
of low disk space, as all logs are retained.
Note: You can verify the log pruning behavior in NetBackup using the logs at the following
location:

On Windows: install_path\NetBackup\logs\nbutil

On UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/nbutil

Note: The Keep logs up to GB option is available for the NetBackup master server, media
server, and clients. The older versions of NetBackup media servers and clients that are associated
with NetBackup 7.7 master servers do not have the Keep logs up to GB option.
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Table 3-40 Logging dialog box properties (continued)

Property Description

Keep Vault logs If NetBackup Vault is installed, the Keep Vault logs for property is enabled. Select the number
for of days to keep the Vault session directories, or select Forever.

Session directories are found in the following location:

install_path\NetBackup\vault\sessions\vaultname\ session_x

Where session_x is the session number. This directory contains vault log files, temporary working
files, and report files.

Note: While collecting NetBackup logs using Logging Assistant, the total NetBackup
log size may increase. If you have enabled the new Keep logs up to GB option
and the total NetBackup log size reaches its high water mark, logs are deleted.
Logs that you want to retain may also be deleted. To avoid the deletion of logs that
you want to retain, disable the Keep logs up to GB option while you collect logs
using Logging Assistant. Alternatively, you can set the Keep logs up to GB option
to a value higher than the current value, so that the important logs are not deleted
before the log collection is complete.
See “About the Logging Assistant” on page 1084.

Table 3-41 Process-specific overrides

Service Description

BPBRM logging level The NetBackup backup and restore manager.

BPTM logging level The NetBackup tape manager.

BPDM logging level The NetBackup disk manager.

BPJOBD logging level The NetBackup Jobs Database Management daemon.

BPDBM logging level The NetBackup database manager.

BPRD logging level The NetBackup request daemon or manager.

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Table 3-42 Debug logging levels for NetBackup services

Service Description

Policy Execution Manager This property appears for master servers.

NBPEM creates Policy/Client tasks and
determines when jobs are due to run. If a
policy is modified or if an image expires,
NBPEM is notified and the appropriate
Policy/Client tasks are updated.

Job Manager This property appears for master servers.

NBJM accepts the jobs that the Policy
Execution Manager submits and acquires the
necessary resources.

Resource Broker NBRB makes the allocations for storage units,

tape drives, client reservations.

Note: The Enable robust logging property has been removed from this release.
Robust logging is now enabled by default.
The Enable robust logging property appears for earlier versions of master servers,
media servers, or clients.
For more information about robust logging, refer to the section about legacy logging
in the NetBackup Logging Reference Guide.

NetBackup Administration Console logging

Legacy logging and unified logging write information about the NetBackup processes
that backup, restore, duplicate, and so on. You can also configure NetBackup so
that it writes log information about the NetBackup Administration Console. The
log information may be helpful to troubleshoot problems.
See “Configuring log files for the NetBackup Administration Console” on page 47.
The NetBackup Logging Reference Guide describes how to troubleshoot the
NetBackup Administration Console:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

Disabling the logging of NetBackup processes

You can disable the logging of a NetBackup process by changing the logging level
of the process.
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Logging properties

Note: To enable Logging for critical processes, in the NetBackup Administration

Console, select NetBackup Management > Host Properties. Double-click on
Master Servers, Media Servers, or Clients and select a host. Open the Logging
properties and click Enable.

To disable the logging of a process by changing the logging level

◆ Do any of the following:
■ In the Logging dialog box, in the Process specific overrides pane, set
the logging level of the process to No logging.
■ Use the Logging Assistant to change the logging level of a process to disable
the logging of the process.
See “Disabling debug logging” on page 1100.

Note: For the processes for which you cannot change or disable logging
levels using the Logging > Process specific overrides pane or the Logging
Assistant, use the configuration file option.

■ Change or disable the logging level of a process by modifying using the

configuration file (the Windows registry or the bp.conf file in UNIX). Use
the bpsetconfig command to set the ProcessName_VERBOSE parameter
to -2.
Example 1 - To disable logging for the bprd process, use the bpsetconfig
command to set the value of BPRD_VERBOSE as follows:

bpsetconfig> BPRD_VERBOSE = -2

Example 2 - To disable logging for the bpfis process that is specific to

NetBackup clients, run the bpsetconfig command on the associated media
server or master server with the - h host option to set the value of
BPFIS_VERBOSE as follows:

bpsetconfig> -h client_host_name
bpsetconfig> BPFIS_VERBOSE = -2

See the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide for information on the

bpsetconfig command.

Note: Do not edit the configuration file manually. Incorrect syntax or

characters in the file may adversely affect NetBackup operations.
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Login Banner Configuration properties

Login Banner Configuration properties

Use the Login Banner Configuration properties to configure a banner screen that
appears each time a user logs into the NetBackup Administration Console or
the Backup, Archive, and Restore client console. The Login Banner
Configuration properties can be configured to make it mandatory for the user to
acknowledge the login banner screen before the user can access the console.
A different login banner can be configured for any master server, media server, or
client.
Figure 3-33 shows example banner text for a media server.

Figure 3-33 Login Banner Configuration dialog box

The first time that the NetBackup Administration Console is launched, the Login
Banner Configuration properties are not configured so no banner appears to the
user. The Login Banner Configuration host properties must be configured in order
for the banner to appear.
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The user can change the server once they log into the console. (On the File menu,
click Change Server.) If the banner is configured for the remote server, the banner
appears on the remote server as well.

Note: The banner is not available on NetBackup versions before 6.5.4. If a user
changes to a host that is at NetBackup version 6.5.3 or earlier, no banner appears.

If a user opens a new console or window from the existing console, the banner
does not appear for the new window. (On the File menu, click the New Console
option or the New Window from Here option.)

Table 3-43 Login Banner Configuration dialog box properties

Property Description

Login Banner Heading Enter the text that is to appear in the banner.

Text of login banner Enter the text for the banner message. The maximum is 29,000 characters.

Show Agree and Disagree buttons on Configure this option when approval is necessary to use the NetBackup
the login banner Administration Console or the Backup, Archive, and Restore client
console. Specific approval may be required due to a legal agreement at the
company in which the NetBackup environment resides.

If this option is enabled, users are required to click the Agree option and
then click OK before the console opens. The agreement is meant only for
the user that reads and agrees to the message.

If the user chooses the Disagree option, the screen is closed.

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Figure 3-34 Login Banner with agreement option enabled

Figure 3-35 Login Banner without agreement option

The text that is entered into this dialog box can be found in the following files:
On Windows: install\netbackup\var\LoginBanner.conf
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On UNIX: /usr/openv/var/LoginBanner.conf

Removing login banner screen and text

To remove the banner and the text that appears after a user logs into NetBackup,
use the following procedure:
To remove the login banner screen and text
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand NetBackup Management
> Host Properties.
2 Depending on the host that displays the login banner, select Master Servers,
Media Servers, or Clients).
3 In the right pane, double-click the host name to display the properties.
4 In the properties dialog box, in the left pane, click the Login Banner
Configuration host properties.
5 Clear the Login Banner Heading text and the login banner text.
6 Click OK to save the changes.

Lotus Notes properties

The Lotus Notes properties apply to the clients that are currently selected and that
run NetBackup for Lotus Notes.
For more information, see the NetBackup for Lotus Notes Administrator’s Guide.
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Figure 3-36 Lotus Notes dialog box

The following properties can be configured in the Lotus Notes host properties or
by using the nbgetconfig and nbsetconfig commands.
See “Methods to set the NetBackup configuration options” on page 63.
For UNIX servers: If you have multiple installations of Domino server, the values
in the client properties or the bp.conf only apply to one installation. For other
installations, specify the installation path and location of the notes.ini file with the
LOTUS_INSTALL_PATH and NOTES_INI_PATH directives in the backup policy.
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Table 3-44 Lotus Notes client host properties

Client host Configuration options Description

properties

Maximum LOTUS_NOTES_LOGCACHESIZE The maximum number of logs that can be prefetched in a single
number of restore job during recovery. Specify a value greater than 1.
In the Windows registry, this value
logs to
is a DWORD value. If this value is less than or equal to 1, NetBackup does not gather
restore
transaction logs during recovery. One transaction log extent per
job is restored to the Domino server’s log directory.

LOTUS_NOTES_LOGCACHESIZE = 3

Transaction LOTUS_NOTES_LOGCACHEPATH Specify a path where NetBackup can temporarily store the
log cache prefetched transaction logs during recovery.
In the Windows registry, this value
path
is a string value. For example:

■ On Windows: D:\LogCache
■ On UNIX: /tmp/logcache

If you do not specify a path, during recovery NetBackup restores

the logs to the Domino server's transaction log directory.
Note the following before specifying the Transaction log cache
path:

■ If the specified path does not exist then it is created during

restore.
■ The restore job fails with a Status 5 error if the user does not
have write permission for the folder.
■ Transaction logs are restored to the original location, the
Domino transaction log directory, if a path is not specified.
■ If the value of Maximum number of logs to restore is less
than or equal to 1 then this path is ignored. The logs are not
prefetched; one transaction log per job is restored to the
Domino Server’s log directory.
■ If there is not sufficient space to restore the specified number
of logs, NetBackup tries to restore only the number of logs
that can be accommodated.
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Table 3-44 Lotus Notes client host properties (continued)

Client host Configuration options Description

properties

INI path LOTUS_NOTES_INI Enter the NOTES.INI file that is associated with the server used
to back up and restore the Lotus database. Use this setting to
In the Windows registry, this value
specify the correct .INI file to back up and restore from Domino
is a string value.
partitioned servers. Specifying the .INI file for non-partitioned
servers is not necessary.
Specify the absolute path to the NOTES.INI file:

■ On Windows:
If the notes.ini file is not located in the default directory,
indicate its location in the INI path box. For example:
D:\Lotus\Domino\notes.ini
■ On UNIX:
If the notes.ini is not located in the directory that is specified
in the Path, indicate its location here. For example:
/db/notesdata/notes.ini
Include the directory and the notes.ini file name.

Path LOTUS_NOTES_PATH Specify the path where the Lotus Notes program files reside on
the client. NetBackup must know where these files are to perform
In the Windows registry, this value
backup and restore operations. The value in this box overrides
is a string value.
the Lotus registry key, if both are defined.
Specify the path where the Lotus Notes program files reside on
the client:
■ On Windows:
Specify the path for Lotus program directory (where
nserver.exe resides). For example:
D:\Lotus\Domino
■ On UNIX:
Specify a path that includes the Domino data directory, the
Lotus program directory, and the Lotus resource directory.
For example:
/export/home/notesdata:/opt/lotus/notes/latest
/sunspa:/opt/lotus/notes/latest/sunspa/res/C

The Path value overrides the Lotus registry value, if both are
defined.
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Media properties

Media properties
The Media properties apply to the master servers and media servers that are
currently selected. Media properties control how NetBackup manages media.

Figure 3-37 Media dialog box

The Media dialog box contains the following properties.

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Table 3-45 Media dialog box properties

Property Description

Allow media overwrite This property overrides the NetBackup overwrite protection for specific media types.
property Normally, NetBackup does not overwrite certain media types. To disable overwrite
protection, place a check in the check box of one or more of the listed media formats.

For example, place a check in the CPIO check box to permit NetBackup to overwrite
the cpio format.

By default, NetBackup does not overwrite any of the formats on removable media, and
logs an error if an overwrite attempt occurs. This format recognition requires that the
first variable length block on a media be less than or equal to 32 kilobytes.
The following media formats on removable media can be selected to be overwritten:

■ When ANSI is enabled, ANSI labeled media can be overwritten.

■ When AOS/VS is enabled, AOS/VS media can be overwritten. (Data General
AOS/VS backup format.)
■ When CPIO is enabled, CPIO media can be overwritten.
■ When DBR is enabled, DBR media can be overwritten. (The DBR backup format
is no longer used.)
■ Remote Storage MTF1 media format. When MTF1 is enabled, Remote Storage
MTF1 media format can be overwritten.
■ When TAR is enabled, TAR media can be overwritten.
■ When MTF is enabled, MTF media can be overwritten. With only MTF checked, all
other MTF formats can be overwritten. (The exception is Backup Exec MTF
(BE-MTF1) and Remote Storage MTF (RS-MTF1) media formats, which are not
overwritten.
■ When BE-MTF1 is enabled, Backup Exec MTF media can be overwritten.

See “Results when media overwrites are not permitted” on page 189.
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Table 3-45 Media dialog box properties (continued)

Property Description

Enable SCSI reserve This property allows exclusive access protection for tape drives. With access protection,
other host bus adaptors cannot issue commands to control the drives during the
reservation.

SCSI reservations provide protection for NetBackup Shared Storage Option

environments or any other multiple-initiator environment in which drives are shared.

The protection setting configures access protection for all tape drives from the media
server on which the option is configured. You can override the media server setting
for any drive path from that media server.

See “Recommended use for Enable SCSI reserve property” on page 190.

See “Drive path options” on page 432.

The following are the protection options:

■ The SCSI persistent reserve option provides SCSI persistent reserve protection
for SCSI devices. The devices must conform to the SCSI Primary Commands - 3
(SPC-3) standard. SCSI persistent reserve is valid for NetBackup 6.5 and later
servers only. If you enable SCSI persistent reserve, NetBackup does not send
persistent reserve commands to NetBackup media servers earlier than release 6.5.
■ The SPC-2 SCSI reserve option (default) provides SPC-2 SCSI reserve protection
for SCSI devices. The devices must conform to the reserve and release management
method in the SCSI Primary Commands - 2 standard.
■ To operate NetBackup without tape drive access protection, clear the Enable SCSI
reserve property. If unchecked, other HBAs can send the commands that may
cause a loss of data to tape drives.

Note: Ensure that all of your hardware processes SCSI persistent reserve commands
correctly. All of your hardware includes Fibre Channel bridges. If the hardware does
not process SCSI persistent reserve commands correctly and NetBackup is configured
to use SCSI persistent reserve, no protection may exist.

Allow multiple retentions This property lets NetBackup mix retention levels on tape volumes. It applies to media
per media in both robotic drives and nonrobotic drives. The default is that the check box is clear
and each volume can contain backups of only a single retention level.

Allow backups to span tape This property, when checked, lets backups span to multiple tape media. This property
media lets NetBackup select another volume to begin the next fragment. The resulting backup
has data fragments on more than one volume. The default is that Allow backups to
span tape media is checked and backups are allowed to span media.

If the end of media is encountered and this property is not selected, the media is set
to FULL and the operation terminates abnormally. This action applies to both robotic
drives and nonrobotic drives.
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Table 3-45 Media dialog box properties (continued)

Property Description

Allow backups to span disk This property lets backups span disk volumes when one disk volume becomes full.
The default is that this property is enabled.

The Allow backups to span disk property does not apply to AdvancedDisk or
OpenStorage storage units. Backups span disk volumes within disk pools automatically.
The following destinations support disk spanning:

■ A BasicDisk storage unit spanning to a BasicDisk storage unit. The units must be
within a storage unit group.
■ An OpenStorage or AdvancedDisk volume spanning to another volume in the disk
pool.
For disk spanning to occur, the following conditions must be met:

■ The storage units must share the same media server.

■ The multiplexing level on spanning storage units should be the same. If there are
any differences, the level on the target unit can be higher.
See “Enable multiplexing storage unit setting” on page 580.
■ A disk staging storage unit cannot span to another storage unit. Also, a disk staging
storage unit is not eligible as a target for disk spanning.
■ Disk spanning is not supported on NFS.

Enable standalone drive This property lets NetBackup use whatever labeled or unlabeled media is found in a
extension nonrobotic drive. The default is that the Enable standalone drive extension property
is enabled.

Enable job logging This property allows the logging of the job information. This logging is the same
information that the NetBackup Activity Monitor uses. The default is that job logging
occurs.

Enable unrestricted media This property controls media sharing, as follows:

sharing for all media
■ Enable this property to allow all NetBackup media servers and NDMP hosts in the
servers
NetBackup environment to share media for writing. Do not configure server groups
for media sharing.
■ Clear this property to restrict media sharing to specific server groups. Then configure
media server groups and backup policies to use media sharing.
■ Clear this property to disable media sharing. Do not configure media server groups.

The default is that media sharing is disabled. (The property is cleared and no server
groups are configured.)

See “About NetBackup server groups” on page 382.

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Table 3-45 Media dialog box properties (continued)

Property Description

Media ID prefix This property specifies the media ID prefix to use in media IDs when the unlabeled
(non-robotic) media is in nonrobotic drives. The prefix must be one to three alpha-numeric characters.
NetBackup appends numeric characters. By default, NetBackup uses A and assigns
media IDs such as A00000, A00001, and so on.

For example, if FEB is specified, NetBackup appends the remaining numeric characters.
The assigned media IDs become FEB000, FEB001, and so on. (Note that this
numbering does not work with the Configure Volumes wizard).

Media unmount delay To specify a Media unmount delay property indicates that the unloading of media is
delayed after the requested operation is complete. Media unmount delay applies only
to user operations, to include backups and restores of database agent clients, such
as those running NetBackup for Oracle. The delay reduces unnecessary media
unmounts and the positioning of media in cases where the media is requested again
a short time later.

The delay can range from 0 seconds to 1800 seconds. The default is 180 seconds. If
you specify 0, the media unmount occurs immediately upon completion of the requested
operation. Values greater than 1800 are set to 1800.

Media request delay This property specifies how long NetBackup waits for media in nonrobotic drives. A
configurable delay is useful if a gravity feed stacker is used on a nonrobotic drive. A
delay often exists between dismounting one media and mounting another. The default
is 0 seconds.

During the delay period, NetBackup checks every 60 seconds to see if the drive is
ready. If the drive is ready, NetBackup uses it. Otherwise, NetBackup waits another
60 seconds and checks again. If the total delay is not a multiple of 60, the last wait is
the remainder. If the delay is less than 60 seconds, NetBackup checks after the end
of the delay.

For example, set the delay to 150 seconds. NetBackup waits 60 seconds, checks for
ready, waits 60 seconds, checks for ready, waits 30 seconds, and checks for ready
the last time. If the delay was 50 seconds (a short delay is not recommended),
NetBackup checks after 50 seconds.

Results when media overwrites are not permitted

If media contains one of the protected formats and media overwrites are not
permitted, NetBackup takes the following actions:

If the volume has not been previously ■ Sets the volume’s state to FROZEN
assigned for a backup ■ Selects a different volume
■ Logs an error
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If the volume is in the NetBackup media ■ Sets the volume’s state to SUSPENDED
catalog and was previously selected for ■ Aborts the requested backup
backups ■ Logs an error

If the volume is mounted for a backup of the The backup is aborted and an error is logged.
NetBackup catalog The error indicates the volume cannot be
overwritten.

If the volume is mounted to restore files or list NetBackup aborts the request and logs an
the media contents error. The error indicates that the volume
does not have a NetBackup format.

Recommended use for Enable SCSI reserve property

All tape drive and bridge vendors support the SPC-2 SCSI reserve and release
method. NetBackup has used SPC-2 SCSI reserve since NetBackup 3.4.3, and it
is the default tape drive reservation method in NetBackup. SPC-2 SCSI reserve is
effective for most NetBackup environments.
The SCSI persistent reserve method provides device status and correction and
may be more effective in the following environments:
■ Where NetBackup media servers operate in a cluster environment.
NetBackup can recover and use a reserved drive after a failover (if NetBackup
owns the reservation). (With SPC-2 SCSI reserve, the drive must usually be
reset because the reservation owner is inoperative.)
■ Where the drive has high availability.
NetBackup can resolve NetBackup drive reservation conflicts and maintain high
drive availability. (SPC-2 SCSI reserve provides no method for drive status
detection.)
However, the SCSI persistent reserve method is not supported or not supported
correctly by all device vendors. Therefore, thoroughly analyze the environment to
ensure that all of the hardware supports SCSI persistent reserve correctly.
Veritas recommends careful consideration of all of the following factors before
Enable SCSI reserve is used:
■ Only a limited number of tape drive vendors support SCSI persistent reserve.
■ SCSI persistent reserve is not supported or not supported correctly by all Fibre
Channel bridge vendors. Incorrect support in a bridge means no access
protection. Therefore, if the environment uses bridges, do not use SCSI persistent
reserve.
■ If parallel SCSI buses are used, carefully consider the use of SCSI persistent
reserve. Usually, parallel drives are not shared, so SCSI persistent reserve
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protection is not required. Also, parallel drives are usually on a bridge, and
bridges do not support SCSI persistent reserve correctly. Therefore, if the
environment uses parallel SCSI buses, do not use SCSI persistent reserve.
■ The operating system tape drivers may require extensive configuration to use
SCSI persistent reserve. For example, if the tape drives do not support SPC-3
Compatible Reservation Handling (CRH), ensure that the operating system does
not issue SPC-2 reserve and release commands.
If any of the hardware does not support SCSI persistent reserve, Veritas
recommends that SCSI persistent reserve is not used.

NDMP Global Credentials properties

The credentials that are entered for NDMP Global Credentials can apply to any
NDMP host in the configuration. However, the Use global NDMP credentials for
this NDMP host option must be selected in the Add NDMP Host dialog box for
the NDMP host.

Figure 3-38 NDMP Global Credentials dialog box

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NDMP Global Credentials properties

The NDMP Global Credentials properties dialog box contains the following
properties.

Table 3-46 NDMP Global Credentials dialog box properties

Property Description

User name The user name under which NetBackup accesses the NDMP server. This user must
have permission to run NDMP commands.

Password Enter the password.

Confirm password Re-enter the password.

To access the Add NDMP Host dialog box, add an NDMP host under Media and
Device Management > Credentials > NDMP Hosts.
Figure 3-39 shows the Add NDMP Host dialog box. In the Credentials section,
select Use global NDMP credentials for this NDMP host so that the NDMP Global
Credentials apply to that host.

Note: Be careful when you add an NDMP host. If you add NDMP host credentials
using the fully qualified domain name (FQDN), you must also indicate the fully
qualified domain name on the client for lookups. That is, the server list in the Backup,
Archive, and Restore administration console must list the NDMP host by the FQDN
as well.
If you add NDMP host credentials using its short name, you can use either the short
name or the FQDN in the client server list.
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Network properties

Figure 3-39 Add NDMP Host dialog box

For NDMP Global Credentials

to apply, this must be selected
on the NDMP host as well

Network properties
Use the Network properties to set the properties that define requirements for
communications between clients and the master server. The Network properties
apply to currently selected Windows clients.
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Network properties

Figure 3-40 Network dialog box

The Network dialog box contains the following properties.

Table 3-47 Network dialog box properties

Property Description

NetBackup client service This property specifies the port that the NetBackup client uses to communicate with
port (BPCD) the NetBackup server. The default is 13782.
Note: If you change this port number, remember that it must be the same for all
NetBackup servers and clients that communicate with one another.

NetBackup request service This property specifies the port for the client to use when it sends requests to the
port (BPRD) NetBackup request service (bprd process) on the NetBackup server. The default is
13720.
Note: If you change this port number, remember that it must be the same for all
NetBackup servers and clients that communicate with one another.
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Table 3-47 Network dialog box properties (continued)

Property Description

Announce DHCP interval This property specifies how many minutes the client waits before it announces that a
different IP address is to be used. The announcement occurs only if the specified time
period has elapsed and the address has changed since the last time the client
announced it.

Network Settings properties

The Network Settings host properties apply to master servers, media servers, and
clients.

Figure 3-41 Network Settings dialog box

The Network Settings dialog box contains properties for Reverse Host Name
Lookup and IP Address Family Support.
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Network Settings properties

Reverse Host Name Lookup property

The domain name system (DNS) reverse host name lookup is used to determine
what host and domain name a given IP address indicates.
Some administrators cannot or do not want to configure the DNS server for reverse
host name lookup. For these environments, NetBackup offers the Reverse Host
Name Lookup property to allow, restrict, or prohibit reverse host name lookup.
Administrators can configure the Reverse Host Name Lookup property for each
host.

Table 3-48 Reverse Host Name Lookup property settings

Property Description

Allowed setting The Allowed property indicates that the host requires reverse host name lookup to
work to determine that the connection comes from a recognizable server.

By default, the host resolves the IP address of the connecting server to a host name
by performing a reverse lookup.

If the conversion of the IP address to host name fails, the connection fails.

Otherwise, it compares the host name to the list of known server host names. If the
comparison fails, the host rejects the server and the connection fails.

Restricted setting The Restricted property indicates that the NetBackup host first attempts to perform
reverse host name lookup. If the NetBackup host successfully resolves the IP address
of the connecting server to a host name (reverse lookup is successful), it compares
the host name to the list of known server host names.

If the resolution of the IP address to a host name fails (reverse lookup fails), based on
the Restricted setting, the host converts the host names of the known server list to IP
addresses (using a forward lookup). The host compares the IP address of the connecting
server to the list of known server IP addresses.

If the comparison fails, the host rejects the connection from server and the connection
fails.

Prohibited setting The Prohibited property indicates that the NetBackup host does not try reverse host
name lookup at all. The host resolves the host names of the known server list to IP
addresses using forward lookups.
The NetBackup host then compares the IP address of the connecting server to the list
of known server IP addresses.

If the comparison fails, the NetBackup host rejects the connection from the server and
the connection fails.
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Port Ranges properties

Reverse Host Name Lookup changes outside of the

Administration Console
In some cases, a master server may not be able to view the host properties of a
media server or client in the NetBackup Administration Console. The NetBackup
customer's DNS reverse host name lookup configuration may be one possible
reason why the Host Properties may not be visible.
In this case, since changing the NetBackup Reverse Host Name Lookup host
property requires being able to view the Host Properties, you’ll need to use another
method to change it.
Configure the REVERSE_NAME_LOOKUP option by using the nbgetconfig and
nbsetconfig commands. The nbsetconfig command configures the option on
Windows and UNIX master servers and clients.
See “Methods to set the NetBackup configuration options” on page 63.
The REVERSE_NAME_LOOKUP entry uses the following format:
REVERSE_NAME_LOOKUP = ALLOWED | RESTRICTED | PROHIBITED

For example:
REVERSE_NAME_LOOKUP = PROHIBITED

The values of ALLOWED, RESTRICTED, and PROHIBITED represent the same meaning
as the values in the Network Settings host properties.

IP Address Family Support property

On the hosts that use both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, use the IP Address Family
Support property to indicate which address family to use:
■ IPv4 only (Default)
■ Both IPv4 and IPv6
While the IP Address Family Support property controls how host names are
resolved to IP addresses, the Preferred Network properties control how NetBackup
uses the addresses.

Port Ranges properties

Use the Port Ranges properties in the NetBackup Administration Console to
determine how hosts connect to one another. These properties apply to selected
master servers, media servers, and clients.
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Port Ranges properties

Figure 3-42 Port Ranges dialog box

The Port Ranges dialog box contains the following properties.

Table 3-49 Port Ranges dialog box properties

Property Description

Use random port Specifies how the selected computer chooses a port when it communicates with
assignments NetBackup on other computers. Enable this property to let NetBackup randomly select
ports from those that are free in the allowed range. For example, if the range is from
1023 through 5000, it chooses randomly from the numbers in this range.

If this property is not enabled, NetBackup chooses numbers sequentially, not randomly.
NetBackup starts with the highest number that is available in the allowed range. For
example, if the range is from 1023 through 5000, NetBackup chooses 5000. If 5000 is
in use, port 4999 is chosen.

This property is enabled by default.

Client port window Lets the administrator define the range of non-reserved ports on the selected computer.
NetBackup can use any available port within this range as the source port when
communicating with NetBackup on another computer.
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Table 3-49 Port Ranges dialog box properties (continued)

Property Description

Use OS selected non Lets the operating system determine which non-reserved port to use.
reserved port

Client reserved port This property is not used by NetBackup 7.0.1 and later unless one the following
window conditions is true:

■ The connect options for the remote host specify that the daemon port be used.
■ Attempts to connect to ports 1556 and 13274 on the remote host fail, which causes
the daemon port to be used.

If either condition is true, then this setting defines the range of reserved ports to use
as the source port for the connection.

Beginning with NetBackup 7.0.1, connections to other daemon ports use only the Client
port window, not the Client reserved port window.

Server port window This property specifies the range of non-reserved ports on which NetBackup processes
on this computer to accept connections from NetBackup on other computers when the
inbound connection is not to a well known port. This primarily applies to bpcd call-back
when vnetd is disabled in the connect options for the remote NetBackup server or
client and that host is configured for non-reserved ports.

This property also applies in the situation where a third-party protocol is used, such as
NDMP. It specifies the range of non-reserved ports on which this server accepts
NetBackup connections from other computers. The default range is 1024 through 5000.

Instead of indicating a range of ports, you can enable Use OS selected non reserved
port to let the operating system determine which non-reserved port to use.

This setting applies to the selected master or media server that connects to a server
or client that is configured to accept only non-reserved ports. The Accept connections
on non reserved ports property must be enabled in the Universal Settings dialog
box for hosts running NetBackup 7.0.1 and prior versions.

See “Universal Settings properties” on page 255.

Server reserved port This entry specifies the range of local reserved ports on which this computer accepts
window connections from NetBackup on other computers when the inbound connection is not
to a well known port. This primarily applies to bpcd call-back when vnetd is disabled
in the connect options for the remote NetBackup server or client.

Registered ports and dynamically-allocated ports

NetBackup communicates between computers by using a combination of registered
ports and dynamically-allocated ports.
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Registered ports
These ports are registered with the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)
and are permanently assigned to specific NetBackup services. For example, the
port for the NetBackup client daemon (bpcd) is 13782.
The following system configuration file can be used to override the default port
numbers for each service:
On Windows: %systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc\services
On UNIX: /etc/services

Note: Veritas recommends that the port numbers that are associated with PBX
(1556 and 1557) not be changed.

Dynamically-allocated ports
These ports are assigned as needed, from configurable ranges in the Port Ranges
host properties for NetBackup servers and clients.
In addition to the range of numbers, you can specify whether NetBackup selects a
port number at random or starts at the top of the range and uses the first one
available.

Preferred Network properties

Use the Preferred Network properties in the NetBackup Administration Console
to specify to NetBackup which networks or interfaces to use for outgoing NetBackup
traffic from the selected hosts. These properties apply to currently selected master
servers, media servers, and clients.
The Preferred Network properties are useful in NetBackup environments that
include multihomed hosts—the hosts that are connected to two or more networks,
or hosts that have two or more network addresses. The properties are especially
helpful to administrators who must configure an environment that includes both
Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) and IPv4 address families.
The Preferred Network properties compare to the Use specified network interface
property in the Universal Settings properties. However, the Use specified network
interface property can be used to specify only a single interface for NetBackup to
use for outbound calls. The Preferred Network properties were introduced so that
administrators can give more elaborate and constrictive instructions that apply to
multiple individual networks, or a range of networks. For example, an administrator
can configure a host to use any network except one.
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Preferred Network properties

Note: Do not inadvertently configure hosts so that they cannot communicate with
any other host. Use the bptestnetconn utility to determine whether the hosts can
communicate as you intend.
See “bptestnetconn utility to display Preferred Network information” on page 210.

Figure 3-43 Preferred Network dialog box

The Preferred Network dialog box contains a list of networks and the directive that
has been configured for each.
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Table 3-50 Preferred Network dialog box properties

Property Description

List of network The list of preferred networks contains the following information:
specifications for
■ The Target column lists the networks (or host names or IP addresses) that have been
NetBackup
given specific directives. If a network is not specifically listed as a target, or if a range
communications
of addresses does not include the target, NetBackup considers the target to be available
for selection.
Note that if the same network considerations apply for all of the hosts, the list of directives
can be identical across all hosts in the NetBackup environment. If a directive contains
an address that does not apply to a particular host, that host ignores it. For example,
an IPv4-only host ignores IPv6 directives, and IPv6-only hosts ignore IPv4 directives.
This lets the administrator use the same Preferred Network configurations for all the
hosts in the NetBackup environment.
■ The Specified as column indicates the directive for the network: Match, Prohibited,
or Only.
■ The Source column lists source binding information to use to filter addresses. The
Source property is an optional configuration property.

Ordering arrows Select a network in the list, then click the up or down arrow to change the order of the
network in the list. The order can affect which network NetBackup selects.

See “Order of directive processing in the Preferred Network properties” on page 209.

Add Click Add to add a network to the Preferred Network properties. The directive for the
network is configured in the Add Preferred Network Settings dialog box.

See Table 3-51 on page 203.

Add to all The Add to all button is active when multiple servers are selected.

Change Select a network in the list, then click Change to change the Preferred Network properties.
The directive is changed in the Change Preferred Network Settings dialog box.

See “Add or Change Preferred Network Settings dialog box” on page 202.

Remove Select a network in the list, then click Remove to remove the network from the list of
preferred networks.

Add or Change Preferred Network Settings dialog box

The Add Preferred Network Settings dialog box contains the following properties.
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Table 3-51 Add or Change Preferred Network Settings dialog box properties

Property Description

Target Enter a network address or a host name:

■ If an address is specified as the network, it's usually considered a remote or target address.
NetBackup recognizes the following wildcard entries as addresses:
■ 0.0.0.0
Matches any IPv4 address.
■ 0::0
Matches any IPv6 address.
■ 0/0
Matches the address of any family.
■ If a host name is specified as the network, then the address that is used is the first returned
by the DNS resolver.

Note: Do not use the following malformed entries as wildcards: 0/32, 0/64, or 0/128. The left
side of the slash must be a legitimate IP address. However, 0/0 may be used, as listed.

Match The Match directive indicates that the specified network, address, or host name is preferred for
communication with the selected host.

The Match directive does not reject other networks, addresses, or host names from being selected,
even if they do not match. (The Only directive rejects unsuitable targets if they do not match.)

The Match directive is useful following a Prohibited or a Only directive. When used with other
directives, Match indicates to NetBackup to stop rule processing because a suitable match has
been found.

The Match directive can be used with the Source property to indicate source binding.

Prohibited Use the Prohibited directive to exclude or prevent the specified network, address, or host name
from being considered. In a list of DNS addresses, addresses in these networks are avoided.

Only The Only directive indicates that the specified network, address, or host name that is used for
communication with the selected host must be in the specified network.

Use the Only directive to prevent any network from being considered other than those specified
as Only.

This directive replaces the REQUIRED_NETWORK configuration option.

The Only directive can be used with the Source property to indicate source binding.
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Table 3-51 Add or Change Preferred Network Settings dialog box properties
(continued)

Property Description

Source Use this property with the Match or the Only directives to describe the local host name, IP
addresses, or networks that may be used for source binding.

NetBackup matches the desired source interfaces, (backup networks, for example) with the target
addresses described by the Source property.

The corresponding configuration option for this property is PREFERRED_NETWORK. This property
replaces the REQUIRED_INTERFACE entry.

See “PREFERRED_NETWORK option for NetBackup servers” on page 319.

How NetBackup uses the directives to determine which network to

use
Each host has an internal table of preferred network rules that NetBackup consults
before it selects a network interface to use for communication with another host.
The table includes every interface-IP address combination available to the selected
host. Based on the Preferred NetBackup directives, the table indicates to
NetBackup whether or not the host is allowed to use a given network.
This topic uses the example of two multihomed servers (Server_A and Server_B)
as shown in Figure 3-44. Server A is considering which addresses it can use to
access Server_B, given the Preferred Network directives configured on Server_A.
When Preferred Network directives are used to place restrictions on targets, they
are added from the perspective of the server making the connection. The directives
on Server_A affect its preferences as to which Server_B addresses it can use.
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Preferred Network properties

Figure 3-44 Multihomed servers example

Server_A

Directives on Server_A
indicate what interfaces
it can use to access
Server_B

Backup interface
Production interface
2001:db8:0:11d::1efc
10.81.73.147
2001:db8:0:1f0::1efc

Backup interface
Server_B
2001:db8:0:11e::1efc Backup interface
2001:db8:0:11c::1efc
10.96.73.253

Figure 3-45 shows a table for Server_B. Server_B has multiple network interfaces,
some of which have multiple IP addresses. In the table, yes indicates that NetBackup
can use the network-IP combination as a source. In this example, no directives
have been created for the host. Since no networks are listed in the Preferred
Network properties, any network-IP combinations can be used for communication.

Note: The following topic shows the bptestnetconn output for this example
configuration:
See Figure 3-52 on page 211.
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Figure 3-45 From Server_A's perspective: Available IP addresses on

Server_B when no directives are indicated on Server_A

IP addresses
IPv4 IPv6
2001:0db8:0:1f0::1efc --- Yes
Network interfaces

10.80.73.147 Yes ---

2001:0db8:0:11c::1efc --- Yes

2001:0db8:0:11d::1efc --- Yes

2001:0db8:0:11e::1efc --- Yes

10.96.73.253 Yes ---

Figure 3-46 shows a table for the same host (Server_B). Now, the Preferred
Network properties are configured so that all IPv4 addresses are excluded from
selection consideration by NetBackup. All NetBackup traffic is to use only IPv6
addresses.

Figure 3-46 From Server_A's perspective: Available IP addresses on

Server_B when directives to use IPv6 addresses only are
indicated on Server_A

IP addresses
IPv4 IPv6
2001:0db8:0:1f0::1efc --- Yes
Network interfaces

10.80.73.147 No ---

2001:0db8:0:11c::1efc --- Yes

2001:0db8:0:11d::1efc --- Yes

2001:0db8:0:11e::1efc --- Yes

10.96.73.253 No ---

The following topics describe various configurations:

■ See “Configurations to use IPv6 networks” on page 207.
■ See “Configurations to use IPv4 networks” on page 208.
■ See “Configuration to prohibit using a specified address” on page 212.
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Preferred Network properties

■ See “Configuration that uses the same specification for both the network and
the interface—less constrictive” on page 212.
■ See “Configuration that uses the same specification for both the network and
the interface—more constrictive” on page 213.
■ See “Configuration that limits the addresses, but allows any interfaces”
on page 213.

Configurations to use IPv6 networks

The following Preferred Network configurations instruct NetBackup to use only
IPv6 addresses as targets in outbound calls for the currently selected hosts. The
configurations satisfy a topology where all backup traffic uses an IPv6 network and
other traffic uses other networks.
One configuration uses the Prohibited directive (Figure 3-47) and one configuration
uses the Match directive (Figure 3-48).
The more efficient method to specify one address family, (IPv6, in this case), is to
prohibit IPv4. The behavior of the Match directive is not as exclusive as Prohibited.
In this case, Match may not necessarily exclude other address families.
Figure 3-47 uses the Prohibited directive with a wildcard to indicate to NetBackup
to not consider using any IPv4 addresses. In this situation, NetBackup must use
an IPv6 address.

Note: The default configuration is for NetBackup to use only IPv4 addresses.
Creating a directive that prohibits all IPv4 addresses renders the server mute unless
you have IPv6 addresses and have them enabled.
See “IP Address Family Support property” on page 197.

Figure 3-47 Prohibit IPv4 addresses as targets

Figure 3-48 uses the Match directive with a wildcard to indicate to NetBackup to
consider only IPv6 addresses. In this case, NetBackup tries to use an IPv6 address,
but may consider IPv4 addresses if necessary.
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Figure 3-48 Match IPv6 addresses as targets

Figure 3-49 shows another configuration that allows NetBackup to choose from
multiple IPv6 networks.
Given the multihomed example configuration, the directive indicates the following:
■ Four IPv6 networks, from fec0:0:0:fe04 to fec0:0:0:fe07, are described as
targets.
■ For all addresses in these networks, a source binding address that is derived
from the IP addresses of host name host_fred is used.
See “How NetBackup uses the directives to determine which network to use”
on page 204.

Figure 3-49 Indicating a range of IPv6 networks

Configurations to use IPv4 networks

The following Preferred Network configurations instruct NetBackup to use only
IPv4 addresses as targets in outbound calls for the currently selected hosts. The
configurations satisfy a topology where all backup traffic uses an IPv4 network and
other traffic uses other networks.
One configuration uses the Prohibited directive (Figure 3-50) and one configuration
uses the Match directive (Figure 3-51).
The more efficient method to specify one address family, (IPv4, in this case), is to
prohibit IPv6. The behavior of the Match directive is not as exclusive as Prohibited.
In this case, Match may not necessarily exclude other address families.
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Preferred Network properties

Figure 3-50 uses the Prohibited directive with a wildcard to indicate to NetBackup
to not consider using any IPv6 addresses. In this situation, NetBackup must use
an IPv4 address.

Figure 3-50 Prohibit IPv6 addresses as targets

Figure 3-51 uses the Match directive with a wildcard to indicate to NetBackup to
consider only IPv4 addresses. In this case, NetBackup tries to use an IPv4 address,
but may consider IPv6 addresses if necessary.

Figure 3-51 Match IPv4 addresses as targets

Order of directive processing in the Preferred Network properties

NetBackup sorts all directives into decreasing order by subnet size so that the more
specific network specifications, such as complete host names or IP addresses,
match first. (For example, a /24 subnet matches before a /16 subnet.) In this way,
NetBackup can honor host-specific overrides.
If NetBackup considers the directives of multiple networks to be equal in specificity
(a tie), NetBackup looks at the order in which the networks are listed.
See “Order of directives can affect processing” on page 210.
NetBackup processes each resolved address in the network list according to specific
rules. Directives that contain addresses that do not apply to the host are ignored.
Table 3-52 describes how NetBackup determines whether an address can be used
for communication.
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Table 3-52 Order of directive processing

Step NetBackup considers the target Target is selected or processing continues

1 ■ If the target is not a match for the directive, and ...then the target is treated as Prohibited, and
■ if the directive is an Only directive... processing stops for that target.

NetBackup considers the next target.

2 ■ If the target is a match for the directive, and ...then the target is treated as Prohibited and
■ if the directive is a Prohibited directive... processing stops for that target.

NetBackup considers the next target.

3 If the target is not a match... ...then the processing continues.

NetBackup considers the next directive in the list.

4 If the target is a match... ...then the directive is either Only or Match and further
directive processing stops.

An Only match is treated like a Match in terms of

source binding computation. If no rules ever match,
then the target is allowed, and no source binding is
enforced.

Order of directives can affect processing

The order of the networks in the list can affect which network NetBackup selects
for communication for the selected hosts.
The strongest filters are Prohibited and Only.
Use the up or down arrows to the right of the list to change the order of the networks.

bptestnetconn utility to display Preferred Network information

The bptestnetconn utility is available to administrators to test and analyze host
connections. Use the preferred network option (--prefnet) to display information
about the preferred network configuration along with the forward lookup information
of a host on the server list.
The bptestnetconn command is described in the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.
Figure 3-52 shows the bptestnetconn output when run on Server_A, for Server_B.
That is, bptestnetconn is run from Server_A's perspective. Based on the directives
configured on Server_A, for Server_B, bptestnetconn shows the available IP
addresses on Server_B. In this example, no directives are configured on Server_A.
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Figure 3-52 bptestnetconn for Server_B with no directives listed

[root@Server_A netbackup]# bptestnetconn -f --prefnet -H Server_B

---------------------------------------------------------------------
FL: Server_B -> 10.81.73.147 : 11 ms SRC: ANY
FL: Server_B -> 10.96.73.253 : 11 ms SRC: ANY
FL: Server_B -> 2001:db8:0:11d::1efc : 11 ms SRC: ANY
FL: Server_B -> 2001:db8:0:11e::1efc : 11 ms SRC: ANY
FL: Server_B -> 2001:d8b:0:1f0::1efc : 11 ms SRC: ANY
FL: Server_B -> 2001:db8:0:11c::1efc : 11 ms SRC: ANY
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Total elapsed time: 0 sec

Host for which lookup List of networks available to Any source is available to
is performed Server_B use for a connection

The following directive is added to the Preferred Networks properties on Server_B:

In the configuration file the directive appears as follows:

PREFERRED_NETWORK = 2001:0db8:0:11c::/62 ONLY

This directive provides NetBackup with the information to filter the addresses and
choose to communicate with only those that match the :11c, :11d, :11e, and :11f
networks. The addresses that do not match the Only directive are prohibited, as
shown in the bptestnetconn output.
See “PREFERRED_NETWORK option for NetBackup servers” on page 319.
Figure 3-53 shows the bptestnetconn output for Server_B, given this directive.
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Figure 3-53 bptestnetconn for Server_B with directive

[root@Server_A netbackup]# bptestnetconn -f --prefnet -H Server_B

---------------------------------------------------------------------
FL: Server_B -> 10.81.73.147 : 11 ms TGT PROHIBITED
FL: Server_B -> 10.96.73.253 : 11 ms TGT PROHIBITED
FL: Server_B -> 2001:db8:0:11d::1efc : 11 ms SRC: ANY
FL: Server_B -> 2001:db8:0:11e::1efc : 11 ms SRC: ANY
FL: Server_B -> 2001:d8b:0:1f0::1efc : 11 ms TGT PROHIBITED
FL: Server_B -> 2001:db8:0:11c::1efc : 11 ms SRC: ANY
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Total elapsed time: 0 sec

List of networks available to Directives make some targets

Server_B unavailable to Server_B

Configuration to prohibit using a specified address

Figure 3-54 shows a configuration that prohibits NetBackup from using the specified
address.

Figure 3-54 Prohibited target example

Configuration that uses the same specification for both the network
and the interface—less constrictive
Figure 3-55 shows a configuration that uses the same specification for both the
network and the interface.
For all target addresses in the specified network, a source binding in the same
network is selected. This directive is considered generic since the identical directive
applies to all NetBackup hosts on the network. The closest preferred source address
that matches a remote address is used for source binding.
A production network outside this range can then be Prohibited, thereby preferring
these addresses from both a remote and source binding perspective. Additional
Match directives may be used to indicate additional backup networks that are
allowed.
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Figure 3-55 Match network selection with the source

Configuration that uses the same specification for both the network
and the interface—more constrictive
Figure 3-56 also uses the same specification for both target and source binding,
however this example is more restrictive. With the Only property specified, this
configuration does not allow multiple backup networks to be specified.

Figure 3-56 Only network selection with the same source binding address

A host with the Only directive configured considers only those target addresses in
the 192.168.100.0 subnet. Additionally, source binding to the local interface must
be done on the 192.168.100.0 subnet.
On hosts that have a 192.168.100.0 interface but no :1b0 interface, source binding
to the :1f0 interface is the default of the operating system.

Configuration that limits the addresses, but allows any interfaces

Figure 3-57 shows a configuration that allows only the addresses that start with the
specified prefix to be considered. No source binding is specified, so any interface
may be used.
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Resilient Network properties

Figure 3-57 Limiting the addresses, without any source binding

Resilient Network properties

The Resilient Network properties appear for the master server, for media servers,
and for clients. For media servers and clients, the Resilient Network properties
are read only. When a job runs, the master server updates the media server and
the client with the current properties.
The Resilient Network properties let you configure NetBackup to use resilient
network connections for backups and restores. A resilient connection allows backup
and restore traffic between a client and a NetBackup media server to function
effectively in high-latency, low-bandwidth networks such as WANs. The data travels
across a wide area network (WAN) to media servers in a central datacenter.
NetBackup monitors the socket connections between the remote client and the
NetBackup media server. If possible, NetBackup re-establishes dropped connections
and resynchronizes the data stream. NetBackup also overcomes latency issues to
maintain an unbroken data stream. A resilient connection can survive network
interruptions of up to 80 seconds. A resilient connection may survive interruptions
longer than 80 seconds.
The NetBackup Remote Network Transport Service manages the connection
between the computers. The Remote Network Transport Service runs on the master
server, the client, and the media server that processes the backup or restore job.
If the connection is interrupted or fails, the services attempt to re-establish a
connection and synchronize the data.
NetBackup protects only the network socket connections that the NetBackup Remote
Network Transport Service (nbrntd) creates. Examples of the connections that are
not supported are:
■ Clients that back up their own data (deduplication clients and SAN clients)
■ Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) for Exchange Server or SharePoint Server
■ NetBackup nbfsd process.
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NetBackup protects connections only after they are established. If NetBackup cannot
create a connection because of network problems, there is nothing to protect.
Resilient connections apply between clients and NetBackup media servers, which
includes master servers when they function as media servers. Resilient connections
do not apply to master servers or media servers if they function as clients and back
up data to a media server.
Resilient connections can apply to all of the clients or to a subset of clients.

Note: If a client is in a different subdomain than the server, add the fully qualified
domain name of the server to the client’s hosts file. For example,
india.veritas.org is a different subdomain than china.veritas.org.

When a backup or restore job for a client starts, NetBackup searches the Resilient
Network list from top to bottom looking for the client. If NetBackup finds the client,
NetBackup updates the resilient network setting of the client and the media server
that runs the job. NetBackup then uses a resilient connection.

Figure 3-58 Master server Resilient Network host properties

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See “About the Daemons tab” on page 1047.

Table 3-53 describes the Resilient Network properties.

Table 3-53 Resilient Network dialog box properties

Property Description

Host Name or IP Address The Host Name or IP Address of the host. The address can
also be a range of IP addresses so you can configure more
than one client at once. You can mix IPv4 addresses and
ranges with IPv6 addresses and subnets.

If you specify the host by name, Veritas recommends that

you use the fully qualified domain name.

Use the arrow buttons on the right side of the pane to move
up or move down an item in the list of resilient networks.

Resiliency Resiliency is either ON or OFF.

Note: The order is significant for the items in the list of resilient networks. If a client
is in the list more than once, the first match determines its resilient connection
status. For example, suppose you add a client and specify the client IP address
and specify On for Resiliency. Suppose also that you add a range of IP addresses
as Off, and the client IP address is within that range. If the client IP address appears
before the address range, the client connection is resilient. Conversely, if the IP
range appears first, the client connection is not resilient.

The resilient status of each client also appears as follows:

■ In the NetBackup Administration Console, select NetBackup Management
> Policies in the left pane and then select a policy. In the right pane, a
Resiliency column shows the status for each client in the policy.
■ In the NetBackup Administration Console, select NetBackup Management
> Host Properties > Clients in the left pane. In the right pane, a Resiliency
column shows the status for each client.
Other NetBackup properties control the order in which NetBackup uses network
addresses.
See “Preferred Network properties” on page 200.
The NetBackup resilient connections use the SOCKS protocol version 5.
Resilient connection traffic is not encrypted. Veritas recommends that you encrypt
your backups. For deduplication backups, use the deduplication-based encryption.
For other backups, use policy-based encryption.
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Resilient connections apply to backup connections. Therefore, no additional network

ports or firewall ports must be opened.

Note: If multiple backup streams run concurrently, the Remote Network Transport
Service writes a large amount of information to the log files. In such a scenario,
Veritas recommends that you set the logging level for the Remote Network Transport
Service to 2 or less. Instructions to configure unified logs are in a different guide.
See the NetBackup Logging Reference Guide.

Resilient connection resource usage

Resilient connections consume more resources than regular connections, as follows:
■ More socket connections are required per data stream. Three socket connections
are required to accommodate the Remote Network Transport Service that runs
on both the media server and the client. Only one socket connection is required
for a non-resilient connection.
■ More sockets are open on media servers and clients. Three open sockets are
required rather than one for a non-resilient connection. The increased number
of open sockets may cause issues on busy media servers.
■ More processes run on media servers and clients. Usually, only one more
process per host runs even if multiple connections exist.
■ The processing that is required to maintain a resilient connection may reduce
performance slightly.

Specifying resilient connections

Use the following procedure to specify resilient connections for NetBackup clients.
See “Resilient Network properties” on page 214.
Alternatively, you can use the resilient_clients script to specify resilient
connections for clients:
■ Windows: install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\resilient_clients
■ UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/resilient_clients
To specify resilient connections
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand NetBackup Management
> Host Properties > Master Servers in the left pane.
2 In the right pane, select the master server on which to specify properties.
3 On the Actions menu, click Properties.
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4 In the properties dialog box left pane, select Resilient Network.

5 In the Resilient Network dialog box, use the following buttons to manage
resiliency for clients:

Add To add resilient settings

1 Click Add.

The Add Resilient Network Settings dialog box appears

2 Enter a client host name, an IP address, or an address range.

If you specify the client host by name, Veritas recommends that

you use the fully qualified domain name.

For address ranges, use Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR)

notation (for example, 192.168.100.0/24 or fd00::/8).

3 Ensure that the Resiliency On option is selected.

4 Click Add.

5 Repeat until you have finished entering clients or address ranges.

6 When you finish adding network settings, click Close.

Add To All If you select multiple hosts in the NetBackup Administration Console,
the entries in the Resilient Network list may appear in different colors,
as follows:

■ The entries that appear in black type are configured on all of the
hosts.
■ The entries that appear in gray type are configured on some of the
hosts only.

For the entries that are configured on some of the hosts only, you can
add them to all of the hosts. To do so, select them and click Add To All.

Change To change resilient settings

1 Select the client host name, the IP address, or the address range.

2 Click Change.

The Change Resilient Network Settings dialog box appears

3 Select the desired Resiliency setting.

4 Click OK.
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Remove Remove the select host or address rang

1 Select the client host name, the IP address, or the address range.

2 Click Remove.

The client is removed immediately; a confirmation dialog box does

not appear.

Move an item in the list of items

1 Select the client host name, the IP address, or the address range.

2 Click the appropriate button to move up the item or move down the
item.

The order of the items in the list is significant.

See “Resilient Network properties” on page 214.

6 After specifying resilient connections, click OK.

The settings are propagated to the affected hosts through normal NetBackup
inter-host communication, which can take up to 15 minutes.
7 If you want to begin a backup immediately, restart the NetBackup services on
the master server.

Resource Limit properties

The Resource Limit properties in the NetBackup Administration Console control
the number of simultaneous backups that can be performed on a VMware or Hyper-V
resource type. These settings apply to all policies for the currently selected master
server.
For example, a VMware Resource Limit of four for Datastore means that NetBackup
policies can perform no more than four simultaneous backups on any particular
datastore.

Note: The Resource Limit properties apply only to policies that use automatic
selection of virtual machines (the policy's Query Builder). If you select virtual
machines manually on the Browse for Virtual Machines dialog box, the Resource
Limit properties have no effect.

The Resource Limit dialog box contains the following properties, depending on
which application is selected.
For more information about the specific resource types, click Help.
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Figure 3-59 Resource Limit dialog box with VMware application selected
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Restore Failover properties

Figure 3-60 Resource Limit dialog box with Hyper-V application selected

Restore Failover properties

The Restore Failover properties in the NetBackup Administration Console
control how NetBackup performs automatic failover to a NetBackup media server.
A failover server may be necessary if the regular media server is temporarily
inaccessible to perform a restore operation. The automatic failover does not require
administrator intervention. By default, NetBackup does not perform automatic
failover. These properties apply to currently selected master servers.
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Figure 3-61 Restore Failover dialog box

The Restore Failover dialog box contains the following properties:

Table 3-54
Property Description

Media server Displays the NetBackup media servers that have failover protection for
restores.

Failover restore Displays the servers that provide the failover protection. NetBackup
server searches from top to bottom in the column until it finds another server
that can perform the restore.

A NetBackup media server can appear only once in the Media server column but
can be a failover server for multiple other media servers. The protected server and
the failover server must both be in the same master and media server cluster.
The following situations describe examples of when to use the restore failover
capability:
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■ Two or more media servers share a robot and each has connected drives. When
a restore is requested, one of the servers is temporarily inaccessible.
■ Two or more media servers have stand alone drives of the same type. When a
restore is requested, one of the servers is temporarily inaccessible.
In these instances, inaccessible means that the connection between bprd on the
master server and bptm on the media server (through bpcd) fails.
Possible reasons for the failure are as follows:
■ The media server is down.
■ The media server is up but bpcd does not respond. (For example, if the
connection is refused or access is denied.)
■ The media server is up and bpcd is running, but bptm has problems. (For
example, bptm cannot find the required tape.)

Assigning an alternate media server as a failover restore server

You can assign another media server to act as a failover restore server for your
media server. If your media server is unavailable during a restore, the failover
restore server takes its place.
To assign an alternate media server as a failover restore server
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left panel, expand
NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers.
2 In the right pane, double-click on the master server you want to modify.
3 In the properties dialog box, in the left pane, click Restore Failover.
4 Click Add.
5 In the Media server field, specify the media server for failover protection.
6 In the Failover restore servers field, specify the media servers to try if the
server that is designated in the Media server field is unavailable. Separate
the names of multiple servers with a single space.
7 Click Add. The dialog box remains open for another entry.
8 Click Close.
9 From the Restore Failover dialog box, click Apply to accept the changes.
Before the change takes effect, you must stop and restart the NetBackup Request
daemon on the master server where the configuration was changed.
See “About enabling automatic failover to an alternate server” on page 1152.
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Retention Periods properties

Retention Periods properties

Use the Retention Periods properties in the NetBackup Administration Console
to define a duration for each retention level. You can select from 0-100 retention
levels.
In a policy, the retention period determines how long NetBackup retains the backups
or the archives that are created according to the schedule. These properties apply
to selected master servers.

Figure 3-62 Retention Periods dialog box

By default, NetBackup stores each backup on a volume that already contains

backups at the same retention level. However, NetBackup does not check the
retention period that is defined for that level. When the retention period for a level
is redefined, some backups that share the same volume may have different retention
periods.
For example, if the retention level 3 is changed from one month to 6 months,
NetBackup stores future level 3 backups on the same volumes. That is, the backups
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are placed on the volumes with the level 3 backups that have a retention period of
one month.
No problem exists if the new and the old retention periods are of similar values.
However, before a major change is made to a retention period, suspend the volumes
that were previously used for that retention level.

Note: If a backup or duplicate job is configured with a retention level greater than
25 and the storage unit specified in the policy is managed by a pre-NetBackup 8.0
media server, the backup jobs associated with the policy fail with the following error
message:
Retention level <number> is not valid.
As a workaround, you can either upgrade the media server to NetBackup 8.0 or
later or set the retention level between 0 and 25 in the policy. Note that the retention
period for level 25 is always set to expire immediately and this value cannot be
changed.

Note: In case of a manual import, if a master or media server that runs an earlier
version than NetBackup 8.0 imports a backup image created on a NetBackup 8.0
master server and configured with a retention level greater than 24, the import job
resets the retention level to 9 (infinite). As a workaround, you can import such
backup images from a master or media server that runs NetBackup 8.0 or later.

See “Determining retention periods for volumes” on page 227.

See “Suspending or unsuspending volumes” on page 522.
The Retention Periods dialog box contains the following properties.

Table 3-55 Retention Periods dialog box properties

Property Description

Value Assigns a number to the retention level setting.

Units Specifies the units of time for the retention period. The list includes hours as the smallest
unit of granularity and the special units, Infinite, and Expires immediately.

Retention Level The retention level number (0 through 100).

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Table 3-55 Retention Periods dialog box properties (continued)

Property Description

Retention Period A list of the current definitions for the possible levels of retention. By default, levels 9
through 100 (except level 25) are set to infinite. Retention level 9 cannot be changed
and the retention period is always set to infinite. Retention level 25 also cannot be
changed and the retention period is always set to expire immediately.

See “Retention Periods with end dates beyond 2038, excluding Infinity” on page 228.

With the default, there is no difference between a retention level of 12 and a retention
level of 20, for example.

The Schedule Count column indicates how many schedules currently use each level.
If the retention period is changed for a level, it affects all schedules that use that level.

The Changes Pending column uses an asterisk (*) to indicate that the period has
been changed and not applied. NetBackup does not change the actual configuration
until the administrator accepts or applies the changes.

Schedule Count Lists the number of schedules that use the currently selected retention level.

Schedules using this Displays a list of the current policy names and schedule names that use the retention
retention level level.

Impact Report Displays a summary of how changes affect existing schedules. The list displays all
schedules in which the retention period is shorter than the frequency period.

Changing a retention period

Use the following procedure to change a retention period.
To change a retention period
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers.
2 In the right pane, double-click on the master server you want to modify.
3 In the properties dialog box, in the left pane, click Retention Periods.
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4 Select the retention level to change.

By default, levels 9 through 100 (except level 25) are set to infinite. If the levels
are left at the default, there is no difference between a retention level of 12 and
a retention level of 20. Level 9 cannot be changed and the retention period is
always set to infinite. Retention level 25 also cannot be changed and the
retention period is always set to expires immediately.
See “Retention Periods with end dates beyond 2038, excluding Infinity”
on page 228.
The dialog box displays the names of all schedules that use the selected
retention level as well as the policy to which each schedule belongs.
5 Type the new retention period in the Value box.
6 From the Units drop-down list, select a unit of measure (days, weeks, months,
years, Infinite, or Expires immediately).
After you change the value or unit of measure, an asterisk (*) appears in the
Changes Pending column to indicate that the period was changed. NetBackup
does not change the actual configuration until the administrator accepts or
applies the changes.
7 Click Impact Report.
The policy impact list displays the policies and the schedule names where the
new retention period is less than the frequency period. To prevent a potential
gap in backup coverage, redefine the retention period for the schedules or
change the retention or frequency for the schedule.
8 Do one of the following:
■ To discard your changes, click Cancel.
■ To save your changes and leave the dialog box open to make further
changes, click Apply.
■ To save your changes and close the dialog box, click OK.

Determining retention periods for volumes

Use the following procedure to determine retention periods for volumes.
To determine retention periods for volumes
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand Media
and Device Management > Media
2 In the right pane, find the volume on the list and examine the value in the
Retention Period column.
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To see all volumes that have the same retention period, click the Retention Period
column header to sort the volumes by retention period. This column heading is
hidden by default.

Retention Periods with end dates beyond 2038, excluding Infinity

Due to UNIX epoch time and the year 2038 problem, any retention end date that
exceeds January 19, 2038 is automatically set to expire on January 19, 2038,
regardless of whether the expiration end date is reached
This issue does not apply to retention levels for which the retention period is set to
Infinity. NetBackup never expires media with a retention set to Infinity unless
instructed to do so by the NetBackup administrator.

Scalable Storage properties

The Scalable Storage Cloud Settings properties contain information about
encryption, metering, bandwidth throttling, and network connections between the
NetBackup hosts and your cloud storage provider.
The Scalable Storage properties appear only if the host is supported for cloud
storage. See the NetBackup hardware compatibility list for your release available
through the following URL:
http://www.netbackup.com/compatibility
The Scalable Storage properties apply to currently selected media servers.
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Figure 3-63 Scalable Storage Cloud Settings host properties

Table 3-56 describes the properties.

Table 3-56 Scalable Storage Cloud Settings host properties

Property Description

Key Management Server If you configured the NetBackup Key Management Service (KMS), the name of the
(KMS) Name KMS server.

Metering Interval Determines how often NetBackup gathers connection information for reporting purposes.
NetBackup OpsCenter uses the information that is collected to create reports. The
value is set in seconds. The default setting is 300 seconds (5 minutes). If you set this
value to zero, metering is disabled.

Total Available Bandwidth Use this value to specify the speed of your connection to the cloud. The value is
specified in kilobytes per second. The default value is 102400 KB/sec.

Sampling interval The time, in seconds, between measurements of bandwidth usage. The larger this
value, the less often NetBackup checks to determine the bandwidth in use.
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Table 3-56 Scalable Storage Cloud Settings host properties (continued)

Property Description

Advanced Settings Click Advanced Settings to specify additional settings for throttling.

See “Configuring advanced bandwidth throttling settings” on page 230.

See “Advanced bandwidth throttling settings” on page 231.

Maximum concurrent jobs The default maximum number of concurrent jobs that the media server can run for the
cloud storage server.

This value applies to the media server not to the cloud storage server. If you have more
than one media server that can connect to the cloud storage server, each media server
can have a different value. Therefore, to determine the total number of connections to
the cloud storage server, add the values from each media server.

If you configure NetBackup to allow more jobs than the number of connections,
NetBackup fails any jobs that start after the number of maximum connections is reached.
Jobs include both backup and restore jobs.

You can configure job limits per backup policy and per storage unit.

See “Limit jobs per policy (policy attribute)” on page 712.

See “Maximum concurrent jobs storage unit setting” on page 582.

Note: NetBackup must account for many factors when it starts jobs: the number of
concurrent jobs, the number of connections per media server, the number of media
servers, and the job load-balancing logic. Therefore, NetBackup may not fail jobs
exactly at the maximum number of connections. NetBackup may fail a job when the
connection number is slightly less than the maximum, exactly the maximum, or slightly
more than the maximum.

In practice, you should not need to set this value higher than 100.

For more information about NetBackup cloud storage, see the NetBackup Cloud
Administrator's Guide:
■ http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

Configuring advanced bandwidth throttling settings

Advanced bandwidth throttling settings let you control various aspects of the
connection between the NetBackup hosts and your cloud storage provider.
The total bandwidth and the bandwidth sampling interval are configured on the
Cloud Settings tab of the Scalable Storage host properties screen.
See “Scalable Storage properties” on page 228.
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To configure advanced bandwidth throttling settings

1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand NetBackup Management
> Host Properties > Media Servers in the left pane.
2 In the right pane, select the host on which to specify properties.
3 Click Actions > Properties.
4 In the properties dialog box left pane, select Scalable Storage.
5 In the right pane, click Advanced Settings. The Advanced Throttling
Configuration dialog box appears.
The following is an example of the dialog box:

6 Configure the settings and then click OK.

See “Advanced bandwidth throttling settings” on page 231.

Advanced bandwidth throttling settings

The following table describes the advanced bandwidth throttling settings.
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Table 3-57 Advanced Throttling Configuration settings

Property Description

Read Bandwidth Use this field to specify the percentage of total bandwidth that read
operations can use. Specify a value between 0 and 100. If you
enter an incorrect value, an error is generated.

If there is insufficient bandwidth to transmit the specified amount

of data within a few minutes, restore or replication failures may
occur due to timeouts.

Consider the total load of simultaneous jobs on multiple media

servers when you calculate the required bandwidth.

Default value: 100

Possible values: 0 to 100

Write Bandwidth Use this field to specify the percentage of total bandwidth that write
operations can use. Specify a value between 0 and 100. If you
enter an incorrect value, an error is generated.

If there is insufficient bandwidth to transmit the specified amount

of data within a few minutes, backup failures may occur due to
timeouts.

Consider the total load of simultaneous jobs on multiple media

servers when you calculate the required bandwidth.

Default value: 100

Possible values: 0 to 100

Work time Use this field to specify the time interval that is considered work
time for the cloud connection.

Specify a start time and end time in 24-hour format. For example,
2:00 P.M. is 14:00.

Indicate how much bandwidth the cloud connection can use in the
Allocated bandwidth field. This value determines how much of
the available bandwidth is used for cloud operations in this time
window. The value is expressed as a percentage or in kilobytes
per second.
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Table 3-57 Advanced Throttling Configuration settings (continued)

Property Description

Off time Use this field to specify the time interval that is considered off time
for the cloud connection.

Specify a start time and end time in 24-hour format. For example,
2:00 P.M. is 14:00.

Indicate how much bandwidth the cloud connection can use in the
Allocated bandwidth field. This value determines how much of
the available bandwidth is used for cloud operations in this time
window. The value is expressed as a percentage or in kilobytes
per second.

Weekend Specify the start and stop time for the weekend.

Indicate how much bandwidth the cloud connection can use in the
Allocated bandwidth field. This value determines how much of
the available bandwidth is used for cloud operations in this time
window. The value is expressed as a percentage or in kilobytes
per second.

Read Bandwidth This field displays how much of the available bandwidth the cloud
(KB/s) storage server transmits to a NetBackup media server during each
restore job. The value is expressed in kilobytes per second.

Write Bandwidth This field displays how much of the available bandwidth the
(KB/s) NetBackup media server transmits to the cloud storage server
during backup jobs. The value is expressed in kilobytes per second.

Servers properties
The Servers properties display the NetBackup server lists on selected master
servers, media servers, and clients. The server lists display the NetBackup servers
that each host recognizes.
The Master Server field contains the name of the master server for the selected
host. (The name of the selected host appears in the title bar.)
The Servers dialog box contains the following tabs:
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Table 3-58 Servers dialog box properties

Tab Description

Additional Servers tab This tab lists the additional servers that can access the server that is specified as Master
server.

During installation, NetBackup sets the master server to the name of the system where
the server software is installed. NetBackup uses the master server value to validate
server access to the client. The master server value is also used to determine which
server the client must connect to so that files can be listed and restored.

To configure access to a remote server, add to the server list the name of the host seeking
access.
Note: For a Fibre Transport (FT) media server that has multiple network interfaces for
VLANs: Ensure that the FT server’s primary host name appears before any other interface
names for that FT media server host.

See “Accessing remote servers” on page 1120.

Media Servers tab This tab lists the hosts that are media servers only. Hosts that are listed as media servers
can back up and restore clients, but have limited administrative privileges.

If a server appears only on the Media servers tab, the server is a media server. Media
servers can back up and restore clients, but they have limited administrative privileges.

A server that appears on the Media servers tab and the Additional servers tab may
introduce unintended consequences. A computer that is defined as both a master server
and a media server gives the administrator of the media server full master server
privileges. By listing the media server in both places, you may inadvertently give the
media server administrator more privileges than intended.

OpsCenter Servers tab This tab lists the Veritas NetBackup OpsCenter servers that can access the currently
selected master server.

To add a server to the list, ensure that the NetBackup server can reach the OpsCenter
server.

For more information, see the Veritas NetBackup OpsCenter Administrator's Guide.
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Table 3-58 Servers dialog box properties (continued)

Tab Description

Trusted Master Servers Use this tab to add the remote master servers that you trust and to view the master
tab servers that are already trusted.

See “About trusted master servers for Auto Image Replication” on page 1007.

See “Adding a trusted master server” on page 238.

Note: If either the source or remote master server is clustered, you must enable
inter-node communication on all of the nodes in the cluster. Do so before you add the
trusted master server.

See “Enabling NetBackup clustered master server inter-node authentication” on page 237.

You cannot remove a trusted master server when an Import SLP is configured in that
master server's domain.

Information about Auto Image Replication and storage lifecycle policies is available.

See “About NetBackup Auto Image Replication” on page 994.

See “About storage lifecycle policies” on page 619.

If you use NetBackup Access Control, read about access control with Auto Image
Replication.

See “Using NetBackup Access Control (NBAC) with Auto Image Replication” on page 1013.
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Figure 3-64 Additional servers tab in the Servers dialog box

Adding a server to a servers list

Depending on the tab that is selected, you can add a master server, media server,
client, or OpsCenter server to the server list in the Additional servers tab, the
Media servers tab, or the OpsCenter servers tab. All tabs appear in the Servers
properties dialog box.
To add a server to a list
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management > Host Properties.
2 Depending on the host to be configured, select Master Servers, Media
Servers, or Clients.
3 In the right pane, double-click the master server, media server, or client that
you want to modify.
4 In the properties dialog box, in the left pane, click Servers.
5 Select the tab that contains the server list that you want to modify.
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6 Click Add.
To add multiple hosts, select more than one media server or client in step 2
and click Apply To All in step 5. However, you can add only one master server
to the list at a time.
7 In the Add a New Server Entry dialog box, enter the name of the new server.
8 Click Add. The dialog box remains open for another entry.
9 Click Close.

Note: If you add a media server, run nbemmcmd -addhost to add the media server
to the Enterprise Media Manager (EMM) in the NetBackup database of the master
server.

Removing a server from a server list

You can remove a master server or a media server from the Additional servers
list. You can also remove a media server from the Media servers list.
To remove a server from a server list
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management > Host Properties.
2 Depending on the host to be configured, select Master Servers, Media
Servers, or Clients.
3 In the right pane, double-click the master server, media server, or client you
want to modify.
4 In the properties dialog box, in the left pane, click Servers.
5 Select a server from the Additional servers list, the Media servers list, or the
OpsCenter servers list.
6 Click Remove.

Enabling NetBackup clustered master server inter-node

authentication
NetBackup requires inter-node authentication among the master servers in a cluster.
For authentication, you must provision an authentication certificate on all of the
nodes of the cluster. The certificates are used to establish SSL connections between
the NetBackup hosts. The inter-node authentication allows the following NetBackup
functionality:
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NetBackup Administration The NetBackup Administration Console in master server

Console clusters requires the NetBackup authentication certificates
for correct functionality.

Targeted A.I.R. (Auto Image Auto Image Replication in which a master server is in a cluster
Replication) requires inter-node authentication among the hosts in that
cluster. The NetBackup authentication certificates provide
the means to establish the proper trust relationships.

Provision the certificates on the cluster hosts before you add

the trusted master server. This requirement applies regardless
of whether the clustered mastered server is the source of the
replication operation or the target.

See “About trusted master servers for Auto Image

Replication” on page 1007.

See “Adding a trusted master server” on page 238.

To enable clustered master server inter-node authentication
◆ On the active node of the NetBackup master server cluster, run the following
NetBackup command:
■ Windows: install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\bpnbaz -setupat
■ UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpnbaz -setupat
NetBackup creates the certificates on every node in the master server cluster.
The following is example output:

# bpnbaz -setupat
You will have to restart NetBackup services on this machine after
the command completes successfully.
Do you want to continue(y/n)y
Gathering configuration information.
Please be patient as we wait for 10 sec for the security services
to start their operation.
Generating identity for host 'bit1.remote.example.com'
Setting up security on target host: bit1.remote.example.com
nbatd is successfully configured on NetBackup Master Server.
Operation completed successfully.

Adding a trusted master server

You can configure a trust relationship between multiple NetBackup domains. To
do so, in a source domain you specify the remote master servers with which you
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want to add a trust relationship. Use the following procedure in the source domain
to add a remote master server as a trusted master server.
A trust relationship between domains helps with replication operations.
See “About trusted master servers for Auto Image Replication” on page 1007.

Note: If either the source or remote master server is clustered, you must enable
inter-node communication on all of the nodes in the cluster. Do so before you add
the trusted master server.
See “Enabling NetBackup clustered master server inter-node authentication”
on page 237.

To add a trusted master server

1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand NetBackup Management
> Host Properties > Master Servers in the left pane.
2 In the right pane, select the master server.
3 On the Actions menu, click Properties.
4 In the properties dialog box left pane, select Servers.
5 In the Servers dialog box, select the Trusted Master Servers tab.
6 On the Trusted Master Servers tab, click Add.
The Add a New Trusted Master Server dialog box appears.
The following is an example of the dialog box:
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7 In the Add a New Trusted Master Server dialog box, enter the following and
then click OK:
■ The fully-qualified host name of the remote master server.
■ The logon account User name of the remote master server host.
■ The Password for the logon account of the remote master server host.

8 Repeat step 6 and step 7 for each master server with which you want to add
a trust relationship.
9 When you finish adding trusted master servers, click OK.

Removing a trusted master server

You can remove a remote master server with which you have configured a trust
relationship.
A trust relationship between domains helps with replication operations.
See “About trusted master servers for Auto Image Replication” on page 1007.
Two procedures exist, as follows:

The remote master If the remote master server is online and active, use the NetBackup
server is online Administration Console to remove the trusted master server. This
method also removes the reciprocal trust relationship.

See “To remove a trusted master server for inter-domain operations”

on page 241.

The remote master If the remote master server is offline, use the NetBackup nbseccmd
server is offline command to remove the trusted master server. This method does
not remove the reciprocal trust relationship.

See “To remove a trusted master server that is offline” on page 242.
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To remove a trusted master server for inter-domain operations

1 Ensure that all replication jobs to the trusted master are complete. You can
use nbstlutil stlilist to list the state of all storage lifecycle policy-managed
operations. To cancel jobs use nbstlutil cancel.
See the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide for information about the
nbstlutil command.

2 Delete all storage lifecycle policies (SLPs) that use the trusted master as a
destination.

Note: Before deleting a storage lifecycle policy, ensure that there are no backup
policies that indicate the SLP for the Policy storage.

3 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand NetBackup Management

> Host Properties > Master Servers in the left pane.
4 In the right pane, select the master server.
5 On the Actions menu, click Properties.
6 In the properties dialog box left pane, select Servers.
7 In the Servers dialog box, select the Trusted Master Servers tab.
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8 On the Trusted Master Servers tab, select the trusted master server that you
want to remove and click Remove.
The Remove Trusted Master Server dialog box appears.
The following is an example of the dialog box:

In the Remove Trusted Master Server dialog box, enter the credentials for
that master server host and then click Remove.
9 Repeat step 8 for each master server from which you want to remove a trust
relationship.
10 When you finish removing trusted master servers, click OK.
To remove a trusted master server that is offline
◆ On the source master server, enter the following NetBackup nbseccmd
command:
Windows: install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\nbseccmd
-setuptrustedmaster -remove -masterserver master_server_name
-remotemasterserver remote_master -localonly

UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/nbseccmd
-setuptrustedmaster -remove -masterserver master_server_name
-remotemasterserver remote_master -localonly
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SharePoint properties

Changing the master server that performs backups and restores for
a client
Use the Make Master option to change the master server that performs backups
and restores for a client. This option does not change a host into a master server.

Note: The client can also change their master server in the Backup, Archive, and
Restore interface by selecting Actions > Specify NetBackup Machines and
Policy Type. In this dialog, select the master server to use for backups and restores.

This option is useful in a disaster recovery situation or in a NetBackup environment

where Auto Image Replication is configured. For example, select a client in the
source domain, then use Make Master to temporarily point the client to the master
server of the target domain. After changing the master server, restores from the
target domain can be initiated.
To change the master server that a client uses for backups and restores
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management > Host Properties.
2 Depending on the host to be configured, select Clients.
3 In the details pane, double-click on the client that you want to modify.
4 In the dialog box, click Servers.
5 From the Additional servers list, select a server.
6 Click Make Master.
In the configuration file, the new master server appears as the first server entry
in the list.
Changing the master server does not prevent the former master server from
initiating backups for the client. As long as that server continues to be listed
on the client’s server list, the master server can perform backups.

SharePoint properties
The SharePoint properties apply to currently selected Windows clients to protect
SharePoint Server installations.
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Figure 3-65 SharePoint dialog box

The SharePoint dialog box contains the following properties.

Table 3-59 SharePoint dialog box properties

Property Description

Domain\User name Specifies the domain and the user name for the account you
want to use to log on to SharePoint (DOMAIN\user name).

Password Specifies the password for the account.

Consistency check before Specifies the consistency checks to perform on the SQL
backup Server databases before NetBackup begins a backup
operation. These checks are performed for both
server-directed and user-directed backups.

If you choose to perform a consistency check, you can select

Continue with backup if consistency check fails.
NetBackup then continues to perform the backup if the
consistency check fails.
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Table 3-59 SharePoint dialog box properties (continued)

Property Description

SharePoint granular restore For VMware backups that protect Federated SharePoint
proxy host configurations, provide the name of the back-end SQL server.
This server acts as the granular restore proxy host for the
catalog hosts (front-end servers in the farm).

For complete information on these options, see the NetBackup for Microsoft
SharePoint Server Administrator’s Guide.

Consistency check options for SharePoint Server

The following consistency checks can be performed before a SharePoint Server
backup.

Table 3-60 Consistency check options

Option Description

None Do not perform consistency checking.

Full check, excluding Select this option to exclude indexes from the consistency check. If indexes are not
indexes checked, the consistency check runs significantly faster but is not as thorough. Only
the data pages and clustered index pages for each user table are included in the
consistency check. The consistency of the non-clustered index pages is not checked.

Full check, including Include indexes in the consistency check. Any errors are logged.
indexes

SLP Parameters properties

The SLP Parameters properties in the NetBackup Administration Console allow
administrators to customize how storage lifecycle policies are maintained and how
SLP jobs run. These properties apply to the SLPs of the currently selected master
servers.
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Figure 3-66 SLP Parameters dialog box

In NetBackup 7.6 and earlier, the parameters that appear in the SLP Parameters
were configured in the LIFECYCLE_PARAMETERS configuration file. The host
properties replace that file. An upgrade to 7.6 migrates the settings in the
LIFECYCLE_PARAMETERS file to the SLP Parameters.
To change the parameters, either change them in the host properties or use the
command line. If either method is used to change a storage lifecycle policy parameter
default, the change creates the nbcl.conf configuration file.
The nbcl.conf file is found in the following locations, but is not present if the default
of any parameter has not been changed.
■ On Windows:
install_path\NetBackup\var\global\nbcl.conf

■ On UNIX:
/usr/openv/var/global/nbcl.conf

To use the command-line method, use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig
commands to change the defaults. For information about these commands, see
the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide.
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Table 3-61 describes the SLP Parameters and the default of each. It also lists the
configuration options and the syntax to use with the command-line method.
Use the drop-down menu in the Units column to change the units of measurement
for size or time.

Table 3-61 SLP Parameters

Property Description

Minimum size per The smallest batch size that can run as a single duplication job. The job does not run
duplication job until enough images accumulate to reach this minimum batch size or until the Force
interval for small jobs time is reached. Minimum: 1 kilobyte; no maximum size. Default:
8 gigabytes.

Configuration option default: SLP.MIN_SIZE_PER_DUPLICATION_JOB = 8 GB

Maximum size per The largest batch size that can run as a single duplication job. Minimum: 1 kilobyte;
duplication job no maximum size. Default: 100 gigabytes.

Configuration entry default: SLP.MAX_SIZE_PER_DUPLICATION_JOB = 100 GB

Maximum size per A.I.R. The largest batch size that can run as a single job for Auto Image Replication. Minimum:
replication job 1 kilobyte; no maximum size. Default: 100 gigabytes.

Configuration entry default: SLP.MAX_SIZE_PER_BACKUP_REPLICATION_JOB =

100 GB

Maximum images per The largest number of images in a single batch that can run as a single job. Default:
snapshot replication job 50 images, with no minimum number or maximum number.

Use this parameter with the Limit I/O streams disk pool option which limits the number
of jobs that can run concurrently to each volume in the disk pool.

Configuration entry default: SLP.MAX_IMAGES_PER_SNAPSHOT_REPLICATION_JOB

= 50

Minimum images per A.I.R. The fewest number of images in a single batch that can run as an Auto Image
Import job Replication import job. The job does not run until either the minimum size is reached
or the Force interval for small jobs time is reached. Minimum: 1 image; no maximum
number of images. Default: 1 image.

Configuration entry default: SLP.MIN_IMAGES_PER_IMPORT_JOB = 1

Maximum images per A.I.R. The largest number of images in a single batch that can run as an Auto Image
Import job Replication import job. Minimum: 1 job; no maximum number of images. Default: 250
images.

Configuration entry default: SLP.MAX_IMAGES_PER_IMPORT_JOB = 250

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Table 3-61 SLP Parameters (continued)

Property Description

Force interval for small jobs The age that the oldest image in a batch must reach after which the batch is submitted
as a duplication job. This value prevents many small duplication jobs from running at
one time or running too frequently. It also prevents NetBackup from waiting too long
before it submits a small job. Default: 30 minutes, with no minimum number or maximum
number.

Configuration entry default: SLP.MAX_TIME_TIL_FORCE_SMALL_DUPLICATION_JOB

= 30 MINUTES

Job submission interval Indicates the frequency of the job submission for all operations. No minimum interval
or maximum interval. Default: 5 minutes.

By default, all jobs are processed before more jobs are submitted. Increase this interval
to allow NetBackup to submit more jobs before all jobs are processed. Set the interval
when the list of available images is scanned for those that can be batched together
and jobs submitted. A shorter interval allows for a better response to changing system
workloads at the cost of increased processing.

Configuration entry default: SLP.JOB_SUBMISSION_INTERVAL = 5 MINUTES

Image processing interval The number of minutes between image-processing sessions. Set the interval when
newly created images are recognized and set up for SLP processing. Default: 5 minutes.

Configuration entry default: SLP.IMAGE_PROCESSING_INTERVAL = 5 MINUTES

Cleanup interval The time between when a job finishes and before NetBackup removes the job artifacts
for the completed job. No minimum interval or maximum interval. Default: 24 hours.
Configuration entry default: SLP.CLEANUP_SESSION_INTERVAL = 24 HOURS

Extended image retry The amount of time to wait before an unsuccessful operation is added to the first job
interval that runs after the delay. (This applies to all SLP jobs.) The extra time gives the
administrator additional time to solve a problem that prevents job completion. No
minimum interval or maximum interval. Default: 2 hours.

Configuration entry default: SLP.IMAGE_EXTENDED_RETRY_PERIOD = 2 HOURS

Unused SLP definition Concerns the deletion of SLP versions where a more recent version exists. The setting
version cleanup delay controls how long a version must be inactive before NetBackup deletes it. Default: 14
days.

Configuration entry default: SLP.VERSION_CLEANUP_DELAY = 14 DAYS

See “Deleting old storage lifecycle policy versions” on page 679.

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Table 3-61 SLP Parameters (continued)

Property Description

Tape resource multiplier Limits the number of concurrently active duplication jobs that can access a single tape
media storage unit to xx times the number of available drives. Allows tuning to avoid
overloading the Resource Broker, yet makes sure that the devices are not idle. No
minimum multiplier or maximum multiplier. Default: 2 (multiply access to the write drives
by two).

Configuration entry default: SLP.TAPE_RESOURCE_MULTIPLIER = 2

Disk resource multiplier Limits the number of concurrently active duplication jobs that can access a single disk
storage unit to xx times the number of available drives. Allows tuning to avoid
overloading the Resource Broker, yet makes sure that the devices are not idle. No
minimum multiplier or maximum multiplier. Default: 2 (multiply access to the write drives
by two).

Configuration entry default: SLP.DISK_RESOURCE_MULTIPLIER = 2

Group images across SLPs If this parameter is set to Yes (default), multiple SLPs of the same priority can be
processed in the same job. If No, batching can occur only within a single SLP.

Configuration entry default: SLP.DUPLICATION_GROUP_CRITERIA = 1

Configuration entry for no, do not allow

batching:SLP.DUPLICATION_GROUP_CRITERIA = 0

Window close buffer time Sets the amount of time before a window closes when NetBackup does not submit
new jobs using that window. Minimum 2 minute; maximum: 60 minutes. Default: 15
minutes.
Configuration entry default: SLP.WINDOW_CLOSE_BUFFER_TIME = 15 MINUTES

Deferred duplication offset For deferred operations, jobs are submitted x time before the source copy is due to
time expire. Default: 4 hours.

Configuration entry default: SLP.DEFERRED_DUPLICATION_OFFSET_TIME = 4

HOURS

Auto create A.I.R. Import Used for Auto Image Replication, indicates whether an SLP (that contains an Import
SLP operation) is created automatically in the target domain if no SLP is configured there.
Default: Yes, an SLP is created in the target domain.

Configuration entry default: SLP.AUTO_CREATE_IMPORT_SLP = 1

How long to retry failed How long NetBackup retries an Import job before it stops and deletes the record. After
A.I.R. import jobs the initial four attempts, the retries become less frequent. Default: 0 (do not retry after
the initial four attempts).

Configuration entry default: SLP.REPLICA_METADATA_CLEANUP_TIMER = 0 HOURS

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Command-line units of measurement for the SLP

parameters
The abbreviations are case-insensitive for units of measurement.
The following abbreviations can be used where sizes are indicated:

bytes kb kilobyte kilobyte(s) kilobytes mb megabyte

megabyte(s) megabytes gb gigabyte gigabyte(s) gigabytes tb

terabyte terabyte(s) terabytes pb petabyte petabyte(s) petabytes

The following abbreviations can be used where units of time are indicated:

sec second second(s) seconds min minute minute(s) minutes

hour hour(s) hours day day(s) days mon month

month(s) months week week(s) weeks year year(s) years

About batch creation logic in Storage Lifecycle Manager

The Storage Lifecycle Manager service (nbstserv) is in charge of creating
duplication jobs for storage lifecycle policies. Part of duplication job creation includes
grouping the backup (or source) jobs into batches.

Note: Restart nbstserv after making changes to the underlying storage for any
operation in an SLP.

One objective of the batching logic is to prevent media contention for tape operations,
including virtual tape libraries (VTL).
Batching logic applies to both disk and tape. (Though the method to prevent media
contention for disk is to use disk pools and then to limit I/O streams to disk pools.)
The batching logic requires that for each evaluation cycle, nbstserv consider all
completed source jobs when determining which duplication job to run next. By
default, nbstserv performs the evaluation once every 5 minutes.
nbstserv avoids overloading the Resource Broker (nbrb) queue with jobs. Too
many jobs in the queue make the role of the Resource Broker harder and slows
down system performance.
By default, nbstserv now creates groups based on the Group images across
SLPs parameter in the SLP Parameters host properties. By default, multiple storage
lifecycle policies with the same priority can be batched together.
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See “SLP Parameters properties” on page 245.

This batching logic change affects how duplication jobs appear in the Activity
Monitor. Storage lifecycle policies that have been combined into one job appear
under a single policy name: SLP_MultipleLifecycles. If a storage lifecycle policy
has not been combined with another, the name appears in the Activity Monitor
under the name of the SLP: SLP_name.
Users may see some duplication jobs that, although in the running state, do not
duplicate data because they have no resources to read or write. These jobs continue
to run until they receive resources to complete the job.
To turn off grouping by duplication job priority, set the Group images across SLPs
parameter to No in the SLP Parameters host properties.

Deprecated storage lifecycle policy parameters

Three storage lifecycle policy parameters were deprecated in NetBackup 7.6 due
to changes in SLP processing.
DUPLICATION_SESSION_INTERVAL_MINUTES is no longer effective in controlling
the timing of SLP processing sessions. Two parameters now control session
processing:
■ SLP.IMAGE_PROCESSING_INTERVAL controls how often new SLP-managed
images are recognized and set up for SLP processing.
■ SLP.JOB_SUBMISSION_INTERVAL controls how often SLP processing jobs
are submitted for execution.
Import operations are controlled by the same session that performs other SLP
operations. As a result, IMPORT_SESSION_TIMER and
IMPORT_EXTENDED_RETRY_SESSION_TIMER are no longer used.
As with other SLP operations, SLP.IMAGE_PROCESSING_INTERVAL and
SLP.JOB_SUBMISSION_INTERVAL now control the frequency of SLP session
operations. SLP.IMAGE_EXTENDED_RETRY_PERIOD controls the retry behavior
for all SLP operations including import operations.

Throttle Bandwidth properties

Use the Throttle Bandwidth properties to specify a limit for the network bandwidth
or transfer rate that NetBackup clients use on a network. The actual limiting occurs
on the client side of the backup connection. These properties limit only backups.
Restores are unaffected. The default is that the bandwidth is not limited.
The Throttle Bandwidth properties are similar to the Bandwidth host properties,
but offer greater flexibility in IPv6 environments.
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Figure 3-67 Throttle Bandwidth dialog box

To manage entries in the Throttle Bandwidth dialog box, select one of the following
buttons:

Add Add a network or host to the Network or Host list using the Add
Bandwidth Settings dialog box.

Change Change the selected network or host property using the Change
Bandwidth Settings dialog box.

Remove Removes the selected network or host from the Network or Host
list.

Add Bandwidth Settings dialog box for Throttle Bandwidth properties

The Add Bandwidth Settings and the Change Bandwidth Settings dialog boxes
contain the following properties.

Network or Host The network or host to which the throttle applies.

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Timeouts properties

Bandwidth (KB/Sec) The bandwidth or the transfer rate in kilobyte per second for
the network or host indicated. A value of zero disables
throttling IPv6 addresses.

Timeouts properties
The Timeouts properties apply to selected master servers, media servers, and
clients.

Figure 3-68 Timeouts dialog box

The Timeouts dialog box contains the following properties.

Table 3-62 Timeouts dialog box properties

Property Description

Client connect timeout Specifies the number of seconds the server waits before it times out when it connects
to a client. The default is 300 seconds.
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Table 3-62 Timeouts dialog box properties (continued)

Property Description

Backup start notify timeout Specifies the number of seconds the server waits for the bpstart_notify script on
a client to complete. The default is 300 seconds.
Note: If using the bpstart_notify script: The Client read timeout
(CLIENT_READ_TIMEOUT option) must be equal to or greater than the Backup start
notify timeout (BPSTART_TIMEOUT option). If the Client read timeout is less than
the Backup start notify timeout, the job can timeout while the bpstart_notify
script is running.

File browse timeout Specifies how long the client can wait for a response from the NetBackup master server
while it lists files.
Note: If it exists, the value in a UNIX client’s $HOME/bp.conf file takes precedence
to the property here.

If the limit is exceeded, the user receives a socket read failed error. The timeout can
be exceeded even while the server processes the request.

Use OS dependent timeouts Specifies that the client waits for the timeout period as determined by the operating
system when it lists files, as follows:

■ Windows client: 300 seconds

■ UNIX client: 1800 seconds

Media mount timeout Specifies how long NetBackup waits for the requested media to be mounted, positioned,
and ready on backups, restores, and duplications.

This property applies to currently selected master servers.

Use this timeout to eliminate excessive waiting time during manual media mounts. (For
example, when robotic media is out of the robot or is off-site.)
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Table 3-62 Timeouts dialog box properties (continued)

Property Description

Client read timeout Specifies the number of seconds to use for the client-read timeout. This timeout can
apply to a NetBackup master, remote media server, or database-extension client (such
as NetBackup for Oracle). The default is 300 seconds.

If the server does not get a response from a client within the Client read timeout
period, the backup or restore operation, for example, fails.

The client-read timeout on a database-extension client is a special case. Clients can

initially require more time to get ready than other clients. More time is required because
database backup utilities frequently start several backup jobs at the same time, slowing
the central processing unit.
Note: For database-extension clients, Veritas suggests that the Client read timeout
be set to a value greater than 5 minutes. 15 minutes are adequate for many installations.
For other clients, change this property only if the client encounters problems.

The sequence on a database-extension client is as follows:

■ NetBackup on the database-extension client reads the client’s client-read timeout

to find the initial value. If the option is not set, the standard 5-minute default is used.
■ When the database-extension API receives the server’s value, it uses it as the
client-read timeout.

See “Client Settings properties for UNIX clients” on page 101.

Note: If using the bpstart_notify script: The Client read timeout
(CLIENT_READ_TIMEOUT option) must be equal to or greater than the Backup start
notify timeout (BPSTART_TIMEOUT option). If the Client read timeout is less than
the Backup start notify timeout, the job can timeout while the bpstart_notify
script is running.

Backup end notify timeout Specifies the number of seconds that the server waits for the bpend_notify script
on a client to complete. The default is 300 seconds.
Note: If this timeout is changed, verify that Client read timeout is set to the same or
higher value.

Media server connect Specifies the number of seconds that the master server waits before it times out when
timeout it connects to a remote media server. The default is 30 seconds.

Universal Settings properties

Use the Universal Settings properties in the NetBackup Administration Console
to configure basic backup and restore settings. These properties apply to selected
master servers, media servers, and clients.
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Figure 3-69 Universal Settings dialog box

The Universal Settings dialog box contains the following options.

Table 3-63 Universal Settings dialog box properties

Property Description

Restore retries Specifies the number of attempts a client has to restore after a failure. (The default is
0; the client does not attempt to retry a restore. The client can try up to three times.)
Change Restore retries only if problems are encountered.

If a job fails after the maximum number of retries, the job goes into an incomplete state.
The job remains in the incomplete state as determined by the Move restore job from
incomplete state to done state property.

See “Clean-up properties” on page 81.

A checkpointed job is retried from the start of the last checkpointed file rather than at
the beginning of the job.

Checkpoint restart for restore jobs allows a NetBackup administrator to resume a

failed restore job from the Activity Monitor.

See “Take checkpoints every __ minutes (policy attribute)” on page 709.

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Table 3-63 Universal Settings dialog box properties (continued)

Property Description

Browse timeframe for Specifies how long ago NetBackup searches for files to restore. For example, to limit
restores the browse range to one week before the current date, clear the Last full backup
check box and specify 7.

This limit is specified on the master server and applies to all NetBackup clients. A limit
can be specified on an individual client to reduce the size of the Search window. The
client setting cannot make the browse window larger.

By default, NetBackup includes files from the time of the last-full backup through the
latest backup for the client. If the client belongs to more than one policy, then the browse
starts with the earliest of the set of last-full backups.

Last full backup Indicates whether NetBackup includes all backups since the last successful full backup
in its browse range. This property must be disabled to enter a value for the Browse
timeframe for restores property. The default is that this property is enabled.

Use specified network Specifies the network interface that NetBackup uses to connect to another NetBackup
interface client or server. A NetBackup client or server can have more than one network interface.
To force NetBackup connections to be made on a specific network interface, use this
entry to specify the network host name of that interface. By default, the operating
system determines the one to use.

Allow server file writes Specifies whether a NetBackup server can create or modify files on the NetBackup
client. For example, enable this property to prevent server-directed restores and remote
changes to the client properties.

After the Allow server file writes property is applied, it can be cleared only by modifying
the client configuration. The default is that server writes are allowed.
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Table 3-63 Universal Settings dialog box properties (continued)

Property Description

Logging the status of a UNIX only:

redirected restore
No progress log is produced for a redirected restore if the requesting server is not
included in the server list for the server that performs the restore. (A progress log is
an entry in the Task Progress tab of the Backup, Archive, and Restore client interface.)

Without the entry in the server list, the restoring server has no access to write the log
files to the requesting server.
Consider the following solutions:

■ To produce a progress log, add the requesting server to the server list and log into
the requesting server.
■ In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand NetBackup Management
> Host Properties > Master Servers.
■ In the details pane, double-click on master server you want to modify, and click
Servers from the options pane.
■ Add the restoring server to the server list.
■ Log on to the restoring server. Check the Activity Monitor to determine the success
of the restore operation.

Accept connections on Specifies whether the NetBackup client service (bpcd) can accept remote connections
nonreserved ports from non-reserved ports. (Non-reserved ports have port numbers of 1024 or greater.)
The default is that this property is enabled.

This property no longer applies. For information about this property, refer to NetBackup
6.5 documentation.

Client sends mail Specifies whether the client sends an email to the address that is specified in the
Universal Settings properties. If the client cannot send email, use Server sends mail.
The default is that this property is enabled.

Server sends mail Specifies whether the server sends an email to the address that is specified in the
Global Attributes properties. Enable this property if the client cannot send mail and
you want an email notification. The default is that this property is disabled.

See “Global Attributes properties” on page 155.

Client administrator’s email Specifies the email address of the administrator on the client. This address is where
NetBackup sends backup status reports for the client. By default, no email is sent. To
enter multiple addresses or email aliases, separate entries with commas.

Logging the status of a redirected restore

A redirected restore may not produce a progress log. The name of the requesting
server must appear in the server list for the server that performs the restore.
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Otherwise, no progress log is produced for a redirected restore.(A progress log is

an entry in the Task Progress tab of the Backup, Archive, and Restore client
interface.)
Without the entry in the server list, the restoring server has no access to write the
log files to the requesting server. Add the requesting server to the server list and
log into the requesting server.
To produce a progress log
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers.
2 In the right pane, double-click the master server you want to modify.
In the properties dialog box, in the left pane, click Servers.
3 Perform one of the following actions:
■ Additional servers
From the Media servers list, click Add.
■ Media servers
From the Additional servers list, click Add.

4 In the Add a New Server Entry dialog box, enter the name of the new server.
5 Click Add. The dialog box remains open for another entry.
6 Click Close.
7 Log on to the restoring server.
Check the Activity Monitor to determine the success of the restore operation.
See “About the Jobs tab” on page 1041.

User Account Settings properties

Use the User Account Settings properties in the NetBackup Administration
Console to customize the idle timeout and account lockout time for users.
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Figure 3-70 User Account Settings dialog box

The User Account Settings dialog box contains the following properties.

Table 3-64 User Account Settings dialog box properties

Property Description

GUI Idle Timeout Specifies the idle timeout if the NetBackup Administration Console is idle or if there
is no activity on the console for a specified period of time.

Select the Enable auto log off timeout check box to enable the auto logoff timeout
option.

Select the number of minutes to use as the timeout duration. The user session is
automatically terminated after the specified time.
Note: To terminate the session as per the GUI Idle Timeout settings, NetBackup
requires the bprd service to be running.
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Table 3-64 User Account Settings dialog box properties (continued)

Property Description

Account lockout Specifies the user account lockout duration if the number of invalid or failed logon
attempts exceeds the specified number.

Select the Enable account lockout check box to lock the user out of the console for
the specified duration:

■ Number of failed login attempts allowed: Select number of attempts to lock the
user out of the account after that many unsuccessful login attempts.
Note: To lock the user out of the account as per this setting, NetBackup requires
the bprd service to be running.
■ Account lockout duration: Select a time period after which a user account is
automatically unlocked after the set duration.

Unlocking a user account

A user account is locked if the number of invalid login attempts exceeds the specified
number or if the idle timeout duration passes. The user account remains locked
until the account lockout period passes. However, user accounts can be unlocked
before the lockout period passes if there is an immediate need to access the
NetBackup Administration Console.
The following procedure describes how to unlock user accounts.
To unlock a user account
1 From the Actions menu, select the Unlock users option.
The Unlock Users dialog box lists the names of the users whose accounts
are locked.
2 Select the users who you want to unlock and click Unlock.
The user accounts become unlocked.
Select the Refresh option on the top right of the Unlock Users dialog box.
The user accounts that were unlocked do not appear in the list.

Locking a NetBackup session manually

A NetBackup session locks automatically if it is left idle or inactive. The session
can also be manually locked in a scenario when a user has to temporarily leave
and does not want to close the active session. The user must log in again to access
the session.
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UNIX Client properties

Note: The console is locked even when multiple dialog boxes are open.

Locking a NetBackup session manually

1 On the File menu, select the Lock the console option or select the lock icon
on the top left.

Alternatively, press Alt + K to lock the console.

2 NetBackup prompts you to log in again to access the session. Enter a valid
password to log in.

UNIX Client properties

Use the UNIX Client properties in the NetBackup Administration Console to
define properties of clients running on the UNIX platform.

Figure 3-71 UNIX Client dialog box

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UNIX Server properties

See “Client Settings properties for UNIX clients” on page 101.

See “Busy File Settings properties” on page 79.
See “Lotus Notes properties” on page 181.

UNIX Server properties

Use the UNIX Server properties in the NetBackup Adminstration Console to
change the NFS access timeout property. This property specifies how long the
backup waits to process the mount table before it considers an NFS file system
unavailable. The default is 5 seconds.
These properties apply to selected UNIX master servers.

Figure 3-72 UNIX Server dialog box

See “Follow NFS (policy attribute)” on page 716.

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VMware Access Hosts properties

VMware Access Hosts properties

Use the VMware Access Hosts properties in the NetBackup Administration
Console to add or remove VMware backup hosts. These properties apply to
currently selected master servers.
These properties appear when the NetBackup Enterprise Client license is installed.

Figure 3-73 VMware Access Hosts dialog box

The backup host is a NetBackup client that performs backups on behalf of the virtual
machines. (This host was formerly known as the VMware backup proxy server.)
The backup host is the only host on which NetBackup client software is installed.
As an option, the backup host can also be configured as a NetBackup master server
or media server.
The backup host is referred to as the recovery host when it performs a restore
You can add servers to and remove servers from the access hosts list:

Add Click Add and enter the fully qualified domain name of the backup host.

Remove Select the backup host in the list and click Remove.
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Windows Client properties

For more information, see the NetBackup for VMware Administrator’s Guide.

Windows Client properties

Use the Windows Client properties in the NetBackup Administration Console
to define NetBackup properties for Microsoft Windows clients.

Figure 3-74 Windows Client dialog box

Windows Client properties include specific host properties for configuring Windows
clients.

Configuration options not found in the Host

Properties
Most NetBackup configuration options can be found in the Host Properties of the
NetBackup Administration Console. However, some options cannot be accessed
in the Host Properties.
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About using commands to change the configuration options on UNIX clients and servers

To change the default value for an option that is not found in the Host Properties,
first use the nbgetconfig command to obtain a list of configuration options. Then
use nbsetconfig to change the options as needed.
For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

About using commands to change the

configuration options on UNIX clients and servers
When commands (nbsetconfig or bpsetconfig) are used to change the
configuration options on UNIX NetBackup servers or clients, the commands change
the appropriate configuration files.
Most options are found in the following configuration file:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf

If a single UNIX system is running as both a client and a server, the bp.conf file
contains options for both the client and the server.
The bp.conf file observes the following syntax:
■ Use the # symbol to comment out lines.
■ Any number of spaces or tabs are allowed on either side of = signs.
■ Blank lines are allowed.
■ Any number of blanks or tabs are allowed at the start of a line.
Each nonroot user on a UNIX client can also have a personal bp.conf file in their
home directory:

$HOME/bp.conf

The options in personal bp.conf files apply only to user operations. During a user
operation, NetBackup checks the $HOME/bp.conf file before
/usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf.

Root users do not have personal bp.conf files. NetBackup uses the
/usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf file for root users.

Stop and restart all NetBackup daemons and utilities on the server after you make
a change to the bp.conf file on a UNIX master server. This action ensures that all
of the NetBackup processes use the new bp.conf values. This action is not required
for changes to bp.conf files on a client or to a $HOME/bp.conf file on the master
server.
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The SERVER option must be present in the /usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf file on

all NetBackup UNIX clients and servers. During installation, NetBackup sets the
SERVER option to the name of the master server where the software is installed. It
is the only required option in the bp.conf files. NetBackup uses internal software
defaults for all options in the bp.conf file, except SERVER.
The SERVER entries must be the same on all servers in a master and a media server
cluster. Veritas recommends (but does not require) that all other entries also match
on all servers. (The CLIENT_NAME option is an exception.)

Configuration options for NetBackup servers

The following topics are about configuration options for NetBackup servers. Nearly
all of these options can also be set in the Host Properties in the NetBackup
Administration Console.
See “Configuration options not found in the Host Properties” on page 265.

About robust logging

The Robust logging option indicates to NetBackup to limit the amount of disk space
that a log directory consumes. When a log file grows to the specified maximum
size, the log file is closed and a new log file is opened. If the new log file causes
the maximum number of log files in the directory to be exceeded, the oldest log file
is deleted.
In NetBackup 7.6.1 or earlier versions, you can enable or disable robust logging in
the NetBackup Administration Console in the Logging host properties. The
Enable Robust Logging option was disabled by default.
See “Logging properties” on page 167.
Starting from NetBackup 7.7, the Enable Robust Logging option is removed from
the Logging host properties because the option is always enabled. The error logs
are always created based on the robust logging configuration parameters.
However, the following configuration parameter still appears when you run the
bpgetconfig command: ENABLE_ROBUST_LOGGING = NO

Regardless of the value of the ENABLE_ROBUST_LOGGING configuration parameter,

robust logging is always enabled.
Before NetBackup 7.7, robust logging was applicable only for unified logging. Robust
logging is also enabled for legacy logging for NetBackup servers and clients.
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Known issue: Robust logging is enabled only for Informix and SAP database
agents for NetBackup. For the remaining NetBackup database agents, robust
logging is not enabled.
Robust logging functionality comprises the following configuration parameters:

MAX_LOGFILE_SIZE This configuration parameter specifies the maximum size that

you want to set for a log file in MB.

The default value for MAX_LOGFILE_SIZE is 50 MB.

See “MAX_LOGFILE_SIZE option for NetBackup servers and

clients for legacy logging” on page 313.

MAX_NUM_LOGFILES This configuration parameter specifies the maximum number

of log files that you want to be created in NetBackup.

The default value for MAX_NUM_LOGFILES is infinite.

See “MAX_NUM_LOGFILES option for NetBackup servers

and clients for legacy logging” on page 314.

Note: Initially, MAX_LOGFILE_SIZE and MAX_NUM_LOGFILES parameter entries are

not present in the output for bpgetconfig. In this case, they are set to their default
values. In UNIX, you can update the bp.conf configuration file using the
bpsetconfig command to set these parameters to different values. In Windows,
you can add the parameters using the bpsetconfig command in the registry.

About robust logging functionality after upgrade

After an upgrade to NetBackup 7.7 or later, Enable Robust Logging is enabled.
This is true even if the setting had been disabled before the upgrade.
After an upgrade to NetBackup 7.7 or later, the MAX_LOGFILE_SIZE is set to a new
default.
The following points concern various upgrade scenarios to NetBackup 7.7 or later
with respect to MAX_LOGFILE_SIZE:
■ If robust logging was enabled before the upgrade:
■ The old unified logging default value for MaxLogFileSizeKB was 51200 KB.
After the upgrade, the legacy logging default for MAX_LOGFILE_SIZE is 50
MB.
■ The old unified logging default value for NumberOfLogFiles was 3. After the
upgrade, the legacy logging value for MAX_NUM_LOGFILES is 3.

■ If robust logging was disabled before the upgrade:

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■ After the upgrade, robust logging is enabled with the following configuration
settings:
MAX_LOGFILE_SIZE = 50 MB
MAX_NUM_LOGFILES = INFINITE

ALLOW_MEDIA_OVERWRITE option for NetBackup servers

This option overrides the NetBackup overwrite protection for various media formats
on removable media.

Table 3-65 ALLOW_MEDIA_OVERWRITE information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

ALLOW_MEDIA_OVERWRITE = media_format

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

Example On the master server (and media servers if applicable), add the following entry to permit
overwriting the cpio format:

ALLOW_MEDIA_OVERWRITE = CPIO

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Click Master Servers or Media Servers
Console property > Double-click on server > Media > Allow media overwrite.

See “Media properties” on page 185.

ALLOW_NON_RESERVED_PORTS option for NetBackup servers

and clients
This option is not applicable to NetBackup 7.0.1 or later.
This option specifies that the NetBackup Client daemon (bpcd) can accept remote
connections from unauthorized ports (port numbers 1024 or greater). If this option
is not present, bpcd requires remote connections to come from privileged ports
(port numbers 1024 or smaller). This option is useful when NetBackup clients and
servers are on opposite sides of a firewall.
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Table 3-66 ALLOW_NON_RESERVED_PORTS information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers or clients.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

ALLOW_NON_RESERVED_PORTS = YES | NO

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Click Master Servers, Media Servers,
Console property Clients > Double-click on server > Universal Settings > Accept Connections on
Non-reserved Ports.

See “Universal Settings properties” on page 255.

AUTHENTICATION_DOMAIN option for NetBackup servers and

clients
This option defines a set of NetBackup product authentication principles.

Table 3-67 AUTHENTICATION_DOMAIN information

Usage Description

Where to use A master server, media server, or client that uses NetBackup product authentication
and authorization must have at least one AUTHENTICATION_DOMAIN entry listed for
this option. More than one domain can be specified.

If a media server or client does not define an authentication domain, it uses the
authentication domains of its master server.
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Table 3-67 AUTHENTICATION_DOMAIN information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

AUTHENTICATION_DOMAIN = domain "comment"

mechanism broker [port]

This option may appear more than once in the configuration file.
The following variables are defined:

■ domain is an Internet domain name or a Windows domain name.

■ "comment" is a quoted comment that describes the authentication domain.
■ mechanism is the authentication mechanism.
The keywords for various mechanisms are as follows:
■ NIS: Network Information Service version 1
■ NIS+: Network Information Service version 2
■ PASSWD: Local UNIX password file on the specified broker
■ VXPD: The NetBackup product authentication and authorization private database
■ WINDOWS: Windows Active Directory or primary domain controller
■ broker is the host name or IP address of the authentication broker.
■ port is the port number of the authentication broker. The default is the standard port
number for authentication brokers.
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Table 3-67 AUTHENTICATION_DOMAIN information (continued)

Usage Description

Example AUTHENTICATION_DOMAIN = mycompany.com "Typical UNIX logins"

NIS broker1.mycompany.com
AUTHENTICATION_DOMAIN = OurEnterprise "Typical Windows logins"
WINDOWS broker2.mycompany.com 5544
AUTHENTICATION_DOMAIN = mycompany.com "VxSS-Only Identities"
VXPD broker1.mycompany.com
AUTHENTICATION_DOMAIN = broker3.mycompany.com "Local
UNIX Logins on host broker3" PASSWD broker3.mycompany.com

In this example:

■ mycompany.com is the Internet domain name and OurEnterprise is the Windows

domain name.
■ The broker on host name broker1 handles both NIS and private authentication
for NetBackup product authentication.
■ The broker on host name broker2 handles Windows authentication for NetBackup
product authentication.
■ broker2 uses the non-standard port number 5544.
■ The broker on host name broker3 uses its local /etc/passwd file for NetBackup
product authentication.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Click Master Servers, Media Servers,
Console property Clients > Double-click on server > Access Control > Authentication Domain.

See “Authentication Domain tab of the Access Control properties” on page 69.

AUTHORIZATION_SERVICE option for NetBackup servers

This option defines the NetBackup Product Authorization Service that the local
NetBackup server uses.

Table 3-68 AUTHORIZATION_SERVICE information

Usage Description

Where to use A master server that uses NetBackup product authorization must define an authorization
service. If a media server does not define an authorization service, it uses the
authorization service of the master server.
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Table 3-68 AUTHORIZATION_SERVICE information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

AUTHORIZATION_SERVICE = host [ port ]

The following variables are defined:

■ host is the host name or IP address of the authorization service.

■ port is the port number of the authorization service. The default is the standard port
number for the authorization service.

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Click Master Servers or Media Servers
Console property > Double-click on server > Access Control > Authorization Service.

See “Authorization Service tab of the Access Control properties” on page 71.

AUTO_ADD_ALL_ALIASES_FOR_CLIENT option for NetBackup

servers
This option allows client aliases to be automatically added to the NetBackup
database when bpdbm detects a new client in a backup policy.

Table 3-69 AUTO_ADD_ALL_ALIASES_FOR_CLIENT information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers.

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Table 3-69 AUTO_ADD_ALL_ALIASES_FOR_CLIENT information

(continued)

Usage Description

How to use By default, AUTO_ADD_ALL_ALIASES_FOR_CLIENT is not present in the configuration

file. When AUTO_ADD_ALL_ALIASES_FOR_CLIENT is not present, the option is
enabled. That is, bpdbm is allowed to add client aliases automatically.

Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

AUTO_ADD_ALL_ALIASES_FOR_CLIENT = YES | NO

This entry should appear only once in the configuration file.

Example The following entry prohibits bpdbm from adding a client alias automatically:

AUTO_ADD_ALL_ALIASES_FOR_CLIENT = NO

Equivalent Administration No equivalent exists in the NetBackup Administration Console host properties.
Console property

BPBRM_VERBOSE option for NetBackup servers

The BPBRM_VERBOSE option is used for debugging purposes. It controls the amount
of information that NetBackup includes in the bpbrm debug log.

Table 3-70 BPBRM_VERBOSE information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers.

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Table 3-70 BPBRM_VERBOSE information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use The default is that BPBRM_VERBOSE is the same value as the VERBOSE option (Global
logging level). The BPBRM_VERBOSE option overrides the VERBOSE option in the
configuration file.

Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

BPBRM_VERBOSE = -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

This entry should appear only once in the configuration file.

Example ■ To use the same value as the VERBOSE option, enter:

BPBRM_VERBOSE = 0
This option is the same as setting the BPBRM logging level in the Logging host
properties to Same as Global.
■ To log the minimum amount of information, enter:
BPBRM_VERBOSE = -1
This option is the same as setting the BPBRM logging level to 0 in the Logging
host properties.
■ To log additional information, enter a value of 1 through 5:
BPBRM_VERBOSE = 1
This option is the same as setting the BPBRM logging level to 1 in the Logging
host properties.
■ To log the maximum amount of information, enter:
BPBRM_VERBOSE = 5
This option is the same as setting the BPBRM logging level to 5 in the Logging
host properties.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on
Console property server > Logging > BPBRM logging level.

See the NetBackup Logging Reference Guide for more information about the debug
log.

See “Logging properties” on page 167.

BPCD_WHITELIST_PATH option for NetBackup servers and clients

NetBackup will deny access to a file that is specified for NetBackup operations if
the path is a non-default path. For example, a path that is specified for progress
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log or rename files. You must use the BPCD_WHITELIST_PATH option to allow access
to non-default custom paths.

Table 3-71 BPCD_WHITELIST_PATH information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup servers or clients.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

BPCD_WHITELIST_PATH = Absolute pathname to the directory

Example The following are the example entries on a NetBackup server or client:

BPCD_WHITELIST_PATH = directory1

BPCD_WHITELIST_PATH = directory2

Create a separate entry for each directory.

Equivalent Administration No equivalent exists in the NetBackup Administration Console host properties.
Console property

BPDBJOBS_COLDEFS options for UNIX master servers

Use BPDBJOBS_COLDEFS entries to customize the output of the bpdbjobs process.
Add a BPDBJOBS_COLDEFS option for every column you want to include in the output.
Add BPDBJOBS_COLDEFS entries to the bp.conf file to customize the output of the
bpdbjobs process.

Table 3-72 BPDBJOBS_COLDEFS information

Usage Description

Where to use On a UNIX NetBackup master server.

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Table 3-72 BPDBJOBS_COLDEFS information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Add BPDBJOBS_COLDEFS to the /usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf file.

Add an entry for every column to include in the output by using the following format:

BPDBJOBS_COLDEFS = COLDEFS_ENTRY [minimum_size [true |

false]]

The following variables are defined:

■ COLDEFS_ENTRY is the name of the column to include in the output.

■ minimum_size is the minimum column width. If not specified, the default is a width
of 5.
■ true indicates that the column should expand as needed. If not specified, true
is the default.
■ false indicates that the column should not expand beyond the minimum_size.

Example The order of the entries determines the order in which the column headings appear.

BPDBJOBS_COLDEFS = JOBID 5 true

BPDBJOBS_COLDEFS = TYPE 4 true
BPDBJOBS_COLDEFS = STATE 5 true
BPDBJOBS_COLDEFS = STATUS 6 true
BPDBJOBS_COLDEFS = POLICY 6 true
BPDBJOBS_COLDEFS = SCHEDULE 8 true
BPDBJOBS_COLDEFS = CLIENT 6 true
BPDBJOBS_COLDEFS = DSTMEDIA_SERVER 12 true
BPDBJOBS_COLDEFS = ACTPID 10 true

The appearance of BPDBJOBS_COLDEFS entries in the bp.conf file has the following
ramifications:

■ The addition of any BPDBJOBS_COLDEFS option overrides all default columns.

■ All users on the local system see only those columns that are specified in the
bp.conf file.

Equivalent Administration No equivalent exists in the NetBackup Administration Console host properties.
Console property

Table 3-73 shows possible COLDEFS entries and the column which is created by
each.
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Table 3-73 COLDEFS entries

COLDEFS entry Column Name

ACTIVEELAPSED Active Elapsed (elapsed active time)

ACTPID Active PID (PID of job)

ATTEMPT Attempt

BACKUPTYPE Backup Type

CLIENT Client

COMPLETION Completion (percent complete)

COMPRESSION Compression (yes or no)

DEDUPRATIO Dedup (shows deduplication rate in

bpdbjobs command output)

DSTMEDIA_SERVER Dest Media Svr (writing media server)

DSTMEDIAID Dest Media ID (writing media ID)

DSTSTORAGE_UNIT Dest StUnit (writing storage unit)

ELAPSED Elapsed (elapsed time)

ENDED Ended

ESTFILE Est File (estimated number of files)

ESTKB Est KB (estimated number of kilobytes)

FILES Files

GROUP Group

JOBID JobID

KBPERSEC KB Per Sec

KILOBYTES Kilobytes

LASTBACKUP Last Backup (date and time)

MAINPID Main PID (PID that spawns job, if applicable)

NUMTAPESEJECT Media to Eject (number of tapes to eject;

Vault only)
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Table 3-73 COLDEFS entries (continued)

COLDEFS entry Column Name

OPERATION Operation (current operation)

OWNER Owner

PATHNAME Pathname

PARENTJOBID Parent JobID

POLICY Policy

POLICYTYPE Policy Type

PRIORITY Priority

PROFILE Profile (Vault only)

RETENTION Retention (retention period)

RESUMABLE Resumable

ROBOT Robot (Vault only)

RQSTPID Request PID (PID requesting job, if

applicable)

SCHEDULE Schedule

SCHEDULETYPE Schedule Type

SESSIONID Session ID (Vault only)

SRCMEDIA_SERVER Src Media Svr

SRCMEDIAID Src Media ID

SRCSTORAGE_UNIT Src StUnit

STARTED Started

STATE State

STATUS Status

STREAMNUMBER Stream Number

SUSPENDABLE Suspendable

TYPE Type (job type)

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Table 3-73 COLDEFS entries (continued)

COLDEFS entry Column Name

VAULT Vault (Vault only)

BPDBM_VERBOSE option for NetBackup servers

The BPDBM_VERBOSE option is used for debugging purposes. It controls the amount
of information NetBackup includes in the bpdbm debug log.

Table 3-74 BPDBM_VERBOSE information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers.

How to use The default is that BPDBM_VERBOSE is the same value as the VERBOSE option (Global
logging level). The BPDBM_VERBOSE option overrides the VERBOSE option in the
configuration file.

Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

BPDBM_VERBOSE = -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

This entry should appear only once in the configuration file.

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Table 3-74 BPDBM_VERBOSE information (continued)

Usage Description

Example ■ To use the same value as the VERBOSE option for, enter:
BPDBM_VERBOSE = 0
This option is the same as setting the BPDBM logging level to Same as Global
in the Logging host properties.
■ To log the minimum amount of information, enter:
BPDBM_VERBOSE = -1
This option is the same as setting the BPDBM logging level to 0 in the Logging
host properties.
■ To log additional information, enter a value of 1 through 5:
BPDBM_VERBOSE = 1
This option is the same as setting the BPDBM logging level to 1 in the Logging
host properties.
■ To log the maximum amount of information, enter:
BPDBM_VERBOSE = 5
This option is the same as setting the BPDBM logging level to 5 in the Logging
host properties.

The following examples show two entries which enable logging, while they minimize
the growth rate of the bpdbm debug file:

VERBOSE = 5

BPDBM_VERBOSE = -1

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on
Console property server > Logging > Global logging level > BPDBM logging level.

See the NetBackup Logging Reference Guide for more information about logging.

See “Logging properties” on page 167.

BPRD_VERBOSE option for NetBackup servers

Used for debugging purposes, the BPRD_VERBOSE option controls the amount of
information that NetBackup includes in the bprd debug logs.

Table 3-75 BPRD_VERBOSE information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers.

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Table 3-75 BPRD_VERBOSE information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use The default is that the value is the same as the VERBOSE option (Global logging level).
The BPRD_VERBOSE option overrides the VERBOSE option in the configuration file.

Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

BPRD_VERBOSE = -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

This entry should appear only once in the configuration file.

Example ■ To use the same value as the VERBOSE option, enter:

BPRD_VERBOSE = 0
This option is the same as setting the BPRD logging level in the Logging host
properties to Same as Global.
■ To log the minimum amount of information, enter:
BPRD_VERBOSE = -1
This option is the same as setting the BPRD logging level to 0 in the Logging
host properties.
■ To log additional information, enter a value of 1 through 5:
BPRD_VERBOSE = 1
This option is the same as setting the BPRD logging level to 1 in the Logging
host properties.
■ To log the maximum amount of information, enter:
BPRD_VERBOSE = 5
This option is the same as setting the BPRD logging level to 5 in the Logging
host properties.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on
Console property server > Logging > BPRD logging level.

See the NetBackup Logging Reference Guide for more information about the debug
log.

See “Logging properties” on page 167.

BPTM_VERBOSE option for NetBackup servers

The BPTM_VERBOSE option is used for debugging purposes. It controls the amount
of information that NetBackup includes in the bptm debug logs.
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Table 3-76 BPTM_VERBOSE information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers.

How to use The default is that BPTM_VERBOSE is the same value as the VERBOSE option (Global
logging level). The BPTM_VERBOSE option overrides the VERBOSE option in the
configuration file.

Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

BPTM_VERBOSE = -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

This entry should appear only once in the configuration file.

Example ■ To use the same value as the VERBOSE option, enter:

BPTM_VERBOSE = 0
This option is the same as setting the BPTM logging level in the Logging host
properties to Same as Global.
■ To log the minimum amount of information, enter:
BPTM_VERBOSE = -1
This option is the same as setting the BPTM logging level to 0 in the Logging
host properties.
■ To log additional information, enter a value of 1 through 5:
BPTM_VERBOSE = 1
This option is the same as setting the BPTM logging level to 1 in the Logging
host properties.
■ To log the maximum amount of information, enter:
BPTM_VERBOSE = 5
This option is the same as setting the BPTM logging level to 5 in the Logging
host properties.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on
Console property server > Logging > BPTM logging level.

See the NetBackup Logging Reference Guide for more information about the debug
log.

See “Logging properties” on page 167.

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BPEND_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup servers

The BPEND_TIMEOUT option specifies the number of seconds to wait for the
bpend_notify script on a client to complete.

Table 3-77 BPEND_TIMEOUT information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

BPEND_TIMEOUT = seconds

The default timeout is 300 seconds (five minutes).

Note: If this option is changed, verify that the CLIENT_READ_TIMEOUT option is set
to the same value or higher.

This entry should appear only once in the configuration file.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on
Console property server > Timeouts > Backup end notify timeout.

See “Timeouts properties” on page 253.

BPSTART_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup servers

The BPSTART_TIMEOUT option specifies the number of seconds to wait for the
bpstart_notify script on a client to complete.

Table 3-78 BPSTART_TIMEOUT information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers.

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Table 3-78 BPSTART_TIMEOUT information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

BPSTART_TIMEOUT = seconds

The default timeout is 300 seconds (five minutes).

Note: If using the bpstart_notify script: The Client read timeout
(CLIENT_READ_TIMEOUT option) must be equal to or greater than the Backup start
notify timeout (BPSTART_TIMEOUT option). If the Client read timeout is less than
the Backup start notify timeout, the job can timeout while the bpstart_notify
script is running.

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on
Console property server > Timeouts > Backup start notify timeout.

See “Timeouts properties” on page 253.

CHECK_RESTORE_CLIENT option for NetBackup servers

The CHECK_RESTORE_CLIENT option specifies that the client to be restored to is
checked before the restore starts. An unresponsive client can slow restores for
other clients that have data on the same tapes.

Table 3-79 CHECK_RESTORE_CLIENT information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

Equivalent Administration No equivalent exists in the NetBackup Administration Console host properties.
Console property
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CLIENT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup servers

This option specifies the number of seconds that the server waits when it connects
to a client. If the server needs to wait longer than the time specified, it times out.

Table 3-80 CLIENT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

CLIENT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT = seconds

The default timeout is 300 seconds (five minutes).

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on
Console property server > Timeouts > Client connect timeout.

See “Timeouts properties” on page 253.

CLIENT_PORT_WINDOW option for NetBackup servers and clients

This option specifies the range of non-reserved ports on this computer that are
used as source ports when connecting to NetBackup on other computers. This
setting applies to daemon or service socket connections to the server and to the
client hosts as well as call-back from bpcd.

Table 3-81 CLIENT_PORT_WINDOW information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup servers and clients.

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Table 3-81 CLIENT_PORT_WINDOW information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

CLIENT_PORT_WINDOW = start_port_range end_port_range

If 0 is specified for the first number (default), the operating system determines the
non-reserved port to use.

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

Example The following example permits ports from 4800 through 5000:

CLIENT_PORT_WINDOW = 4800 5000

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on
Console property server > Port Ranges > Client port window.

See “Port Ranges properties” on page 197.

CLIENT_READ_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup servers

The CLIENT_READ_TIMEOUT option specifies the number of seconds to use for the
client-read timeout.
If the master server does not get a response from a client within the
CLIENT_READ_TIMEOUT period, the backup or restore operation, for example, fails.

Table 3-82 CLIENT_READ_TIMEOUT information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers.

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Table 3-82 CLIENT_READ_TIMEOUT information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

CLIENT_READ_TIMEOUT = seconds

By default, CLIENT_READ_TIMEOUT is not present on the server or the database

agent and the client-read timeout is 300 seconds (five minutes). This time is a
reasonable default. Change only in the event of problems.

CLIENT_READ_TIMEOUT on a database agent is a special case because these types

of clients can initially require more time to get ready than other clients. Database backup
utilities frequently start several backup jobs at the same time, which can slow the CPU.
The sequence on a database agent is as follows:

■ NetBackup on the database agent reads the client’s CLIENT_READ_TIMEOUT to

find the value to use initially. If the option is not set, the standard default of five
minutes is used.
■ When the database agent API receives the server’s value, it uses it as the
CLIENT_READ_TIMEOUT.

Note: Veritas suggests setting CLIENT_READ_TIMEOUT on the database agent to a

value greater than 5 minutes. A setting of 15 minutes is adequate for many installations.

Note: If using the bpstart_notify script: The Client read timeout

(CLIENT_READ_TIMEOUT option) must be equal to or greater than the Backup start
notify timeout (BPSTART_TIMEOUT option). If the Client read timeout is less than
the Backup start notify timeout, the job can timeout while the bpstart_notify
script is running.

Example The following example configures a client read timeout of 15 minutes.

CLIENT_READ_TIMEOUT = 900

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on
Console property server > Timeouts > Client read timeout.

See “Timeouts properties” on page 253.

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CLIENT_RESERVED_PORT_WINDOW option for NetBackup servers

and clients
The CLIENT_RESERVED_PORT_WINDOW option specifies the range of reserved ports
on this computer that are used for connecting to NetBackup on other computers.
This setting applies when the computer connects to a client (bpcd) configured to
accept only reserved ports.
Beginning with NetBackup 7.0.1, connections to other daemon ports use only the
CLIENT_PORT_WINDOW, not the CLIENT_RESERVED_PORT_WINDOW.

Table 3-83 CLIENT_RESERVED_PORT_WINDOW information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers or clients.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

CLIENT_RESERVED_PORT_WINDOW = start_port_range end_port_range

The default is from 512 through 1023. Note that if 0 is specified for the first number, a
non-reserved port is used instead. The operating system chooses the nonreserved
port.
This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

Example The following example permits ports from 900 through 1023:

CLIENT_RESERVED_PORT_WINDOW = 900 1023

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on
Console property server > Port Ranges > Client reserved port window.

See “Port Ranges properties” on page 197.

CONNECT_OPTIONS option for NetBackup servers and clients

The CONNECT_OPTIONS option specifies the following options that are designed to
enhance firewall efficiency with NetBackup:
■ Whether processes on host are reached:
■ By using the Veritas Network daemon (vnetd) port only.
■ By using the daemon ports only.
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■ By first using the vnetd port and then the daemon ports if needed.

■ Whether subsequent call-back connections with host use the traditional call-back
method or use vnetd.
■ Whether connections to host use reserved or a non-reserved port number.

Table 3-84 CONNECT_OPTIONS information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers, media servers, or clients.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

CONNECT_OPTIONS = host [ 0 | 1 | 2 ]
[ 0 | 1 | 2 ][ 0 | 1 | 2 | 3]

The following variables are defined:

Host is a NetBackup system to which this computer connects. You may have multiple
CONNECT_OPTIONS entries in the configuration. If a host is not specified in any
CONNECT_OPTIONS entries, the values from the DEFAULT_CONNECT_OPTIONS option
are used.

See “DEFAULT_CONNECT_OPTIONS option for NetBackup servers and clients”

on page 293.

The first setting indicates the type of port to use as the source port for connections to
service daemons on host:

0 = Connections from this computer should be from a reserved source port number.
It is selected from the CLIENT_RESERVED_PORT_WINDOW range.

1 = Connections from this computer should be from a non-reserved source port number
that is selected from the CLIENT_PORT_WINDOW range. (The default is 1.) If this option
is selected for use with the daemon port and host is running a version of NetBackup
older than 7.1, enable Allow non reserved ports for the selected host.

In the NetBackup Administration Console, see the Universal Settings dialog box
under Host Properties > Media Servers.

2 = Use the method that the DEFAULT_CONNECT_OPTIONS configuration option

defines.

See “Universal Settings properties” on page 255.

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Table 3-84 CONNECT_OPTIONS information (continued)

Usage Description

The second setting indicates the call-back method to use with host. (This applies if
configured to use the daemon port or if bpcd cannot be reached using ports 1556 or
13724.)

0 = Use the traditional call-back method. Host connects back to a random port number
that this computer has selected from the SERVER_RESERVED_PORT_WINDOW range,
or SERVER_PORT_WINDOW range as determined by the first setting.

1 = Use the vnetd no call-back method. Connect to vnetd instead of a random port.
If this computer is NetBackup 7.0.1 or later, attempt to connect to port 1556 before
attempting to connect to vnetd. The connection is outbound to host if the third setting
is 0 or 1. The connection is inbound from host if the third setting is 2.

2 = Use the method that the DEFAULT_CONNECT_OPTIONS configuration option defines

(default).

The third setting affects which destination port number to use for connections to daemon
services on host.

0 = Use vnetd if possible, to connect to a daemon on this computer. If it is not possible,

connect by using the traditional port number of the daemon. If this host is NetBackup
7.0.1 or later, attempt to connect to port 1556 before attempting to connect to vnetd.
If bpcd is reachable through port 1556 or vnetd, then the first two settings are ignored
and all connections to host are outbound and use non-reserved ports.

1 = Use vnetd to connect to a daemon on host. If this computer is NetBackup 7.0.1

or later, attempt to connect to port 1556 before attempting to connect to vnetd. The
traditional port number of the daemon is not used if the connection cannot be established
using port 1556 or vnetd. If bpcd is reachable through port 1556 or vnetd, then the
first two settings are ignored and all connections to host are outbound and use
non-reserved ports.

2 = Use only the traditional port number of the daemon to connect to a daemon on
host. If the daemon is bpcd, the second setting is then used to determine the call-back
method.

3 = Use the method that the DEFAULT_CONNECT_OPTIONS configuration option defines

(default).
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Table 3-84 CONNECT_OPTIONS information (continued)

Usage Description

Example 1 The configuration file can contain CONNECT_OPTIONS settings for multiple hosts.

CONNECT_OPTIONS = shark 0 0 0

In this example, connections to daemons on shark attempt to use port 1556 if this
computer is running NetBackup 7.0.1 or later. If this computer is running a version of
NetBackup that is earlier than 7.0.1, or if the previous attempt was unsuccessful, then
the connections try vnetd. If that attempt is unsuccessful, the daemon port is used. If
the connections are successful using 1556 or vnetd, then the first two settings are
ignored.

$ bptestbpcd -host shark

0 0 1
10.82.105.11:40402 -> 10.82.104.249:1556
10.82.105.11:40404 -> 10.82.104.249:1556

Example 2 CONNECT_OPTIONS = dolphin 1 0 1

In this example, connections to daemons on dolphin attempt to use port 1556 if this
computer is running NetBackup 7.0.1 or later. If this computer is running a version of
NetBackup that is earlier than 7.0.1, of if the previous attempt was unsuccessful, then
the connections try vnetd. The first two settings are ignored.

$ bptestbpcd -host dolphin

1 0 1
10.82.105.11:40414 -> 10.82.104.249:13724
10.82.105.11:40416 -> 10.82.104.249:13724

Example 3 CONNECT_OPTIONS = perch 0 1 2

In this example:

■ Connections to daemons on perch must use the daemon port numbers.

■ Call-back connections are inbound to vnetd on this computer.
■ The source ports for all connections are bound from the reserved port number
range.
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Table 3-84 CONNECT_OPTIONS information (continued)

Usage Description

Example 4 CONNECT_OPTIONS = trout 1 1 2

In this example:

■ Connections to daemons on trout must use the daemon port numbers.

■ Call-back connections are inbound to vnetd on this computer.
■ The source ports for all connections are bound from the non-reserved port number
range.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Click Master
Console property Servers, Media Servers, Clients > Double-click on server > Firewall.

See “Firewall properties” on page 147.

DEFAULT_CONNECT_OPTIONS option for NetBackup servers and

clients
The DEFAULT_CONNECT_OPTIONS option specifies the default values for the
CONNECT_OPTIONS configuration option. If a host name is not specified in any
CONNECT_OPTIONS option, the value from the DEFAULT_CONNECT_OPTIONS option is
used.
See “CONNECT_OPTIONS option for NetBackup servers and clients” on page 289.

Table 3-85 DEFAULT_CONNECT_OPTIONS information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers, media servers, or clients.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

DEFAULT_CONNECT_OPTIONS = [ 0 | 1 ][ 0 | 1 ][ 0 | 1 | 2 ]

The default value is 0 1 0.

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

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Table 3-85 DEFAULT_CONNECT_OPTIONS information (continued)

Usage Description

The first setting indicates the type of port to use as the source port when connecting
to service daemons on a destination host. It also indicates the type of server port if
using the traditional call-back method.

0 = Connections on this computer should use a reserved port number. They are selected
from the CLIENT_RESERVED_PORT_WINDOW range for source ports and from the
SERVER_RESERVED_PORT_WINDOW range if using the traditional call-back method.

1 = Connections on this computer should use a non-reserved port number. Connections

are selected from the CLIENT_PORT_WINDOW range for source ports and from the
SERVER_PORT_WINDOW range if using the traditional call-back method. If this option
is selected and the destination host is earlier than NetBackup 7.1, enable Allow non
reserved ports for the selected host. See the Universal Settings dialog box under
Host Properties > Media Servers.

See “Universal Settings properties” on page 255.

The second setting indicates the call-back method to use. (This setting applies if
configured to use the daemon port or if bpcd cannot be reached using ports 1556 or
13724.)

0 = Use the traditional call-back method. The destination host connects back to a
random port number that this computer has selected from the
SERVER_RESERVED_PORT_WINDOW range, or the SERVER_PORT_WINDOW range as
determined by the first setting.

1 = Use the vnetd no call-back method. Connect to vnetd instead of a random port.
If this computer is NetBackup 7.0.1 or later, attempt to connect to port 1556 before
attempting to connect to vnetd. The connection is outbound to the destination host if
the third setting is 0 or 1. The connection is inbound if the third setting is 2.
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Table 3-85 DEFAULT_CONNECT_OPTIONS information (continued)

Usage Description

The third setting affects which destination port number to use when attempting
connections to daemon services on the destination host.

0 = Use vnetd to connect to a daemon on the destination host if possible, otherwise

connect by using the traditional port number of the daemon. If this computer is
NetBackup 7.0.1 or later, attempt to connect to port 1556 before attempting to connect
to vnetd. If bpcd is reachable through port 1556 or vnetd, then the first two settings
are ignored and all connections are outbound and use non-reserved ports.

1 = Connect to a daemon on the destination host by using vnetd. If this computer is

NetBackup 7.0.1 or later, attempt to connect to port 1556 before attempting to connect
to vnetd. The traditional port number of the daemon will not be used if the connection
cannot be established using port 1556 or vnetd. If bpcd is reachable through port
1556 or vnetd, then the first two settings are ignored and all connections are outbound
and use non-reserved ports.

2 = Connect to a daemon on the destination host by using the traditional port number
of the daemon only. The first setting is used to determine the port range and the second
setting is used to determine the call-back method.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Click Master Servers, Media Servers,
Console property Clients > Double-click on server > Firewall.

See “Firewall properties” on page 147.

DISABLE_JOB_LOGGING option for NetBackup servers

This option disables the logging of the job information that the NetBackup Activity
Monitor requires.

Table 3-86 DISABLE_JOB_LOGGING information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers.

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Table 3-86 DISABLE_JOB_LOGGING information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

DISABLE_JOB_LOGGING

The default is that this option is not present in the configuration file and that job logging
occurs.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on
Console property server > Media > Enable job logging.

See “Media properties” on page 185.

DISABLE_STANDALONE_DRIVE_EXTENSIONS option for

NetBackup servers
This option disables the nonrobotic drive operations. During a backup, NetBackup
automatically attempts to use standalone volumes in nonrobotic drives.

Table 3-87 DISABLE_STANDALONE_DRIVE_EXTENSIONS information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers.

How to use Use the nbemmcmd command to change the option. For example:

nbemmcmd -changesetting -DISABLE_STANDALONE_DRIVE_EXTENSIONS no

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

Example The following command enables nonrobotic drive operations.

nbemmcmd -changesetting -DISABLE_STANDALONE_DRIVE_EXTENSIONS no

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on
Console property server > Media > Enable standalone drive extension. The default is that this option
is enabled.

See “Media properties” on page 185.

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DISALLOW_BACKUPS_SPANNING_MEDIA option for NetBackup

servers
This option prevents backups from spanning media.

Table 3-88 DISALLOW_BACKUPS_SPANNING_MEDIA information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

DISALLOW_BACKUPS_SPANNING_MEDIA

The default is that the entry is not present in the configuration file and backups are
allowed to span media.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on
Console property server > Media > Allow backups to span tape media.

See “Media properties” on page 185.

DISALLOW_CLIENT_LIST_RESTORE option for NetBackup servers

This option denies the list and restore requests for all clients. When this option is
present, clients cannot list or restore any files that they have backed up through
this master server.

Table 3-89 DISALLOW_CLIENT_LIST_RESTORE information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers.

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Table 3-89 DISALLOW_CLIENT_LIST_RESTORE information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

DISALLOW_CLIENT_LIST_RESTORE

The default is that the entry is not present in the configuration file and clients can list
and restore their files.
Note: Override the DISALLOW_CLIENT_LIST_RESTORE option for individual clients
by changing their list_restore setting.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on
Console property server > Client Attributes > Allow Client Restore.

See “Client Attributes properties” on page 86.

DISALLOW_CLIENT_RESTORE option for NetBackup servers

This option denies the restore requests for all clients. When this option is present,
clients cannot restore the files that they have backed up through this master server.

Table 3-90 DISALLOW_CLIENT_RESTORE information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

DISALLOW_CLIENT_RESTORE

The default is that the entry is not present in the configuration file and clients can restore
their files.
Note: To override the DISALLOW_CLIENT_RESTORE option for individual clients,
change their list_restore setting.
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Table 3-90 DISALLOW_CLIENT_RESTORE information (continued)

Usage Description

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on
Console property server > Client Attributes > Allow Client Browse.

See “Client Attributes properties” on page 86.

EAT_VERBOSE option for NetBackup clients

Used for debugging purposes, the EAT_VERBOSE option controls the amount of
information NetBackup includes in the authentication service (AT) logs that pertain
to NetBackup processes.

Table 3-91 EAT_VERBOSE information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

EAT_VERBOSE = [ 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 ]

The default is that the entry is not present in the configuration file. The verbosity of AT
logs that are generated for the NetBackup processes is based on the VERBOSE option.

See “VERBOSE option for NetBackup servers and clients” on page 342.

Following are some of the NetBackup processes that use the AT service:

■ bpnbat
■ bpnbaz
■ nbcertcmd
■ nbsl

If the EAT_VERBOSE entry is present in the configuration file, the verbosity of AT logs
for the NetBackup processes is based on the EAT_VERBOSE option. The AT logs are
stored in the respective process log files.

To disable AT logging for NetBackup processes, set the EAT_VERBOSE option to -2 in

the configuration file.

Use the following format:

EAT_VERBOSE = -2
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Table 3-91 EAT_VERBOSE information (continued)

Usage Description

Equivalent Administration No equivalent exists in the NetBackup Administration Console host properties.
Console property

EMMSERVER option for NetBackup servers

In releases before NetBackup 7.6, EMMSERVER indicated the master or the media
server that acted as the Enterprise Media Manager server for one or more master
servers.
Support for remote-EMM and shared-EMM server configurations was withdrawn in
7.6. In a remote- or shared-EMM server configuration, the NetBackup relational
database (NBDB), the Enterprise Media Manager (EMM), and the Resource Broker
(RB) have been moved to a server that is not the master server. Customers who
currently use this option should contact Veritas Support. Support engages Veritas
Engineering to review the options to disengage this configuration.

Table 3-92 EMMSERVER information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.
For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

EMMSERVER = server_name

Equivalent Administration No equivalent exists in the NetBackup Administration Console host properties.
Console property

See “Moving the NetBackup database from one host to another” on page 974.

ENABLE_CRITICAL_PROCESS_LOGGING for NetBackup servers

and clients
The ENABLE_CRITICAL_PROCESS_LOGGING option lets you automatically log critical
NetBackup processes. Log directories for the critical processes are created and
logging begins when this option is enabled in the Logging host properties.
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Table 3-93 ENABLE_CRITICAL_PROCESS_LOGGING information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup servers or clients.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup

Commands Reference Guide.

Initially, the bp.conf file does not contain

ENABLE_CRITICAL_PROCESS_LOGGING entry.

After logging for critical processes is enabled, a corresponding

entry is added in the bp.conf file as follows:

ENABLE_CRITICAL_PROCESS_LOGGING = YES

Note: You should not modify the

ENABLE_CRITICAL_PROCESS_LOGGING parameter. To disable
the logging for critical processes, you need to modify their logging
levels.

See “Disabling the logging of NetBackup processes” on page 176.

Equivalent NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Click Master

Administration Console Servers, Media Servers, Clients > Double-click on server >
property Logging > Logging for critical processes.

See “Logging properties” on page 167.

FAILOVER_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVERS option for NetBackup

servers
This option specifies that an automatic failover media server be used if a server is
temporarily inaccessible for a restore. This failover does not require administrator
intervention.

Table 3-94 FAILOVER_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVERS information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers.

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Table 3-94 FAILOVER_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVERS information

(continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

FAILOVER_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVERS = failed_host host1 host2 ...

hostN

■ failed_host is the server that is not operational.

■ host1 ... hostN are the servers that provide failover capabilities.

The default is that NetBackup does not perform automatic failover.

When automatic failover is necessary for a server, NetBackup searches from left to
right through the associated FAILOVER_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVERS list. It stops when
it finds one that is eligible to perform the restore.
Note: The configuration file can contain multiple
FAILOVER_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVERS entries and each entry can list multiple servers.
However, a NetBackup server can be a failed_host in only one option.

After a FAILOVER_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVERS option is added, stop and restart the

NetBackup Request daemon on the master server where you plan to change the
configuration.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on
Console property server > Restore Failover.

See “Restore Failover properties” on page 221.

FORCE_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVER option for NetBackup servers

This option forces the restore to go to a specific server, regardless of where the
files were backed up.

Table 3-95 FORCE_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVER information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers.

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Table 3-95 FORCE_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVER information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

FORCE_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVER = from_host to_host

Where from_host is the server that performed the original backup and to_host is the
server to use for the restore.

Stop and restart the NetBackup Request daemon on the master server after adding
the FORCE_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVER option. Physically move the media to to_host
before attempting a restore. Update the Media Manager volume database to reflect
the move.

This setting applies to all storage units on the original server. Restores for any storage
unit on from_host go to to_host. To revert to the original configuration for future restores,
delete the option.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on
Console property server > General Server > Media Host Override.

See “General Server properties” on page 151.

GENERATE_ENGLISH_LOGS option for NetBackup servers and

clients
This option enables the generation of an English error log, and English trace logs
for the bparchive, bpbackup, bpduplicate, bpimport, and bprestore commands.
This option is useful to support personnel to assist in distributed environments
where different locales result in logs that contain various languages.
An English text error log (indicated by the suffix _en) is created in the following
directory:
■ On Windows: Install_path\NetBackup\db\error
■ On UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/db/error

Table 3-96 GENERATE_ENGLISH_LOGS information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers or clients.

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Table 3-96 GENERATE_ENGLISH_LOGS information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

GENERATE_ENGLISH_LOGS

This entry should appear only once in the configuration file.

Setting the GENERATE_ENGLISH_LOGS option also forces the -en argument on the
execution of the following commands when the progress log is specified (-L):
bparchive, bpbackup, bpduplicate, bpimport, and bprestore.

The suffix _en indicates the English text progress log.

Equivalent Administration No equivalent exists in the NetBackup Administration Console host properties.
Console property

GET_CERT_ALL_MASTERS option for NetBackup clients

The GET_CERT_ALL_MASTERS option indicates that, upon startup, the client is to
automatically retrieve a host ID-based certificate from all of the master servers listed
in its Servers list. (That is, all of the servers listed in the client's configuration file
as SERVER = server_name.)

Table 3-97 GET_CERT_ALL_MASTERS information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

GET_CERT_ALL_MASTERS = YES

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

If the configuration file does not contain this option, the client retrieves a host ID-based
certificate from only the first master server in the client's Servers list.
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Table 3-97 GET_CERT_ALL_MASTERS information (continued)

Usage Description

Equivalent Administration No equivalent exists in the NetBackup Administration Console host properties.
Console property

HOSTDB_RESYNC_INTERVAL option for NetBackup servers and

clients
The HOSTDB_RESYNC_INTERVAL option specifies the time interval to synchronize
data entry changes to the NetBackup host database.

Table 3-98 HOSTDB_RESYNC_INTERVAL information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

HOSTDB_RESYNC_INTERVAL = days

The default value is 24 hours (1 day).

The maximum value for this option is 7 days. The minimum value for this option is zero,
which implies that the option is turned off and that no data synchronization happens.

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

Example The following example sets the time interval of 3 days to allow data synchronization
to the host database:

HOSTDB_RESYNC_INTERVAL = 3

Equivalent Administration No equivalent exists in the NetBackup Administration Console host properties.
Console property

HYPERV_WMI_CREATE_DISK_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup

servers
This option specifies the timeout period for creating a virtual disk during restore of
a Hyper-V VM that was backed up with the WMI method.
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Table 3-99 HYPERV_WMI_CREATE_DISK_TIMEOUT information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers.

How to use Change the HYPERV_WMI_CREATE_DISK_TIMEOUT by using the bpsetconfig

command or the nbsetconfig command.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

The default is 24 hours. The range for this option is 0 hours to 240 hours. A value of
0 means the restore job never times out during virtual disk creation.

Example The following entry tells the NetBackup restore job to wait 48 hours for creation of the
Hyper-V virtual disk.

HYPERV_WMI_CREATE_DISK_TIMEOUT = 48

More information on this configuration option is available in the NetBackup for Hyper-V
Administrator's Guide.

Equivalent Administration No equivalent exists in the NetBackup Administration Console host properties.
Console property

INCOMPLETE_JOB_CLEAN_INTERVAL option for NetBackup

servers and clients
This option indicates the number of days a failed restore job can remain in the
incomplete state before it is moved to the done state.

Table 3-100 INCOMPLETE_JOB_CLEAN_INTERVAL information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers or clients.

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Table 3-100 INCOMPLETE_JOB_CLEAN_INTERVAL information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

INCOMPLETE_JOB_CLEAN_INTERVAL = number_of_days

The default is 7 days.

Where x is a value between 0 and 365. A value of 0 indicates that failed, incomplete
jobs are never automatically moved to the done state.

This entry should appear only once in the configuration file.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers or Clients >
Console property Double-click on server > Clean-up > Move restore job from incomplete state to
done state.

See “Clean-up properties” on page 81.

INITIAL_BROWSE_SEARCH_LIMIT option for NetBackup servers

and clients
This option specifies the number of days back that NetBackup searches for files to
restore. It can improve performance when large numbers of backups are performed.

Table 3-101 INITIAL_BROWSE_SEARCH_LIMIT information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers or clients.

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Table 3-101 INITIAL_BROWSE_SEARCH_LIMIT information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

INITIAL_BROWSE_SEARCH_LIMIT = number_of_days

The default is that NetBackup includes files from the time of the last full backup through
the latest backup for the client. If the client belongs to more than one policy the browse
starts with the earliest of the set of last full backups.

This entry should appear only once in the configuration file.

When this option is specified on a UNIX client, it applies only to that client. The option
can reduce the size of the Search window from what is specified on the server (the
client setting cannot make the window larger).

Example The following example limits the browse range to the seven days before the current
date.

INITIAL_BROWSE_SEARCH_LIMIT = 7

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on
Console property server > Universal Settings > Browse timeframe for restores.

See “Universal Settings properties” on page 255.

IP_ADDRESS_FAMILY option for NetBackup servers

The IP_ADDRESS_FAMILY option indicates whether NetBackup on this host supports
only IPv4 or both IPv4 and IPv6.
If any of the SERVER entries do not support IPv4, NetBackup uses the setting that
indicates both IPv4 and IPv6.

Table 3-102 IP_ADDRESS_FAMILY information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup servers or clients.

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Table 3-102 IP_ADDRESS_FAMILY information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use On the hosts that use both IPv4 and IPv6, use this option to indicate which address
family to use.

Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

IP_ADDRESS_FAMILY = AF_INET | AF_UNSPEC

AF_INET indicates that the host supports only IPv4.

AF_UNSPEC indicates that the host supports both IPv4 and IPv6.

This entry should appear only once in the configuration file.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on
Console property server > Network Settings.

See “Network Settings properties” on page 195.

JOB_PRIORITY option for NetBackup servers and clients

Use this option to set the priority for a job type.

Table 3-103 JOB_PRIORITY information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers or clients.

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Table 3-103 JOB_PRIORITY information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

JOB_PRIORITY = P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11

P12 P13 P14 P15 P16 P17 P18 P19 P20 P21 P22 P23 P24

Variables P1, P2, and so on indicate the priority for each backup type.

Table 3-104 shows the default priority values.

The actual default values for the option appear as follows:

JOB_PRIORITY = 0 0 90000 90000 90000 90000 85000 85000

80000 80000 80000 80000 75000 75000 70000 70000 50000
50000 0 0 0 0 0 0

This entry should appear only once in the configuration file.

Example To give backup jobs a priority of 50000 and duplication jobs a priority of 30000, change
the JOB_PRIORITY entry as follows:

JOB_PRIORITY = 50000 0 90000 90000 90000 90000 85000 85000

80000 80000 80000 80000 75000 75000 70000 70000 30000
50000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers or Clients >
Console property Double-click on server > Default Job Priorities > Job Priority.

See “Default Job Priorities properties” on page 117.

Table 3-104 lists the order of the job types and the various job type defaults.

Table 3-104 Default job type priorities

Field Represents this action Default

P1 Performing a backup 0

P2 Performing a database backup (a catalog backup) 0

P3 Performing a restore 90000

P4 Recovering a catalog 90000

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Table 3-104 Default job type priorities (continued)

Field Represents this action Default

P5 Performing a staging operation 90000

P6 Performing the duplication jobs that Vault starts 90000

P7 Cleaning up images 85000

P8 Importing images 85000

P9 Requesting tapes 80000

P10 Cleaning a tape 80000

P11 Tape formatting 80000

P12 Performing device diagnostics 80000

P13 Verifying an image 75000

P14 Running a media contents report 75000

P15 Labeling tape media 70000

P16 Erasing media 70000

P17 Running a duplication job 50000

P18 Performing an inventory 50000

P19 This field is not currently in use 0

P20 This field is not currently in use 0

P21 This field is not currently in use 0

P22 This field is not currently in use 0

P23 This field is not currently in use 0

P24 This field is not currently in use 0

KEEP_LOGS_SIZE_GB for NetBackup servers and clients

The KEEP_LOGS_SIZE_GB option specifies the size of the NetBackup logs that you
want to retain. When the NetBackup log size grows up to this configuration value,
the older logs are deleted.
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Table 3-105 KEEP_LOGS_SIZE_GB information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup servers or clients.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view,
add, or change the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup

Commands Reference Guide.

Initially, the bp.conf file does not contain KEEP_LOGS_SIZE_GB

entry.

Enable the Keep logs up to GB option in the Logging dialog box

on the NetBackup Administration Console to set the log retention
in GB. A corresponding entry is added in the bp.conf file as follows:

KEEP_LOGS_SIZE_GB = 25

If you disable the Keep logs up to GB option, the bp.conf file

shows the corresponding entry as follows:

KEEP_LOGS_SIZE_GB = 0

To set it to a different value, update the bp.conf file using the

nbsetconfig command.

Use the following format to set KEEP_LOGS_SIZE_GB to a new

value in the bp.conf file:

KEEP_LOGS_SIZE_GB = X

'X' indicates the log size in GB.

Note: For NetBackup servers, the recommended value for the
KEEP_LOGS_SIZE_GB option is 25 GB or greater.

For NetBackup clients, the recommended value for the

KEEP_LOGS_SIZE_GB option is 5 GB or greater.

This entry should appear only once in the bp.conf configuration

file.

Equivalent NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers or

Administration Clients > Double-click on server > Logging > Keep logs up to GB.
Console property
See “Logging properties” on page 167.
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LIMIT_BANDWIDTH option for NetBackup servers

This option specifies a limit for the network bandwidth that NetBackup clients use
on a network. The actual limiting occurs on the client side of the backup connection.
This option limits only backups. Restores are unaffected. The default is that the
bandwidth is not limited.

Note: LIMIT_BANDWIDTH applies only to IPv4 networks. Use the

THROTTLE_BANDWIDTH option to limit IPv6 networks.

See “Throttle Bandwidth properties” on page 251.

MAX_LOGFILE_SIZE option for NetBackup servers and clients for

legacy logging
The MAX_LOGFILE_SIZE option specifies the maximum size that you want to set for
a log file. When the log file size in NetBackup matches the MAX_LOGFILE_SIZE
setting, the next logs are stored in a new log file.
See “About robust logging” on page 267.

Table 3-106 MAX_LOGFILE_SIZE information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup servers or clients.

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Table 3-106 MAX_LOGFILE_SIZE information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig (or bpgetconfig) and the nbsetconfig (or bpsetconfig)
commands to view, add, or change the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Initially, the bp.conf file does not contain MAX_LOGFILE_SIZE entry. In this case,
the parameter is set to its default value, that is 50 MB.

To set it to a different value, update the bp.conf file using the nbsetconfig
command.

Use the following format to set MAX_LOGFILE_SIZE to a new value in the bp.conf
file:

MAX_LOGFILE_SIZE = X

'X' indicates maximum size of a NetBackup log file in MB.

Note: MAX_LOGFILE_SIZE should be set to an integer number, which should be
greater than '0'. If you have set MAX_LOGFILE_SIZE to an invalid value such as 0 or
-100, it is automatically set to the default value.

This entry should appear only once in the configuration file.

Equivalent Administration No equivalent exists in the NetBackup Administration Console host properties.
Console property

MAX_NUM_LOGFILES option for NetBackup servers and clients for

legacy logging
The MAX_NUM_LOGFILES option specifies the maximum number of log files that you
want to be retained in a NetBackup log directory. When the number of log files in
the directory matches the MAX_NUM_LOGFILES setting, the oldest log file is deleted.
See “About robust logging” on page 267.

Table 3-107 MAX_NUM_LOGFILES information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup servers or clients.

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Table 3-107 MAX_NUM_LOGFILES information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig (or bpgetconfig) and the nbsetconfig (or bpsetconfig)
commands to view, add, or change the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Initially, the bp.conf file does not contain MAX_NUM_LOGFILES entry. In this case,
the parameter is set to its default value, which is infinite.

To set it to a different value, update the bp.conf file using the nbsetconfig
command.

Use the following format to set MAX_NUM_LOGFILES to a new value in the bp.conf
file:

MAX_NUM_LOGFILES = X

'X' indicates maximum number of NetBackup log files that are created in a log directory.

MAX_NUM_LOGFILES should be set to a number that should be greater than one (1).
If you have set MAX_NUM_LOGFILES to an invalid value such as 0 or 1, it is automatically
set to the default value, which is infinite. However, in the bp.conf file, the
MAX_NUM_LOGFILES entry appears as follows:

MAX_NUM_LOGFILES = 0

Zero (0) indicates an infinite value.

This entry should appear only once in the configuration file.

Equivalent Administration No equivalent exists in the NetBackup Administration Console host properties.
Console property

MEDIA_UNMOUNT_DELAY option for NetBackup servers

When MEDIA_UNMOUNT_DELAY is specified, the media unload is delayed for the
specified number of seconds after the requested operation has completed. (Applies
only to user operations.)

Table 3-108 MEDIA_UNMOUNT_DELAY information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers.

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Table 3-108 MEDIA_UNMOUNT_DELAY information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

MEDIA_UNMOUNT_DELAY = seconds

The default is a media mount delay time of 180 seconds.

This entry should appear only once in the configuration file.

Example The delay is set to 120 seconds in the following example:

MEDIA_UNMOUNT_DELAY = 120

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on
Console property server > Media > Media unmount delay.

See “Media properties” on page 185.

MEDIA_REQUEST_DELAY option for NetBackup servers

This option specifies the number of seconds that NetBackup waits for a non-robotic
drive to become ready.

Table 3-109 MEDIA_REQUEST_DELAY information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers.

How to use Change the MEDIA_REQUEST_DELAY by using the nbemmcmd command.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

The default is that NetBackup does not wait for non-robotic drives to become ready.

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

Example The following command indicates to NetBackup to wait 150 seconds for a non-robotic
drive to become ready for use.

nbemmcmd -changesetting -MEDIA_REQUEST_DELAY 150

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Table 3-109 MEDIA_REQUEST_DELAY information (continued)

Usage Description

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on
Console property server > Media > Media request delay.

See “Media properties” on page 185.

MEDIA_SERVER option for NetBackup servers

This option is similar to the SERVER option.
A host that is listed as a MEDIA_SERVER can back up and restore clients. However,
if the host is not specified as a SERVER, the host has limited administrative
capabilities.

Table 3-110 MEDIA_SERVER information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

MEDIA_SERVER = media_server_name

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on
Console property server > Servers > Media Servers.

See “Servers properties” on page 233.

MPX_RESTORE_DELAY option for NetBackup servers

This option applies to multiplexed restores. The MPX_RESTORE_DELAY specifies how
long the server waits for restore requests of files and raw partitions. In this case,
the option applies to the files and raw partitions in a set of multiplexed images on
the same tape. All of the restore requests that are received within the delay period
are included in the same restore operation (one pass of the tape).
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Table 3-111 MPX_RESTORE_DELAY information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

MPX_RESTORE_DELAY = seconds

The default is 30 seconds.

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

Example The following example configures a server to wait 15 minutes.

MPX_RESTORE_DELAY = 900

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on
Console property server > General Server > Delay on multiplexed restores.

See “General Server properties” on page 151.

MUST_USE_LOCAL_DRIVE option for NetBackup servers

This option instructs NetBackup that if the client is also a media server and this
option is present, backups for this client must occur on a local drive. If all drives are
down, another may be used. If the client is not a media server, this option has no
effect.

Table 3-112 MUST_USE_LOCAL_DRIVE information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers.

How to use Use the nbemmcmd command to change the option. For example:

nbemmcmd -changesetting -MUST_USE_LOCAL_DRIVE yes

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

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Table 3-112 MUST_USE_LOCAL_DRIVE information (continued)

Usage Description

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on
Console property server > General Server > Must use local drive.

See “General Server properties” on page 151.

NBRNTD_IDLE_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup servers

The NBRNTD_IDLE_TIMEOUT option specifies the number of seconds to wait before
the Remote Network Transport Service (nbrntd) shuts itself down. The Remote
Network Transport Service provides resilient network connections. After it is shut
down, NetBackup must restart the service if a new resilient connection for backups
or restores is required.

Table 3-113 NBRNTD_IDLE_TIMEOUT information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

NBRNTD_IDLE_TIMEOUT = seconds

The default timeout is 300 seconds (five minutes).

By default, this entry is not present in the configuration file.

Example In the following example, the Remote Network Transport Service shuts off after 15
minutes.

NBRNTD_IDLE_TIMEOUT = 900

See “RESILIENT_NETWORK option for NetBackup master servers and clients”

on page 325.

PREFERRED_NETWORK option for NetBackup servers

The PREFERRED_NETWORK option replaces the REQUIRED_INTERFACE and
REQUIRED_NETWORK entries.
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The PREFERRED_NETWORK option is not needed in an environment if NetBackup is

configured with appropriate host names. The operating system must resolve to the
correct IP addresses and then route the addresses correctly.
When external constraints prevent the environment from being corrected,
PREFERRED_NETWORK entries can be useful in the following situations:

■ To prevent NetBackup from connecting to specific destination addresses.

■ To cause NetBackup to connect only to specific destination addresses.
■ To request a subset of local interfaces for source binding when outbound
connections are made.

Table 3-114 PREFERRED_NETWORK information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup servers or clients.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

The option uses the following syntax:

PREFERRED_NETWORK = target[/subnet] directive source[/subnet]

The target[/subnet] is a host name or range of addresses to be compared to the

prospective source or destination addresses being evaluated. The following are
examples of how to indicate a target or a subnet:

■ A host name: myserver.domain

■ An IP address: 10.82.105.11
■ A network with subnet: 10.82.105.0/21
■ Any IPv4 address: 0.0.0.0
■ Any IPv6 address: 0::0
■ Any address: 0/0

Note: A host or a network name that cannot resolve causes the target to be ignored.
However, any associated source is added to the source binding list.
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Table 3-114 PREFERRED_NETWORK information (continued)

Usage Description

The directive (MATCH, ONLY, or PROHIBITED) determines how the target is

compared to the source or the destination address that is under evaluation.

■ MATCH
This directive applies to destination addresses. If the address being evaluated
matches the target, then the address is immediately selected to be used and
evaluation stops. If a target is not matched, evaluation continues with the next
entry.
■ ONLY
This directive applies to destination addresses. If the address under evaluation
does not match a target, it is not used and evaluation stops for this address. If
the destination is the only potential destination, the connection is not attempted. If
there is an additional potential destination, it is evaluated starting over with the first
entry.
■ PROHIBITED
The target applies to both the source and the destination addresses. If a source
is specified, it is ignored and the target is still prohibited.
If the matched address is a destination address, evaluation stops. If the matched
address was the only potential destination, no connection is attempted. If there are
additional potential destinations, they are evaluated starting over with the first entry.
If the matched address is a source address, it is removed from the binding list. If
source entries exist, the shortened binding list may not be used. On some
platforms, prohibiting a local interface may cause unexpected results when
NetBackup connects to remote hosts. Prohibiting a local interface does not affect
the connections that are internal to the host.

Indicating a source[/subnet] is optional. This is a host name or IP address range

that is requested to be used as the local interface for outbound connection to addresses
in target. The source applies to the directives ONLY and MATCH, but not to the
directive PROHIBITED.
Notes:

■ The operating system may not honor the source request.

■ NetBackup does not request a source which has already been PROHIBITED.
■ A host or a network name that cannot be resolved is ignored, but the evaluation
status of the target is still used.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on
Console property server > Preferred Network.

See “Preferred Network properties” on page 200.

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The following Support document contains more information about using the
PREFERRED_NETWORK option:

http://www.veritas.com/docs/HOWTO60779

Examples of the PROHIBITED directive

■ An example that prevents the host from using IPv4 addresses:

PREFERRED_NETWORK = 0.0.0.0 PROHIBITED

■ An example that prevents the host from using IPv6 addresses:

PREFERRED_NETWORK = 0::0 PROHIBITED

■ This example prevents the host from using the address of the production_server:

PREFERRED_NETWORK = production_server PROHIBITED

■ This example prevents NetBackup from using any address between 12.34.0.0
and 12.34.255.255 as the source or destination for a connection. If it matches
a local interface, NetBackup provides an ordered list of the remaining interfaces
as the source binding list for the outbound interface when other entries do not
specify a source. The operating system may always use the first one in the list
instead of using the network routing tables to select the best one.

PREFERRED_NETWORK = 12.34.56.78/16 PROHIBITED

Examples of the ONLY directive

■ This example instructs the host to use only IPv6 addresses in that subnet range:

PREFERRED_NETWORK = 2001:1234:1efc::/48 ONLY

■ This example prevents NetBackup from connecting to any destination address

outside the range of 12.34.56.0 to 12.34.56.255. The entry does not affect
outbound interface selection.

PREFERRED_NETWORK = 12.34.56.78/24 ONLY

■ This example prevents NetBackup from connecting to any destination address

outside the range of 12.34.56.0 to 12.34.56.255. The entry requests that the
operating system use 98.76.54.32 as the outbound interface.

PREFERRED_NETWORK = 12.34.56.78/24 ONLY 98.76.54.32

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Examples of the MATCH directive

■ This example instructs the host to use the interface IPs of Host_A for all IPv4
and IPv6 addresses. The entry can appear multiple times in the configuration
file.

PREFERRED_NETWORK = 0/0 MATCH Host_A

■ This example allows connectivity to the host names that resolve to 12.34.0.0 to
12.23.255.255. The entry does not affect outbound interface selection:

PREFERRED_NETWORK = 12.34.0.0/16 MATCH

■ This example allows connectivity to the host name that resolves to 12.34.56.78,
and requests that the operating system use 98.76.54.32 as the outbound
interface:

PREFERRED_NETWORK = 12.34.56.78 MATCH 98.76.54.32

RANDOM _PORTS option for NetBackup servers and clients

This option specifies whether NetBackup chooses port numbers randomly or
sequentially when it requires one for communication with NetBackup on other
computers.

Table 3-115 RANDOM _PORTS information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers or clients.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

■ If RANDOM_PORTS = YES (default), NetBackup chooses port numbers randomly

from those that are free in the allowed range. For example, if the range is from 1024
through 5000, it chooses randomly from the numbers in this range.
■ If RANDOM_PORTS = NO, NetBackup chooses numbers sequentially, starting with
the highest number available in the allowed range. For example, if the range is from
1024 through 5000, NetBackup chooses 5000 (if the number is available). If 5000
is not available, port 4999 is chosen.

By default, this option is not present in the configuration file and NetBackup uses the
random method for selecting port numbers.
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Table 3-115 RANDOM _PORTS information (continued)

Usage Description

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on
Console property server > Port Ranges > Use random port assignments.

See “Port Ranges properties” on page 197.

RE_READ_INTERVAL option for NetBackup servers

The RE_READ_INTERVAL option determines how often NetBackup checks disk storage
units for available capacity.

Table 3-116 RE_READ_INTERVAL information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

RE_READ_INTERVAL = seconds

The default is 300 seconds (5 minutes).

This entry should appear only once in the configuration file.

Example The reread interval is changed to 15 minutes in the following example:

RE_READ_INTERVAL = 900

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on
Console property server > General Server > Check the capacity of disk storage units.

See “General Server properties” on page 151.

REQUIRED_NETWORK option for NetBackup servers

The REQUIRED_NETWORK option specifies the required route for backup traffic in an
environment where the network traffic is segregated.
For example, an environment can contain a production network at 145.21.14.0
and a backup network at 192.132.28.0.
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Table 3-117 REQUIRED_NETWORK information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

REQUIRED_NETWORK = IP_address

This entry should appear only once in the configuration file.

Note: If the variable is set and the network is not available, all connections fail and
no backups are performed.

Example The required network is set to 192.132.28.0 in the following example:

REQUIRED_NETWORK = 192.132.28.0

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on
Console property server > Preferred Network > Only.

See “Preferred Network properties” on page 200.

RESILIENT_NETWORK option for NetBackup master servers and

clients
The RESILIENT_NETWORK option specifies the computers that should use a resilient
connection for backups and restores.

Table 3-118 RESILIENT_NETWORK information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers or clients.

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Table 3-118 RESILIENT_NETWORK information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use any of the following formats:

RESILIENT_NETWORK = hostname ON|OFF

RESILIENT_NETWORK = ip_address ON|OFF

RESILIENT_NETWORK = network address/network_mask ON|OFF

You can mix IPv4 addresses and ranges with IPv6 addresses and subnets.

By default, RESILIENT_NETWORK is not present in the configuration file.

Examples The following are examples of valid forms for this entry:

RESILIENT_NETWORK = client.veritas.org ON

RESILIENT_NETWORK = 192.0.2.0 ON

RESILIENT_NETWORK = 192.0.2.0/26 OFF

RESILIENT_NETWORK = 2001:db8:0:0:0:0:0:0 ON

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers or Clients >
Console property Double-click on server > Resilient Network.

See “Specifying resilient connections” on page 217.

Note: The order is significant for the items in the list of resilient networks. If a client
is in the list more than once, the first match determines its resilient connection
status. For example, suppose you add a client and specify the client IP address
and specify On for Resiliency. Suppose also that you add a range of IP addresses
as Off, and the client IP address is within that range. If the client IP address appears
before the address range, the client connection is resilient. Conversely, if the IP
range appears first, the client connection is not resilient.

See “NBRNTD_IDLE_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup servers” on page 319.

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RESUME_ORIG_DUP_ON_OPT_DUP_FAIL option for NetBackup

servers
The RESUME_ORIG_DUP_ON_OPT_DUP_FAIL option specifies that NetBackup should
perform normal duplication if an OpenStorage optimized duplication fails.

Table 3-119 RESUME_ORIG_DUP_ON_OPT_DUP_FAIL information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

RESUME_ORIG_DUP_ON_OPT_DUP_FAIL = TRUE | FALSE

By default, this entry is not present and NetBackup does not perform normal duplication
when an optimized duplication fails.

This entry should appear only once in the configuration file.

Equivalent Administration No equivalent exists in the NetBackup Administration Console host properties.
Console property

REVERSE_NAME_LOOKUP option for NetBackup servers and

clients
This option lets administrators allow, restrict, or prohibit reverse host name lookup.

Table 3-120 REVERSE_NAME_LOOKUP information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup servers or clients.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

REVERSE_NAME_LOOKUP = ALLOWED | RESTRICTED | PROHIBITED

This entry should appear only once in the configuration file.

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Table 3-120 REVERSE_NAME_LOOKUP information (continued)

Usage Description

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers or Clients >
Console property Double-click on server > Network Settings > Reverse Host Name Lookup.

See “Network Settings properties” on page 195.

SERVER option for NetBackup servers

The first SERVER option in the bp.conf file must point to the master server where
the bp.conf option resides. During installation, SERVER is automatically set to the
name of the system where the NetBackup master server software is installed.

Table 3-121 SERVER information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers and media servers.

Note: For a Fibre Transport (FT) media server that has multiple network interfaces
for VLANs, ensure that the FT server’s primary host name appears before any other
interface names for that FT media server host.

For more information, see the NetBackup SAN Client and Fibre Transport Guide.
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Table 3-121 SERVER information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use An entry for the SERVER option must be present in the configuration file on all NetBackup
servers and clients. It is the only required NetBackup option. This option is not used
in $HOME/bp.conf files on a client.

Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.
Note: This topic discusses the bp.conf entries on the server. However, note that
every SERVER option in a client bp.conf file must be a NetBackup master or media
server. That is, each system that is listed as a SERVER must have either NetBackup
master or media server software installed. The client service on some clients cannot
be started if the client name is incorrectly listed as a server.

If you configure NetBackup media servers for a master server, the bp.conf file on
the master server must have a SERVER entry or MEDIA_SERVER entry for each. As
previously mentioned, the first SERVER entry in the list designates the master server
itself. The SERVER entry or the MEDIA_SERVER entries should be added after the first,
self-referencing option.

A NetBackup master server can be backed up as a NetBackup client by the servers

that belong to another cluster. In that case the bp.conf file on the master server
should have SERVER entries for those servers as well.
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Table 3-121 SERVER information (continued)

Usage Description

Example The following is an example entry on a master server:

SERVER = Master_server (this master server itself)

SERVER = NB_server (master server of another cluster)

SERVER = Media_server_#1

MEDIA_SERVER = Media_server_#2

.
.
.

The first SERVER entry on all the media servers must point to the master server for
those media servers. A media server can have only one master server. However, a
media server can be backed up as a NetBackup client by the servers that belong to
another cluster, in which case the configuration file on the media server should have
SERVER entries for those servers as well.

The following is an example entry on a media server:

SERVER = Master_server (for this media server)

SERVER = NB_server (master server of another cluster)

SERVER = Media_server_#1

MEDIA_SERVER = Media_server_#2

.
.
.

The SERVER entries must be the same on all servers in a master and a media server
cluster.

If a SERVER entry is added or modified in the bp.conf file on the master server, stop
and restart bprd and bpdbm so that NetBackup recognizes the change. (The NetBackup
request daemon and NetBackup database manager.)
Note: If the first SERVER entry (the master server) is modified on a media server, the
Enterprise Media Manager (EMM) also needs to be updated. To update EMM, run
nbemmcmd -updatehost to change the master server for a media server.
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Table 3-121 SERVER information (continued)

Usage Description

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers or Media Servers >
Console property Double-click on server > Servers.

See “Servers properties” on page 233.

See “FAILOVER_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVERS option for NetBackup servers”

on page 301.

SERVER_CONNECT_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup servers

SERVER_CONNECT_TIMEOUT specifies the number of seconds that the master server
waits before it times out when it connects to a media server.

Table 3-122 SERVER_CONNECT_TIMEOUT information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

SERVER_CONNECT_TIMEOUT = seconds

The default timeout period is 30 seconds.

This entry should appear only once in the configuration file.

Example The example permits a timeout of 60 seconds:

SERVER_CONNECT_TIMEOUT = 60

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on
Console property server > Timeouts > Server connect timeout.

See “Timeouts properties” on page 253.

SERVER_PORT_WINDOW option for NetBackup servers

The SERVER_PORT_WINDOW option specifies the range of non-reserved ports on which
NetBackup processes on this computer accept connections from NetBackup on
other computers when the inbound connection is not to a well known port. This
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primarily applies to bpcd call-back when vnetd is disabled in the connect options
for the remote NetBackup server or client and that host is configured for
non-reserved ports. This also applies to NDMP call-back to the media server during
remote NDMP backups.

Table 3-123 SERVER_PORT_WINDOW information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers or media servers.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

SERVER_PORT_WINDOW = start_port end_port

The default range is from 1024 through 5000.

This entry should appear only once in the configuration file.

Example The following example permits ports from 4900 through 5000:

SERVER_PORT_WINDOW = 4900 5000

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers or Media Servers >
Console property Double-click on server > Port Ranges > Server port window.

See “Port Ranges properties” on page 197.

SERVER_RESERVED_PORT_WINDOW option for NetBackup

servers and clients
This option specifies the range of local reserved ports on which this computer
accepts connections from NetBackup on other computers when the inbound
connection is not to a well known port. This primarily applies to bpcd call-back when
vnetd is disabled in the connect options for the remote NetBackup server or client.

The SERVER_RESERVED_PORT_WINDOW option applies when a server connects to a

client that is configured to accept only reserved ports. This option is generally not
useful on clients.
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Table 3-124 SERVER_RESERVED_PORT_WINDOW information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers or media servers.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

SERVER_RESERVED_PORT_WINDOW = start_port end_port

The default range is from 512 through 1023.

This entry should appear only once in the configuration file.

Example The following example permits ports from 900 through 1023:

SERVER_RESERVED_PORT_WINDOW = 900 1023

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers or Media Servers >
Console property Double-click on server > Port Ranges > Server reserved port window.

See “Port Ranges properties” on page 197.

SKIP_RESTORE_TO_SYMLINK_DIR option for NetBackup servers

The SKIP_RESTORE_TO_SYMLINK_DIR option forces NetBackup to check all directories
on a UNIX client into which files are restored. If the file to be restored is under a
symbolically linked directory, NetBackup does not restore the file.

Table 3-125 SKIP_RESTORE_TO_SYMLINK_DIR information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers.

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Table 3-125 SKIP_RESTORE_TO_SYMLINK_DIR information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

For example, if the UNIX client requests a restore for /home/user/.cshrc and
/home/user is a symbolic link, NetBackup does not restore .cshrc.

The addition of SKIP_RESTORE_TO_SYMLINK_DIR helps minimize potential security

and data loss problems if the restore is performed with root permissions. Without
SKIP_RESTORE_TO_SYMLINK_DIR in the bp.conf file, NetBackup follows any
symbolically linked directories and restores files to that location.
Note: Restore job performance is reduced by using this option.

SKIP_RESTORE_TO_SYMLINK_DIR and UNLINK_ON_OVERWRITE do not affect each

other if both are specified, with one exception:
When the following options are enabled:

■ Overwrite existing files option

■ SKIP_RESTORE_TO_SYMLINK_DIR
■ UNLINK_ON_OVERWRITE

Then, when a restore job comes across a symbolic link, the link is unlinked before the
job checks, and the files and directory are restored.

For example, /home/user/ is backed up as a directory and, when restored, it is a

symbolic link to a directory.
These settings have the following outcomes:

■ With SKIP_RESTORE_TO_SYMLINK_DIR set (and Overwrite existing files

indicated), no files are restored into the directory the symbolic link points to, and
the symbolic link remains.
■ With both UNLINK_ON_OVERWRITE and SKIP_RESTORE_TO_SYMLINK_DIR (and
Overwrite existing files indicated), the symbolic link directory is unlinked, the
original directory is restored, and all files within the directory are also restored.
■ With neither option set (and Overwrite existing files indicated), NetBackup follows
the symbolic link and restore all files into the directory to which the symbolic link
points.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on
Console property server > Port Ranges > Server reserved port window.

See “Port Ranges properties” on page 197.

TELEMETRY_UPLOAD option for NetBackup servers

TELEMETRY_UPLOAD allows NetBackup to collect data about how the product is used
in a NetBackup environment. The information that Veritas receives becomes part
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of a continuous quality improvement program (NetBackup Product Improvement

Program) that helps Veritas understand how customers configure, deploy, and use
the NetBackup product. The data is restricted to NetBackup and OpsCenter
development at Veritas.
The telemetry collection agent runs on every NetBackup server and every OpsCenter
server. The telemetry collection agent does not run on NetBackup clients.

Table 3-126 TELEMETRY_UPLOAD information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master and media servers.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

TELEMETRY_UPLOAD = YES | NO

The default is YES.

This entry should appear only once in the configuration file.

Equivalent Administration During the OpsCenter installation process, a prompt or check box appears that asks
Console property for the users' agreement to participate in the Product Improvement Program.

THROTTLE_BANDWIDTH option for NetBackup servers

This option specifies a limit for the network bandwidth or transfer rate that NetBackup
clients use on a network. The actual limiting occurs on the client side of the backup
connection. This option limits only backups. Restores are unaffected. The default
is that the bandwidth is not limited.
While LIMIT_BANDWIDTH associates a bandwidth or transfer rate with all client IP
addresses in a range between two IP addresses, THROTTLE_BANDWIDTH is more
useful in an IPv6 environment. THROTTLE_BANDWIDTH associates a bandwidth setting
with a subnet description.
For example, the following subnet will get 400kbs bandwidth:
2001:db8:cb30:120::/64 400
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Table 3-127 THROTTLE_BANDWIDTH information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format in a single line:

THROTTLE_BANDWIDTH = xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:

yyyy:yyyy:yyyy:yyyy::/nnn zzz

Each THROTTLE_BANDWIDTH option specifies the bandwidth value and the IP address
of the clients and networks to which it applies.
The following variables are defined:

■ xxxx.xxxx.xxxx.xxxx is the subnet portion (64-bits) of the IPv6 address range. (For
example, 2001:db8:1:110.)
■ yyyy.yyyy.yyyy.yyyy is the host portion (64-bits) of the IPv6 address range. (For
example, 0:0:0:8b72.)
■ nnn is the number of mask bits that, when applied to the IPv6 address, identifies
the range of addresses that are considered for throttling. The valid range is 0 to
128. Mask bits are applied left to right across the address range.
■ zzz is the bandwidth limitation in kilobytes per second. (For example, 200.) A value
of 0 disables throttling IPv6 addresses covered by this option.

Bandwidth examples The following are LIMIT_BANDWIDTH examples:

■ Configure a bandwidth limit of 500 kilobytes per second for all computers on the
subnet 2001:db8:1:110 as follows:
LIMIT_BANDWIDTH = 2001:db8:1:110::/64 500
■ Configure a bandwidth limit of 700 kilobytes per second for a particular client
(2001:db8:1:110:0:0:0:8b72) as follows:
LIMIT_BANDWIDTH = 2001:db8:1:110:0:0:0:8b72::/128 700
■ To disable bandwidth limiting for a client in a subnet that has a bandwidth limit,
specify 0 for the kilobytes per second:
LIMIT_BANDWIDTH = 2001:db8:1:110::/64 500
LIMIT_BANDWIDTH = 2001:db8:1:110:0:0:0:8b72::/128 0
In this case, no limiting occurs for the client with IPv6 address
2001:db8:1:110:0:0:0:8b72
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Table 3-127 THROTTLE_BANDWIDTH information (continued)

Usage Description

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on
Console property server > Bandwidth.

See “Bandwidth properties” on page 76.

IPv6 address rules for NetBackup clients

The IPv6 address ranges can specify individual clients or entire subnets.
■ An IPv6 address can take the following forms:
■ a.b.c.d.
Where a, b, c, and d are hexadecimal integers in the range 0-ffff.
■ a
A 32-bit integer that represents the full IP address in network byte order.
(The big endian, the most significant byte is first on the wire.)

■ Enter IPv6 addresses as hexadecimal numbers.

■ Neither the subnet nor the host part of an IPv6 address can be zero.
■ Only ordinary IPv6 addresses are accepted.
■ Do not create multiple entries that specify the same range of IPv6 addresses.
If multiple entries are created, NetBackup uses the last one found.
In the following example, NetBackup uses the second entry:

LIMIT_BANDWIDTH = 2001:db8:1:110::/48 500

LIMIT_BANDWIDTH = 2001:db8:1:110::/48 200

This rule also applies to multiple entries that specify an exact client address, as
follows:

LIMIT_BANDWIDTH = 2001:db8:1:110:0:0:0:8b72::/128 200

LIMIT_BANDWIDTH = 2001:db8:1:110:0:0:0:8b72::/128 100

■ Do not specify IPv6 address ranges that overlap one another.

Consider the following:

LIMIT_BANDWIDTH = 2001:db8:1:110::/48 500

LIMIT_BANDWIDTH = 2001:db8:1:110::/48 500

The ranges overlap, and bandwidth limiting results are unpredictable.

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■ Specify a range of addresses in one entry and an address for a specific client
in other entries.
If a client is covered by an entry that specifies its exact IPv6 address and by
another entry that specifies a range of IPv6 addresses, NetBackup uses the
bandwidth value in the entry with the exact IP address.
The following sets the bandwidth for a range of IPv6 addresses:

LIMIT_BANDWIDTH = 2001:db8:1:110::/48 500

The following sets the bandwidth for a specific address that is within the range:

LIMIT_BANDWIDTH = 2001:db8:1:110:0:0:0:8b72::/128 200

In this case, NetBackup uses the specific entry (bandwidth of 200) for the client
whose address is 2001:db8:1:110:0:0:0:8b72. This capability can also be used
to exclude specific clients from bandwidth limiting. The order of the range and
specific address entries in the bp.conf file is not significant.

Rules for setting bandwidth values for NetBackup clients

Set bandwidths for individual clients to one of the following values:
■ 0 (no bandwidth limiting), or
■ Less than or equal to any value that is set for the IPv6 address range that
contains the IP address for the client.
For example, the following is valid:

LIMIT_BANDWIDTH = 2001:db8:1:110:0:0:0:8b72::/64 500

LIMIT_BANDWIDTH = 2001:db8:1:110:0:0:0:8b72::/128 300

If the bandwidth is set higher for a client than is set for the range, NetBackup ignores
the individual setting. NetBackup uses the value for the range instead. In this case,
the client receives a share of the bandwidth that is specified for the network.
If the bandwidth limit for a client is equal to or lower than the value for the range,
the client uses the lower of the following settings:
■ Its share of the network bandwidth value.
■ Its individual bandwidth value.
The bandwidth value that NetBackup uses for a client is always at least one kilobyte
per second.
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TRUSTED_MASTER option for NetBackup servers

The TRUSTED_MASTER option lets administrators indicate a specific storage lifecycle
policy in a target master server domain to configure Auto Image Replication. The
ability to replicate to a specific target domain SLP is supported between MSDP
storage servers and PDDO storage servers.

Table 3-128 TRUSTED_MASTER information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers or media servers.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Add TRUSTED_MASTER on the master server in the source domain and the master
server in the target domain.

Example On the source domain master server, enter the name of the target master server:

TRUSTED_MASTER = Target_Server_Name

On the target domain master server, enter the name of the source master server:

TRUSTED_MASTER = Source_Server_Name

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on
Console property server > Servers > Inter-domain Master Servers tab.
See “Servers properties” on page 233.

ULINK_ON_OVERWRITE option for NetBackup servers

When a UNIX client indicates Overwrite existing files as a restore option, the
UNLINK_ON_OVERWRITE option forces NetBackup to perform the following actions:

■ Check for the existence of a file to be restored.

■ Unlink the file if it exists.
■ Restore the file.
The file can be any normal file, symbolic link, hard link, or empty directory.
The addition of UNLINK_ON_OVERWRITE helps minimize potential security and data
loss problems from following existing symbolic links. It also guarantees that files
are restored exactly as they were backed up.
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Table 3-129 ULINK_ON_OVERWRITE information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers.

How to use This option should appear only once in the configuration file.
Note: Restore job performance is reduced by using this option.

If the UNLINK_ON_OVERWRITE option is not indicated in the bp.conf file but the
Overwrite existing files option is specified, the behavior of NetBackup is different
when it restores symbolic links. (Or, if the option is set to NO.) NetBackup unlinks
existing files or empty directories when it restores symbolic links, hard links, or special
files (CHR, BLK, and FIFO).

However, NetBackup does not unlink when it restores normal files or directories, which
can be problematic. NetBackup follows the symbolic link and creates or replaces the
files that the symbolic link points to. Or, it replaces the directory that the symbolic link
points to.

SKIP_RESTORE_TO_SYMLINK_DIR and UNLINK_ON_OVERWRITE do not affect

each other if both are specified, with one exception:
When the following options are enabled:

■ Overwrite existing files option

■ SKIP_RESTORE_TO_SYMLINK_DIR
■ UNLINK_ON_OVERWRITE

Then, when a restore job comes across a symbolic link, the link is unlinked before the
job checks, and the files and directories are restored.

Example For example, if the /home/user/ path was backed up as a directory and, when restored,
it is a symbolic link to a directory:

■ With SKIP_RESTORE_TO_SYMLINK_DIR set (and Overwrite existing files

indicated), no files are restored into the directory the symbolic link points to, and
the symbolic link remains.
■ With both UNLINK_ON_OVERWRITE and SKIP_RESTORE_TO_SYMLINK_DIR (and
Overwrite existing files indicated), the symbolically linked directory is unlinked,
the original directory is restored, and all files within the directory are also restored.
■ With neither set (and Overwrite existing files indicated), NetBackup follows the
symbolic link and restore all files into the directory the symbolic link points to.

Equivalent Administration No equivalent exists in the NetBackup Administration Console host properties.
Console property
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USE_AUTHENTICATION option for NetBackup servers

The USE_AUTHENTICATION option can be used to audit user information without
enabling NetBackup Access Control (NBAC).

Table 3-130 USE_AUTHENTICATION information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

USE_AUTHENTICATION = ON | OFF
The option uses the following parameters:

■ ON
(Default.) The user is authenticated and is audited. Authentication is achieved
without enabling NBAC.
■ OFF
The user is not authenticated and is not allowed to perform any operation. Only a
root user is allowed to make changes and is audited accordingly.

This entry should appear only once in the configuration file.

Equivalent Administration No equivalent exists in the NetBackup Administration Console host properties.
Console property

USE_VXSS option for NetBackup servers and clients

The USE_VXSS option specifies whether the local system uses NetBackup product
authentication and authorization.

Table 3-131 USE_VXSS information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers or clients.

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Table 3-131 USE_VXSS information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

USE_VXSS = REQUIRED | PROHIBITED | AUTOMATIC

The option uses the following parameters:

■ REQUIRED
Indicates that the local system always uses NetBackup product authentication and
authorization. Connections from the systems that do not use NetBackup product
authentication and authorization are rejected.
■ PROHIBITED
(Default.) Indicates that the local system never uses NetBackup product
authentication and authorization. Connections from the systems that use NetBackup
product authentication and authorization are rejected.
■ AUTOMATIC
Indicates that the local system negotiates with the remote system whether to use
NetBackup product authentication and authorization.
If the USE_VXSS = AUTOMATIC option is specified, VXSS_NETWORK entries can
be used to require or prohibit NetBackup product authentication and authorization
connections with specified remote systems.
See “VXSS_NETWORK option for NetBackup servers” on page 343.

This entry should appear only once in the configuration file.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on
Console property server > Access Control > NetBackup product authentication and authorization.
Change this option to Required.

See “Network Attributes tab of the Access Control properties” on page 72.

VERBOSE option for NetBackup servers and clients

Used for debugging purposes, the VERBOSE option controls the amount of information
NetBackup includes in its legacy logs.

Table 3-132 VERBOSE information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers or clients.

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Table 3-132 VERBOSE information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

VERBOSE = [ 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 ]

By default, this option is disabled.

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on
Console property server > Logging > Global logging level.

See “Logging properties” on page 167.

VXSS_NETWORK option for NetBackup servers

This option identifies whether a specific network or remote system must or must
not use NetBackup product authentication and authorization with the local
system.
If a media server or client does not define a NetBackup product authentication
and authorization network, it uses the NetBackup product authentication and
authorization networks of its master server.

Table 3-133 VXSS_NETWORK information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup master servers.

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Table 3-133 VXSS_NETWORK information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

VXSS_NETWORK = hostname | IP_address | .domain | network.

[AUTOMATIC | REQUIRED | PROHIBITED]

VXSS_NETWORK is relevant only if USE_VXSS is set to AUTOMATIC (USE_VXSS =

AUTOMATIC). More than one VXSS_NETWORK option can be specified.

See “USE_VXSS option for NetBackup servers and clients” on page 341.
The option uses the following parameters:

■ hostname
The host name of the remote system.
■ IP_address
The IP address of the remote system.
■ .domain
A dot followed by the Internet domain name of the remote systems.
■ network.
The network for the remote systems, followed by a dot.
The optional second value can be one of the following keywords:
■ AUTOMATIC
■ REQUIRED
■ PROHIBITED

Note: If multiple VXSS_NETWORK entries specify one particular system, the first
occurrence takes precedence.
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Table 3-133 VXSS_NETWORK information (continued)

Usage Description

Example USE_VXSS = AUTOMATIC

VXSS_NETWORK = fred.mycompany.com
VXSS_NETWORK = 10.0.0.37 REQUIRED
VXSS_NETWORK = 10.0.0. PROHIBITED
VXSS_NETWORK = .theircompany.com
VXSS_NETWORK = wilma.theircompany.com PROHIBITED
VXSS_NETWORK = barney.mycompany.com PROHIBITED

In the example, NetBackup product authentication and authorization is required

for connections between the local system and the system with host
fred.mycompany.com.

NetBackup product authentication and authorization is required for connections

between the local system and the system with IP address 10.0.0.37.

NetBackup product authentication and authorization is prohibited for connections

between the local system and systems in the 10.0.0 network except for 10.0.0.37.

NetBackup product authentication and authorization is required for connections

between the local system and systems within the theircompany.com Internet domain.

NetBackup product authentication and authorization is required for connections

between the local system and the system with host name wilma.theircompany.com
despite the PROHIBITED option for wilma.theircompany.com. The REQUIRED
option for .theircompany.com takes precedence.

NetBackup product authentication and authorization is prohibited for connections

between the local system and the system with host name barney.mycompany.com

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on
Console property server > Access Control. Change the networks list property.

See “Network Attributes tab of the Access Control properties” on page 72.

Configuration options for NetBackup clients

The following topics are about configuration options for NetBackup clients. Nearly
all of these options can also be set in the Host Properties in the NetBackup
Administration Console.
See “Configuration options not found in the Host Properties” on page 265.
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BACKUP_FIFO_FILES option for NetBackup clients

This option indicates that the contents of a named pipe are to be backed up. A
named pipe–also known as a FIFO–is a method of Inter-Process Communication
that uses the file system interface to transfer data.

Table 3-134 BACKUP_FIFO_FILES information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

By default, BACKUP_FIFO_FILES is not present in the configuration file. When the

option is not enabled, only the metadata of the named pipe files is backed up, but not
the data in the files.

When the option is present and enabled (1), the contents of the named pipe files on
the client are backed up.

Use the following format:

BACKUP_FIFO_FILES = 1

This entry should appear only once in the configuration file.

Example The following format ensures that the contents of the named pipe files on the client are
backed up:

BACKUP_FIFO_FILES = 1

Equivalent Administration No equivalent exists in the NetBackup Administration Console host properties.
Console property

Additional information For the contents of the files to be backed up, the write process must close the pipe.
As long as data is passing through the pipe, the backup continues.

If the third-party process writing to the named pipe file does not close the pipe,
NetBackup fails the backup job with a non-zero status code (typically 13 or 41). Server
resources are then allocated to other jobs. In the case of restore jobs, the job fails with
status code 2800. In either case, the client processes continue waiting until they are
terminated.

To back up the script or executable that is responsible for writing to the named pipe,
add the program file instead of the named pipe file to the Backup Selections list. To
avoid backing up named pipes, but still having the contents of other pipes read, add
the named pipe to an exclude list or avoid the files entirely in the Backup Selections
list.
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BPARCHIVE_POLICY option for NetBackup clients

The BPARCHIVE_POLICY entry specifies the name of the policy to use for user
archives.

Table 3-135 BPARCHIVE_POLICY information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

BPARCHIVE_POLICY = policy_name

By default, BPARCHIVE_POLICY is not present in the configuration file. By default,

NetBackup uses the first policy that it finds that has the client and a user archive
schedule.

If it is used, this option should appear only once in the configuration file.

The value in the user’s $HOME/bp.conf file takes precedence, if it exists.

See “Type of backup (schedule attribute)” on page 764.

Equivalent Administration No equivalent exists in the NetBackup Administration Console host properties.
Console property

BPARCHIVE_SCHED option for NetBackup clients

This entry specifies the name of the schedule for user archives.

Table 3-136 BPARCHIVE_SCHED information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

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Table 3-136 BPARCHIVE_SCHED information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

BPARCHIVE_SCHED = schedule_name

By default, BPARCHIVE_SCHED is not present in the configuration file. By default,

NetBackup uses the first archive schedule in the first policy that it finds that contains
this client.

If it is used, this option should appear only once in the configuration file.

The value in the user’s $HOME/bp.conf file takes precedence if it exists.

See “Considerations for user schedules” on page 772.

Equivalent Administration No equivalent exists in the NetBackup Administration Console host properties.
Console property

BPBACKUP_POLICY option for NetBackup clients

This entry specifies the name of the policy to use for user backups.

Table 3-137 BPBACKUP_POLICY information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

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Table 3-137 BPBACKUP_POLICY information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

BPBACKUP_POLICY = policy_name

By default, BPBACKUP_POLICY is not present in the configuration file. By default,

NetBackup uses the first policy it finds that has both the client and a user backup
schedule.

If present, this option should appear only once in the configuration file.

The value in the user’s $HOME/bp.conf file takes precedence if it exists.

See “Type of backup (schedule attribute)” on page 764.

Equivalent Administration No equivalent exists in the NetBackup Administration Console host properties.
Console property

BPBACKUP_SCHED option for NetBackup clients

This entry specifies the name of the schedule to use for user backups.

Table 3-138 BPBACKUP_SCHED information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

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Table 3-138 BPBACKUP_SCHED information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

BPBACKUP_SCHED = schedule_name

By default, BPBACKUP_SCHED is not present in the configuration file. By default,

NetBackup uses the first policy it finds that contains both the client and a user backup
schedule.

If present, this option should appear only once in the configuration file.

The value in the user’s $HOME/bp.conf file takes precedence if it exists.

See “Considerations for user schedules” on page 772.

Equivalent Administration No equivalent exists in the NetBackup Administration Console host properties.
Console property

BUSY_FILE_ACTION option for NetBackup clients

The BUSY_FILE_ACTION entry directs the action that NetBackup performs on busy
files when busy-file processing is enabled.

Table 3-139 BUSY_FILE_ACTION information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

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Table 3-139 BUSY_FILE_ACTION information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

BUSY_FILE_ACTION = filename_template action_template

■ filename_template
The absolute pathname and file name of the busy file. The shell language
metacharacters *, ?, [], [ - ] can be used for matching patterns of file names or parts
of file names.
■ action_template
Use one of the following parameters:
■ MAIL | mail
Directs NetBackup to email a busy file notification message to the user that the
BUSY_FILE_NOTIFY_USER option specifies.
■ REPEAT | repeat [repeat_count]
Directs NetBackup to retry the backup on the specified busy file. A repeat count
can be specified to control the number of backup attempts. The default repeat
count is 1.
■ IGNORE | ignore
Directs NetBackup to exclude the busy file from processing.

Multiple BUSY_FILE_ACTION entries are allowed.

The value in the user’s $HOME/bp.conf file takes precedence if it exists.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Double-click on client > Busy File
Console property Settings.

See “Busy File Settings properties” on page 79.

BUSY_FILE_DIRECTORY option for NetBackup clients

The BUSY_FILE_DIRECTORY entry specifies the path to the busy-files working directory
when busy-file processing is enabled.

Table 3-140 BUSY_FILE_DIRECTORY information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

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Table 3-140 BUSY_FILE_DIRECTORY information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

BUSY_FILE_DIRECTORY = pathname

By default, BUSY_FILE_DIRECTORY is not present in the configuration file. By default,

NetBackup creates the busy_files directory in /usr/openv/netbackup.

If present, this option should appear only once in the configuration file.

The value in the user’s $HOME/bp.conf file takes precedence, if it exists.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Double-click on client > Busy File
Console property Settings.

See “Busy File Settings properties” on page 79.

BUSY_FILE_NOTIFY_USER option for NetBackup clients

The BUSY_FILE_NOTIFY_USER entry specifies who receives a notification when the
BUSY_FILE_ACTION entry is set to MAIL.

Table 3-141 BUSY_FILE_NOTIFY_USER information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

BUSY_FILE_NOTIFY_USER = email

By default, BUSY_FILE_NOTIFY_USER is not present in the configuration file. By

default, the email recipient is root.

If present, this option should appear only once in the configuration file.

The value in the user’s $HOME/bp.conf file takes precedence, if it exists.

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Table 3-141 BUSY_FILE_NOTIFY_USER information (continued)

Usage Description

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Double-click on client > Busy File
Console property Settings.

See “Busy File Settings properties” on page 79.

BUSY_FILE_PROCESSING option for NetBackup clients

The BUSY_FILE_PROCESSING entry lets the administrator control what NetBackup
does when a file changes while it is in the process of being backed up.

Table 3-142 BUSY_FILE_PROCESSING information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

BUSY_FILE_PROCESSING = yes

By default, BUSY_FILE_PROCESSING is not present in the configuration file and

busy-file processing does not occur.

If present, this option should appear only once in the configuration file.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Double-click on client > Busy File
Console property Settings.

See “Busy File Settings properties” on page 79.

CLIENT_NAME option for NetBackup clients

The CLIENT_NAME entry specifies the name of the client as it's known to NetBackup.

Table 3-143 CLIENT_NAME information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

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Table 3-143 CLIENT_NAME information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

CLIENT_NAME = clientname

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

If more than one entry appears, NetBackup observes only the last CLIENT_NAME entry
that is listed for the option. The client name in a policy that backs up the client should
match the client name that is specified with CLIENT_NAME.
Note: Do not use an IP address as a client name in a policy or the backup may fail.
Specify a host name instead.

The bp.conf of the master server does not require the addition of other clients, other
than the master server as CLIENT_NAME = master server name. The name is
added by default.

During a restore, the default is to restore to the client that is named in the policy that
was used for the backup. For an alternate client restore, indicate the name of the
alternate client in the Backup, Archive, and Restore user interface. (Within the user
interface, the Destination client for restores field is located in the Specify NetBackup
Machines and Policy Type dialog box.)

To use the bprestore command, a parameter can be given to bprestore to indicate

the destination client.

See “About client-redirected restores” on page 1156.

The client installation procedures automatically set CLIENT_NAME to the value that is
specified in ftp_to_client command or install_client command in the
installation scripts.

If the value is not in any bp.conf file, NetBackup uses the value that the
gethostname() library function returns.

See “Client Name properties” on page 84.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Double-click on client > Client Name.
Console property
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COMPRESS_SUFFIX option for NetBackup clients

The COMPRESS_SUFFIX entry specifies a list of file extensions. During a backup,
NetBackup does not compress files with these extensions because the file may
already be in a compressed format.

Table 3-144 COMPRESS_SUFFIX information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

COMPRESS_SUFFIX = .suffix

By default, COMPRESS_SUFFIX is not present in the bp.conf file. This option has a
reasonable default. Change only if problems result.

Multiple COMPRESS_SUFFIX entries are allowed.

Do not use wildcards to specify these extensions. Do not specify .A* or .A [1-9] (For
example, specify .A1)

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Clients Double-click on client > Client
Console property Settings.
See “Client Settings properties for UNIX clients” on page 101.

CRYPT_CIPHER option for NetBackup clients

The CRYPT_CIPHER entry applies to clients with the NetBackup Encryption option
installed.

Table 3-145 CRYPT_CIPHER information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

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Table 3-145 CRYPT_CIPHER information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

CRYPT_CIPHER = value

Where value is one of the following:

■ AES-128-CFB (used when no method is specified; default)

■ AES-256-CFB

■ BF-CFB

■ DES-EDE-CFB

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Double-click on client > Encryption.
Console property
See “Encryption properties” on page 122.

For information about NetBackup encryption, see the NetBackup Security and
Encryption Guide.

CRYPT_KIND option for NetBackup clients

The CRYPT_KIND entry on the client determines whether the standard encryption or
legacy encryption is used in the backup. Normally, CRYPT_KIND is set automatically.
The CRYPT_KIND entry applies to clients with the NetBackup Encryption option
installed.
See the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.

Table 3-146 CRYPT_KIND information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

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Table 3-146 CRYPT_KIND information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

CRYPT_KIND = type
The following values can be entered:

■ NONE
No encryption is used on the client (default)
■ LEGACY
Legacy pertains to 40-bit and 56-bit data encryption standard (DES). Legacy
encryption is not recommended.
■ STANDARD
Standard pertains to 128-bit and 256-bit encryption (AES, 3DES, Blowfish cipher).
Standard encryption is recommended.

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Double-click on client > Encryption.
Console property
See “Encryption properties” on page 122.

CRYPT_OPTION option for NetBackup clients

The CRYPT_OPTION entry specifies the encryption options on NetBackup clients.
NetBackup creates this entry automatically in the /usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf
file on a UNIX client when the bpinst_crypt command is run on the NetBackup
master server.
The CRYPT_OPTION entry applies to clients with the NetBackup Encryption option
installed.
See the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.
Do not alter the entry or create this file manually unless it was accidentally deleted.

Table 3-147 CRYPT_OPTION information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

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Table 3-147 CRYPT_OPTION information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

CRYPT_OPTION = type
The following values can be entered:

■ DENIED|denied
Specifies that the client does not permit encrypted backups. If the server requests
an encrypted backup, it is considered an error. This option is the default for a client
that has not been configured for encryption.
■ ALLOWED|allowed
Specifies that the client allows either encrypted or unencrypted backups.
■ REQUIRED|required
Specifies that the client requires encrypted backups. If this value is specified and
the server requests an unencrypted backup, it is considered an error.

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Double-click on client > Encryption.
Console property
See “Encryption properties” on page 122.

CRYPT_STRENGTH option for NetBackup clients

The CRYPT_STRENGTH entry specifies the encryption strength on NetBackup clients.
It applies to clients with the NetBackup Encryption option installed.
See the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.

Table 3-148 CRYPT_STRENGTH information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

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Table 3-148 CRYPT_STRENGTH information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

CRYPT_STRENGTH = value
The allowable values are as follows:

■ DES_40|des_40

Specifies 40-bit DES encryption. 40-bit is the default value for a client that has not
been configured for encryption.
■ DES_56|des_56

Specifies 56-bit DES encryption.

NetBackup creates this entry automatically on a UNIX client when the bpinst_crypt
command is run on the NetBackup master server. This entry should appear only once
in the configuration file.

Do not alter the entry or create it manually unless it was accidentally deleted.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Double-click on client > Encryption.
Console property
See “Encryption properties” on page 122.

CRYPT_LIBPATH option for NetBackup clients

The CRYPT_LIBPATH entry specifies the directory that contains the encryption libraries
for NetBackup clients. NetBackup creates this entry automatically in the
/usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf file on a UNIX client when the bpinst_crypt
command is run on the NetBackup master server.
The CRYPT_LIBPATH entry applies to clients with the NetBackup Encryption option
installed. Do not alter the entry or create it manually unless it was accidentally
deleted. This entry should appear only once in the configuration file.
See the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.

Table 3-149 CRYPT_LIBPATH information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

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Table 3-149 CRYPT_LIBPATH information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

CRYPT_LIBPATH = directory
If necessary, create the entry in the following locations:

■ The default value on Windows systems is install_path\bin\

Where install_path is the directory where NetBackup is installed and by default is
C:\Program Files\Veritas.
■ The default value on UNIX systems is /usr/openv/lib/

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Double-click on client > Encryption.
Console property
See “Encryption properties” on page 122.

CRYPT_KEYFILE option for NetBackup clients

The CRYPT_KEYFILE entry specifies the file that contains the encryption keys on
NetBackup clients. NetBackup creates this entry automatically in the
/usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf file on a UNIX client when the bpinst_crypt
command is run on the NetBackup master server.
See the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.

Table 3-150 CRYPT_KEYFILE information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

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Table 3-150 CRYPT_KEYFILE information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use The CRYPT_KEYFILE entry applies to clients with the NetBackup Encryption option
installed. Do not alter the entry or create it manually unless it was accidentally deleted.

Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

CRYPT_KEYFILE = directory
The default values follow:

■ On Windows systems
install_path\bin\keyfile.dat
Where install_path is the directory where NetBackup is installed and by default is
C:\Program Files\Veritas.
■ On UNIX systems
/usr/openv/netbackup/keyfile

This entry should appear only once in the configuration file.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Double-click on client > Encryption.
Console property
See “Encryption properties” on page 122.

DISALLOW_SERVER_FILE_WRITES option for NetBackup clients

The DISALLOW_SERVER_FILE_WRITES entry prevents the NetBackup server from
creating files on the NetBackup client. For example, this entry prevents
server-directed restores or server-directed updates of the configuration file on the
client.

Table 3-151 DISALLOW_SERVER_FILE_WRITES information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

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Table 3-151 DISALLOW_SERVER_FILE_WRITES information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

DISALLOW_SERVER_FILE_WRITES

By default, server writes are allowed.

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Double-click on client > Universal
Console property Settings.

See “Universal Settings properties” on page 255.

DO_NOT_RESET_FILE_ACCESS_TIME option for NetBackup

clients
The DO_NOT_RESET_FILE_ACCESS_TIME entry specifies that if a file is backed up,
its access time (atime) displays the time of the backup. The default is that
NetBackup preserves the access time by resetting it to the value it had before the
backup.

Note: The DO_NOT_RESET_FILE_ACCESS_TIME entry affects the software and the

administration scripts that examine a file’s access time. Do not use this option or
USE_CTIME_FOR_INCREMENTALS if Storage Migrator is on the system. Setting these
options causes the atime for files to be updated every time they are backed up.
Each time the atime updates, it appears as if the files are frequently used and
prevents Storage Migrator from selecting the files for migration.

Table 3-152 DO_NOT_RESET_FILE_ACCESS_TIME information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

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Table 3-152 DO_NOT_RESET_FILE_ACCESS_TIME information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

DO_NOT_RESET_FILE_ACCESS_TIME

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Double-click on client > Client Settings.
Console property
See “Client Settings properties for UNIX clients” on page 101.

GET_CERT_ALL_MASTERS option for NetBackup clients

The GET_CERT_ALL_MASTERS entry indicates that, upon startup, the client is to
automatically retrieve a host ID-based certificate from all of the master servers listed
in its Servers list. (That is, all of the servers listed in the client's configuration file
as SERVER = server_name.)
See “SERVER option for NetBackup clients” on page 376.

Table 3-153 GET_CERT_ALL_MASTERS information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

GET_CERT_ALL_MASTERS = YES

If used, this option should appear only once in the configuration file.

If the configuration file does not contain this option, the client retrieves a host ID-based
certificate from only the first master server in the client's Servers list.

Equivalent Administration No equivalent exists in the NetBackup Administration Console host properties.
Console property
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IGNORE_XATTR option for NetBackup clients

By default, extended attribute files (Solaris 9 or later) and named data streams are
backed up. Use IGNORE_XATTR to exclude extended attributes and named data
streams from backups. (IGNORE_XATTR was formerly IGNORE_XATTR_SOLARIS.)

Table 3-154 IGNORE_XATTR information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

IGNORE_XATTR

NetBackup does not check for extended attributes or named data streams if the
IGNORE_XATTR entry is present in the bp.conf file.

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

See “About backing up and restoring extended attribute files and named data streams”
on page 834.

Equivalent Administration No equivalent exists in the NetBackup Administration Console host properties.
Console property

Backing up and restoring the ACLs, extended attributes,

and metadata attributes for GPFS volumes
NetBackup recognizes the access control lists, extended attributes, and metadata
attributes of General Parallel File System files and folders. By default, NetBackup
backs up and restores all of these for GPFS volumes. No additional configuration
is necessary.
Restoring files with GPFS Extended Attributes to operating systems other than AIX
or RHEL or file systems other than GPFS may generate errors or failed jobs. The
errors occur because the restore target does not recognize the metadata.

Preventing the backup or restore of the ACL and extended

attributes for a GPFS volume
■ To prevent backups of GPFS extended attributes:
Add the IGNORE_XATTR entry to the bp.conf file on the client:
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/usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf
The entry does not require a value setting; the entry is only IGNORE_XATTR.
■ To prevent backups of the GPFS ACL:
Add the IGNORE_ACL touch file to the client:
/usr/openv/netbackup/IGNORE_ACL

Note: If extended attributes are allowed to be backed up, the ACL is also backed
up, regardless of whether or not the IGNORE_ACL touch file is present.

■ To prevent restores of GPFS extended attributes (provided that they were backed
up in the first place):
Add the IGNORE_XATTR touch file to the client:
/usr/openv/netbackup/IGNORE_XATTR

■ To prevent restores of the GPFS ACL (provided that it was backed up in the
first place):
Add the IGNORE_ACL touch file to the client:
/usr/openv/netbackup/IGNORE_ACL

Note: If extended attributes are allowed for restore, the ACL is also restored,
regardless of whether or not the IGNORE_ACL touch file is present.

Considerations when backing up and restoring GPFS

extended attributes
■ Upon restore of a file or folder that has an ACL or extended attributes, the ACL
and extended attributes are also restored if they were originally backed up.
However, if the restore job was interrupted, the last file that was in-process may
be skipped when the restore job resumes. In that case, the ACL and the extended
attributes of that file and all subsequent files will not be restored.
■ The IGNORE_XATTR option instructs NetBackup to ignore extended attributes
when backing up files and folders that have extended attributes. In case of a
NetBackup Accelerator initial backup, if IGNORE_XATTR is added to the bp.conf
file or the registry and then is later removed for subsequent backups, perform
a backup with the Accelerator forced rescan option enabled.
See “Accelerator forced rescan option (schedule attribute)” on page 774.
■ If the ACL interface is used to change ACL permissions after a backup is
performed, the restore may not preserve the ACL upon restore.
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Support for GPFS metadata attributes: storage pools,

metadata replication, and data replication
NetBackup has added support for the backup and restore of the following GPFS
metadata attributes: storage pools, metadata replication, and data replication. By
default, NetBackup backs up and restores the ACLs, the extended attributes, and
these additional metadata attributes for GPFS volumes. No additional configuration
is necessary.
The following information is pertinent if, after restoring a file, the illplaced or the
illreplicated flags display in the status of the file. (View the status of the file by
using the GPFS mmlsattr command.)
The illplaced flag displays if the file was restored to a different GPFS storage
pool than where it was when it was backed up. The change could be due to a
change in creation rules or the result of migration rules in the GPFS file placement
policy. Or the GPFS administrator may have used the mmchattr command to
manually move the file to a different storage pool.
The illreplicated flag displays when the storage pool containing the restored
file has fewer failure groups than required by the data replication setting or the
system pool has fewer failure groups than the metadata replication setting.
The GPFS administrator can rebalance the replication factor of the file and resolve
the illplaced or illreplicated flags by running one of two GPFS commands,
depending on the number of the files that are involved and the network traffic:
■ For a single file: mmrestripefile
■ For the complete file system: mmrestripefs

Note: Restoring files with GPFS attributes and ACLs to an alternate platform does
not restore the metadata attributes or the ACLs. For example, backing up files from
an RHEL system and restoring to an AIX system. The restore may generate an
error such as “Invalid system call.” (Extended attributes can be restored to the
alternate platform, however.)

Notes about support for GPFS metadata attributes

■ Restoring files with GPFS attributes and ACLs to an alternate platform does not
restore the metadata attributes or the ACLs. For example, backing up files from
an RHEL system and restoring to an AIX system. The restore may generate an
error such as “Invalid system call.” (Extended attributes can be restored to the
alternate platform, however.)
■ When NetBackup 7.6.1 is used to restore a backup that was created with a
NetBackup 7.6.1.1 client, any GPFS Extended Attributes or newly supported
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GPFS metadata attributes that were backed up are not restored. (ACLs are
restored, however.) Depending on the verbose logging level used, the progress
log may display a message similar to the following:
Unknown extended attribute (3 - META_GPFS) - information will be
lost

INFORMIX_HOME option for NetBackup clients

The INFORMIX_HOME entry specifies the path to the Informix home directory and is
required when the client uses NetBackup for Informix.

Table 3-155 INFORMIX_HOME information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

INFORMIX_HOME

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

Equivalent Administration No equivalent exists in the NetBackup Administration Console host properties.
Console property

KEEP_DATABASE_COMM_FILE option for NetBackup clients

The KEEP_DATABASE_COMM_FILE entry causes NetBackup to keep database agent
logs for seven days. The default is that NetBackup keeps database agent logs for
only one day.

Table 3-156 KEEP_DATABASE_COMM_FILE information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

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Table 3-156 KEEP_DATABASE_COMM_FILE information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

KEEP_DATABASE_COMM_FILE

For example, add it to a client that runs NetBackup for Informix.

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

Equivalent Administration No equivalent exists in the NetBackup Administration Console host properties.
Console property

KEEP_LOGS_DAYS option for NetBackup clients

The KEEP_LOGS_DAYS entry specifies how long to keep job and progress logs for
Backup, Archive, and Restore. The default is 3 days.
NetBackup writes these files in the following directories:
■ /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/user_ops/username/jobs

■ /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/user_ops/username/logs

A directory exists for each user that uses the Backup, Archive, and Restore
console. This entry also controls how long to keep the log files generated by the
NetBackup Administration Console.
The log files are located in /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/user_ops/nbjlogs.

Table 3-157 KEEP_LOGS_DAYS information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

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Table 3-157 KEEP_LOGS_DAYS information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option file.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

KEEP_LOGS_DAYS

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Double-click on client > Client Settings.
Console property
See “Client Settings properties for UNIX clients” on page 101.

See “Client Settings properties for Windows clients” on page 106.

LIST_FILES_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup clients

The LIST_FILES_TIMEOUT entry specifies how long to wait for a response from the
server when it lists files by using the client-user interface or bplist. If this time is
exceeded, the user receives a socket read failed error even if the server
continues to process the user’s request. The default is that LIST_FILES_TIMEOUT
is not in any bp.conf file and NetBackup uses a value of 30 minutes.

Table 3-158 LIST_FILES_TIMEOUT information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

LIST_FILES_TIMEOUT

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

The value in the $HOME/bp.conf file takes precedence if it exists.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Double-click on client > Timeouts.
Console property
See “Timeouts properties” on page 253.
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LOCKED_FILE_ACTION option for NetBackup clients

The LOCKED_FILE_ACTION entry specifies the behavior of NetBackup when it backs
up a file that has mandatory file locking enabled in its file mode. (See chmod(1)).
If this entry is set to SKIP, NetBackup skips the files that currently have mandatory
locking set by another process. NetBackup logs a message to this effect.

Table 3-159 LOCKED_FILE_ACTION information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

LOCKED_FILE_ACTION = SKIP

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

Note: SKIP is the only legal value for this entry. The default is that NetBackup waits
for files to become unlocked.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Double-click on client > Client Settings.
Console property
See “Client Settings properties for UNIX clients” on page 101.

MEDIA_SERVER option for NetBackup clients

The MEDIA_SERVER entry specifies that the listed computer is a media server only.
Computers that are listed as media servers can back up and restore clients, but
have limited administrative privileges.

Table 3-160 MEDIA_SERVER information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

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Table 3-160 MEDIA_SERVER information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

MEDIA_SERVER = media_server_name

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Double-click on client > Servers.
Console property
See “SERVER option for NetBackup servers” on page 328.

MEGABYTES_OF_MEMORY option for NetBackup clients

The MEGABYTES_OF_MEMORY entry specifies how much memory is available on the
client to use to compress files during backup. If compression is selected, the client
software uses this value to determine how much space to request for the
compression tables. The more memory that is available to the compress code, the
greater the compression. The percentage of computer resources that are used is
also greater. If other processes also need memory, use a maximum value of one
half the actual physical memory on a computer to avoid excessive swapping.

Table 3-161 MEGABYTES_OF_MEMORY information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

MEGABYTES_OF_MEMORY = memory_value

The default is that NetBackup assumes a value of zero megabytes.

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

Note: The MEGABYTES_OF_MEMORY entry has a reasonable default. Change it only
if problems are encountered.
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Table 3-161 MEGABYTES_OF_MEMORY information (continued)

Usage Description

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Double-click on client > Client Settings.
Console property
See “Client Settings properties for UNIX clients” on page 101.

NFS_ACCESS_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup clients

The NFS_ACCESS_TIMEOUT entry specifies the number of seconds that the backup
process waits to process an NFS mount table. After the time is exceeded, the
process considers an NFS file system to be unavailable.

Table 3-162 NFS_ACCESS_TIMEOUT information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

NFS_ACCESS_TIMEOUT = seconds

By default, NFS_ACCESS_TIMEOUT is set to five seconds.

This entry should appear only once in the configuration file.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Double-click on client > UNIX Server.
Console property
See “UNIX Server properties” on page 263.

OLD_VNETD_CALLBACK option for NetBackup clients

The OLD_VNETD_CALLBACK entry specifies that the client should use the client-direct
restore path rather than use the bptm process on a NetBackup media server. The
client-direct restore path bypasses the NetBackup media server for the restore jobs.
Configure this entry on the NetBackup clients that you want to receive data directly
from a Media Server Deduplication Pool storage server.
Before you decommission a media server that hosts a Media Server Deduplication
Pool, deactivate MSDP on that media server. See the NetBackup Deduplication
Guide for your release.
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Table 3-163 OLD_VNETD_CALLBACK information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

OLD_VNETD_CALLBACK = YES

This entry should appear only once in the configuration file.

Equivalent Administration No equivalent exists in the NetBackup Administration Console host properties.
Console property

REPORT_CLIENT_DISCOVERIES option for NetBackup clients

By default, the NetBackup Discovery Service (nbdisco) runs on all clients in the
NetBackup environment. The service helps you build Intelligent Policies by reporting
to the master server when it finds instances of applications (such as Oracle).

Table 3-164 REPORT_CLIENT_DISCOVERIES information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

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Table 3-164 REPORT_CLIENT_DISCOVERIES information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use By default, REPORT_CLIENT_DISCOVERIES is not present in the configuration file.

When REPORT_CLIENT_DISCOVERIES is not present, the NetBackup Discovery
Service is enabled.

Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

REPORT_CLIENT_DISCOVERIES = TRUE | FALSE

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

■ If the entry is set to FALSE, the nbdisco process on that client stops reporting
discoveries to the master server. The service shuts down within 10 minutes after
being set to FALSE and remains down.
■ To turn on the Discovery Service again, either change the entry on that client to
REPORT_CLIENT_DISCOVERIES = TRUE or remove the entire option. Then, run
bp.start_all on the client to restart the service.
■ To set this value on a client remotely, run the following command from the master
server:
nbsetconfig -h clientname

Equivalent Administration No equivalent exists in the NetBackup Administration Console host properties.
Console property

RESTORE_RETRIES option for NetBackup clients

The RESTORE_RETRIES entry specifies the number of times to retry a restore after
a failure.

Table 3-165 RESTORE_RETRIES information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

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Table 3-165 RESTORE_RETRIES information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

RESTORE_RETRIES = number_of_retries

The default is 0 (no retries).

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

Note: The RESTORE_RETRIES entry has a reasonable default. Change it only if
problems are encountered.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Double-click on client > Universal
Console property Settings > Restore retries.

See “Universal Settings properties” on page 255.

RMAN_OUTPUT_DIR for NetBackup clients

The RMAN_OUTPUT_DIR specifies which directory to place the RMAN input and output
locally on the client for Oracle Intelligent Policy backups. NetBackup does not clean
up the log files so the Oracle user has to clean up the log files manually. The log
is only created when a backup is run using an Oracle Intelligent Policy. Only one
RMAN_OUTPUT_DIR entry per client is allowed in a Windows environment. In a UNIX
environment, each user can place the output in a different location by adding the
RMAN_OUTPUT_DIR entry to $HOME/bp.conf file. The value in the $HOME/bp.conf
file takes precedence if it exists.
The following are examples of RMAN_OUTPUT_DIR entries:
Windows: install_path\oracle\oracle_logs\RMAN
UNIX: /oracle/oracle_logs/rman
For information about RMAN_OUTPUT_DIR, see the NetBackup for Oracle
Administrator’s Guide.

Table 3-166 RMAN_OUTPUT_DIR information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

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Table 3-166 RMAN_OUTPUT_DIR information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

RMAN_OUTPUT_DIR = directory_name

The directory_name is a directory to which the Oracle user has permission to write.

Equivalent Administration No equivalent exists in the NetBackup Administration Console host properties.
Console property

SERVER option for NetBackup clients

The SERVER entry defines the list of NetBackup master servers and media servers
that can access the NetBackup client. During client installation, SERVER is
automatically set to the name of the primary master server for this client.
The SERVER entries must be added for other master servers and for media servers
for this client. The client needs to have certificates from all the master servers to
communicate with the server. To get the certificate, the client should have entries
of all the connected master servers in the client bp.conf file.

Table 3-167 SERVER information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.
Note: Every SERVER entry in a client bp.conf file must be a NetBackup master or
media server. That is, each system that is listed as a SERVER must have either
NetBackup master or media server software installed. The client service on some
clients cannot be started if the client name is incorrectly listed as a server.

If you configure media servers, each media server must have a SERVER or a
MEDIA_SERVER entry in the bp.conf file of the client.
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Table 3-167 SERVER information (continued)

Usage Description

Example The following is an example bp.conf file on a client:

SERVER = Master_server (default master server)

SERVER = NB_server (other master server)

SERVER = Media_server_#1

MEDIA_SERVER = Media_server_#2

.
.
.

The first SERVER entry denotes the master server to which the client connects to by
default for any requests. (For example, to back up, to list, or to restore files). The
SERVER entry must be present in the /usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf file on all
UNIX clients. The SERVER entry is the only required entry in the bp.conf file for clients.
The SERVER entry is not used in a $HOME/bp.conf file. On NetBackup UNIX servers,
the SERVER entry applies to both client and the server.

See “RESUME_ORIG_DUP_ON_OPT_DUP_FAIL option for NetBackup servers”

on page 327.

See “MEDIA_SERVER option for NetBackup clients” on page 370.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Double-click on client > Servers.
Console property
See “SERVER option for NetBackup servers” on page 328.

SYBASE_HOME option for NetBackup clients

The SYBASE_HOME entry specifies the path to the Sybase home directory. The entry
is required for NetBackup to use Sybase to back up Sybase databases.

Table 3-168 SYBASE_HOME information

Usage Description

Where to use On a NetBackup for Sybase client.

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Table 3-168 SYBASE_HOME information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

SYBASE_HOME = path_to_Sybase_home_directory

The default is that SYBASE_HOME is not in the configuration file.

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

Note: This entry is not required to back up the Sybase SQL Anywhere database that
NetBackup uses as part of the NetBackup catalog.

For additional information, see the NetBackup for Sybase Administrator's Guide.

Equivalent Administration No equivalent exists in the NetBackup Administration Console host properties.
Console property

USE_CTIME_FOR_INCREMENTALS option for NetBackup clients

The USE_CTIME_FOR_INCREMENTALS entry changes how NetBackup determines
whether or not a file has changed. This entry causes the client software to use both
modification time and inode change time during incremental backups to determine
if a file has changed. (mtime and ctime.)

Table 3-169 USE_CTIME_FOR_INCREMENTALS information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

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Table 3-169 USE_CTIME_FOR_INCREMENTALS information (continued)

Usage Description

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

USE_CTIME_FOR_INCREMENTALS

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

By default, NetBackup uses only mtime.

Note: If you specify USE_CTIME_FOR_INCREMENTALS, you must also specify
DO_NOT_RESET_FILE_ACCESS_TIME. Do not use these options if Storage Migrator
is on the system. Setting these options causes the file atime to be updated every time
they are backed up. When the atime updates, it appears as if the files are frequently
used and prevents Storage Migrator from selecting the files for migration.

See “DO_NOT_RESET_FILE_ACCESS_TIME option for NetBackup clients”

on page 362.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Double-click on client > Client Settings
Console property > Reset file access time to the value before backup.

USE_FILE_CHG_LOG option for NetBackup clients

The USE_FILE_CHG_LOG entry specifies whether NetBackup uses the file change
log on VxFS clients. The default is off.

Table 3-170 USE_FILE_CHG_LOG information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup clients.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

USE_FILE_CHG_LOG

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

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Table 3-170 USE_FILE_CHG_LOG information (continued)

Usage Description

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Double-click on client > Client Settings
Console property > Use VxFS File Change Log for Incremental Backups.

See “VxFS file change log for incremental backups property” on page 104.

USEMAIL option for NetBackup clients

The USEMAIL entry specifies the email address where NetBackup sends status on
the outcome of operations for a UNIX client.

Table 3-171 USEMAIL information

Usage Description

Where to use On NetBackup UNIX clients.

How to use Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change
the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.

Use the following format:

USEMAIL = [email protected],[email protected],[email protected]
Note: Separate multiple email addresses using a comma, with no spaces.

Add USEMAIL as follows:

■ If the USEMAIL specifies an address, NetBackup sends automatic backup and

manual backup status to that address.
■ If the $HOME/bp.conf file specifies an address, NetBackup also sends status on
the success or failure of user operations to that address.

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

Equivalent Administration NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Double-click on client > Universal
Console property Settings.

See “Universal Settings properties” on page 255.

VXSS_NETWORK option for NetBackup clients

This entry identifies whether a specific network or remote system must or must not
use NetBackup product authentication and authorization with the local system.
It can be configured on NetBackup servers and clients.
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See “VXSS_NETWORK option for NetBackup servers” on page 343.

See “Network Attributes tab of the Access Control properties” on page 72.

UNIX client examples

The following is an example of a bp.conf file of a UNIX client:

SERVER = server1
CLIENT_NAME = client1
USEMAIL = [email protected]
COMPRESS_SUFFIX = .Addrs
COMPRESS_SUFFIX = .Counts
VERBOSE = 1
RESTORE_RETRIES = 1
BPBACKUP_POLICY = U1userdir
BPBACKUP_SCHED = userbackups
BPARCHIVE_POLICY = U1userdir
BPARCHIVE_SCHED = userarchives
LOCKED_FILE_ACTION = SKIP

Nonroot users on UNIX clients can have a personal bp.conf file in their home
directory: $HOME/bp.conf.

Note: A root user cannot have a personal bp.conf file. For root users, NetBackup
uses the /usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf file.

A personal bp.conf file can have any of the following options:

USEMAIL = [email protected]
BPBACKUP_POLICY = user1
BPBACKUP_SCHED = userback
BPARCHIVE_POLICY = user1
BPARCHIVE_SCHED = userarch
LIST_FILES_TIMEOUT = 10
CLIENT_NAME = alternate_client_name

Specify CLIENT_NAME only when doing restores to an alternate client.

See “Configuration options for NetBackup clients” on page 345.
 Chapter 4
Configuring server groups
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ About NetBackup server groups

■ Configuring a NetBackup server group

■ Deleting a server group

About NetBackup server groups

A server group is a group of NetBackup servers that are used for a common purpose.
A NetBackup Media Sharing group is a server group that shares tape media for
write purposes (backups).
A Media Sharing group can contain the following:
■ NetBackup master server
■ NetBackup media servers
■ NDMP tape servers
Servers can be in more than one group. All members of a Media Sharing server
group must have the same NetBackup master server.
See “About media sharing” on page 527.
See “Configuring media sharing with a server group” on page 528.
See “Configuring a NetBackup server group” on page 382.

Configuring a NetBackup server group

Use the following procedure to configure a server group.
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Configuring a NetBackup server group

Caution: NetBackup allows a server group name to be the same as the name of
a media server. To avoid confusion, Veritas recommends that you do not use the
same name for a server group and a media server.

See “About NetBackup server groups” on page 382.

To configure a server group
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device
Management > Devices > Server Groups.
2 In the Actions menu, select New > Server Group.

3 In the New Server Group dialog box, enter or select the appropriate
information.
See “NetBackup server group properties” on page 384.
To add a server to the group, select it in the Servers Not in Group window
and click Add.
To remove a server from the group, select it in the Servers in Group window
and click Remove.
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Deleting a server group

NetBackup server group properties

The following table describes server group properties that include the following
options.

Table 4-1 Server group properties

Property Description

Server group name Specifies the name of the server group.

You cannot change the name of an existing server group.

Veritas recommends that server group names be unique. That is, do

not use the same name for a server group that you use for a host such
as a media server. If you do, you may not be able to determine easily
if a tape is restricted to a specific media server or to a specific media
server group.

Server group type Specifies the type of server group.

State Specifies the state of the server group:

■ Active. The server group is available for use.

■ Inactive. The server group is not available for use.

To change the state, select the new state from the dropdown box.

Description Describes the server group.

Servers in group Specifies the servers that belong to the group.

Servers not in Specifies the servers that do not belong to the group.
group

Deleting a server group

Use the following procedure to delete a server group.
To delete a server group
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, select Media and Device
Management > Devices > Server Groups.
2 Select the group to delete.
3 Select Edit > Delete.
4 Click OK.
 Chapter 5
Configuring host
credentials
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ About configuring credentials

About configuring credentials

Credentials appears only if a feature that requires external credentials is licensed.
Use Media and Device Management > Credentials to manage log on credentials
for the following:
■ Cloud storage credentials.
Configure the credentials when you configure the storage server.
See the NetBackup Cloud Administrator's Guide:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332
■ NetBackup Deduplication Engine credentials.
Create the credentials when you configure the storage server.
See the NetBackup Deduplication Guide:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332
■ NDMP hosts.
See the NetBackup for NDMP Administrator’s Guide:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332
■ OpenStorage storage servers.
Configure the credentials when you configure the storage server.
See the NetBackup OpenStorage Solutions Guide for Disk.
See the NetBackup Replication Director Solutions Guide.
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332
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About configuring credentials

■ Virtual machine server credentials.

■ WebSocket Server credentials
See the NetBackup WebSocket Service (NBWSS) Reference Guide:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/000003214
 Chapter 6
Managing media servers
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ Activating or deactivating a media server

■ Adding a media server

■ Registering a media server

■ Deleting all devices from a media server

■ Removing a device host from the EMM database

■ About decommissioning a media server

■ Previewing references to a media server

■ Decommissioning a media server

Activating or deactivating a media server

When you activate a media server, NetBackup can use it for backup and restore
jobs. You can deactivate a media server. A common reason to do so is to perform
maintenance. When a media server is deactivated, NetBackup does not send job
requests to it.
When you deactivate a media server, the following things occur:
■ Current jobs are allowed to complete.
■ If the host is part of a shared drive configuration, it does not scan drives.
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Adding a media server

To activate or deactivate a media server

1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device
Management > Media Servers.
2 From the Media Servers pane, select the media server to activate or deactivate.
3 On the Actions menu, select Activate or Deactivate.

Adding a media server

The following table describes an overview of how to add a media server to an
existing NetBackup environment.

Note: The NetBackup Enterprise Media Manager service must be active when a
media server is added, devices and volumes are configured, and clients are backed
up or restored.

Table 6-1 Adding a media server

Procedure Section

On the new media server host, attach the devices and See the vendor’s documentation.
install any software that is required to drive the storage
devices.

On the new media server host, prepare the host’s operating See the NetBackup Device Configuration Guide, available
system. at the following URL:

http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

On the master server, add the new media server to the See “Servers properties” on page 233.
additional servers list of the master server. Also, add the
new media server to the additional servers list of the clients
that the new media server backs up.

If the new media server is part of a server group, add it to

the additional servers list on all media servers in the group.

To avoid problems with NetBackup, ensure that the host

name used in NetBackup matches the host name in the
TCP/IP configuration.

Restart the NetBackup services on the master server and See “Starting or stopping a daemon” on page 1058.
the media servers where a new server name was added.
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Table 6-1 Adding a media server (continued)

Procedure Section

Install the NetBackup media server software. See the NetBackup Installation Guide, available at the
following URL:

http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

On the master server, configure the robots and drives that See “Configuring robots and tape drives by using the
are attached to the media server. wizard” on page 416.

On the master server, configure the volumes. See “About adding volumes” on page 466.

On the master server, add storage units to the media See “Creating a storage unit” on page 564.
server. Always specify the media server as the media
server for the storage unit.

The Device Configuration Wizard can create storage

units when you configure robots and drives. Therefore, if
you created storage units already, skip this step.

On the master server, configure the NetBackup policies See “About the Policies utility” on page 683.
and schedules to use the storage units that are configured
on the media server.

Test the configuration by performing a user backup or a See “Performing manual backups” on page 861.
manual backup that uses a schedule that specifies a
storage unit on the media server.

Registering a media server

If the master server is not running when you install a media server, the media server
is not registered. You cannot discover, configure, and manage the devices of that
media server. You must register the media server with the master server.
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To register a media server

1 Start the EMM service on the master server.
2 On the master server, run the following command. (For hostname, use the host
name of the media server.)
On Windows:
install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\nbemmcmd -addhost -machinename
hostname -machinetype media -masterserver server_name
-operatingsystem os_type -netbackupversion
level.major_level.minor_level

On UNIX:
Replace OldServer with the name of the host to be decommissioned.
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/nbemmcmd -addhost -machinename
hostname -machinetype media -masterserver server_name
-operatingsystem os_type -netbackupversion
level.major_level.minor_level

To avoid problems with NetBackup, ensure that the host name that is used in
NetBackup matches the host name in the TCP/IP configuration.
Information about nbemmcmd command usage is available.
See the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide, available at the following
URL:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

Deleting all devices from a media server

You can delete all devices from a media server. The media server can be up, down,
or failed and unrecoverable. All devices include robots, drives, and disk pools.
Two procedures exist: one to delete all robots and drives and the other to delete
disk pools.
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To delete all robots and drives from a media server

◆ Enter the following command on the master server:
On Windows:
install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\nbemmcmd -deletealldevices
-machinename server_name -machinetype media

On UNIX:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/nbemmcmd -deletealldevices
-machinename server_name -machinetype media

Replace server_name with the name of the media server.

To delete disk pools from a media server
1 If the media server has disk pools configured, remove the media server from
the storage units that use those disk pools. For each storage unit, run the
following command on the master server:
On Windows:
install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\bpsturep -label
storage_unit_label -delhost host_name

On UNIX:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpsturep -label
storage_unit_label -delhost host_name

Replace storage_unit_label with the name of the storage unit and host_name
with the name of the media server.
2 If the media server is the only storage server for the disk pools, change the
state of the disk pools to DOWN. To do so, enter the following command on
the master server for each disk pool:
On Windows:
install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\nbdevconfig -changestate
-stype server_type -dp disk_pool_name -state DOWN

On UNIX:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/nbdevconfig -changestate -stype
server_type -dp disk_pool_name -state DOWN

Replace server_type with the type of storage server: AdvancedDisk, PureDisk,

or the vendor string that identifies the OpenStorage server type.
Replace disk_pool_name with the name of the disk pool.
3 For each disk pool, do the following:
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■ Remove the media server from disk pool access by entering the following
command on the master server:
On Windows:
install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\nbdevconfig -changedp -dp
-disk_pool_name -stype server_type -del_storage_servers
storage_server
On UNIX:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/nbdevconfig -changedp -dp
disk_pool_name -stype server_type -del_storage_servers
storage_server
Replace disk_pool_name with the name of the disk pool.
Replace server_type with the type of storage server: AdvancedDisk,
PureDisk, or the vendor string that identifies the OpenStorage server type.
Replace storage_server with the name of the media server.
■ If the disk pool is on disk storage available only to the media server and is
no longer required, delete the disk pool as follows:
On Windows:
install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\nbdevconfig -deletedp -dp
disk_pool_name -stype server_type
On UNIX:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/nbdevconfig -deletedp -dp
disk_pool_name -stype server_type
You cannot delete a disk pool that has unexpired backup images. You must
first expire the images and delete the image fragments, as follows:
■ Expire the image as follows:
On Windows:
install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\bpexpdate -dp
disk_pool_name -stype server_type -nodelete
On UNIX:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpexpdate -dp
disk_pool_name -stype server_type -nodelete

■ Determine the media IDs in the disk pool as follows:

On Windows:
install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\bpimmedia -dp
disk_pool_name -stype server_type -nodelete
On UNIX:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpimmedia -dp
disk_pool_name -stype server_type

■ Delete each media ID in the disk pool as follows:

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On Windows:
install_path\NetBackup\bin\nbdelete -dt disk_type -media_id
name
On UNIX:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/nbdelete -dt disk_type -media_id
name

Removing a device host from the EMM database

Use the following procedure to remove a device host from the Enterprise Media
Manager (EMM) in the NetBackup database.
To remove a device host from the EMM database
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand Media
and Device Management > Devices > Media Servers.
2 Select the host.
3 On the Actions menu, select Enterprise Media Manager Database > Remove
Device Host.
4 Click Yes in the confirmation dialog box.

About decommissioning a media server

You can use the NetBackup nbdecommission to decommission a media server.
The command launches a text-based wizard that guides you through the
decommission process. The wizard removes the references to a media server from
a NetBackup domain. (You may have to remove some references manually; the
wizard provides instructions to do so in most cases.)
The nbdecommission command helps in the following scenarios:
■ You retire a server that is no longer required. After all of the backup images on
the old server expire, you can use the nbdecommission to remove the old server
from the NetBackup environment.
■ You replace an old server with a new server and keep the same storage. You
want to access all of the old server storage and backup images from the new
server.
■ The old server fails, and you need to replace it with a new server.
■ You tried to decommission a media server manually and references to it still
remain. The wizard may clean up any references that remain.
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About decommissioning a media server

Throughout this documentation, the media server to be decommissioned is referred

to as the old server.

Warning: Be careful when you use the nbdecommission command. Because the
command may expire images, data loss may occur. Therefore, you should
understand completely what the command does before you use it. Veritas
recommends that you first preview all of the references to a media server before
you decommission it.
See “Previewing references to a media server” on page 399.

The following topics provide more information and provide guidance for the entire
process.
See “About decommissioning limitations” on page 394.
See “Before you decommission a media server” on page 395.
See “Decommission actions” on page 396.
See “Post decommission recommendations” on page 396.
See “Previewing references to a media server” on page 399.
See “Decommissioning a media server” on page 400.

About decommissioning limitations

The following are the limitations of the nbdecommission command:
■ Does not decommission clustered media servers. Those include NetBackup
failover media servers or application clusters.
■ Does not process the Media Server Deduplication Pools.
Before you decommission a media server that hosts a Media Server
Deduplication Pool, you must deactivate MSDP on that media server.
See the NetBackup Deduplication Guide, available at the following URL:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332
■ Does not update the vm.conf files on the NetBackup servers in your environment.
Therefore, the old server may remain in the vm.conf files on the NetBackup
servers.
■ Does not update the configuration files on the clients. Therefore, the old server
may remain in the server lists on the clients. If you replace an old server with a
new server, the new server is not added to the server list of the new client.
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■ Does not process the NetBackup Vault profiles. If NetBackup Vault profiles exist
that refer to the storage units on the old server, update the Vault profiles
manually.
■ Does not notify you about orphaned resources.
■ Does not restart the daemons and services on other servers that the
decommissioning affects.
■ Requires that you shut down all daemons and services on the old server after
it is decommissioned.
■ Requires that you reconfigure devices on the new server manually (if required).
■ Requires that you know which jobs are running on the old server. You must kill
them or let them run to completion before you run the decommission process.
■ The -list_ref option only reports on the references that it removes explicitly.
The command removes some items implicitly and it does not report them. For
example, host aliases and host credentials are removed but not reported.
■ Requires that you move any media ID generation rules that exist on the old
server. You must move them manually to the media server that performs robot
inventory.
■ Moves the old server to an Administrative Pause state so that no new jobs are
started. However, NetBackup still can start backup and restore jobs for basic
disk; they obtain resources differently than do jobs for other storage destinations.
Also, the nbdecommission command may clear the Administrative Pause to
expire images (depending on your responses to the wizard). Jobs may start
during this period.

Before you decommission a media server

Before you decommission a media server, Veritas recommends that you do the
following:
■ Preview the actions of the nbdecommission command.
See “Previewing references to a media server” on page 399.
Analyze the output of the preview operation to ensure that the command captures
all references to the old server. If it did not, make a list of the items that the
command does not cover and fix them manually later.
■ Back up the NetBackup catalog before you begin. You can use it to return your
environment to the pre-decommission state if something goes wrong or you
have to abort the decommission.
■ Run the command during a maintenance window when the load on the
NetBackup environment is minimal.
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Post decommission recommendations

Veritas recommends the following actions after you run the nbdecommission
command:
■ Follow all of the instructions the command provides.
The command may provide instructions for performing the actions that it cannot
perform. For example, it may provide instructions to cancel the backup jobs that
are active on the old server.
■ Move the physical storage (if needed) and then reconfigure and reinventory
those devices.
■ Examine the vm.conf files on all of the NetBackup servers in your environment.
Remove references to the old server and add references to the new server
where necessary.
■ Remove the old server from the server lists on the clients and add the new
server where necessary.
The nbdecommission command outputs a list of clients that refer to old server.
■ Verify that the old server was removed correctly. Examine the various logical
components (backup policies, storage units, and so on) to make sure that the
old server references have been removed.
■ Back up the NetBackup catalog as soon as possible.

Decommission actions
The nbdecommission command deletes the configuration for the old server from
the EMM database, the NetBackup image catalog, and configuration files on servers.
The following table shows the actions it performs for the components that reference
the media server. The table is organized in the order in which the command
processes the component.

Table 6-2 nbdecommission command actions

Component Action

Storage unit - Tape Deletes the following tape storage units:

■ Those in which the Storage device attribute specifies a robot for which the old server is the
robot control host.
■ Those in which the Media server attribute specifies the old server.
■ Those in which the Media server attribute specifies Any Available and the old server is the
only server that can access the storage unit.
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Table 6-2 nbdecommission command actions (continued)

Component Action

Tape drive Deletes the tape drive path for each tape drive that is attached to the old server. If the path on
the old server is the only path, it also deletes the tape drive.

If a path to a drive exists on more than one media server, the tape drive may become unusable.
You may have to connect the tape drive to a different media server and then reconfigure it in
NetBackup. For example, if the old server is a scan host for a shared drive, NetBackup cannot
use the drive if no other host can scan.

Robotic library Deletes all of the robotic libraries that are attached to the old server.

If the old server is the robot control host for a shared library, the drives and media become
standalone and unusable. You must reconfigure and re-inventory the library.

Tape media Specifies if you want to expire the following tape media or move them to another media server:

■ Those assigned to the old server.

■ Those owned by a media sharing group in which the old server is the only member of the
group.
■ Those that have no specific Media owner and the last write host is same as the old server.

Storage unit - Deletes the storage unit if no images exist on it. If images exist, the wizard lets you choose one
BasicDisk of the following options:

■ Expire the images and delete the storage unit.

■ Move the images to the new server. The wizard also updates the Media server field in the
storage unit.
The BasicDisk storage must be shared, and the same disk path must be available on the
new server.

Storage unit - Specifies that if more than one media server can access the disk pool that is the destination of
AdvancedDisk the storage unit, it does the following:

■ Removes the old server from the Media Servers list of the storage unit.
■ Deletes the old server as a storage server.
If the old server is the only server that can access the disk pool, the wizard lets you choose to
do one of the following:

■ Move the storage and images to the new server and delete the old server as a storage server.
The disk volumes must be available on the new server at the same path as the old server.
■ Expire the images (if any), delete any storage units that reference the disk pool, delete the
disk pool, and delete the storage server. (A reference is when the disk pool appears in the
Select disk pool setting of a storage unit.)
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Table 6-2 nbdecommission command actions (continued)

Component Action

Storage unit - Specifies that if more than one media server can access the disk pool that is the destination of
OpenStorage the storage unit, it does the following:

■ Removes the old server from the Media Servers list of the storage unit.
■ Deletes the media server as an OpenStorage storage server.
If the old server is the only server that can access the disk pool, the wizard lets you choose to
do one of the following:

■ Transfer the credentials to the new server and update the Media server field in the storage
unit if required.
■ Expire the images (if any), delete any storage units that reference the disk pool, and delete
the disk pool. (A reference is when the disk pool appears in the Select disk pool setting of
a storage unit.)

Storage unit group Specifies that if the nbdecommission command deletes all of the storage units in a storage unit
group, it also deletes the storage unit group. Deleting the storage unit group also may affect
backup policies and storage lifecycle policies.

See “Backup policy and schedule” and “Storage lifecycle policy” in this table.

Backup policy and Deactivates any backup policy in which the storage destination (directly or indirectly) is a storage
schedule unit that the command deletes. Specifically, deactivates any backup policy that meets any of the
following conditions:

■ The destination is a storage unit that the nbdecommission command deleted.

■ The destination is a storage unit group that contains only one storage unit and the
nbdecommission command deleted that storage unit.
■ The destination is a storage lifecycle policy and the nbdecommission command deleted the
storage unit that is a Backup operation of the storage lifecycle policy.

Storage lifecycle Specifies that for each storage lifecycle policy in which one or more operations uses a storage
policy unit that the command deleted, it does the following:

■ If images under the SLP control are in-process or yet to be processed, displays the commands
to cancel the SLP jobs and then exits. After you cancel the jobs (or wait until the jobs complete),
rerun the nbdecommission command to continue with the decommissioning.
■ If all of the images under SLP control are processed, deactivates the storage lifecycle policy.
■ If a deleted storage unit was used by a Backup or Snapshot operation, deactivates all backup
policies with the storage lifecycle policy as the destination.

Fibre Transport Displays the commands necessary to delete the old server as an FT media server and then exits.
media server
After you delete the old server as an FT media server, rerun the nbdecommission command
to continue with the decommissioning.
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Table 6-2 nbdecommission command actions (continued)

Component Action

bp.conf file On UNIX NetBackup servers, removes the old server from the following bp.conf file entries:

■ SERVER
■ MEDIA_SERVER
■ CLIENT_NAME
■ BROWSER

On UNIX master servers, also removes the old server from the FORCE_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVER
and FAILOVER_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVERS entries.

Windows registry On Windows NetBackup servers, removes the old server from the following registry keys:

■ SERVER
■ MEDIA_SERVER
■ CLIENT_NAME
■ BROWSER

On Windows master servers, also removes the old server from the
FORCE_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVER and FAILOVER_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVERS keys.

Clients Lists the clients on which the old server appears in their server lists. You must remove the
references to the old server manually.

Previewing references to a media server

Use the following procedure to preview the associations and references to a media
server that you want to decommission. Veritas recommends that you preview the
references to a media server before you decommission it.
The old server does not have to be up and responsive.
See “About decommissioning a media server” on page 393.
See “Decommissioning a media server” on page 400.
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To preview references to a media server

1 Run the nbdecommission command on the master server or on a media server.
The following is the command syntax:
On Windows:
install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\nbdecommission -list_ref
-oldserver OldServer > file.txt

On UNIX:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/nbdecommission -list_ref
-oldserver OldServer > file.txt

Replace OldServer with the name of the host to be decommissioned. Replace

file with a name that denotes its contents or purpose.
2 Analyze the output of the preview operation to ensure that the command
captures all references to the old server. If it did not, make a list of the items
that the command does not cover and fix them manually later.

Decommissioning a media server

This topic is part of a group of topics the provide information about decommissioning
a NetBackup media server.
See “About decommissioning a media server” on page 393.
Your path through the nbdecommission wizard depends on how you respond to
the wizard prompts. Depending on your environment and how you respond to
prompts, the wizard may advise you to perform an action and then exit. To continue
in the wizard, you must run the wizard again after you perform the advised action.
You may have to exit and rerun the wizard several times.
If active jobs exist on the media server, you must cancel them before the command
can begin to decommission the media server. Alternatively, you can wait until they
finish.
The OldServer does not have to be up and responsive.
Veritas recommends that you preview the media server references before you
decommission a media server.
See “Previewing references to a media server” on page 399.
The nbdecommission command logs to the standard NetBackup administrator
commands log directory.
Two procedures exist, as follows:
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Replace an old media server with a new See “To replace an old media server with a
media server new media server” on page 401.

Decommission a media server See “To decommission a media server”

on page 402.

To replace an old media server with a new media server

1 Run the nbdecommission command on the master server or on a media server
that is not the object of this operation. The following is the command syntax:
On Windows:
install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\nbdecommission -oldserver
OldServer [-newserver NewServer] [-file decom_ops.txt]

On UNIX:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/nbdecommission -oldserver
OldServer [-newserver NewServer] [-file decom_ops.txt]

Replace OldServer with the name of the host to be decommissioned.

-newserver is optional. If you specify a new server, the new server becomes
the default media server for the replacement operations. If you do not specify
a new server, the wizard prompts you for the new server for each storage type
that contains valid backup images. This method is useful if you want to move
backup images to different media servers. For example, you can move backup
images from tape storage to one media server and backup images from disk
storage to another media server.
-file is optional. It writes the command operations to the specified file. Replace
decom_ops.txt with a name that denotes its purpose or contents. Veritas
recommends that you use the -file option to maintain a record of the command
operations.
2 Follow the prompts and perform the requested actions.
For example, the command may make changes on the master server and on
multiple media servers. You may be required to restart the NetBackup services
on those servers so that the changes take effect.
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To decommission a media server

1 Run the following command on the master server or on a media server that is
not the object of this operation. The OldServer does not have to be up and
responsive.
On Windows:
install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\nbdecommission -oldserver
OldServer

On UNIX:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/nbdecommission -oldserver
OldServer

Replace OldServer with the name of the host to be decommissioned.

2 Follow the prompts and perform the requested actions.
 Section 3
Configuring storage

■ Chapter 7. Configuring disk storage

■ Chapter 8. Configuring robots and tape drives

■ Chapter 9. Configuring tape media

■ Chapter 10. Inventorying robots

■ Chapter 11. Configuring storage units

■ Chapter 12. Staging backups

■ Chapter 13. Configuring storage unit groups

 Chapter 7
Configuring disk storage
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ About configuring BasicDisk storage

■ About configuring disk pool storage

■ Inventorying a NetBackup disk pool

■ Changing the disk pool state

About configuring BasicDisk storage

A BasicDisk type storage unit consists of a directory on locally-attached disk or
network-attached disk. The disk storage is exposed as a file system to a NetBackup
media server. NetBackup stores backup data in the specified directory.
No special configuration is required for BasicDisk storage. You specify the directory
for the storage when you configure the storage unit.
See “Creating a storage unit” on page 564.

About configuring disk pool storage

You can configure disk pools if you license a NetBackup feature that uses disk
pools.
For more information, see the NetBackup online Help or the following guides:
■ The NetBackup AdvancedDisk Storage Solutions Guide.
■ The NetBackup Cloud Administrator's Guide.
■ The NetBackup Deduplication Guide.
■ The NetBackup OpenStorage Solutions Guide for Disk.
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■ The NetBackup Replication Director Solutions Guide.

The Guides are available through the following URL:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

Inventorying a NetBackup disk pool

An inventory of a NetBackup disk pool reads the capacity of the disk volumes in
the pool. An inventory operation lets you update NetBackup with the new capacity
values if you do the following:
■ Increase or decrease the size of the disk volumes in a disk pool.
■ Add volumes to or remove volumes from a disk pool.
How you increase or decrease the underlying storage capacity depends on your
storage implementation. You must complete that process before you inventory the
disk pool.
To inventory a NetBackup disk pool
1 in the NetBackup Administration Console, select Media and Device
Management > Devices > Disk Pools.
2 On the Actions menu, select Inventory Disk Pools.
3 In the Inventory Disk Pool dialog box, select the disk pool to inventory and
then click Start Inventory.
4 To update the NetBackup catalog with the capacity values returned by the
inventory, click Update Configuration.
5 To inventory another disk pool, go to step 3.
6 To exit, click Close.

Changing the disk pool state

You can change the state of a NetBackup disk pool. Pool states are UP or DOWN.
To change the state to DOWN, the disk pool must not be busy. If backup jobs are
assigned to the disk pool, the state change fails. Cancel the backup jobs or wait
until the jobs complete.
To change the disk pool state
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, select Media
and Device Management > Device Monitor.
2 Select the Disk Pools tab.
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3 Select the disk pool.

4 Select either Actions > Up or Actions > Down.
 Chapter 8
Configuring robots and
tape drives
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ NetBackup robot types

■ About the device mapping files

■ Downloading the device mapping files

■ About configuring robots and tape drives in NetBackup

■ Configuring robots and tape drives by using the wizard

■ Updating the device configuration by using the wizard

■ Adding a robot to NetBackup manually

■ Managing robots

■ Adding a tape drive to NetBackup manually

■ Configuring drive name rules

■ Adding a tape drive path

■ Adding a shared tape drive to a NetBackup environment

■ Correlating tape drives and SCSI addresses on Windows hosts

■ Correlating tape drives and device files on UNIX hosts

■ Managing tape drives

■ Performing device diagnostics

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■ Verifying the device configuration

■ About automatic path correction

■ Enabling automatic path correction

■ Replacing a device

■ Updating device firmware

■ About the NetBackup Device Manager

■ About external access to NetBackup controlled devices on UNIX

■ Stopping and restarting the device manager

NetBackup robot types

A robot is a peripheral device that moves tape volumes into and out of tape drives.
NetBackup uses robotic control software to communicate with the robot firmware.
NetBackup classifies robots according to one or more of the following characteristics:
■ The communication method the robotic control software uses; SCSI and API
are the two main methods.
■ The physical characteristics of the robot. Library refers to a large robot, in terms
of slot capacity or number of drives.
■ The media type commonly used by that class of robots. HCART (1/2-inch
cartridge tape) is an example of a media type.
Table 8-1 lists the NetBackup robot types that are supported in release 8.0, with
drive and slot limits for each type.
To determine which robot type applies to the model of robot that you use, see the
hardware compatibility list for your NetBackup version:
http://www.netbackup.com/compatibility

Table 8-1 NetBackup robot types in release 8.0

Robot type Description Drive limits Slot limits Note

ACS Automated Cartridge System 1680 No limit API control. The ACS library
software host determines the
drive limit.

TLD Tape library DLT No limit 32000 SCSI control.

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About the device mapping files

Note: The user interface for NetBackup may show configuration options for the
peripheral devices that are not supported in that release. Those devices may be
supported in an earlier release, and a NetBackup master server can manage the
hosts that run earlier NetBackup versions. Therefore, the configuration information
for such devices must appear in the user interface. The NetBackup documentation
also may describe the configuration information for such devices. To determine
which versions of NetBackup support which peripheral devices, see the hardware
compatibility list:
http://www.netbackup.com/compatibility

For configuration information about the robots that NetBackup supports in releases
earlier than 8.0, see the NetBackup Device Configuration Guide for that release,
available through the following URL:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

About the device mapping files

NetBackup uses several files to determine which protocols and settings to use to
communicate with storage devices. NetBackup also uses the files during device
discovery and configuration.
The device mapping files are available for download from the following webpage:
http://www.netbackup.com/compatibility
The download packages contain the following files:
■ external_robotics.txt

■ external_types.txt

■ Readme.txt

In some cases, you can add support for new or upgraded devices without waiting
for a release update from Veritas. To do so, download the current device mapping
files package from the website and configure NetBackup to use that file. For
instructions, see the Readme.txt file that is supplied with the device mapping file
package.

Note: The contents of the device mapping files do not indicate support for any of
the devices, only the ability to recognize and automatically configure them.

See “Downloading the device mapping files” on page 410.

See “About configuring robots and tape drives in NetBackup” on page 410.
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Downloading the device mapping files

Use the following procedure to download the current device mapping files and
update the NetBackup Enterprise Media Manager database with their information.
See “About the device mapping files” on page 409.
To download the current device mapping files
1 Open the NetBackup compatibility lists knowledge base article at the following
URL:
http://www.netbackup.com/compatibility
2 In the NetBackup Device Mapping Files row in the table in the Solutions
section, select the link for your operating system.
A Veritas Knowledge Base article appears that contains installation instructions
and an archive file of the device mappings.
3 Download the archive file, either a .tar or .zip depending on operating system.
4 Follow the instructions in the Readme.txt file in the archive to update the device
mappings. The Readme.txt file contains instructions for both Windows and
UNIX operating systems.

About configuring robots and tape drives in

NetBackup
Before you configure robots and tape drives in NetBackup, they must be attached
to the computer and recognized by the operating system. The server platforms that
NetBackup supports may require operating system configuration changes to allow
device discovery.
The NetBackup Device Configuration Guide provides information about how to
configure device drivers for the systems that NetBackup supports. See the Guide
at the following URL:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332
Configure robots and tape drives in NetBackup as follows:
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Device Veritas recommends using the Device Configuration Wizard to add,

Configuration configure, and update the following types of devices in NetBackup:
Wizard
■ Robots, including those attached to NDMP hosts
■ Tape drives, including those attached to NDMP hosts
■ Shared drives (for NetBackup Shared Storage Option configurations
only)

See “Configuring robots and tape drives by using the wizard”

on page 416.

The wizard discovers the devices that are attached to the media servers
and helps to configure them.

See “About configuring robots and tape drives in NetBackup”

on page 410.

Manually Alternatively, add robots and drives manually as follows:

■ Use menu options in the NetBackup Administration Console.

See “Adding a robot to NetBackup manually” on page 417.
See “Adding a tape drive to NetBackup manually” on page 425.
■ Use NetBackup commands.
See the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide, available at the
following URL:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

Manual methods do not use device discovery.

To add a robot and drives, first add the robot and then add the drives
that are in the robot.

Before configuring robots and drives, read the following topics to understand the
process.
See “About device serialization” on page 412.
See “About adding devices without discovery” on page 413.
See “About robot control” on page 413.
See “About drive name rules” on page 415.
See “Correlating tape drives and device files on UNIX hosts” on page 436.
See “Correlating tape drives and SCSI addresses on Windows hosts” on page 434.

About device discovery

Device discovery is an exploratory method that determines which peripheral devices
a host can detect. Detection depends on physical attachment (SCSI, Fibre Channel,
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and so on) and device state (on and responding or off and not responding). Detection
also depends on host operating system device-layer configuration.
The goal of device discovery is to provide information to enable fully or partially
automatic configuration of peripherals for use with NetBackup. Device discovery
provides data that correlates the devices that are interconnected across multiple
hosts or multiple host bus adapters on the same host.
To discover devices, NetBackup issues SCSI pass-through commands through
operating system device files (on UNIX) or APIs (on Windows). The storage devices
must be attached to the computer and recognized by the operating system. A
pass-through path to a device must exist.
The operating systems that NetBackup supports may require configuration changes
to allow device discovery.
The NetBackup Device Configuration Guide provides information about how to
configure device drivers for the systems that NetBackup supports. See the
NetBackup Device Configuration Guide, available at the following URL:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332
NetBackup can discover the following types of devices:
■ SCSI-based robotic libraries (such as changers, autoloaders, and stackers)
■ SCSI-based tape drives
■ Native parallel SCSI, Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP) and FC-AL (loop) connections
■ SCSI over IP (reported)
■ API type robots, such as ACS, TLM, and TLH robots
■ NDMP devices that run NDMP version 3 or later
See “Enabling automatic path correction” on page 450.

About device serialization

Device serialization is a firmware feature that allows device identification and
configuration. A unique serial number identifies a device.
NetBackup determines device relationships by comparing serial numbers from
multiple sources that refer to the same device. If both a robotic library and a drive
fully support serialization, NetBackup can determine the drive's position (or address)
in the robotic library.
Most robots and drives support device serialization.
If a device supports serialization, the following actions occur when NetBackup
queries the device:
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■ Each robot and each drive return a unique serial number.

■ Each robot also returns the number of drives and the serial number for each of
the drives in the robot. NetBackup uses the information to determine the correct
drive number for each drive in the robot.
If a device does not support serialization, ask the vendor for a new firmware revision
that returns serial numbers. Even with the proper firmware, some devices require
the vendor to perform other actions to enable serialization for the device.
If you know that the devices do not support serialization, make sure that you follow
the maximum configuration limits that the devices allow. You also must coordinate
the drives to their device files or SCSI addresses so you can configure them
correctly.
See “Correlating tape drives and SCSI addresses on Windows hosts” on page 434.
See “Correlating tape drives and device files on UNIX hosts” on page 436.
The more devices in the configuration that do not support serialization, the greater
the chance of configuration problems by using the Device Configuration Wizard.

About adding devices without discovery

NetBackup supports some devices that cannot be discovered automatically.
NetBackup also supports some devices that require user intervention during the
discovery process. To add and configure those devices, select NetBackup
Administration Console > Media and Device Management or use the tpconfig
command.
For the devices that NetBackup cannot discover or that do not have serial numbers,
automatic device path correction is limited.

About robot control

When you add a robot to NetBackup manually, you must configure how the robot
is controlled. The New Robot dialog box includes a section named Robot control,
in which you configure the control options.
See “Robot control (robot configuration options)” on page 420.
The following table lists the information that is required to configure the three robot
control types (local, NDMP, and remote). The information that is required depends
on the robot type and the media server type.
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Table 8-2 Robot control information

Robot Media server type Robot Information required for configuration

type control

ACS Windows, AIX, Solaris SPARC, HP-UX (except NDMP NDMP host name and robot device
HP IA64), and Linux (except Linux64)

ACS All Remote ACSLS host

TL4 UNIX Local Robotic device file

TL4 Windows Local Robot device or SCSI coordinates

TL8 UNIX Local Robotic device file

TL8 Windows Local Robot device or SCSI coordinates

TL8 Windows, AIX, Solaris SPARC, HP-UX (except NDMP NDMP host name and robot device
HP IA64), and Linux (except Linux64)

TL8 All Remote Robot control host

TLD UNIX Local Robotic device file

TLD Windows Local Robot device or SCSI coordinates

TLD Windows, AIX, Solaris SPARC, HP-UX (except NDMP NDMP host name and robot device
HP IA64), and Linux (except Linux64)

TLD All Remote Robot control host

TLH All (except Solaris Opteron, HP IA64, AIX, Local Library name
Linux, and Linux64)

TLH AIX Local LMCP device file

TLH Windows, AIX, Solaris SPARC, HP-UX (except NDMP NDMP host name and robot device
HP IA64), and Linux (except Linux64)

TLH All (except Solaris Opteron, Linux64) Remote Robot control host

TLM All (except Linux64 and HP IA64) Remote DAS/SDLC server

Library sharing example

Figure 8-1 shows library sharing with two servers using two drives in a TLD robot.
The robotic control for the robot is on the host that is named eel. One drive in the
robot is connected to eel and the other is connected to the host shark.
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Host eel is the robot control host. To configure this robot on host eel, select Robot
is controlled locally by this device host. To configure this robot on host shark,
select Robot control is handled by a remote host. Then, enter eel for the Robot
control host.

Figure 8-1 Robot control host example

eel shark

TLD Robotic
Drive 1 Drive 2
Control

TLD robot (HP EML E-Series)

About drive name rules

The drive name rules define the rules NetBackup uses to name drives.
The default, global drive name rule creates names in the following format:
vendor ID.product ID.index
If you use the default global rule when you add Quantum DLT8000 drives, the drives
are named as follows: The first one that you add is named QUANTUM.DLT8000.000,
the second one QUANTUM.DLT8000.001, and so on.
You can change the default, global drive name rule.
You also can create drive name rules for specific device hosts (each device host
can have its own rule). Host-specific rules override the global rule for the devices
that are attached to the specified host.
Only one global rule can exist; it is used for all connected device hosts. The global
rule is used for the drive name unless a host-specific rule or local rule is specified.
Drive names are limited to 48 characters.
Use any of the following drive attributes as part of a drive name rule:
■ Host name
■ Robot number
■ Robot type
■ Drive position
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Drive position information varies depending on the robot type. Drive position
information can be ACS coordinates, TLM or TLH vendor drive name, or the
robot drive number.
■ Drive type
■ Serial number
■ Vendor ID
■ Product ID
■ Index
A Custom Text field is also available which accepts any of the allowable drive
name characters.
See “Configuring drive name rules” on page 430.

Configuring robots and tape drives by using the

wizard
Veritas recommends that you use the NetBackup Device Configuration Wizard
to configure robots and drives. However, you can add robots and drives manually.
To configure robots and drives by using the wizard
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, click Media and
Device Management.
2 In the right pane, click the Configure Storage Devices and follow the wizard
instructions.
The properties you can configure depend on the robot type, the host type, and
the robot control.

Updating the device configuration by using the

wizard
Veritas recommends that you use the Device Configuration Wizard to update the
NetBackup device configuration when hardware changes occur.
Update the configuration for all storage device changes. For example, if you add
or delete a robot or drive or add a new SCSI adapter in a host, update the
configuration.
Do not update the device configuration during backup or restore activity.
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To update the device configuration by using the wizard

1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, select Media and Device
Management > Devices.
2 From the list of wizards in the Details pane, click Configure Storage Devices
and follow the wizard instructions.

Adding a robot to NetBackup manually

When you add a robot manually, you must specify how the robot is controlled.
See “NetBackup robot types” on page 408.
See “About robot control” on page 413.
After you add a robot, you should add the robot's drives.
See “Adding a tape drive to NetBackup manually” on page 425.

Note: Veritas recommends that you use the Device Configuration Wizard to add
and update tape storage devices.
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To add a robot using the Actions menu

1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device
Management > Devices.
2 On the Actions menu, select New > Robot.

3 In the New Robot dialog box, specify the properties for the robot.
The properties you can configure depend on the robot type, the host type, and
the robot control.
See “Robot configuration options” on page 419.
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4 After you specify properties, click OK.

After you click OK, the Stop/Restart Media Manager Device Daemon dialog
box appears.
5 If you intend to make other changes, click Cancel in the Stop/Restart Media
Manager Device Daemon dialog box. You can restart the Device Manager or
the device daemon after you make the final change.
If the device changes are complete, restart the device daemon by clickingOK
in the Stop/Restart Media Manager Device Daemon dialog box.
If you restart the device daemon, any backups, archives, or restores that are
in progress also may be stopped.

Robot configuration options

The following topics describe the robot properties that you can configure. The
properties that you can configure depend on the robot type, host type, and robot
control selections that you make in the dialog box.

Device host (robot configuration option)

Specifies the host to which the device is attached.

Robot type (robot configuration option)

Specifies the type of robot. To locate the robot type to use for specific vendors and
models, see the Veritas compatibility list website:
http://www.netbackup.com/compatibility

Robot number (robot configuration option)

Specifies a unique, logical identification number for the robotic library. This number
identifies the robotic library in displays (for example, TLD (21)) and is also used
when you add media for the robot.
■ Robot numbers must be unique for all robots on all hosts in the configuration,
regardless of the robot type or the host that controls them. For example, if you
have two robots, use different robot numbers even if different hosts control them.
■ If you add a robot that is controlled by a remote device host, use the same robot
number for that robot on all device hosts.
■ If the robot has its robotic control and drives on different hosts, specify the same
robot number in all references to that library. That is, use the same robot number
on the hosts with the drives as you do on the host that has the robotic control.
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A Tape Library DLT robot is one that allows separate robotic control and drive
hosts.
Examples are available in the NetBackup Device Configuration Guide, available
at the following URL:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

Robot control (robot configuration options)

The Robot control section of the dialog box specifies the type of control for the
robot. The options that you configure depend on the robot type and the media server
type.

Table 8-3 Robot configuration properties

Property Description

Robot control is Specifies that an NDMP host controls the robot.

attached to an NDMP
You must configure other options (depending on the robot type and device host type).
host

Robot is controlled Specifies that the host to which the robot is attached controls the robot.
locally by this device
You must configure other options (depending on the robot type and device host type).
host

Robot control is Specifies that a host other than the device host controls the robot.
handled by a remote
You must configure other options (based on the selected robot type and device host platform).
host
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Table 8-3 Robot configuration properties (continued)

Property Description

ACSLS host Specifies the name of the Sun StorageTek ACSLS host; the ACS library software resides
ACSLS host. On some UNIX server platforms, this host can also be a media server.
The ACS library software component can be any of the following:

■ Automated Cartridge System Library Software (ACSLS)

Examples are available in the NetBackup Device Configuration Guide, available at the
following URL:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332
■ STK Library Station
■ Storagenet 6000 Storage Domain Manager (SN6000).
This STK hardware serves as a proxy to another ACS library software component (such
as ACSLS).

Note: If the device host that has drives under ACS robotic control is a Windows server, STK
LibAttach software must also be installed. Obtain the appropriate LibAttach software from
STK.

For compatibility information, see the Hardware Compatibility List:

http://www.netbackup.com/compatibility

An overview of ACS robots is available in the NetBackup Device Configuration Guide, available
at the following URL:

http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

Library name The following applies only to a TLH robot:

For UNIX device hosts (except AIX), specifies the library name that is configured on the UNIX
host.
For Windows devices hosts, do the following:

■ Determine the library name by viewing the C:\winnt\ibmatl.conf file.

For example, in the following example entry in that file, 3494AH is the library name:
3494AH 176.123.154.141 ibmpc1
■ Enter the library name.

An overview of TLH robots is available in the NetBackup Device Configuration Guide. See
the NetBackup Device Configuration Guide, available at the following URL:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

LMCP device file Specifies the name of the Library Manager Control Point device file name for TLH robot types.
Use the same name that is configured on the AIX device host.

NDMP host name Specifies the name of the NDMP host to which the robot is attached.
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Table 8-3 Robot configuration properties (continued)

Property Description

Robot control host Specifies the host that controls the robot.

The name of the host on which the robot information is defined for TL8, TLD, or TLH robots.

Robot device The following applies to a Windows device host only. Specifies the name of the robot device.

Click Browse and then select a robot from the list that appears in the Devices dialog box.

If the discovery operation fails to discover a robot, click More in the Devices dialog box. Enter
either the Port, Bus, Target, and LUN numbers or the device name in the next dialog box.
If the browse operation fails for any other reason, a dialog box appears that lets you enter
the information.

Use the Windows management tools to find the Port, Bus, Target, and LUN numbers.

If the browse operation does not find attached robots, an error dialog box appears.

Robotic device file UNIX device host only. Specifies the device file that is used for SCSI connections. The device
files are located in the /dev directory tree on the device host.

To specify the robotic device file, click Browse and then select a robotic device file from the
list that appears in the Devices dialog box.

If the browse operation fails to show all of the attached robots, click More. Enter the path of
the device file in the robotic device file field.

If the browse operation fails to show all of the attached robots, click Other Device. Enter the
path of the device file in the next dialog box.

If the browse operation does not find attached robots, an error dialog box appears.

Information about how to add device files is available in the NetBackup Device Configuration
Guide. See the NetBackup Device Configuration Guide, available at the following URL:

http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

Robot device path NDMP host only. Specifies the name of the robotic device that is attached to the NDMP host.

Port, Bus, Target, Windows hosts only. The Port, Bus, Target, and LUN are the SCSI coordinates for the robotic
LUN device. To specify the SCSI coordinates of the device, enter the Port, Bus, Target, and LUN.

Managing robots
You can perform various tasks to manage your robots.

Changing robot properties

Use the following procedure to change the configuration information for a robot.
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To change robot properties

1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device
Management > Devices > Robots.
2 In the Robots pane, select the robotic library you want to change.
3 Click Edit > Change.
4 In the Change Robot dialog box, change the properties as necessary.
The properties that you can change depend on the robot type, the host type,
and the robot control.
See “Robot configuration options” on page 419.
5 If the device changes are complete, select Yes on the Restart Device Manager
dialog box or the Media and Device Management dialog box to restart the
Device Manager or the device daemon.
If you intend to make other changes, click No; you can restart the Device
Manager or the device daemon after you make the final change.
If you restart the Device Manager or the device daemon, any backups, archives,
or restores that are in progress also may be stopped.

Deleting a robot
Use the following procedure to delete a robot or robots when the media server is
up and running.
Any drives that are configured as residing in a robot that you delete are changed
to standalone drives.
Any media in the deleted robot is also moved to standalone. If the media is no
longer usable or valid, delete it from the NetBackup configuration.
See “Deleting a volume” on page 508.
If the media server is down or the host has failed and cannot be recovered, you
can delete its robots by using a different procedure.
See “Deleting all devices from a media server” on page 390.
To delete a robot
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device
Management > Devices.
2 Select Robots in the tree pane.
3 In the Robots pane, select the robot or robots you want to delete.
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4 On the Edit menu, select Delete.

5 At the prompt, click Yes.

Moving a robot and its media to a new media server

Use the following process to move a robot and its media from one server (the
old_server) to a different media server (the new_server).

Table 8-4 Move a robot and media to a new server overview

Task Procedure

Determine which tapes on the old_server Run the following bpmedialist command:
contain NetBackup images that have not
bpmedialist -mlist -l -h old_server
expired.
The -l option produces one line of output per tape.

Move the tapes in the robot that is attached to See “Moving volumes by using the Actions menu” on page 520.
the old_server to non-robotic status
(standalone).

Move the media logically from the old_server If both the old_server and the new_server are at NetBackup 6.0 or
to the new_server. later, run the following command:

bpmedia -movedb -allvolumes -oldserver old_server

-newserver new_server

If either server runs a NetBackup version earlier than 6.0, run the
following command for each volume that has active images:

bpmedia -movedb -ev media_ID -oldserver old_server

-newserver new_server

For the media that has active images, see the bpmedialist command
output from the first step of this process.

Configure NetBackup so that restore requests See “Forcing restores to use a specific server” on page 154.
are directed to the new_server.

Shut down both the old_server and the See the vendor's documentation.
new_server.

Disconnect the robot from the old_server. See the vendor's documentation.

Connect the robot to the new_server. Verify See the vendor's documentation.
that the operating system on the new media
server recognizes the robots.

Create the appropriate NetBackup storage See “Creating a storage unit” on page 564.
units.
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Table 8-4 Move a robot and media to a new server overview (continued)

Task Procedure

Inventory the robots that are attached to the See “Updating the NetBackup volume configuration with a robot's
new_server. The inventory updates the contents” on page 543.
location of all tapes in the robot.

Adding a tape drive to NetBackup manually

Use the following procedures to add a tape drive manually.

Note: Veritas recommends that you use the Device Configuration Wizard to add
and update tape storage devices.

To add a drive using the Actions menu

1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device
Management > Devices.
2 On the Actions menu, select New > Tape Drive.
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3 For the drive name, do one of the following:

■ Enter a name for the drive in the Drive name field.
See “Drive name (tape drive configuration option)” on page 426.
■ Select Use drive name rules. This option uses rules to name the drive
automatically.
See “About drive name rules” on page 415.
See “Configuring drive name rules” on page 430.

4 To configure the host and the path information, click Add in the Host and path
information area of the dialog box.
See “Host and path information (tape drive configuration options)” on page 427.
5 In the Drive information area of the dialog box, configure the drive properties.
The properties depend on the drive type and host server type.
See “Drive information (tape drive configuration options)” on page 427.
6 After you configure all of the properties, click OK.
7 If the device changes are complete, select Yes on the Restart Device Manager
dialog box or the Media and Device Management dialog box to restart the
Device Manager or the device daemon.
If you intend to make other changes, click No; you can restart the Device
Manager or the device daemon after you make the final change.
If you restart the Device Manager or the device daemon, any backups, archives,
or restores that are in progress also may be stopped.

Tape drive configuration options

You can specify properties when you add a tape drive or change the properties of
a drive. The properties that you can specify depend on the drive type, server
platforms, or NetBackup server types.

Drive name (tape drive configuration option)

Specifies the name of the drive. Each drive name must be unique. Veritas
recommends that you use descriptive names. Drive names are limited to 48
characters.
Alternatively, use the drive name rules to create a unique drive name.
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Use drive name rules (tape drive configuration option)

Adds a drive only. Select to use drive name rules to assign names to drives
automatically.
To configure drive name rules, click Configure.
See “About drive name rules” on page 415.
See “Configuring drive name rules” on page 430.

Host and path information (tape drive configuration

options)
Use the Host and path information group box to add or change paths to the drive.
You can specify multiple paths to the same physical device. If you specify multiple
paths for a drive, it becomes a shared drive.
To add a drive path, click Add.
To change a drive path, click Change.
To delete a drive path, click Remove.
See “About SCSI reserve on drive paths” on page 432.
See “Drive path options” on page 432.

Drive information (tape drive configuration options)

The Drive information group box includes drive properties. The properties that
you can specify depend on the drive type, server platforms, and NetBackup server
types.
The following table describes the tape drive configuration options.
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Table 8-5 Tape drive configuration options

Option Description

Drive type Specifies the type of drive. The following are the valid drive types:
■ 4MM (4mm cartridge)
■ 8MM (8mm cartridge)
■ 8MM2 (8mm cartridge 2)
■ 8MM3 (8mm cartridge 3)
■ DLT (DLT cartridge)
■ DLT2 (DLT cartridge 2)
■ DLT3 (DLT cartridge 3)
■ DTF (DTF cartridge)
■ HCART (1/2-inch cartridge)
■ HCART2 (1/2-inch cartridge 2)
■ HCART3 (1/2-inch cartridge 3)
■ QSCSI (1/4-inch cartridge)

Drive is in a robotic Specifies that the drive is in a robot. If the drive is a standalone drive (it is not in a robot), do
library not select this option.

If you select this option, configure the Robotic library and Robot drive number fields.

Cleaning Frequency Specifies the frequency-based cleaning for the drive. NetBackup does not support drive cleaning
in some robot types.

If you want to configure a frequency-based cleaning schedule for the drive, set the number of
mount hours between each drive cleaning. When you add a drive or reset the mount time to
zero, NetBackup records the amount of time that volumes have been mounted in that drive.
The default frequency is zero.
When the accumulated mount time exceeds the time you specify for the cleaning frequency,
drive cleaning occurs if the following are true:

■ If the drive is in a robotic library that supports drive cleaning

■ If a cleaning cartridge is defined in that robotic library
■ If the cleaning cartridge is compatible with the drive that needs to be cleaned
■ If the cleaning cartridge has a nonzero number of cleanings that remain

NetBackup resets the mount time when the drive is cleaned.

Drives can also be cleaned from the Device Monitor.

If you do not specify a cleaning frequency, you can still use automated drive cleaning with the
TapeAlert feature. Information about TapeAlert drive cleaning is available.

See the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume II:

http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332
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Table 8-5 Tape drive configuration options (continued)

Option Description

Drive Status On UNIX only.

Specifies the availability of the drive.

When you add a drive, the default drive status is UP, which means the drive is available. When
a drive is UP, the default mode is AVR (Automatic Volume Recognition).

To change the drive status, click UP or DOWN.

You can also change the drive status by using the commands on the Actions menu in Device
Monitor.

Serial Number A read-only field that shows the serial number of the drive.

Robotic library Specifies a robot that controls the drive. You can select any configured robot that can control
the drive.

Robot drive number Specifies the physical location in the robot of the drive. When you add more than one drive to
a robot, you can add the physical drives in any order. For example, you can add drive 2 before
drive 1.

The correct robot drive number is critical to the proper mounting and utilization of media. You
must determine which logical device name (Windows) or the device file (UNIX) identifies which
physical drive in the robot. You should correlate the drive serial number with drive serial number
information from the robot, as follows:

■ On Windows: You must determine which physical drive in the robot is identified by the
logical device name.
See “Correlating tape drives and SCSI addresses on Windows hosts” on page 434.
■ On UNIX: You must determine which physical drive in the robot is identified by the device
file name.
See “Correlating tape drives and device files on UNIX hosts” on page 436.

NetBackup does not detect incorrect drive number assignment during configuration; however,
an error occurs when NetBackup tries to mount media on the drive.
Note: The Robot drive number property does not apply when you add drives to API robots.
API robots are ACS, TLH, and TLM type in NetBackup.
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Table 8-5 Tape drive configuration options (continued)

Option Description

ACS, LSM, Panel, Specify the drive locations within an ACS robot.
Drive
The following information applies only to the ACS robot drive. The ACS property specifies the
physical location of the drive within the robot. During installation, the correlation between the
physical drive in the robot and the device file you specified earlier represents. You establish
this correlation during installation.
The drive location properties are as follows:

■ ACS Number - specifies the index (in ACS library software terms) that identifies the robot
that has this drive.
■ LSM Number - specifies the Library Storage Module that has this drive.
■ Panel Number - specifies the robot panel where this drive is located.
■ Drive Number - specifies the physical number of the drive (in ACS library software terms).

IBM device number Specifies the IBM device number of the drive within the robot. This property applies only to
the TLH robot drive.

DAS drive name Specifies the DAS/SDLC drive name of the drive within the robot. This property applies only
to the TLM robot drive.

Configuring drive name rules

Use the following procedure to configure the rules that NetBackup uses to name
tape drives. The procedure describes how to configure the rules in the NetBackup
Administration Console.
Alternatively, if you use the NetBackup Device Configuration Wizard, click
Configure Drive Name Rules in the Device Hosts screen. The same Configure
Drive Name Rules dialog box that is described in the following procedure.
To configure drive name rules
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device
Management > Drives.
See “Adding a tape drive to NetBackup manually” on page 425.
2 On the Actions menu, select New > Tape Drive.
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3 In the New Drive dialog box, click Configure.

4 In the Configure Drive Name Rules dialog box, configure the rules for naming
drives:
■ To change the global rule, select Global Rule.
■ To create a local rule, select the check box for the device host.
■ Select the fields from which to create the drive name from the list of available
fields. Click Add>> to make a field part of the rule.
■ To add own text to the drive name rule, enter the text in the Custom Text
field and click the Add button.
■ Use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to change the order of the fields
that are defined for the rule.
■ Click Create Rule to finalize the rule.
If you use <host name> in the rule and the drive is a shared drive, the name
of the first host that discovers the drive is used as the host name. The name
for a shared drive must be identical on all servers that share the drive.
See “About drive name rules” on page 415.
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Adding a tape drive path

Adding a tape drive path

Usually, you add a tape drive path when you add a drive to NetBackup. Use the
following procedure to add a drive path.
To add a tape drive path
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device
Management > Devices > Drives.
2 Select Add a New Drive. In the dialog box, click Add.
3 In the Add Path dialog box, configure the properties for the drive path.
The properties that you can specify depend on drive type, server platform, or
NetBackup server type.
See “About SCSI reserve on drive paths” on page 432.
See “Drive path options” on page 432.

About SCSI reserve on drive paths

NetBackup lets you configure exclusive access protection to tape drives so that
other host bus adaptors (HBAs) cannot control the drives during the reservation.
The Enable SCSI Reserve host property configures the protection for each media
server.
See “Media properties” on page 185.
More information about how NetBackup reserves drives is available in the NetBackup
Administrator's Guide, Volume II:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

Drive path options

The following table describes the options to add a drive path.

Table 8-6 Add drive path options

Option Description

Host name (Windows) Specifies the device host for the drive.

Device host (UNIX)

Enable host path Specifies that the path is active and that NetBackup can use it for backups and restores.
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Table 8-6 Add drive path options (continued)

Option Description

NDMP host Specifies the NDMP host for the device (if an NDMP host is configured in your NetBackup
environment).

See the NetBackup for NDMP Administrator’s Guide for additional information about NDMP
drives:

http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

Override SCSI Reserve Specifies the SCSI reserve override setting for the drive path.
settings
■ Server Default. Use the SCSI reserve protection setting configured for the media server.
If the media server default is no protection, other HBAs can send the commands that can
cause a loss of data to the tape drives.
■ SPC-2 SCSI Reserve. This option provides SCSI reserve and release protection for the
SCSI devices that conform to the reserve and the release management method. That
method is defined in the SCSI Primary Commands - 2 (SPC-2) standard.
■ SCSI Persistent Reserve. This option provides SCSI persistent reserve in and persistent
reserve out protection for the SCSI devices that conform to the SCSI Primary Commands
- 3 (SPC-3) standard.

Global SCSI reserve properties are configured in the Media host properties.

See “Media properties” on page 185.

Path On UNIX hosts.

Specifies the path of the character-mode, no rewind device file on the specified host.

You can either type-in or browse and select one of the existing devices on the host. The
Browse button is not available if the This path is for a Network Attached Storage Device
option is selected.

See “About no rewind device files on UNIX” on page 434.

Device files are in the /dev directory on the UNIX host. If the entries do not exist, see the
NetBackup Device Configuration Guide for information about how to create them:

http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

Port, Bus, Target, and On Windows hosts.

LUN
You can browse and select one of the existing devices on the host. When you select a device,
Port, Bus, Target, and LUN are auto-filled. The Browse button is not available if the This
path is for a Network Attached Storage Device option is selected.

To specify the SCSI coordinates of the device, enter the Port, Bus, Target, and LUN.

The device attributes on Windows systems cannot change during a NetBackup operation.
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Table 8-6 Add drive path options (continued)

Option Description

This path is for a Specifies that the path is for a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device.
Network Attached
storage device

About no rewind device files on UNIX

Although both rewind and no rewind on close device files are usually available,
NetBackup requires only the no rewind device file. A no rewind device remains at
its current position on a close operation. On some versions of UNIX, the device file
name may be preceded or followed by the letter n.
Device files are in the /dev directory on the UNIX host. If the entries do not exist,
you must create them. See the NetBackup Device Configuration Guide, available
at the following URL:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

Adding a shared tape drive to a NetBackup

environment
Veritas recommends that you use the Device Configuration Wizard to add,
configure, and update shared drives. The NetBackup Device Configuration Wizard
is the easiest method for adding shared drives in a Shared Storage Option
configuration.
For more information about the Shared Storage Option, see the NetBackup
Administrator's Guide, Volume II:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

Correlating tape drives and SCSI addresses on

Windows hosts
If your tape drives do not support device serialization, you may have to determine
which logical device name or SCSI address matches the physical drive. You also
may have to do so if you add the tape drives manually.
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To correlate tape drives and SCSI addresses on Windows hosts

1 Note the SCSI target of the drive.
2 Correlate the SCSI target to the drive address by using the robot’s interface
panel. Alternatively, examine the indicators on the rear panel of the tape drive.
3 Determine the physical drive address (for example, number) by checking labels
on the robot.
4 Configure the robot in NetBackup and then add the drives.
When you add the drives, ensure that you assign the correct drive address to
each set of SCSI coordinates.
Optionally, use the appropriate NetBackup robotic test utility to verify the
configuration.
Information about the robotic test utilities is available.
See NetBackup Troubleshooting Guide:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332
To verify the device correlation Windows
1 Stop the NetBackup Device Manager (ltid).
2 Restart ltid, which starts the Automatic Volume Recognition process (avrd).
Stop and restart ltid to ensure that the current device configuration has been
activated.
If robotic control is not local to this host, also start the remote robotic control
daemon.
3 Use the robotic test utility to mount a tape on a drive.
4 Use the NetBackup Device Monitor to verify that the tape was mounted on the
correct robot drive.

Windows device correlation example

For Windows hosts only.
Assume that a TLD robot includes three drives at the following SCSI addresses:

Drive 1 5,0,0,0

Drive 2 5,0,1,0

Drive 3 5,0,2,0

Also assume that you requested that the tape be mounted on drive 1.
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Correlating tape drives and device files on UNIX hosts

If the SCSI coordinates for the drive are configured correctly, the Administration
Console Device Monitor shows that the tape is mounted on drive 1.
If the Device Monitor shows that the tape is mounted on a different drive, the SCSI
coordinates for that drive are not correctly configured. For example, if the Device
Monitor shows that the tape is mounted on drive 2, the SCSI coordinates for drive
1 are incorrect. Replace the drive 1 SCSI coordinates (5,0,0,0) with the correct
SCSI coordinates (5,0,1,0) for drive 2. You also know that the SCSI coordinates
for drive 2 are incorrect. Possibly, the SCSI coordinates were swapped during
configuration.
Use the robotic test utility to unload and unmount the tape from drive 1. Repeat the
test for each drive.
If the data path to the drive in which the tape is mounted is not on the robot control
host, you may have to unload the drive. To do so, use a command on another host
or use the drive’s front panel.

Correlating tape drives and device files on UNIX

hosts
If your tape drives do not support device serialization, you may have to determine
which device file or SCSI address matches the physical drive. You also may have
to do so if you add the tape drives manually.
Correlate device files to physical drives when you create the device files for each
drive.
To correlate tape drives and device files on UNIX
1 Determine the physical location of each drive within the robotic library. The
location usually is shown on the connectors to the drives or in the vendor’s
documentation.
2 Physically connect the drives to SCSI adapters in the host.
3 Record the adapter and SCSI addresses to which you connected each drive.
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4 Create device files for each drive by using the SCSI addresses of the drives
and adapters.
Add the device file by using the notes from a previous step to complete the
correlation between device files and physical drive location.
5 Configure the robot in NetBackup and then add the drives.
When you add the drives, verify that you assign the correct drive address (for
example, robot drive number) to each device path.
Optionally, use the appropriate NetBackup robotic test utility to verify the
configuration.
Information about the robotic test utilities is available.
See NetBackup Troubleshooting Guide:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332
To verify the device correlation on UNIX
1 Stop the NetBackup device daemon (ltid).
2 Start ltid, which starts the Automatic Volume Recognition daemon (avrd).
Stop and restart ltid to ensure that the current device configuration is activated.
If robotic control is not local to this host, also start the remote robotic control
daemon.
3 Use the robotic test utility to mount a tape on a drive.
4 Use the NetBackup Administration Console Device Monitor to verify that
the tape was mounted on the correct robot drive.

UNIX device correlation example

On UNIX only.
Assume a TLD robot includes three drives and the operating system includes the
following device paths:

Drive 1 /dev/rmt/0cbn

Drive 2 /dev/rmt/1cbn

Drive 3 /dev/rmt/3cbn

Also assume that you requested that the tape be mounted on drive 1.
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Managing tape drives

If the device path for the drive is configured correctly, the NetBackup
Administration Console Device Monitor shows that the tape is mounted on drive
1.
If the Device Monitor shows that the tape is mounted on a different drive, the device
path for that drive is not configured correctly. For example, if the Device Monitor
shows that the tape is mounted on Drive 2, the device path for drive 1 is incorrect.
Replace the drive 1 device path (/dev/rmt/0cbn) with the correct device path
(/dev/rmt/1cbn) for drive 2. You may need to use a temporary device path while
you make these changes. You also know that the device path for drive 2 is incorrect.
Possibly, the device paths were swapped during configuration.
Use the robotic test utility to unload and unmount the tape from drive 1. Repeat the
test for each drive.
If the path to the drive where the tape is mounted is not on the host with direct
robotic control, you may have to unload the drive with a command from another
host or from the drive’s front panel.

Managing tape drives

You can perform various tasks to manage tape drives.

Changing a drive comment

You can change the comment that is associated with a drive. Drive comments
appear in the Drive Status pane.
To change a drive comment
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device
Management > Device Monitor.
2 If you licensed a disk pool feature, select the Drives tab.
3 In the Drive Status pane, select a drive or select multiple drives.
4 On the Actions menu, select Change Drive Comment. The dialog box shows
the current comment (if any is currently configured).
5 (Shared Storage Option.) For a shared drive, select the host and the device
path to the selected drive that you want to change. You can change the
comment for any or all of the host and the device paths.
6 Add a comment or change the current drive comment.
See “NetBackup naming conventions” on page 1110.
7 Click OK.
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About downed drives

NetBackup downs a drive automatically when there are read or write errors that
surpass the threshold within the time window. The default drive error threshold is
2. That is, NetBackup downs a drive on the third drive error in the default time
window (12 hours).
Common reasons for write failures are dirty write heads or old media. The reason
for the action is logged in the NetBackup error catalog (view the Media Logs report
or the All Log Entries report). If NetBackup downs a device, it is logged in the system
log.
You can use the NetBackup nbemmcmd command with the -drive_error_threshold
and -time_window options to change the default values.
Additional information about nbemmcmd is available.
See the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332
To reverse a down action, in the NetBackup Administration Console, expand
Media and Device Management > Device Monitor to set the device to Up.
See “Changing a drive operating mode” on page 439.

Changing a drive operating mode

Usually you do not need to change the operating mode of a drive. When you add
a drive, NetBackup sets the drive state to UP in Automatic Volume Recognition
(AVR) mode. Other operating mode settings are used for special purposes.
The drive operating mode is displayed and changed in the Device Monitor window.
To change the mode of a drive
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device
Management > Device Monitor.
2 If you licensed a disk pool feature, select the Drives tab.
3 In the Drive Status pane, select a drive or select multiple drives.
4 From the Actions menu, choose the command for the new drive operating
mode.
Note that Up Drive, Operator control applies only to standalone drives.
5 If the drive is configured with multiple device paths or is a shared drive (Shared
Storage Option), a dialog box appears that contains a list of all device paths
to the drive. Select the path or paths to change.
6 Click OK.
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Changing a tape drive path

Use the following procedure to change a drive path.
See “Changing a drive path operating mode” on page 440.
To change a drive path
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device
Management > Devices > Drives. Double-click the drive that you want to
change.
2 In the Change Tape Drive dialog box, select the drive path in the Host and
Path information list. Click Change.
3 In the Change Path dialog box, configure the properties for the drive path.
The properties you can change depend on drive type, server platform, or
NetBackup server type.
See “About SCSI reserve on drive paths” on page 432.
See “Drive path options” on page 432.
4 Click OK to save the changes.

Changing a drive path operating mode

In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device
Management > Device Monitor. In the right pane of the Device Monitor dialog
box, the Drive Paths pane shows path information for drives if one of the following
is true:
■ Multiple (redundant) paths to a drive are configured
■ Any drives are configured as shared drives (Shared Storage Option)
To change a drive path operating mode
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device
Management > Device Monitor.
2 If you licensed a disk pool feature, select the Drives tab.
3 In the Drive Paths pane, select a path or select multiple paths.
4 On the Actions menu, choose a command for the path action, as follows:
■ Up Path
■ Down Path
■ Reset Path
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Changing tape drive properties

Use the following procedure to change the configuration information for a drive.
To change drive properties
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device
Management > Devices > Drives.
2 In the details pane, select the drive you want to change.
3 Click Edit > Change.
4 In the Change Tape Drive or the Change Drive dialog box, change the
properties of the drive.
The properties depend on the drive type and host server type.
See “Tape drive configuration options” on page 426.
5 If the device changes are complete, select Yes on the Restart Device Manager
dialog box or the Media and Device Management dialog box to restart the
Device Manager or the device daemon.
If you intend to make other changes, click No; you can restart the Device
Manager or the device daemon after you make the final change.
If you restart the Device Manager or the device daemon, any backups, archives,
or restores that are in progress also may be stopped.
The initial drive status is UP, so the drive is available as soon as you restart
the device daemon.
6 After you change the properties, click OK.

Changing a tape drive to a shared drive

Change a drive to a shared drive by adding paths to a currently configured drive.
To configure and use a shared drive, a Shared Storage Option license is required
on each master server and media server.
To change a drive to a shared drive
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device
Management > Devices.
2 Select Drives in the tree pane.
3 Select the drive you want to change in the Drives pane.
4 Click Edit > Change.
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5 In the Change Tape Drive dialog box, click Add.

6 In the Add Path dialog box, configure the properties for the hosts and paths
that share the drive.

Cleaning a tape drive from the Device Monitor

When you add a drive to NetBackup, you can configure the automatic,
frequency-based cleaning interval.
You can also perform an operator-initiated cleaning of a drive regardless of the
cleaning frequency or accumulated mount time of the drive. However, appropriate
cleaning media must be added to NetBackup.
After you clean a drive, reset the mount time.
See “Resetting the mount time of a drive” on page 444.
See the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume I:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332
Drive cleaning functions can also be performed from the Activity Monitor.
See “Cleaning tape drives from the Activity Monitor” on page 1066.
To clean a tape drive
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device
Management > Device Monitor.
2 If a license that activates disk-based features is installed, select the Drives
tab.
3 In the Drive pane, select the drive to clean.
4 On the Actions menu, expand Drive Cleaning > Clean Now. NetBackup
initiates drive cleaning regardless of the cleaning frequency or accumulated
mount time.
The Clean Now option resets the mount time to zero, but the cleaning frequency
value remains the same. If the drive is a standalone drive and it contains a
cleaning tape, NetBackup issues a mount request.
5 For a shared drive (Shared Storage Option), do the following:
In the list of hosts that share the drive, choose only one host on which the
function applies. The Clean Now function can take several minutes to complete,
so the cleaning information in the Drive Details dialog box may not be updated
immediately.
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Deleting a drive
Use the following procedure to delete a drive or drives when the media server is
up and running.
If the media server is down or the host has failed and cannot be recovered, you
can delete its drives by using a different procedure.
See “Deleting all devices from a media server” on page 390.
To delete a drive
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device
Management > Devices.
2 Select Drives in the tree pane.
3 Select the drive or drives that you want to delete from the Drives pane.
4 On the Edit menu, select Delete.
5 At the prompt, click Yes.

Resetting a drive
Resetting a drive changes the state of the drive.
Usually you reset a drive when its state is unknown, which occurs if an application
other than NetBackup uses the drive. When you reset the drive, it returns to a known
state before use with NetBackup. If a SCSI reservation exists on the drive, a reset
operation from the host that owns the reservation can help the SCSI reservation.
If the drive is in use by NetBackup, the reset action fails. If the drive is not in use
by NetBackup, NetBackup tries to unload the drive and set its run-time attributes
to default values.
Note that a drive reset does not perform any SCSI bus or SCSI device resets.
Use the following procedure to reset a drive.
To reset a drive
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device
Management > Device Monitor.
2 If you licensed a disk pool feature, select the Drives tab.
3 In the Drive Status pane, select a drive or select multiple drives.
4 Select Actions > Reset Drive. If the drive is in use by NetBackup and cannot
be reset, restart the NetBackup Job Manager to free up the drive.
5 Determine which job controls the drive (that is, which job writes to or reads
from the drive).
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6 In the NetBackup Administration Console, click on Activity Monitor. In the

right pane of the Activity Monitor dialog box, select the Jobs tab and cancel
the job.
7 In the Activity Monitor, restart the NetBackup Job Manager, which cancels
all NetBackup jobs in progress.

Resetting the mount time of a drive

You can reset the mount time of the drive. Reset the mount time to zero after you
perform a manual cleaning.
To reset the mount time
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device
Management > Device Monitor.
2 If you licensed a disk pool feature, select the Drives tab.
3 In the Drive Status pane, select a drive.
4 Select Actions >Drive Cleaning > Reset Mount Time. The mount time for
the selected drive is set to zero.
5 If you use the Shared drive (Shared Storage Option), do the following:
In the list of hosts that share the drive, choose only one host on which the
function applies.

Setting the drive cleaning frequency

When you add a drive to NetBackup, you configure the automatic, frequency-based
cleaning interval. In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and
Device Management > Device Monitor to change the cleaning frequency that
was configured when you added the drive.
To set the cleaning frequency
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device
Management > Device Monitor.
2 If you licensed a disk pool feature, select the Drives tab.
3 In the Drive Status pane, select a drive.
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4 On the Actions menu, expand Drive Cleaning > Set Cleaning Frequency.
5 Enter a time (hours) or use the arrow controls to select the number of mount
hours between drive cleaning.
The Cleaning Frequency option is not available for the drives that do not
support frequency-based cleaning. This function is not available for shared
drives.
The drive cleaning interval appears in the Drive Details dialog box (Actions
> Drive Details).

Viewing drive details

You can obtain detailed information about drives (or shared drives), such as drive
cleaning, drive properties, drive status, host, and robotic library information.
Use the following procedure to view the drive details.
To view the drive details
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, select Media and Device
Management > Device Monitor.
2 If you licensed a disk pool feature, select the Drives tab.
3 In the Drive Status pane, select a drive.
4 Select Actions > Drive Details.
5 If you use the Shared drive for shared drives, you can view the drive control
mode and drive index for each host that shares a drive. You also can view a
list of hosts that share a drive.

Performing device diagnostics

Diagnostic functions let you run and manage drive and robot diagnostic tests.
Diagnostics are executed in an ordered sequence to verify the functionality of
hardware devices. These tests can help you to troubleshoot drive or robot problems.

Running a robot diagnostic test

Use this procedure to run diagnostic tests on TLD or TL8 robotic libraries.
Ensure that the library to be tested is properly configured for use with NetBackup.
The existing NetBackup robotic control daemons or processes are used for the test.
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Performing device diagnostics

Note: NetBackup does not support diagnostic tests for API-attached robotic tape
libraries and other types of SCSI-attached libraries.

To run a robot diagnostic test

1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device
Management > Devices.
2 On the Actions menu, select Robot Diagnostics.

3 In the Robot Diagnostics dialog box, select the media server that is the Device
Host for the robot that you want to test.
4 In the Robot Name field, select the robot that you want to diagnose.
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5 Click Start to start the diagnostic tests.

The Results window shows results of each step in the test.
Operator intervention is required if the State column of the Results window
contains Waiting. For example, a test step may prompt you to load a new tape
into a drive before the test can continue.
6 If operator intervention is required, select the test step in the Results window
and click Details to determine what you must do. Complete the requested
operation task and then click Continue in the Test Details dialog box to resume
the test
To stop a test and change the device
1 Click Stop.
The test ends after it performs any necessary clean-up work and updates the
test records to reflect that the test run has been stopped.
2 In the Device Host and the Robot Name boxes, select the host and the robot
that you want to test.
3 Click Start to restart the diagnostic test.

Running a tape drive diagnostic test

NetBackup diagnostic functions let you run and manage diagnostic tests. Diagnostics
are performed in an ordered sequence to verify the functionality of hardware devices.
These tests can help you to troubleshoot drive problems.
To run a tape drive diagnostic test
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device
Management > Devices.
2 On the Actions menu, select Drive Diagnostics.
3 In the Drive Diagnostics dialog box, select the media server that contains the
drive that you want to test in the Device Host box.
4 In the Drive Name box, select the drive.
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5 Click Start to start the diagnostic tests.

For robotic drives, the test media is loaded automatically.
For a standalone drive, insert the prelabeled test tape that is shown in the Step
Information column of the Results window.
The Results window shows results of each step in the test.
6 If operator intervention is required, the State column of the Results window
displays Waiting. For example, a test step may require that you to load a new
tape into a drive before the test can continue.
Complete the intervention and then click Continue.
Select the test step in the Results window and click Details to determine what
you must do. Complete the requested operation task and then click Continue
in the Test Details dialog box to resume the test
To stop a test and change the device
1 Click Stop.
The test ends after it performs any necessary clean-up work and updates the
test records to reflect that the test run has been stopped.
2 In the Device Host and the Drive boxes, select the host and the drive that you
want to test.
3 Click Start to restart the diagnostic test.

Managing a diagnostic test step that requires operator intervention

Operator intervention is required if the Status column of the Results display contains
Waiting. For example, a test step may prompt for a new tape to be loaded into a
drive before the test continues.
To manage a diagnostic step
1 Complete the requested operations task.
2 Click Continue to resume the test.
If you clicked Details for a test step that requires operator intervention, you
can click Continue from the Test Details dialog box.

Obtaining detailed information for a diagnostic test step

You can get information for a test step at any time during the test.
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Verifying the device configuration

To obtain detailed information for a diagnostic test step

1 Select a test step in the Results display.
2 Click Details. A dialog box appears that displays information for the step.
The information includes a brief explanation of the checks that are performed
by a specific step and the instructions that are associated with any step that
requires manual intervention. For example, a step may prompt for a new tape
to be loaded into a tape drive before the diagnostic session continues.
3 Click Close to return to the Device Diagnostics dialog box.

Verifying the device configuration

Verify the device configuration by running the Device Configuration Wizard. However,
some details of a device configuration cannot be validated without attempting tape
mounts. Use the NetBackup robtest utility to mount tapes and validate the
configuration.
To verify robots and drives by using the wizard
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device
Management > Devices.
2 From the list of wizards in the Details pane, click Configure Storage Devices
and follow the wizard instructions.

About automatic path correction

NetBackup automatic path correction recognizes if you change a device because
the serial number of the new device is different than the serial number of the old
device. NetBackup updates the device configuration automatically.
NetBackup recognizes device changes as follows:
■ When the NetBackup Device Manager (ltid) performs automatic path correction.
See “About the NetBackup Device Manager” on page 453.
■ When the Windows Plug-n-Play feature performs serial number checks.
By default, Windows and Linux systems are configured for automatic path correction.
On other operating systems, you must enable it.
See “Enabling automatic path correction” on page 450.
In some circumstances, NetBackup may be unable to determine the correct serial
number in a small number of tape drives and robotic libraries. For example,
NetBackup may configure serialized devices as unserialized or configure a device
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Enabling automatic path correction

with the wrong serial number. If so, a device may be unusable (such as the tape
drive may be downed).
To resolve such a problem, do one of the following actions:
■ Configure the new device by using the NetBackup Device Configuration
Wizard.
The server operating system must recognize the device before you can configure
it in NetBackup. Device configuration can require remapping, rediscovery, and
possibly a restart of the operating system.
See the NetBackup Device Configuration Guide, available at the following URL:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332
■ Disable the automated device discovery by using the vm.conf file
AUTO_PATH_CORRECTION option.

Enabling automatic path correction

You can enable automatic device path correction in NetBackup. To do so, use the
following procedure.
See “About automatic path correction” on page 449.
To configure automatic path correction
1 Use a text editor to open the following file:
On Windows:
install_path\Veritas\Volmgr\vm.conf

On UNIX:
/usr/openv/volmgr/vm.conf

2 Add the following AUTO_PATH_CORRECTION entry to the file:

AUTO_PATH_CORRECTION = YES

If it already exists but is set to NO, change the value to YES.

3 Save the file and exit the text editor.

Replacing a device
Two processes exist for replacing a device, as follows:

Replace a device on a single host See Table 8-7 on page 451.

Replace a shared device See Table 8-8 on page 451.

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Replacing a device

Table 8-7 To replace a device on a single host

Task Instructions

If the device is a drive, change the drive state to DOWN. See “Changing a drive operating mode” on page 439.

Replace the device. Specify the same SCSI ID for the new See the vendor's documentation.
device as the old device.

If the device is a drive, change the drive state to UP. See “Changing a drive operating mode” on page 439.

If either of the following are true, configure the new device See “Configuring robots and tape drives by using the
by using the NetBackup Device Configuration Wizard: wizard” on page 416.

■ You replaced a drive with a different drive type.

■ You replaced a serialized drive with an unserialized
drive.

Table 8-8 To replace a shared device

Task Instructions

If the device is a drive, change the drive state to DOWN. See “Changing a drive operating mode” on page 439.

Replace the device. Specify the same SCSI ID for the new See the vendor's documentation.
device as the old device.

Produce a list of new and missing hardware. The following command scans for new hardware and
produces a report that shows the new and the replaced
hardware:

On Windows:

install_path\Veritas\Volmgr\bin\tpautoconf
-report_disc

On UNIX:

/usr/openv/volmgr/bin/tpautoconf
-report_disc

Ensure that all servers that share the new device are up See “Starting or stopping a daemon” on page 1058.
and that all NetBackup services are active.
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Updating device firmware

Table 8-8 To replace a shared device (continued)

Task Instructions

Read the serial number from the new device and update If the device is a robot, run the following command:
the EMM database.
On Windows:

install_path\Veritas\Volmgr\bin\tpautoconf
-replace_robot robot_number -path
robot_path

On UNIX:

/usr/openv/volmgr/bin/tpautoconf
-replace_robot robot_number -path
robot_path

If the device is a drive, run the following commands:

On Windows:

install_path\Veritas\Volmgr\bin\tpautoconf
-replace_drive drive_name -path path_name

On UNIX:

/usr/openv/volmgr/bin/tpautoconf
-replace_drive drive_name -path path_name

If the new device is an unserialized drive, run the See “Configuring robots and tape drives by using the
NetBackup Device Configuration Wizard on all servers wizard” on page 416.
that share the drive.
If the new device is a robot, run the NetBackup Device
Configuration Wizard on the server that is the robot
control host.

If the device is a drive, change the drive state to UP. See “Changing a drive operating mode” on page 439.

Updating device firmware

By default, NetBackup recognizes if you update the firmware of a device.
The following table describes an overview of how to update device firmware.
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About the NetBackup Device Manager

Table 8-9 How to update device firmware

Task Instructions

If the device is a drive, See “Changing a drive operating mode” on page 439.
change the drive state to
DOWN.

Update the firmware. See the vendor's documentation.

If the device is a drive, See “Changing a drive operating mode” on page 439.
change the drive state to UP.

About the NetBackup Device Manager

The NetBackup Device Manager (ltid) manages robot and tape processes for
NetBackup. The Device Manager processes requests to mount and unmount tapes
in robotically controlled devices through the robotic control processes. NetBackup
starts ltid on the hosts that have storage devices configured. The Device Manager
starts the Volume Manager (vmd), the automatic volume recognition process (avrd),
and any robotic processes as needed.
In the NetBackup Administration Console, the NetBackup Device Manager is
exposed as follows:

In the Activity Monitor For Windows hosts, as the NetBackup Device

Manager.

For UNIX hosts, as ltid.

On the Actions menu As the Media Manager Device Daemon.

Note: If you stop and restart the Device Manager, any backups, archives, or restores
that are in progress may fail.

See “Stopping and restarting the device manager” on page 454.

About external access to NetBackup controlled

devices on UNIX
On UNIX hosts, the NetBackup Device Manager restricts access to drives that are
in an UP state by changing the permissions of the device files for those drives. The
Device Manager changes the permissions to 0600 when it starts and back to their
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Stopping and restarting the device manager

original settings when it is terminated. The permissions also are returned to their
original settings when a drive’s state is changed to DOWN.
See “About the NetBackup Device Manager” on page 453.
Do not modify the permissions of these device files when the Device Manager is
active. The automatic volume recognition process (avrd) periodically tries to rewind
and read data from media in the drives that are UP and are not currently assigned
in NetBackup.
To ensure reliable operation, do not use UNIX tape and drive commands on the
drives that are UP and controlled by the Device Manager. Users can use the
NetBackup tpreq and tpunmount commands and the drive_mount_notify and
drive_unmount_notify scripts on those drives.

See “NetBackup notify scripts” in the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume II

http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

Stopping and restarting the device manager

Use the following procedure to stop and restart the NetBackup Device Manager.
See “About the NetBackup Device Manager” on page 453.
To start or stop the Device Manager
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device
Management > Devices.
2 On the Actions menu, select Stop/Restart Media Manager Device Daemon.
3 In the Stop/Restart Media Manager Device Daemon dialog box, do the
following:

1 In the Device host list, select the media server that you want to restart.

2 Select the Action: Start, Stop, or Stop/Restart.

The actions that are available depend on the state of the device manager or
daemon.

3 Select the wanted Options: Eject media from standalone drive(s) or Enable
verbose logging.

4 Click Apply or OK, depending on the following results:

■ Apply does not close the dialog box so you can select device hosts and
actions for more than another device host.
■ OK closes the dialog box.
 Chapter 9
Configuring tape media
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ About NetBackup tape volumes

■ About NetBackup volume pools

■ About NetBackup volume groups

■ NetBackup media types

■ About WORM media

■ About adding volumes

■ About configuring media name and attribute rules

■ Adding volumes by using the wizard

■ About media settings rules

■ Configuring media settings

■ About barcodes

■ Configuring barcode rules

■ About media ID generation rules

■ Configuring media ID generation rules

■ About media type mapping rules

■ Adding volumes by using the Actions menu

■ Configuring media type mappings

■ Managing volumes
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About NetBackup tape volumes

■ Managing volume pools

■ Managing volume groups

■ About media sharing

■ Configuring unrestricted media sharing

■ Configuring media sharing with a server group

About NetBackup tape volumes

A tape volume is a data storage tape or a cleaning tape. NetBackup assigns
attributes to each volume and uses them to track and manage the volumes.
Attributes include the media ID, robot host, robot type, robot number, and slot
location.
NetBackup uses two volume types, as follows:

Robotic volumes Volumes that are located in a robot.

The robotic library moves the volumes into and out from the
robotic drives as necessary.

Standalone volumes Volumes that are allocated for the drives that are not in a robot.

Operator intervention is required to load volumes into and eject

volumes from standalone drives.

NetBackup uses volume pools to organized volumes by usage.

See “About NetBackup volume pools” on page 456.
You can use WORM media with NetBackup.
See “About WORM media” on page 462.
Volume information is stored in the EMM database.
See “About the Enterprise Media Manager (EMM)” on page 891.

About NetBackup volume pools

A volume pool identifies a set of volumes by usage. Volume pools protect volumes
from access by unauthorized users, groups, or applications. When you add media
to NetBackup, you assign them to a volume pool (or assign them as standalone
volumes, without a pool assignment).
By default, NetBackup creates the following volume pools:
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About NetBackup volume pools

NetBackup The default pool to which all backup images are written (unless you
specify otherwise).

DataStore For DataStore use.

CatalogBackup For NetBackup catalog backups.

Catalog backup volumes are not a special type in NetBackup. They

are the data storage volumes that you assign to the CatalogBackup
volume pool. To add NetBackup catalog backups, use any of the add
volume methods. Ensure that you assign them to the volume pool
you use for catalog backups. After adding volumes, use the
NetBackup Catalog Backup wizard to configure a catalog backup
policy.

See “About the NetBackup catalog” on page 885.

None For the volumes that are not assigned to a pool.

You can add other volume pools. For example, you can add a volume pool for each
storage application you use. Then, as you add volumes to use with an application,
you assign them to that application’s volume pool. You can also move volumes
between pools.
You also can configure a scratch pool from which NetBackup can transfer volumes
when a volume pool has no volumes available.
See “About scratch volume pools” on page 458.
The volume pool concept is relevant only for tape storage units and does not apply
to disk storage units.
You can use any of the approved characters for volume pools names.
See “NetBackup naming conventions” on page 1110.
NetBackup uses several special prefixes for volume pool names.
See “About reserved volume pool name prefixes” on page 457.
Examples of volume pool usage are available in the NetBackup Administrator’s
Guide, Volume II:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

About reserved volume pool name prefixes

NetBackup reserves the following prefixes (case sensitive) for the names of the
volume pools that contain media for specific purposes:
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About NetBackup volume pools

ENCR For volumes on which NetBackup encrypts the data. The volumes in a volume
pool that uses this name prefix must be targeted to encrypting tape drives.

See the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.

WENCR For WORM volumes on which NetBackup encrypts the data. The volumes
in a volume pool that uses this name prefix must be targeted to encrypting
tape drives.

See “About NetBackup encryption options” on page 725.

See the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.

See the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide

WORM For WORM volumes. NetBackup does not encrypt the data.

See “About using volume pools to manage WORM media” on page 463.

NetBackup examines the volume pool names to determine if they are special
purpose volume pools. If a volume pool name begins with one of the special prefixes,
NetBackup processes the media in that pool according to the requirements for that
pool. If not, NetBackup does not use special processing for that volume pool’s
media.
When you create a volume pool for any of these purposes, you must use uppercase
characters. For readability, it may be beneficial to use an underscore character
after the prefix, for example WORM_ or ENCR_.

About scratch volume pools

The scratch pool is an optional pool that contains the media that NetBackup can
allocate to other pools as needed. If you configure a scratch pool, NetBackup moves
volumes from that scratch pool to other pools that do not have volumes available.
Only one scratch pool is allowed. You cannot add a scratch pool if one exists.
You cannot change the NetBackup or DataStore pools to be scratch volume pools.
If you create a scratch pool, be aware of the following conditions:
■ If the scratch pool contains assigned volumes, these volumes remain in the
scratch pool.
NetBackup does not move assigned volumes to other pools as it does with
unassigned volumes.
■ NetBackup does not assign volumes while they are in a scratch pool.
For example if a NetBackup policy or schedule specifies the scratch pool, all
requests for those volumes are denied.
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■ NetBackup returns expired media to the scratch volume pool automatically

(media that is returned must have been originally in the same scratch pool).
■ To use NetBackup to manage the allocation of volumes to volume pools, do the
following:
■ Create volume pools as required, but do not add any volumes to the pools.
■ Define a scratch pool and add all of the volumes to it. NetBackup moves
volumes to the other pools as volumes are needed.

See “About NetBackup volume pools” on page 456.

See “Configuring media settings” on page 469.
See “About media settings rules” on page 469.

About NetBackup volume groups

A volume group identifies a set of volumes that reside at the same physical location.
The location can be either the robot in which the volumes reside, standalone storage,
or off-site storage if you use the NetBackup Vault option.
When you add media to NetBackup, NetBackup assigns all volumes in a robot to
that robot's volume group. Alternatively, you can assign the media to a different
group.
Volume groups are convenient for tracking the location of volumes, such as the
case when a volume is moved off site. Volume groups let you perform operations
on a set of volumes by specifying the group name rather than each individual media
ID of each volume. Operations include moves between a robotic library and a
standalone location or deletions from NetBackup.
If you move a volume physically, you also must move it logically. A logical move
means to change the volume attributes to show the new location.
The following are the rules for assigning volume groups:
■ All volumes in a group must be the same media type.
However, a media type and its corresponding cleaning media type are allowed
in the same volume group (such as DLT and DLT_CLN).
■ All volumes in a robotic library must belong to a volume group.
You cannot add volumes to a robotic library without specifying a group or having
Media Manager generate a name for the group.
■ The only way to clear a volume group name is to move the volume to standalone
and not specify a volume group.
■ More than one volume group can share the same location.
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For example, a robotic library can contain volumes from more than one volume
group and you can have more than one standalone volume group.
■ All volumes in a group must be in the same robotic library or be standalone.
That is, you cannot add a group (or part of a group) to a robotic library if it already
exists in another robotic library.
Examples of volume group usage are available.
See the NetBackup Administrator’s Guide, Volume II:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

NetBackup media types

NetBackup uses media types to differentiate the media that have different physical
characteristics. Each media type may represent a specific physical media type.
The NetBackup media types are also known as Media Manager media types.
The following table describes the NetBackup media types.

Table 9-1 NetBackup media types

Media type Description

4MM 4MM cartridge tape

4MM_CLN 4MM cleaning tape

8MM 8MM cartridge tape

8MM_CLN 8MM cleaning tape

8MM2 8MM cartridge tape 2

8MM2_CLN 8MM cleaning tape 2

8MM3 8MM cartridge tape 3

8MM3_CLN 8MM cleaning tape 3

DLT DLT cartridge tape

DLT_CLN DLT cleaning tape

DLT2 DLT cartridge tape 2

DLT2_CLN DLT cleaning tape 2

DLT3 DLT cartridge tape 3

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Table 9-1 NetBackup media types (continued)

Media type Description

DLT3_CLN DLT cleaning tape 3

DTF DTF cartridge tape

DTF_CLN DTF cleaning tape

HCART 1/2 inch cartridge tape

HCART2 1/2 inch cartridge tape 2

HCART3 1/2 inch cartridge tape 3

HC_CLN 1/2 inch cleaning tape

HC2_CLN 1/2 inch cleaning tape 2

HC3_CLN 1/2 inch cleaning tape 3

QCART 1/4 inch cartridge tape

NetBackup writes media in a format that allows the position to be verified before
NetBackup appends new backup images to the media.

Note: The user interface for NetBackup may show configuration options for the
media types that are not supported in that release. Those types may be supported
in an earlier release, and a NetBackup master server can manage the hosts that
run earlier NetBackup versions. Therefore, the configuration information for such
types must appear in the user interface. The NetBackup documentation also may
describe the configuration information for such types. To determine which versions
of NetBackup support which media types, see the NetBackup hardware compatibility
list:
http://www.netbackup.com/compatibility

Alternate NetBackup media types

Alternate media types let you define more than one type of tape in the same library.
You can use the alternate types to differentiate between different physical cartridges.
The following are examples of alternate media types:
■ DLT, DLT2, DLT3
■ HCART, HCART2, HCART3
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For example, if a robot has DLT4000 and DLT7000 drives, you can specify the
following media types:
■ DLT media type for the DLT4000 tapes
■ DLT2 media type for the DLT7000 tapes
NetBackup then does not load a tape that was written in a DLT4000 drive into a
DLT7000 drive and vice versa.
You must use the appropriate default media type when you configure the drives.
(When you configure drives in NetBackup, you specify the default media type to
use in each drive type.)
In a robot, all of the volumes (of a specific vendor media type) must be the same
NetBackup media type. For example, for an ACS robot that contains 3490E media,
you can assign either NetBackup HCART, HCART2, or HCART3 media type to that
media. You cannot assign HCART to some of the media and HCART2 (or HCART3)
to other of the media.
See "Media formats" in the NetBackup Administrator’s Guide, Volume II, available
at the following URL:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

About WORM media

You can use WORM (Write-Once-Read-Many) media to protect key data from
unwanted modification or to meet compliance regulations.
NetBackup uses the QIC/WORM tape format for WORM media. This format lets
NetBackup append images to WORM tape.
See "Media formats" in the NetBackup Administrator’s Guide, Volume II, available
at the following URL:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332
Tape error recovery is disabled for WORM media. NetBackup has job resume logic,
which tries to resume a job that has been interrupted (such as an interruption on
the Fibre Channel). However, NetBackup fails a job that uses WORM media and
then retries the failed job. Veritas recommends that you use checkpoint and restart
for backups.
The bplabel command labels only LTO-3 WORM tapes. All other WORM media
cannot be labeled because the label cannot be overwritten when the media is used.
The following are the limitations for WORM tape:
■ Third-party copy backups are not supported with WORM media.
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■ NetBackup does not support resume logic with WORM tape. NetBackup fails a
job that uses WORM media and then retries the failed job. Alternatively, if
checkpoint and restart are used, NetBackup restarts the job from the last
checkpoint. Veritas recommends that you use checkpoint and restart for backups.
NetBackup provides two methods to manage WORM media, as follows:
■ Assign a reserved prefix to WORM volume pool names.
See “About using volume pools to manage WORM media” on page 463.
■ Assign a specific drive type to all WORM drives and a specific media type to all
WORM media.
See “About using unique drive and media types to manage WORM media”
on page 464.

About using volume pools to manage WORM media

You can dedicate volume pools for WORM media. This method lets a
WORM-capable tape drive back up and restore standard and WORM media.
NetBackup uses two reserved volume pool prefixes to indicate that the volumes in
a pool are for WORM drives, as follows:
■ WORM (uppercase letters) denotes WORM media.
■ WENCR (uppercase letters) denotes WORM media on which NetBackup should
encrypt the data.
See “About reserved volume pool name prefixes” on page 457.
For more information about encrypting data on your media, see the NetBackup
Security and Encryption Guide, available at the following URL:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332
When you create a volume pool for WORM media, specify one of the reserved
prefixes as the first characters of the pool name. NetBackup examines the volume
pool names to determine if they begin with a reserved prefix. For readability, it may
be beneficial to use an underscore character after the prefix, for example WORM_.
See “Adding a volume pool” on page 523.
Note the following cases:
■ If the drive contains WORM media and the media is in a WORM volume pool,
NetBackup writes the media as WORM.
■ If the drive contains WORM media and the media is not in a WORM volume
pool, NetBackup freezes the media.
■ If the drive contains standard media and the media is in a WORM volume pool,
NetBackup freezes the media.
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■ If the drive contains the Quantum media that has never been used or all of its
NetBackup images have expired, NetBackup uses the media.
See “About using a WORM scratch pool” on page 464.
See “About WORM media” on page 462.
See “About using unique drive and media types to manage WORM media”
on page 464.

About using a WORM scratch pool

For all supported WORM-capable drives (except the Quantum drive), the scratch
pool must only contain one type of media. Veritas recommends that you add the
most commonly used media to the scratch pool. For example, if most NetBackup
jobs use standard media, put standard media in the scratch pool.
If the scratch pool contains standard media, ensure that the WORM volume pool
does not run out of media to complete backup jobs.
If the WORM volume pool runs out of media, NetBackup performs the following
actions:
■ Moves the standard media from the scratch pool into the WORM pool.
■ Loads the standard media into a WORM-capable drive.
■ Freezes the media.
NetBackup repeats this process until all of the standard media in the scratch pool
is frozen.
The opposite also is true. If a standard volume pool runs out of media and the
scratch pool contains WORM media, standard backups can fail because appropriate
media are unavailable.

About using unique drive and media types to manage WORM media
You can assign a different drive and media type to all WORM drives and media.
For example, configure standard drives and media as HCART and WORM-capable
drives and media as HCART2.
This method lets you add both types of media in the scratch pool because NetBackup
selects the correct media type for the drive type.
However, because each drive is limited to backups and restores with a specific type
of media, optimal drive usage may not be achieved. For example, the
WORM-capable drives cannot be used for backups with standard media even if no
WORM backups are in progress.
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Because Quantum drives use only a single media type, this method for managing
the WORM media is unnecessary.
See “About WORM media and the Quantum drive” on page 465.
If you use unique drive and media types to manage WORM media, disable the
WORM volume pool name verification.
See “Disabling WORM volume pool name verification” on page 465.

Disabling WORM volume pool name verification

If you use unique drive and media types to manage WORM media, disable
NetBackup volume pool name verification. WORM volume pool name verification
is used only for the WORM volume pool method of managing WORM media.
See “About using unique drive and media types to manage WORM media”
on page 464.
See “About using volume pools to manage WORM media” on page 463.
To disable the volume pool name verification
◆ Create the following touch file on the media server of the WORM drive:
On Windows:
install_path\NetBackup\db\config\DISABLE_WORM_POOLCHECK

On UNIX:
/usr/openv/netbackup/db/config/DISABLE_WORM_POOLCHECK

About WORM media and the Quantum drive

When you use the Quantum drive, only one kind of media can be used as either
standard media or WORM media.
If a WORM volume pool runs out of media, media are moved from the scratch
volume pool into the WORM pool. NetBackup determines whether the media are
configured as standard or WORM media. For a standard media volume, NetBackup
reads the tape label and verifies that the media is unused or that all images are
expired. NetBackup also verifies that the media is not currently assigned to a server.
After verification, NetBackup configures the media as WORM media and continues
with the NetBackup job.

Supported WORM drives

NetBackup requires a SCSI pass-through driver to use WORM tape drives.
NetBackup queries the drive to verify that drive is WORM-capable and that the
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media in the drive is WORM media. SCSI pass-through paths are provided on the
server platforms NetBackup supports. SCSI pass-through paths may require special
operating system configuration changes.
See the NetBackup Device Configuration Guide, available at the following URL:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332
For information about the drives that NetBackup supports for WORM media, see
the Hardware Compatibility List at the following URL
http://www.netbackup.com/compatibility
All of the vendors except Quantum require the use of special WORM media.
Quantum lets NetBackup convert standard tape media to WORM media. To use
Quantum drives for WORM media on Solaris systems, modify the st.conf file.
Information is available about how to configure nonstandard tape drives and how
to edit the st.conf file.
See the NetBackup Device Configuration Guide, available at the following URL:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

About adding volumes

Adding volumes is a logical operation that assigns NetBackup attributes to physical
media. The media can reside in storage devices already, or you can add them to
the storage devices when you add them to NetBackup. How you add volumes
depends on the type of volume: robotic or standalone.

Volumes in a robotic library See “About adding robotic volumes” on page 466.

Standalone volumes See “About adding standalone volumes” on page 467.

NetBackup uses the rules to assign names and attributes to volumes.

See “About configuring media name and attribute rules” on page 468.

About adding robotic volumes

The robotic volumes are the volumes that are located in a robotic tape library. The
following table describes the methods for adding robotic volumes.
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Table 9-2 Methods for adding robotic volumes

Method Description

The Volume Configuration Wizard See “Adding volumes by using the wizard”
on page 469.

Robot inventory See “About robot inventory” on page 530.

See “Updating the NetBackup volume configuration

with a robot's contents” on page 543.

The Actions menu See “Adding volumes by using the Actions menu”
on page 492.

NetBackup commands See the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide,

available at the following URL:

http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

About adding standalone volumes

Standalone volumes are the volumes that reside in the drives that are not in a robot
or are allocated for standalone drives.
Because NetBackup does not label volumes until it uses them, you can add volumes
even though they do not reside in a drive. The additional volumes are available for
use if the volume in a drive becomes full or unusable. For example, if a volume in
a standalone drive is full or unusable because of errors, NetBackup ejects (logically)
the volume. If you add other standalone volumes, NetBackup requests that volume;
NetBackup does not generate an out of media error.
The easiest way to add standalone volumes is to use the Volume Configuration
Wizard. Then, when NetBackup requests one of the volumes, insert it into the
standalone drive and NetBackup labels it.
The DISABLE_STANDALONE_DRIVE_EXTENSIONS option of the nbemmcmd command
can turn off the automatic use of standalone volumes.

Table 9-3 Methods for adding standalone volumes

Method Description

The Volume Configuration Wizard See “Adding volumes by using the wizard” on page 469.

The Actions menu See “Adding volumes by using the Actions menu”
on page 492.
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Table 9-3 Methods for adding standalone volumes (continued)

Method Description

NetBackup commands See the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide,

available at the following URL:

http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

About configuring media name and attribute rules

NetBackup uses the default settings and rules to name and assign attributes to
new removeable media. NetBackup uses these rules when you do the following:
■ Use the Volume Configuration Wizard to add new media.
■ Use the Robot Inventory dialog box to inventory a robot. If NetBackup discovers
new media in the robot, it adds that media to NetBackup.
For most configurations, the default settings work well. However, you can change
the default settings and rules that NetBackup uses. Change the settings only if you
have special hardware or usage requirements. You can change the settings from
the Volume Configuration Wizard or from the Robot Inventory dialog box.
The following table shows the rules that you can configure:

Table 9-4 Attributes for media

What Where

Media settings See “About media settings rules” on page 469.

See “Configuring media settings” on page 469.

Barcode rules See “About barcodes” on page 479.

See “Configuring barcode rules” on page 482.

Media ID generation rules See “About media ID generation rules” on page 487.

See “Configuring media ID generation rules”

on page 488.

Map media for API robots See “About media type mapping rules” on page 491.

See “Configuring media type mappings”

on page 496.
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Adding volumes by using the wizard

The easiest way to add volumes is to use the Volume Configuration Wizard.
NetBackup assigns media IDs and labels the volumes automatically.
To configure volumes by using the wizard
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand Media
and Device Management > Devices.
2 From the list of wizards in the right pane, click Configure Volumes and follow
the wizard instructions.
You can change the default settings and rules that NetBackup uses to name
and assign attributes to new removeable media.
See “About configuring media name and attribute rules” on page 468.

About media settings rules

The NetBackup media settings rules depend on the following:
■ For existing media, the volume group to which the volumes belong.
■ For new media, the media ID prefix, the media type, and the pool to which the
volume should be assigned.
You can change the default rules.
See “Configuring media settings” on page 469.
See “Media settings options” on page 471.

Configuring media settings

Use the Media Settings tab of the NetBackup Advanced Robot Inventory Options
dialog box to configure the attributes for existing and new media.
See “About media settings rules” on page 469.
To configure media settings
1 Open the Advanced Robot Inventory Options dialog box, as follows:
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From the Robot 1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand

Inventory dialog box Media and Device Management > Media > Robots in
the left pane.

2 Select the robot that you want to inventory.

3 On the Actions menu, select Inventory Robot.

4 Click either Preview volume configuration changes

or Update volume configuration.

5 Click Advanced Options.

From the Volume 1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left

Configuration Wizard pane, expand Media and Device Management >
Devices.

2 From the list of wizards in the right pane, click

Configure Volumes and follow the wizard instructions.

3 On the Robot Inventory panel of the Volume

Configuration Wizard, click Advanced Options.

2 In the Advanced Robot Inventory Options dialog box, click the Media
Settings tab.
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3 Configure the settings, as follows:

a. In the Media which have been removed from the robot should be assigned
to the volume group list, select a volume group for the media that are removed
from the robot.

See “Media which have been removed from the robot... (existing media setting)”
on page 472.

b. In the Media which have been moved into or within the robot should be
assigned to the volume group list, select a volume group for the media that
are in or are added to the robot.

See “Media which have been moved into or within the robot... (existing media
setting)” on page 472.

c. If the robotic library supports barcodes and the volume has readable barcodes,
NetBackup creates media IDs automatically from the barcodes. You do not
need to configure a prefix.

However, if the media in the robotic library has unreadable barcodes or if the
robot does not support barcodes, NetBackup assigns a default media ID prefix.

To use a media ID prefix other than the DEFAULT, click Browse in the Use
the following Media ID prefix field. Then, specify or choose a media ID prefix
in the Media ID Prefix dialog box.

See “Use the following Media ID prefix (new media setting)” on page 473.

d. To use your barcode rules to assign attributes to new volumes, select Use
barcode rules.
See “Use barcode rules (new media setting)” on page 475.

e. To override your barcode rules for the new media in the robotic library, select
a Media type from the list.

See “Media type (new media setting)” on page 475.

f. To override the default volume pool for the new media in the robotic library,
select a Volume pool from the list.

See “Volume pool (new media setting)” on page 478.

4 Click OK.

Media settings options

The following are the settings for the new media in a robot that you add to your
NetBackup volume configuration.
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Media which have been removed from the robot... (existing

media setting)
For the media that already exist in your volume configuration, you can specify the
volume group if the media are removed from the robot. Media which have been
removed from the robot should be assigned to the volume group.
The Media which have been removed from the robot should be assigned to
the volume group drop-down box contains the following selections:

AUTO GENERATE NetBackup automatically generates a new volume group.

DEFAULT If there is an existing group with a compatible residence for the volume,
the volume is added to that group. If a suitable volume group does not
exist, NetBackup generates a new volume group name.

NO VOLUME The media are not assigned to a volume group.

GROUP

Other selections may be available, depending on the setting of the Media type field
of the New media section of the dialog box, as follows:

If the Media type field is The Media which have been removed from the robot should
DEFAULT be assigned to the volume group dropdown box includes the
volume groups that are valid for the robot’s default media type.

If the Media type field is The Media which have been removed from the robot should
other than DEFAULT be assigned to the volume group dropdown box includes the
volume groups that are valid for the specified media type.

To specify a volume group other than DEFAULT, enter a volume

group name or select one from the list.

See “Media type (new media setting)” on page 475.

Media which have been moved into or within the robot...

(existing media setting)
You can specify the volume group for the existing media that have been moved
into or within a robot.
The volume group to assign to the existing media that you have inserted into the
robot (or moved to a new location within the robot).
The Media which have been moved into or within the robot should be assigned
to the volume group drop-down box contains the following selections:
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AUTO GENERATE NetBackup automatically generates a new volume group.

DEFAULT If there is an existing group with a compatible residence for the volume,
the volume is added to that group. If a suitable volume group does not
exist, NetBackup generates a new volume group name.

The following other selections may be available depending on the setting of the
Media type field of the New media section of the dialog box:

If the Media type field is The Media which have been moved into or within the robot
DEFAULT should be assigned to the volume group drop-down box
includes the volume groups that are valid for the robot’s default
media type.

If the Media type field is The Media which have been moved into or within the robot
other than DEFAULT should be assigned to the volume group drop-down box
includes the volume groups that are valid for the specified media
type.

To specify a volume group other than DEFAULT, enter a volume

group name or select one from the list.

If the robotic library contains multiple media types, Veritas recommends a DEFAULT
setting. If you specify a volume group and volumes of different media types were
moved into or within the robot, the new update fails. Volumes of different media
types cannot have the same volume group.
See “Media type (new media setting)” on page 475.

Use the following Media ID prefix (new media setting)

if the media has unreadable barcodes or if the robot does not support barcodes,
by default NetBackup assigns media ID prefixes as follows:
■ If MEDIA_ID_PREFIX entries are defined in the vm.conf file, NetBackup assigns
the last MEDIA_ID_PREFIX entry as the media ID prefix.
■ If no MEDIA_ID_PREFIX entries are defined in the vm.conf file, NetBackup uses
the letter A as the media ID prefix.
To configure NetBackup to use a media ID prefix other than the default, select Use
the following Media ID prefix field in the Advanced Robot Inventory Options
dialog box and then click Browse. The Media ID Prefix dialog box appears.
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Figure 9-1 Media ID Prefix dialog box

The following are the alternative NetBackup media ID assignment behaviors that
you can configure in the dialog box:

To not use a media ID prefix Deselect the Use a media ID prefix for media with
unreadable barcodes or if the robot does not support
barcodes option.

To use a media ID prefix Select the Use a media ID prefix for media with unreadable
barcodes or if the robot does not support barcodes
option.

To use a specific media ID Select the Specify the media ID prefix for the current
prefix for the current operation session only option then enter the media ID prefix. You can
only specify a prefix of one to five alphanumeric characters.
NetBackup assigns the remaining numeric characters to
create a six character media ID.

NetBackup uses the prefix only for the current operation.

To configure a media ID prefix Select the Choose from the Media ID prefix list (stored in
to use for the current session vm.conf file) option and then select the prefix from the list.
and future sessions

To add a new media ID prefix Select the Choose from the Media ID prefix list (stored in
to the vm.conf file vm.conf file) option and then enter the prefix in the New
media ID prefix field. Click Add.
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To remove a media ID prefix Select the Choose from the Media ID prefix list (stored in
from the vm.conf file vm.conf file) option, select the prefix from the list, and then
lick Remove.

Information about the vm.conf file is available.

See the NetBackup Administrator’s Guide, Volume II:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

Use barcode rules (new media setting)

Specifies whether or not to use barcode rules to assign attributes for new media.
To enable barcode rule support for API robots, add an API_BARCODE_RULES entry
to the vm.conf file.
See “About barcodes” on page 479.
See “Configuring barcode rules” on page 482.
Information about the vm.conf file is available.
See the NetBackup Administrator’s Guide, Volume II, available at the following
URL:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

Media type (new media setting)

Specifies the type for the new media that are added to a robot. The list includes
the media types that are valid for the robot.
How NetBackup determines the new media type depends on the Use barcode
rules setting, as follows:
■ Use barcode rules is selected.
See “Media type when using barcode rules” on page 475.
■ Use barcode rules is not selected.
See “Media type when not using barcode rules” on page 477.

Note: For API robots, the Media type is always set to DEFAULT. To specify a
media type for API robots, use the Media Type Mappings tab of the dialog box.
See “Configuring media type mappings” on page 496.

Media type when using barcode rules

If you use barcode rules in NetBackup, choose one of the following:
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DEFAULT NetBackup uses the barcode rules to determine the media type that is
assigned.

Each media type to be added should have a barcode rule. For example,
assume that you want to add DLT and half-inch cartridges to a TLD
robot with a single update operation. First create separate barcode
rules for DLT and half-inch cartridges and then select the specific media
types when you create the barcode rules. Finally, select DEFAULT on
the Media Settings tab. The correct media type is assigned to each
media.

If you choose DEFAULT on the Media Settings tab and DEFAULT in

the barcode rule, NetBackup assigns the default media type for the
robot.

A specific media You can use a single barcode rule to add media of different types, such
type from the list. as DLT and half-inch cartridges (HCART) to a TLD robot. First, select
a specific media type on the Media Settings tab. Second, select
DEFAULT for the barcode rule media type when you create the barcode
rule. You can perform one update for DLT and another for half-inch
cartridge, and the barcode rule assigns the correct media type.

If you specify a value other than DEFAULT, the barcode rule media type
must be the same as the media or be DEFAULT. If not, the barcode rule
does not match the media (except for cleaning media).

Table 9-5 shows some combinations of media types on the Media

Settings tab and barcode rule media types for a TLD (non-API) robot.
It also shows the results when the media are added to the volume
configuration.

Table 9-5 Example media type and barcode rule combinations

Media type on Barcode rule Rule matches? Media type added

Media Settings media type to volume
tab configuration

DLT DEFAULT Yes DLT

HCART DEFAULT Yes HCART

DLT DLT Yes DLT

DLT DLT_CLN Yes DLT_CLN

DLT_CLN DLT No DLT_CLN

DLT_CLN DLT_CLN Yes DLT_CLN

DLT_CLN DEFAULT Yes DLT_CLN

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Table 9-5 Example media type and barcode rule combinations (continued)

Media type on Barcode rule Rule matches? Media type added

Media Settings media type to volume
tab configuration

DLT 8MM, 4MM, and so on No DLT

DEFAULT DEFAULT Yes DLT

DEFAULT DLT Yes DLT

DEFAULT DLT_CLN Yes DLT_CLN

DEFAULT 8 MM, 4 MM, and so No Depends on robot type

on

The fourth row in the table shows how both cleaning cartridges and regular volumes
are added using one update operation.
All the following conditions must be true:
■ The media type on the Media Settings tab is for regular media (DLT, in this
example).
■ The barcode matches a barcode tag.
■ The media type for the barcode rule is cleaning media (DLT_CLN).
Another example is available:
The sixth row and seventh row in the table show how to add only a cleaning tape.
In the sixth row, you specify the cleaning media type on the Media Settings tab
and in the barcode rule. In the seventh, specify the cleaning media on the Media
Settings tab and specify default when you configure the barcode rule.
See “Configuring barcode rules” on page 482.

Media type when not using barcode rules

Choose one of the following if the barcode rules in NetBackup are not used:

DEFAULT NetBackup uses the media type that is configured for the drives if:
■ The drives in the robot are configured on the robot control host
■ All drives the same type
■ At least one drive is configured on the robot control host

If the drives are not the same type, NetBackup uses the default media
type for the robot.
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A specific media If the robot supports multiple media types and you do not want to use
type the default media type, select a specific type.

Select a specific media type if: the drives are not configured on the
robot control host and the drives are not the default media type for the
robot.

The following table shows the default media types for robots when drives are not
configured on the robot control host:

Table 9-6 Default media types for non-API robots

Robot type Default media type

Tape Library 4 MM 4 MM cartridge tape.

(TL4)

Tape Library 8 MM 8 MM cartridge tape.

(TL8)
Also supports 8 MM cartridge tape 2 and 8 MM cartridge tape 3.

Tape Library DLT DLT cartridge tape.

(TLD) Also supports the following:

■ DLT cartridge tape 2 and 3, 1/2-inch cartridge tape

■ 1/2-inch cartridge tape 2, 1/2-inch cartridge tape 3
■ 8 MM cartridge tape, 8 MM cartridge tape 2, 8 MM cartridge tape 3
■ DTF cartridge tape
■ 1/4-inch cartridge tape

Volume pool (new media setting)

The volume pool for the new media. The actions depend on whether you use
barcode rules to assign media attributes, as follows:

DEFAULT DEFAULT. If you select DEFAULT and:

■ Use barcode rules, the barcode rules determine the volume pool to
which new volumes are assigned
■ Do not use barcode rules, NetBackup assigns data tapes to the
NetBackup pool but does not assign cleaning tapes to a volume
pool

A specific volume If you use barcode rules, this volume pool setting always overrides the
pool. rule.
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About barcodes

About barcodes
When a robotic library has a barcode reader, it scans the media for barcodes and
saves the results. The results associate the slot number and the barcode with the
media in that slot. NetBackup obtains the barcode and slot information from the
robotic library.
In the robots that have barcode readers, NetBackup verifies the barcode to ensure
that the robot loads the correct volume.
If the barcode on the volume does not match the barcode in the EMM database,
NetBackup does one of the following:
■ Assigns the request a pending status (for media-specific jobs such as a restore)
■ Uses another volume (for backup or duplicate jobs)
If a requested volume is not in a robot, a pending request message appears in the
NetBackup Administration Console Device Monitor.
The operator must find the volume and do one of the following:
■ Check the Device Monitor to find a suitable drive and mount the requested
volume in that drive.
■ Move the volume into the robot, update the volume configuration to reflect the
correct location for the media, and resubmit the request.
If the volume is labeled, the automatic volume recognition daemon reads the label
and the drive is assigned to the request. If the volume is unlabeled and not
associated with a robot, the operator manually assigns the drive to the request.

Barcode advantages
NetBackup functions well whether or not barcodes are used. However, Veritas
suggests using media with barcodes in the robots that can read barcodes.
Barcodes offer the following advantages:
■ Automatic media ID assignment
When you add new media to a robot, NetBackup is able to assign media IDs
according to specified criteria.
■ More accurate tracking of volume location
A robot inventory update can determine which volumes are in a robot.
■ Increased performance
Not using barcodes can adversely affect performance for some robots. A robot
that reads barcodes performs a scan each time it moves a tape. The robot stores
the correct barcode in memory or verifies a previously saved barcode. However,
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if a tape does not have a barcode, the robot retries the scan multiple times,
degrading performance.

Barcode best practices

Consider the following practices when you select barcodes for volumes:
■ Barcodes usually appear on the labels that are attached to the outside of tape
volumes.
■ The maximum barcode length that NetBackup supports depends on the type of
robot.
See the NetBackup Device Configuration Guide, available at the following URL:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332
■ Always follow the robotic library vendor’s recommendations when purchasing
barcode labels for use with NetBackup.
Ensure that the barcodes have the correct number of characters.
■ Barcodes can represent any combination of alpha and numeric characters, but
different robots support different lengths of barcodes.
See the robot vendor’s documentation to determine the requirements for a
specific robot type.
■ Use barcodes without spaces (at the beginning, at the end, or between any
characters).
Otherwise, the robot or NetBackup may not read them correctly.
■ Volumes in an API robot have a real or a logical barcode.
This volume identifier is used as the NetBackup media ID. This volume identifier
is the volume serial number in ACS, TLH, and TLM robots.
■ For API robots, the barcode for a volume must be identical to the NetBackup
media ID.
Match barcodes to media IDs by getting custom labels in the same series as
the media IDs. For example, to match a set of media IDs from AA0000 to ZZ9999,
get barcode labels in that series.
■ When a robotic library can contain more than one media type, assign specific
characters in the barcode to different media types. Do so by using media ID
generation rules.
Also, use barcodes to differentiate between data tapes and cleaning tapes or
to differentiate between volume pools.
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About barcodes

About barcode rules

A barcode rule specifies criteria for assigning attributes to new robotic volumes.
NetBackup assigns these attributes by using the barcode for the volume that the
robotic library provides and your barcode rules.
In NetBackup, you choose whether to use barcode rules when you set up the robot
inventory update operation. The barcode rules are stored on the master server.

Note: NetBackup does not use barcode rules if a volume already uses a barcode.

About NetBackup actions for barcodes

When a robot inventory update operation uses NetBackup barcode rules and a new
barcode is detected in the robot, NetBackup does the following:
■ Searches the list of rules (from first to last) for a rule that matches the new
barcode.
■ If the barcode matches a rule, NetBackup verifies that the media type in the rule
is compatible with the media type specified for the update.
■ If the media types match, NetBackup assigns the attributes in the rule to the
volume. The attributes include the media type, volume pool, maximum number
of mounts (or number of cleanings), and description.

Example barcode rules

The following table shows some example barcode rules. Rules are sorted first
according to the number of characters in the barcode tag and then by the order
added. Two exceptions are the <NONE> and <DEFAULT> rules, which are always
located at the end of the list.

Table 9-7 Example barcode rules

Barcode tag Media type Volume pool Max mounts Description

and cleanings

0080 8MM b_pool 55 New 008

volumes

DLT DLT d_pool 200 DLT backup

CLD DLT_CLN None 30 DLT cleaning

CLT 8MM_CLN None 20 8-mm cleaning

TL8 8MM t_pool 0 8-mm backup

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Table 9-7 Example barcode rules (continued)

Barcode tag Media type Volume pool Max mounts Description

and cleanings

TL 8MM None 0 8-mm no pool

<NONE> DEFAULT None 0 No barcode

<DEFAULT> DEFAULT NetBackup 0 Other barcodes

Assume that you select the following media settings (update options) for the update
operation for a new 8-mm volume in a TL8 robot:
Media type = 8MM
Volume group = 00_000_TL8
Use barcode rules = YES
Volume pool = DEFAULT
If a new volume in this robotic library has a barcode of TL800001, NetBackup uses
the rule with the barcode tag of TL8. NetBackup assigns the following attributes to
the volume:
■ Media ID = 800001 (last six characters of barcode)
■ Volume group = 00_000_TL8
■ Volume pool = t_pool
■ Maximum mounts = 0 (no maximum)
If a new volume has a barcode of TL000001, NetBackup uses the rule with the
barcode tag of TL. NetBackup assigns the following attributes to the volume:
■ Media ID = 000001 (last six characters of barcode)
■ Volume group = 00_000_TL8
■ Volume pool = None
■ Maximum mounts = 0 (no maximum)

Configuring barcode rules

Use the Barcode Rules tab of the Advanced Robot Inventory Options dialog
box to configure rules for assigning attributes to the new volumes that are added
to a robot. NetBackup assigns barcodes when you select Use barcode rules on
the Media Settings tab.
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To enable barcode rule support for API robots, add an API_BARCODE_RULES entry
to the vm.conf file.
Robot types are described in a different topic.
See “NetBackup robot types” on page 408.
Information about the vm.conf file is in the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume
II:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332
See “About barcodes” on page 479.
To configure barcode rules
1 Open the Advanced Robot Inventory Options dialog box, as follows:

From the Robot 1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand

Inventory dialog box Media and Device Management > Media > Robots in
the left pane.

2 Select the robot that you want to inventory.

3 On the Actions menu, select Inventory Robot.

4 Click either Preview volume configuration changes

or Update volume configuration.

5 Click Advanced Options.

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From the Volume 1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left

Configuration Wizard pane, expand Media and Device Management >
Devices.

2 From the list of wizards in the right pane, click

Configure Volumes and follow the wizard instructions.

3 On the Robot Inventory panel of the Volume

Configuration Wizard, click Advanced Options.

2 In the Advanced Robot Inventory Options dialog box, click the Barcode
Rules tab.
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3 To configure the rules, do any of the following:

Add a rule Click New and then configure the rule in the dialog box.

Change a rule Select the rule, click Change, and then change the rule in the
Change Barcode Rule dialog box.

You cannot change the barcode tag of a barcode rule. You first must
delete the old rule and then add a rule with a new barcode tag.

Delete a rule Select the rule, click Delete, and click OK in the Delete Barcode
Rules dialog box. You can select and delete multiple rules with one
operation.

See “Barcode rules settings” on page 485.

4 When you are finished configuring rules, click OK.

Barcode rules settings

The following table describes the settings you can configure for barcode rules.
NetBackup uses these rules to assign barcodes to new media.
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Table 9-8 Barcode rule settings

Barcode rule setting Description

Barcode tag A unique string of barcode characters that identifies the type of media.
For example, use DLT as the barcode tag for a barcode rule if the following is true:

■ You use DLT on the barcodes to identify DLT tapes

■ DLT is not used on any other barcodes in the robot

Similarly, if you use CLND for DLT cleaning media, use CLND as the barcode tag for
the rule for DLT cleaning media.

The barcode tag can have from 1 to 16 characters but cannot contain spaces.
The following are the special barcode rules that can match special characters in the
barcode tags:

■ NONE
Matches when rules are used and the volume has an unreadable barcode or the
robot does not support barcodes.
■ DEFAULT
For volumes with barcodes, this tag matches when none of the other barcode tags
match. However, the following must be compatible: the media type in the DEFAULT
rule and the media type on the Media Settings tab.

You cannot change the barcode tag of a barcode rule. Instead, first delete the old rule,
then add a rule with a new barcode tag.

Use the Media Settings tab to set up the criteria for a robot update.

See “Configuring media settings” on page 469.

Description A description of the barcode rule. Enter from 1 to 25 characters.

Maximum mounts The maximum number of mounts (or cleanings) that are allowed for the volume.

For data volumes, a value of zero means the volume can be mounted an unlimited
number of times.

For cleaning tapes, zero means that the cleaning tape is not used. Veritas recommends
that you use barcodes for the cleaning media that cannot be confused with barcodes
for data media. Doing so can avoid a value of 0 for cleaning tapes.
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About media ID generation rules

Table 9-8 Barcode rule settings (continued)

Barcode rule setting Description

Media type option The media type to assign to the media.

The media type that is specified on the Media Settings tab always overrides the media
type of the barcode rule. If you specify a value other than DEFAULT on the Media
Settings tab, the barcode rule media type must be the same as the media or be
DEFAULT. If not, the barcode rule does not match the media (except for cleaning media).

See “Media type when using barcode rules” on page 475.

Note: When a media type is selected, the maximum mounts value may revert to the
default value for the specified media type. For example, it may revert to 0 for unlimited
when you select a non-cleaning media type.

See “NetBackup media types” on page 460.

Volume pool The volume pool for the new media. The actions depend on whether you use barcode
rules to assign media attributes.
Select from the following:

■ DEFAULT
If DEFAULT is selected, NetBackup performs the following actions:
■ If you use barcode rules, the barcode rules determine the volume pool to which
new volumes are assigned.
■ If you do not use barcode rules, NetBackup assigns data tapes to the NetBackup
pool but does not assign cleaning tapes to a volume pool.
■ A specific volume pool
This volume pool setting always overrides any barcode rules.

About media ID generation rules

Use media ID generation rules to override the default media ID naming method
NetBackup uses. The default method uses the last six characters of the barcode
the robot provides to generate the media ID.

Note: To use media ID generation rules, the robot must support barcodes and the
robot cannot be an API robot. Media ID generation rules are saved in the Media
Manager configuration file (vm.conf). Information about the vm.conf file is in the
NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume II.

For example, two eight-character barcodes are S00006L1 and 000006L1. Without
any media ID generation rules NetBackup uses the last six characters of the barcode
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to generate media IDs. In this example, the same media ID for the two barcodes
is created (0006L1).
Use a rule to control how NetBackup creates media IDs by specifying which
characters of a barcode are used in the media ID. Or, specify that alphanumeric
characters are to be inserted into the ID.
Define multiple rules to accommodate the robots and the barcode lengths. Define
rules to specific robots and for each barcode format that has different numbers or
characters in the barcode. Multiple rules allow flexibility for the robots that support
multiple media types.

Configuring media ID generation rules

For non-API robots only. Robot types are described in a different topic.
See “NetBackup robot types” on page 408.
Use the Media ID Generation tab of the NetBackup Advanced Robot Inventory
Options dialog box to configure the rules that override the default naming method.
To use media ID generation rules, the robot must support barcodes and the robot
cannot be an API robot.
See “About media ID generation rules” on page 487.
To configure media ID generation rules
1 Open the Advanced Robot Inventory Options dialog box, as follows:

From the Robot 1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand

Inventory dialog box Media and Device Management > Media > Robots in
the left pane.

2 Select the robot that you want to inventory.

3 On the Actions menu, select Inventory Robot.

4 Click either Preview volume configuration changes

or Update volume configuration.

5 Click Advanced Options.

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From the Volume 1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left

Configuration Wizard pane, expand Media and Device Management >
Devices.

2 From the list of wizards in the right pane, click

Configure Volumes and follow the wizard instructions.

3 On the Robot Inventory panel of the Volume

Configuration Wizard, click Advanced Options.

2 In the Advanced Robot Inventory Options dialog box, click the Media ID
Generation tab.
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3 To configure the rules, do any of the following:

Add a rule Click New and then configure the rule in the dialog box.

Change a rule Select the rule, click Change, and then change the rule in the dialog
box.

You cannot change the robot number or barcode length of a rule.

To change those properties, first delete the old rule and then add a
rule.

Delete a rule Select the rule, click Delete, and click OK in the confirmation dialog
box. You can select and delete multiple rules with one operation.

See “Media ID generation options” on page 490.

4 When you are finished configuring rules, click OK.

Media ID generation options

NetBackup uses rules to generate the IDs for media in robots. The default rule uses
the last six characters of the barcode label from the tape.
You can configure media ID generation rules to override the default rule. Control
how NetBackup creates media IDs by defining the rules that specify which characters
of a barcode label to use for the media ID.
The following subsections describe the media ID generation rule options.
The following list describes the media ID generation rule options:
■ Bar code length
The Barcode length is the number of characters in the barcode for tapes in the
robot.
You cannot change the barcode length of a rule. Rather, first delete the rule and
then add a new rule.
■ Media ID generation rule
A Media ID generation rule consists of a maximum of six colon-separate fields.
Numbers define the positions of the characters in the barcode that are to be
extracted. For example, the number 2 in a field extracts the second character
(from the left) of the barcode. You can specify numbers in any order.
To insert a specific character in a generated media idea, precede the character
by a pound sign (#). Any alphanumeric characters that are specified must be
valid for a media ID.
Use rules to create media IDs of many formats. However, it may be difficult to
manage media if the label on the media and the generated media ID are different.
The table shows some examples of rules and the resulting media IDs.
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About media type mapping rules

Barcode on Media ID generation rule Generated media ID

tape

032945L1 1:2:3:4:5:6 032945

032945L1 3:4:5:6:7 2945L

032945L1 #N:2:3:4:5:6 N32945

543106L1 #9:2:3:4 9431

543106L1 1:2:3:4:#P 5431P

■ Robot number
The number of the robot to which the rule applies.
You cannot change the robot number of a rule. Rather, first delete the rule and
then add a new rule.

About media type mapping rules

Applies to API robots only. Robot types are described in a different topic.
See “NetBackup robot types” on page 408.
For API robots, NetBackup contains default mappings from a vendor's media types
to NetBackup media types. API robots are ACS, TLH, or TLM robot types.
You can change the default mappings. Changes apply only to the current volume
configuration update.
You also can add media type mappings.
See “About adding media type mapping entries” on page 498.
See “Default and allowable media types” on page 498.
See “NetBackup media types” on page 460.

Note: You can write a barcode rule that contains the media types that are
incompatible with vendor media types. However, the robot inventory update may
assign NetBackup media types that are inconsistent with the vendor media types.
Avoid this problem by grouping barcode rules by media type.
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Adding volumes by using the Actions menu

Adding volumes by using the Actions menu

Veritas recommends that you use the Volume Configuration Wizard or the robot
inventory option to add volumes.
Be careful when you specify properties. You cannot change some properties later,
such as the media ID or type. If you specify them incorrectly, you must delete the
volume and add it again.
To add volumes by using the Actions menu
1 For new volumes in a robotic library, insert them into the proper slots.
2 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand Media
and Device Management > Media.
3 On the Actions menu, select New > Volumes.

4 In the New Volumes dialog box, specify the properties for the volumes.
The properties that appear in the dialog box vary.
See “Volume properties” on page 493.
5 Click Apply or OK.
If the robot has a barcode reader, NetBackup performs the following actions:
■ Adds the volume to the EMM database using the specified media ID.
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■ Reads the barcode of each new volume.

■ Adds the barcodes as attributes in the EMM database.
The Apply option adds the volume without closing the dialog box or
refreshing the display. You can then add more volumes.

Volume properties
Table 9-9 describes the properties for volumes in NetBackup. The properties depend
on whether you add, change, or move volumes.
The properties are arranged alphabetically.

Table 9-9 Volume properties

Property Description Operation

Device host The name of the NetBackup media server to which the robot is attached. Add, move

Expiration date The following does not apply to cleaning tapes. Change

The date after which the volume is too old to be reliable.

When the expiration date has passed, NetBackup reads data on the volume but
does not mount and write to the volume. You should exchange it for a new volume.

See “About exchanging a volume” on page 510.

When you add a new volume, NetBackup does not set an expiration date.

The expiration date is not the same as the retention period for the backup data on
the volume. You specify data retention periods in the backup policies.

First media ID This property appears only if the number of volumes is more than one. Add

The ID of the first volume in the range of volumes. Media IDs can be from 1 to 6
characters in length. Valid only when you add a range of volumes.

Use the same pattern that you chose in the Media ID naming style box. NetBackup
uses the pattern to name the remaining volumes by incrementing the digits.

NetBackup allows specific characters in names.

See “NetBackup naming conventions” on page 1110.

First slot number The number of the first slot in the robot in which the range of volumes resides. If Add, move
you add or move more than one media, NetBackup assigns the remainder of the
slot numbers sequentially.
Note: You cannot enter slot information for volumes in an API robot. The robot
vendor tracks the slot locations for API robot types.
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Table 9-9 Volume properties (continued)

Property Description Operation

Maximum The maximum number of times NetBackup should mount the volume or use the Add
cleanings cleaning tape.

When a volume reaches the mount limit, the volume can be read, but not written.
Zero (0) indicates unlimited mounts. If you enter a value larger than 99999,
NetBackup may display it as 0 although it uses the actual value. For example, the
output of the vmrule command displays 0 for values larger than 99999.

To determine the maximum mount limit to use, consult the vendor documentation
for information on the expected life of the volume.

Maximum mounts The following topic does not apply to cleaning tapes. Add, change

The Maximum mounts property specifies the number of times that the selected
volumes can be mounted.

When the limit is reached, NetBackup reads data on the volume but does not mount
and write to the volume.

A value of zero (the default) is the same as Unlimited.

To help determine the maximum mount limit, consult the vendor documentation
for information on the expected life of the volume.

Media description A description of the media, up to 25 character maximum. Add, change

NetBackup allows specific characters in names.

See “NetBackup naming conventions” on page 1110.

Media ID This property appears only if the number of volumes is one. Add, change

The ID for the new volume. Media IDs can be from 1 to 6 characters in length.

Media IDs for an API robot must match the barcode on the media (for API robots,
NetBackup supports barcodes from 1 to 6 characters). Therefore, obtain a list of
the barcodes before you add the volumes. Obtain this information through a robotic
inventory or from the robot vendor’s software.

NetBackup allows specific characters in names.

See “NetBackup naming conventions” on page 1110.

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Table 9-9 Volume properties (continued)

Property Description Operation

Media ID naming The style to use to name the range of volumes. Media IDs can be from 1 to 6 Add
style characters in length. Using the pattern, NetBackup names the remaining volumes
by incrementing the digits.

NetBackup media IDs for an API robot must match the barcode on the media. For
API robots, NetBackup supports barcodes from 1 to 6 characters. Therefore, obtain
a list of the barcodes before you add the volumes. Obtain this information through
a robotic inventory or from the robot vendor’s software.

NetBackup allows specific characters in names.

See “NetBackup naming conventions” on page 1110.

Media type The media type for the volume to add. Add

Select the type from the drop-down list.

See “NetBackup media types” on page 460.

Number of The number of volumes to add. For a robotic library, enough slots must exist for Add
volumes the volumes.

Robot The robotic library to add or move the volumes to. Add, move

To add volumes for a different robot, select a robot from the drop-down list. The
list shows robots on the selected host that can contain volumes of the selected
media type.

Volume group If you specified a robot, select from a volume group already configured for that Add, move
robot. Alternatively, enter the name for a volume group; if it does not exist,
NetBackup creates it and adds the volume to it.
If you do not specify a volume group (you leave the volume group blank), the
following occurs:

■ Standalone volumes are not assigned to a volume group.

■ NetBackup generates a name for robotic volumes by using the robot number
and type. For example, if the robot is a TL8 and has a robot number of 50, the
group name is 000_00050_TL8.

See “About NetBackup volume groups” on page 459.

See “About rules for moving volumes between groups” on page 505.
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Table 9-9 Volume properties (continued)

Property Description Operation

Volume is in a When you add a volume: Add, move

robotic library
■ If the volume is in a robot, select Volume is in a robotic library.
■ If the volume is a standalone volume, do not select Volume is in a robotic
library.
When you move a volume:

■ To inject a volume into a robotic library, select Volume is in a robotic library.

Then, select a robot and the slot number (First slot number) for the volume.
■ To eject a volume from a robot, clear Volume is in a robotic library.

Volume pool The pool to which the volume or volumes should be assigned. Add, change
Select a volume pool you created or one of the following standard NetBackup
pools:

■ None.
■ NetBackup is the default pool name for NetBackup.
■ DataStore is the default pool name for DataStore.
■ CatalogBackup is the default pool name used for NetBackup catalog backups
of policy type NBU-Catalog.

When the images on a volume expire, NetBackup returns it to the scratch volume
pool if it was allocated from the scratch pool.

See “About NetBackup volume pools” on page 456.

Volumes to move The Volumes to move section of the dialog box shows the media IDs of the Move
volumes that you selected to move.

Configuring media type mappings

Applies to API robots only. Robot types are described in a different topic.
See “NetBackup robot types” on page 408.
Use the Media Type Mappings tab of the NetBackup Advanced Robot Inventory
Options dialog box to configure the attributes for existing and new media.
See “About media type mapping rules” on page 491.
To configure media type mappings
1 Open the Advanced Robot Inventory Options dialog box, as follows:
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From the Robot 1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand

Inventory dialog box Media and Device Management > Media > Robots in
the left pane.

2 Select the robot that you want to inventory.

3 On the Actions menu, select Inventory Robot.

4 Click either Preview volume configuration changes

or Update volume configuration.

5 Click Advanced Options.

From the Volume 1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left

Configuration Wizard pane, expand Media and Device Management >
Devices.

2 From the list of wizards in the right pane, click

Configure Volumes and follow the wizard instructions.

3 On the Robot Inventory panel of the Volume

Configuration Wizard, click Advanced Options.

2 In the Advanced Robot Inventory Options dialog box, click the Media Type
Mappings tab.

The mappings that appear are only for the robot type that was selected for
inventory. The default mappings and any mappings you added or changed
appear.
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3 Select the row that contains the robot-vendor media type mapping that you
want to change and click Change Mapping.
4 In the Change Media Mapping dialog box, select a media type from the list
of allowed selections.
5 Click OK.
To reset the mappings to the default, click Reset to Defaults.

About adding media type mapping entries

Applies to API robots only. Robot types are described in a different topic.
See “NetBackup robot types” on page 408.
The default media type mappings may not provide the wanted mappings. If not,
add robot-specific media mappings to the vm.conf file on the host on which you
run the NetBackup Administration Console.
Information about the vm.conf file is in the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume
II:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

Table 9-10 Examples of robot-specific media mappings

vm.conf entry Result Robot default without a vm.conf

entry

ACS_3490E = HCART2 Maps the ACS 3490E to the HCART2 HCART

media type.

ACS_DLTIV = DLT2 Maps ACS DLTIV to the DLT2 media type. DLT for all ACS DLT media types, including
DLTIV

TLH_3490E = HCART2 Maps the TLH 3490E to the HCART2 HCART

media type.

Default and allowable media types

Applies to API robots only. Robot types are described in a different topic.
See “NetBackup robot types” on page 408.
The default media types on the Media Type Mappings tab are the media types
provided by each robot vendor.
The following tables contain the default and allowable media types for the API robots
as follows:
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■ NetBackup ACS type robots: Table 9-11

■ NetBackup TLH type robots: Table 9-12
■ NetBackup TLM type robots: Table 9-13
The following items provide information to help you understand the tables:
■ The first column of each table shows the vendor's media type.
■ The second column of each table shows the default media type in NetBackup.
■ The third column shows the media types to which you can map the defaults. To
do so, first add the allowable mapping entries to the vm.conf file.
Some map entries are not allowed. For example, you cannot specify either of
the following map entries for ACS robots:

ACS_DD3A = DLT
ACS_DD3A = HCART4

The following table shows the default media types and the allowable media types
for ACS robots.

Table 9-11 Default and allowable media types for ACS robots

ACS media type Default media type Allowable media types

through mappings

3480 1/2-inch cartridge (HCART) HCART, HCART2,

HCART3

3490E 1/2-inch cartridge (HCART) HCART, HCART2,

HCART3

DD3A 1/2-inch cartridge tape 2 HCART, HCART2,

(HCART2) HCART3

DD3B 1/2-inch cartridge tape 2 HCART, HCART2,

(HCART2) HCART3

DD3C 1/2-inch cartridge tape 2 HCART, HCART2,

(HCART2) HCART3

DD3D 1/2-inch cartridge cleaning HC_CLN, HC2_CLN,

tape 2 (HC2_CLN) HC3_CLN

DLTIII Digital Linear Tape (DLT) DLT, DLT2, DLT3

DLTIIIXT Digital Linear Tape (DLT) DLT, DLT2, DLT3

DLTIV Digital Linear Tape (DLT) DLT, DLT2, DLT3

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Table 9-11 Default and allowable media types for ACS robots (continued)

ACS media type Default media type Allowable media types

through mappings

EECART 1/2-inch cartridge (HCART) HCART, HCART2,

HCART3

JLABEL 1/2-inch cartridge (HCART) HCART, HCART2,

HCART3

KLABEL 1/2-inch cartridge (HCART) HCART, HCART2,

HCART3

LTO_100G 1/2-inch cartridge (HCART) HCART, HCART2,

HCART3

LTO_10GB 1/2-inch cartridge (HCART) HCART, HCART2,

HCART3

LTO_200G 1/2-inch cartridge (HCART2) HCART, HCART2,

HCART3

LTO_35GB 1/2-inch cartridge (HCART) HCART, HCART2,

HCART3

LTO_400G 1/2-inch cartridge tape 3 HCART, HCART2,

(HCART3) HCART3

LTO_400W 1/2-inch cartridge tape 3 HCART, HCART2,

(HCART3) HCART3

LTO_50GB 1/2-inch cartridge tape HCART, HCART2,

(HCART) HCART3

LTO_800G 1/2-inch cartridge tape HCART, HCART2,

(HCART) HCART3

LTO_800W 1/2-inch cartridge tape HCART, HCART2,

(HCART) HCART3

LTO_1_5T 1/2-inch cartridge tape 2 HCART, HCART2,

(HCART2) HCART3

LTO_1_5W 1/2-inch cartridge tape 2 HCART, HCART2,

(HCART2) HCART3

LTO_2_5T 1/2-inch cartridge tape 3 HCART, HCART2,

(HCART3) HCART3
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Table 9-11 Default and allowable media types for ACS robots (continued)

ACS media type Default media type Allowable media types

through mappings

LTO_2_5W 1/2-inch cartridge tape 3 HCART, HCART2,

(HCART3) HCART3

LTO_6_4T 1/2-inch cartridge tape HCART, HCART2,

(HCART) HCART3

LTO_6_4W 1/2-inch cartridge tape HCART, HCART2,

(HCART) HCART3

LTO_CLN1 1/2-inch cartridge cleaning HC_CLN, HC2_CLN,

tape (HC_CLN) HC3_CLN

LTO_CLN2 1/2-inch cartridge cleaning HC_CLN, HC2_CLN,

tape (HC_CLN) HC3_CLN

LTO_CLN3 1/2-inch cartridge cleaning HC_CLN, HC2_CLN,

tape (HC_CLN) HC3_CLN

LTO_CLNU 1/2-inch cartridge cleaning HC_CLN, HC2_CLN,

tape (HC_CLN) HC3_CLN

SDLT Digital Linear Tape 3 (DLT3) DLT, DLT2, DLT3

SDLT_2 Digital Linear Tape (DLT) DLT, DLT2, DLT3

SDLT_4 Digital Linear Tape (DLT) DLT, DLT2, DLT3

SDLT_S1 Digital Linear Tape 2 (DLT2) DLT, DLT2, DLT3

SDLT_S2 Digital Linear Tape (DLT) DLT, DLT2, DLT3

SDLT_S3 Digital Linear Tape (DLT) DLT, DLT2, DLT3

SDLT_S4 Digital Linear Tape (DLT) DLT, DLT2, DLT3

STK1R 1/2-inch cartridge (HCART) HCART, HCART2,

HCART3

STK1U 1/2-inch cartridge cleaning HC_CLN, HC2_CLN,

tape (HC_CLN) HC3_CLN

STK1Y 1/2-inch cartridge cleaning HC_CLN, HC2_CLN,

tape (HC_CLN) HC3_CLN

STK2P 1/2-inch cartridge tape 2 HCART, HCART2,

(HCART2) HCART3
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Table 9-11 Default and allowable media types for ACS robots (continued)

ACS media type Default media type Allowable media types

through mappings

STK2W 1/2-inch cartridge cleaning HC_CLN, HC2_CLN,

tape 2 (HC2_CLN) HC3_CLN

T10000CC 1/2-inch cartridge tape 3 HCART, HCART2,

(HCART3) HCART3

T10000CL 1/2-inch cartridge cleaning HC_CLN, HC2_CLN,

tape 3 (HC3_CLN) HC3_CLN

T10000CT 1/2-inch cartridge tape 3 HCART, HCART2,

(HCART3) HCART3

T10000T1 1/2-inch cartridge tape 3 HCART, HCART2,

(HCART3) HCART3

T10000T2 1/2-inch cartridge tape 3 HCART, HCART2,

(HCART3) HCART3

T10000TS 1/2-inch cartridge tape 3 HCART, HCART2,

(HCART3) HCART3

T10000TT 1/2-inch cartridge tape 3 HCART, HCART2,

(HCART3) HCART3

UNKNOWN (for unknown ACS 1/2-inch cartridge tape 2 HCART, HCART2,

media types) (HCART2) HCART3, DLT, DLT2,
DLT3

VCART 1/2-inch cartridge tape HCART, HCART2,

(HCART) HCART3

VIRTUAL 1/2-inch cartridge tape 2 HCART, HCART2,

(HCART2) HCART3

The following table shows the default and allowable media types for TLH robots.

Table 9-12 Default and allowable media types for TLH robots

TLH media type Default Media Manager Allowable media types

media type through mappings

3480 1/2-inch cartridge (HCART) HCART, HCART2, HCART3

3490E 1/2-inch cartridge (HCART) HCART, HCART2, HCART3

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Table 9-12 Default and allowable media types for TLH robots (continued)

TLH media type Default Media Manager Allowable media types

media type through mappings

3590J 1/2-inch cartridge (HCART) HCART, HCART2, HCART3

3590K 1/2-inch cartridge (HCART) HCART, HCART2, HCART3

3592JA 1/2-inch cartridge tape 2 (HCART2) HCART, HCART2, HCART3

3592JB 1/2-inch cartridge tape 2 (HCART2) HCART, HCART2, HCART3

3592JX 1/2-inch cartridge tape 2 (HCART2) HCART, HCART2, HCART3

3592JJ 1/2-inch cartridge tape 2 (HCART2) HCART, HCART2, HCART3

3592JR 1/2-inch cartridge tape 2 (HCART2) HCART, HCART2, HCART3

3592JW 1/2-inch cartridge tape 2 (HCART2) HCART, HCART2, HCART3

UNKNOWN (for 1/2-inch cartridge tape 2 (HCART2) HCART, HCART2, HCART3

unknown TLH
media types)

The following table shows the default and allowable media types for TLM robots.

Table 9-13 Default and allowable media types for TLM robots

TLM media type Default media type Allowable media types

through mappings

3480 1/2-inch cartridge (HCART) HCART, HCART2, HCART3

OD_THICK NONE NONE

(OD_THICK is translated to media

type REWR_OPT for robot
contents reports. OD_THICK is
ignored for all other robotic
inventory operations)

DECDLT Digital Linear Tape (DLT) DLT, DLT2, DLT3

8MM 8mm cartridge (8MM) 8MM, 8MM2, 8MM3

4MM 4mm cartridge (4MM) 4MM

3590 1/2-inch cartridge (HCART) HCART, HCART2, HCART3

DTF DTF cartridge (DTF) DTF

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Table 9-13 Default and allowable media types for TLM robots (continued)

TLM media type Default media type Allowable media types

through mappings

SONY_AIT 8mm cartridge (8MM) 8MM, 8MM2, 8MM3

LTO 1/2-inch cartridge (HCART) HCART, HCART2, HCART3

UNKNOWN 1/2-inch cartridge tape 2 (HCART2) HCART, HCART2, HCART3, DLT,

DLT2, DLT3, 8MM, 8MM2, 8MM3
(for unknown TLM
media types)

Note: The following TLM media types are not supported: OD_THIN, D2, VHS, CD,
TRAVAN, BETACAM, AUDIO_TAPE, BETACAMCL, DVCM, and DVCL.

Managing volumes
The following sections describe the procedures to manage volumes.

Changing the group of a volume

If you move a volume physically to a different robot, change the group of the volume
to reflect the move.
See “About rules for moving volumes between groups” on page 505.
To change the group of a volume
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand Media
and Device Management > Media.
2 In the right pane, in the Volumes list, select the volumes that you want to
change the volume group assignment for.
3 On the Actions menu, select Change Volume Group.
4 In the New volume group name field, enter the name of the new volume group
or select a name from the list of volume groups.
5 Click OK.
The name change is reflected in the volume list entry for the selected volumes.
If you specified a new volume group (which creates a new volume group), the
group appears under Volume Groups in the left pane.
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About rules for moving volumes between groups

The following are the rules for moving volumes between groups:
■ The target volume group must contain the same type of media as the source
volume group. If the target volume group is empty: The successive volumes
that you add to it must match the type of media that you first add to it.
■ All volumes in a robotic library must belong to a volume group. If you do not
specify a group, NetBackup generates a new volume group name by using the
robot number and type.
■ More than one volume group can share the same location. For example, a
robotic library can contain volumes from more than one volume group and you
can have more than one standalone volume group.
■ All members of a group must be in the same robotic library or be standalone.
That is, if volume group already exists in another robotic library, you cannot add
it (or part of it) to a robotic library.
See “About NetBackup volume groups” on page 459.
See “About moving volumes” on page 519.

Changing the owner of a volume

You can change the media server or server group that owns the volume.
See “About NetBackup server groups” on page 382.
See “About media sharing” on page 527.
To change the owner of a volume
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand Media
and Device Management > Media.
2 In the Volumes list, select the volume that you want to change.
3 On the Actions menu, select Change Media Owner.
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4 In the Media Owner field, select one of the following:

Any (default) Allows NetBackup to choose the media owner. NetBackup

chooses a media server or a server group (if one is
configured).

None Specifies that the media server that writes the image to the
media owns the media. No media server is specified explicitly,
but you want a media server to own the media.

A server group Specify a server group. A server group allows only those
servers in the group to write to the media on which backup
images for this policy are written. All server groups that are
configured in the NetBackup environment appear in the
drop-down list.

5 Click OK.

Changing volume properties

You can change some of the properties of a volume, including the volume pool.
To change volume properties
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand Media
and Device Management > Media.
2 In the right pane, in the Volumes list, select a volume or volumes.
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3 On the Edit menu, select Change.

4 In the Change Volumes dialog box, change the properties for the volume.
See “Volume properties” on page 493.
5 Click OK.

About assigning and deassigning volumes

An assigned volume is one that is reserved for exclusive use by NetBackup. A
volume is set to the assigned state when either application writes data on it for the
first time. The time of the assignment appears in the Time Assigned column for
the volume in the NetBackup Administration Console Volumes pane. When a
volume is assigned, you cannot delete it or change its volume pool.
A volume remains assigned until NetBackup deassigns it.
To determine which application currently uses a volume, see the Application
column of the right pane, labeled Volumes.
NetBackup deassigns a volume only when the data is no longer required, as follows:
■ For regular backup volumes, when the retention period has expired for all the
backups on the volume.
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■ For catalog backup volumes, when you stop using the volume for catalog
backups.
To deassign a volume, you expire the images on the volume. After you expire a
volume, NetBackup deassigns it and does not track the backups that are on it.
NetBackup can reuse the volume, you can delete it, or you can change its volume
pool.
See “Expiring backup images” on page 988.
You can expire backup images regardless of the volume state (Frozen, Suspended,
and so on).
NetBackup does not erase images on expired volumes. You can still use the data
on the volume by importing the images into NetBackup (if the volume has not been
overwritten).
See “About importing backup images” on page 989.

Note: Veritas recommends that you do not deassign NetBackup volumes. If you
do, be certain that the volumes do not contain any important data. If you are
uncertain, copy the images to another volume before you deassign the volume.

Deleting a volume
You can delete volumes from the NetBackup configuration.

Note: You cannot delete a volume if it is still assigned.

For example, if any of the following situations apply, you may want to delete the
volume:
■ A volume is no longer used and you want to recycle it by relabeling it with a
different media ID.
■ A volume is unusable because of repeated media errors.
■ A volume is past its expiration date or has too many mounts, and you want to
replace it with a new volume.
■ A volume is lost and you want to remove it from the EMM database.
After a volume is deleted, you can discard it or add it back under the same or a
different media ID.
Before you delete and reuse or discard a volume, ensure that it does not have any
important data. You cannot delete NetBackup volumes if they are assigned.
See “About assigning and deassigning volumes” on page 507.
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To delete volumes
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand Media
and Device Management > Media.
2 In the right pane, in the Volumes list, select the volume or volumes that you
want to delete.
You cannot delete a volume if it is still assigned.
3 On the Edit menu, select Delete.
4 In the Delete Volumes dialog box, click OK.
5 Remove the deleted volume or volumes from the storage device.

Erasing a volume
You can erase the data on a volume if the following are true:
■ The volume is not assigned.
■ The volume contains no valid NetBackup images.
After NetBackup erases the media, NetBackup writes a label on the media.
If you erase media, NetBackup cannot restore or import the data on the media.
If a volume contains valid NetBackup images, deassign the volume so NetBackup
can label it.
See “About assigning and deassigning volumes” on page 507.
The following table describes the types of erase.

Table 9-14 Types of erase

Type of erase Description

SCSI long erase Rewinds the media and the data is overwritten with a known data
pattern. A SCSI long erase is also called a secure erase because it
erases the recorded data completely.
Note: A long erase is a time-consuming operation and can take as
long as two hours to three hours. For example, it takes about 45 minutes
to erase a 4-mm tape on a standalone drive
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Table 9-14 Types of erase (continued)

Type of erase Description

SCSI quick erase Rewinds the media and an erase gap is recorded on the media. The
format of this gap is drive dependent. It can be an end-of-data (EOD)
mark or a recorded pattern that the drive does not recognize as data.

Some drives do not support a quick erase (such as QUANTUM

DLT7000). For the drives that do not support a quick erase, the new
tape header that is written acts as an application-specific quick erase.

Note: NetBackup does not support erase functions on NDMP drives.

To erase a volume
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand Media
and Device Management > Media.
2 In the right pane, in the Volumes list, select a volume or volumes that you want
to erase.
If you select multiple volumes, they must all be in the same robot.
3 Select either Actions > Quick Erase or Actions > Long Erase.
4 In the erase dialog box, specify the name of the media server to initiate the
erase operation.
To overwrite any existing labels on the media, do not select Verify media label
before performing operation.
5 Click OK.
A dialog box warns you that this action is irreversible.
6 Click OK if you are certain you want to start the erase action.
A dialog box reminds you to use the Activity Monitor to view the progress
and status of the action. (For many types of drives, you may not be able to
cancel a label or erase media job from the Activity Monitor.) Click OK.
If you selected Verify media label before performing operation and the
actual volume label does not match the expected label, the media is not erased.

About exchanging a volume

You should exchange a volume (replace one volume with another volume) if a
volume meets any of the following conditions:
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■ Full (in this case, to exchange a volume means to remove the volume from a
robotic tape library).
■ Past the maximum number of mounts.
■ Old (past the expiration date).
■ Unusable (for example, because of repeated media errors).
Depending on whether you want to reuse the old media ID or not, follow one of the
exchange volumes processes in the following subsections.

Exchanging a volume and using a new media ID

Use this procedure when the following are true:
■ The volume contains current and valid NetBackup images.
■ You require slots in the robotic library for additional backups, duplications, vault
functions, or other purposes.
The following table describes the procedure that used to exchange a volume and
use a new media ID.

Table 9-15 Exchange a volume and using a new media ID

Step Task Instructions

Step 1 Move the volume to another location See “About moving volumes”
on page 519.
If the volume is in a robotic library, remove it from the robotic library
and move it to a standalone group.

Step 2 Add a new volume or move an existing volume in as a replacement See “About adding volumes”
for the volume you removed. on page 466.

If you add a new volume, specify a new media ID. Specify the
same values for the other attributes as the removed volume (such
as robotic residence, volume pool, and the media type).

Step 3 Physically replace the old volume. Beyond the scope of the NetBackup
documentation.
Do not delete the old volume in case you need to retrieve the data
on the volume.

Exchanging a volume and using the old media ID

You can exchange a volume and reuse the same media ID, which may be convenient
in some instances.
Reuse a media ID only if all data on the old volume is not required and you recycle
or discard the volume.
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Warning: If you exchange a media ID for a volume that has unexpired backup
images, serious operational problems and data loss may occur.

The following table describes the procedure to exchange a volume and use the old
media ID.

Table 9-16 Exchange a volume and use the old media ID

Step Task Instructions

Step 1 Delete the volume. See “Deleting a volume” on page 508.

Step 2 Remove the old volume from the storage device. See “About injecting and ejecting volumes”
Physically add the new volume to the storage device. on page 513.

Step 3 Add the new volume to the NetBackup volume See “About adding volumes” on page 466.
configuration and specify the same attributes as the
old volume, including the old media ID.

Step 4 Set a new expiration date for the volume. See “Changing volume properties” on page 506.

Step 5 Optionally, label the volume. Although you do not See “Labeling a volume” on page 518.
have to label the volume, the label process puts the
media in a known state. The external media label
matches the recorded media label, and the mode is
known to be compatible with the drives in the robotic
library.

About frozen media

Frozen media is the media that NetBackup does not use for backups. NetBackup
stops directing the backups and the archives to frozen media. NetBackup never
deletes a frozen media ID from the NetBackup media catalog, even after the
retention period ends for all backups on the media. NetBackup does not unassign
a frozen volume from the NetBackup volume pool when its backup images expire.
All unexpired backup images on frozen media continue to be available for restores.
NetBackup freezes the tape volumes for a variety of reasons, as follows:
■ NetBackup freezes a volume when read or write errors surpass the threshold
within the time window. The default media error threshold is 2. That is, NetBackup
freezes media on the third media error in the default time window (12 hours).
Common reasons for write failures are dirty write heads or old media. The reason
for the action is logged in the NetBackup error catalog (view the Media Logs
report or the All Log Entries report).
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You can use the NetBackup nbemmcmd command with the

-media_error_threshold and -time_window options to change the default
values.
Additional information about the nbemmcmd is available in the NetBackup
Commands Reference Guide:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332
■ NetBackup freezes a volume if a write failure makes future attempts at positioning
the tape unreliable.
■ NetBackup freezes the catalog volumes during catalog recovery.
■ NetBackup freezes the volumes in some circumstances with write once read
many (WORM) media or WORM-capable drives.
See “About using volume pools to manage WORM media” on page 463.
You can unfreeze the frozen volumes manually.

Freezing or unfreezing a volume

NetBackup freezes volumes under circumstances.
Use the following procedure to manually freeze or unfreeze a volume.
To freeze or unfreeze media
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand Media
and Device Management > Media.
2 In the right pane, in the Volumes list, select the volume that you want to freeze
or unfreeze.
3 On the Actions menu, select Freeze or Unfreeze.
4 In the dialog box, click OK.

About injecting and ejecting volumes

Media access port (MAP) functionality differs between robotic libraries. For many
libraries, NetBackup opens and closes the MAP as needed. However, some libraries
have the front-panel inject and the eject functions that conflict with NetBackup’s
use of the media access port. And for other libraries, NetBackup requires front-panel
interaction by an operator to use the media access port.
Read the operator manual for the library to understand the media access port
functionality. Some libraries may not be fully compatible with the inject and eject
features of NetBackup unless properly handled. Other libraries may not be
compatible at all.
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Injecting volumes into robots

You can inject volumes into the robots that contain media access ports.
Any volumes to be injected must be in the media access port before the operation
begins. If no volumes are in the port, you are not prompted to place volumes in the
media access port and the update operation continues.
Each volume in the MAP is moved into the robotic library. If the MAP contains
multiple volumes, they are moved to empty slots in the robotic library until the media
access port is empty or all the slots are full.
After the volume or volumes are moved, NetBackup updates the volume
configuration.
Some robots report only that media access ports are possible. Therefore, Empty
media access port prior to update may be available for some robots that do not
contain media access ports.
Inject volumes into the robots that contain media access ports
1 Load the volumes in the MAP.
2 Inventory the robot
See “Updating the NetBackup volume configuration with a robot's contents”
on page 543.
3 Select Empty media access port prior to update on the Robot Inventory
dialog box.

Ejecting volumes
You can eject single or multiple volumes.
You cannot eject multiple volumes with one operation if they reside in multiple
robots.
Operator intervention is only required if the robotic library does not contain a media
access port large enough to eject all of the selected volumes. For these robot types,
NetBackup prompts an operator to remove the media from the media access port
so the eject operation can continue.
See “Media ejection timeout periods” on page 515.
To eject volumes
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand Media
and Device Management > Media.
2 In the right pane, in the Volumes list, select one or more volumes that you
want to eject.
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3 On the Actions menu, select Eject Volumes From Robot.

4 In the Eject Volumes dialog box, do one of the following actions:

ACS and TLM robots Select the media access port to use for the ejection, then
only click Eject.

All other robots Click Eject.

The robotic library may not contain a media access port large enough to eject
all of the selected volumes. For most robot types, you are prompted to remove
the media from the media access port so the eject can continue with the
remaining volumes.
See “NetBackup robot types” on page 408.

Media ejection timeout periods

The media ejection period (the amount of time before an error condition occurs)
varies depending on the capability of each robot.
The following table shows the ejection timeout periods for robots.

Table 9-17 Media ejection timeout periods

Robot types Timeout period

Automated Cartridge System (ACS) One week

Tape Library Multimedia (TLM)

Tape Library 8MM (TL8) 30 minutes.

Tape Library DLT (TLD)

Tape Library Half-inch (TLH) None. The robot allows an unlimited amount
of time to remove media.

Note: If the media is not removed and a timeout condition occurs, the media is
returned to (injected into) the robot. Inventory the robot and eject the media that
was returned to the robot.

Some robots do not contain media access ports. For these robots, the operator
must remove the volumes from the robot manually.

Note: After you add or remove media manually, use NetBackup to inventory the
robot.
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About rescanning and updating barcodes

You can rescan the media in a robot and then update NetBackup with the barcodes
of that media.
You should rescan and update only in certain circumstances.

Note: Rescan and update barcodes does not apply to volumes in API robot types.
See “NetBackup robot types” on page 408.

When to rescan and to Rescan and update barcodes only to add the barcodes that are
update barcodes not in the EMM database.

For example: if you add a new volume but do not insert the tape
into the robot, NetBackup does not add the barcode to the
database. Use this command to add the barcode after you insert
the tape into the robotic library.

When not to rescan and Do not rescan and update to correct the reports that show a media
to update barcodes ID in the wrong slot.
To correct that problem, perform one of the following actions:

■ Logically move the volume by selecting a volume and then on

the Actions menu select Move.
■ Logically move the volume by updating the volume
configuration.
See “Updating the NetBackup volume configuration with a
robot's contents” on page 543.
■ Physically move the volume into the correct slot.

To obtain an inventory of the robot without updating the barcode

information in the database, inventory the robot and use the show
contents option.

See “Showing the media in a robot” on page 536.

See “About barcodes” on page 479.

Rescanning and updating barcodes

Use the following procedure to rescan the media in a robot and to update NetBackup
with the barcodes.

Note: Rescan and update barcodes does not apply to volumes in API robot types.
See “NetBackup robot types” on page 408.
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See “About rescanning and updating barcodes” on page 516.

To rescan barcodes and update the EMM database
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand Media
and Device Management > Media > Robots.
2 Select the robotic library that contains the volumes that you want to scan and
update.
3 In the right pane, in the Volumes list, select the volumes.
4 On the Actions menu, select Rescan/Update Barcodes.
5 Click Start.
The results of the update appear in the output section of the dialog box.

About labeling NetBackup volumes

When NetBackup labels a volume, it writes a record on the magnetic tape of the
volume; the record (or label) includes the NetBackup media ID.
Normally, NetBackup controls the labeling of its volumes. In most cases, NetBackup
labels a volume the first time it is used for a backup.
The volume label depends on whether or not the media has a barcode, as follows:
■ If the robot supports barcodes and the media has barcodes, NetBackup uses
the last six characters of the barcode for the media ID.
To change this default action, specify and select specific characters by using
Media ID generation rules.
See “Configuring media ID generation rules” on page 488.
■ For volumes without barcodes, by default NetBackup uses a prefix of the letter
A when it assigns a media ID to a volume (for example, A00001).
To change the default prefix, use the MEDIA_ID_PREFIX configuration option in
the vm.conf file. Information about the vm.conf file is available in the NetBackup
Administrator’s Guide, Volume II:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332
Media is not labeled automatically in the following situations:
■ They were last used for NetBackup catalog backups.
Do not label catalog backup volumes unless they are no longer used for catalog
backups.
■ They contain data from a recognized non-NetBackup application and NetBackup
is configured to prohibit media overwrite for that media type.
To label these media types, the following must be true:
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■ NetBackup has not assigned the media

■ The media contains no valid NetBackup images

Labeling a volume
If a volume contains valid NetBackup images, deassign the volume so that it can
be labeled.
See “About assigning and deassigning volumes” on page 507.
If you want to label media and assign specific media IDs (rather than allow
NetBackup to assign IDs), use the bplabel command.

Note: If you label a volume, NetBackup cannot restore or import the data that was
on the media after you label it.

Note: For many types of drives, you may not be able to cancel a label job from the
Activity Monitor.

See “About labeling NetBackup volumes” on page 517.

To label a volume
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand Media
and Device Management > Media.
2 In the right pane, in the Volumes list, select a volume or the volumes that you
want to label.
If you select multiple volumes, they all must be in the same robot.
3 On the Actions menu, select Label.
4 In the Label dialog box, specify the following properties for the label operation.

Media server Enter tname of the media server that controls the drive
to write the label.

Verify label before Select this option to verify that the media in the drive is
performing operation the expected media.

To overwrite any existing labels on the media, do not

select Verify media label before performing
operation.
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5 Click OK.
6 In the warning dialog box, click OK.
If you selected Verify media label before performing operation and the
actual volume label does not match the expected label, the media is not
relabeled.

About moving volumes

When you move volumes in or out of a robotic library or from one robot to another,
move the volumes physically and logically, as follows:
■ Physically move volumes by inserting or by removing them. For some robot
types, use the NetBackup inject and eject options.
■ Logically move volumes using NetBackup, which updates the EMM database
to show the volume at the new location.
When you move volumes from one robotic library to another robotic library, perform
the following actions:
■ Move the volumes to stand alone as an intermediate step.
■ Move the volumes to the new robotic library.
The following types of logical moves are available:
■ Move single volumes.
■ Move multiple volumes.
■ Move combinations of single and multiple volumes.
■ Move volume groups.
You cannot move volumes to an invalid location (for example, move DLT media to
an 8-mm robot).
Veritas recommends that you perform moves by selecting and by moving only one
type of media at a time to a single destination.
The following are several examples of when to move volumes logically:
■ When a volume is full in a robotic library and no slots are available for new
volumes in the robotic library. Move the full volume to stand alone, remove it
from the robot, then configure a new volume for the empty slot or move an
existing volume into that slot. Use the same process to replace a defective
volume.
■ Moving volumes from a robotic library to an off-site location or from an off-site
location into a robotic library. When you move tapes to an off-site location, move
them to stand alone.
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■ Moving volumes from one robotic library to another (for example, if a library is
down).
■ Changing the volume group for a volume or volumes.
See “About NetBackup volume groups” on page 459.

Moving volumes by using the robot inventory update

option
Use this procedure for the following:

To move volumes within The robot must have a barcode reader and the volumes must
a robot. contain readable barcodes.

To remove volumes Use this procedure even if the volumes do not contain barcodes
from a robot. or if the robot does not have a reader.

To move volumes by using a robot inventory update

1 Physically move the volumes to their new location.
2 On the Actions menu, select Inventory Robot.
3 In the Robot Inventory dialog box, select Update volume configuration.
4 Select other options as appropriate.
See “About robot inventory” on page 530.

Moving volumes by using the Actions menu

If you move a volume to a robotic library that has a barcode reader, NetBackup
updates the EMM database with the correct barcode.
To move volumes by using the Actions menu
1 Physically move the volumes to their new location.
2 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand Media
and Device Management > Media.
3 In the right pane, in the Volumes list, select the volumes that you want to move.
4 On the Actions menu, select Move.
5 In the Move Volumes dialog box, specify the properties for the move.
If you move a single volume, the dialog box entries show the current location
of the volume.
See “Volume properties” on page 493.
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About recycling a volume

If you recycle a volume, you can use either the existing media ID or a new media
ID.

Caution: Recycle a volume only if all NetBackup data on the volume is no longer
needed or if the volume is damaged and unusable. Otherwise, you may encounter
serious operational problems and a possible loss of data.

Recycling a volume and using the existing media ID

NetBackup recycles a volume and returns it to the volume rotation when the last
valid image on the volume expires.
To recycle a volume that contains unexpired backup images, you must deassign
the volume.
See “About assigning and deassigning volumes” on page 507.

Recycling a volume and using a new media ID

Recycle a volume if it is a duplicate of another volume with the same media ID.
Also recycle a volume if you change how you name volumes and you want to match
the barcodes on the volume.
The following table describes the procedure to recycle a volume and use a new
media ID.

Table 9-18 Recycling a volume and using a new media ID

Step Action Description

Step 1 Physically remove the volume from the storage See “Ejecting volumes” on page 514.
device.

Step 2 If the volume is in a robotic library, move it to stand See “About moving volumes” on page 519.
alone.

Step 3 Record the current number of mounts and expiration See the values in the Media (Media and Device
date for the volume. Management > Media in the NetBackup
Administration Console).

Step 4 Delete the volume entry. See “Deleting a volume” on page 508.
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Table 9-18 Recycling a volume and using a new media ID (continued)

Step Action Description

Step 5 Add a new volume entry. See “Adding volumes by using the Actions menu”
on page 492.

Because NetBackup sets the mount value to zero for

new volume entries, you must adjust the value to
account for previous mounts.

Set the maximum mounts to a value that is equal to

or less than the following value:

The number of mounts that the manufacturer

recommends minus the value that you recorded
earlier.

Step 6 Physically add the volume to the storage device. See “Injecting volumes into robots” on page 514.

Step 7 Configure the number of mounts Set the number of mounts to the value you recorded
earlier by using the following command:

On Windows hosts:

install_path\Volmgr\bin\vmchange -m
media_id -n number_of_mounts

On UNIX hosts:

/usr/openv/volmgr/bin/vmchange -m
media_id -n number_of_mounts

Step 8 Set the expiration date to the value you recorded See “Changing volume properties” on page 506.
earlier.

Suspending or unsuspending volumes

You cannot use a suspended volume for backups until retention periods for all
backups on it have expired. At that time, NetBackup deletes the suspended volume
from the NetBackup media catalog and unassigns it from NetBackup.
A suspended volume is available for restores. If the backups have expired, import
the backups first.
To suspend or unsuspend media
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, select Media
and Device Management > Media.
2 In the right pane, in the Volumes list, select the volume or volumes that you
want to suspend or unsuspend.
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3 On the Actions menu, select Suspend or Unsuspend.

4 In the dialog box, click OK.

Managing volume pools

The following sections describe the operations you can perform to manage volume
pools.

Adding a volume pool

Use this procedure to add a new volume pool.
To add a volume pool
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand Media
and Device Management > Media.
2 On the Actions menu, select New > Volume Pool.
3 In the New Volume Pool dialog box, specify the properties for the volume
pool.
See “Volume pool properties” on page 524.
4 Add volumes to the pool by adding new volumes to NetBackup or by changing
the pool of existing volumes.
See “Adding volumes by using the Actions menu” on page 492.
See “Adding volumes by using the wizard” on page 469.
See “Changing volume properties” on page 506.

Changing the properties of a volume pool

Use this procedure to change the properties of a volume pool. The properties you
can change include the pool type (scratch pool or catalog backup pool).
To change a volume pool
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, select Media
and Device Management > Media > Volume Pools.
2 Select a pool in the Volume Pools list.
3 Select Edit > Change.
4 In the Change Volume Pool dialog box, change the attributes for the volume
pool.
See “Volume pool properties” on page 524.
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Volume pool properties

You can specify various properties for a volume pool.
The following table describes the properties that you can configure for volume pools,
either when you add a new pool or change an existing one.

Table 9-19 Volume pool properties

Property Description

Catalog backup pool Select this option to use this volume pool for catalog backups. This check box creates
a dedicated catalog backup pool to be used for NBU-Catalog policies. A dedicated
catalog volume pool facilitates quicker catalog restore times.

Multiple catalog backup volume pools are allowed.

Description Provides a brief description of the volume pool.

Maximum number of Does not apply to the None pool, catalog backup pools, or scratch volume pools.
partially full media Specifies the number of partially full media to allow in the volume pool for each of the
unique combinations of the following in that pool:

■ Robot
■ Drive type
■ Retention level

The default value is zero, which does not limit the number of full media that are allowed
in the pool.

Pool name The Pool name is the name for the new volume pool. Volume pool names are
case-sensitive and can be up to 20 characters.

See “About reserved volume pool name prefixes” on page 457.

Scratch pool Specifies that the pool should be a scratch pool.

Veritas recommends that you use a descriptive name for the pool and use the term
scratch pool in the description.

Add sufficient type and quantity of media to the scratch pool to service all scratch media
requests that can occur. NetBackup requests scratch media when media in the existing
volume pools are allocated for use.

Deleting a volume pool

You cannot delete any of the following pools:
■ A volume pool that contains volumes
■ The NetBackup volume pool
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■ The None volume pool

■ The default CatalogBackup volume pool
■ The DataStore volume pool
To delete a volume pool
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand Media
and Device Management > Media > Volume Pools.
2 Select a volume pool from the pools in the Volume Pools list.
3 Ensure that the volume pool is empty. If the pool is not empty, change the pool
name for any volumes in the pool. If the volumes are not needed, delete them.
4 On the Edit > menu, select Delete.
5 Click Yes or No in the confirmation dialog box.

Managing volume groups

These topics describe operations you can perform to manage volume groups.

Moving a volume group

You can move a volume group from a robotic library to standalone storage or from
standalone storage to a robotic library.
Moving a volume group changes only the residence information in the EMM
database. You must move the volumes physically to their new locations.
To move a volume group
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand Media
and Device Management > Media.
2 In the right pane, select the volume group that you want to move.
3 On the Actions menu, select Move.
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4 In the Move Volume Group dialog box, specify the properties for the move.

You can only specify the properties that apply for the move type.
The dialog box shows a move from standalone to the robot TL4(0) on host
prize.
See “Move volume group properties” on page 526.
5 After you move the volume group logically, physically move the volumes to
their new locations.

Move volume group properties

The following table describes the properties you can set when you move a volume
group.

Table 9-20 Move volume group properties

Property Description

Destination The destination for the move, as follows:

■ If you move the volume group from a robotic library, Standalone

is selected as the destination.
■ If you move the volume group from standalone, Robot is
selected as the destination.

Device host The host that controls the robotic library.

Robot The destination robotic library.

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Table 9-20 Move volume group properties (continued)

Property Description

Volume group The volume group to move.

Displays "---" when you move standalone volumes.

Deleting a volume group

Use the following procedure to delete a volume group.
To delete a volume group
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand Media
and Device Management > Media.
2 In the volumes list, verify that all of the volumes in the group are unassigned.
You cannot delete the group until the application unassigns the volumes. If the
Time Assigned column contains a value, the volume is assigned.
See “About assigning and deassigning volumes” on page 507.
3 Select a volume group in the right pane.
4 On the Edit menu, select Delete.
5 In the confirmation dialog box, confirm the action.
6 Remove the deleted volumes from the storage device.

About media sharing

Media sharing allows media servers to share media for write purposes (backups).
Media sharing provides the following benefits:
■ Increases the utilization of media by reducing the number of partially full media.
■ Reduces media-related expenses because fewer tape volumes are required
and fewer tape volumes are vaulted (NetBackup Vault option).
■ Reduces administrative overhead because you inject fewer scratch media into
the robotic library.
■ Increases the media life because tapes are mounted fewer times. Media are
not repositioned and unmounted between write operations from different media
servers.
Reducing media mounts requires appropriate hardware connectivity between
the media servers that share media and the drives that can write to that media.
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Configuring unrestricted media sharing

Appropriate hardware connectivity may include Fibre Channel hubs or switches,

SCSI multiplexors, or SCSI-to-fibre bridges.
You can configure the following media sharing:
■ Unrestricted media sharing.
See “Configuring unrestricted media sharing” on page 528.
■ Media media sharing with server groups.
See “Configuring media sharing with a server group” on page 528.\

Note: The access control feature of Sun StorageTek ACSLS controlled robots is
not compatible with media sharing. Media sharing restricts volume access by the
requesting hosts IP address. Use caution when you implement media sharing in
an ACSLS environment.

Configuring unrestricted media sharing

Unrestricted media sharing means that all NetBackup media servers and NDMP
hosts in your NetBackup environment can share media for writing.

Note: Do not use both unrestricted media sharing and media sharing server groups.
If you use both, NetBackup behavior is undefined.

To configure unrestricted media sharing

1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers.
2 In the right pane, double-click the master server.
3 Select Media
4 Select Enable Unrestricted Media Sharing for All Media Servers.
If you allow unrestricted allow media sharing in your NetBackup environment,
you do not need to create media sharing groups.
5 Click OK.

Configuring media sharing with a server group

Media sharing with a server group restricts the sharing to members of the group.
See “About NetBackup server groups” on page 382.
Table 9-21 outlines the process for configuring media sharing with a server group.
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Note: Do not use both unrestricted media sharing and media sharing server groups.
If you use both, NetBackup behavior is undefined.

Table 9-21 Configuring media sharing with a server group process overview

Step Action Description

Step 1 Ensure the appropriate connectivity Beyond the scope of the NetBackup
between and among the media documentation.
servers and robots and drives.

Step 2 Configure the media sharing server See “Configuring a NetBackup server group”
group. on page 382.

Step 3 Optionally, configure the volume Set the Maximum number of partially full
pools for media sharing. media property for those pools.

See “Adding a volume pool” on page 523.

See “Changing the properties of a volume

pool” on page 523.

Step 4 Configure the backup policies that Set the Policy Volume Pool and Media
use the volume pools and media Owner properties of the backup policies.
sharing groups.
See “Creating a backup policy” on page 692.
 Chapter 10
Inventorying robots
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ About robot inventory

■ When to inventory a robot

■ About showing a robot's contents

■ Showing the media in a robot

■ About comparing a robot's contents with the volume configuration

■ Comparing media in a robot with the volume configuration

■ About previewing volume configuration changes

■ Previewing volume configuration changes for a robot

■ About updating the NetBackup volume configuration

■ Updating the NetBackup volume configuration with a robot's contents

■ Robot inventory options

■ About the vmphyinv physical inventory utility

■ Example volume configuration updates

About robot inventory

Robot inventory is a logical operation that verifies the presence of media. (Robot
inventory does not inventory the data on the media.)
After you physically add, remove, or move volumes in a robot, use a robot inventory
to update the NetBackup volume configuration.
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When to inventory a robot

The following table describes the NetBackup Administration Console robot

inventory options for the robotic libraries that contain barcode readers and contain
barcoded media.

Table 10-1 Robot inventory options

Inventory option Description

Show contents Queries the robot for its contents and displays the media in the selected robotic
library; does not check or change the EMM database.

See “About showing a robot's contents” on page 533.

For the robotic libraries without barcode readers (or that contain media without
barcodes ), you can only show the contents of a robot. However, more detailed
information is required to perform automated media management. Use the
vmphyinv physical inventory utility to inventory such robots.

See “About the vmphyinv physical inventory utility” on page 546.

Compare contents with volume Queries the robot for its contents and compares the contents with the contents
configuration of the EMM database. Does not change the database.

See “About comparing a robot's contents with the volume configuration”

on page 537.

Preview volume configuration Queries the robot for its contents and compares the contents with the contents
changes of the EMM database. If differences exist, NetBackup recommends changes to
the NetBackup volume configuration.

See “About previewing volume configuration changes” on page 539.

Update volume configuration Queries the robot for its contents; if necessary, updates the database to match
the contents of the robot. If the robot contents are the same as the EMM database,
no changes occur.

See “About updating the NetBackup volume configuration” on page 542.

When to inventory a robot

The following table describes the criteria to use to determine when to inventory a
robot and which options to use for the inventory.
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Table 10-2 Robot inventory criteria

Action Inventory option to use

To determine the contents of a Use the Show contents option to determine the media in a robot and possibly
robot their barcode numbers.

See “Showing the media in a robot” on page 536.

To determine if volumes were For the robots with barcode readers and the robots that contain media with
moved physically within a robot barcodes, use the Compare contents with volume configuration option.

See “Comparing media in a robot with the volume configuration” on page 538.

To add new volumes to a robot (a For any robot NetBackup supports, use the Update volume configuration option.
new volume is one that does not
The update creates media IDs (based on barcodes or a prefix that you specify).
have a NetBackup media ID)
See “Updating the NetBackup volume configuration with a robot's contents”
on page 543.

To determine whether new media Use the Preview volume configuration changes option, which compares the
have barcodes before you add contents of the robot with the NetBackup volume configuration information.
them to NetBackup
After you examine the results, use the Update volume configuration option to
update the volume configuration if necessary.

See “Updating the NetBackup volume configuration with a robot's contents”

on page 543.

To insert existing volumes into a If the robot supports barcodes and the volumes have readable barcodes, use the
robot (an existing volume is one Update volume configuration option. NetBackup updates the residence
that already has a NetBackup information to show the new robotic location. NetBackup also updates the robot
media ID) host, robot type, robot number, and slot location. Specify the volume group to which
the volume is assigned.

See “Updating the NetBackup volume configuration with a robot's contents”

on page 543.

If the robot does not support barcodes or the volumes do not contain readable
barcodes, move the volumes or use the physical inventory utility.

See “About moving volumes” on page 519.

See “About the vmphyinv physical inventory utility” on page 546.

To move existing volumes If the robotic library supports barcodes and the volumes have readable barcodes,
between robotic and standalone use the Update volume configuration option. NetBackup updates the residence
(an existing volume is one that information to show the new robotic or standalone location.
already has a NetBackup media
See “Updating the NetBackup volume configuration with a robot's contents”
ID)
on page 543.
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Table 10-2 Robot inventory criteria (continued)

Action Inventory option to use

To move existing volumes within If the robot supports barcodes and the volumes have readable barcodes, use the
a robot (an existing volume is one Update volume configuration option. NetBackup updates the residence
that already has a NetBackup information to show the new slot location.
media ID)
See “Updating the NetBackup volume configuration with a robot's contents”
on page 543.

If the robot does not support barcodes or if the volumes do not contain readable
barcodes, move the volumes or use the physical inventory utility.

See “About moving volumes” on page 519.

See “About the vmphyinv physical inventory utility” on page 546.

To move existing volumes from If the robotic library supports barcodes and the volumes have readable barcodes,
one robot to another (an existing use the Update volume configuration option. NetBackup updates the NetBackup
volume is one that already has a volume configuration information.
NetBackup media ID)
See “Updating the NetBackup volume configuration with a robot's contents”
on page 543.

If the robots do not support barcodes or the volumes do not contain readable
barcodes, move the volumes or use the physical inventory utility.

See “About moving volumes” on page 519.

See “About the vmphyinv physical inventory utility” on page 546.

For either operation, perform the following updates:

■ First move the volumes to standalone

■ Then move the volumes to the new robot

If you do not perform both updates, NetBackup cannot update the entries and
writes an "Update failed" error.

To remove existing volumes from For any robot NetBackup supports, use the Update volume configuration option
a robot (an existing volume is one to update the NetBackup volume configuration information.
that already has a NetBackup
See “Updating the NetBackup volume configuration with a robot's contents”
media ID)
on page 543.

About showing a robot's contents

Show contents inventories the selected robotic library and generates a report.
This operation does not check or change the EMM database. Use this option to
determine the contents of a robot.
The contents that appear depend on the robot type.
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The following table describes the report contents.

Note: On UNIX: If a volume is mounted in a drive, the inventory report lists the slot
from which the volume was moved to the drive.

Table 10-3 Show contents description

Robot and media Report contents

The robot has a barcode reader and the robot Shows if each slot has media and lists the
contains media with barcodes. barcode for the media.

The robot does not have a barcode reader or Shows if each slot has media.
the robot contains media without barcodes.

API robot. Shows a list of the volumes in the robot.

See “About inventory results for API robots”

on page 534.

The following figure shows an example of the report.

Figure 10-1 Show contents report

See “Showing the media in a robot” on page 536.

About inventory results for API robots

The following table describes the contents of the robot inventory for the API robots.
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Table 10-4 API robot report contents

Robot type Report contents

ACS The results, received from ACS library software, show the following:
■ The ACS library software volume ID. The NetBackup media ID
corresponds to the ACS library software volume ID.
■ The ACS media type.
■ The NetBackup Media Manager media type.
■ The mapping between the ACS library software media type and the
corresponding NetBackup Media Manager media type (without
considering optional barcode rules).

TLH The results, received from the Automated Tape Library (ATL) library
manager, show the following:

■ The volume serial number (volser). The Media Manager media ID

corresponds to the ATL volser.
■ The ATL media type.
■ The Media Manager media type.
■ The mapping between the ATL media type and the corresponding
Media Manager media type (without considering optional barcode
rules).

TLM The results, received from the DAS/SDLC server, show the following:

■ The volume serial number (volser). The Media Manager media ID

corresponds to the DAS/SDLC volser.
■ The DAS/SDLC media type
■ The Media Manager media type.
■ The mapping between the DAS/SDLC media type and the
corresponding Media Manager media type (without considering
optional barcode rules).

The following figure shows the results for an ACS robot; the results for other API
robots are similar.
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Figure 10-2 Show contents report (API robot)

Showing the media in a robot

Use the following procedure to show the media that is in a robot.
See “About robot inventory” on page 530.
See “Robot inventory options” on page 545.
To show the media in a robot
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand Media
and Device Management > Media > Robots.
2 Select the robot you want to inventory.
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About comparing a robot's contents with the volume configuration

3 On the Actions menu, select Inventory Robot.

4 In the Robot Inventory dialog box, select Show contents.

5 Click Start to begin the inventory.

About comparing a robot's contents with the

volume configuration
Compare contents with volume configuration compares the contents of a robotic
library with the contents of the EMM database. Regardless of the result, the database
is not changed.

Table 10-5 Compare contents description

Robot and media Report contents

The robot can read barcodes The report shows the differences between
the robot and the EMM database
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Table 10-5 Compare contents description (continued)

Robot and media Report contents

The robot cannot read barcodes The report shows only whether a slot contains
a volume

If the media cave barcodes, this operation is

useful for determining if volumes have been
physically moved within a robot.

For API robots The media ID and media type in the EMM
database are compared to the information
that is received from the vendor’s robotic
library software.

If the results show that the EMM database does not match the contents of the
robotic library, perform the following actions:
■ Physically move the volume.
■ Update the EMM database. Use Actions > Move or use the Update volume
configuration option.
See “About updating the NetBackup volume configuration” on page 542.
The following figure shows a sample compare report.

Figure 10-3 Compare contents report (API robot)

See “Comparing media in a robot with the volume configuration” on page 538.

Comparing media in a robot with the volume

configuration
Use the following procedure to compare the media in a robot with the EMM database.
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About previewing volume configuration changes

See “About robot inventory” on page 530.

See “Robot inventory options” on page 545.
To compare media in a robot with the volume configuration
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand Media
and Device Management > Media > Robots.
2 Select the robot that you want to inventory.
3 On the Actions menu, select Inventory Robot.

4 In the Robot Inventory dialog box, select Compare contents with volume
configuration.
5 Click Start to begin the inventory.

About previewing volume configuration changes

Use this option to preview the changes before you update the EMM database. This
option lets ensure that all new media have barcodes before you add them to the
EMM database.
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Previewing volume configuration changes for a robot

Note: If you preview the configuration changes first and then update the EMM
database, the update results may not match the results of the preview operation.
Possible causes may be the changes that occur between the preview and the
update. Changes can be to the state of the robot, to the EMM database, to the
barcode rules, and so on.

Figure 10-4 Preview volume configuration changes (non-API robot)

See “Updating the NetBackup volume configuration with a robot's contents”

on page 543.

Previewing volume configuration changes for a

robot
Use the procedure in this topic to preview any volume configuration changes for a
robot.
See “About previewing volume configuration changes” on page 539.
See “Robot inventory options” on page 545.
To preview the volume configuration changes for a robot
1 If necessary, insert new volume(s) into the robotic library.
2 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand Media
and Device Management > Media > Robots.
3 Select the robot you want to inventory.
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4 On the Actions menu, select Inventory Robot.

5 In the Robot Inventory dialog box, select Preview volume configuration

changes.

Note: If you preview the configuration changes first and then update the EMM
database, the update results may not match the results of the preview operation.
Possible causes may be the changes that occur between the preview and the
update. Changes can be to the state of the robot, to the EMM database, to the
barcode rules, and so on.

6 To change the default settings and rules that NetBackup uses to name and
assign attributes to new media, click Advanced Options.
See “About configuring media name and attribute rules” on page 468.
7 To inject any media that is in the media access port before the preview
operation, click Empty media access port prior to update.
8 Click Start to begin the inventory preview.
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About updating the NetBackup volume configuration

About updating the NetBackup volume

configuration
The Update volume configuration robot inventory option updates the database
to match the contents of the robot. If the robot contents are the same as the EMM
database, no changes occur.
For a new volume (one that does not have a NetBackup media ID), the update
creates a media ID. The media ID depends on the rules that are specified on the
Advanced Robot Inventory Options dialog box.
See “Robot inventory options” on page 545.
For API robots, the update returns an error if the volume serial number or the media
ID contain unsupported characters.
For robots without barcode readers, the new media IDs are based on a media ID
prefix that you specify. Similarly, for volumes without readable barcodes, the new
media IDs are based on a media ID prefix that you specify
Figure 10-5 is an example for an ACS robot. Results for other API robots are similar.
Robot inventory update returns an error if it encounters unsupported characters in
the volume serial number or media identifier from API robots.
See “Volume update prerequisites” on page 542.

Figure 10-5 Update volume configuration for API robot report

See “Updating the NetBackup volume configuration with a robot's contents”

on page 543.

Volume update prerequisites

The following are the robot prerequisites and media prerequisites for updating the
volume configuration:
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■ The robotic library must read barcodes.

■ Volumes in the library must have readable barcodes.
You can check the barcode capabilities of the robotic library and the volumes by
comparing the robot contents with the NetBackup volume configuration.
See “Comparing media in a robot with the volume configuration” on page 538.
If the robotic library does not support barcodes or the volumes do not have readable
barcodes, save the results of the compare operation. The results can help you
determine a media ID prefix if you use the Media Settings tab of the Advanced
Options dialog box to assign a prefix.

Updating the NetBackup volume configuration

with a robot's contents
Use the procedure in this topic to update the EMM database with the contents of
a robot.
See “About updating the NetBackup volume configuration” on page 542.
See “Robot inventory options” on page 545.
To update the volume configuration with a robot's contents
1 If necessary, insert new volume(s) into the robotic library.
2 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand Media
and Device Management > Media > Robots.
3 Select the robot you want to inventory.
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4 On the Actions menu, select Inventory Robot.

5 In the Robot Inventory dialog box, select Update volume configuration.

Note: If you preview the configuration changes first and then update the EMM
database, the update results may not match the results of the preview operation.
Possible causes may be the changes that occur between the preview and the
update. Changes can be to the state of the robot, to the EMM database, to the
barcode rules, and so on.

6 To change the default settings and rules that NetBackup uses to name and
assign attributes to new media, click Advanced Options.
See “About configuring media name and attribute rules” on page 468.
7 To inject any media that is in the media access port before the update operation,
click Empty media access port prior to update.
8 Click Start to begin the inventory update.
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Robot inventory options

Robot inventory options

The following table shows the robot inventory options when you use the NetBackup
Administration Console:

Table 10-6 Robot inventory options

Option Description

Advanced options Advanced Options is active if Preview volume configuration changes or

Update volume configuration is selected.

This button opens the Advanced Robot Inventory Options dialog box, from
which you can configure more options.

See “About configuring media name and attribute rules” on page 468.

Device host The Device host option is the host that controls the robot.

Empty media access port prior The Empty media access port prior to update operation is active only for the
to update robots that support that function.

To inject volumes in the robot’s media access port into the robot before you begin
the update, select Empty media access port prior to update.

The volumes to be injected must be in the media access port before the operation
begins. If you select Empty media access port prior to update and the media
access port is empty, you are not prompted to place volumes in the media access
port.
Note: If you use NetBackup to eject volumes from the robot, remove the volumes
from the media access port before you begin an inject operation. Otherwise, if
the inject port and eject port are the same, the ejected volumes may be injected
back into the robotic library.

Robot Use the Robot option to select a robot to inventory.

If you selected a robot in the NetBackup Administration Console, that robot

appears in this field.

Show contents Displays the media in the selected robotic library; does not check or change the
EMM database.

See “About showing a robot's contents” on page 533.

Compare contents with volume Compares the contents of a robotic library with the contents of the EMM database
configuration but does not change the database.

See “About comparing a robot's contents with the volume configuration”

on page 537.
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Table 10-6 Robot inventory options (continued)

Option Description

Preview volume configuration Compares the contents of a robotic library with the contents of the EMM database.
changes If differences exist, NetBackup recommends changes to the NetBackup volume
configuration.

See “About previewing volume configuration changes” on page 539.

Update volume configuration Updates the database to match the contents of the robot. If the robot contents
are the same as the EMM database, no changes occur.

See “About updating the NetBackup volume configuration” on page 542.

About the vmphyinv physical inventory utility

For the following robotic libraries, the NetBackup Administration Console reports
only the presence of media:
■ For the robots without barcode readers
■ For the robots that contain media without barcodes
More detailed information is required to perform automated media management.
For such robots, use the vmphyinv physical inventory utility.
The vmphyinv physical inventory utility inventories non-barcoded tape libraries by
performing the following actions:
■ Mounts each tape
■ Reads the tape header
■ Identifies the tape in each slot
■ Updates the NetBackup volume configuration
Use the vmphyinv -verbose option to display more information about the
suggested changes. The -verbose option shows the number of drives available,
the contents of each tape, if the media is a catalog tape. (The media format
column of the summary contains NetBackup database for NetBackup catalog
tapes.)
This verbose information is written to stderr. To save the information, redirect
stderr to a file.

vmphyinv is a command-line utility. Additional information about the syntax of the

vmphyinv command is available.

See the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide, available at the following URL:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332
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Table 10-7 vmphyinv features, requirements, restrictions, and when to use

Item Description

vmphyinv features The vmphyinv utility has the following features:

■ Can be run from any master server, media server, or SAN media server.
■ Can be used with barcoded tape libraries because it verifies the contents of the
media.
■ Recognizes the NetBackup tape formats.
■ Supports the remote administration. You do not need to run vmphyinv from the
host to which the drives are attached.
■ Tries to use multiple drives in a robot even if the drives are attached to different
hosts.
■ Works with shared drives (NetBackup Shared Storage Option).
■ Supports all supported SCSI-based robot types.
■ Can be used to inventory a single media in a standalone drive. Use the -u option
or the -n option to specify the drive; the drive must contain media and it must be
ready.

vmphyinv requirements and The vmphyinv utility has the following requirements and restrictions:
restrictions
■ It cannot distinguish between the volume records based on the application type.
■ When you move the media from robotic drives to standalone drives, you cannot
specify a new volume group for the media.

When to use vmphyinv Use vmphyinv to update the EMM database for NetBackup in the following cases:

■ You want to inventory a robot that does not have a barcode reader or that contains
non-barcoded media.
■ You insert new media into a robotic library and no NetBackup volume records
correspond to the media. Use the slot range or list option of vmphyinv to perform
the inventory operation. You do not need to add volume records to the EMM
database.
■ You insert some media that have unknown media IDs or globally unique identifiers
(GUIDs) into a robot.
For example, you insert 10 media from a different tape library in slots 11 to 20. You
do not know the IDs on the tapes. Use the slot range or list option of vmphyinv to
perform the inventory operation. The vmphyinv utility mounts the media, reads
the tape header, determines the media ID, and adds media records to the EMM
database.
■ Some of the media are misplaced and the EMM database does not reflect the
correct physical location of these media. Inventory the robot or inventory a subset
of media in the robot by using options in vmphyinv.

See “How vmphyinv performs a physical inventory” on page 548.

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How vmphyinv performs a physical inventory

For a physical inventory, the vmphyinv utility performs the following sequence of
operations:
■ Obtains a list of drives to mount the media
See “About the vmphyinv list of drives” on page 548.
■ Obtains a list of media to mount
See “About the media that vmphyinv mounts” on page 548.
■ Mounts the media and reads the tape headers
See “How vmphyinv mounts the media and reads the tape header” on page 549.
■ Updates the EMM database
See “How vmphyinv updates the EMM database” on page 551.

About the vmphyinv list of drives

The list of drives the vmphyinv utility uses to mount the media is obtained from the
EMM database. The drives do not need to be configured locally.
You cannot specify which drives to use. However, you can specify the maximum
number of drives to use, which lets you reserve drives for NetBackup backup or
restore operations. Specify the number of drives by using the -drv_cnt drive_count
option.

About the media that vmphyinv mounts

The vmphyinv command accepts several options for the media to be mounted, as
follows:
■ NetBackup robot number (-rn robot_number).
The vmphyinv utility obtains a list of volume records for that robot and inventories
each of the media in the list.
To use this option, the NetBackup configuration must contain a volume record
that corresponds to the robot number in the EMM database for the robot.
■ NetBackup robot number with filter options.
If you do not want to inventory all of the media in a robot, specify a subset of
the media by using filter options. Some filter options are volume pool, volume
group, or slot range. To use these options, NetBackup volume records must
exist.
The following are some filter examples.

vmphyinv -rn 4 -pn bear Mounts the media only in robot 4 and in the
volume pool bear.
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vmphyinv -rn 2 -v moon Mounts the media in robot 2 and in the volume
group moon.

vmphyinv -rn 1 -rc1 2 -number Mounts the media in robot 1 and slot range 2
3 to 4.

vmphyinv -rn 5 -pn NetBackup Mounts the media in robot 5, slot range 2 to 7,
-v mars -rc1 2 -number 6 in volume group mars, and in the NetBackup
volume pool.

■ NetBackup robot number and a list of media that belong to a specific robot.
For example, if the -rn robot_number and -ml A00001:A00002:A00003 options
are specified, only the three specified media are inventoried. If any of these
media do not belong to the specified robot, the media are skipped and are not
inventoried. To use this option, NetBackup volume records must exist.
■ NetBackup robot number and a slot range or list.
Sometimes, media from a different robot or some other source are moved to a
robot and the media ID on the tape is unknown. In these cases, specify a slot
range option or list option.
With these options, the NetBackup volume record does not need to exist in the
EMM database. However, you must specify the density (using the -d option).

Note: For a robot that supports multiple media types, specify the density carefully.
If you specify the incorrect density, vmphyinv cannot complete the mount and
permanent drive failure can occur.

The following are some filter examples.

vmphyinv -rn 1 -slot_range 2 10 Mounts the media in slot range 2 to 10 in

-d dlt robot 1.

vmphyinv -rn 0 -slot_list 3:4:5 Mounts the media in slots 3, 4, and 5 in

-d 8mm robot 0.

vmphyinv -rn 2 -slot_range 2 4 Mounts the media in slots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and

-slot_list 5:6:7 -d dlt 7 in robot 2.

See “About the vmphyinv physical inventory utility” on page 546.

How vmphyinv mounts the media and reads the tape

header
The following sequence of operations explains the mount process:
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■ The vmphyinv utility contacts the NetBackup Volume Manager, vmd, on the local
host or remote host depending on where the drive is attached.
■ The NetBackup Volume Manager starts a process, oprd.
■ The vmphyinv utility communicates with oprd and sends the mount request to
oprd. After oprd receives the request, it issues a mount request to ltid.

■ The vmphyinv utility reads the tape header to determine the recorded media
ID or globally unique identifier (GUID).

Note: The default mount timeout is 15 minutes. Specify a different mount time
by using the -mount_timeout option.

See “About the media that vmphyinv does not recognize” on page 550.
See “How vmphyinv processes cleaning media” on page 550.

About the media that vmphyinv does not recognize

If the media is not NetBackup media, the media is unmounted and the next media
is mounted. vmphyinv does not generate a new record in the EMM database. To
generate volume records for that media, use the vmupdate command.

How vmphyinv processes cleaning media

If the following conditions are all true, vmphyinv does not try to mount the media
and the next media in the list is mounted:
■ You do not specify the vmphyinv slot range or list option.
■ The robot contains cleaning media.
■ The media type is specified as cleaning media in the volume record (such as
4mm_clean or dlt_clean).

If the robot contains cleaning media and any of the following conditions are true,
vmphyinv tries to determine if the media is cleaning media:

■ You use the slot range or list option and the media type of volume record in the
EMM database is not a cleaning media type.
■ You use the slot range or list option, and the EMM database does not contain
a volume record that corresponds to the cleaning media.
■ You do not use the slot range or list option, and the EMM database does not
contain a volume record that corresponds to the cleaning media.
The vmphyinv utility tries to determine if the media is cleaning media. It uses the
SCSI parameters (sense keys, tape alert flags, and physical (SCSI) media types)
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returned by the robot. If vmphyinv cannot determine if the media is cleaning media,
it tries to mount the media until the mount request times out.

Note: NetBackup may not detect the presence of cleaning media for all drives.
Some drives report the presence of cleaning media in a manner NetBackup cannot
read.

How vmphyinv updates the EMM database

After all of the media are mounted and the tape headers are read, vmphyinv displays
a list of recommended changes. Accept or reject the changes. If you accept the
changes, vmphyinv updates the EMM database.

Table 10-8 vmphyinv criteria and actions

Criteria or action Description

The vmphyinv update For valid media types, vmphyinv performs the following actions:
criteria
■ Changes the residence fields and description fields of any NetBackup media record
if those fields do not match the media header.
■ Conditionally changes the media type of an unassigned NetBackup volume record.
The media type is changed only if the new media type belongs to the same family
of media types as the old media type. For example, the media type DLT can only
be changed to DLT2 or DLT3.
■ Never changes the volume pool, media type, and ADAMM_GUID of an assigned
record.
■ Never unassigns an assigned NetBackup volume.

How vmphyinv updates The vmphyinv utility searches the EMM database. It checks if the media ID from the
NetBackup media tape is present in the media ID field of any record in the EMM database. If the media
ID exists, vmphyinv updates the NetBackup volume record that corresponds to the
media ID. If the media ID does not exist, vmphyinv creates a new NetBackup volume
record that corresponds to the NetBackup media.
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Table 10-8 vmphyinv criteria and actions (continued)

Criteria or action Description

vmphyinv error cases The vmphyinv utility may not be able to update the EMM database correctly in the
following cases. These cases are reported as errors.
If any of the following cases are encountered, you must intervene to continue:

■ Duplicate media IDs are found.

Two or more media in the same robot have the same media ID.
■ A NetBackup volume record that belongs to a different robot is found.
It contains the same media ID as the media ID read from the tape header.
■ The media type, media GUID, or volume pool of an assigned volume record needs
to be changed.
■ The barcode of an existing volume record needs to be changed.

See “About the vmphyinv physical inventory utility” on page 546.

Example volume configuration updates

The following examples show different types of volume configuration updates. The
examples include only the relevant volume attributes.

Example 1: Removing a volume from a robot

The following is an example of how to remove a volume from a robotic library. It
does not matter whether the robot supports barcodes.
The following are the attributes for media ID 800001:

Media ID 800001

Media type 8MM cartridge tape

Barcode TL800001

Media description TL8 backup volume

Volume pool NetBackup

Robot type TL8 - Tape Library 8MM

Volume group EXB220

Maximum mounts allowed 0 (unlimited)

Assume that you remove the volume from the robotic library, specify the following
on the Media Settings tab, then run the update:
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Media type DEFAULT

Volume group NONROB_8MM

Volume pool DEFAULT

The resulting volume attributes for media ID 800001 are as follows:

Media ID 800001

Media type 8MM cartridge tape

Barcode TL800001

Media description TL8 backup volume

Volume pool NetBackup

Robot type NONE - Not Robotic

Volume group NONROB_8MM

Maximum mounts allowed 0 (unlimited)

The new residence information in the EMM database shows a standalone location
in the volume group. The volume group is specified on the Media Settings tab.
The media type and volume pool remain unchanged.
The results are the same for a volume that does not have a barcode.

Example 2: Adding existing standalone volumes to a robot

The following is an example of how to add a standalone volume that has a barcode
to a robotic library that supports barcodes (TL8).
When you move volumes from one robot to another robot, perform separate updates.
The following are the volume attributes for media ID 800021, which has a readable
barcode and already exists as a standalone volume:

Media ID 800021

Media type 8MM cartridge tape

Barcode TL800021

Media description 8MM standalone

Volume pool None

Robot type None (standalone)

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Volume group NONROB_8MM

Maximum mounts allowed 0 (unlimited)

Assume that you insert the volume into a TL8 robot, specify the following on the
Media Settings tab, then run the update:

Media type DEFAULT

Volume group EXB220

Use barcode rules YES (selected)

Volume pool NetBackup

Assume that the barcode rules in Table 10-9 exist.

Table 10-9 Example barcode rules

Barcode tag Media type Volume pool Max mounts/ Description

cleanings

CLND DLT_CLN None 30 DLT cleaning

CLN8 8MM_CLN None 20 8mm cleaning

TL8 8MM NetBackup 0 TL8 backup

DLT DLT d_pool 200 DLT backup

TS 8MM None 0 8mm no pool

<NONE> DEFAULT None 0 No barcode

<DEFAULT> DEFAULT NetBackup 0 Other barcodes

NetBackup recognizes that the media ID exists and changes the EMM database
to reflect the new robotic location. NetBackup does not create a new media ID.
The volume attributes for media ID 800021 are as follows:

Media ID 800021

Media type 8MM cartridge tape

Barcode TL800021

Media description 8MM standalone

Volume pool NONE

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Robot type TL8 - Tape Library 8MM

Robot number 0

Robot slot 1

Robot host shark

Volume group EXB220

Maximum mounts allowed 0 (unlimited)

The barcode matches the barcode of an existing standalone volume in the

configuration. Therefore, NetBackup updates the residence information in the EMM
database to reflect the new robotic location. Because the volume is not new, barcode
rules are ignored.
The only setting used on the Media Settings tab is the volume group for added or
moved volumes. The media type setting was not used because this example was
for a single existing volume that already had a media type.

Example 3: Moving existing volumes within a robot

The following is an example of how to move a volume from one slot to another slot
within the same robot. The robot supports barcodes and the volume has a readable
barcode.

Note: To move volumes within a robotic library, use Update volume configuration
only if the robotic library supports barcodes and the volumes have readable
barcodes. Otherwise, NetBackup cannot properly recognize the move.

The following are the attributes for media ID 800002, which currently resides in slot
1 of the robotic library:

Media ID 800002

Media type 8MM cartridge tape

Barcode TL800002

Media description TL8 backup

Volume pool NetBackup

Robot type TL8 - Tape Library 8MM

Robot number 0
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Robot slot 1

Robot host shark

Volume group EXB220

Maximum mounts allowed 0 (unlimited)

Assume that you move the volume to empty slot 10, specify the following on the
Media Settings tab, then run the update.

Media type DEFAULT

Volume group EXB220

Use barcode rules NO (not selected)

Volume pool DEFAULT

The resulting volume attributes are the following:

Media ID 800002

Media type 8MM cartridge tape

Barcode TL800002

Media description TL8 backup

Volume pool NetBackup

Robot type TL8 - Tape Library 8MM

Robot number 0

Robot slot 10

Robot host shark

Volume group EXB220

Maximum mounts allowed 0 (unlimited)

The updated volume attributes show the new slot number, but all other information
is unchanged.

Example 4: Adding new volumes to a robot

The following is an example of how to add new volumes with barcodes to a robot
that supports barcodes.
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Assume the following:

■ The new volume is an 8MM tape with a readable barcode of TL800002.
■ No media generation rules are defined.
■ The drives in the robot all have a drive type of 8MM or no drives are configured
on the robot control host.
Specify the following on the Media Settings tab and run the update:

Media type DEFAULT

Volume group EXB2220

Use barcode rules YES (selected)

Volume pool DEFAULT

The following table contains the example barcode rules.

Table 10-10 Example barcode rules

Barcode tag Media type Volume pool Max mounts/ Description

cleanings

CLND DLT_CLN None 30 DLT cleaning

CLN8 8MM_CLN None 20 8mm cleaning

TL8 8MM NetBackup 0 TL8 backup

DLT DLT d_pool 200 DLT backup

TS 8MM None 0 8mm no pool

<NONE> DEFAULT None 0 No barcode

The barcode on the media matches the barcode rule named TL8 and the resulting
volume attributes for the new volume are as follows:

Media ID 800002

Media type 8MM cartridge tape

Barcode TL800002

Media description tl8 backup

Volume pool NetBackup

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Robot type TL8 - Tape Library 8MM

Robot number 0

Robot slot 1

Robot host shark

Volume group EXB220

Maximum mounts allowed 0 (unlimited)

No media ID generation rules exist. Therefore, the media ID is from the last six
characters of the barcode. The new residence information in the EMM database
shows the robot host, robot type, robot number, slot, and host. The volume group
is from the Media Settings tab. The volume pool and the max mounts allowed are
from the barcode rule.
If barcode rules (or barcodes) are not used, the media description, volume pool,
and max mounts allowed are set to the following defaults:

Media description Added by NetBackup

Volume pool NetBackup for data tapes or None for cleaning tapes

Maximum mounts allowed 0 (unlimited)

Note: If the robot does not support barcodes or the barcode is unreadable, specify
a Media ID prefix on the Media Settings tab. Alternatively, specify DEFAULT for
the media ID. If you do not, NetBackup does not add new media IDs.

Example 5: Adding cleaning tapes to a robot

A special case exists when you add cleaning tapes. For example, assume that you
update a TLD robot.
The tapes you inserted include regular tapes with barcodes that range from
DLT00000 to DLT00010 and a cleaning tape with a barcode of CLN001.
The following table contains the example barcode rules.

Table 10-11 Example barcode rules

Barcode tag Media type Volume pool Max mounts/ Description

cleanings

CLN DLT_CLN None 30 DLT cleaning

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Table 10-11 Example barcode rules (continued)

Barcode tag Media type Volume pool Max mounts/ Description

cleanings

DL DLT d_pool 200 DLT backup

<NONE> DEFAULT None 0 No barcode

Specify the following on the Media Settings tab, then run the update.

Media type DLT

Volume group STK7430

Use barcode rules YES (selected)

The barcodes on the regular tapes match the DL barcode rule. The media type of
the DL barcode rule matches the Media type on the Media Settings tab. The tapes
are added as DLT.
The cleaning tape matches the CLN barcode rule. NetBackup recognizes that
DLT_CLN is the cleaning tape for DLT. NetBackup adds the cleaning tape CLN001
as DLT_CLN type media along with the regular volumes.
This example shows NetBackup’s ability to add cleaning cartridges along with
regular volumes when you use Update volume configuration.
If the volumes you insert include a cleaning tape, NetBackup adds the volumes
correctly if the following are true:
■ The Media type on the Media Settings tab is the regular media (DLT in this
example).
■ The barcode on the volume matches a barcode tag (CLN in this example).
■ The media type for the barcode rule is the correct cleaning media (DLT_CLN
in this example).
To add only cleaning media, specify the cleaning media type on the Media Settings
tab and in the barcode rule (DLT_CLN in this example).

Example 6: Moving existing volumes between robots

When you move volumes from one robot to another and the volumes in both robots
are in the same EMM database, perform two separate updates.
These updates move the volumes to stand alone, as an intermediate step, and then
to the new robot. Otherwise, NetBackup is unable to update the entries and you
receive an "Update request failed" error.
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This example assumes that robot 2 is able to read barcodes and the volume has
readable barcodes. If not, NetBackup cannot manage the volumes.
To move existing volumes between robots, use the following process:
■ Remove the volume from robot 1 and insert the volume in robot 2.
■ Perform an Update volume configuration on robot 1. This action updates the
volume attributes to show the volume as standalone.
■ Perform an Update volume configuration on robot 2. This action updates the
configuration to show the volume in robot 2.
This example is not recommended and is included only to illustrate the undesirable
results.
The following is an example of how to add an existing standalone volume to a TL4
robot. A TL4 robot supports media inventory (detects media presence), but not
barcodes.
The following are the attributes for media ID 400021, which already exists as a
standalone volume:

Media ID 400021

Media type 4MM cartridge tape

Barcode -----------

Media description 4MM standalone

Volume pool None

Robot type NONE - Not Robotic

Volume group NONROB_4MM

Max mounts allowed 0 (unlimited)

Example 7: Adding existing volumes when barcodes are

not used
Assume that you insert the volume into the robot, specify the following on the Media
Settings tab, and run the update:

Media type DEFAULT

Volume group 00_000_TL4

Media ID prefix C4
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Volume pool DEFAULT

The resulting volume attributes are as follows:

Media ID C40000

Media type 4MM cartridge tape

Barcode -----------

Media description Added by NetBackup

Volume pool NetBackup

Robot type TL4 - Tape Library 4MM

Robot number 0

Robot slot 1

Robot host shark

Volume group 00_000_TL4

Maximum mounts allowed 0 (unlimited)

Note that NetBackup assigned a new media ID to the volume (C40000). This
undesired result occurs if you use Update volume configuration and the volumes
do not contain readable barcodes or the robot does not support barcodes. Without
a barcode, NetBackup cannot identify the volume and assumes that it is new. The
media ID C40000 is generated from the media ID prefix that is specified on the
Media Settings tab.
The old media ID (400021) remains in the configuration. The information for the
new media ID (C40000) shows the robotic location, which includes the robot host,
robot type, number, slot, and host. The volume group and volume pool are configured
according to the Media Settings tab selections. The maximum mounts allowed is
set to the default (0).
For this situation, use the physical inventory utility.
See “About the vmphyinv physical inventory utility” on page 546.
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Configuring storage units
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ About the Storage utility

■ Creating a storage unit

■ About storage unit settings

About the Storage utility

The data that is generated from a NetBackup job is recorded into a type of storage
that NetBackup recognizes.
NetBackup recognizes the following storage configurations, all of which are
configured in the Storage utility:

Storage units
A storage unit is a label that NetBackup associates with physical storage. The label
can identify a robot, a path to a volume, or a disk pool. Storage units can be included
as part of a storage unit group or a storage lifecycle policy.
See “Creating a storage unit” on page 564.

Storage unit groups

Storage unit groups let you identify multiple storage units as belonging to a single
group. The NetBackup administrator configures how the storage units are selected
within the group when a backup or a snapshot job runs.
See “About storage unit groups” on page 608.

Storage lifecycle policies

Storage lifecycle policies let the administrator create a storage plan for all of the
data in a backup or snapshot.
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About the Storage utility

See “About storage lifecycle policies” on page 619.

Using the Storage utility

To use the storage utility
◆ In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Storage > Storage Units,
Storage Unit Groups, or Storage Lifecycle Policies.
The storage destinations that were created for the selected server are displayed
in the right pane.
The storage configuration can be displayed for other master servers.
See “Accessing remote servers” on page 1120.

Figure 11-1 Storage Unit node of the Storage utility

2
3
4
5
6

Table 11-1 Storage Unit utility

Number Description

1 Currently selected master server.

2 Click to create a new storage unit.

See “About storage unit settings” on page 578.

3 Click to create a new storage unit group.

See “Creating storage unit groups for backups” on page 609.
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Table 11-1 Storage Unit utility (continued)

Number Description

4 Click to copy a storage unit.

See “Creating a storage unit by copying a storage unit” on page 567.

5 Click to initiate a data management job when using basic disk staging.

See “About basic disk staging” on page 595.

6 Click to create a new storage lifecycle policy.

See “Creating a storage lifecycle policy” on page 620.

7 Right-click in the right pane to view the shortcut menu.

Creating a storage unit

A storage unit is a label that NetBackup associates with physical storage. The label
can identify a robot, a path to a volume, or a disk pool. Storage unit creation is part
of several other wizards. However, a storage unit can be created directly from the
Storage utility in the NetBackup Administration Console.
Figure 11-2 shows the different storage unit types and the option that needs to be
installed, if necessary.
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Figure 11-2 Storage unit types

Media Manager NDMP Disk

Points to a robot Points to an AdvancedDisk

or a standalone NDMP host Points to a disk pool (storage directly attached to a
drive (NDMP Option) media server). (Data Protection Optimization
Option)

BasicDisk
Points to a directory.

Cloud Storage (VendorName)

Points to a disk pool of the type identified by
VendorName where VendorName can be the name
of a cloud storage provider.

OpenStorage (StorageName)
Points to a disk pool of the type identified by
StorageName. (OpenStorage Disk Option)

PureDisk
Points to a disk pool. (Data Protection Optimization
Option)

To create a storage unit

1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, select the Storage utility.
2 Select Actions > New > New Storage Unit.
3 Enter a Storage unit name.
See “NetBackup naming conventions” on page 1110.
4 Select the Storage unit type. The selection specifies the type of storage that
the storage unit uses: Media Manager, Disk, or NDMP.
5 For disk storage units:
■ Select a disk type from the Disk type drop-down menu.
The Disk type identifies the type of storage unit destination:

AdvancedDisk The destination is a disk pool.

storage unit

BasicDisk The destination is a path to a volume on a host.

storage unit
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Cloud storage The destination is a disk pool of the type that includes a
unit VendorName string. VendorName can be the name of a cloud
storage provider.

The values also can contain a _crypt suffix (for example,

Amazon_crypt). The _crypt suffix indicates encrypted storage.

NDMP storage The destination is an NDMP host. The NDMP protocol is used to
perform backups and recoveries.

OpenStorage The destination is a disk pool of the type that includes a

storage unit VendorName string. The vendor supplies the StorageName string.

PureDisk The destination is a Media Server Deduplication Pool or a

storage unit PureDisk Deduplication Pool.

See the NetBackup Deduplication Guide.

■ Select the disk pool for this storage unit.

See “Select disk pool storage unit setting” on page 591.
■ Select a media server in the Media server drop-down menu. The selection
indicates that the media server has permission to write to the storage unit.
■ Absolute pathname to directory or Absolute pathname to volume
setting.
See “Absolute pathname to directory or absolute pathname to volume
setting for storage units” on page 578.
■ Maximum concurrent jobs
See “Maximum concurrent jobs storage unit setting” on page 582.
■ Reduce fragment size
See “Reduce fragment size storage unit setting” on page 590.
■ High water mark
See “High water mark storage unit setting” on page 580.
■ Low water mark
See “Low water mark storage unit setting” on page 581.
■ Enable block sharing
See “Enable block sharing storage unit setting” on page 579.
■ Enable Temporary staging area
See “Enable temporary staging area storage unit setting” on page 592.

6 For Media Manager storage units, data is written to tape robots and standalone
tape drives:
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■ Select a storage device from the Storage Device drop-down menu.

■ Select a media server in the Media server drop-down menu. The selection
indicates that the media server has permission to write to the storage unit.
■ Maximum concurrent write drives
See “Maximum concurrent write drives storage unit setting” on page 581.
■ Enable multiplexing
See “Enable multiplexing storage unit setting” on page 580.
■ Reduce fragment size
See “Reduce fragment size storage unit setting” on page 590.

7 Click OK to save the storage unit configuration.

Creating a storage unit by copying a storage unit

The following procedure describes how to create a storage unit by copying a storage
unit.
To create a storage unit by copying an existing storage unit
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, select NetBackup Management
> Storage.
2 In the right pane, select a storage unit.
3 Click Actions > Copy Storage Unit.
4 Type a unique name for the new storage unit. For example, describe the type
of storage. Use this name to specify a storage unit for policies and schedules.
See “NetBackup naming conventions” on page 1110.
5 Complete the fields in the Copy Storage Unit dialog box.
See “About storage unit settings” on page 578.

Changing storage unit settings

Veritas suggests that changes be made only during periods when no backup activity
is expected for the policies that use the affected storage units.
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To change storage unit settings

1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, select NetBackup Management
> Storage > Storage Units.
2 In the right pane, double-click the storage unit you want to change.
To select multiple storage units, hold down the Control or Shift key.
3 Complete the fields on the Change Storage Unit dialog box.
See “About storage unit settings” on page 578.

Deleting storage units

To delete a storage unit from a NetBackup configuration means to delete the label
that NetBackup associates with the physical storage.
Deleting a storage unit does not prevent files from being restored that were written
to that storage unit, provided that the storage was not physically removed and the
backup image has not expired.
To delete a BasicDisk or Media Manager storage unit
1 Use the Catalog utility to expire any images that exist on the storage unit. This
action removes the image from the NetBackup catalog.
See “Expiring backup images” on page 988.
■ Do not manually remove images from the BasicDisk or Media Manager
storage unit.
■ Once the images are expired, they cannot be restored unless the images
are imported.
See “About importing backup images” on page 989.
NetBackup automatically deletes any image fragments from a disk storage unit
or a disk pool. This deletion generally occurs within seconds of expiring an
image. However, to make sure that all of the fragments are deleted, check the
directory on the storage unit to make sure that it is empty.
2 Select Storage > Storage Units.
3 In the right pane, select the storage unit you want to delete. Hold down the
Control or Shift key to select multiple storage units.
4 Select Edit > Delete.
5 In the confirmation dialog box, select the storage units to delete.
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6 Click OK.
7 Modify any policy that uses a deleted storage unit to use another storage unit.
If a storage unit points to disk pool, the storage unit can be deleted without
affecting the disk pool.

Media Manager storage unit considerations

To create a storage unit of a tape robot or a standalone tape drive, select Media
Manager as the Storage unit type.
See “About storage unit settings” on page 578.

Figure 11-3 Media Manager storage unit settings

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When NetBackup sends a job to a Media Manager storage unit, it requests resources
from the Enterprise Media Manager (EMM). Then NetBackup requests that Media
Manager mount the volume in a drive.
If a standalone drive does not contain media or if a required volume is not available
to a robot, a mount request appears in the Pending Requests pane of the Device
Monitor. An operator can then find the volume, mount it manually, and assign it to
the drive.
Take the following items into consideration when adding a Media Manager storage
unit:
■ Where to add the storage unit depends on which version of NetBackup is in
use.
■ Add the storage unit to the master server. Specify the media server where
the drives attach.
■ If using NetBackup Server, add the storage unit to the master server where
the drives attach. The robotic control must also attach to that server.

■ The number of storage units that you must create for a robot depends on the
robot’s drive configuration.
■ Drives with identical densities must share the same storage unit on the same
media server. If a robot contains two drives of the same density on the same
media server, add only a single storage unit for the robot. Set the Maximum
concurrent write drives setting to 2.
See “Maximum concurrent write drives storage unit setting” on page 581.
■ Drives with different densities must be in separate storage units. Consider
an STK SL500 library that is configured as a Tape Library DLT (TLD). It can
have both half-inch cartridge and DLT drives. Here, you must define a
separate storage unit for each density.
■ If a robot’s drives and robotic control attach to different NetBackup servers,
specify the server where the drives attach as the media server. Always
specify the same robot number for the drives as is used for the robotic control.

■ Standalone drives with identical densities must be in the same storage unit.
If a server contains two 1/4-inch qscsi drives, add a storage unit with Maximum
concurrent write drives set to 2. The media and device selection logic chooses
the drive to use when NetBackup sends a backup to this storage unit. The logic
is part of the Enterprise Media Management (nbemm) service or daemon.
■ Standalone drives with different densities must be in different storage units.
■ A robot and a standalone drive cannot be in the same storage unit.
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Disk storage unit considerations

NetBackup permits the creation of an unlimited number of disk storage units.
Table 11-2 describes the different disk types that NetBackup can use as disk media.

Table 11-2 Disk media descriptions

Type of disk storage unit Description

AdvancedDisk An AdvancedDisk disk type storage unit is used for a dedicated disk that is directly
attached to a NetBackup media server. An AdvancedDisk selection is available only
when the Data Protection Optimization Option is licensed.

NetBackup assumes the exclusive ownership of the disk resources that comprise an
AdvancedDisk disk pool. If the resources are shared with other users, NetBackup
cannot manage disk pool capacity or storage lifecycle policies correctly.

For AdvancedDisk, the NetBackup media servers function as both data movers and
storage servers.

See the NetBackup AdvancedDisk Storage Solutions Guide.

BasicDisk A BasicDisk type storage unit consists of a directory on a locally-attached disk or a

network-attached disk that is exposed as a file system to a NetBackup media server.
NetBackup stores backup data in the specified directory.
Notes about the BasicDisk type storage unit:

■ Do not include the same volume or file system in multiple BasicDisk storage units.
■ BasicDisk storage units cannot be used in a storage lifecycle policy.

Cloud Storage A Cloud Storage disk type storage unit is used for storage in a cloud, usually provided
by a third-party vendor. The actual name of the disk type depends on the cloud storage
vendor. A Cloud Storage selection is available only when the Data Protection
Optimization Option is licensed.

The storage is integrated into NetBackup through an API. The cloud storage vendor
partners with Veritas to integrate the storage into NetBackup.

A vendor host on the Internet is the storage server. The NetBackup media servers
function as the data movers.

See the NetBackup Cloud Administrator's Guide:

See the NetBackup Cloud Administrator's Guide.
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Table 11-2 Disk media descriptions (continued)

Type of disk storage unit Description

OpenStorage An OpenStorage disk type storage unit is used for disk storage, usually provided by
a third-party vendor. The actual name of the disk type depends on the vendor. An
OpenStorage selection is available only when the OpenStorage Disk Option is licensed.

The storage is integrated into NetBackup through an API. The storage vendor partners
with Veritas to integrate the storage into NetBackup.

The storage host is the storage server. The NetBackup media servers function as the
data movers. The storage vendor's plug-in must be installed on each media server that
functions as a data mover. The logon credentials to the storage server must be
configured on each media server.

See the NetBackup OpenStorage Solutions Guide for Disk.

PureDisk A PureDisk disk type storage unit is used for deduplicated data for a Media Server
Deduplication Pool. PureDisk appears as a selection when the NetBackup Data
Protection Optimization Option is licensed.

Not all settings are available on each disk storage unit type.
See “About storage unit settings” on page 578.

Note: Veritas recommends that you do not impose quotas on any file systems that
NetBackup uses for disk storage units. Some NetBackup features may not work
properly when file systems have quotas in place. (For example, the
capacity-managed retention selection in storage lifecycle policies and staging to
storage units.)

About the disk storage model

The NetBackup model for disk storage accommodates all Enterprise Disk Options.
That is, it is the model for all disk types except for the BasicDisk type.
The following items describe components of the disk storage model:

Data mover
An entity that moves data between the primary storage (the NetBackup client) and
the storage server. NetBackup media servers function as data movers.
Depending on the disk option, a NetBackup media server also may function as a
storage server.
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Storage server
An entity that writes data to and reads data from the disk storage. A storage server
is the entity that has a mount on the file system on the storage.
Depending on the NetBackup option, the storage server is one of the following:
■ A computer that hosts the storage. The computer may be embedded in the
storage device.
■ A storage vendor's host on the Internet that exposes cloud storage to NetBackup.
Alternatively, private cloud storage can be hosted within your private network.
■ A NetBackup media server that hosts storage.

Disk pool
A collection of disk volumes that are administered as an entity. NetBackup
aggregates the disk volumes into pools of storage (a disk pool) you can use for
backups.
A disk pool is a storage type in NetBackup. When you create a storage unit, you
select the disk type and then you select a specific disk pool.

Configuring credentials for CIFS storage and disk storage

units
For Common Internet File System (CIFS) storage with AdvancedDisk and BasicDisk
storage units, the following two NetBackup services on Windows computers require
matching account credentials:

NetBackup Client Service The NetBackup Client Service is either bpcd.exe or

bpinetd.exe, depending on NetBackup release level.
Regardless of the binary file name, the service requires the
credentials.

NetBackup Remote Manager The NetBackup Remote Manager and Monitor Service binary
and Monitor Service file name is nbrmms.exe.

The following items describe the requirements for the account and credentials:
■ Both of the services must run under the same Windows user account.
■ The account must be the same account that the Windows operating system
uses for read and write access to the CIFS share.
■ Configure the account and the credentials on the media server or media servers
that have a file system mount on the CIFS storage. Then, configure Windows
so that the two aforementioned services use that account.
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If account credentials are not configured properly, NetBackup marks all CIFS
AdvancedDisk and BasicDisk storage units that use the UNC naming convention
as DOWN.
To configure service credentials for CIFS storage and disk storage units
◆ In Windows, configure both the NetBackup Client Service and the NetBackup
Remote Manager and Monitor Service so they meet the credential requirements.
Those requirements are described previously in this document.
See your Windows operating system documentation for the procedures. How
to configure Windows is beyond the scope of the NetBackup documentation.

Disk storage units in storage lifecycle policies

Figure 11-4 is an example of how storage lifecycle policies can interact with volumes
in a disk pool that a storage unit references.
Two backup policies are created as follows:
■ A backup policy named Policy_gold has a gold classification. For storage, it is
configured to use an SLP named Lifecycle_Gold, which has a gold data
classification.
■ A backup policy named Policy_silver has a silver classification. For storage, it
is configured to use Any Available. That means it can use any available storage
unit or any SLP that has a silver classification.
Two storage units are available to both backup policies as follows:
■ DSU_1 is an operation in Lifecycle_Gold and references DiskPool_A.
■ DSU_2 is not in an SLP and references DiskPool_A.
DiskPool_A contains three disk volumes. Both the gold and the silver images can
be written to any disk volume in the pool.
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Figure 11-4 Storage lifecycle policies and disk storage units referencing disk
pools

Backup policy Policy_Gold Backup policy Policy_Silver

The data classification for this backup The data classification for this backup
policy is gold. The policy is configured to policy is silver. The policy is configured
write to Lifecycle_Gold. to write to any available storage unit.

SLP Lifecycle_Gold

Lifecycle_Gold contains a backup operation

that writes to storage unit DSU_1.
Storage unit DSU_2
Storage unit DSU_1
Policy_Silver writes to DSU_2.
DSU_1 references DiskPool_A. DSU_2 references DiskPool_A.

DiskPool_A Both backup policies may

write to any volume in the
disk pool that matches the
data classification of the
Disk volume Disk volume Disk volume policy.

Gold image Gold image Gold image In this way, a single disk
pool may contain images
Silver image Gold image with different data
Silver image classifications.

See “About storage lifecycle policies” on page 619.

Maintaining available disk space on disk storage units

Disk storage units can be managed so that they do not become entirely full and
cause backups to fail.
Create space for more images on a disk storage unit in the following ways:
■ Add new disk space.
■ Set the High water mark to a value that best works with the size of backup
images in the environment.
See “High water mark storage unit setting” on page 580.
Maintain space on basic disk staging storage units in the following ways:
■ Increase the frequency of the relocation schedule. Or, add resources so that all
images can be copied to a final destination storage unit in a timely manner.
■ Run the nb_updatedssu script.
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Upon NetBackup installation or upgrade, the nb_updatedssu script runs. The

script deletes the .ds files that were used in previous releases as pointers to
relocated data. Relocated data is tracked differently in the current release and
the .ds files are no longer necessary. Under some circumstances, a .ds file
cannot be deleted upon installation or upgrade. In that case, run the script again:
On Windows: install_path\NetBackup\bin\goodies\nb_updatedssu
On UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/goodies/nb_updatedssu
■ Determine the potential free space.
See “Finding potential free space on a BasicDisk disk staging storage unit”
on page 602.
■ Monitor disk space by enabling the Check the capacity of disk storage units
host property.
This General Server host property determines how often NetBackup checks 6.0
disk storage units for available capacity. Subsequent releases use internal
methods to monitor disk space more frequently.
See “General Server properties” on page 151.

NDMP storage unit considerations

The NetBackup for NDMP license must be installed on the media server to use the
hosts as storage units. Media Manager controls NDMP storage units but the units
attach to NDMP hosts.
See “About storage unit settings” on page 578.
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Figure 11-5 NDMP storage unit settings

Create NDMP storage units for drives directly attached to NAS filers. Any drive that
is attached to a NetBackup media server is considered a Media Manager storage
unit, even if used for NDMP backups.

Note: Remote NDMP storage units may already be configured on a media server
from a previous release. Upon upgrade of the media server, those storage units
are automatically converted to Media Manager storage units.

See the NetBackup for NDMP Administrator’s Guide for more information.
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About storage unit settings

The following topics describe the settings that appear for all types of storage units.
The settings are listed alphabetically. Each setting does not appear for each storage
unit type.

Absolute pathname to directory or absolute pathname to volume

setting for storage units
Absolute pathname to directory or Absolute pathname to volume is available
for any storage unit that is not based on disk pools.
The setting specifies the absolute path to a file system or a volume available for
backups to disk. Enter the path directly in the field, then click Add. Use any location
on the disk, providing that sufficient space is available.
Use platform-specific file path separators (/ and \) and colon (:) within a drive
specification.
The Properties button displays properties for the directory or volume.
See “Properties option in the Change Storage Units dialog box” on page 588.
Do not configure multiple BasicDisk storage units to use the same volume or file
system. Not only do the storage units compete for space, but different Low water
marks can cause unexpected behaviors.
If the BasicDisk storage unit is used as a disk staging storage unit, Veritas
recommends dedicating a disk partition or file system to it. Dedicating space allows
the disk staging space management logic to operate successfully. Or, consider
defining AdvancedDisk storage units, which use the disk pools that are composed
of the disk volumes that are dedicated file systems for disk backup.
See “NetBackup naming conventions” on page 1110.
See “Low water mark storage unit setting” on page 581.

Directory can exist on the root file system or system disk

setting for storage units
This setting allows the user to specify a directory on the root file system (UNIX) or
on a system drive (Windows) in the Absolute pathname to directory field.
When this setting is checked, the directory is created automatically. If a storage
unit is configured on C drive and this option is not checked, backups fail with status
code 12 (file open failed).
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Note: With this setting checked, the root file system or the system drive can fill up.

A job fails under the following conditions:

■ If the setting is not checked, and if the directory already exists on the root file
system or on a system drive.
■ If the setting is not checked, and the requested directory is to be created on the
root file system or on a system drive.
See “Absolute pathname to directory or absolute pathname to volume setting for
storage units” on page 578.

Density storage unit setting

The Storage device selection determines the media Density. This setting appears
for Media Manager and NDMP storage units only.

Disk type storage unit setting

The Disk type storage unit setting identifies the type of storage unit.
A disk storage unit can be one of the following types:
■ AdvancedDisk (NetBackup Data Protection Optimization Option needed)
■ BasicDisk
■ Cloud Storage (NetBackup Data Protection Optimization Option needed)
■ OpenStorage (vendor name) (NetBackup OpenStorage Disk Option needed)
■ PureDisk (NetBackup Data Protection Optimization Option needed)

Note: The null_stu storage unit type is available only when Veritas Support uses
the NullOST plug-in to identify and isolate data transfer bottlenecks. The null_stu
storage unit type is used for troubleshooting purposes only. Do not select null_stu
as a storage unit type because the data that is written to a null storage unit cannot
be restored.

Enable block sharing storage unit setting

The Enable block sharing storage unit setting allows the sharing of data blocks
that have not changed from one backup to the next. Sharing data blocks can
significantly save disk space in the storage unit.
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Enable multiplexing storage unit setting

The Enable multiplexing storage unit setting allows multiple backups to multiplex
onto a single drive in a storage unit.

Caution: For MS-SQL-Server policies, do not enable multiplexing for a schedule

that is also configured to backup with multiple stripes. Restores fail when multiplexing
is enabled for a schedule that uses more than one stripe.

High water mark storage unit setting

The High water mark storage unit setting applies to BasicDisk storage units and
to disk pools.

Note: High water mark does not apply to cloud storage disk pools. This value is
derived from the storage capacity, which cannot be fetched from the cloud provider.

The High water mark setting (default 98%) is a threshold that triggers the following
actions:
■ When an individual disk volume of the underlying storage reaches the High
water mark, NetBackup considers the volume full. NetBackup chooses a different
volume in the underlying storage to write backup images to.
■ When all volumes in the underlying storage reach the High water mark, the
BasicDisk storage is considered full. NetBackup fails any backup jobs that are
assigned to a storage unit in which the underlying storage is full. NetBackup
also does not assign new jobs to a BasicDisk storage unit in which the
underlying storage is full.
■ NetBackup begins image cleanup when a volume reaches the High water mark;
image cleanup expires the images that are no longer valid. NetBackup again
assigns jobs to the storage unit when image cleanup reduces any disk volume's
capacity to less than the High water mark.
If the storage unit is in a capacity-managed storage lifecycle policy, other factors
affect image cleanup.
See “Capacity managed retention type for SLP operations” on page 652.
See “Maximum concurrent jobs storage unit setting” on page 582.
For more information, see the following guides:
■ NetBackup Deduplication Guide.
■ NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume II.
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Low water mark storage unit setting

The Low water mark setting has no effect unless backups are written through a
storage lifecycle policy, using the Capacity managed retention type. NetBackup
copies expired images to a final destination storage unit to create space.

Note: Low water mark does not apply to cloud storage disk pools. This value is
derived from the storage capacity, which cannot be fetched from the cloud provider.

Once the High water mark is reached, space is created on the disk storage unit
until the Low water mark is met. The default setting is 80%.
See “Capacity managed retention type for SLP operations” on page 652.
The Low water mark setting cannot be greater than the High water mark setting.
For the disk storage units that reference disk pools, the Low water mark applies
to the disk pool.

Note: Basic disk staging storage units may already be configured on a media server
of a previous release. Upon upgrade, the disk storage units are set with the Low
water mark at 100%. To make the best use of upgraded storage units, adjust the
level.

Note: Any storage unit that is connected to a 6.0 media server is not polled for
state, capacity, and watermark information in NetBackup 7.7.3. Veritas recommends
that backups on any 6.0 disk storage unit be migrated to another storage unit of a
later version. Or, upgrade the media server to NetBackup 7.7.3.

For more information, see the following:

■ NetBackup Deduplication Guide.
■ NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume II.

Maximum concurrent write drives storage unit setting

The Maximum concurrent write drives storage unit setting specifies the number
of tape drives that NetBackup can use at one time for jobs to this storage unit. The
number of tape drives available is limited to the maximum number of tape drives
in the storage device. If a job contains multiple copies, each copy applies toward
the Maximum concurrent write drives count.
When selecting the value for Maximum concurrent write drives, use the following
guidelines:
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■ Storage unit that contains only standalone tape drives

Specify a number that is less than or equal to the number of tape drives that
are in the storage unit.
■ Robot
Specify a number that is less than or equal to the number of tape drives that
attach to the NetBackup media server for the storage unit.
Assume that you have two standalone drives of the same density and specify 1.
Both tape drives are available to NetBackup but only one drive can be used for
backups. The other tape drive is available for restores and other non-backup
operations. (For example, to import, to verify, and to duplicate backups as source.)

Note: To specify a Maximum concurrent write drives setting of 0 disables the

storage unit.

Maximum concurrent jobs storage unit setting

The Maximum concurrent jobs storage unit setting specifies the maximum number
of jobs that NetBackup can send to a disk storage unit at one time. The default
setting is one job.
The maximum number of jobs that NetBackup can run concurrently is dependent
on several factors and is not exclusively regulated by this setting. These factors
include the following: the risk of reaching a disk full situation, the scheduling or
capacity polling overhead, the media server I/O bandwidth, and various
characteristics of the disk storage. No definitive method exists that can predict when
a critical limit will be exceeded in a given system.

Note: To specify a Maximum concurrent jobs setting of 0 disables the storage

unit.

For example, three backup jobs are ready to be sent to the storage unit and
Maximum concurrent jobs is set to two. The first two jobs start while the third job
waits. If a job contains multiple copies, each copy applies toward the Maximum
concurrent jobs count.

Note: Increase the Maximum concurrent jobs setting if the storage unit is used
for catalog backups as well as non-catalog backups. Increase the setting to ensure
that the catalog backup can proceed while regular backup activity occurs. Where
disk pools are used, increase the setting if more than one server is in the storage
unit.
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The Maximum concurrent jobs setting uses and dependencies are as follows:
■ Can be used to balance the load between disk storage units. A higher value
(more concurrent jobs) means that the disk may be busier than if the value was
set for fewer jobs.
The media server load balancing logic considers all storage units and all activity.
A storage unit can indicate three media servers. If Maximum concurrent jobs
is set to three and two of the media servers are busy or down, the third media
server is assigned all three jobs.
■ This setting depends on the available disk space and the server’s ability to run
multiple backup processes. Where disk pools are used, the setting also depends
on the number of media servers in the storage unit.
If multiple storage units reference the same disk pool, the number of concurrent
jobs that can access the pool is the sum of the Maximum concurrent jobs
settings on all of the disk storage units. The setting applies to the storage unit
and not to the disk pool. Therefore, the job load is automatically spread across
the media servers that the storage unit configuration indicates.
■ On Windows systems, even with multiple concurrent jobs, the time that is required
for a job to complete depends on other factors:
■ The number of other jobs that are started at the same time.
■ The sequence in which the jobs were started.
■ The time that is required to complete each job.

See “Impact when two disk storage units reference one disk pool” on page 583.

Impact when two disk storage units reference one disk

pool
Figure 11-6 shows how the Maximum concurrent jobs settings are combined
when two disk storage units share one disk pool.
In the example, DSU_1 is configured as follows:
■ To use MediaServer_A
■ To have a Maximum concurrent jobs setting of two
■ To reference Disk_pool1
DSU_2 is configured as follows:
■ To use MediaServer_B
■ To have a Maximum concurrent jobs setting of three
■ To reference Disk_pool1
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Both storage units reference the same disk pool. Combined, the storage units have
a Maximum concurrent jobs setting of five. However, only two jobs can run
concurrently on MediaServer_A; three on MediaServer_B.

Figure 11-6 Impact when disk storage units use one disk pool but different
media servers

Maximum Maximum
DSU_1 DSU_2
concurrent jobs concurrent jobs
setting: 2 setting: 3

MediaServer_A MediaServer_B
MediaServer_A MediaServer_B
selected to move selected to move
data to the pool data to the pool

The maximum concurrent jobs

that can use the disk pool is 5.
Disk_pool1

If the storage units were configured to use both media servers, the media servers
could run five concurrent jobs: two from DSU_1 and three from DSU_2.
See “About storage unit settings” on page 578.

Maximum streams per drive storage unit setting

The Maximum streams per drive storage unit setting determines the maximum
number of concurrent, multiple client backups that NetBackup can multiplex onto
a single drive. The range is from 2 to 32.
See “Media multiplexing (schedule attribute)” on page 788.

Media server storage unit setting

The Media server storage unit setting specifies one of the following:
■ The NetBackup media server where the drives in the storage unit attach.
■ The NetBackup media server that controls the disk storage unit.
■ The NetBackup media servers that can write data to and read data from the
disk pool.
■ The NetBackup media servers that can move data to and from the disk pool.
■ The NetBackup media servers that function as deduplication servers.
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To make this storage unit available to any media server (default), select Any
Available. NetBackup selects the media server dynamically at the time the policy
is run.
Consider the following, depending on the type of storage.

Table 11-3 Media server setting details

Storage unit type Considerations

BasicDisk To configure a disk storage unit, select a single media server.

AdvancedDisk The Media server setting specifies the NetBackup media servers that can write data
to and read data from the disk pool.

The media servers that are configured as storage servers appear in the media servers
list. The disk storage must be directly attached to the media server that is configured
as the storage server.

NetBackup selects a media server when the policy runs.

Cloud storage The Media server setting specifies the NetBackup media servers that can move data
to or from the cloud vendor storage server.

To allow any media server in the media server list to move data to the storage server,
check Use Any Available Media Server.

To restrict the media servers that can move data to the storage server, check Only
Use The Following Media Servers. Then select the media servers that are allowed
to move the data.

Any media server in the list can receive data from the storage server; it does not have
to be selected. A media server receives data for restore jobs and for storage monitoring
purposes.

Only the media servers on which storage server credentials are configured appear in
the media servers list. If a server does not appear, verify that the software plug-in is
installed and that login credentials are configured for that media server.

NetBackup selects a media server when the policy runs.

NDMP The Media server setting specifies the name of the media server that is to back up
the NDMP host. Only those media servers that can talk to the specified NDMP storage
device appear in the drop-down menu.
An NDMP host can be authenticated on multiple media servers. Select Any Available
to have NetBackup select the media server and storage unit at the time the policy is
run.
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Table 11-3 Media server setting details (continued)

Storage unit type Considerations

OpenStorage The Media server setting specifies the NetBackup media servers that can move data
to or from the storage server.

To allow any media server in the media server list to move data to the storage server,
check Use Any Available Media Server.

To restrict the media servers that can move data to the storage server, check Only
Use The Following Media Servers. Then select the media servers that are allowed
to move the data.

Any media server in the list can receive data from the storage server; it does not have
to be selected. A media server receives data for restore jobs and for storage monitoring
purposes.
Each media server that moves the data must meet the following requirements:

■ The vendor’s software plug-in is installed.

■ The login credentials to the storage server are configured.

Only the media servers on which storage server credentials are configured appear in
the media servers list. If a server does not appear, verify that the software plug-in is
installed and that login credentials are configured for that media server.
Note: Run the tpconfig command line utility directly on the media server to configure
and verify credentials.

NetBackup selects a media server when the policy runs.

PureDisk (Media Server To allow any media server in the list to deduplicate data, select Use Any Available
Deduplication Pool) Media Server.

To restrict the media servers that can deduplicate data, select Only Use The Following
Media Servers. Then select the media servers that are allowed to deduplicate the
data.

Each media server must be configured as a deduplication media server.

See the NetBackup Deduplication Guide.

See “Use any available media server storage unit setting” on page 593.
See “Only use the following media servers storage unit setting” on page 587.

NDMP host storage unit setting

The NDMP host storage unit setting specifies the NDMP tape server that is used
to write data to tape. Select the host name from the drop-down menu or click Add
to add a host.
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On demand only storage unit setting

The On demand only storage unit setting specifies whether the storage unit is
available exclusively on demand—that is, only when a policy or schedule is explicitly
configured to use this storage unit. Uncheck On demand only to make the storage
unit available to any policy or schedule.

Note: If On demand only is selected for all storage units, be sure to designate a
specific storage unit for each policy or schedule. Otherwise, NetBackup is unable
to find a storage unit to use.

Only use the following media servers storage unit setting

The Only use the following media servers storage unit setting restricts the media
servers that are earmarked for storage. Check this setting and select the media
servers that you want to use.
The following table describes the media server functionality for each type of storage.

Table 11-4 Media server functionality

Media server type Functionality

AdvancedDisk storage media server The media servers are both storage servers and
data movers. The media servers that are
configured as the storage servers and data movers
appear in the media servers list.

Cloud storage media server The media servers that are configured as data
movers for the cloud storage implementation
appear in the media server list. (For cloud storage,
NetBackup media servers function as data
movers.)
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Table 11-4 Media server functionality (continued)

Media server type Functionality

OpenStorage media server The media servers that are configured as data
movers for the OpenStorage implementation
appear in the media server list. (For OpenStorage,
NetBackup media servers function as data
movers.) If a media server does not appear in the
list, verify that the software plug-in is installed and
that logon credentials are created.
Each media server that accesses the storage must
meet the following requirements:

■ The vendor’s software plug-in is installed.

■ The login credentials to the storage server are
configured.

PureDisk media server (Media Server The media servers function as deduplication
Deduplication Pool) servers.

NetBackup deduplication must be configured.

See “Use any available media server storage unit setting” on page 593.
See “Only use the following media servers storage unit setting” on page 587.

Properties option in the Change Storage Units dialog box

Click Properties to display information about the volume or the disk pool, as follows:

Note: The following properties do not apply to cloud storage disk pools: Available
space, Capacity, High water mark, Low water mark, Raw size, and Usable size.
All these values are derived from the storage capacity, which cannot be fetched
from the cloud provider.
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Table 11-5 Storage Units Properties

Property Description

Available space This value reflects the space that remains for storage on a disk storage unit. The
following equation determines the available space:

Available space = free space + potential free space - committed space

The df command may report a value for the available space that is slightly different
from the actual free space value that appears as a result of the nbdevquery command:

nbdevquery -listdv -stype server_type -dp disk_pool

The available space that the df command lists does not include the space that the
operating system reserves. Since NetBackup runs as root, the nbdevquery command
includes the reserved space in the available space equation.

Capacity The Capacity value reflects the total amount of space that the disk storage unit or pool
contains, both used and unused.

Disk pool comments Comments that are associated with the disk pool.

High water mark The high water mark for the disk pool applies to both the individual disk volumes in the
pool and the disk pool:

■ Individual volumes
When a disk volume reaches the high water mark, new jobs are not assigned to
the volume. This behavior happens for all disk types except BasicDisk staging
storage units. The high water mark event triggers the deletion of images that have
been relocated, attempting to bring the used capacity of the disk volume down to
the low water mark
■ Disk pool
When all volumes are at the high water mark, the disk pool is full. When a disk pool
approaches the high water mark, NetBackup reduces the number of jobs that are
allowed to write to the pool.
NetBackup does not assign new jobs to a storage unit in which the disk pool is full.
The default setting is 99%.

Low water mark The low water mark for the disk pool. Once a disk volume fills to its high water mark,
NetBackup attempts to delete enough relocated images to reduce the used capacity
of the disk volume down to the low water mark. The low water mark setting cannot be
greater than the high water mark setting.
Note: The Low water mark setting has no effect unless backups are written through
a storage lifecycle policy, using the capacity-managed retention type.

Name The name of the disk pool.

Number of volumes The number of disk volumes in the disk pool.

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Table 11-5 Storage Units Properties (continued)

Property Description

% full The percentage of storage that is currently in use on the volume.

The df command may report a percentage used (Use%) value that is different from
the % full value. (See the preceding Available Storage topic for a description of why
the values appear differently.)

Raw size The raw, unformatted size of the storage in the disk pool.

Usable size The amount of usable storage in the disk pools.

Reduce fragment size storage unit setting

The Reduce fragment size storage unit setting specifies the largest fragment size
that NetBackup can create to store backups.
If an error occurs in a backup, the entire backup is discarded. The backup restarts
from the beginning, not from the fragment where the error occurred. (An exception
is for backups where checkpoint restart is enabled. In that case, fragments before
and including the last checkpoint are retained; the fragments after the last checkpoint
are discarded.)

Maximum fragment size for Media Manager storage units

The default maximum fragment size for a Media Manager storage unit is 1000 GB.
To specify a maximum fragment size other than the default, check Reduce fragment
size. Then enter a value from 50 megabytes to 1,048,575 megabytes.
Fragmenting multiplexed tape backups can expedite restores. Fragments allow
NetBackup to skip to the specific fragment before searching for a file. Generally,
NetBackup starts at the beginning of the multiplexed backup and reads tar headers
until it finds the file.

Maximum fragment size for disk storage units

The default maximum fragment size for a disk storage unit is 524,288 megabytes.
To specify a maximum fragment size other than the default, enter a value from 20
megabytes to 524,288 megabytes.
For a Media Server Deduplication Pool, you can enter a value from 20 megabytes
to 51200 megabytes.
Backups to disk are usually fragmented to ensure that the backup does not exceed
the maximum size that the file system allows.
The Reduce fragment size setting is intended primarily for storing large backup
images on a disk type storage unit.
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About storage unit settings

Note: OpenStorage vendors may have special requirements for the maximum
fragment size. Consult the vendor's documentation for guidance.

Note: Basic disk staging units with different maximum fragment sizes may already
be configured on a media server from a previous release. Upon upgrade, the disk
storage units are not automatically increased to the new default of 524,288
megabytes. To make the best use of upgraded storage units, increase the fragment
size on the upgraded storage units.

Robot number storage unit setting

The Robot number storage unit setting indicates the number of robots the storage
unit contains. The Storage device selection determines the Robot number. It is
the same robot number used in the Media Manager configuration.

Robot type storage unit setting

The Robot type storage unit setting indicates the type of robot (if any) that the
storage unit contains. The Storage device setting determines the Robot type.
NetBackup robot types are described in a different topic.
See “NetBackup robot types” on page 408.

Select disk pool storage unit setting

The Select disk pool storage unit setting specifies disk pool for the storage unit.
The following table describes which disk pools appear in the drop-down list:

For AdvancedDisk All NetBackup disk pools appear in the Disk pool list.

For cloud storage Only the disk pools that the cloud storage vendor exposes
appear in the list.

For OpenStorage Only the disk pools that the OpenStorage vendor exposes
appear in the list.

For PureDisk The Media Server Deduplication Pools appear in the list.

Staging schedule option in Change Storage Units dialog

Click the Staging Schedule option to configure the relocation schedule for this
storage unit. A schedule is what makes the disk storage unit a basic disk staging
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storage unit. During the relocation schedule, the backup image is duplicated from
the temporary staging area to the final destination storage unit.
See “Disk Staging Schedule dialog box” on page 603.
See “Enable temporary staging area storage unit setting” on page 592.
See “About basic disk staging” on page 595.
See “About staging backups” on page 594.

Storage device setting for storage units

The Storage device list contains all possible storage devices available. Storage
units can be created for the listed devices only.
The Storage device selection determines the media Density. This setting appears
for Media Manager and NDMP storage units only.

Storage unit name setting

The Storage unit name setting defines a unique name for the new storage unit.
The name can describe the type of storage. The Storage unit name is the name
used to specify a storage unit for policies and schedules.
The storage unit name cannot be changed after creation. The Storage unit name
is inaccessible when changing settings for a storage unit.
See “NetBackup naming conventions” on page 1110.

Storage unit type setting

The Storage unit type setting specifies the type of storage that this storage unit
uses, as follows:

Disk See “Disk storage unit considerations” on page 571.

Media Manager See “Media Manager storage unit considerations” on page 569.

NDMP See “NDMP storage unit considerations” on page 576.

Enable temporary staging area storage unit setting

The Enable temporary staging area storage unit setting allows this storage unit
to be used as a temporary staging area. Check Enable Temporary Staging Area
and then configure the staging schedule.
See “Staging schedule option in Change Storage Units dialog” on page 591.
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About storage unit settings

The Staging column in the Storage units details pane indicates whether or not the
unit is used as a temporary staging area for basic disk staging. Not all columns
display by default.
See “About basic disk staging” on page 595.
See “Staging schedule option in Change Storage Units dialog” on page 591.

Use any available media server storage unit setting

When checked, the Use any available media server storage unit setting allows
any media server in the media server list to access the storage (default).
The following table describes the media server functionality for each type of storage.

Table 11-6 Media server functionality

Storage unit type Functionality

AdvancedDisk storage media server The media servers are both storage servers and data movers. The media
servers that are configured as the storage servers and data movers appear
in the media servers list.

Cloud storage media server The media servers that are configured as data movers for the cloud storage
implementation appear in the media server list. (For cloud storage, NetBackup
media servers function as data movers.)

OpenStorage media server The media servers that are configured as data movers for the OpenStorage
implementation appear in the media server list. (For OpenStorage, NetBackup
media servers function as data movers.) If a media server does not appear
in the list, verify that the software plug-in is installed and that logon credentials
are created.
The following is required on each media server that accesses the storage:

■ The vendor’s software plug-in is installed.

■ The login credentials to the storage server are configured.

PureDisk media server (Media Server The media servers function as deduplication servers.
Deduplication Pool)
NetBackup deduplication must be configured.
 Chapter 12
Staging backups
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ About staging backups

■ About basic disk staging

■ Creating a basic disk staging storage unit

■ Configuring multiple copies in a relocation schedule

■ Disk staging storage unit size and capacity

■ Finding potential free space on a BasicDisk disk staging storage unit

■ Disk Staging Schedule dialog box

■ Initiating a relocation schedule manually

About staging backups

In the staged backups process, NetBackup writes a backup to a storage unit and
then duplicates it to a second storage unit. Eligible backups are deleted on the initial
storage unit when space is needed for more backups.
This two-stage process allows a NetBackup environment to leverage the advantages
of disk-based backups for recovery in the short term.
Staging also meets the following objectives:
■ Allows for faster restores from disk.
■ Allows the backups to run when tape drives are scarce.
■ Allows the data to be streamed to tape without image multiplexing.
NetBackup offers the following methods for staging backups.
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Table 12-1 Methods for staging backups

Staging method Description

Basic disk staging Basic disk staging consists of two stages. First, data is stored on the initial storage unit
(disk staging storage unit). Then, per a configurable relocation schedule, data is copied
to the final location. Having the images on the final destination storage unit frees the
space on the disk staging storage unit as needed.

See “About basic disk staging” on page 595.

The following storage unit types are available for basic disk staging: BasicDisk and
tape.

Staging using the Storage Staged backups that are configured within the Storage Lifecycle Policies utility also
Lifecycle Policies utility consist of two stages. Data on the staging storage unit is copied to a final destination.
However, the data is not copied per a specific schedule. Instead, the administrator can
configure the data to remain on the storage unit until either a fixed retention period is
met, or until the disk needs additional space, or until the data is duplicated to the final
location.

No BasicDisk or disk staging storage unit can be used in an SLP.

See “About storage lifecycle policies” on page 619.

About basic disk staging

Basic disk staging is conducted in the following stages.

Table 12-2 Basic disk staging

Stage Description

Stage I Clients are backed up by a policy. The Policy storage selection in the policy indicates a storage unit that
has a relocation schedule configured. The schedule is configured in the New or Change Storage unit dialog
box by clicking Staging Schedule.

Stage II Images are copied from the Stage I disk staging storage unit to the Stage II storage unit. The relocation
schedule on the disk staging storage unit determines when the images are copied to the final destination.
Having the images on the final destination storage unit frees the space on the disk staging storage unit as
needed.

The image continues to exist on both the disk staging storage unit and the final
destination storage units until the image expires or until space is needed on the
disk staging storage unit.
Figure 12-1 shows the stages in basic disk staging.
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Figure 12-1 Stage I and II of basic disk staging

Disk staging Final destination
Client storage unit storage unit

A policy backs up client data to a

disk staging storage unit The relocation schedule on the disk
staging storage unit copies data to the
Stage I final destination storage unit
Stage II

When the relocation schedule runs, NetBackup creates a data management job.
The job looks for any data that can be copied from the disk staging storage unit to
the final destination. The Job Details in the Activity Monitor identify the job as one
associated with basic disk staging. The Job Details list displays Disk Staging in the
job’s Data Movement field.
When NetBackup detects a disk staging storage unit that is full, it pauses the backup.
Then, NetBackup finds the oldest images on the storage unit that successfully
copied onto the final destination. NetBackup expires the images on the disk staging
storage unit to create space.

Note: The basic disk staging method does not support backup images that span
disk storage units.
To avoid spanning storage units, do not use Checkpoint restart on a backup policy
that writes to a storage unit group that contains multiple disk staging storage units.
See “Take checkpoints every __ minutes (policy attribute)” on page 709.

Creating a basic disk staging storage unit

Use the following processes to create a basic disk staging storage unit.
To create a basic disk staging storage unit
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, select NetBackup Management
> Storage > Storage Units.
2 Click Actions > New > Storage Unit or New Storage Unit.
3 In the New Storage Unit dialog box, name the storage unit.
See “Storage unit name setting” on page 592.
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4 Select Disk as the Storage unit type.

See “Storage unit type setting” on page 592.
5 Select the Disk type of disk storage unit that is to be a disk staging storage
unit: BasicDisk.
6 Select a media server.
See “Media server storage unit setting” on page 584.
7 Browse or specify the absolute path to the directory to be used for storage.
See “Absolute pathname to directory or absolute pathname to volume setting
for storage units” on page 578.
8 Select whether this directory can reside on the root file system or system disk.
See “Directory can exist on the root file system or system disk setting for storage
units” on page 578.
9 Enter the maximum concurrent jobs that are allowed to write to this storage
unit at one time.
See “Maximum concurrent jobs storage unit setting” on page 582.
10 Enter a High water mark value.
The high water mark works differently for the BasicDisk disk type. NetBackup
assigns new jobs to a BasicDisk disk staging storage unit, even if it is over the
indicated high water mark. For BasicDisk, the high water mark is used to trigger
the deletion of images that have been relocated. NetBackup continues to delete
images until the disk reaches the low water mark.

Note: The Low water mark setting does not apply to disk staging storage
units.

11 Check the Enable temporary staging area option. Once the option is enabled,
create a schedule so that disk staging can occur.

Creating a schedule for a basic disk staging storage unit

The Disk Staging Schedule dialog box is similar to the Add New Schedule dialog
box used to configure schedules in backup policies. The differences appear on the
Attributes tab.
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To define the disk staging schedule

1 Click Staging Schedule.
2 The schedule name defaults to the storage unit name.
In the Disk Staging Schedule or the Disk Staging dialog box, select the
priority that the relocation jobs that are started from this schedule have
compared to other types of jobs.
See “Disk Staging Schedule dialog box” on page 603.
3 Select whether to create multiple copies. When the Multiple copies attribute
is checked, NetBackup can create up to four copies of a backup simultaneously.
See “Multiple copies (schedule attribute)” on page 779.
4 Select a storage unit to contain the images from this storage unit upon
relocation.
5 Select a volume pool to contain the images from this storage unit upon
relocation.
6 Select a media owner to own the images from this storage unit upon relocation.
7 Select whether to use an alternate server for the images from this storage unit
upon relocation.
8 Click OK to accept the disk staging schedule.

Configuring multiple copies in a relocation

schedule
To configure a relocation schedule for basic disk staging to create multiple copies,
use the following procedure.
To configure a relocation schedule for basic disk staging to create multiple
copies
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management > Storage > Storage Units.
2 Perform one of the following actions:

To change an existing basic ■ Select the storage unit to change.

disk storage unit ■ On the Edit menu, click Change.
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To create a new basic disk ■ On the Actions menu, click New > Storage Unit.
storage unit ■ Name the storage unit.
■ From the Storage unit type list, select Disk.
■ Check Enable Temporary Staging Area.
■ Configure the other storage unit settings as
necessary.
■ See “Creating a basic disk staging storage unit”
on page 596.

See “About staging backups” on page 594.

3 Click the Staging Schedule option.
4 In the Add Schedule or Change Schedule dialog box that appears, on the
Attributes tab, specify a priority in the field Priority of relocation jobs started
from this schedule (0 to 99999).
5 Select a schedule type and schedule when the policy should run.
6 Check Use alternate read server, and select an alternate server from the
drop-down list. The alternate server can read a backup image originally written
by a different media server.
7 Select Multiple copies and click Configure.
8 In the Copies field, specify the number of copies to create simultaneously. The
number must be between 1 and 4.
Copy 1 is the primary copy. If Copy 1 fails, the first successful copy is the
primary copy.
Usually, NetBackup restores from the primary copy of an image. However, it
is possible to restore from a specific backup copy other than the primary copy.
To do so, use the bprestore command.
See “Configure Multiple Copies dialog box” on page 780.
See “About configuring multiple copies” on page 779.
9 Specify the storage unit where each copy is stored. If a Media Manager storage
unit has multiple drives, it can be used for both the source and the destination.
10 Specify the volume pool where each copy is stored.
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11 Select one of the following from the If this copy fails list:

continue Continues making the remaining copies.

Note: Note: If Take checkpoints every __ minutes is
selected for this policy, only the last failed copy that contains
a checkpoint can be resumed.

See “Take checkpoints every __ minutes (policy attribute)”

on page 709.

fail all copies Fails the entire job.

12 For tape media, specify who should own the media onto which NetBackup
writes the images:

Any NetBackup selects the media owner, either a media server

or server group.

None Specifies that the media server that writes to the media owns
the media. No media server is specified explicitly, but you
want a media server to own the media.

A server group Specifies that a media server group allows only those media
servers in the group to write to the media on which backup
images for this policy are written. All media server groups
that are configured in the NetBackup environment appear in
the list.

These settings do not affect images residing on disk. One media server does
not own the images that reside on shared disks. Any media server with access
to the shared pool of disk can access the images.
13 Click OK.

Disk staging storage unit size and capacity

To take advantage of basic disk staging requires that the NetBackup administrator
understand the life expectancy of the image on the Stage I storage unit.
The size and use of the file system of the Stage I storage unit directly affects the
life expectancy of the image before it is copied to the Stage II storage unit. Veritas
recommends a dedicated file system for each disk staging storage unit.
Consider the following example: A NetBackup administrator wants incremental
backups to be available on disk for one week.
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Incremental backups are done Monday through Saturday, with full backups done
on Sunday. The full backups are sent directly to tape and do not use basic disk
staging.
Each night’s total incremental backups are sent to a disk staging storage unit and
average from 300 MB to 500 MB. Occasionally a backup is 700 MB. Each following
day the relocation schedule runs on the disk staging storage unit and copies the
previous night’s incremental backups to the final destination, a Media Manager
(tape) storage unit.
The following items give more information about determining disk size for a basic
disk staging storage unit.

Minimum disk size

The minimum disk size is the smallest size that is required for the successful
operation of the disk staging logic.
The minimum size must be greater than or equal to the largest combined size of
the backups that are placed on the storage unit between runs of the disk staging
schedule. (In our example, the disk images remain on the disk for one week.)
In this example, the relocation schedule runs nightly, and the largest nightly backup
is 700 MB. Veritas recommends that you double this value to allow for any problems
that may occur when the relocation schedule runs. To double the value gives the
administrator an extra schedule cycle (one day) to correct any problems.
To determine the minimum size for the storage unit in this example, use the following
formula:
Minimum size = Max data per cycle × (1 cycle + 1 cycle for safety)
For example: 1.4 GB = 700 MB × (1+1)

Average disk size

The average disk size represents a good compromise between the minimum and
the maximum sizes.
In this example, the average nightly backup is 400 MB and the NetBackup
administrator wants to keep the images for one week.
To determine the average size for the storage unit in this example, use the following
formula:
Average size = Average data per cycle × (number of cycles to keep data + 1 cycle
for safety)
2.8 GB = 400 MB × (6 + 1)
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Maximum disk size

The maximum disk size is the recommended size needed to accommodate a certain
level of service. In this example, the level of service is that disk images remain on
disk for one week.
To determine the maximum size for the storage unit in this example, use the following
formula:
Maximum size = Max data per cycle × (# of cycles to keep data + 1 cycle for safety)
For example: 4.9 GB = 700 MB × (6 + 1)

Finding potential free space on a BasicDisk disk

staging storage unit
Potential free space is the amount of space on a disk staging storage unit that
NetBackup could free if extra space on the volume is needed. The space is the
total size of the images that are eligible for expiration plus the images ready to be
deleted on the volume.
To find the potential free space on a BasicDisk storage unit, use the bpstulist
and the nbdevquery commands as follows:
■ Run bpstulist -label to find the disk pool name.
Note that the name of the storage unit and disk pools are case-sensitive. In the
case of BasicDisk storage units, the name of the disk pool is the same as the
name of the BasicDisk storage unit. In the following example, the name of the
storage unit is NameBasic:

bpstulist -label basic

NameBasic 0 server1 0 -1 -1 1 0 "C:\" 1 1 524288 *NULL* 0 1 0 98 80 0 NameBasic server1

■ Run the nbdevquery command to display the status for the disk pool, including
the potential free space.
Use the following options, where:

-stype server_type Specifies the vendor-specific string that

identifies the storage server type. For a
BasicDisk storage unit, enter BasicDisk.

-dp Specifies the disk pool name. For a basic

disk type, the disk pool name is the name
of the BasicDisk storage unit.
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So the complete command might look like the following.

nbdevquery -listdv -stype BasicDisk -dp NameBasic -D

The value is listed as potential_free_space.

Disk Volume Dump

name : <Internal_16>
id : <C:\>
diskpool : <NameBasic::server1::BasicDisk>
disk_media_id : <@aaaaf>
total_capacity : 0
free_space : 0
potential_free_space: 0
committed_space : 0
precommitted_space : 0
nbu_state : 2
sts_state : 0
flags : 0x6
num_read_mounts : 0
max_read_mounts : 0
num_write_mounts : 1
max_write_mounts : 1
system_tag : <Generic disk volume>

Disk Staging Schedule dialog box

Click Staging Schedule to display the Disk Staging Schedule dialog box. The
dialog box is similar to the scheduling dialog box that appears when a policy is
configured.
The schedule that is created for the disk staging storage unit is not listed under
Schedules in the NetBackup Administration Console when the Policies utility
is selected.
Figure 12-2 shows the disk staging schedule for a basic disk staging storage unit.
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Disk Staging Schedule dialog box

Figure 12-2 Disk Staging Schedule for a basic disk staging storage unit

The Attributes tab on the Disk Staging Schedule dialog box differs from the
Attributes tab of a regular policy. The differences are described in the following
table.

Table 12-3 The Attributes tab settings

Attribute Description

Name The Name on the Disk Staging Schedule dialog box automatically defaults to the
name of the storage unit.

Priority of relocation jobs The Priority of relocation jobs started from this schedule field indicates the priority
started from this schedule that NetBackup assigns to relocation jobs for this policy. Range: 0 to 99999 (highest
priority). The default value that is displayed is the value that is set in the Default Job
Priorities host properties for the Staging job type.

See “Default Job Priorities properties” on page 117.

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Table 12-3 The Attributes tab settings (continued)

Attribute Description

Frequency If the backups that use a disk staging storage unit run more frequently than expected,
compare the retention level 1 setting with the Frequency setting. Internally, NetBackup
uses the retention level 1 setting for scheduling purposes with disk staging storage
units.

Make sure that the frequency period is set to make the backups occur more frequently
than the retention level 1 setting indicates. (The default is two weeks.)

For example, a frequency of one day and a retention level 1 of 2 weeks should work
well.

Retention levels are configured in the Retention Periods host properties.

See “Retention Periods properties” on page 224.

See “Frequency (schedule attribute)” on page 776.

Final destination storage If the schedule is a relocation schedule, a Final destination storage unit must be
unit indicated. (A relocation schedule is created as part of a basic disk staging storage unit
configuration.) A Final destination storage unit is the name of the storage unit where
the images reside after a relocation job copies them.

To copy images to tape, NetBackup uses all of the drives available in the Final
destination storage unit. However, the Maximum concurrent write drives setting
for that storage unit must be set to reflect the number of drives. The setting determines
how many duplication jobs can be launched to handle the relocation job.

NetBackup continues to free space until the Low water mark is reached.

See “Low water mark storage unit setting” on page 581.

See “Maximum concurrent write drives storage unit setting” on page 581.

See “About staging backups” on page 594.

Final destination volume If the schedule is a relocation schedule, a Final destination volume pool must be
pool indicated. (A relocation schedule is created as part of a basic disk staging storage unit
configuration.) A Final destination volume pool is the volume pool where images are
swept from the volume pool on the basic disk staging storage unit.

See “About staging backups” on page 594.

Note: The relocation schedule that was created for the basic disk staging storage unit
is not listed under Schedules in the NetBackup Administration Console when the
Policies utility is selected.
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Table 12-3 The Attributes tab settings (continued)

Attribute Description

Final destination media If the schedule is a relocation schedule, a Final destination media owner must be
owner indicated. (A relocation schedule is created as part of a basic disk staging storage unit
configuration.) A Final destination media owner is the media owner where the images
reside after a relocation job copies them.
Specify one of the following:

■ Any lets NetBackup choose the media owner. NetBackup chooses a media server
or a server group (if one is configured).
■ None specifies that the media server that writes the image to the media owns the
media. No media server is specified explicitly, but you want a media server to own
the media.
■ A server group. A server group allows only those servers in the group to write to
the media on which backup images for this policy are written. All server groups that
are configured in the NetBackup environment appear in the Final destination
media owner drop-down list.

Use alternate read server An alternate read server is a server allowed to read a backup image originally written
by a different media server.

The path to the disk or directory must be identical for each media server that is to
access the disk.

If the backup image is on tape, the media servers must share the same tape library or
the operator must find the media.

If the backup image is on a robot that is not shared or a standalone drive, the media
must be moved to the new location. An administrator must move the media, inventory
the media in the new robot, and execute bpmedia -oldserver -newserver or
assign a failover media server.

To avoid sending data over the network during duplication, specify an alternate read
server that meets the following conditions:

■ Connected to the storage device that contains the original backups (the source
volumes).
■ Connected to the storage device that contains the final destination storage units.

If the final destination storage unit is not connected to the alternate read server, data
is sent over the network.

Initiating a relocation schedule manually

A relocation schedule may be started manually to copy images to the final destination
before the schedule is due to run.
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To initiate a relocation schedule

1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, select NetBackup Management
> Storage > Storage Units.
2 In the right pane, select a basic disk staging storage unit.
3 Select Actions > Manual Relocation or Manual Relocation to Final
Destination to initiate the schedule.
If the relocation schedule finds data that can be copied, NetBackup creates a
job to copy the data to the final destination storage unit.
The image then exists on both storage units until the disk staging (Stage I)
storage unit becomes full and the oldest images are deleted.
See “Maintaining available disk space on disk storage units” on page 575.
 Chapter 13
Configuring storage unit
groups
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ About storage unit groups

■ Creating storage unit groups for backups

■ Creating storage unit groups for snapshots

■ Deleting a storage unit group

■ Storage unit selection criteria within a group

■ About disk spanning within storage unit groups

About storage unit groups

Storage unit groups let you identify specific storage units as a group. You can
specify a storage unit group name as the storage for a policy in the same way that
you specify individual storage units. When you specify a storage unit group, the
policy directs backups or snapshots only to those storage units in the designated
group.
Storage unit groups can be one of the following types:
■ Backup storage unit groups
A backup storage unit group contains only the storage units that can contain
backups. Furthermore, for Media Server Deduplication Pool and third-party
disk appliance (OpenStorage) storage, all storage units in the group must be of
the same type of storage.
See “Creating storage unit groups for backups” on page 609.
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■ Snapshot storage unit groups

A snapshot storage unit group contains only the storage units that can contain
snapshots. All storage units in the group must have the same Disk type selected.
See “Creating storage unit groups for snapshots” on page 611.
NetBackup does not support storage unit groups for the following use cases:
■ As a target for optimized duplication.
If you use a storage unit group as a destination for optimized duplication of
deduplicated data, NetBackup uses regular duplication.
■ As a source of or a target for Auto Image Replication.
■ As a target for optimized synthetic backups.
If NetBackup cannot produce the optimized synthetic backup, NetBackup creates
the more data-movement intensive synthetic backup.
■ As a target for OpenStorage direct-to-tape operations.
See the NetBackup OpenStorage Solutions Guide for Disk.

Creating storage unit groups for backups

The following procedure describes how to create a storage unit group that consists
of the storage units that can contain backups.
To create a storage unit group
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand NetBackup Management
> Storage.
2 Right-click Storage Unit Groups and select New Storage Unit Group.
3 Enter a storage unit group name for the new storage unit group. The storage
unit group name is case-sensitive.
See “NetBackup naming conventions” on page 1110.
4 For the storage unit group to contain backups, select Backup in the drop-down
menu.
5 Add backup storage units to or remove backup storage units from the group:
■ To add storage units to the group, select the storage units from the Storage
units not in the group list and click Add.
■ To remove storage units from the group, select the storage units from the
Storage units in group list and click Remove.
■ To change the priority of a storage unit, select the storage unit and click
Move Up or Move Down. The units at the top of the list have the highest
priority in the group.
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Note: For Media Server Deduplication Pool and third-party disk appliance
(OpenStorage) storage, all storage units in the group must be of the same type
of storage.

6 Choose how storage units are selected within the group:

■ Prioritized. Choose the first storage unit in the list that is not busy, down,
or out of media.
■ Failover. Choose the first storage unit in the list that is not down or out of
media.
Veritas recommends that you select Failover for the following storage types:
AdvancedDisk, Media Server Deduplication Pool, and OpenStorage
(VendorName).
■ Round Robin. Choose the least recently selected storage unit in the list.
■ Media server load balancing. Choose a storage unit based on a
capacity-managed approach.
Veritas recommends the Media server load balancing criteria for disk
staging storage units within a storage unit group.
See “Media server load balancing” on page 614.
See “Storage unit selection criteria within a group” on page 613.
One exception to the selection criteria is in the case of a client that is also a
media server with locally connected storage units.
See “Exception to the storage unit selection criteria” on page 617.
7 Click OK.
See “About storage unit groups” on page 608.
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Figure 13-1 Backup storage unit group configuration dialog box

Creating storage unit groups for snapshots

Creating storage unit groups is optional. A snapshot storage unit group must be
comprised of storage units that have matching properties.
The following procedure describes how to create a storage unit group that consists
of the storage units that can contain snapshots.
To create a snapshot storage unit group
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand NetBackup Management
> Storage.
2 Right-click Storage Unit Groups and select New Storage Unit Group.
3 Enter a storage unit group name for the new storage unit group. The storage
unit group name is case-sensitive.
See “NetBackup naming conventions” on page 1110.
4 For the storage unit group to contain snapshots, select Snapshot in the
drop-down menu.
5 A storage unit group can contain only those storage units that share similar
properties. NetBackup filters the storage units for selection so that dissimilar
storage units are not combined in one storage unit group.
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Note: The properties of the underlying storage units are read-only. You cannot
change the storage unit properties from this dialog box.

Select one or more properties to filter the storage units in the list. Only those
storage units that have the selected properties are displayed. For example,
select Replication source and Replication target to display only those storage
units that are configured to act as both replication sources and replication
targets.
Filter the storage units on the following properties:
■ Primary
Enable Primary to display the storage units that can contain the initial
snapshot of primary data.
■ Replication source
Enable Replication source to display the storage units that can serve as
a source for a replicated snapshot.
■ Replication target
Enable Replication target to display the storage units that can receive
replicated snapshots from a replication source.
■ Mirror
Optionally, enable Mirror to display the storage units that can serve as
a mirrored replication target. (For example, NetApp SnapMirror.)
■ Independent
Optionally, enable Independent to display the storage units that can
act as either a Mirror replication target (SnapMirror) or a non-mirror
replication target (SnapVault).

For more information about snapshot properties, see the NetBackup Replication
Director Solutions Guide.
6 Add or remove storage units from the group:
■ To add storage units to the group, select the storage units from the
Available storage units list and click Add.
■ To remove storage units from the group, select the storage units from the
Storage units to be used in the group list and click Remove.
■ To change the priority of a storage unit, select the storage unit and click
Move Up or Move Down. The units at the top of the list have the highest
priority in the group.

7 Click OK to save and close the dialog box.

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Deleting a storage unit group

Figure 13-2 Snapshot storage unit group configuration dialog box

Deleting a storage unit group

The following procedure describes how to delete a storage unit group.
To delete a storage unit group
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, select NetBackup Management
> Storage > Storage Unit Groups.
2 In the right pane, from the list of storage unit groups, select the storage unit
group you want to delete. Hold down the Control or Shift key to select multiple
storage units.
3 Select Edit > Delete.
4 Click OK.

Storage unit selection criteria within a group

The storage unit selection criteria determines the order in which storage units are
selected within a storage unit group.
The only difference between the selection criteria options is the order in which the
storage units are selected.
Choose from one of the following selection criteria.
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Selection Description

Prioritized If the Prioritized option is selected, NetBackup chooses the

next available storage unit in the list. Prioritized is the default
selection.

If a storage unit is unavailable, NetBackup examines the next

storage unit until it finds one that is available.

Failover If the Failover option is selected, when a job must queue for
a storage unit, the job queues rather than try another storage
unit in the group.

Round robin If the Round robin option is selected, NetBackup chooses

the least recently selected storage unit in the list as each new
job is started.

If a storage unit is unavailable, NetBackup examines the next

storage unit until it finds one that is available.

Media server load balancing If the Media server load balancing option is selected,
NetBackup selects a storage unit based on a
capacity-managed approach. In this way, NetBackup avoids
sending jobs to busy media servers.

If a storage unit is unavailable, NetBackup examines the next

storage unit until it finds one that is available.

See “Media server load balancing” on page 614.

A queue can form for a storage unit if the storage unit is unavailable.
The following are some reasons why a storage unit can be considered unavailable:
■ The storage unit is busy.
■ The storage unit is down.
■ The storage unit is out of media.
■ The storage unit has no available space.
■ The storage unit has reached the Maximum concurrent jobs setting.
See “Maximum concurrent jobs storage unit setting” on page 582.
See “Exception to the storage unit selection criteria” on page 617.

Media server load balancing

The Media server load balancing option indicates that NetBackup select a storage
unit based on a capacity-managed approach. In this way, NetBackup avoids sending
jobs to busy media servers.
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If a storage unit is unavailable, NetBackup examines the next storage unit until it
finds one that is available.
The selection is based on the following factors:
■ The rank of the media server.
NetBackup considers the number of processes that are running on each CPU
along with the memory thresholds on each server to determine the rank of a
media server. If the free memory drops below a determined threshold, or if the
number of running processes per CPU rises over a determined threshold, then
the overall rank of the media server drops.
■ The number of jobs on the media server.
NetBackup considers the number of scheduled jobs on each media server.
■ Whether the media server has enough disk space to accommodate the estimated
size of the image. (Physical and virtual tapes ignore this requirement.)
NetBackup estimates the size of any of the new or any current jobs on each
media server. It then determines whether the jobs fit on a given volume.
NetBackup estimates the amount of space that the job may require, based on
previous backup history. If no history is available, the high water mark for the
storage unit serves as a guide.
Media server load balancing cannot be selected for a storage unit group that
includes a BasicDisk storage unit. Also, a BasicDisk storage unit cannot be included
in an existing storage unit group with Media server load balancing enabled.

Note: Veritas recommends that you select Media server load balancing for disk
staging storage units within a storage unit group.

See “Other load balancing methods” on page 615.

Other load balancing methods

Using the Media server load balancing option to balance the storage load requires
a license.
The following methods to distribute the backup workload do not require additional
licenses:
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Storage unit selection criteria within a group

Adjust the backup load on a media ■ Change the Limit jobs per policy policy attribute for one or more of the
server. policies that are sent to a media server. Specifying a lower limit reduces
the workload on a media server on a specific network segment.
See “Limit jobs per policy (policy attribute)” on page 712.
■ Reconfigure policies or schedules to use storage units on other media
servers.
■ Consider changing the Bandwidth host properties on one or more clients.
See “Storage unit selection criteria within a group” on page 613.

Distribute the backup load on media Reconfigure policy schedules so that they write backups to storage units on
servers during peak periods. the media servers that can handle the load (assuming that master servers
and media servers are on separate hosts).

Adjust the backup load on the client. Change the Maximum jobs per client global attribute. For example, raising
the Maximum jobs per client limit increases the number of concurrent jobs
that any one client can process and therefore increases the load.

See “Storage unit selection criteria within a group” on page 613.

Reduce the time needed to back up Increase the number of jobs that clients can perform concurrently, or use
clients. multiplexing. Another possibility is to increase the number of jobs that the
media server can perform concurrently for the policies that back up the
clients.

Give preference to a policy. Increase the Limit jobs per policy attribute for the preferred policy relative
to other policies. Or, increase the priority for the policy.

See “Limit jobs per policy (policy attribute)” on page 712.

Adjust the load between fast and slow Increase the Limit jobs per policy and Maximum jobs per client for policies
networks. and clients in a faster network. Decrease these numbers for slower networks.
Another solution is to use the NetBackup capability to limit bandwidth.

See “Limit jobs per policy (policy attribute)” on page 712.

See “Storage unit selection criteria within a group” on page 613.

Maximize the use of devices. Use multiplexing. Allow as many concurrent jobs per storage unit, policy,
and client as possible without causing server, client, or network performance
problems.

Prevent backups from monopolizing tape ■ Place some drives in a down state or limit the number that are used
devices. concurrently in a specific storage unit. For example, if there are four drives
in a robot, allow only two to be used concurrently.
■ Do not place all devices under Media Manager control.
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About disk spanning within storage unit groups

Exception to the storage unit selection criteria

The only exception to the storage unit selection criteria order is in the case of a
client that is also a media server with locally connected storage units. The locally
available storage units take precedence over the defined sequence of storage units
in the group.
You may have set up a storage unit to be On demand only. If the unit is in a storage
unit group that a policy requires, the On demand only option is satisfied and the
device is used.
See “On demand only storage unit setting” on page 587.
See “Storage unit selection criteria within a group” on page 613.

About disk spanning within storage unit groups

A backup may span storage units if a disk full condition is detected. Backups can
span from one BasicDisk storage unit to another BasicDisk storage unit if the storage
units are in the same storage unit group. The storage units must also share the
same media server.
See “Storage unit selection criteria within a group” on page 613.
 Section 4
Configuring storage lifecycle
policies (SLPs)

■ Chapter 14. Configuring storage lifecycle policies

■ Chapter 15. Storage operations

■ Chapter 16. Retention types for SLP operations

■ Chapter 17. Storage lifecycle policy options

■ Chapter 18. Using a storage lifecycle policy to create multiple copies

■ Chapter 19. Storage lifecycle policy versions

 Chapter 14
Configuring storage
lifecycle policies
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ About storage lifecycle policies

■ Creating a storage lifecycle policy

■ Deleting a storage lifecycle policy

■ Lifecycle operation administration using the nbstlutil command

About storage lifecycle policies

A storage lifecycle policy (SLP) is a storage plan for a set of backups. An SLP is
configured within the Storage Lifecycle Policies utility.
An SLP contains instructions in the form of storage operations, to be applied to the
data that is backed up by a backup policy. Operations are added to the SLP that
determine how the data is stored, copied, replicated, and retained. NetBackup
retries the copies as necessary to ensure that all copies are created.
SLPs offer the opportunity for users to assign a classification to the data at the
policy level. A data classification represents a set of backup requirements, which
makes it easier to configure backups for data with different requirements. For
example, email data and financial data.
SLPs can be set up to provide staged backup behavior. They simplify data
management by applying a prescribed behavior to all the backup images that are
included in the SLP. This process allows the NetBackup administrator to leverage
the advantages of disk-based backups in the near term. It also preserves the
advantages of tape-based backups for long-term storage.
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The SLP Parameters properties in the NetBackup Administration Console allow

administrators to customize how SLPs are maintained and how SLP jobs run.
See “SLP Parameters properties” on page 245.
Best-practice information about SLPs appears in the following document:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/TECH208536

Creating a storage lifecycle policy

A storage lifecycle policy (SLP) is a storage plan for a set of backups. The operations
in an SLP are the backup instructions for the data. Use the following procedure to
create an SLP that contains multiple storage operations.
To add a storage operation to a storage lifecycle policy
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, select NetBackup Management
> Storage > Storage Lifecycle Policies.
2 Click Actions > New > New Storage Lifecycle Policy (Windows) or Actions
> New > Storage Lifecycle Policy (UNIX).

3 In the New Storage Lifecycle Policy dialog box, enter a Storage lifecycle
policy name.
See “NetBackup naming conventions” on page 1110.
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4 Add one or more operations to the SLP. The operations are the instructions
for the SLP to follow and apply to the data that is specified in the backup policy.
If this is the first operation added to the SLP, click Add.
If this is not the first operation in the SLP, add an operation that is either
hierarchical or non-hierarchical:
To create a hierarchical operation, select an operation to become the source
of the next operation. Click Add. The new operation is a child of the selected
operation. The child is indented under the parent operation.

To create a non-hierarchical operation, do not select an operation. A

non-hierarchical operation means that the operation does not have a parent
and child relationship with another operation. The new operation is not indented.

5 In the Properties tab of the New Storage Operation dialog box, select an
Operation type. If you're creating a child operation, the SLP displays only
those operations that are valid based on the parent operation that you've
selected.
The name of the operation reflects its purpose in the SLP:
■ Backup
See “Backup operation in an SLP” on page 627.
■ Backup From Snapshot
See “Backup From Snapshot operation in an SLP” on page 629.
■ Duplication
See “Duplication operation in an SLP” on page 631.
■ Import
See “Import operation in an SLP” on page 633.
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■ Index From Snapshot

See “Index From Snapshot operation in an SLP” on page 635.
■ Replication
See “Replication operation in an SLP” on page 638.
See “About NetBackup Auto Image Replication” on page 994.
■ Snapshot
See “Snapshot operation in an SLP” on page 641.
See “About NetBackup Replication Director” on page 1034.

6 Configure the properties for the operation.

See “Properties tab of the Storage Operation dialog box” on page 662.
7 The Window tab displays for the following operation types: Backup From
Snapshot, Duplication, Import, Index From Snapshot, and Replication. If
you'd like to control when the secondary operation runs, create a window for
the operation.
See “Window tab of the Storage Operation dialog box” on page 666.
8 Click the Advanced button in the Properties tab to display options about how
the window should behave if the window closes and a secondary operation is
not yet complete.
9 Click OK to create the operation.
10 Add additional operations to the SLP as needed. (See step 4.)
11 Change the hierarchy of the operations in the SLP if necessary.
See “Modifying the hierarchy of operations in a storage lifecycle policy”
on page 623.
12 Click OK to create the SLP. NetBackup validates the SLP when it is first created
and whenever it is changed.
See “Storage lifecycle policy validation dialog box” on page 670.
See “Storage lifecycle policy Validation Report tab” on page 671.
13 Configure a backup policy and select a storage lifecycle policy as the Policy
storage.
See “Creating a backup policy” on page 692.
See “Policy storage (policy attribute)” on page 704.
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Modifying the hierarchy of operations in a storage lifecycle policy

In some cases, the hierarchy of operations in an SLP can be modified. Use the
arrows to move it in the hierarchy.

Note: The order of the operations at the time that the SLP is saved may differ from
the next time the SLP is opened. NetBackup reorders the operations while it stores
them in the catalog configuration file. How the hierarchy works is not changed,
however, and the parent-child relationships are preserved.

Modify the order of the operation in the operation list if needed.

■ Click the arrows to move the operation into the new position.
■ Up arrow
Swaps the position of the selected operation with the sibling above it, if one
exists.
Using the up arrow does not change the source of the selected operation. The
up arrow also moves the children of an operation and preserves their relationship
with the selected operation.
The up arrow is disabled if no sibling appears above the selected operation.
■ Down arrow
Swaps the position of the selected operation with the sibling below it, if one
exists.
Using the down arrow does not change the source of the selected operation.
The down arrow also moves the children of an operation and preserves their
relationship with the selected operation.
The down is disabled if no sibling appears below the selected operation.
■ Right arrow
Moves the operation right in the hierarchy, making the sibling above the operation
the source for the operation.
If no sibling exists above the operation in the hierarchy, the right arrow is
disabled. It is always disabled for Backup and Snapshot operations.
Moving the operation to the right does not change the position number of the
operation in the list.
The right arrow also moves the children of the operation and preserves their
relationship with the selected operation.
■ Left arrow
Moves the operation to the left in the hierarchy, turning the parent into a sibling.
The left arrow is enabled for some operations. For the left arrow to be enabled,
the selected operation must be either the first or last in a list of siblings.
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Deleting a storage lifecycle policy

If the operation is the first sibling of a parent, click the left arrow to make it into
a sibling of its parent.
Note that the left arrow also moves the children along with the selected operation
to preserve the relationship with the operation.
The left arrow is disabled for Backup and Snapshot operations.

Deleting a storage lifecycle policy

To delete a storage lifecycle policy, use the following procedure. Note that to delete
an SLP deletes all versions of the SLP.
To delete a storage lifecycle policy
1 Remove the SLP from all backup policies to prevent new backup jobs from
writing to the SLP.
2 Wait for all in-process backup jobs to the SLP to complete, or cancel the jobs
using the Activity Monitor or the command line.
3 To prevent new jobs or cancel any existing duplication jobs from writing to the
SLP, run the following command:
nbstlutil cancel -lifecycle name

4 Use the Activity Monitor to cancel in-process jobs that use the SLP.
5 Once all of the operations are complete, delete the SLP using one of the
following methods:
■ The NetBackup Administration Console
■ Expand Storage > Storage Lifecycle Policies.
■ Select the SLP name.
■ Select Edit > Delete.
■ In the Delete Storage Lifecycle Policies dialog box, select the SLP
name and click OK.

■ The nbstl command

nbstl storage_lifecycle_name -delete

If the administrator tries to delete an SLP with active images, status code 1519
appears (Images are in process). Wait several minutes and try to delete the
SLP again until the error no longer appears.
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Lifecycle operation administration using the nbstlutil command

Note: If orphaned images are detected due to a system error, NetBackup logs
the fact that the images exist and alerts the administrator to address the
situation.

Lifecycle operation administration using the

nbstlutil command
The NetBackup storage lifecycle policy utility command (nbstlutil) gives
administrators the ability to intervene between pending SLP operations. Specifically,
the nbstlutil command can be used to cancel, inactivate, or activate the
processing of existing SLP-managed images.
nbstlutil cannot affect the jobs that are currently running or queued. Use the
Activity Monitor to intervene in the jobs that are running or queued.

Table 14-1 nbstlutil details

nbstlutil information Details

Where to find The command is found in the following location:

On Windows:

install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\nbstlutil

On UNIX:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/nbstlutil

How to use Use nbstlutil to perform the following administrative actions:

■ List the status of SLP-managed images. The EMM table that tracks the status of
SLP-processed images can be printed. Support may request this information to
troubleshoot an SLP problem.
■ Cancel pending duplication operations on the selected images or image copies.
When a duplication is canceled, NetBackup considers the image or image copy to
be SLP complete. It does not attempt to create any more copies of the backup
image.
■ Deactivate (suspend) pending and future SLP operations on selected images or
image copies. NetBackup retains the image information so that processing can be
resumed by the administrator at a later time.
■ Activate (resume) suspended SLP operations on selected images or image copies.

See the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide for a description of all the options
available for nbstlutil.
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Lifecycle operation administration using the nbstlutil command

Table 14-1 nbstlutil details (continued)

nbstlutil information Details

When to use NetBackup starts a duplication session every five minutes to copy data from a backup
operation for a duplication operation. Five minutes is the default frequency of the Image
processing interval parameter in the SLP Parameters host properties. parameter.)

If the copy fails, the next three duplication sessions retry the copy. If the copy fails all
three times, the copy is retried every two hours until it succeeds. Two hours is the
default frequency of the Extended image retry interval parameter in the SLP
Parameters host properties.

Use the nbstlutil command in the case of a hardware problem that may require
more than 15 minutes to resolve. That is, the problem may take longer to resolve than
three duplication sessions five minutes apart.

For example, a duplication job fails because the library has a hard failure. It may take
longer than two hours to repair the library. The administrator may not want duplication
jobs to begin every two hours. Use the nbstlutil command to inactivate the SLP
while the library is repaired. When ready, the SLP can be activated and duplication
jobs can begin.
Note: Once the job is reactivated, the administrator may want to temporarily change
the Extended image retry interval parameter to one hour to begin duplication jobs
sooner.
 Chapter 15
Storage operations
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ Operation types in a storage lifecycle policy

■ Backup operation in an SLP

■ Backup From Snapshot operation in an SLP

■ Duplication operation in an SLP

■ Import operation in an SLP

■ Index From Snapshot operation in an SLP

■ Replication operation in an SLP

■ Snapshot operation in an SLP

■ Creating a hierarchy of storage operations in a storage lifecycle policy

Operation types in a storage lifecycle policy

The Operation selections are the instructions in the storage lifecycle policy. The
following topics describe the purpose of each operation.

Backup operation in an SLP

Use the Backup operation in a storage lifecycle policy to create a backup. All
Backup operations in a single storage lifecycle policy must be on the same media
server.
A Backup operation creates a tar-formatted image. To create a snapshot image,
select a Snapshot operation.
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Backup operation in an SLP

Figure 15-1 Backup operation in the New Storage Operation dialog box

Table 15-1 Backup operation characteristics

Characteristic Description

Storage unit The selection must be a backup storage unit or a backup storage unit
selection group (see the following note).

The selection cannot be a snapshot storage unit or a snapshot storage

unit group.
Note: If creating an SLP for Auto Image Replication, do not select a
storage unit group. Auto Image Replication does not support replicating
from a storage unit group. That is, the source copy cannot be in a storage
unit group.

See “About NetBackup Auto Image Replication” on page 994.

Child of A Backup operation cannot serve as the child of any other operation.
Therefore, do not click on any other operation in the SLP when adding
a Backup operation.

See “Creating a storage lifecycle policy” on page 620.

Source for A Backup operation can be the source of a Duplication operation. (See
Figure 15-2.)

Hierarchy notes If a Backup operation appears in an SLP, it must be the first operation.

An SLP can contain a maximum of four Backup operations.

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Backup From Snapshot operation in an SLP

Table 15-1 Backup operation characteristics (continued)

Characteristic Description

Job type A Backup operation generates a Backup job in the Activity Monitor.

Window Backup operations do not offer the option to create an SLP window.

See “Window tab of the Storage Operation dialog box” on page 666.

Figure 15-2 SLP that contains a Backup operation

Duplication
Backup operation operation

Backup Backup
storage unit storage unit

Duplication

tar-formatted tar-formatted

Backup From Snapshot operation in an SLP

Use the Backup From Snapshot operation to create a tar-formatted copy of the
snapshot. The new copy is a backup copy. The process is sometimes referred to
as a snapdupe job.
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Backup From Snapshot operation in an SLP

Figure 15-3 Backup From Snapshot operation in the New Storage Operation
dialog box

Table 15-2 Backup From Snapshot operation characteristics

Characteristic Description

Storage unit The selection must be a backup storage unit or a backup storage unit
selection group.

The selection cannot be a snapshot storage unit or a snapshot storage

unit group.

Child of A Backup From Snapshot operation must use a Snapshot operation

as its source.

Therefore, click on the Snapshot operation in the SLP when adding a

Backup From Snapshot operation.

See “Creating a storage lifecycle policy” on page 620.

Source for A Backup From Snapshot operation can be the source for a Duplication
operation. (See Figure 15-4.)

Hierarchy notes An SLP may contain more than one Backup From Snapshot operation.
If the first Backup From Snapshot operation fails with an unrecoverable
error, NetBackup does not attempt the second one.
Note: The SLP may contain only one Backup From Snapshot operation
if the SLP is used by an NDMP policy (or a Standard or MS-Windows
policy with NDMP Data Mover enabled).
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Duplication operation in an SLP

Table 15-2 Backup From Snapshot operation characteristics (continued)

Characteristic Description

Job type A Backup From Snapshot operation generates a Backup job in the
Activity Monitor.

The Backup job that results from the Backup From Snapshot operation
is under the control of the SLP Manager. If an SLP window is configured,
the Backup job runs during the configured SLP window. If no SLP window
is configured, the Backup job can run at any time; possibly outside of the
backup window as configured in the backup policy. Users may experience
a slight degradation in performance on the client or the client storage
device while NetBackup accesses the snapshot.

Window An SLP window can be created for a Backup From Snapshot operation.

See “Window tab of the Storage Operation dialog box” on page 666.

Figure 15-4 SLP that contains a Backup From Snapshot operation

Snapshot Backup From Snapshot Duplication

operation operation operation

Snapshot Backup Backup

storage unit storage unit storage unit

Primary/ Backup Duplication

Replication
source
Snapshot tar-formatted tar-formatted

Duplication operation in an SLP

Use the Duplication operation to create a copy of a Backup, a Backup from
Snapshot, or another Duplication operation. A media server performs the operation
and writes the copy.

Note: Use the Replication operation to create a copy of a Snapshot operation.

See “Replication operation in an SLP” on page 638.
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Duplication operation in an SLP

Figure 15-5 Duplication operation in the New Storage Operation dialog box

Table 15-3 Duplication operation characteristics

Characteristic Description

Storage unit The selection must be a backup storage unit or a backup storage unit
selection group.

The selection cannot be a snapshot storage unit or a snapshot storage

unit group.

Child of A Duplication operation can be the child of the following operations:

■ Backup operation
■ Backup From Snapshot operation
■ A Duplication operation

Therefore, click on one of these operations in the SLP when adding a

Duplication operation.

See “Creating a storage lifecycle policy” on page 620.

Source for A Duplication operation can be the source for a Duplication operation.
(See Figure 15-6.)

Hierarchy notes When a Duplication operation appears in an SLP, it cannot be the first
operation.
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Import operation in an SLP

Table 15-3 Duplication operation characteristics (continued)

Characteristic Description

Job type A Duplication operation generates a Duplication job in the Activity

Monitor.

Window An SLP window can be created for a Duplication operation.

See “Window tab of the Storage Operation dialog box” on page 666.

Figure 15-6 SLP that contains one Backup operation and two Duplication
operations

Duplication Duplication
Backup operation operation operation

Backup Backup Backup

storage unit storage unit storage unit

Duplication Duplication

tar-formatted tar-formatted tar-formatted

Import operation in an SLP

Use the Import operation as part of Auto Image Replication. An Import operation
in an SLP indicates that the SLP is to automatically import images into the target
master domain. An SLP that contains an Import operation is referred to as an
Import SLP.
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Import operation in an SLP

Figure 15-7 Import operation in the New Storage Operation dialog box

Table 15-4 Import operation characteristics

Characteristic Description

Storage unit An Import operation can import only from a backup storage unit or a
selection backup storage unit group. It cannot import from a snapshot storage unit
or a snapshot storage unit group.

Child of An Import operation cannot serve as the child of any other operation.
Therefore, do not click on any other operation in the SLP when adding
a Import operation.

See “Creating a storage lifecycle policy” on page 620.

Source for An Import operation can be the source of a Duplication operation.

At least one operation in the SLP must use the Target retention retention
type.

Hierarchy notes If an SLP contains an Import operation, it must be the first in the
operations list and the only Import operation.

Job type An Import operation generates an Import job in the Activity Monitor.

Window An SLP window can be created for an Import operation.

See “Window tab of the Storage Operation dialog box” on page 666.
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Index From Snapshot operation in an SLP

The Override job priority option can be selected. It allows administrators to specify
a job priority for any import jobs which use this SLP.

Index From Snapshot operation in an SLP

The Index From Snapshot operation indexes the contents of existing snapshots.
When NetBackup indexes a snapshot, it creates an image .f file in the NetBackup
catalog for each snapshot. The presence of an image .f file assists the user when
a file needs to be restored from the snapshot, as described in Table 15-5.
The Backup From Snapshot operation also creates an image .f file. An Index
from Snapshot may not be required if a Backup From Snapshot occurs frequently
enough for the restore needs in your environment. For example, if the Backup
From Snapshot runs once per week but file restores are required daily, consider
using the Index from Snapshot.
The actual restore of the snapshot requires that the snapshot be mounted, regardless
of whether an Index from Snapshot has been performed or not.

Table 15-5 Restore operations

Type of restore Where performed Description Requirements

Live browse restore ■ NetBackup The user navigates the directory No .f file needs to be present in
Backup, Archive, structure to locate and select the the NetBackup catalog.
and Restore files for restore.
During a live browse restore,
interface
NetBackup automatically mounts
■ NetBackup the snapshot so that the user can
OpsCenter see what files it contains. Mounting
Console and unmounting the snapshot can
be time-consuming.

Search for restore NetBackup OpsCenter ■ The user can search for files The .f file must be present in the
Console based on partial file name. NetBackup catalog.
(Also referred to as a
Knowing the name of the client
Simplified File Restore
or of the policy that created the
or an Operational
backup is not necessary.
Restore)
■ Offers several filters to narrow
search.
■ Search results display all the
recovery points available to the
user for both backups and
snapshots.
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Index From Snapshot operation in an SLP

Table 15-6 Index From Snapshot operation characteristics

Characteristic Description

Storage unit The Index From Snapshot operation does not write data to a storage unit. However, a storage
selection unit selection is needed to select the media server that to be used to access the snapshot. As a
best practice, use the storage unit from the Snapshot or Replication operation that is the source
for this operation.

Child of When an Index From Snapshot operation appears in an SLP, it must be the child of a Snapshot
or Replication operation.

Therefore, click on either a Snapshot or a Replication operation in the SLP when adding an Index
From Snapshot operation.

See “Creating a storage lifecycle policy” on page 620.

Source for While an Index From Snapshot operation cannot be the source for any operation, a Replication
operation can follow it.

Hierarchy notes The Index From Snapshot operation can consume system resources and requires that each
snapshot be mounted to create the .f file.

See “Determining where and when the Index From Snapshot operation occurs” on page 637.

Job type An Index From Snapshot operation generates an Index From Snapshot job in the Activity
Monitor.

Window An SLP window can be created for an Index From Snapshot operation.

See “Window tab of the Storage Operation dialog box” on page 666.

Consider the following items before using the Index From Snapshot operation:
■ The Index From Snapshot operation is supported only in a Replication Director
configuration.
■ Standard, MS-Windows, NDMP, and VMware backup policy types support the
use of storage lifecycle policies that contain the Index From Snapshot operation.

Note: However, a Standard or MS-Windows policy with NDMP Data Mover

enabled is not supported.

■ The Index From Snapshot operation can run from a full or an incremental
schedule. The file entries that are added to the .f file for either schedule are
the full set of files since all files can be restored from that snapshot. To do so
allows for the most efficient restore, however, more space is consumed in the
NetBackup catalog by the .f file.
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Index From Snapshot operation in an SLP

Determining where and when the Index From Snapshot operation

occurs
Including the Index From Snapshot operation requires some consideration as the
operation can consume system resources and require additional time to perform.
For example, to perform the operation can require that a snapshot be mounted or
that NetBackup gather content details from the file system to populate the catalog.
To help mitigate the extra resource and time that the operation may take, the system
administrator can control when and where the Index From Snapshot operation
runs:
■ Use the storage lifecycle policy Window tab to schedule when the Index From
Snapshot operation can run. Schedule the operation to run when it is least likely
to interfere with other jobs.
See “Window tab of the Storage Operation dialog box” on page 666.
■ Use the following points to determine where to position the Index From
Snapshot operation in the SLP operations list:
■ Each NetBackup environment needs to determine where the operation works
best in a specific SLP. To place the Index From Snapshot operation too
early (toward the top of the operations list), may consume time when the
restore capabilities are not needed. To place the operation toward the end
of the operations list may cause the administrator to delay a restore until
earlier snapshots or replications complete.
■ Use the Index From Snapshot operation in an SLP only once. A restore
can be performed from any snapshot after one image .f file is created.
■ Any operations list that includes a Backup From Snapshot operation does
not need an Index From Snapshot operation. The Backup From Snapshot
operation creates an image .f file. The only exception is if the index is
needed for restores before the Backup From Snapshot operation occurs.
■ An Index From Snapshot operation cannot have any dependents. An SLP
cannot validate an Index From Snapshot operation with children. Figure 15-8
shows an SLP with a valid configuration.
Figure 15-9 is also a valid configuration. A Replication operation follows
the Index From Snapshot operation, but it is not indented. The Replication
operation is a child of the Snapshot operation, not a child of the Index From
Snapshot operation.
To add a Replication operation after an Index From Snapshot operation,
click on the Snapshot operation, and then click Add.
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Replication operation in an SLP

Figure 15-8 Example 1 of a valid placement of the Index From Snapshot

operation

Figure 15-9 Example 2 of a valid placement of the Index From Snapshot

operation

Replication operation in an SLP

Use the Replication operation for the following types of replication:
■ NetBackup Replication Director to replicate a snapshot, as shown in
Figure 15-10.
See “About NetBackup Replication Director” on page 1034.
■ NetBackup Auto Image Replication to replicate a backup, as shown in
Figure 15-11.
See “About the storage lifecycle policies required for Auto Image Replication”
on page 1008.
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Replication operation in an SLP

Table 15-7 Replication operation characteristics

Characteristic Description

Storage unit Under Destination storage attributes:

selection
■ For Replication Director, select the Storage that is configured to
contain replicated snapshots.
■ For Auto Image Replication, choose to either:
■ Replicate the backup to storage servers in all target NetBackup
domains.
■ Replicate the backup to a specific master server in a specific
domain. This type of Auto Image Replication is known as
Targeted A.I.R.

Child of Click on the appropriate operation when adding a Replication operation.

A Replication operation can be the child of any of the following
operations:

■ Snapshot operation for NetBackup Replication Director to replicate

a snapshot.
■ Another Replication operation.
■ Backup operation for NetBackup Auto Image Replication.

See “Creating a storage lifecycle policy” on page 620.

Source for A Replication operation can be the source for the following operations:

■ Replication
■ Backup From Snapshot
See “Backup From Snapshot operation in an SLP” on page 629.

Job type A Replication operation generates a Replication job in the Activity

Monitor.

Window An SLP window can be created for a Replication operation.

See “Window tab of the Storage Operation dialog box” on page 666.
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Replication operation in an SLP

Figure 15-10 Replication operation following a Snapshot operation

Figure 15-11 Replication operation following a Backup operation

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Snapshot operation in an SLP

Snapshot operation in an SLP

A Snapshot operation creates a point-in-time, read-only, disk-based copy of data.
NetBackup provides several types of snapshots, depending on the device where
the snapshot occurs.
Use a Snapshot operation as the first operation in a storage lifecycle policy for a
NetBackup Replication Director configuration.

Figure 15-12 Snapshot operation in the New Storage Operation dialog box
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Snapshot operation in an SLP

Table 15-8 Snapshot operation characteristics

Characteristic Description

Storage unit The following topics describe the types of snapshot storage units that
selection can be used as the storage for a snapshot operation:

■ See “Primary snapshot storage unit” on page 645.

■ See “Primary + Replication source snapshot storage unit” on page 645.
■ See “Replication source + Replication target snapshot storage unit”
on page 646.
■ See “Replication target snapshot storage unit” on page 646.
■ See “Replication source + Replication target + Mirror snapshot storage
unit” on page 647.
■ See “Replication source + Replication target + Mirror snapshot storage
unit” on page 647.
A Storage unit selection is necessary in the following situations:

■ If the Snapshot is to be used by a subsequent Replication operation.

The storage unit that is specified for the Snapshot operation must
be a snapshot-capable storage unit that represents the primary
storage.
■ If the SLP contains only one operation and that is a Snapshot
operation, specify a storage unit. NetBackup uses that storage unit
to determine which media server to use to launch the snapshot job.

If neither situation applies to the SLP, the administrator may select No

storage unit or may simply make no selection. NetBackup uses the
storage unit that is selected for the Backup From Snapshot operation.

Child of A Snapshot operation cannot serve as the child of any other operation.
Therefore, do not click on any other operation in the SLP when adding
a Snapshot operation.

See “Creating a storage lifecycle policy” on page 620.

Source for A Snapshot operation can be the source for the following operations:

■ Backup From Snapshot

■ Index From Snapshot
■ Replication operation

Hierarchy notes If a Snapshot operation appears in an SLP, it must be first in the

operations list.

Job type A Snapshot operation generates a Snapshot job in the Activity Monitor.

Window Snapshot operations do not offer the option to create an SLP window.

See “Window tab of the Storage Operation dialog box” on page 666.
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Snapshot operation in an SLP

See “About configuring storage lifecycle policies for snapshots and snapshot
replication” on page 643.

About configuring storage lifecycle policies for snapshots and

snapshot replication
A storage lifecycle policy (SLP) contains instructions in the form of storage
operations, to be applied to the data. Operations are added to the SLP that determine
how the data is stored and copied or replicated. For example, the NetBackup
administrator creates an operation that determines where the data exists as a
snapshot, as a replication, or as a duplication. The administrator also determines
the retention of the data at each storage unit or storage unit group.
Storage operations that are defined in the SLP use storage units that represent
disk pools. An SLP that is configured for snapshots or snapshot replication must
contain a specific, hierarchical combination of operations.
The following figure represents an SLP for a replication scenario. In the example,
the following operations are used:
■ A Snapshot operation creates a snapshot.
■ A Replication operation replicates the snapshot to another volume.
■ A Backup From Snapshot operation creates a tar-formatted backup from the
snapshot.
■ A Duplication operation copies the backup to tape.
Table 15-9 describes the four types of operations that are required in this example
replication scenario.

Snapshot Replication Backup From Snapshot Duplication

operation operation operation operation

Snapshot Snapshot Backup Backup

storage unit storage unit storage unit storage unit

Primary/ Replication Replication Backup Duplication

Replication target
source
Snapshot Snapshot tar-formatted tar-formatted
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Snapshot operation in an SLP

Table 15-9 Example of a storage lifecycle policy configured for snapshots

and snapshot replication

Operation Operation Description

order in SLP

1 Snapshot Operation 1 creates a snapshot in the primary storage. The snapshot serves as the
source for the other operations in the SLP.

■ The operation must be a Snapshot operation.

■ The storage must be a snapshot storage unit that has the following properties
set: Primary and Replication source.

Note: Only one operation to a Primary storage unit is permitted in an SLP.

2 Replication Operation 2 replicates the snapshot that the first operation created.

(Child to ■ The operation must be a Replication operation and it must be the replication
partner to the source storage unit.
operation 1)
■ The retention type determines what replication method is used. For example, if
retention type Fixed or Expire after copy is selected for a NetApp storage
system, the SnapVault replication method is used.
■ The storage must be a snapshot storage unit that has the Replication target
property set. Since no other replica is created from this operation in this example,
it does not need to have the Replication source property set.

3 Backup Operation 3 creates a tar-formatted backup copy of the snapshot.

From
(Child to ■ The operation must be a Backup From Snapshot operation. This operation
Snapshot
creates a backup image from the snapshot.
operation 2)
■ The storage must be a backup storage unit.

4 Duplication Operation 4 makes a duplicate copy from the tar-formatted backup copy. In this
example, the copy is duplicated to tape media.
(Child to
■ The operation must be a Duplication operation. This operation creates a backup
operation 3)
copy of the tar-formatted image.
■ The storage must be a backup storage unit.

After the SLP is configured for different operations, the NetBackup administrator
configures a backup policy that points to the snapshot SLP.
The SLP Parameters host properties in the NetBackup Administration Console
allow administrators to customize how SLPs are maintained and how SLP jobs run.
See “SLP Parameters properties” on page 245.
Best-practice information about SLPs appears in the following document:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/TECH208536
 Storage operations 645
Snapshot operation in an SLP

Primary snapshot storage unit

A snapshot operation can use a Primary snapshot storage unit. That is, the storage
unit represents a disk pool that contains the volumes that have only the Primary
property set.
Figure 15-13 shows an SLP that contains one primary-only Snapshot operation,
one Backup From Snapshot operation, and one Duplication operation. The
Backup From Snapshot operation is used to create a backup from the snapshot
on the primary-only Snapshot operation. After the backup is created, it is duplicated
to a Duplication operation.

Figure 15-13 SLP that contains a Snapshot operation, a Backup From

Snapshot operation, and a Duplication operation

Snapshot Backup From Duplication

operation Snapshot operation operation

Snapshot Backup Backup

storage unit storage unit storage unit

Backup Duplication
Primary

Snapshot tar-formatted tar-formatted

Primary + Replication source snapshot storage unit

An SLP operation can use a Primary + Replication source snapshot storage unit.
That is, the storage unit represents a disk pool that contains volumes that have
both the Primary property and the Replication source property set.
Figure 15-14 shows an SLP that contains a Primary + Replication source snapshot
storage unit as one operation and one Replication target snapshot storage unit
as another operation. The Primary + Replication source storage unit can replicate
to the Replication target storage unit.
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Snapshot operation in an SLP

Figure 15-14 SLP that contains a Snapshot operation and a Replication

operation
Snapshot Replication
operation operation

Snapshot Snapshot
storage unit storage unit

Primary/ Replication Replication

Replication target
source
Snapshot Snapshot

Replication source + Replication target snapshot storage unit

An SLP operation can use a snapshot storage unit that represents a disk pool that
contains volumes that have the following properties: Replication source and
Replication target.
A snapshot storage unit with these properties can serve as both the Replication
source for another operation in the SLP, and as the Replication target for another
operation in the SLP.

Figure 15-15 SLP that contains a Snapshot operation and two Replication
operations
Snapshot Replication Replication
operation operation operation

Snapshot Snapshot Snapshot

storage unit storage unit storage unit

Replication
Primary/ Replication target/ Replication Replication
Replication Replication target
source source
Snapshot Snapshot Snapshot

Replication target snapshot storage unit

An SLP operation can use a snapshot storage unit that represents a disk pool that
contains volumes that have only the Replication target property set.
 Storage operations 647
Creating a hierarchy of storage operations in a storage lifecycle policy

An operation with this property can serve only as a Replication target for another
operation in the SLP. It cannot serve as source for a replica, but it can serve as the
source for a Duplication operation.

Figure 15-16 SLP that contains a Snapshot operation, a Replication operation,

a Backup From Snapshot operation, and a Duplication operation

Snapshot Replication Backup From Duplication

operation operation Snapshot operation operation

Snapshot Snapshot Backup Backup

storage unit storage unit storage unit storage unit

Primary/ Replication Replication Backup Duplication

Replication target
source
Snapshot Snapshot tar-formatted tar-formatted

Replication source + Replication target + Mirror snapshot storage

unit
An SLP can use a snapshot storage unit that represents a disk pool that contains
volumes that have the following properties: Replication source, Replication target,
and Mirror.
An operation with these properties can serve as both:
■ A Replication source in a cascading configuration.
■ A mirrored Replication target in a cascading configuration. A mirrored
Replication target must have a forced Mirror retention type.

Replication target + Mirror snapshot storage unit

An SLP can use a snapshot storage unit that represented a disk pool that contains
volumes that have the following properties: Replication target and Mirror.
A mirrored Replication target must have a forced Mirror retention type.

Creating a hierarchy of storage operations in a

storage lifecycle policy
The list of operations in the storage lifecycle policy acts as a list of instructions to
NetBackup about the data that the SLP protects. In some cases, one operation
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depends on another operation. For example, a snapshot may serve as the source
for a replication. Or, a backup may serve as the source of a duplication.
The operation hierarchy in the Storage Lifecycle Policy dialog box represents a
parent and child relationship.
Figure 15-17 is an example of how the operation list uses indentation to indicate
the relationship between a parent operation and a child operation.

Figure 15-17 Hierarchical storage operations in an SLP

One copy can be the source for many other copies. Figure 15-18 shows how after
the first copy is created, all subsequent copies can be made locally from that source,
without tying up network resources.

Figure 15-18 Hierarchical operations

Snapshot
operation Backup from
Snapshot
Duplication operations
operation

Data domain 1
Data domain 2
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Changing the location of an operation in the hierarchy changes the storage unit
that serves as the source for the subsequent copies. Changing the hierarchy cannot
change the operation type. (For example, change a backup operation into a
duplication operation.)
 Chapter 16
Retention types for SLP
operations
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ Retention types for storage lifecycle policy operations

■ Capacity managed retention type for SLP operations

■ Expire after copy retention type for SLP operations

■ Fixed retention type for SLP operations

■ Maximum snapshot limit retention type for SLP operations

■ Mirror retention type for SLP operations

■ Target retention type for SLP operations

Retention types for storage lifecycle policy

operations
The Retention type for an operation in a storage lifecycle policy determines how
long the data is kept on that storage media.
Table 16-1 describes which retention types are valid selections for the various
operations.
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Table 16-1 Operation and retention type configurations

Retention Backup Snapshot Replication Backup From Duplication

type operation operation operation Snapshot operation
operation

Fixed Valid Valid Valid Valid Valid

Expire after Valid Valid Valid Valid Valid

copy

Maximum Invalid Valid; SLP Invalid Invalid Invalid

Snapshot limit honors the policy
setting.

Mirror Invalid Invalid Valid for Invalid Valid for snapshot

snapshot storage storage only
only

Target retention Invalid Invalid Valid if the first Invalid Valid if the first
operation in the operation in the SLP
SLP is an Import is an Import.
and if the storage
is of the backup
type.

Capacity Valid; Invalid Invalid Invalid Valid; AdvancedDisk

managed AdvancedDisk default; set on the
default; set on storage server.
the storage
server.

Note: Retention is not associated with the Index From Snapshot operation because
the operation does not create any copy.

Mixing retention types

Veritas does not recommend allowing capacity-managed images and fixed-retention
images to be written to the same volume in a disk storage unit. The volume may
fill with fixed-retention images and not allow the space management logic to operate
as expected.
Keep in mind the following points when configuring SLP operations or selecting the
storage location for a policy:
■ All SLPs that write to a volume in a disk storage unit should write images of the
same retention type: fixed or capacity-managed.
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■ Do not write images both to a volume in a disk storage unit within an SLP and
to the same volume (by the storage unit) directly from a policy.
■ Mark all disk storage units that are used with SLPs as On demand only.
■ Check any storage unit groups to make sure that fixed and capacity-managed
images cannot be written to the same volume in a disk storage unit.

Capacity managed retention type for SLP

operations
A Capacity managed operation means that NetBackup automatically manages
the space on the storage, based on the High water mark setting for each volume.
Capacity managed is not available to tape storage units since tape capacity is
considered to be infinite.
The High water mark and Low water mark settings on the disk storage unit or
disk pool determine how the space is managed.
See “High water mark storage unit setting” on page 580.
See “Low water mark storage unit setting” on page 581.
An image copy with a Capacity Managed retention is not eligible for expiration
until its dependent copies have been created.
If space is needed for new images, NetBackup removes expired backup images
from a capacity-managed disk volume in two passes, as follows:

Pass one NetBackup removes any backup images that are past the Desired cache
period setting. NetBackup removes images until the low water mark is reached
or all images that are past the Desired cache period are removed.

Pass two Pass two processing is initiated if the outcome of the pass one processing is
one of the following:

■ The disk pool remains over the high water mark.

■ The number of volumes in the disk pool under the high water mark is less
than the number of media servers that access the disk pool.

NetBackup removes images until the low water mark is reached or all images
that are not past the Desired cache period are removed.

An image may be deleted if it has not been duplicated for all operations in a
storage lifecycle policy. If the operating system time is past the date that
matches the longest retention period for an image, the image is eligible for
deletion.
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To see exactly when the storage reaches the low water mark value is difficult. A
backup can occur at the same time as the expiration process occurs. After the
backup is complete, the low water mark may be slightly greater than its lowest
possible value.
The retention period for capacity managed storage is not assured as it is for a fixed
retention period. The Desired cache period becomes a target that NetBackup tries
to maintain. If the space is not required, the backup data could remain on the storage
longer than the Desired cache period indicates.

Rules and recommendations for using the Capacity Managed

retention type
Use the following recommendations and rules when configuring storage operations
or when selecting the storage location for a policy:
■ Veritas does not recommend allowing Capacity Managed images and Fixed
retention images to be written to the same volume in a disk storage unit. The
volume may fill with fixed-retention images and not allow the space management
logic to operate as expected.
■ All SLPs that write to a volume in a disk storage unit should write images of the
same retention type: Fixed or Capacity Managed.
■ Do not write images both to a volume in a disk storage unit within a storage
lifecycle policy and to the same volume (by the storage unit) directly from a
policy.
■ Mark all disk storage units that are used with SLPs as On demand only.
■ Check any storage unit groups to make sure that fixed and capacity-managed
images cannot be written to the same volume in a disk storage unit.

Capacity managed retention type and disk types that support SIS
Capacity managed is selectable for any disk storage unit that is allowed in an SLP.
However, for the disk types that support single-instance storage (SIS), Capacity
managed functions to various degrees. In order for Capacity managed to operate,
NetBackup must know how much space a backup image uses. With SIS enabled
on the storage unit, NetBackup cannot know exactly how much space a particular
backup image occupies.
The following storage unit configurations use SIS:
■ Media Server Deduplication Pool storage units
■ Some OpenStorage storage units, depending on the vendor characteristics.
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Expire after copy retention type for SLP operations

Expire after copy retention type for SLP

operations
The Expire after copy retention indicates that after all direct (child) copies of an
image are successfully duplicated to other storage, the data on this storage is
expired. The last operation in the SLP cannot use the Expire after copy retention
type because no subsequent copy is configured. Therefore, an operation with this
retention type must have a child.
Veritas recommends that you not enable Expire after copy retention for any storage
units that are to be used with SLPs with either of the following: Accelerator or
synthetic backups. The Expire after copy retention can cause images to expire
while the backup runs. To synthesize a new full backup, the SLP backup needs the
previous backup image. If the previous image expires during the backup, the backup
fails.

Note: Although synthetic backups do support the use of storage lifecycle policies,
SLPs cannot be used for the multiple copy synthetic backups method.
See “Using the multiple copy synthetic backups method” on page 880.

If a policy is configured to use an SLP for the backup, the retention that is indicated
in the SLP is the value that is used. The Retention attribute in the schedule is not
used.
An image copy with an Expire after copy retention is expired as soon as all of its
direct child copies have been successfully created. Any mirrored children must also
be eligible for expiration.

Fixed retention type for SLP operations

The Fixed retention indicates that the data on the storage is retained for the specified
length of time, after which the backups or snapshots are expired.
An image copy with a Fixed retention is eligible for expiration when all of the
following criteria are met:
■ The Fixed retention period for the copy has expired.
■ All child copies have been created.
■ All child copies that are mirror copies are eligible for expiration.
The Fixed retention period is always marked from the original backup time of the
image. For example, if a tape device is down, causing a 2-day delay in creating a
duplicate tape copy, the expiration time of the duplicate copy is not different due to
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the 2-day delay. The expiration time of the duplicate copy is still x days from the
time that the original backup was completed. It does not matter when the copy was
created.

Maximum snapshot limit retention type for SLP

operations
The Maximum snapshot limit determines the maximum number of snapshots that
can be stored for a particular policy and client pair.
When the maximum is reached, the next snapshot causes the oldest job-complete
snapshot to be deleted. A snapshot job is considered to be complete once all of its
configured dependent copies are complete. (Dependent copies are created as a
result of Backup From Snapshot, Index From Snapshot, or Replication
operations.) The practice is referred to as rotation. This retention type applies only
to snapshots, and not to backups.
For example, Policy P1 contains two clients: C1 and C2. After the policy runs four
times, it creates four snapshot images for C1 and four images for C2. If the
Maximum snapshot limit is set to four, when the policy runs for the fifth time,
NetBackup deletes the first snapshot that was created for both C1 and C2 to
accommodate the fifth snapshot.
The Maximum Snapshots parameter in the Replication Director Options dialog
box determines the maximum number of snapshots. To access the dialog box, click
Options in the backup policy.
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Figure 16-1 Replication Director Options dialog box

See “Snapshot Client and Replication Director (policy attributes)” on page 760.

Mirror retention type for SLP operations

A mirror replica of a snapshot is eligible for expiration as soon as:
■ All immediate child copies are successfully created.
■ All immediate child copies that are mirrors are eligible for expiration.
The selection of the Mirror retention indicates that NetApp volume SnapMirror is
to be used as the replication method. If any non-mirror retention type such as Fixed
or Expire after copy is selected for the Replication operation, the NetApp
SnapVault replication method is used.
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In mirror replication, the replica copy is dependent on the existence of the source.
(The source can be the original snapshot or another replica.) Therefore, the retention
of the replica depends on the retention of the source. If the source is deleted, the
mirror is automatically deleted.
In non-mirror replication, the replica is independent of the source and can have an
independent retention. If the source is deleted, the non-mirror replica is not affected
and can be used longer than the source. Or, if the replica is deleted first, it is not
recreated and the source can be kept longer than the replica.

Target retention type for SLP operations

This setting is used in Auto Image Replication in an Import storage lifecycle policy.
Every Import SLP must have at least one operation with a Target retention.
The Target retention is enforced at the target domain, but the actual retention for
the data is specified by the administrator at the source domain.
Target retention indicates that the data at the target master shall use the expiration
date that was imported with the image. The date is fixed because the copy must
have a fixed retention.
Similar to the Fixed retention, an image copy with a Target retention retention is
eligible for expiration when all of the following criteria are met:
■ The Fixed retention period for the copy has expired.
■ All child copies have been created.
■ All child copies that are mirror copies are eligible for expiration.
See “About NetBackup Auto Image Replication” on page 994.
 Chapter 17
Storage lifecycle policy
options
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ Storage Lifecycle Policy dialog box settings

■ New or Change Storage Operation dialog box settings

■ Storage lifecycle policy validation dialog box

■ Storage lifecycle policy Validation Report tab

Storage Lifecycle Policy dialog box settings

The New Storage Lifecycle Policy dialog box and the Change Storage Lifecycle
Policy dialog box contain the following settings.
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Figure 17-1 Storage Lifecycle Policy tab

Table 17-1 Storage Lifecycle Policy tab

Setting Description

Storage lifecycle The Storage lifecycle policy name describes the SLP. The name cannot be modified after
policy name the SLP is created.
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Table 17-1 Storage Lifecycle Policy tab (continued)

Setting Description

Data classification The Data classification defines the level or classification of data that the SLP is allowed
to process. The drop-down menu contains all of the defined classifications as well as the
Any classification, which is unique to SLPs.

The Any selection indicates to the SLP that it should preserve all images that are submitted,
regardless of their data classification. It is available for SLP configuration only and is not
available to configure a backup policy.

In an Auto Image Replication configuration where the master server domains run different
versions of NetBackup, see the following topic for special considerations:

See “About the storage lifecycle policies required for Auto Image Replication” on page 1008.

The Data classification is an optional setting.

One data classification can be assigned to each SLP and applies to all operations in the
SLP.

If a data classification is selected (other than Any), the SLP stores only those images from
the policies that are set up for that data classification. If no data classification is indicated,
the SLP accepts images of any classification or no classification.

The Data classification setting allows the NetBackup administrator to classify data based
on relative importance. A classification represents a set of backup requirements. When data
must meet different backup requirements, consider assigning different classifications.

For example, email backup data can be assigned to the silver data classification and financial
data backup may be assigned to the platinum classification.
A backup policy associates backup data with a data classification. Policy data can be stored
only in an SLP with the same data classification.

Once data is backed up in an SLP, the data is managed according to the SLP configuration.
The SLP defines what happens to the data from the initial backup until the last copy of the
image has expired.

Priority for secondary The Priority for secondary operations option is the priority that jobs from secondary
operations operations have in relationship to all other jobs. The priority applies to the jobs that result
from all operations except for Backup and Snapshot operations. Range: 0 (default) to
99999 (highest priority).

For example, you may want to set the Priority for secondary operations for a policy with
a gold data classification higher than for a policy with a silver data classification.

The priority of the backup job is set in the backup policy on the Attributes tab.

See “Job priority (policy attribute)” on page 714.

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Table 17-1 Storage Lifecycle Policy tab (continued)

Setting Description

Operations Use the Add, Change, and Remove buttons to create a list of operations in the SLP. An
SLP must contain one or more operations. Multiple operations imply that multiple copies
are created.

See “About writing multiple copies using a storage lifecycle policy” on page 673.

The list also contains the columns that display information about each operation. Not all
columns display by default.

For column descriptions, see the following topic:

See “New or Change Storage Operation dialog box settings” on page 662.

Arrows Use the arrows to indicate the indentation (or hierarchy) of the source for each copy. One
copy can be the source for many other copies.

See “Creating a hierarchy of storage operations in a storage lifecycle policy” on page 647.

See “Modifying the hierarchy of operations in a storage lifecycle policy” on page 623.

Active The Active and Postponed options appear under State of Secondary Operation
Processing and refer to the processing of all duplication operations in the SLP.
and
Note: The Active and Postponed options apply to duplication operations that create
Postponed
tar-formatted images. For example, those created with bpduplicate. The Active and
Postponed options do not affect the images that are duplicated as a result of OpenStorage
optimized duplication, NDMP, or if one or more destination storage units are specified as
part of a storage unit group.
These options do not apply if either the source media server or the destination media server
is not at NetBackup 7.6 or later.

■ Enable Active to let secondary operations continue as soon as possible. When changed
from Postponed to Active, NetBackup continues to process the images, picking up
where it left off when secondary operations were made inactive.
■ Enable Postponed to postpone the secondary operations for the entire SLP. Postponed
does not postpone the creation of duplication jobs, it postpones the creation of images
instead. The duplication jobs continue to be created, but they are not run until secondary
operations are active again.
All secondary operations in the SLP are inactive indefinitely unless the administrator
selects Active or until the Until option is selected and an activation date is indicated.

Validate Across Click this button to see how changes to this SLP can affect the policies that are associated
Backup Policies button with this SLP. The button generates a report that displays on the Validation Report tab.

This button performs the same validation as the -conflict option performs when used
with the nbstl command.

See “Storage lifecycle policy Validation Report tab” on page 671.

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New or Change Storage Operation dialog box

settings
The Storage Operation dialog box contains two tabs:
■ Properties tab
The following topic describes the options in the Properties tab:
See “Properties tab of the Storage Operation dialog box” on page 662.
■ Window tab
Create a window during which a secondary operation can run. The following
topic describes the options in the Window tab:
See “Window tab of the Storage Operation dialog box” on page 666.

Properties tab of the Storage Operation dialog box

Table 17-2 describes the options available to configure for the various operations
in a storage lifecycle policy. Not all options are available for each operation.

Table 17-2 Properties tab of the Storage Operation dialog box

Setting Description

Source Indicates the storage unit that is the source for the operation.

The Source displays for the following operation types: Backup From Snapshot, Replication,
Duplication, and Index From Snapshot.

Operation The Operation selection determines which options appear in the dialog box.

See “Operation types in a storage lifecycle policy” on page 627.

See “About writing multiple copies using a storage lifecycle policy” on page 673.

Retention type Select a Retention type from the following options:

■ See “Capacity managed retention type for SLP operations” on page 652.
■ See “Expire after copy retention type for SLP operations” on page 654.
■ See “Fixed retention type for SLP operations” on page 654.
■ See “Maximum snapshot limit retention type for SLP operations” on page 655.
■ See “Mirror retention type for SLP operations” on page 656.
■ See “Target retention type for SLP operations” on page 657.

See “Retention types for storage lifecycle policy operations” on page 650.
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Table 17-2 Properties tab of the Storage Operation dialog box (continued)

Setting Description

Retention period Specifies how long NetBackup retains the backup or copy. To set the retention period, select a
time period (or level) from the list. When the retention period expires, NetBackup deletes
information about the expired backup or copy. After expiration, the files are unavailable for restores.
For example, if the retention is set to two weeks, data can be restored from a backup that this
schedule performs for two weeks after the backup.

See “Retention Periods properties” on page 224.

Target master Indicates that the copy of the image is to be created in a different master server domain. The
target master server manages the storage where the image is to be copied.

If Target master is selected for a Replication operation, the operation becomes an operation
for Auto Image Replication.

Local storage Indicate the storage unit to be used.

Select from the following storage units:

■ Media Manager storage units (tape)

■ Disk storage units (no BasicDisk or disk staging storage units)
■ Storage unit groups (may contain no BasicDisk or disk staging storage units). A storage
lifecycle policy can point to a storage unit group that contains a BasicDisk storage unit.
However, NetBackup does not select BasicDisk storage units from a storage group for a
lifecycle policy.

Storage units or storage unit groups may appear in more than one storage lifecycle policy. Storage
units or storage unit groups may be used in a storage lifecycle policy while also being used as
standalone units.

Storage unit Indicate the storage unit to be used.

Select from the following storage units:

■ Media Manager storage units (tape)

■ Disk storage units (no BasicDisk or disk staging storage units)
■ Storage unit groups (may contain no BasicDisk or disk staging storage units). A storage
lifecycle policy can point to a storage unit group that contains a BasicDisk storage unit.
However, NetBackup does not select BasicDisk storage units from a storage group for a
lifecycle policy.
■ No storage unit
A storage unit selection is necessary if the snapshot is to be used by a subsequent Replication
operation or if the SLP contains only one operation. If neither situation applies to the SLP,
the administrator may select No storage unit or may simply make no selection.

Storage units or storage unit groups may appear in more than one lifecycle. Storage units or
storage unit groups may be used in a storage lifecycle while also being used as standalone units.

Volume pool The Volume pool option is enabled for tape storage units or virtual tape libraries (VTL).
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Table 17-2 Properties tab of the Storage Operation dialog box (continued)

Setting Description

Media owner A Media owner is a group of NetBackup servers that are used for a common purpose. By
specifying a Media owner, you allow only those media servers to write to the media on which
backup images for a policy are written.

Alternate read An Alternate read server specifies the name of the server that is allowed to read a backup image
server originally written by a different media server. This option is available for Duplication operations
only.

Preserve The Preserve Multiplexing option is available for the duplication operations that use tape media
multiplexing or virtual tape libraries (VTL). If the backup to be duplicated is multiplexed and you want the
backups to remain multiplexed, check Preserve Multiplexing.

To preserve multiplexing significantly improves performance of duplication jobs because it

eliminates the need to request the write-side duplication media for every image.

Override job The Override job priority option is available for an Import operation. The job priority that is
priority indicated is the job priority for any import jobs which use this storage lifecycle policy.

Postpone Enable this option to defer the job until the source for the duplication is about to expire. When
creation of this this option is enabled, the job begins 4 hours before the source is to expire. This default can be
copy until the changed by changing the Deferred duplication offset time in the SLP Parameters host
source copy is properties.
about to expire
See “SLP Parameters properties” on page 245.
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Table 17-2 Properties tab of the Storage Operation dialog box (continued)

Setting Description

Advanced button If a window closes and the jobs for an SLP have not completed, NetBackup attempts to suspend
and Window close the images that are in progress. When the window reopens, NetBackup resumes those jobs at
preference options the point they were when suspended.

Not all images can be suspended. The image must be the result of a duplication job where both
the source and target of the duplication resides on either an AdvancedDisk or Media Manager
storage unit.
In addition, the duplication job must meet the following conditions:

■ Both the source media server and the destination media server must have NetBackup 7.6 or
later installed.
■ The storage units must not be part of a storage unit group.
■ The duplications were not created using optimized duplication, NDMP duplication, or
OpenStorage duplication.

See “Duplication operation in an SLP” on page 631.

Note: The closing of the window does not stop preliminary operations for some jobs. For example,
NetBackup continues to extend the catalog for Exchange Granular Recovery after the window
closes, but does not start duplications.

Images that result from all other operations (such as Replication operations), are not suspended.

Click the Advanced button to display the Window close preference options. The selections
apply to the images that NetBackup does not suspend automatically.
Select what NetBackup should do if images are not completed by the time the window closes
and if the images cannot be suspended:
■ Finish processing the active images.
The window closes, but NetBackup continues to process the active images until they are
finished. NetBackup does not begin to process any other images until the window reopens.
■ Cancel the processing of the active images.
The window closes and NetBackup immediately stops processing the active images. When
the window reopens, NetBackup begins to process the images where it left off.
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Figure 17-2 Windows close preference selections for secondary operations

Window tab of the Storage Operation dialog box

The Window tab appears for secondary operations in a storage lifecycle policy.
Creating a window for a secondary operation is optional. However, creating a window
can better define when the job for the operation can run. In this way, the job from
a secondary operation does not interfere with jobs of a higher priority, such as
backup jobs. Without a window defined, the job for an operation can run at any
time, on any day.
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Figure 17-3 Window tab for secondary operations in a storage lifecycle policy

Table 17-3 Window tab of the Storage Operation dialog box

Setting Description

Select from saved You can either assign an existing window to the operation or create a
windows new window for the operation.

To use an existing window, select this option and then select a window
from the drop-down menu.

Create new Select this option to create a new window for this operation to use.

Window name Enter a name for the new window.

View Impact This option generates an Impact Report which lists the names of the
Report option storage lifecycle policies that currently use the window. The Impact
Report also lists the operation that uses the window, and the source
and the destination storage for the operation.
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Table 17-3 Window tab of the Storage Operation dialog box (continued)

Setting Description

Start Window tab The Start Window grid is grayed out and cannot be modified if the
Default_24x7_Window is selected.

The Start Window grid is active if a saved window is selected or when

a new window is created.

If the Start Window grid is changed for a saved window, click the View
Impact Report option to display information about other operations in
other SLPs that use the window.

See “Creating a new window for a storage lifecycle policy operation”

on page 668.

Exclude Days tab Use the Exclude Days tab to exclude specific dates from a window.

See “Excluding days from a window for a storage lifecycle policy

operation” on page 669.

Creating a new window for a storage lifecycle policy operation

To create a new window for SLP operations
1 In the Window tab of the storage operation dialog box, enable Create new.
2 Select the Start Window tab.
3 The days of the week appear along the left side of the grid. The time of day
appears along the top of the grid in 24-hour time.
To change the increments available for selecting start times or end times,
change the value in the Resolution field.
4 Indicate the opening and closing times of the window for each day. The following
lists several methods to do so:
■ Drag the cursor along the Start Window grid on each day you want the
window to open and close.
■ Use the drop-down menus to select a Start day and an End day. Then
select a Start time and an End time.
■ Use the drop-down menu to select a Start day and the Duration of the
window for that day in hours and minutes. Adjust the Start time for your
environment.
To create multiple time windows:
■ First, create one window.
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■ Click Duplicate.
The window is duplicated to any days without existing schedules. Duplication
stops when it reaches a day that already contains a window.
■ On days that you do not want the time window to be open, select the window
and click Delete.

5 Use the buttons under the Start Window grid to do the following:

To change the start time or Adjust the Start time or End time.
end time

To delete a time window Select a time window and click Delete.

To delete all the time windows Click Clear.

To erase the last action Click Undo.

6 Click OK to save the window and the operation.

Excluding days from a window for a storage lifecycle policy operation

Use the Exclude Days tab to exclude specific days from a window. If a day is
excluded from a window, jobs do not run on that day. The tab displays a calendar
of three consecutive months. Use the lists at the top of the calendar to change the
first month or year displayed.
To exclude a day from the storage lifecycle policy window
1 In the Window tab, select the name of an existing window from the drop-down
menu.
2 Select the Exclude Days tab.
3 Use one or more methods to indicate the days to exclude:
■ Select the day(s) on the 3-month calendar that you want to exclude. Use
the drop-down lists at the top of the calendar to change the months or year.
■ To indicate Recurring Week Days:
■ Click Select All to select all of the days in every month for every year.
■ Click Deselect All to remove all existing selections.
■ Check a box in the matrix to select a specific day to exclude for every
month.
■ Click the column head of a day of the week to exclude that day every
month.
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■ Click the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or Last row label to exclude that week every
month.

■ To indicate Recurring Days of the Month:

■ Click Select All to select all of the days in every month.
■ Click Deselect All to remove all existing selections.
■ Check a box in the matrix to select that day to exclude each month.
■ Click Last Day to exclude the last day of every month.

■ To indicate Specific Dates:

■ Click New. Enter the month, day, and year in the Date Selection dialog
box. Click OK.
The date appears in the Specific Dates list.
■ To delete a date, select the date in the list. Click Delete.

4 Add additional dates as necessary, then click OK to save the window and the
operation.

Storage lifecycle policy validation dialog box

The Storage Lifecycle Policy validation dialog box may appear if NetBackup cannot
save the SLP as configured because of problems with the operations in the SLP.
The dialog box may also appear after the administrator clicks Validate Across
Backup Policies, before the Validation Report tab displays.
The Storage Lifecycle Policy validation dialog box displays the errors that must be
corrected before the SLP can be saved. For example, errors regarding the hierarchy
of operations in the SLP or errors concerning the storage units that the operations
indicate.
The dialog box contains the following information about any validation errors:

Index The operation in the SLP that contains errors. The index number is the
operation's order in the SLP. For example, the second operation has an
index number of two.

Operation The type of operation where the error occurs in the SLP.

Storage The storage name that is indicated in the operation where the error occurs.

Error code The NetBackup status code. Use the NetBackup Troubleshooter or the
NetBackup Status Codes Reference Guide to determine corrective actions.

See “Running the Troubleshooter” on page 51.

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Error The vendor-specific error code and a description of the error.

description

Figure 17-4 Storage Lifecycle Policy validation dialog box

Storage lifecycle policy Validation Report tab

NetBackup validates the SLP when it is first created and whenever it is changed.
The Validation Report tab lists the conflicts between the proposed changes to the
operations in a storage lifecycle policy and any backup policy that uses the SLP.
Likewise, when a policy is created that indicates an SLP as the Policy storage, a
similar validation report may display. The report lists any conflicts between the
policy and the SLP that it has indicated.
The conflicts that are listed must be resolved in order for a job that references the
SLP to run successfully. Use the Troubleshooter or the online Help on this tab for
a list of common status codes that result from SLP conflicts.

Note: The Request has timed out message may appear in environments with
very busy servers.
To increase the timeout to account for the latency in connectivity, increase the
NBJAVA_CORBA_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT value in the following files:

On Windows: The setconf.bat configuration file

(Install_path\java\setconf.bat).
On UNIX: The nbj.conf configuration file (/usr/openv/java/nbj.conf).

The report checks for the following conflicts between the selected SLP and the
backup policies that use it:
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■ The data classification in the storage lifecycle policy does not match that in the
referencing backup policies.
■ The SLP contains a Snapshot operation, but the referencing backup policies
do not have Perform snapshot backups enabled.
■ The SLP does not contain a Snapshot operation, but the referencing backup
policies have the Perform snapshot backups enabled.
■ The SLP contains a Snapshot operation, but the referencing backup policies
cannot enable the Retain snapshots for Instant Recovery option.
■ The policy is of the NBU-Catalog backup type, but the SLP configuration does
not indicate a CatalogBackup volume pool.
■ The policy is not of the NBU-Catalog backup type, but the SLP configuration
indicates a CatalogBackup volume pool
To generate a validation report using the command line, run the following command:
nbstl SLP_name -impact

Figure 17-5 Validation Report tab of the Storage Lifecycle Policy dialog box
 Chapter 18
Using a storage lifecycle
policy to create multiple
copies
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ About writing multiple copies using a storage lifecycle policy

■ How the order of the operations determines the copy order

■ About ensuring successful copies using lifecycles

About writing multiple copies using a storage

lifecycle policy
A storage lifecycle policy can be used to create multiple copies of backups and
snapshots.
NetBackup permits only one method to create multiple copies to be in use at one
time. Use only one of the following methods:
■ Enable the Multiple copies option in a policy configuration.
If a policy has the Multiple copies option enabled, the policy cannot select a
storage lifecycle policy as the Policy storage.
See “Multiple copies (schedule attribute)” on page 779.
■ Add multiple Backup operations or one or more Duplication or Replication
operations to the operations list of the SLP.
See “New or Change Storage Operation dialog box settings” on page 662.
The same criteria for creating copies applies to both methods.
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How the order of the operations determines the copy order

The following topics are considerations when storage lifecycle policies are used to
create multiple copies.

How the order of the operations determines the

copy order
The order in which the operations appear in a storage lifecycle policy determines
the copy number.
For example, in Figure 18-1 a lifecycle is configured to create three copies:
■ Two copies as part of two different backup operations.
■ One copy as part of a duplication operation.
To make sure that copy 1 is written to disk, place the Backup operation that writes
to a disk storage unit before the Backup operation that writes to a tape storage
unit.

Figure 18-1 Operation order determines copy order

Copy 1 on disk
Copy 2 on tape
Copy 3 on disk

About ensuring successful copies using lifecycles

The process to create copies as part of a storage lifecycle policy differs from the
process to create copies as set up in a policy. The policy’s Configure Multiple
Copies dialog box includes the option to Fail all copies. That option means that
if one copy fails, the remaining copies can be set to either continue or fail.
In an SLP, all copies must be completed. An SLP initially tries three times to create
a copy. If no copy is created, NetBackup continues to try, but less frequently.
The successful completion of copies is important because an SLP does not allow
a copy to be expired before all copy operations in the SLP are complete. NetBackup
changes the retention period of a copy to Infinity until all copies are created. After
all copies are complete, the retention returns to the level as set in the policy.
To create successful copies, a Backup operation may be required to duplicate a
backup onto the storage unit for another Backup operation.
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About ensuring successful copies using lifecycles

Consider the following example: The operations list for an SLP contains two Backup
operations to two storage units (BU_1, BU_2) and three Duplication operations.
The backup to BU_1 is successful, but the backup to BU_2 is unsuccessful.
To fulfill the backup on BU_2, NetBackup creates a duplication job from BU_1 to
BU_2. The duplication job is in addition to the jobs that are run for the three
duplication operations.
Duplication jobs can be controlled by using the nbstlutil command.
See “Lifecycle operation administration using the nbstlutil command” on page 625.
 Chapter 19
Storage lifecycle policy
versions
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ About storage lifecycle policy versions

■ Storage lifecycle changes and versioning

■ When changes to storage lifecycle policies become effective

■ Deleting old storage lifecycle policy versions

About storage lifecycle policy versions

Once a storage lifecycle policy is configured, it runs according to a single
configuration or definition. The definition affects the operations once they begin to
run as well as the copies once the image is in process.
The ability to create SLP versions lets administrators safely modify a definition
without waiting until all of the copies that are associated with the SLP have been
processed. Each copy that an SLP manages is tagged with the SLP name and the
SLP version number. These two attributes are written into the image header, in the
NetBackup image catalog. Whenever an administrator creates or changes an SLP,
NetBackup creates a new version (between 0 and n). New jobs use the most recent
SLP version.
When a new job is submitted to the Activity Monitor, the job is tagged with the most
recent SLP version number. The processing of a copy that is associated with a
version remains fixed according to that version of the SLP definition. It is fixed at
job time and does not change, unless the administrator uses the nbstl command
to modify an existing version.
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An SLP version remains as long as there are any incomplete images that refer to
the version.

Storage lifecycle changes and versioning

Administrators can make changes to a storage lifecycle policy in one of the following
ways:
■ Using the NetBackup Administration Console.
Any change that an administrator makes to an SLP using the NetBackup
Administration Console creates a new SLP version. The new version is created
when the changes to the SLP are committed or saved. The NetBackup
Administration Console always displays the most recent version.
■ Using the nbstl command.
If an administrator uses nbstl to change an SLP, nbstl creates a new version
by default.
However, the nbstl command contains options to view different versions and
to modify the definitions of existing SLP versions without creating a new version.
The options are as follows:

-all_versions Use to display all versions of an SLP definition. Without

specifying this option, only the most recent version is
displayed by default.

-version number Use to display a specific version.

-modify_current Use with most nbstl configuration options to make changes

to the current SLP version without creating a new version.
Knowing the current version number is not necessary if this
option is used.

-modify_version Use with most nbstl configuration options to make changes

-version number to a specific version without creating a new version.

Use -modify_current or -modify_version to change any of the following

configuration options:

-dp The duplication priority.

-residence The storage unit to be used for each operation.

-pool The volume pool for each operation.

-server_group The server group for each operation.

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-rl The retention level for each operation.

-as The alternate read server for each operation.

-mpx The preserve multiplexing option for duplication copies.

Some fields require values for all of the operations in the SLP. Make sure that the
number of values that are specified for the fields matches the existing operation
count.
For example, in an SLP that contains three operations, to change the value of one,
a value must be given for all three operations. Note that the values for all three
operations are replaced. To change the value for the second operation, provide the
existing values for the first and the third operations.
Some configuration options cannot be changed using -modify_current or
-modify_version. To change any of the following options, you must create an
entirely new SLP version:

-uf The type of the operation.

-managed The retention type for the operation: Fixed, Capacity

managed, or Expire after copy.

-source The source of an operation, used primarily in hierarchical

SLP configurations.

-dc The data classification of an existing version.

The number of operations. You cannot add an operation or

remove an operation from the SLP definitions.

See “Creating a storage lifecycle policy” on page 620.

You cannot instruct an SLP to follow the configuration of a previous version that
has been superseded. To revert to the behavior of a previous version, change the
definition to match the earlier definition. The change creates a version with the
same content as the previous version, but with a new version number.

When changes to storage lifecycle policies

become effective
For the changes to become effective for a backlog of jobs, it may be necessary to
cancel the applicable jobs.
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When the nbstl command is used to alter an existing storage lifecycle policy
version, those changes may not become effective immediately. The images that
are managed by the SLP version that was altered may already belong to a job that
is Active or Queued, as seen in the Activity Monitor. Once a job is queued, the
characteristics (SLP attributes) are fixed for that job and subsequent changes to
the definition have no effect. To make changes effective for a backlog of jobs, cancel
the duplication jobs. The storage lifecycle policy manager creates and submits new
duplication jobs for those images, using the changes to the configuration.
The following are conditions under which changes to an existing version are not
immediately effective:
■ Changes to a Backup operation have no effect because the backup job is
already underway or completed.
■ Changes to a Duplication operation do not affect the copies that previous
duplication jobs created.
■ Changes to a Duplication operation do not affect the copies that have already
been submitted and are currently represented by a duplication job in the Activity
Monitor, whether it be Active or Queued. If you want your changes to apply to
those active duplication jobs,cancel the applicable duplication jobs. Once the
job is canceled, nbstserv re-forms and re-submits new duplication jobs for
these copies, using the changes to the appropriate version of the SLP.
■ Changes to a Duplication operation affect the copies that have not yet been
created and have not yet been submitted. (That is, they are not yet represented
by a duplication job in the Activity Monitor). Your changes become effective for
the next duplication session. Whenever nbstserv begins a new session, it
re-reads the definitions for processing instructions.
■ If a duplication job does not complete successfully, unfinished images in the job
are submitted as part of a new job. Changes to the version affect the resubmitted
job.

Deleting old storage lifecycle policy versions

When a version of a storage lifecycle policy is no longer the active (or most recent)
version, the version is subject to deletion. NetBackup automatically deletes the
inactive version after all the copies that refer to it have finished processing. When
the copies are complete, they are considered SLP-complete.
By default, NetBackup deletes an inactive SLP version after 14 days.
The following parameters in the SLP Parameters host properties apply to version
deletion:
■ Cleanup interval (SLP.CLEANUP_SESSION_INTERVAL)
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■ Unused SLP definition version cleanup delay

(SLP.VERSION_CLEANUP_DELAY)
See “SLP Parameters properties” on page 245.
 Section 5
Configuring backups

■ Chapter 20. Creating backup policies

■ Chapter 21. Synthetic backups

■ Chapter 22. Protecting the NetBackup catalog

■ Chapter 23. About the NetBackup relational database

■ Chapter 24. Managing backup images

 Chapter 20
Creating backup policies
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ About the Policies utility

■ Planning for policies

■ Creating a backup policy

■ Adding or changing schedules in a policy

■ Changing multiple policies at one time

■ Copying or moving policy items to another policy

■ Copying a policy to create a new policy

■ Copying a schedule into the same policy or different policy

■ Deleting schedules, backup selections, or clients from a policy

■ Policy Attributes tab

■ Schedules tab

■ Schedule Attributes tab

■ Start Window tab

■ Excluding days from a schedule

■ Include Dates tab

■ How NetBackup determines which schedule to run next

■ About schedule windows that span midnight

■ How open schedules affect calendar-based and frequency-based schedules

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About the Policies utility

■ About the Clients tab

■ Backup Selections tab

■ VMware Policy tab

■ Hyper-V Policies tab

■ Disaster Recovery tab

■ Creating a Vault policy

■ Performing manual backups

■ Active Directory granular backups and recovery

About the Policies utility

Backup policies provide the instructions that NetBackup follows to back up clients.
Use the Policies utility to provide the following instructions for a backup:

What type of client to back up. See “Policy Attributes tab” on page 699.

Where to store the backup. See “Policy Attributes tab” on page 699.

When and how frequently to perform the See “Schedules tab” on page 762.
backup.

Which clients to back up. See “About the Clients tab” on page 810.

Which client files and directories to back up. See “Backup Selections tab” on page 814.

Using the Policies utility

To navigate in the Policies utility
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management > Policies.
2 To display the policy details of a single In the center pane, select a policy name.
policy: The policy details display in the right pane.

To open a policy: In the center pane, double-click on the

policy name. The Change Policy dialog
box opens.
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About the Policies utility

To display specific configuration In the center pane, click on the tree

information: element next to the policy name to expand
the policy configuration areas:

■ Attributes
■ Schedules
■ Clients
■ Backup Selections

In the center pane, under a policy name,

select one of the configuration areas to see
a detailed view of that area.

To display information about all policies on In the center pane, click Summary of All
the current master server: Policies.

To simultaneously change the host Expand Summary of All Policies >

properties of multiple clients from Clients to display all of the clients that are
Summary of All Policies: in policies. Select multiple clients in the
right pane. While the clients are selected,
right-click and select Host Properties.

Figure 20-1 Policies utility in the NetBackup Administration Console

2 5

4 6

Table 20-1 Policies utility in the NetBackup Administration Console

Number Description

1 The menu toolbar.

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Table 20-1 Policies utility in the NetBackup Administration Console

(continued)

Number Description

2 The standard NetBackup toolbar.

See “About the NetBackup Administration Console toolbar” on page 47.

3 The name of the currently selected master server.

4 Tree view in the left pane.

5 The user toolbar is specific to the Policies utility.

See “About the NetBackup Administration Console toolbar” on page 47.

6 Select a subnode from Summary of All Policies to display all possible node
attributes in the right pane. For example, Schedules displays a list of all
schedules.

7 Details pane.

Planning for policies

Policy configuration is flexible enough to meet the various needs of all the clients
in a NetBackup environment. To take advantage of this flexibility, take time to plan
before starting to configure the policies in the Policies utility.
The following table outlines the steps to take to ensure that you get optimal results
from your policy configurations.

Table 20-2 Steps for planning policies

Step Action Description

Step 1 Gather client information Gather the following information about each client:

■ The client name.

■ The approximate number of files on each client to be backed up.
■ The typical file size of the files.

One client may be a file server that contains a large amount of data while
the other clients are workstations. To avoid long backup times, include the
file server in one policy and the workstations in another policy. It may be
beneficial to create more than one policy for the file server.
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Table 20-2 Steps for planning policies (continued)

Step Action Description

Step 2 Group the clients based on Divide the clients into groups according to the different backup and archive
backup requirements requirements.

The groups can be based on the type of work that the clients perform. Clients
that are used for similar tasks generally have similar backup requirements.
For example, most clients in an engineering department create the same
types of files at similar levels of importance. In some instances, create a
single policy for each group of clients. In other cases, subdivide the clients
and include them in the separate policies that are based on their backup
requirements.

A backup policy can apply to one or more clients. Every client must be in at
least one backup policy so that it can be backed up.

Step 3 Consider the storage The NetBackup environment may have some special storage requirements
requirements that the backup policies must accommodate.

The storage unit and volume pool settings apply to all the files that are backed
up by a policy. If files have special storage requirements, create separate
policies for the files, even if other factors are the same, such as schedules.

If it is necessary to keep backups for some files on separate media, create

a policy that specifies a unique volume pool for those backups. Then, add
the media for that volume pool.

See “Windows example of one client in multiple policies” on page 687.

Step 4 Consider the backup Create additional backup policies if the schedules in one policy do not
schedule accommodate all clients and files.
Consider the following factors when deciding to create additional policies:

■ Best times for backups to occur.

To back up different clients on different schedules may require additional
policies with different time schedules. For example, create different
policies for night-shift and day-shift clients.
■ How frequently the files change.
If some files change more frequently than others, the difference may be
enough to warrant creating another policy with a different backup
frequency.
■ How long backups need to be retained.
Each schedule includes a retention setting that determines how long
NetBackup keeps the files that are backed up by the schedule. Because
the schedule backs up all the files in the backup selection list, all files
should have similar retention requirements. Do not include the files whose
full backups must be retained forever, together in a policy where full
backups are retained for only four weeks.
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Table 20-2 Steps for planning policies (continued)

Step Action Description

Step 5 Group clients by common Create separate policies for the clients that require similar policy attribute
attributes settings.

See “Policy attributes that affect how clients are grouped in policies”
on page 688.

Step 6 Maximize multiplexed Create separate policies as necessary to maximize the benefits of multiplexed
backups backups.

To maximize drive use, multiplex the slower clients that produce small
backups. The higher-performance clients that produce long backups are
likely to use drives fully and not benefit from multiplexing.

See “Media multiplexing (schedule attribute)” on page 788.

Step 7 Evaluate backup times Evaluate total backup times for each schedule and further subdivide policies
to reduce backup times to an acceptable level.

For example, if the backup of /usr, /h001, and /h002/projects on UNIX

client1 takes too much time, create a new policy for /h002/projects.

In addition to reducing the backup time for each policy, separate policies
can reduce the total backup time for the server. NetBackup processes files
within a backup selection list in the order they appear in the backup selection
list. However, separate policies are processed in parallel if enough drives
are available and the Maximum jobs per client host property is set to allow
it.
See “Global Attributes properties” on page 155.

The Multiplexing and Allow multiple data streams policy attributes also
allow backup policies to be processed in parallel.

See “Allow multiple data streams (policy attribute)” on page 731.

See “About the Policies utility” on page 683.

See “Policy Attributes tab” on page 699.

Windows example of one client in multiple policies

The following table shows that the files in two different subdirectories on one client
can be stored in two different locations.
■ Policy1 sends backups of E:\h002\projects to 8mm storage.
■ Policy2 sends backups of E:\h002\DevExp and E:\h002\DesDoc to DLT storage.
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Table 20-3 One client in multiple policies

Policies Client Files Storage

Policy1 client1 C:\ 8mm

D:\User
D:\h001
E:\h002\Projects

Policy2 client1 E:\h002\DevExp DLT

E:\h002\DesDoc
client1

Policy attributes that affect how clients are grouped in policies

The following table lists the attributes that may determine which clients are grouped
in the same policy.

Table 20-4 Policy attributes that affect how clients are grouped in policies

Attribute Description

Policy Type Each client must be in a policy of the correct policy type. For example, Windows clients must
be in a policy of a MS-Windows policy type.

See “Policy type (policy attribute)” on page 700.

Destination All of the data that the policy generates is sent to the same destination that is indicated in
the policy. The data must share the same Data Classification, Policy storage, and Policy
volume pool.

See “Data classifications (policy attribute)” on page 703.

See “Policy storage (policy attribute)” on page 704.

See “Policy volume pool (policy attribute)” on page 707.

Job Priority This attribute determines the priority for the backups of all of the clients in the policy.

See “Job priority (policy attribute)” on page 714.

Follow NFS Select this attribute if a UNIX client has NFS mounted files to be backed up. Consider placing
these clients in a separate policy so problems with NFS do not affect the other clients.

See “Follow NFS (policy attribute)” on page 716.

Cross mount points This attribute lets NetBackup cross file system boundaries for all clients in the policy.

See “Cross mount points (policy attribute)” on page 719.

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Table 20-4 Policy attributes that affect how clients are grouped in policies
(continued)

Attribute Description

Backup Network This attribute lets NetBackup back up the files that all clients in the policy store on network
Drives drives. (Applies only to the MS-Windows policy type.)

See “Backup Network Drives (policy attribute)” on page 717.

Compression This attribute indicates that all clients in the policy are to compress their backups before they
send them to the server. Note that the time to compress can increase backup time and make
it unsuitable to use for all clients. Consider creating a different policy for those clients.

See “Compression (policy attribute)” on page 723.

About Microsoft DSFR backups

Microsoft Distributed File System Replication (DFSR) service is a multi-master
replication engine that is used to keep folders synchronized on multiple servers.
To do this, each of these independent DFSR servers maintains a database which
is essential in providing this service but is independent of the DFSR data that is
being replicated. AlthoughNetBackup protects this database, as well as the DFSR
data, there are some things to consider when restoring both.
A DFSR server maintains information in its database that is used by other DFSR
servers to identify and validate replication changes that may be needed. One bit of
information is a globally unique version number (GVSN), which increases
monotonically with every replicated file or folder alteration. It can be thought of as
a version or generation number for each DFSR database on each replicated volume.
A problem occurs if a DFSR server is restored to an earlier database version. The
other servers, which monitor and remember each other’s numbers, will be confused
when presented with the older number. At this point replication is impossible and
will stop until this is corrected. Consider carefully if your restore actually needs to
include the DFSR database, in addition to the DFSR data. This is likely to happen
if you have a virtualized DFSR server and you restore it to a snapshot that had
been taken earlier. Please refer to the Microsoft documentation on managing and
using DFSR for additional details.
In an environment that has DFSR, two changes occur in NetBackup, as follows:
■ To preserve data integrity, the folder or folders that host the Shared Replica
DFSR data are excluded automatically by NetBackup from normal file system
backups.
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■ The top-level DFSR shared folders become part of the Shadow Copy
Components. Therefore, the data is snapped consistently by Windows Volume
Shadow Copy Service (VSS) before each backup.
Microsoft supports only the VSS writer for DFSR managed data backups. The VSS
writer stops and restarts the DFS Replication service automatically. Veritas
recommends that you schedule the backups to coincide with a period of low activity.
(If you stop the replication service manually, Microsoft change journal problems
may occur. Specifically, Update Sequence Number (USN) Journal wrap may occur.)
Veritas recommends that you back up DSFR data based on the amount of data
under DSFR control as described in Table 20-5.

Table 20-5 Microsoft DSFR backup recommendations

Amount of data Veritas recommendation

Less than 50 GBs Configure one policy as follows:

■ Choose the DFSR server host as the client.

See “Adding or changing clients in a policy” on page 810.
■ Choose ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES as the Directive in the Backup Selections for the policy.
The ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES directive includes the Shadow Copy Components:\ automatically.
See “Adding backup selections to a policy” on page 816.

One policy can back up the data within a reasonable time window.
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Table 20-5 Microsoft DSFR backup recommendations (continued)

Amount of data Veritas recommendation

More that 50 GBs Configure one backup policy for each DSFR server, and in that policy specify only the replication
folders. A policy for each host's replication data ensures that the DSFR data is backed up within
a reasonable time window.
For each DSFR server host, do the following:

■ Create a global exclude list for All Policies and All Schedules. Exclude the following DSFR
top-level folder:
Shadow Copy Components:\User Data\Distributed File System
Replication\DfsrReplicatedFolder
The global exclude list ensures that the DFSR components are not backed up accidentally
by other backup policies for the client.
See “Exclude Lists properties” on page 132.
■ Create a backup policy for the DSFR data, as follows:
■ For the client, specify the DFSR server host. For the servers that are hosted in a cluster,
specify the DFSR cluster name rather than the local host name.
See “Adding or changing clients in a policy” on page 810.
■ For the Backup Selections for the policy, specify the absolute path to each of the top-level
DFSR folders on that host. The following is an example path:
Shadow Copy Components:\User Data\Distributed File System
Replication\DfsrReplicatedFolders\folder_name
Tip: Use the Backup, Archive, and Restore interface to browse the Shadow Copy
Components for the DfsrReplicatedFolders folder. The BAR interface shows the
path to each DSFR folder that you need to enter as a backup selection.
See “Adding backup selections to a policy” on page 816.
■ For the backup policy, create an exception to the exclude list and specify the top-level DFSR
directory, as follows:
Shadow Copy Components:\User Data\Distributed File System
Replication\DfsrReplicatedFolders
For the exception Policy, specify the backup policy for the DSFR data. Also specify All
Schedules for the Schedule.
If DFSR is hosted in a cluster, create the exception for each host in the cluster.
The exception ensures that the Shadow Copy Components DFSR paths are included for
backup after NetBackup processes the global exclude list.
See “Adding an exception to the exclude list” on page 137.

The DSFR servers must be configured for Windows Open File Backup. The
snapshot provider must be Volume Shadow Copy Service. Configure these
properties in the NetBackup Administration Console master server host properties
Client Attributes tab.
See “Windows Open File Backup tab of the Client Attributes properties” on page 95.
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During a backup, Windows writes the following event ID messages to the application
event log of a DFSR host:

Event ID=1102
Severity=Informational
The DFS Replication service has temporarily stopped replication
because another application is performing a backup or restore
operation. Replication will resume after the backup or restore
operation has finished.

Event ID=1104
Severity=Informational
The DFS Replication service successfully restarted replication
after a backup or restore operation.

To restore DFSR data, use the NetBackup Backup, Archive and Restore client
interface to browse the Shadow Copy Components for the files or folders to restore,
as follows:
Shadow Copy Components:\User Data\Distributed File System
Replication\DfsrReplicatedFolders\folder_name

The following Veritas HOWTO provides a more detailed procedure about configuring
DSFR backups:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/HOWTO65638

Creating a backup policy

The easiest method to set up a backup policy is to use the Policy Configuration
Wizard. This wizard guides you through the setup process by automatically choosing
the best values for most configurations.
Not all policy configuration options are presented through the wizard. For example,
calendar-based scheduling and the Data Classification setting. After the policy is
created, modify the policy in the Policies utility to configure the options that are not
part of the wizard.

Note: Do not use the Policy Configuration Wizard to configure policies for Replication
Director.

Using the Policy Configuration Wizard to create a backup

policy
Use the following procedure to create a backup policy with the Policy Configuration
Wizard.
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Creating a backup policy

To create a backup policy with the Policy Configuration Wizard

1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, click NetBackup
Management.
2 In the right pane, click Create a Policy to begin the Policy Configuration
Wizard.
3 Select the type of policy to create:
■ A policy to back up File systems, databases, or applications.
■ A policy to protect VMware or Hyper-V virtual machines.
■ A policy to back up NDMP hosts.
■ A policy to back up Oracle data.

4 Click Next to start the wizard and follow the prompts.

Click Help on any wizard panel for assistance while running the wizard.

Creating a backup policy without using the Policy

Configuration Wizard
Use the following procedure to create a backup policy in the NetBackup
Administration Console without using the Policy Configuration Wizard.
To create a policy without the Policy Configuration Wizard
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management > Policies.
2 On the Actions menu, click New > Policy.
3 Type a unique name for the new policy in the Add a New Policy dialog box.
See “NetBackup naming conventions” on page 1110.
4 If necessary, clear the Use Policy Configuration Wizard check box.
5 Click OK.
6 Configure the attributes, the schedules, the clients, and the backup selections
for the new policy.
See “Policy Attributes tab” on page 699.
See “Schedules tab” on page 762.
See “About the Clients tab” on page 810.
See “Backup Selections tab” on page 814.
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Adding or changing schedules in a policy

Adding or changing schedules in a policy

Change policies only when no backup activity is expected for the affected policies
and clients. Make adjustments before backups begin to ensure an orderly transition
from one configuration to another.
Changing a policy causes NetBackup to recalculate when the policy is due.
Use the following procedure to add or change schedules in an existing NetBackup
policy.
To add or change schedules in a policy
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management > Policies.
2 Expand the policy name in the middle pane, then select Schedules.
3 Perform one of the following actions:

Add a schedule On the Actions menu, click New > Schedule.

Copy a schedule and paste it ■ Expand the policy which contains a schedule that
into another policy you'd like to copy.
■ In the right pane, right-click the schedule and select
Copy.
■ Expand the policy where you'd like to paste the
schedule.
■ In the right pane, right-click anywhere in the schedule
area and select Paste.
You can also copy a schedule with the Edit > Copy to
New option:

See “Copying a schedule into the same policy or

different policy” on page 698.

Change an existing schedule In the right pane, double-click the schedule name.

4 Complete the entries in the Attributes tab, Start Window tab, Exclude Days
tab, and Include Dates tab (when applicable).
See “Schedule Attributes tab” on page 763.
See “Start Window tab” on page 795.
See “Excluding days from a schedule” on page 799.
See “Include Dates tab” on page 800.
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5 Click OK.
6 To add more schedules, click Add or New and repeat step 4.
If this schedule is the last schedule, click OK or Close.

Changing multiple policies at one time

Use the following procedure to change more than one NetBackup policy at the
same time.

Note: You can change Attributes, Clients, and Schedules of multiple policies at
one time. However, you cannot change Backup Selections of multiple policies at
one time.

To change multiple policies

1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management and select Policies.
2 In the middle pane, expand Summary of All Policies and select the node that
you want to change.
3 In the right pane, either hold down the Shift key and select contiguous rows,
or hold down the Ctrl key and select discontiguous rows for multiple selection.

Note:
You can change different schedules across different policies at one time. If
you are changing multiple schedules of different policy types, the Attributes
tab is disabled. A tri-state is displayed for an attribute that has different values
for multiple policies you selected.
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4 On the Edit menu, click Change.

In the dialog box that appears, the settings display in one of the following states:

A value The setting has the same value for all selected policies,
schedules, or clients.

No value The attribute does not have the same value for all
selected policies, schedules, or clients.

Checked The attribute is active for all the selected policies,

schedules, or clients.

Unchecked The attribute is inactive on all the selected policies,

schedules, or clients.

Gray checked The attribute is set differently on all the selected policies,
schedules, or clients.

5 Specify a value, enable or disable an attribute, or enter text for the attributes
you want to change. Any change that you make is applied to the field for every
selected policy.

To enable an attribute for all Check the box.

selected policies

To disable an attribute for all Uncheck the box.

selected policies

To leave an attribute Set (or leave) the box to a gray check.

unchanged for all selected
policies

See “Policy Attributes tab” on page 699.

See “Schedule Attributes tab” on page 763.
See “About the Clients tab” on page 810.
6 Click Cancel to cancel changes, or click OK to apply all changes and close
the dialog box.

Copying or moving policy items to another policy

You can copy or move entire policies, attributes, schedules, clients, and backup
selections from one policy to another. The following is a description of which policy
items can be copied or moved.
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Use the following procedure to copy or move items from one policy to another.
To copy or move items from one policy to another
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management > Policies.
2 In the middle pane, select either Attributes, Schedules, Clients, or Backup
Selections of a policy that you want to copy or move.
3 In the right pane, based on your selection in the previous step, select the
attributes, schedules, clients, or backup selections of a policy that you want to
copy or move.
4 Do one of the following:

To copy an item On the Edit menu, click Copy or, press Alt+C.

To move an item ■ On the Edit menu, click Cut.

■ Click Yes when asked if you want to delete the
selected item from the policy.

5 In the middle-pane, select the policy item to which you want to paste the copied
items.
6 From the Edit menu, click Paste.
When you paste items with the same name, you are provided an option to
either copy and replace the existing item, or copy but keep the existing item,
or do not copy.

Note: If the schedules do not match the policy type, the schedules are not
copied. The action is indicated in a dialog box.
When you paste Attributes, the existing Attributes of the policy are always
replaced. Whereas, when you paste Backup Selections, the Backup Selection
is always copied to the policy, and not replaced.
The copying or moving feature is also applicable to instances and instance
groups of Oracle and SQL type of backup policies.

Copying a policy to create a new policy

Use the Copy to New option to save time creating policies. This option is especially
useful for the policies that contain many of the same policy attributes, schedules,
clients, or backup selections.
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Copying a schedule into the same policy or different policy

To copy a policy to create a new one

1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management > Policies.
2 In the middle pane, select the policy to copy.
3 On the Edit menu, click Copy to New
4 In the Copy a Policy dialog box, enter the name of the policy that you want to
copy. You can indicate a policy other than the one that is selected
5 Enter the name for the new policy.
6 Click OK. The only difference between the new policy and the copied policy is
the name.

Copying a schedule into the same policy or

different policy
Use the Copy to New option to save time creating schedules. Use this option to
copy a schedule into the same policy or different policy.
To copy a schedule to create a new one
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management > Policies.
2 In the middle pane, expand a policy and select the Schedules node that
contains the schedule that you want to copy.
3 In the right pane, select the schedule that you want to copy.
4 On the Edit menu, click Copy to New
5 In the Copy Schedule dialog box, enter the name of the new schedule.
6 Use the menu to select the name of the policy to which you want to paste the
schedule. You can paste the schedule into the same policy or a different policy.
7 Click OK. The Change Schedule dialog box opens for the new schedule.

Deleting schedules, backup selections, or clients

from a policy
Use the following procedure to delete schedules, backup selections, or clients from
a NetBackup policy.
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Policy Attributes tab

To delete a schedule, backup selections, or clients from a policy

1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management > Policies.
2 Expand the policy name in the middle pane, then select Attributes, Schedules,
Backup Selections, or Clients.
3 In the right pane, select the item you want to delete.
4 On the Edit menu, click Delete.
5 Click Yes when asked if you want to delete the selected item from the policy.
When a client is deleted from the client list, the NetBackup client software is not
deleted or uninstalled from the client. Backups for the client can be recovered until
the backups expire. Also, when a file is deleted from a backup selection list, the
actual file is not deleted from the client.

Policy Attributes tab

Use the policy Attributes tab to configure backup settings when you add a new
policy or change an existing policy. When you create a policy, you give the policy
a name and select a policy type. The policy type you select typically depends on
the type of client you want to back up. The number of policy types available varies
depending on which NetBackup options are installed. Each policy type has a unique
combination of attributes. Not all attributes apply to every policy type. When you
select a policy type, the attributes that apply to that policy type are active. The
unavailable attributes are grayed out.
Figure 20-2 shows the Attributes tab of a NetBackup policy.
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Figure 20-2 Policy Attributes tab

The following topics describe the settings on the policy Attributes tab.

Policy type (policy attribute)

The Policy type attribute determines the purpose of the policy. Select a policy type
from the list. The policy type you select typically depends on the type of client to
be backed up. Some policy types are not used for client backups. For example,
NBU-Catalog is not used for client backups.
The list of policy types changes depending on the NetBackup options that have
been installed. Each policy type offers a unique combination of attributes. When
you select a policy type, only the attributes that apply to that policy type are active.
You can change the policy type of an existing policy. However, the schedules for
the policy may become invalid. If the schedules become invalid, NetBackup displays
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a warning message and then deletes the invalid schedules or changes the schedules
to an equivalent type.
When you change the policy type of an existing policy, other selections or features
of the policy may become invalid as well.
Table 20-6 describes all the types of NetBackup policies.

Table 20-6 NetBackup policy types

Policy type Description

DataTools-SQL-BackTrack Use for the policies that contain only clients with the NetBackup for SQL-BackTrack
agent. For information on setting up this policy type, see the guide for this option.
(UNIX only)

DataStore This policy type is reserved for use by Veritas or its partners to provide agents for new
applications or databases.

DB2 Use for the policies that contain only clients with the NetBackup for DB2 agent. For
information on setting up this policy type, see the guide for this option.

Enterprise-Vault Use as a policy type to schedule and run an Enterprise Vault job.

FlashBackup Combines the speed of raw-partition backups with the ability to restore individual files.

(UNIX only) This policy type applies to UNIX clients only. Requires the Enterprise Client license.

For information on setting up this type of policy, see the NetBackup Snapshot Client
Administrator's Guide.

FlashBackup-Windows Combines the speed of raw-partition backups with the ability to restore individual files.
This policy type applies to Windows clients only. Requires the Enterprise Client license.
(Windows only)
For information on setting up this type of policy, see the NetBackup Snapshot Client
Administrator's Guide.

Hyper-V To back up the virtual machines that reside on Windows Hyper-V servers, by means
of on-host or off-host backups. This policy type requires the Enterprise Client license.

Users can upgrade pertinent policies to the Hyper-Vpolicy type using one of the
following methods:

■ Change the policy type in the NetBackup Administration Console for one policy
at a time.
■ Change the policy type for multiple policies at one time using the bpplconvert
script that is located in the following location:
On Windows: install_path\NetBackup\bin\goodies
On UNIX: usr/openv/netbackup/bin/goodies

For information on setting up this type of policy, see the NetBackup for Hyper-V Guide.
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Table 20-6 NetBackup policy types (continued)

Policy type Description

Informix-On-BAR Use for the policies that contain only clients with the NetBackup for Informix agent. For
information on setting up this policy type, see the guide for this option.
(UNIX only)

Lotus-Notes Use for the policies that contain only clients with the NetBackup for Lotus Notes agent.
For information on setting up this policy type, see the guide for this option.

MS-Exchange-Server Use for the policies that contain only clients with the NetBackup for Exchange Server
agent. For information on setting up this policy type, see the guide for this option.
(Windows only)
This policy type applies to Windows clients only.

MS-SharePoint Use to configure a policy NetBackup for SharePoint Server.

(Windows only) This policy type applies to Windows clients only.

MS-SQL-Server Use for the policies that contain only clients with the NetBackup for SQL Server agent.
For information on setting up this policy type, see the guide for this option.

MS-Windows Use for the policies that contain only Windows clients of supported Windows operating
system levels.
Standard and MS-Windows policy types are the only policy types that support the
following options:

■ Checkpoint restart for backups or restores

See “Take checkpoints every __ minutes (policy attribute)” on page 709.
■ Synthetic backups
See “Policy type (policy attribute)” on page 700.
■ Collect disaster recovery information for Bare Metal Restore
See “Collect disaster recovery information for Bare Metal Restore (policy attribute)”
on page 727.

NBU-Catalog Use for catalog backup jobs.

NDMP Use for the policies that contain only clients with the NetBackup NDMP option. This
policy type is available only when the NetBackup NDMP is installed and licensed. For
information on setting up this policy type, see the guide for this option.

Oracle Use for the policies that contain only clients with the NetBackup for Oracle agent. For
information on setting up this policy type, see the guide for this option.

SAP Use for the policies that contain only clients with the NetBackup SAP Agent. For
information on setting up this policy type, see the guide for this option.
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Table 20-6 NetBackup policy types (continued)

Policy type Description

Standard Use for UNIX clients (including supported Mac clients), except for those clients that
are covered by specific products, such as Oracle.
Standard and MS-Windows policy types are the only policy types that support the
following options:

■ Checkpoint restart for backups or restores

■ Synthetic backups
■ Collect disaster recovery information for Bare Metal Restore

Sybase Use for the policies that contain only clients with the NetBackup for Sybase agent. For
information on setting up this policy type, see the guide for this option.

Vault Use as a policy type to schedule and run a Vault job. This policy type is available only
when Vault is licensed.

VMware For backup of any virtual machines that reside on VMware vSphere servers, by means
of off-host backups. This policy type requires the Enterprise Client license.

Users can upgrade pertinent policies to the VMware policy type using one of the
following methods:

■ Change the policy type in the NetBackup Administration Console for one policy
at a time.
■ Change the policy type for multiple policies at one time using the bpplconvert
script that is located in the following location:
On Windows: install_path\NetBackup\bin\goodies
On UNIX: usr/openv/netbackup/bin/goodies

For information on setting up this type of policy, see the NetBackup for VMware Guide.

For more details on off-host backups, refer to the NetBackup Snapshot Client
Administrator’s Guide.
For information about off-host backups, see the NetBackup Snapshot Client
Administrator's Guide.

Data classifications (policy attribute)

The Data Classification attribute specifies the classification of the storage lifecycle
policy that stores the backup. For example, a backup with a gold classification must
go to a storage unit with a gold data classification. By default, NetBackup provides
four data classifications: platinum, gold, silver, and bronze.
This attribute is optional and applies only when the backup is to be written to a
storage lifecycle policy. If the list displays No data classification, the policy uses
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the storage selection that is displayed in the Policy storage list. If a data
classification is selected, all the images that the policy creates are tagged with the
classification ID.
See “Storage Lifecycle Policy dialog box settings” on page 658.
See “Data Classification properties” on page 114.
See “Creating a Data Classification” on page 116.
See “About storage lifecycle policies” on page 619.

Policy storage (policy attribute)

The Policy storage attribute specifies the storage destination for the policy’s data.
Select a specific storage unit, storage lifecycle policy, or storage unit group from
the list.
When NetBackup looks for an available storage unit, it selects the first storage unit
that meets the following requirements:
■ The storage unit must not be designated as On demand only.
■ The storage unit must have available drives.
■ The storage unit must have media available in the required volume pool.
However, NetBackup makes an exception when a client is also a media server with
locally-attached storage units. In that case, NetBackup selects the locally-attached
storage units first.
See “About staging backups” on page 594.

Storage unit Select the name of the storage unit that is to be the storage
destination for the policy data. It can be disk or tape-based.

If it is configured to do so, the storage unit determines which

type of disk staging is used for the policy.

See “Creating a storage unit” on page 564.

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Storage lifecycle policy Select the name of the storage lifecycle policy that is to be
the storage destination for the policy data.

The drop-down list includes only those lifecycles that have

the same data classification as the policy. For example, gold
backup images cannot be sent to a silver storage lifecycle.
Images that belong to a specific data classification cannot
be sent to a storage lifecycle that lacks a classification. Data
classification is optional.

See “Global Attributes properties” on page 155.

If it is configured to do so, the storage lifecycle policy

determines which type of disk staging is used for the policy.

If setting up snapshot replication with Replication Director,

select a storage lifecycle policy that contains a
snapshot-capable storage unit.

See “About storage lifecycle policies” on page 619.

Storage unit group Select the name of the storage unit group that is to be the
storage destination for the policy data.

See “About storage unit groups” on page 608.

Any Available If Any Available is selected, NetBackup tries to store data

on locally-attached storage units first. To force NetBackup
to use only a locally-attached drive, select Must use local
drive in the General Server properties. If a local device is
not found or Must use local drive is not selected, NetBackup
tries to find an available storage unit alphabetically.
NetBackup does not select a null_stu storage unit if Any
Available is selected. A null_stu storage unit is created
only when Veritas Support uses the NullOST plug-in to
identify and isolate data transfer bottlenecks.

Figure 20-3 Icons indicate type of storage

Storage unit (tape device)

Storage unit (disk)

Storage unit group

Storage lifecycle policy

Note: If different storage is selected for the Override policy storage option on the
Schedule Attributes tab, that selection overrides the Policy storage attribute.
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See “Override policy storage (schedule attribute)” on page 783.

See “Considerations for selecting a destination for Policy storage” on page 706.

Considerations for selecting a destination for Policy

storage
Consider the following scenarios before selecting a destination from the Policy
storage list on the policy Attributes tab.

Table 20-7
Scenario Action

The site contains one storage unit, or Do one of the following:

there is no storage unit preference.
■ Specify Any Available for the Policy storage attribute.
■ Do not specify a storage unit at the schedule level.
See “Override policy storage (schedule attribute)” on page 783.
■ Do not set all storage units to On demand only. NetBackup may not find
an available storage unit for the backups.
See “Changing storage unit settings” on page 567.
See “On demand only storage unit setting” on page 587.

A specific storage unit is designated but Consider changing the destination to Any Available since backups cannot
the unit is unavailable. run for those policies and the schedules that require the unit.

Any Available is selected. Be aware that any basic disk storage unit that is not assigned to a storage
group is considered available for disk spanning.

See “Media properties” on page 185.

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Table 20-7 (continued)

Scenario Action

You want to limit the storage units Do one of the following:

available to a policy.
■ Select a storage unit group that contains only the units you want the
policy to use.
■ Limit the storage units by doing the following:
■ Create a volume pool that contains the volumes that are available
only to the specific storage units. Disable Scratch pool for the volume
pool. If Scratch pool is enabled, any storage unit has access to the
volumes in the volume pool.
See “Adding a volume pool” on page 523.
See “About scratch volume pools” on page 458.
■ In the policy, set Policy volume pool to the volume pool that is
defined in the previous step.
■ For all policies, set Policy storage attribute to Any Available.
■ If the policy specifies a storage unit group, set the storage units within
the group to On demand only to satisfy the policy requirement.
See “Changing storage unit settings” on page 567.
See “On demand only storage unit setting” on page 587.

Policy volume pool (policy attribute)

The Policy volume pool attribute specifies the default volume pool where the
backups for the policy are stored. A volume pool is a set of media that is grouped
for use by a single application. The volume pool is protected from access by other
applications and users.
The available volume pools appear on the list. Whenever a new volume is required,
it is allocated from the volume pool indicated.
If you select a volume pool on the Schedule tab, that selection overrides the Policy
volume pool selection on the Attributes tab.
See “Override policy storage (schedule attribute)” on page 783.
See “Example of overriding the policy volume pool” on page 708.
The following table describes the default volume pools that NetBackup defines.

Table 20-8 Default volume pools defined by NetBackup

Volume pool Description

None The default pool for applications, other than NetBackup.

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Table 20-8 Default volume pools defined by NetBackup (continued)

Volume pool Description

DataStore The default pool for DataStore.

NetBackup Unless otherwise specified in the policy, all backups use

media from the NetBackup pool. One exception is the
NBU-Catalog policy type.

CatalogBackup This pool is selected by default for the NBU-Catalog policy

type. It is used exclusively for catalog backups. Catalogs are
directed to a single, dedicated pool to facilitate faster catalog
restores.

The following table describes the additional volume pools that are useful to create.

Table 20-9 Additional volume pools

Volume pool Description

Scratch volume pool Allows NetBackup to automatically transfer volumes when

another volume pool does not have media available.

Auto volume pool Used by automatic backups.

User volume pool Used by user backups.

Media is assigned to the volume pools for Media Manager storage devices. Disk-type
storage devices are not allocated to a volume pool.
See “About NetBackup volume pools” on page 456.
See “Adding a volume pool” on page 523.
See “About scratch volume pools” on page 458.

Example of overriding the policy volume pool

The following example shows how to override the policy volume pool from the policy
Schedule tab. In this example, we change a policy named Backup-Archive. Until
now, all schedules in the policy have used the Backups volume pool. Change the
policy so that the user-archive schedule uses the Archive pool instead.
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To override the Policy volume pool attribute

1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management > Policies
2 In the left pane, select the Backup-Archive policy and on the Edit menu, click
Change.
3 In the policy Attributes tab, on the Policy volume pool list, select Backups.
4 Click the Schedules tab.
5 Select the schedules that use the Backups volume pool, and click Properties.
6 Make sure that Override policy volume pool is unchecked, and click OK to
save the change in the schedule.
7 Select the user-archive schedule that you want assigned to the Archive volume
pool, and click Properties.
8 Check Override policy volume pool.
9 Underneath the check box, select Archive from the list.
10 Click OK to save the change in the schedule.
11 Click OK to save the change in the policy.

Take checkpoints every __ minutes (policy attribute)

By taking checkpoints during a backup, you can save time if the backup fails. By
taking checkpoints periodically during the backup, NetBackup can retry a failed
backup from the beginning of the last checkpoint. This is often quicker rather than
restarting the entire job.
The checkpoint frequency indicates how often NetBackup takes a checkpoint during
a backup. The default is 15 minutes. The administrator determines checkpoint
frequency on a policy-by-policy basis. When you select the checkpoint frequency,
balance the loss of performance due to frequent checkpoints with the possible time
lost when failed backups restart. If the frequency of checkpoints affects performance,
increase the time between checkpoints.
Checkpoints are saved at file boundaries and point to the next file in the list.
Checkpoint restart is only available for the MS-Windows or Standard policy types.
Check Take checkpoints every __ minutes to enable checkpoint restart. When
the box is checked, NetBackup takes checkpoints during a backup job at the
frequency you specify. If the box is not checked, no checkpoints are taken and a
failed backup restarts from the beginning of the job. Checkpoint restart can also be
used for restore jobs.
See “Checkpoint restart for restore jobs” on page 711.
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The Global Attributes property, Schedule backup attempts, indicates the number
of times that NetBackup tries to restart a failed backup.
See “Global Attributes properties” on page 155.

Note: Checkpoints are saved at file boundaries and point to the next file in the list
to be backed up. Checkpoints cannot occur in the middle of a file. After the file is
backed up, the checkpoint is saved.

Note: Checkpoints are not taken for a user-archive backup. If a user-archive backup
resumes, it restarts from the beginning.

In the following situations, NetBackup starts a new job instead of resuming an

incomplete job:
■ If a new job is due to run, or, for calendar-based scheduling, another run day
has arrived.
■ If the time since the last incomplete backup was longer than the shortest
frequency in any schedule for the policy.
■ If the time indicated by the Clean-up property, Move backup job from
incomplete state to done state, has passed.
The following table describes the level of support for various policy attributes,
storage, and clients for checkpoint restart. For an agent or option not listed, refer
to the manual for that agent or option.

Table 20-10 Support for checkpoint restart

Item Description

Basic disk staging Checkpoint restart is supported for Stage I. Checkpoint restart is not supported for
Stage II.

See “About basic disk staging” on page 595.

See “About staging backups” on page 594.

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Table 20-10 Support for checkpoint restart (continued)

Item Description

MS-Windows (policy type) The following pertain to Windows clients:

■ Checkpoint restart is not supported for the backup selections that are indicated by
a UNC path.
■ No checkpoints are taken during a system state backup.
■ No checkpoints are taken during a Windows disk image (raw) backup.
■ No checkpoints are taken for the remainder of the backup after NetBackup
encounters Single-instance Store (SIS).

When an incremental backup resumes and completes successfully, the archive bits
are cleared for the files that were backed up after the job resumes. However, the archive
bits are not cleared for the files that were backed up before the resume. Since the
archive bits remain, the files that were backed up before the backup resumes are
backed up again during the next incremental backup.

Multiple copies (schedule Checkpoint restart is supported for the policies that are configured to create multiple
attribute) backup copies.

See “Multiple copies (schedule attribute)” on page 779.

The last failed copy that contains a checkpoint can be resumed if a copy is configured
to allow other copies to continue the job if the copy fails and subsequent checkpoints
occur.

Snapshot Client (policy Checkpoint restart is supported for use with local or alternate client backups. However,
attribute) the following policy attributes are not supported:

■ Block Level incremental backups

■ Media server Copy
■ Third-Party Copy Device
■ Instant Recovery backup

See “Snapshot Client and Replication Director (policy attributes)” on page 760.

Standard (policy type) Checkpoint restart is supported for UNIX clients.

Synthetic backups Checkpoint restart is not supported.

(schedule attribute)
See “Synthetic backup (schedule attribute)” on page 773.

Checkpoint restart for restore jobs

Checkpoint restart for restore jobs saves time by letting NetBackup resume a failed
restore job. The job resumes automatically from the start of the file that was last
checkpointed rather than starting from the beginning of the entire restore job.
NetBackup automatically takes checkpoints once every minute during a restore
job.
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The following host properties affect checkpoint restart for restore jobs.

Move restore job from incomplete state to This Clean-up host property indicates the
done state number of days that a failed restore job can
remain in an Incomplete state.

See “Clean-up properties” on page 81.

Restore retries This Universal Setting host property

specifies the number of attempts that a client
has to restore after a failure.

See “Universal Settings properties”

on page 255.

Checkpoint restart for restore jobs has the following limitations:

■ The restore restarts at the beginning of the last checkpointed file, not within the
file.
■ Only the backups that are created using MS-Windows or Standard policy types
are supported.
■ Third Party Copy and the Media Server Copy images that use Standard policy
types are supported. However, they cannot be suspended or resumed if the
backup image has changed blocks.
A NetBackup administrator can choose to suspend a checkpointed restore job and
resume the job at a later time. For example, while an administrator runs a restore
job for several hours, the administrator receives a request for a second restore.
The request is of a higher priority and requires the resources in use by the first job.
The administrator can suspend the first job, start the second restore job and let it
complete. The administrator can then resume the first job from the Activity Monitor
and let the job complete.
Consider a situation in which a checkpointed restore that has no end date is
suspended and then resumed. If a new backup occurs before the resume is initiated,
the files from the new backup are included in the restore. For example, a user
request the restore of a directory. The restore begins, but is suspended. The request
is resumed the next day after another backup of the directory is performed. The
files that are restored are from the latest backup.
See “Take checkpoints every __ minutes (policy attribute)” on page 709.

Limit jobs per policy (policy attribute)

The Limit jobs per policy attribute limits the number of jobs that NetBackup
performs concurrently when the policy is run. By default, the box is unchecked, and
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NetBackup performs an unlimited number of backup jobs concurrently. Other

resource settings can limit the number of jobs.
A configuration can contain enough devices so that the number of concurrent
backups affects performance. To specify a lower limit, check the box and specify
a value from 1 to 999.

Figure 20-4 Limit jobs per policy attribute

Client A Server Tape Drive 1

Client B Tape Drive 2

Client A and Client B backups can occur concurrently and back up to different devices

This attribute operates differently for VMware policies, depending on how the policy
selects virtual machines.
For more information, see the NetBackup for VMware Administrator's Guide.
Table 20-11 describes the factors that affect the number of concurrent backup jobs
that NetBackup can perform.

Table 20-11 Factors affecting the number of concurrent backup jobs

Item Description

Jobs from different policies The limit does not apply to concurrent jobs if the jobs are from different policies.

For example, if three policies limit concurrent jobs to two, NetBackup can start two jobs
from each policy. A total of six policies can be running at one time in this situation.

Multiplexing If multiplexing is used, set the limit high enough to support the specified level of
multiplexing.

Lower values can limit multiplexing within a policy if jobs from different schedules exist
within the policy. For example, the limit is set to two and an incremental backup schedule
is due to run for four clients. Only two clients are backed up at one time, regardless of
the multiplexing settings.
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Table 20-11 Factors affecting the number of concurrent backup jobs

(continued)

Item Description

Network load The available bandwidth of the network determines how many backups can occur
concurrently. If you encounter loading problems, consider multiple networks for backups.
Or, configure the backup policy to use the Compression attribute.

See “Compression (policy attribute)” on page 723.

When the client that is backed up is also a server, it is a special case. In this instance,
the network load is not a factor because the network is not used. However, the load
on the client and server is still a factor.

Number of storage devices To process more than one backup job at a time, the configuration must include one of
available and multiplexing the following:
limits
■ Multiple storage units.
■ A storage unit with enough drives to perform more than one backup at a time.
■ Storage units that are configured to multiplex.

With removable media devices such as tape drives, the number of concurrent jobs
depends on the total number of drives in the storage units. With disk storage, the
storage device is defined as a file path and the available disk space determines how
many paths are possible.

Parent job and children jobs Parent jobs do not count toward the limit. Only the children jobs count toward the limit.
The following are examples of the jobs that produce a parent job and children jobs:

■ Multistreamed jobs
■ Catalog backups
■ Snapshot Client snapshots
■ Bare Metal Restore jobs

See “About the Jobs tab” on page 1041.

This attribute operates differently for VMware policies, depending on how the policy
selects virtual machines.

For more information, see the NetBackup for VMware Administrator's Guide.

Server speed Too many concurrent backups interfere with the performance of the server. The best
number depends on the hardware, operating system, and applications that are running.

Job priority (policy attribute)

The Job priority attribute specifies the priority that a policy has as it competes with
other policies for resources. Enter a value from 0 to 99999. The higher the number,
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the greater the priority of the job. NetBackup assigns the first available resource to
the policy with the highest priority.
In the Default Job Priorities host properties, you can set a job priority default for
a job type.
See “Default Job Priorities properties” on page 117.

Media Owner (policy attribute)

The Media Owner attribute specifies which media server or server group should
own the media that backup images for this policy are written to.
This attribute is active under the following conditions:
■ A Media Manager storage unit is used.
■ The Policy storage attribute is set to Any Available
You can specify the following for the Media Owner:

Any (default) Allows NetBackup to select the media owner. NetBackup selects a
media server or a server group (if one is configured).

None Specifies that the media server that writes the image to the media owns
the media. No media server is specified explicitly, but you want a media
server to own the media.

A server group Allows only those servers in the group to write to the media on which
backup images for this policy are written. All server groups that are
configured appear in the list.

See “About media sharing” on page 527.

See “Configuring a NetBackup server group” on page 382.

Go into effect at (policy attribute)

The Go into effect at attribute specifies when the policy can begin to schedule
backups. For example, if today is Monday and you enter Wednesday at 12:00 A.M.,
the policy does not run until that time or later. Use this attribute to configure a series
of policies in advance of when the policies need to become active.
To activate the policy, check Go into effect at. The policy must be active for
NetBackup to use the policy.
To deactivate a policy, uncheck the box. Inactive policies appear are unavailable
in the NetBackup Administration Console. Inactive policies remain on the list of
policies in the left pane of the NetBackup Administration Console. To resume
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backups, recheck the box. Make sure that the date and time are set to the time that
you want to resume backups.
If the schedule is to be used for a catalog archive, the policy must not be active.
Clear the check box to deactivate the policy.
See “Creating a catalog archiving policy” on page 911.

Follow NFS (policy attribute)

The Follow NFS (Network File System) attribute specifies whether NetBackup is
to back up or archive any NFS-mounted files. These files are named in the backup
selection list or by the user, in the case of a user backup or archive. Uncheck the
box to prevent the backup or archive of NFS-mounted files.

Note: This attribute applies only to UNIX clients in certain policy types. NetBackup
allows it to be selected in those instances only.

This attribute eliminates the need to locate and log on to the systems where the
files reside. If the files are mounted on the NetBackup client, you can back up,
archive, and restore them by working from the NetBackup client. You must have
the necessary permissions on the NFS mount. Use this capability to back up the
systems that the NetBackup client software does not support.
Generally, do not back up NetBackup clients over NFS. Back up and archive files
on the NFS server where the files physically reside. NFS backups have lower
performance and sometimes encounter problems. If Follow NFS is selected, you
may want to use the policy only for the files and clients that are backed up or
archived over NFS.

Note: If Follow NFS is not selected, the backup process reads the client’s mount
table and evaluates each item in the table. NetBackup resolves any links to the true
path. NetBackup must resolve the links so it can accurately avoid backing up any
files that reside on NFS-mounted file systems.

If NetBackup cannot access a Network File System when it evaluates the mount
table, it assumes that the file system is unavailable. (The default time to access the
file system is five seconds.) To change the default, change the UNIX master server
host property, NFS access timeout.
See “UNIX Server properties” on page 263.
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Note: NetBackup specifically excludes mapped directories even if Follow NFS and
Cross mount points are enabled. To back up mapped directories, include the
directories in the file list.

Consider the following before enabling this attribute:

Table 20-12 Issues that affect Follow NFS

Item Description

Cross mount points (policy The behavior of Follow NFS can vary depending on how it is used in combination with
attribute) Cross mount points.

See “Examples of using Cross mount points and Follow NFS in combination”
on page 721.

See “Cross mount points (policy attribute)” on page 719.

Raw partitions This attribute has no effect on raw partitions. The Network File Systems that are
mounted in a raw partition are not backed up. Nor can you back up raw partitions from
other computers that use NFS mounts to access the raw partitions. The devices are
not accessible on other computers through NFS.
Note: NetBackup does not support raw partition backups on unformatted partitions.

Automounted directories This attribute causes files in automounted file systems to be backed up. Automounted
directories can be excluded to allow the backup of other NFS mounts. To do so, add
an entry for the automounter’s mount directory to the exclude list on the client.

Backup Network Drives (policy attribute)

The Backup Network Drives attribute is for use on single user systems, Win95,
Win98, and ME. These operating systems are not supported with this version of
NetBackup. For a computer that is not a NetBackup client, the preferred method
for backing up data is to use UNC paths. UNC paths are more precise and indicate
exactly what should be backed up.
When you use Backup Network Drives or UNC paths, the network drives must
be available to the service account that the NetBackup Client service logs into at
startup. By default, the startup account is set to System. You must change this
account on each Windows client that is backed up that contains data that is shared
from another computer.
This attribute must be enabled for the policies that back up to CD ROM drives. For
scheduled backups, the file list must indicate at least the first level of folders to be
backed up. For example, D:\Folder1 instead of only D:\
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Note: Mapped drive letters cannot be backed up. Drive letters do not appear in the
Backup, Archive, and Restore console when backups are browsed.

Example of using UNC paths to back up a shared folder

The following example gives the steps for backing up a shared folder using a UNC
path. The procedure backs up the folder TestData on win_PC through win_client.
Consult the following descriptions before you review the example.

master1 NetBackup master server

win_client Windows NetBackup client

win_PC Windows computer (not necessarily a NetBackup client)

TestData A shared folder on win_PC

Table 20-13 Using UNC paths to back up a shared folder on win_PC

Step Action Description

Step 1 Create a policy On master1 create a policy for win_client.

Step 2 Add the folder name to the Add \\win_PC\TestData to the file list of the policy. This step is not
policy necessary if the policy is only used for user-directed backups.

Step 3 Configure the NetBackup Perform the following actions:

Client Service
■ On win_client, change the NetBackup Client Service to Start Up or
Log On with the same account as the user that performs the backup.
This user account must have read permissions for the share that is to be
backed up. The account must have write permission to perform restores.
■ Stop and start the NetBackup Client Service so the new account takes
effect.

See “Configuring the NetBackup Client Service” on page 1109.

Step 4 Perform a backup Backups run as scheduled or when a manual backup is performed.

See “Performing manual backups” on page 861.

Example of using Backup Network Drives (policy attribute)

to back up a shared folder
The following example gives the steps for backing up a shared folder using the
Backup Network Drives policy attribute. The procedure backs up the folder share
on win_PC through win_client. Consult the following descriptions before you review
the example.
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master1 NetBackup master server

win_client Windows NetBackup client

win_PC Windows computer (not necessarily a NetBackup client)

share A shared folder on win_PC

Table 20-14 Using Backup Network Drives to back up a shared folder on

win_PC

Step Action Description

Step 1 Create a policy On master1 create a policy for win_client, and check Backup network drives
in the policy attributes tab.

Step 2 Configure the NetBackup Perform the following actions:

Client Service
■ On win_client, change the NetBackup Client Service to Start Up or
Log On with the same account as the user that performs the backup.
This user account must have read permissions for the share that is to be
backed up. The account must have write permission to perform restores.
■ Stop and start the NetBackup Client Service so the new account takes
effect.

See “Configuring the NetBackup Client Service” on page 1109.

Step 3 Create a batch file Create a batch file bpstart_notify.bat that does the following:

■ Maps a drive on win_client to \\win_PC\share.

■ Includes the following command (where X: is the mapped drive letter):

net use X: \\win_PC\share

Step 4 Perform a backup Backups run as scheduled or when a manual backup is performed.

See “Performing manual backups” on page 861.

Cross mount points (policy attribute)

The Cross mount points attribute controls whether NetBackup crosses file system
boundaries to back up or archive all files and directories in the selected path. For
example, if root (/) is specified as the file path on a UNIX system, NetBackup backs
up root (/) and all files and directories under root in the tree.
When this attribute is disabled, only the files that are in the same file system as the
selected file path are backed up. By disabling, you also prohibit NetBackup from
crossing mount points to back up root (/) without backing up all the file systems
that are mounted on root. (For example, /usr and /home.)
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In some cases, consider creating separate policies for the backups that cross mount
points and those that do not. For example, in one policy, disable Cross mount
points and include root (/) in the backup selection list. As a result, only the root
file system is backed up, and not the file systems that are mounted on it. In another
policy, enable Cross mount points and include root (/) in the backup selection
list. As a result, all the data on the client is backed up.

Note: NetBackup specifically excludes mapped directories even if Follow NFS and
Cross mount points are enabled. To back up mapped directories, include the
directories in the file list.

The following table lists items to consider when you use this policy attribute.

Table 20-15 Considerations for Cross mount points (policy attribute)

Item Description

Follow NFS (policy attribute) The behavior of Cross mount points can vary depending on how it is used in
combination with Follow NFS.

See “Examples of using Cross mount points and Follow NFS in combination”
on page 721.

See “Follow NFS (policy attribute)” on page 716.

Backup selection entries The following backup selection entries behave in the following manner for Windows
and UNIX computers when the Cross mount points attribute is used:

■ /
Valid for UNIX clients. For Windows clients, the forward slash expands to
ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES.
■ :\
Valid for Windows clients. For UNIX clients, this entry creates a status 69 (Invalid
filelist specification).
■ *:\
Valid for Windows clients. For UNIX clients, this entry creates a status 69 (Invalid
filelist specification).

UNIX raw partitions This attribute has no effect on UNIX raw partitions. If a raw partition is the root partition
and contains mount points for other file systems, the other file systems are not backed
up when Cross mount points is enabled.

ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES Do not use Cross mount points in policies on UNIX systems where you use the
directive ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES directive in the backup selection list.

Enabling Cross mount points can cause multiple backups of mounted volumes.
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Table 20-15 Considerations for Cross mount points (policy attribute)

(continued)

Item Description

Mount points to disk storage Do not cross mount points to back up a media server that uses mount points to any
disk storage that contains backup images. If the policy crosses mount points, the
NetBackup backup images that reside on that disk storage are backed up. The
NetBackup disk storage unit type uses mount points for disk storage.

Examples of using Cross mount points and Follow NFS

in combination
By using Cross mount points and Follow NFS in combination, you can get a
variety of results. Table 20-16 summarizes the possible results.

Table 20-16 Results of using Cross mount point and Follow NFS in
combination

Cross mount Follow NFS Result

points

Disabled Disabled No crossing of mount points (default).

Disabled Enabled Back up NFS files if the file path is (or is

part of) an NFS mount.

Enabled Disabled Cross local mount points but not NFS

mounts.

Enabled Enabled Follow the specified path across mount

points to back up files and directories
(including NFS), regardless of the file
system where they reside.

Note: NetBackup specifically excludes mapped directories even if Follow NFS and
Cross mount points are enabled. To back up mapped directories, include the
directories in the file list.

Example 1 and Example 2 assume that the client disks are partitioned as shown
in Figure 20-5.
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Figure 20-5 Example configuration of client disks

/(root)

/usr /home /net

/home/njr /net/freddie
/net/freddie/home
d1

NFS

Disks on d2 d3 Disk on
Local System Remote System

Table 20-17 Legend

Disks Description

d1 Contains /(root), /usr, and /home in separate partitions.

d2 Contains a file system named /home/njr. Mounted on /home, which

is a partition on d1.

d3 Contains a directory named /net/freddie/home that is NFS-mounted

on /net/freddie

Example 1:
■ Cross mount points and Follow NFS are not selected.
■ The backup selection list contains the following entry:
//usr/home

■ In this case, NetBackup considers only the directories and files that are in the
same file system as the backup selection list entry. It does not back up
/home/njr or /net/freddie/home.

Example 2:
■ Cross mount points and Follow NFS are selected.
■ The backup selection list only contains a forward slash:
/

■ In this case, NetBackup backs up all the files and directories in the tree, including
those under /home/njr and /net/freddie/home.
To back up only /usr and individual files under /, leave / out of the list and
separately list the files and directories you want to include. For example:
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/usr
/individual_files_under_root

Compression (policy attribute)

The Compression attribute specifies that the backups use the software compression
that is possible, based on the policy type. Check the box to enable compression.
By default, compression is disabled.

Note: The Compression attribute is independent of the VxFS compression state.

See “About the backup and restore of compressed files on VxFS file systems”
on page 1169.

Compression reduces the size of a backup by reducing the size of files in the backup.
In turn, the smaller backup size decreases the number of media that is required for
storage. Compression also decreases the amount of data that travels over the
network as well as the network load. However, compression increases the overhead
computing on the client and increases backup time due to the time required to
compress the files. The lower transfer rate that is associated with compression on
the client reduces the ability of some tape devices (notably 8mm) to stream data.
The effect of the lower transfer rate causes additional wear on those devices.
The savings in media and network resources continue to make compression
desirable unless total backup time or client computing resources become a problem.
If total backup time is a problem, consider multiplexing. The NetBackup multiplexing
feature backs up clients in parallel, reducing the total time to back them up.
See “Media multiplexing (schedule attribute)” on page 788.
The degree to which a file can be compressed depends on the data type. A backup
usually involves more than one type of data. Examples include stripped and
unstripped binaries, ASCII, and the non-unique strings that repeat. Some data types
are more favorable to compression.

Note: When compression is not used, the server may receive more data than the
space that exists on the client. The discrepancy is due to client disk fragmentation
and the file headers that the client adds. (To tell how much space a file occupies,
run the du command. To tell how much free disk space is available, run the df
command.)

Table 20-18 describes the various factors to consider when you choose to use
Compression.
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Table 20-18 Considerations regarding compression

Item Description

Data types that Programs, ASCII files, and unstripped binaries (typically 40% of the original size).
compress well
Best-case compression: Files that are composed of the strings that repeat can sometimes
be compressed to 1% of their original size.

Data types that do not Stripped binaries (usually 60% of original size).
compress well
Worst-case compression: Files that are already compressed become slightly larger if
compressed again.

Effect of file size File size has no effect on the amount of compression. However, it takes longer to compress
many small files than a single large one.

Client resources that Compression requires client computer processing unit time and as much memory as the
are required administrator configures.

Effect on client Compression uses as much of the computer processing unit as available and affects other
performance applications that require the computer processing unit. For fast CPUs, however, I/O rather
than CPU speed is the limiting factor.

Files that are not NetBackup does not compress the following files:
compressed
■ Files that are equal to or less than 512 bytes, because that is the tar block size.
■ On UNIX clients, files with the following suffixes:

.arc .gz .iff .sit.bin

.arj .hqx .pit .tiff
.au .hqx.bin .pit.bin .Y
.cpt .jpeg .scf .zip
.cpt.bin .jpg .sea .zom
.F .lha .sea.bin .zoo
.F3B .lzh .sit .z
.gif .pak

■ On UNIX clients, if a compressed file has a unique file extension, exclude it from
compression by adding it under the Client Settings (UNIX) properties.

Effect of using with If compressed data is written to a storage unit that has single-instance store (SIS) capabilities,
storage units with SIS the storage unit may not be able to use data deduplication on the compressed or the encrypted
capabilities data. In data deduplication, only one instance of the file is stored. Subsequent instances of
the file reference the single file.

Note: If compressed data is written to a storage unit that has deduplication

capabilities, the storage unit may not be able to deduplicate the data.
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Encryption (policy attribute)

The Encryption attribute determines whether the backup should be encrypted by
the client. When the server initiates the backup, it passes on the Encryption policy
attribute to the client in the backup request.
The client compares the Encryption policy attribute to the Encryption host
properties for the client. If the encryption permissions for the client are set to
REQUIRED or ALLOWED, the policy can encrypt the backups for that client.
See “Encryption properties” on page 122.
For additional encryption configuration information, see the NetBackup Security
and Encryption Guide.

Note: If encrypted data is written to a storage unit that has deduplication capabilities,
the storage unit may not be able to deduplicate the encrypted data.

About NetBackup encryption options

NetBackup provides several methods for encrypting backups, as described in the
following table.

Table 20-19 NetBackup encryption options

Option Description

Client encryption The NetBackup client encryption option is a software-based

solution that encrypts the data on the client. The data is encrypted
in transit and at rest. Each client manages its own encryption
keys.

To enable client encryption, select the backup policy Encryption

attribute.

See “Encryption (policy attribute)” on page 725.

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Table 20-19 NetBackup encryption options (continued)

Option Description

Tape drive encryption With hardware-based tape drive encryption, an encrypting tape
drive encrypts the data. The data is encrypted at rest only. The
NetBackup Key Management Service manages the encryption
keys.

See the “Data at rest key management” chapter in the NetBackup

Security and Encryption Guide.

One method to manage the volumes for hardware-based tape

encryption is to use a reserved prefix on the volume pool name.
The storage device must have encrypting tape drives. The storage
unit must specify the storage device that has the encrypting tape
drives. The backup policy must specify the correct storage unit
and volume pool.

See “About reserved volume pool name prefixes” on page 457.

Software-based media With software-based encryption, an agent on the media server

server encryption encrypts the data. The data is encrypted at rest only. The Media
Server Encryption Option uses an external agent that encrypts
the data and manages the encryption keys.

See the NetBackup Media Server Encryption Option

Administrator’s Guide.

AdvancedDisk encryption A plug-in in the NetBackup OpenStorage stack encrypts the data.
The data is encrypted at rest only. The NetBackup Key
Management Service manages the encryption keys.

See the NetBackup AdvancedDisk Storage Solutions Guide.

Cloud storage encryption A plug-in in the NetBackup OpenStorage stack encrypts the data.
The data is encrypted at rest only (by default, NetBackup uses
SSL for read and write operations). The NetBackup Key
Management Service manages the encryption keys.

See the NetBackup Cloud Administrator’s Guide.

Media Server The MSDP deduplication plug-in encrypts the data. The data can
Deduplication Pool be encrypted in transit and at rest or at rest only. The NetBackup
encryption deduplication plug-in manages the encryption keys.

See the NetBackup Deduplication Guide.

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Collect disaster recovery information for Bare Metal Restore (policy

attribute)
The Collect disaster recovery Information for Bare Metal Restore attribute
specifies whether the BMR client agent runs on each client. If the attribute is enabled,
the BMR client agent runs before each backup to save the configuration information
of the client. The Activity Monitor displays the activity as a job separate from the
backup.
Only policy types MS-Windows (for Windows clients) and Standard (for UNIX
clients) support this policy attribute. This attribute is enabled by default when one
of these policy types is used to create a policy on a master server that is licensed
for BMR.
For more information, see the Bare Metal Restore Administrator’s Guide:
For more information, see the Bare Metal Restore Administrator’s Guide.

Collect true image restore information (policy attribute) with and

without move detection
The Collect true image restore information attribute specifies whether the policy
collects the information necessary to perform a true image restore. A true image
restore (TIR) restores the contents of a directory to reflect the contents of the
directory at the time of an incremental or a full backup. Files that were deleted
before the backup are not restored.
With the attribute enabled, a restore based on an incremental backup includes all
files that were backed up since the last full backup. The restore also includes those
files that were deleted at any time during that period.
NetBackup starts to collect the true image restore information with the next full or
incremental backup for the policy. The true image restore information is collected
for each client regardless of whether any files were changed.
NetBackup does not provide true image restores based on the time of a user backup
or archive. However, NetBackup uses a user backup for a true image restore if the
backup is more recent than the latest automatic full or incremental backup.
For true image incremental backups, enable With move detection to include the
files that were moved, renamed, or newly installed in the directories. These files
may be from a tar or a zip archive. (Depending on how the files were packaged and
how they were installed, some newly installed files are not backed up by non-TIR
incremental backups.
NetBackup detects changes by comparing path names and inode numbers with
those from the previous full or incremental backup. If either the name or an inode
number is new or changed, the file or directory is backed up. NetBackup begins to
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collect the information for move detection with the next full or incremental backup
for the policy. This first backup after the attribute is set always backs up all files,
even if it is an incremental backup.

Note: With move detection must be enabled to create a synthetic backup.

See “Synthetic backup (schedule attribute)” on page 773.

The following examples show how move detection backs up the files that otherwise
would not be backed up:
■ On Windows:
■ A file that is named C:\pub\doc is moved to or installed in C:\spec\doc.
The archive bit is unchanged but C:\spec\doc is new in the C:\spec\
directory and is backed up.
■ A directory that is named C:\security\dev\ is renamed as
C:\security\devices\. The archive bit is unchanged but
C:\security\devices\ is a new directory and is backed up.

■ On UNIX:
■ A file that is named /home/pub/doc is moved to /home/spec/doc. The
modification time is unchanged but /home/spec/doc is new in the
/home/spec/ directory and is backed up.

■ A directory that is named /etc/security/dev is renamed as

/etc/security/devices. The modification time is unchanged but
/etc/security/devices is a new directory and is backed up.

■ A file that is named /home/pub/doc is installed when extracted from a UNIX

tar file. The modification time is before the time of the last backup. The file
is new in the /home/pub/ directory and is backed up.
■ A file that is named docA is removed, then a file that is named docB is
renamed as docA. The new docA has the same name but since its inode
number has changed, it is backed up.

NetBackup begins to collect the information that is required for move detection with
the next full or incremental backup for the policy. This first backup after the attribute
is set always backs up all files, even if it is an incremental backup.
Move detection consumes space on the client and the backup can fail if there is
not enough disk space available.
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Policy Attributes tab

Example of true image restores

The following table lists the files that were backed up in the /home/abc/doc/
directory of a UNIX client during a series of backups between 12/01/2015 and
12/04/2015. Collect true image restore information was enabled for the policy
that performed the backups.

Table 20-20 Sample backups taken before a true image restore

Day Type of Files that are backed up in /home/abc/doc

backup

12/01/2015 Full file1 file2 dirA/fileA dirB/fileB file3

12/02/2015 Incremental file1 file2 dirA/fileA ---------- -----

12/03/2015 Incremental file1 file2 dirA/fileA ---------- -----

12/04/2015 User backup file1 file2 dirA/fileA ---------- ----- dirC/fileC file4

12/04/2015 Incremental file1 file2 ---------- ---------- ----- ---------- file4

Note: Dashes ( ------ ) indicate that the file was deleted before this backup.

A restore of the 12/04/2015 version of the /home/abc/doc/ directory produces

following results:

After a regular restore The restored directory contains all files and directories that ever
existed in /home/abc/doc/ from 12/01/2015 (last full backup)
through 12/04/2015:

file1
file2
dirA/fileA
dirB/fileB
file3
dirC/fileC
file4
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After a true image The restored directory contains only the files and directories that
restore existed at the time of the incremental backup:

file1
file2
file4

NetBackup does not restore any of the files that were deleted before
the 12/04/2015 incremental backup.

The restored directory does not include the subdirectories dirA

and dirC, even though they were backed up on 12/04/2015 with
a user backup.

NetBackup did not restore these directories because they did not
exist at the time of the incremental backup. The incremental backup
was the reference for the true image restore.

Consider the following points to use either Collect true image restore or Collect
true image restore with move detection:
■ NetBackup collects additional information for the incremental backups that collect
true image restore information. Policies that use move detection require even
more space.
■ Incremental backups are slower for a policy in which true image restore
information is collected.
■ Configure the period of time that NetBackup retains the true image restore
information. Set the Keep true image restoration (TIR) information property
in the Clean-up properties dialog box.
See “Clean-up properties” on page 81.
■ Only directories can be listed and selected. In true image restore mode, the
client interface does not display individual files. Refer to the online Help in the
Backup, Archive, and Restore client interface for more information on true
image restores.
■ A true image restore preserves the files that are currently in the directory but
were not present when the backup was completed. If you created a file file5
after an incremental backup on 12/04/2015 but before a restore, the contents
of the restored directory would be as follows:

file1
file2
file4
file5
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Allow multiple data streams (policy attribute)

The Allow multiple data streams attribute specifies that NetBackup can divide
automatic backups for each client into multiple jobs. The directives, scripts, or
templates in the backup selection list specify whether each job can back up only a
part of the backup selection list. Because the jobs are in separate data streams,
they can occur concurrently.
The directives, scripts, or templates in the backup selection list determine the
number of streams (backup jobs) that start for each client. The list also determines
how the backup selection list is divided into separate streams.
The following settings determine the number of streams that can run concurrently:
■ Number of available storage units
■ Multiplexing settings
■ Maximum jobs parameters
Multistreamed jobs consist of a parent job to perform stream discovery and children
jobs for each stream. Each child job displays its own job ID in the Job ID column
in the Activity Monitor. The job ID of the parent job appears in the Parent Job ID
column, which is not displayed by default. Parent jobs display a dash (-) in the
Schedule column.

Note: If this attribute is enabled, and a file system is in a client’s exclude list, a
NetBackup job appears in the Activity Monitor for the excluded file system.
However, no files in the excluded file system are backed up by the job.

The following table describes the reasons to use multiple data streams.
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Table 20-21 Reasons to use multiple data streams

Reason Description

To reduce backup time Multiple data streams can reduce the backup time for large backups by
splitting the backup into multiple streams. Use multiplexing, multiple drives,
or a combination of the two to process the streams concurrently.

Configure the backup so each device on the client is backed up by a separate

data stream that runs concurrently with streams from other devices.

For best performance, use only one data stream to back up each physical
device on the client. Multiple concurrent streams from a single physical device
can adversely affect backup times. The heads must move back and forth
between the tracks that contain files for the respective streams.

Figure 20-6 shows why multiple concurrent streams from a single device are
not recommended.

To reduce retry time for backup failures Because the backup streams run independently, the use of multiple data
streams can shorten the retry time in the event of a backup failure. A single
failure only terminates a single stream. NetBackup can restart the failed
stream without restarting the others.

For example, assume the backup for a 10-gigabyte partition is split into five
streams, each containing 2 gigabytes. If the last stream fails after it writes
1.9 gigabytes (a total of 9.9 gigabytes is backed up), NetBackup retries only
the last gigabyte stream. If the 10-gigabyte partition is backed up without
multiple data streams and a failure occurs, the entire 10-gigabyte backup
must be retried.

The Schedule backup attempts property in the Global Attributes

properties, applies to each stream. For example, if the Schedule backup
attempts property is set to 3, NetBackup retries each stream a maximum
of three times.

The Activity Monitor displays each stream as a separate job. Use the job
details view to determine the files that are backed up by each of these jobs.

See “Global Attributes properties” on page 155.

To reduce administration by running Use multiple data streams in a configuration that contains large file servers
more backups with fewer policies with many file systems and volumes. Multiple data streams provide more
backups with fewer policies than are otherwise required.
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Figure 20-6 Multiple stream recommendations

Recommended for best perfomance

Client

Stream Back up each device with a

Drive A
separate stream that runs
NetBackup concurrently with streams from
Server other devices. Then, multiplex
Stream the streams or send them to
Drive B separate tapes.

Not recommended

Client
Stream
Drive A Stream
NetBackup Multiple concurrent streams from
Server a single device can adversely
Stream affect backup times.
Drive B Stream

The following table describes the aspects of multiple data streams that are
adjustable.

Table 20-22 Adjustable aspects of multiple data streams

Item Description

The total number of streams The backup selection list determines the total number of streams that are started. The
NEW_STREAM directive lets you configure a fixed number of streams, or you can
allow the client dynamically define the streams.

See “About the directives on the Backup Selections list” on page 837.
Note: For best performance, use only one data stream to back up each physical device
on the client. Multiple concurrent streams from a single physical device can adversely
affect backup times. Backup times are affected because the device heads must move
between the tracks that contain files for the respective streams.
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Table 20-22 Adjustable aspects of multiple data streams (continued)

Item Description

The number of streams that The following factors determine the number of streams that can run concurrently for a
run concurrently policy or client:

■ Number of the drives that are available.

■ Maximum concurrent jobs settings for the policy and client.
■ Storage unit and schedule multiplexing limit.
Each storage unit and each schedule have a maximum multiplexing setting. The
lower of the two settings is the limit for a specific schedule and storage unit. The
maximum streams are limited to the sum of the multiplexing limits for all drives
available in the storage unit and schedule combinations.
For example, assume that two storage units have one drive in each. Multiplexing
on storage unit 1 is set to 3 and multiplexing on storage unit 2 is set to 5. If
multiplexing is set to 5 or greater in the schedules, then 8 streams can run
concurrently.
See “Media multiplexing (schedule attribute)” on page 788.

The maximum jobs settings limit the maximum number of streams as follows:

Table 20-23 Job settings that limit the maximum number of streams

Item Access method

Maximum jobs per client ■ In the left pane, expand NetBackup Management > Host Properties.
(host property) ■ Select Master Servers, and in the right pane, double-click the master server you
want to modify.
■ In the properties dialog box, in the left pane, click Global Attributes.

See “Global Attributes properties” on page 155.

See “Media multiplexing (schedule attribute)” on page 788.

Limit jobs per policy (policy ■ In the left pane, expand NetBackup Management > Policies.
attribute) ■ In the right pane, double-click a policy you want to modify.

See “Limit jobs per policy (policy attribute)” on page 712.

Maximum data streams ■ In the left pane, expand NetBackup Management > Host Properties.
(host property) ■ Select Master Servers, and in the right pane, double-click the master server you
want to modify.
■ In the properties dialog box, in the left pane, click Client Attributes.

See “General tab of the Client Attributes properties” on page 88.

Job settings also affect the maximum number of streams. The following table
describes the interdependency of these settings.
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Table 20-24 Interdependency of job settings

Item Description

Maximum data streams NetBackup uses the value that is specified by either Maximum jobs per client or Limit
property is disabled. jobs per policy, whichever is lower.

Maximum data streams NetBackup ignores Maximum jobs per client. Instead, NetBackup uses the value that
property is enabled. is specified by either Maximum data streams or Limit jobs per policy, whichever is
lower.

See “About the directives on the Backup Selections list” on page 837.

Disable client-side deduplication (policy attribute)

The Disable client-side deduplication attribute appears only if the NetBackup
Data Protection Optimization Option license is active.
The clients that are configured for client-side deduplication behave as follows when
this attribute is enabled or disabled:

Enabled The clients do not deduplicate their own data and do not send their
backup data directly to the storage server. The NetBackup clients send
their data to a deduplication media server. That server deduplicates
the data and then sends it to the storage server.

Disabled The clients deduplicate their own data. They also send it directly to the
storage server. Media server deduplication and data transport are
bypassed.

The Deduplication property configures clients for client-side deduplication. The

Disable client-side deduplication policy attribute overrides the Deduplication
property. The Deduplication property is found on the General tab of the Client
Attributes host properties.
See “Where deduplication should occur” on page 92.
See the NetBackup Deduplication Guide.

Enable granular recovery (policy attribute)

The Enable granular recovery attribute is available for the following policy types:
■ MS-Exchange-Server
■ MS-SharePoint
■ MS-Windows (for Active Directory)
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With this option enabled, users can restore the individual objects that reside within
a database backup image, such as:
■ A user account from an Active Directory database backup
■ Email messages or folders from an Exchange database backup
■ A document from a SharePoint database backup
NetBackup does not support the compression or encryption of backups that use
Granular Recovery Technology (GRT). When the Enable granular recovery option
is enabled, the Compression option and the Encryption option are automatically
disabled.
Granular-level restores can be performed only if the backup was written to a disk
storage unit.
For more information on how to configure NetBackup to perform granular-level
backups, see the following:
■ NetBackup for SharePoint Server Administrator’s Guide
■ NetBackup for Exchange Server Administrator’s Guide
■ See “Active Directory granular backups and recovery” on page 862.

Use Accelerator (policy attribute)

NetBackup Accelerator increases the speed of full backups. The increase in speed
is made possible by change detection techniques on the client. The client uses the
change detection techniques and the client's current file system to identify the
changes that occurred since the last backup. The client sends the changed data
to the media server in a more efficient backup stream. The media server combines
the changed data with the rest of the client's data that is stored in previous backups.
If a file or portion of a file is already in storage and has not been changed, the media
server uses the copy in storage rather than reading it from the client. The end result
is a full NetBackup backup.
Accelerator has the following advantages:
■ Reduces the I/O and CPU overhead on the client. The result is a faster backup
and less load on the client.
■ Creates a compact backup stream that uses less network bandwidth between
client and server.
■ Creates a full image that contains all data that is needed for restore.
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Note: Accelerator operates differently when used for backup of virtual machines,
NDMP for NetApp filers, and databases.
For full details on Accelerator for VMware, see the NetBackup for VMware
Administrator's Guide.
For full details on Accelerator for NDMP for NetApp filers, see the NetBackup for
NDMP Administrator's Guide.
For full details on Accelerator for Oracle, SharePoint, Exchange, or SQL Server,
see the NetBackup guide for that agent.

How the NetBackup Accelerator works

The NetBackup Accelerator creates the backup stream and backup image as follows:
■ If the client has no previous backup, NetBackup performs a full backup and
creates a track log. The track log contains information about the client's data,
for comparison at the next backup.
■ At the next backup, NetBackup identifies data that has changed since the
previous backup. To do so, it compares information from the track log against
information from the file system for each file. For NTFS and ReFS file systems,
it also uses the Windows change journal to help identify the data that has
changed since the last backup.
Accelerator uses the Windows change journal in two ways: To check for changes
in the file system metadata, and to help detect which files have changed since
the last backup.
See “Accelerator and the Windows change journal” on page 739.
■ The NetBackup client sends to the media server a backup stream that consists
of the following: The client's changed blocks, and the previous backup ID and
data extents (block offset and size) of the unchanged blocks.
■ The media server receives the client's changed blocks and the backup ID and
data extents of the unchanged blocks. From the backup ID and file system
descriptors, the media server locates the rest of the client's data in existing
backups.
■ The media server directs the storage server to write the changed blocks and
the unchanged blocks in a new full image.
Figure 20-7 shows how an Accelerator backup stream is composed.
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Figure 20-7 NetBackup client: Accelerator backup stream

Files in backup selections:

H1 data H2 data H3 data ... H10 data

Comparison with track log

indicates H2 data is new:
The rest is unchanged.

Client creates backup stream:

Hn1 H2 data Hn3 ... Hn10

n = indicates data is unchanged. For unchanged

data, stream supplies backup ID, block offset, and
size, for reference to previous backups.

Figure 20-8 shows how the media server constructs a backup image from the
Accelerator stream and from previous backups:

Figure 20-8 NetBackup media server constructs backup image

Backup stream Media server reads backup stream

Hn1 H2 data Hn3 ... Hn10
from client and locates H1 and H3 – H10 data in
existing backups:

Existing backup
H1 data unused H3 data ... H10 data
image in storage

Media server tells storage server to write changed blocks (H2

data) and unchanged blocks in a new full image:
New backup
H1 data H2 data H3 data ... H10 data
image

Figure 20-9 recaps Accelerator details in the context of the principal NetBackup
processes.
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Figure 20-9 Process overview of Accelerator backup

Master server

nbjm bpdbm

Client Media server

Client compares file

bpbrm Media server reads backup stream
system to track log.
and locates unchanged data in
Creates compact backup
existing backups:
stream: changed data,
plus backup extents for bpbkar
H1 data unused H3 data ... H10 data
unchanged data.
bptm tells storage server to write
Hn1 H2 data Hn3 ... Hn10 changed blocks (and unchanged
bptm blocks from existing backups) in a
new image.

Storage server

New backup image:

H1 data H2 data H3 data ... H10 data

Accelerator and the Windows change journal

For Windows NTFS and ReFS file systems, the Accelerator uses the Windows
change journal to help identify the files that changed since the previous backup.
The extent to which the Windows change journal is used depends on the following:
■ Whether the Use Change Journal option has been enabled for the NetBackup
client.
■ Whether the policy contains a schedule with the Accelerator forced rescan
option enabled.
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Note: Regardless of the Use Change Journal setting or the Accelerator forced
rescan setting, the Windows change journal always helps determine if a file has
changed.

Table 20-25 How Accelerator uses the Windows change journal

NetBackup configuration Accelerator use of change journal

The Use Change Journal option For full backups and incremental backups, NetBackup examines the metadata for
is not enabled every file to determine if the file has changed. Even without the Use Change
Journal option, the Windows change journal helps determine if a file has changed.

The Use Change Journal option The Windows change journal helps determine if a file has changed during both full
is enabled but the Accelerator backups and incremental backups.
forced rescan option is not
■ During incremental backups, the Windows change journal is used exclusively
enabled on any of the policy's
to determine if a file has changed. NetBackup does not examine the file
schedules
metadata.
■ During full backups, NetBackup examines the metadata for every file, to
determine whether the file has changed. In addition, NetBackup uses the
Windows change journal to help determine whether a file has changed.

The Use Change Journal option The Windows change journal helps determine if a file has changed during both full
is enabled and the Accelerator backups and incremental backups.
forced rescan option is enabled
■ During incremental backups, the Windows change journal is used exclusively
on at least one of the policy's
to determine if a file has changed. NetBackup does not examine the file
schedules
metadata.
■ During full backups:
■ For a full backup schedule that does not enable the Accelerator forced
rescan option:
The Windows change journal is used exclusively to determine if a file has
changed. NetBackup does not examine the file metadata.
■ For a full backup schedule that enables the Accelerator forced rescan
option:
NetBackup examines the metadata for every file, to determine whether the
file has changed. In addition, NetBackup uses the Windows change journal
to help determine whether a file has changed.

Accelerator notes and requirements

Note the following about the NetBackup Accelerator:
■ NetBackup Accelerator requires the Data Protection Optimization Option license.
For the latest information on licensing, contact your Veritas sales or partner
representative.
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■ Supports the disk storage units only. Supported storage includes Media Server
Deduplication Pool, NetBackup appliance, cloud storage, and qualified
third-party OST storage.
See the NetBackup Hardware Compatibility List for supported storage types.
■ Storage unit groups are supported only if the storage unit selection in the group
is Failover.
■ Supports the MS-Windows and Standard policy types. Supports all features of
NetBackup that work with the MS-Windows or Standard policy types.

Note: Accelerator for virtual machines operates differently from Accelerator for
physical computers. For all details on Accelerator for virtual machines, see the
NetBackup for VMware Administrator's Guide.

Note: Accelerator operates differently when used for backup of virtual machines,
NDMP for NetApp filers, or Oracle databases. For full details, see the following:
NetBackup for VMware Administrator's Guide
NetBackup for NDMP Administrator's Guide
NetBackup for Oracle Administrator's Guide
The guides are available from the following location:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

■ Accelerator backups ignore the policy attribute that resets the atime on files
after backup.
By default, NetBackup records the file access time (atime) for each UNIX file
that it backs up, and then resets the atime after the file is backed up. Resetting
the atime in this way causes the change time (ctime) to update as well. The
Reset file access time to the value before backup policy attribute normally
controls this behavior (the default is enabled).
When NetBackup Accelerator is used to perform backups, NetBackup does not
reset the atime after the file is backed up, regardless of the policy attribute
setting. NetBackup does not reset the atime (which avoids updating the ctime)
because a ctime update would require a loss in Accelerator optimization.
See “Client Settings properties for UNIX clients” on page 101.
■ Supports the full backups and incremental backups.
See “Accelerator backups and the NetBackup catalog” on page 743.
■ Supports all platforms, file systems, and logical volumes that NetBackup
supports.
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■ Supports the Windows NTFS and ReFS change journal (Use Change Journal)
but does not support the VxFS change journal.
■ For every policy that enables the Use Accelerator option, Veritas recommends
at a minimum the following backup schedules:
A full backup schedule with the Accelerator forced rescan option enabled.
Another full backup schedule without the Accelerator forced rescan option
enabled.
See “Accelerator forced rescan option (schedule attribute)” on page 774.
■ If Collect true image restore information is enabled in the policy, NetBackup
performs a regular file system scan to determine the files and folders to include
in the backup. It also queries the change journal to help determine which files
have changed.
More information is available on the Use change journal option and the
Accelerator:
See “Accelerator and the Windows change journal” on page 739.
■ If a previous backup of the client does not exist, NetBackup performs a full
backup and creates a track log on the client. This initial backup occurs at the
speed of a normal (not accelerated) full backup. Subsequent Accelerator backups
of the client use the track log for accelerated backup speed.

Note: When you first enable a policy to use Accelerator, the next backup
(whether full or incremental) is in effect a full backup: It backs up all files in the
Backup Selections tab. If that backup was scheduled as an incremental, it may
not complete within the backup window. For example, when you upgrade policies
to 7.7 and first enable the Use Accelerator option, note: Make sure that the
next backup window is large enough for a full backup.

■ NetBackup retains track logs for future Accelerator backups. Whenever you
change the policy's backup selections list, NetBackup does a full non-accelerated
backup of the selections that were changed or added in the list. The unchanged
backup selections are processed as normal Accelerator backups.
■ If the storage unit that is associated with the policy cannot be validated when
you create the policy, note: The storage unit is validated later when the backup
job begins. If Accelerator does not support the storage unit, the backup fails. In
the bpbrm log, a message appears that is similar to one of the following:

Storage server %s, type %s, doesn't support image include.

Storage server type %s, doesn't support accelerator backup.

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■ Accelerator requires that the storage have the OptimizedImage attribute enabled.

■ Veritas recommends that you not enable Expire after copy retention for any
storage units that are used with storage lifecycle policies (SLP) in combination
with Accelerator. The Expire after copy retention can cause images to expire
while the backup runs. To synthesize a new full backup, the SLP backup needs
the previous backup image. If the previous image expires during the backup,
the backup fails.

Accelerator backups and the NetBackup catalog

Use of Accelerator does not affect the size of the NetBackup catalog. A full backup
with Accelerator generates the same catalog size as a full backup of the same data
without Accelerator. The same is true of incremental backups: use of Accelerator
does not require more catalog space than the same backup without Accelerator.
A potential catalog effect does exist, depending on how often you use Accelerator
with full backups. A full backup with Accelerator completes faster than a normal
full. It may therefore be tempting to replace your incremental backups with
Accelerator full backups. Note: Since a full backup requires more catalog space
than an incremental, replacing incrementals with fulls increases the catalog size.
When changing your incrementals to fulls, you must weigh the advantage of
Accelerator fulls against the greater catalog space that fulls require compared to
incrementals.

Configuring Accelerator
The following table outlines the procedure to configure the full backups that use
the NetBackup Accelerator.

Table 20-26 To configure Accelerator on full backups

Task Procedure and notes

Make sure that you have a Accelerator supports disk storage units only. Supported storage unit types are
storage unit that supports PureDisk (Media Server Deduplication Pool and NetBackup appliance), cloud
Accelerator. storage, and qualified third-party OST storage.

The NetBackup device mapping files contain a complete list of supported storage
units (see the next task).
Note: Storage unit groups are supported only if the storage unit selection in the
group is Failover.
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Table 20-26 To configure Accelerator on full backups (continued)

Task Procedure and notes

Update the NetBackup device The NetBackup device mapping files contain all storage device types that
mapping files if needed. NetBackup can use. To add support for the new devices or upgraded devices that
support Accelerator, download the current device mapping files from the Veritas
support site.

See “About the device mapping files” on page 409.

See “Downloading the device mapping files” on page 410.

Configure a Standard, Select the following on the policy Attributes tab:

MS-Windows, VMware, NDMP,
■ A disk storage unit that supports Accelerator.
or Oracle backup policy.
■ The Use Accelerator option.

Accelerator operates differently when used for backup of virtual machines, NDMP
for NetApp filers, or Oracle databases. For full details, see the following guides:

■ The NetBackup for VMware Administrator's Guide.

■ The NetBackup for NDMP Administrator's Guide.
■ The NetBackup for Oracle Administrator's Guide.
The guides are available from this location:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

To periodically establish a new This option provides an additional level of Accelerator change detection in the
baseline of change detection on client's data. This option reduces the speed of Accelerator.
the client, you can select the
See “Accelerator forced rescan option (schedule attribute)” on page 774.
Accelerator forced rescan
option on the Schedule Attribute See “Accelerator and the Windows change journal” on page 739.
tab of the policy.

Accelerator messages in the backup job details log

A NetBackup backup that uses Accelerator writes a message similar to the following
in the job details log:

11/23/2011 10:50:27 AM - Info bpbrm(pid=412) accelerator enabled

When NetBackup uses the NTFS or ReFS change journal for the backup, messages
similar to the following appear in the job details log:

9/24/2011 8:54:14 PM - Info bpbkar32(pid=7868) change journal enabled

for <C:\>

9/24/2011 8:54:14 PM - Info bpbkar32(pid=7868) using change journal

data for <C:\>
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If the NTFS or ReFS change journal cannot be used, a message of the following
form appears in the job details log:

not using change journal data for <backup selection>: <reason ...>

See “Log messages about the Use Change Journal option and Accelerator”
on page 746.
When the Accelerator forced rescan option is used, a message similar to the
following appears in the job details log:

9/25/2011 5:46:52 PM - Info bpbrm(pid=4136) Accelerator enabled

backup with checksum based change detection needs to read each file and
calculate the checksum, and will have longer backup time.

See “Log messages about the Use Change Journal option and Accelerator”
on page 746.

NetBackup logs for Accelerator

For log messages about Accelerator, see the following NetBackup log directories.

Table 20-27 NetBackup logs that pertain to Accelerator

Log directory Resides on

Windows: install_path\NetBackup\logs\bpbrm NetBackup master or media server

UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bpbrm

Windows: install_path\NetBackup\logs\bptm NetBackup media server

UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bptm

Windows: install_path\NetBackup\logs\bpbkar NetBackup client

UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bpbkar

To create the log directories, run the following command on the NetBackup servers
and client:
On Windows:
install_path\NetBackup\logs\mklogdir.bat

On UNIX:
/opt/openv/netbackup/logs/mklogdir
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Log messages about the Use Change Journal option and

Accelerator
The Accelerator uses the NTFS or ReFS change journal to help identify data
changes on the Windows client. The following table describes the change journal
messages that may appear in the NetBackup job details log in the Activity Monitor.
The left column lists the messages.
For Accelerator backups, these messages indicate various impediments to the use
of the Windows change journal. In general, they indicate either of the following:
■ That the Accelerator cannot use the change journal for the backup. To use the
change journal, you may need to reconfigure the policy.
■ That the Accelerator cannot exclusively use the change journal to detect changes
in the file system. NetBackup examines the file system metadata for each file,
to detect which files have changed. It also uses the change journal to help detect
which files have changed.

Note: In the following messages, the variable <%%s> represents the items in your
backup selections list.

The change journal messages often appear in pairs. The first message indicates
why the change journal cannot be used. For example:
not using change journal data for <%%s>: forced rescan requested

The second message indicates that the Accelerator nevertheless can use the
change journal to detect changed files:
not using change journal data for enumeration for <%%s> but will use
it for change detection

Table 20-28 Accelerator messages on the Windows Use Change Journal

option (job details log)

Message in NetBackup Description

job details

not using change NetBackup uses the change journal to help detect which files have changed. NetBackup
journal data for also examines the file system metadata for each file to help detect which files have
enumeration for <%%s> changed.
but will use it for Note: Before this message appears, another message explains why NetBackup does
change detection not rely entirely on the change journal data to detect changed files.
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Table 20-28 Accelerator messages on the Windows Use Change Journal

option (job details log) (continued)

Message in NetBackup Description

job details

not using change The Accelerator forced rescan option is enabled on the full backup schedule for the
journal data for policy. As a result, NetBackup cannot rely entirely on the change journal data to detect
<%%s>: forced rescan changed files. NetBackup also examines the file system metadata for each file to help
requested detect which files have changed.

not using change The backup uses a number of filters to determine which files and directories to include
journal data for in the backup. The filters are the following: NetBackup exclude and include lists, the
<%%s>: filter checksum files and directories that are included in the Shadow Copy Components and in the
calculation failed system state backup, and others.

During a backup, a checksum is calculated against the filters. When a new backup
runs, the checksum for the current backup is compared against the checksum of the
previous backup. If the checksums do not match, the change journal data cannot be
used. Instead, Accelerator performs a regular file system scan to determine the files
and folders to include in the backup.

No action is required. If the filters do not change between backups, the change journal
data is used at the next backup.

not using change Accelerator cannot use the Use Change Journal option in the following cases:
journal data for
■ No previous backup exists: No baseline update sequence number (USN) was
<%%s>: unable to
established from the NTFS change journal.
validate change
■ The previous backup was not successful.
journal usage
<reason=%%s> In these cases, the Use Change Journal option cannot be used. Accelerator performs
a regular file system scan to determine the files and folders to include in the backup.

No action is required. Accelerator uses the Use Change Journal option at the next
backup if all conditions are met.

not using change Accelerator cannot use the Use Change Journal option in the following cases:
journal data for
■ Too much activity has occurred on the system (records were purged from the change
<%%s>: unable to
journal databases before they could be processed).
initialize change
■ Data corruption occurred.
journal usage
<reason=%%s> Instead, Accelerator performs a regular file system scan to determine the files and
folders to include in the backup.

No action is required. When records have been purged, a new baseline is created
when the current backup completes. If corruption existed, it is detected and the
databases are re-created. Accelerator uses the Use Change Journal option at the
next backup.
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Table 20-28 Accelerator messages on the Windows Use Change Journal

option (job details log) (continued)

Message in NetBackup Description

job details

not using change Accelerator cannot use the Use Change Journal option if a change corresponds to a
journal data for hard link or to a reparse point. Note that the change may correspond to any number
<%%s>: hard link or of files and directories and the NTFS change journal does not track all of them.
reparse point change No action is required. If no further changes occur to hard links or reparse points, the
detected Use Change Journal option can be used at the next backup.

not using change Collect true image restore information or Collect true image restore information
journal data for with move detection is specified in the policy. To process the files and determine
<%%s>: not supported which files have changed, NetBackup performs a regular file system scan to determine
with true image the files and folders to include in the backup. It also queries the change journal to help
backups determine which files have changed.

not using change Accelerator does not support the selected schedule type with the Use Change Journal
journal data for option.
<%%s>: invalid
The Use Change Journal option is supported for incremental backups (cumulative or
schedule type differential) or full backups. For full backups, Use Accelerator must be enabled on the
policy Attributes tab.

not using change In the backup selections, a path contains a reparse point (directory junction or a symbolic
journal data for link). The Use Change Journal option cannot be used. NetBackup must perform a
<%%s>: path must be regular file system scan to back up the directories correctly.
local and not contain
directory junctions
and/or symbolic links

not using change The Use Change Journal option was recently enabled. After Use Change Journal
journal data for is first enabled, the NetBackup client may need time to process the NTFS change
<%%s>: change journal journal and set up its databases.
setup is not complete The Use Change Journal option may be ready at the next backup.
(may still be in
progress)

not using change The Use Change Journal option was recently enabled. After Use Change Journal
journal data for is first enabled, the NetBackup client may need time to process the NTFS change
<%%s>: unable to journal and set up its databases.
locate journal data The Use Change Journal option may be ready at the next backup.
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Table 20-28 Accelerator messages on the Windows Use Change Journal

option (job details log) (continued)

Message in NetBackup Description

job details

not using change When many changes occur on a volume, the NetBackup Client Service may need to
journal data for increase the size of the internal databases. As a result, the databases may become
<%%s>: invalid change invalid.
journal data After the databases are increased in size and are synchronized with the NTFS change
journal, they are marked as valid. The Use Change Journal option is used with the
next backup.

not using change For a snapshot-based backup, NetBackup uses the change journal databases on the
journal data for snapshot instead of on the live volume. An error occurred when NetBackup attempted
<%%s>: unable to apply to open the databases on the snapshot.
snapshot When the next backup runs, NetBackup creates a new snapshot and the databases
may be opened without error.

not using change No previous full backup exists that used Accelerator.
journal data for
NetBackup supports the Use Change Journal option with Accelerator on a full backup
<%%s>: no previous
only if a previous full backup exists that used Accelerator.
track log

not using change The Use Accelerator option is not enabled on the policy.
journal data for
For full backups, the Use Change Journal option requires that Use Accelerator is
<%%s>: not supported
enabled.
with regular full
backups

not using change If a backup is partially successful (status code 1), the next Accelerator backup cannot
journal data for use the Use Change Journal option.
<%%s>: unable to
NetBackup can use the Use Change Journal option after the next successful backup.
validate change
journal usage
<reason=previous
backup wasn't a
successful backup>

not using change A backup selection in the policy is a resource for which the Windows change journal
journal data for is not supported. Examples of unsupported resources are FAT volumes and FAT32
<%%s>: not supported volumes.
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Table 20-28 Accelerator messages on the Windows Use Change Journal

option (job details log) (continued)

Message in NetBackup Description

job details

not using change The backup has attempted to use a remote frozen image. The Use Change Journal
journal data for option is not supported with remote frozen images.
<%%s>: not supported
for remote frozen
images

not using change The Use Change Journal option is not enabled.
journal data for
<%%s>: not enabled

not using change The Use Change Journal option is not enabled.
journal data for
<%%s>: not configured
for use

not using change An internal error occurred. The volumes to back up should be checked to ensure that
journal data for a volume GUID is associated with each volume.
<%%s>: unable to
determine volume guid

not using change To use the change journal data, NetBackup must be able to take a snapshot of the
journal data for backup volume to correctly identify and handle open files. This error occurs if a backup
<%%s>: snapshot has runs before NetBackup can take a snapshot of the volume. If a snapshot can be taken
not been applied before the next backup occurs, NetBackup may be able to use change journal data at
(unable to track open the next backup.
files)

not using change The Use Change Journal option is only supported for Standard or MS-Windows
journal data for policies.
<%%s>: invalid policy
type

not using change On the client, NetBackup keeps track of both Accelerator backups and change
journal data for journal-based backups. If the lists of these backups do not match, one of the following
<%%s>: list of occurred:
accelerator based ■ An Accelerator backup occurred that did not use the change journal.
backups does not match
■ A change journal-based backup occurred that did not use the Accelerator.
list of change journal
based backups If either case, the Use Change Journal option cannot be used until the next full backup
occurs.
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Table 20-28 Accelerator messages on the Windows Use Change Journal

option (job details log) (continued)

Message in NetBackup Description

job details

not using change The change journal databases are fixed in size: they can contain only a fixed number
journal data for of records. If the volume undergoes a lot of activity, records may be purged from the
<%%s>: previous backup change journal database before a backup can process them. In that case, the Use
had change journal Change Journal option cannot be used. No action is required. Accelerator uses the
data that was not Use Change Journal option at the next backup if all conditions are met.
complete (missing usn
records)

not using change The backup selection in the policy is not for a local volume. For example, the backup
journal data for selection specifies a UNC path.
<%%s>: not supported
for non-local volumes
/ file systems

not using change This message appears only during Accelerator full backups. To use the change journal
journal data for data during Accelerator full backups, a policy schedule with the Accelerator forced
<%%s>: no forced rescan option is required.
rescan schedule
configured

not using change This message appears only during full backups, when the policy is not configured with
journal data for the Accelerator forced rescan option.
<%%s>: forcing rescan,
Before this message appears, another message explains why the change journal data
each file will be read cannot be used.
in order to validate
checksums

About reporting the amount of Accelerator backup data

that was transferred over the network
For Accelerator backup reporting, several NetBackup commands can report the
amount of data that is transferred over the network for each Accelerator backup.
The amount of transferred data is often much less than the size of the Accelerator
backup image.
For each Accelerator backup, NetBackup combines the client's (or VM's) changed
blocks with the unchanged data from previous backups to synthesize a backup
image. However, NetBackup sends only the changed data over the network when
the backup occurs. The resulting backup image may be much larger than the amount
of backup data that travels the network. For backup reporting, it may be important
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to distinguish between the backup image size and the amount of data that was
transferred over the network.
For Accelerator backups, the network-transferred data can appear in the output of
the following NetBackup commands: bpdbjobs, bpimagelist, and bpclimagelist.
Table 20-29 lists the default location of these commands.

Table 20-29 Default location of bpdbjobs, bpimagelist, and bpclimagelist

Command Default location

bpdbjobs, Windows:
bpimagelist
install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\

UNIX, Linux

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/

bpclimagelist Windows:

install_path\NetBackup\bin\

UNIX, Linux

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/

The following example uses the bpimagelist command to show the results of a
backup of acmevm2:
bpimagelist -backupid acmevm2

Example output:

In this example, the backup image size in kilobytes is 7799632, and the amount of
data that was transferred over the network is 225792.
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You can use the following commands to show the amount of data that was
transferred over the network for an Accelerator backup.

bpimagelist
bpimagelist -backupid backup_id [-l | -L | -json | -json_compact]

Brackets [ ] indicate optional elements, and the vertical bars | indicate that you can
choose only one of the options within the brackets.
Table 20-30 describes how the network-transferred data field appears in the
bpimagelist output.

Table 20-30 The bpimagelist options that show the amount of

network-transferred data for Accelerator backups

bpimagelist How the network-transferred data field appears

option

No option The field is unlabeled. For example: 225792

See the bpimagelist example output earlier in this topic.

-l The field is unlabeled (same as no option). For example: 225792

-L The field is labeled. For example:

Kilobytes Data Transferred: 225792

-json The field is labeled. For example:

"kilobytes_data_transferred": 225792,

-json_compact The field is labeled. For example:

"kilobytes_data_transferred":225792,

bpdbjobs
bpdbjobs –jobid job_id -report –most_columns

or
bpdbjobs –jobid job_id -report –all_columns

The network-transferred data field appears at the end of the output.

bpclimagelist
bpclimagelist -client client_name

This command can only show the network-transferred data in the field that normally
shows the Accelerator backup image size. To show the network-transferred data
with this command, you must configure a NetBackup setting:
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See “Replacing the Accelerator image size with the network-transferred data in
NetBackup command output” on page 754.
Additional details on these commands are available in the NetBackup Commands
Reference Guide or in the NetBackup man pages.

Replacing the Accelerator image size with the

network-transferred data in NetBackup command output
You can configure the output of bpimagelist, bpdbjobs, and bpclimagelist to
show the amount of Accelerator backup data that was transferred over the network
instead of the backup image size.
The following is the default bpimagelist output that shows the Accelerator image
size (see the circled value 7799632). The amount of network-transferred data
appears farther down in the output (225792):

You can configure NetBackup command output to show the network-transferred

data in the image size field. In the output, the image size value is replaced with the
network-transferred data value (see the following example). A script that reads the
image size from the command output now reads the amount of network-transferred
data.
In the following bpimagelist output, the image size field shows the
network-transferred data (225792):
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Note: The same change occurs in the labeled output of the commands (such as
with the -L option of bpimagelist). For example, the Kilobytes field shows the
transferred data value (225792 in the example) rather than the Accelerator backup
image size.

To enable the reporting of network-transferred data in the Accelerator image

size field of bpimagelist, bpdbjobs, and bpclimagelist
◆ Use the bpsetconfig command to enable the output change.
To enable this change for the bpclimagelist command, enter the bpsetconfig
command on the master server. To enable this change for bpimagelist or
bpdbjobs, enter the bpsetconfig command on the server where you intend
to run bpimagelist or bpdbjobs.
Refer to Table 20-31 for the bpsetconfig command to use based on the type
of Accelerator backup that you want to report on.

Table 20-31 To enable the reporting of network-transferred data in the

Accelerator image size field of bpimagelist, bpclimagelist, or
bpdbjobs output

Type of backup Enter this command

to report on

Windows

UNIX, Linux

Windows

UNIX, Linux
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Table 20-31 To enable the reporting of network-transferred data in the

Accelerator image size field of bpimagelist, bpclimagelist, or
bpdbjobs output (continued)

Type of backup Enter this command

to report on

All incremental Windows

Accelerator
backups (physical echo REPLACE_IMAGE_SIZE_WITH_DATA_TRANSFERRED = REPLACE_IMAGE_SIZE_
clients and virtual FOR_ACCL_INC_ALL | install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\bpsetconfig
machines)
UNIX, Linux

echo "REPLACE_IMAGE_SIZE_WITH_DATA_TRANSFERRED = REPLACE_IMAGE_SIZE_

FOR_ACCL_INC_ALL" | /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpsetconfig

All Accelerator Windows

backups (full and
incremental, echo REPLACE_IMAGE_SIZE_WITH_DATA_TRANSFERRED = REPLACE_IMAGE_SIZE_
physical clients FOR_ACCL_ALL_ALL | install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\bpsetconfig
and virtual
UNIX, Linux
machines)
echo "REPLACE_IMAGE_SIZE_WITH_DATA_TRANSFERRED = REPLACE_IMAGE_SIZE_
FOR_ACCL_ALL_ALL" | /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpsetconfig

To reset the command output to the default setting

◆ To disable the reporting of network-transferred data in the Accelerator image
size field (return to default), enter the following:
Windows
echo REPLACE_IMAGE_SIZE_WITH_DATA_TRANSFERRED =
REPLACE_IMAGE_SIZE_DISABLED |
install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\bpsetconfig

UNIX, Linux
echo "REPLACE_IMAGE_SIZE_WITH_DATA_TRANSFERRED =
REPLACE_IMAGE_SIZE_DISABLED" |
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpsetconfig

Enable optimized backup of Windows deduplicated volumes

Select this attribute to enable optimized backups of optimized files on a Microsoft
Data Deduplication file system.
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See “About backups and restores of Microsoft Data Deduplication file systems”
on page 757.
If a client has a Microsoft Data Deduplication file system configured, NetBackup
performs an optimized backup of optimized files. (Unoptimized files are backed up
as full, intact files.) If the client does not have a Microsoft Data Deduplication file
system, a normal file backup occurs.
If you do not select this option, NetBackup still backs up the files but does so as
intact files: the files are fully reconstructed and backed up as complete files. An
unoptimized backup of optimized files is not efficient: it takes extra time and extra
disk activity to reconstruct each file. However, restores are faster because
NetBackup does not reconstruct the files (restores are unoptimized regardless of
the type of backup).

Note: For easier management, Veritas recommends creating a separate policy to

back up deduplicated volumes.
Only full backups are optimized. Incremental and user backups are backed up as
full, intact files.

This option is supported on the Microsoft operating systems that support Data
Deduplication file systems. For supported Microsoft operating systems, see the
Microsoft documentation.
See “Configuration for Microsoft Data Deduplication file system backups”
on page 759.
See “Policy Attributes tab” on page 699.

About backups and restores of Microsoft Data

Deduplication file systems
Microsoft Data Deduplication file systems store files in one of two different states,
as follows:

Unoptimized files Files that do not qualify for optimization (that is, data deduplication
within the file system).

Optimized files Files that have been deconstructed, and only their unique data
segments are stored on the file system.

NetBackup can do either optimized backups or unoptimized backups of the Microsoft

Data Deduplication file systems, as follows:
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Table 20-32 Microsoft Data Deduplication file systems backup types

Type Description

Unoptimized An unoptimized backup is one in which the Enable optimized backup of Windows deduplicated
backup volumes policy attribute is not selected.

NetBackup re-assembles the optimized files and backs them up as full, intact files. The storage
savings of the Data Duplication file system are not retained in the backup. The optimized files
remain optimized on the Data Deduplication file systems. The unoptimized files are backed up
as full, intact files.

NetBackup supports any type of storage destination for unoptimized backups of Microsoft Data
Deduplication file systems.

Optimized backups An optimized backup is one in which the Enable optimized backup of Windows deduplicated
volumes policy attribute is selected. Only full backups are optimized. For incremental and user
backups, each file to be backed up is reconstructed and backed up in its full form.

For optimized files, NetBackup backs up the chunk store and the metadata that maps the files
to their segments in the chunk store. The chunk store is a location in the file system that contains
the data segments that comprise the files. For unoptimized files, NetBackup backs them up as
full, intact files.
The following are the attributes for an optimized backup of Microsoft Data Deduplication file
systems:

■ The policy must be a MS-Windows policy type.

■ The storage destination must be BasicDisk storage.
■ The Enable Optimized Backup for supported Windows File Systems policy attribute must
be selected.
See “Enable optimized backup of Windows deduplicated volumes” on page 756.
■ The system drive C: cannot be backed up. Microsoft Data Deduplication file systems cannot
be used for system drives.
■ Ensure that the Collect true image restore information policy attribute is not selected for
this policy. TIR and optimized backups cannot be mixed. If this option is selected, the backup
defaults to a non-optimized backup.
Veritas recommends the following actions for backups of Microsoft Data Deduplication file systems:

■ Run a Microsoft optimization job and a Microsoft garbage collection job before you run a full
backup of deduplicated volumes. One way to do so is to configure a Deduplication Schedule
in the Windows Server Manager.
■ If you want to restore entire volumes, configure a disk image backup of the volumes. A disk
image backup saves time and ensures that the storage requirement can be met with the
existing volume.
See “Pathname rules for Windows disk image (raw) backups” on page 825.

Optimized backups are supported on the Microsoft operating systems that support Data
Deduplication file systems. For supported Microsoft operating systems, see the Microsoft
documentation.
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To restore optimized backups, use the Restore from Optimized Backup option
in the Backup, Archive, and Restore interface.
Note the following items regarding restores from optimized backups:
■ Can only be restored to Microsoft Data Deduplication file systems.
■ Restores from optimized backups of Microsoft Data Deduplication files systems
using the Microsoft deduplication API are slow. First, the image must be mounted
through NFS. Then, the image must be accessed through the Microsoft
deduplication API, which requests data in the amounts that may be inefficient.
The process to restore an entire drive may take a very long time.
Therefore, NetBackup restores all files as full, intact files (that is, non-optimized).
The files are then optimized during the next scheduled file system optimization
job, or you can initiate optimization manually. You should ensure that you have
adequate storage for the restored files in their unoptimized state.

Configuration for Microsoft Data Deduplication file system

backups
For NetBackup to do an optimized backup of Microsoft Data Deduplication file
systems, specific Windows software must be installed and configured, as follows:
■ Microsoft Server for NFS must be installed on the NetBackup media server. Use
Windows Server Manager to add the role. Enable the NFS services. (By default,
the NFS services are not enabled.)
■ Microsoft Client for NFS must be installed on the Windows host that is to be
backed up. Use Windows Server Manager to add the role. Without Client for
NFS, restores cannot be performed.
■ The Deduplication role must be installed on the Windows host that is to be
backed up by using the Windows Server Manager interface.
Also, ensure that the NetBackup Client Service is configured to run as Administrator.
If not, restores from the optimized backups fail.

Keyword phrase (policy attribute)

The Keyword phrase attribute is a phrase that NetBackup associates with all
backups or archives based on the policy. Only the Windows and UNIX client
interfaces support keyword phrases.
Clients can use the same keyword phrase for more than one policy. The same
phrase for multiple policies makes it possible to link backups from related policies.
For example, use the keyword phrase “legal department documents” for backups
of multiple clients that require separate policies, but contain similar types of data.
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The phrase can be a maximum of 128 characters in length. All printable characters
are permitted including spaces and periods. By default, the keyword phrase is blank.
Clients can also specify a keyword phrase for a user backup or archive. A user
keyword phrase overrides the policy phrase.

Snapshot Client and Replication Director (policy attributes)

The Snapshot Client attributes are available when the NetBackup Enterprise Client
license is installed. A snapshot is a point-in-time, read-only, disk-based copy of a
client volume.
For more information about configuring snapshots, see the following guides:
■ NetBackup Snapshot Client Administrator’s Guide
■ NetBackup Replication Director Solutions Guide
■ NetBackup for VMware Administrator’s Guide
■ NetBackup for Hyper-V Administrator’s Guide

Perform block level incremental backups (policy attributes)

The Perform block level incremental backups attribute allows NetBackup to back
up only the changed data blocks of VMware virtual machines and Oracle or DB2
database files.
For details, refer to the appropriate NetBackup database agent guide or to the
NetBackup for VMware Administrator's Guide.

Use Replication Director (policy attributes)

Enable the Use Replication Director attribute when configuring a backup policy
for Replication Director. By enabling this policy attribute, NetBackup enables other
policy attributes that Replication Director requires:
■ Perform snapshot backups
Ensures that the policy creates snapshots of the disk array.
■ Retain snapshots for Instant Recovery or SLP management
Ensures that the policy retains the snapshot after the backup completes.
■ Perform off-host backup
This option is selected automatically for an NDMP policy, along with the following
selections:
■ To use Data Mover
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■ NDMP as the Machine selection.

■ Replication Director Options

Click the Options button to see the Replication Director Options dialog box
and the default Configuration Parameters as follows:

Snapshot ■ Auto (default): The OpenStorage partner uses the best snapshot
Type technology available to that partner to create the snapshot.
■ Differential: The OpenStorage partner creates a snapshot that is
completely dependent on the source. This parameter is based on
copy-on-write technology. The device creates a cache object to maintain
the original blocks of the snapshot when the blocks are modified.
■ Plex: The OpenStorage Partner creates a snapshot that is completely
independent of the source snapshot. This option is based on
mirror-break-off technology. When a mirror device is attached to the
source, the contents of the mirror device is exactly the same as the
source device. When the relationship is broken between the two, the
mirror device is separated from the source. The mirror device acts as
a point-in-time copy.
■ Clone: The OpenStorage Partner creates an independent copy of the
volume. The copy process can take some time as the entire copy must
be complete. The snapshot that is created is independent of the source.

Maximum Sets the maximum number of Instant Recovery snapshots to be retained

Snapshots at one time. When the maximum is reached, snapshot rotation occurs: The
next snapshot causes the oldest to be deleted.

Managed by SLP retention is automatically selected if the Fixed or the

Expire after Copy retention is currently selected in the SLP.

For additional information about Replication Director configuration, see the

NetBackup Replication Director Solutions Guide.
See “About NetBackup Replication Director” on page 1034.

Validate Policy dialog box

The Validate Policy dialog box appears for the backup policies that are configured
for Replication Director and are not Exchange, Oracle, or VMware policies. The
dialog box appears upon selecting OK to save and close the policy.
To ensure that the backup policy can run successfully, NetBackup validates the
policy according to the validation level that you select.
Select the validation level for the policy:
■ Complete
Performs full topology validation on underlying storage with provisioning.
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Provisioning dynamically allocates NetApp storage space to each volume or

LUN as data is written.
NetBackup checks the storage space on the resource pool members and
performs SnapVault and SnapMirror access checks.
■ Basic
Performs a subset of topology validation on underlying storage without
provisioning.
NetBackup checks all policies to ensure that the client can perform a snapshot
of the data that is indicated in the Backup Selections list.
NetBackup performs license checks, performs SnapVault and SnapMirror access
status checks, and checks the CIFS/NFS status.
■ None
No topology validation or provisioning.
NetBackup does not check the topology and does not provision the underlying
storage.
If the policy validation finds no problems, the policy saves and closes. If validation
problems are found, NetBackup displays a message that contains an error code
and a description.

Perform snapshot backups (policy attributes)

The Perform snapshot backups attribute ensures that the policy creates snapshots
of the volumes that are indicated in the policy.

Microsoft Exchange Attributes (policy attributes)

The Microsoft Exchange attributes let you indicate the database backup source
to use for the following:
■ Exchange Database Availability Group
■ Exchange 2007 replication backup
See the NetBackup for Exchange Server Administrator’s Guide.

Schedules tab
The schedules that are defined on the Schedules tab determine when backups
occur for the selected policy. Each schedule also includes various criteria, such as
how long to retain the backups.
From the policy Schedules tab, perform the following tasks:
■ To create a new schedule, click New.
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■ To edit a schedule, select the schedule and click Change.

■ To delete a schedule, select the schedule and click Delete.
Schedule attributes appear on the following tabs:

Attributes tab Schedule the time and frequency at which a task runs,
along with other scheduled attributes.

See “Schedule Attributes tab” on page 763.

Start Window tab Schedule the time of each day that a task runs.

See “Start Window tab” on page 795.

Exclude Days tab Indicate the days that a job cannot run.

See “Excluding days from a schedule” on page 799.

Include Dates tab Schedule the run days for a task by indicating specific
dates, recurring weekdays, recurring days of the month.
(This tab appears only when Calendar is selected as
the Schedule type.)

See “Include Dates tab” on page 800.

Schedule Attributes tab

The schedule Attributes tab contains both schedule information and other
configuration options, beyond when the job is to run.
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Figure 20-10 Schedule Attributes tab

The following topics describe the options on the Attributes tab for schedules.

Name (schedule attribute)

Specify a name for the schedule by typing it in the Name attribute. The schedule
name appears on screens and messages about the schedule.
See “NetBackup naming conventions” on page 1110.
If the schedule is a relocation schedule created as part of a basic disk staging
storage unit, the schedule name cannot be changed. The name defaults to the
name of the storage unit.
See “About staging backups” on page 594.

Type of backup (schedule attribute)

The Type of backup attribute specifies the type of backup that the schedule controls.
Select a backup type from the list. The list displays only the backup types that apply
to the current policy.
If the schedule is a relocation schedule created as part of a basic disk staging
storage unit, no backup type selection is needed.
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Table 20-33 describes the types of backups that come standard with NetBackup.
Table 20-34 and Database agent backup types describe other types of backups
available in NetBackup.

Table 20-33 Standard backup types

Item Description

Full Backup Backs up all of the files that are specified in the backup selections list for the policy. The
files are backed up, regardless of when the files were last modified or backed up. Full
backups occur automatically according to schedule criteria. If you run incremental backups,
you must also schedule a full backup to perform a complete restore. Use this option if you
configure a policy for a raw partition backup (formatted partitions only).

Cumulative Incremental Backs up the files that are specified in the backup selections list that changed since the
Backup last full backup. All files are backed up if no previous backup was done. Cumulative
incremental backups occur automatically according to schedule criteria. A complete restore
requires the last full backup and the last cumulative incremental backup.

Do not combine differential incremental backups and cumulative incremental backups

within the same Windows policy when the incremental backups are based on archive bit
(default).

By default, if the time between file creation and a full or a differential incremental backup
is less than 5 minutes, the differential or cumulative incremental backup may yield
unexpected results. The backups are successful, but the additional files are backed up.

See “About incremental backups” on page 767.

Differential Incremental Backs up the files that changed since the last successful incremental (differential or
Backup cumulative) or full backup. All files are backed up if no previous backup was done.
Differential incremental backups occur automatically according to schedule criteria. A
complete restore requires the last full backup, the last cumulative incremental, and all
differential incremental backups that occurred since the last full backup.

By default, if the time between file creation and a full or a differential incremental backup
is less than 5 minutes, the differential or cumulative incremental backup may yield
unexpected results. The backups are successful, but the additional files are backed up.

See “About incremental backups” on page 767.

User Backup A user initiates a user backup through the Backup, Archive, and Restore client interface.
A user backup backs up all files that the user specifies. Users can start backups only during
the times that are allowed on the schedule Start Window tab.

For a user to be able to initiate a backup, the policy must contain a schedule of the User
Backup type.

Use this backup type for a catalog archive.

See “Considerations for user schedules” on page 772.

See “Creating a catalog archiving policy” on page 911.

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Table 20-33 Standard backup types (continued)

Item Description

User Archive A user initiates a user archive through the Backup, Archive, and Restore client interface.
A user archive backup first backs up the files that the user indicates. The archive then
deletes the files from the local disk if the backup is successful. Archive backups free local
disk space while retaining a copy for future use. The copy is kept until the retention period
expires. Users can start archives only during the times that are specified in the schedule
Start Window tab.

For a user to be able to initiate an archive, the policy must contain a schedule of the User
Archive type.
Note: The NetBackup administrator should make sure that a full backup of the client exists
before a user archives files from the client.

Table 20-34 describes the types of backups that are available when you install
NetBackup Vault.

Table 20-34 NetBackup Vault backup types

Item Description

Automatic Vault Applies only to Vault policies. The option does not run a backup, but instead runs the
command that is specified in the Vault policy’s backup selections list. In this way it starts
an automatic, scheduled vault session or vault eject operation. Available only when Vault
is licensed.

See “Creating a Vault policy” on page 859.

Vault Catalog Backup Use when the schedule is for a catalog backup policy that Vault uses. Available only when
Vault is licensed.
If this type is selected, you must configure one of the two schedule attribute combinations
or the schedule cannot be saved:

■ Check and configure Multiple copies, or

■ Check Override policy storage selection, Override policy volume pool, and specify
the Retention.

Note: The selected storage unit selection should not be Any Available.

Database agent backup types

Each database agent often has its own set of unique backup types for a schedule.
For more information, see the NetBackup guide that came with the agent.
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About incremental backups

The following examples show how data is included in a series of full and incremental
backups.
A differential incremental backup backs up the data that changed since the last full
or differential incremental backup.

Note: You must run a full backup before an incremental backup. If no full backup
is run, the incremental performs the role of a full backup.

Figure 20-11 shows how data is included in a series of full and differential
incremental backups between January 1 and January 4.

Figure 20-11 Full and differential incremental example

Jan 1 Jan 2 Jan 3 Jan 4 disk fails

Full backup
Diff. incremental
Diff. incremental
Diff. incremental

Recovery = Jan 1 (full) + Jan 2 (incr) + Jan 3 (incr) + Jan 4 (incr)

The January 1 full backup includes all files and directories in the policy backup
selections list. The subsequent differential incremental backups include only the
data that changed since the last full or differential incremental backup. If the disk
fails sometime on January 4 (after the backup), the full backup and all three of the
incremental backups are required for the recovery.
A cumulative incremental backup backs up the data that changed since the last full
backup. Figure 20-12 shows how data is included in a series of full and cumulative
incremental backups between January 1 and January 4. The January 1 full backup
includes all files and directories in the policy backup selections list. Each of the
cumulative incremental backups includes the data that changed since the last full
backup. If the disk fails sometime on January 4 (after the backup), the full backup
and the last cumulative incremental backup are required for the recovery.
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Figure 20-12 Full and cumulative incremental example

Jan 1 Jan 2 Jan 3 Jan 4 disk fails

Full backup
Cum. incremental
Cumulative incremental
Cumulative incremental

Recovery = Jan 1 (full) + Jan 4 (cumulative incremental)

Table 20-35 describes how to determine the retention of differential and cumulative
incremental backups to prevent a gap in backup coverage.

Table 20-35 Retention requirements for incremental backups

Type Retention Comments

requirement

Differential Longer To restore all files requires the last full backup and all the differential incremental
backups that occurred since the last full backup. Therefore, all the differentials
must be kept until the next full backup occurs.

Cumulative Shorter Each cumulative incremental backup contains all the changes that occurred
since the last full backup. Therefore, a complete restore requires only the most
recent cumulative incremental in addition to the full backup.

Table 20-36 compares the advantages and disadvantages of using differential or

cumulative incremental backups based on possible backup and restore times.

Table 20-36 Relative backup and restore times for incremental backups

Type Backup time Restore Comments

time

Differential Shorter Longer Less data in each backup, but all differential incremental backups
are required since the last full backup for a restore. This results in
a longer restore time.

Cumulative Longer Shorter More data in each backup, but only the last cumulative incremental
backup is required for a complete restore (in addition to the full).

You can use a combination of cumulative and differential incremental backups

together to get the advantages of both methods. For example, assume a set of
schedules with the following backup frequencies and retention periods. (Notice that
the differential incremental backups occur more often.)
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Table 20-37 Example frequencies and retention periods

Backup type Frequency Retention period

Full 6 days 2 weeks

Cumulative incremental 2 days 4 days

Differential incremental 1 day 2 days

The schedules that are described in Table 20-37 result in the following series of
backups:

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8

Full Diff Cum Diff Cum Diff Full Diff

The example produces the following results:

■ Every other day a differential incremental backup occurs, which usually has a
minimum backup time.
■ On alternate days, a cumulative incremental backup occurs, which requires
more time than the differential backup, but not as much time as a full backup.
The differential backup can now be expired.
■ To recover all files may require (at most), two incremental backups in addition
to the most recent full backup. The combination of backups usually means less
restore time than if all differential incremental backups were used. The full
backups can be done less often if the amount of data being backed up by the
incremental backups is small.

How NetBackup determines when Windows files are due

for backup
On Windows clients, NetBackup performs the incremental backups when the
Perform incrementals based on archive bit setting is enabled. This setting is
found in the Backup, Archive, and Restore client interface, under File >
NetBackup Client Properties, on the General tab.
If Perform incrementals based on archive bit is enabled, incremental backups
for the client are based on the state of the archive bit of each file. The operating
system sets the bit whenever a file changes, and it remains set until cleared by
NetBackup. The conditions under which NetBackup clears the bit depend on the
type of backup being performed.
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Full Backup NetBackup backs up files regardless of the state of their

archive bit. After a full backup, the archive bit is always
cleared.

Differential Incremental NetBackup backs up the files that have the archive bit set
Backup and have therefore changed. When the client receives a
response from the server that indicates that the backup was
successful (or partially successful) the archive bits are
cleared. The clear archive bit lets the next differential
incremental backup back up only the files that changed since
the previous full or differential incremental backup.

Cumulative Incremental NetBackup backs up the files that have the archive bit set.
Backup However, NetBackup does not clear the archive bits after the
backup. Without a clear archive bit, the next cumulative
incremental backup backs up changed files and the files that
were in the cumulative incremental backup.

If Perform incrementals based on archive bit is disabled, NetBackup includes a

file in an incremental backup only if the datetime stamp of the file has changed
since the last backup. The datetime stamp indicates when the file was last backed
up. The backup types use the datetime stamp differently.

Full Backup NetBackup backs up files regardless of the datetime stamp.

Differential Incremental NetBackup compares the datetime stamp of the file against
Backup the last full or incremental backup.

Cumulative Incremental NetBackup compares the datetime stamp of the file against
Backup the last full backup.

If files are installed or copied from another computer, the new files retain the datetime
stamp of the originals. If the original date is before the last backup date, the new
files are not backed up until the next full backup.

How NetBackup determines when UNIX files are due for

backup
Incremental backups on UNIX clients consider all files and directories to determine
if a backup is due based on a reference date. (That is, back up all the files that have
changed since date_x).
The following types of time are associated with UNIX files and directories:
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mtime The file modification time. The file system updates the mtime for a file or
directory each time the file is modified. An application can save the mtime
of the file before it modifies it. The application then resets it with the
utime(2) system call.

atime The file access time. The file system updates the atime for a file or directory
each time the file is accessed (read or write). An application can save the
atime of the file before it accesses it. The application then resets it with the
utime(2) system call.

ctime The inode change time. The ctime for a file or directory is updated each
time the file or directory’s inode changes. (For example, changes due to
permissions, ownership, and link-counts changes.) The ctime for a file or
directory cannot be saved before a change, and then reset after a change.
The ctime of a file or a directory changes when the mtime and atime
(changes with the utime(2) system call) is reset.

When NetBackup reads the data for a file that is included in a backup, it does not
affect the file modification time. It does affect the access time of the file. For this
reason, NetBackup saves the atime and mtime of the file before it reads the file.
Then NetBackup resets the atime and mtime with the utime(2) system call.
NetBackup does not cause problems for storage migration products or the
administrator scripts that use file access times (atime) as criteria for their operations.
While this benefit is obvious, a side effect is that it does update the ctime of the
file.

Note: When NetBackup Accelerator is used to perform backups, NetBackup does

not reset the atime after the file is backed up. This avoids updating the ctime,
because a ctime update would require a loss in Accelerator optimization.
See “Accelerator notes and requirements” on page 740.

Customers can configure NetBackup so that it does not reset the access time of
the file after it reads a file. Customers can choose to have NetBackup use the ctime
and the mtime of the file to determine what files to include in an incremental backup.
Normally, these two options are used together, but there may be some sites that
want to use one without the other. By default, NetBackup uses only the mtime of
the file to determine what files and directories to back up.
When a file is moved from one location to another, the ctime of the file changes,
but the mtime remains unchanged. If NetBackup uses only the mtime to determine
the files that are due during an incremental backup, it does not detect these moved
files. For sites where using the mtime might create a problem, use the ctime to
determine files due to be included in an incremental backup. The ctime is used if
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the bp.conf file contains the USE_CTIME_FOR_INCREMENTALS and

DO_NOT_RESET_FILE_ACCESS_TIME entries.

See “USE_CTIME_FOR_INCREMENTALS option for NetBackup clients”

on page 378.
See “DO_NOT_RESET_FILE_ACCESS_TIME option for NetBackup clients”
on page 362.
When a directory is moved from one location to another, the ctime of the directory
changes, but the mtime remains unchanged. Neither the mtime nor the ctime are
changed for the files or directories within the moved directory. No reliable method
using file timestamps can determine that files within a moved directory need to be
included in an incremental backup.
In either case, these moved files and directories are included in subsequent full
backups.

Considerations for user schedules

In order for users to perform backups and archives, an administrator must create
a schedule that allows user backups.
User backup schedules and user archive schedules can be included in a policy that
contains automatic backup schedules. If you create separate policies for user
backups or user archives, the considerations are similar to those for automatic
backups. In user backup schedules, however, no backup selection list is necessary
because users select the objects before they start the backup or archive.
To use a specific policy or schedule for user backups or user archives, perform the
tasks that are specified for each client type:

Table 20-38 Tasks for specifying a policy or schedule for user backups or
user archives

Client type Task

Microsoft Windows ■ Start the Backup, Archive, and Restore client interface.
clients ■ On the File menu, click NetBackup Client Properties
■ Select the Backups tab, and specify the backup policy and
backup schedule.

UNIX clients Specify the policy and schedule with BPARCHIVE_POLICY,

BPARCHIVE_SCHED, BPBACKUP_POLICY, or BPBACKUP_SCHED
options in the bp.conf file.

Restores can be performed at any time and are not scheduled.

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Note: An archive is different from a backup. During an archive, NetBackup first

backs up the selected files, then deletes the files from the local disk if the backup
is successful. In this topic, references to backups also apply to the backup portion
of archive operations unless otherwise noted.

How to plan schedules for user backups and user archives

To plan schedules for user backups and user archives, consider the following:

Automatic backups If possible, do not permit user backups and user archives when
automatic backups are running. If an automatic backup is running
when a user submits a backup or archive, NetBackup usually
queues the user job. The job is not queued if there is a limiting
setting. (For example, the Limit Jobs per Policy policy attribute
or the Maximum jobs per client Global Attributes host property.)

See “Limit jobs per policy (policy attribute)” on page 712.

See “Global Attributes properties” on page 155.

If the automatic backup continues to run, the user job may miss
the backup window depending on how the limiting settings are
configured. On the other hand, user jobs can delay automatic
backups and can cause backups to miss the backup window.

Storage units Use a different storage unit to eliminate conflicts with automatic
backups.

Volume pools Use a different volume pool to manage the media separate from
the automatic backup media.

Retention periods Consider setting the retention period for archives to infinite, since
the disk copy of the files is deleted.

See “Retention Periods with end dates beyond 2038, excluding

Infinity” on page 228.
Note: If the retention period expires for a backup, it can be difficult
or impossible to restore the archives or backups.

Synthetic backup (schedule attribute)

The Synthetic backup schedule attribute allows a backup to be assembled from
previous backups. A synthetic backup may be a synthetic full or a synthetic
cumulative incremental backup. The backups include one previous, traditional full
backup, and subsequent differential backups, and a cumulative incremental backup.
(A traditional full backup means a non-synthesized, full backup.) A client can then
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use the synthesized backup to restore files and directories in the same way that a
client restores from a traditional backup.
Synthetic backups can be written to tape, to disk storage units, or to a combination
of both.
See “About synthetic backups” on page 869.

Accelerator forced rescan option (schedule attribute)

The policy Schedules tab contains an option called Accelerator forced rescan.
This option creates a checksum of the content of each file during backup. It uses
the checksums for change detection. It provides a safety net by establishing a new
baseline for the next Accelerator backup.
The Accelerator forced rescan option detects the following events:
■ The file’s data changes but the file’s metadata does not change.
■ The file's metadata becomes corrupted such that it does not indicate that the
file has changed.
■ A malicious user or application changes the file's metadata such that it does not
indicate that the file has changed.

Note: If Accelerator forced rescan is enabled, NetBackup uses the Windows

change journal to help determine if a file has changed. NetBackup also examines
the file system metadata for each file to help detect which files have changed.

For the most efficient use of Accelerator, Accelerator policies must include at least
two full-backup schedules: one full schedule with the Accelerator forced rescan
option disabled, and another full schedule with Accelerator forced rescan enabled.
See Table 20-39.

Table 20-39 Required full-backup schedules for each Accelerator policy

Full backup schedules Notes on schedule frequency

First schedule: Configure this schedule to run most of your Accelerator full
backups.
Accelerator forced rescan
disabled
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Table 20-39 Required full-backup schedules for each Accelerator policy

(continued)

Full backup schedules Notes on schedule frequency

Second schedule: Configure this schedule to run less often than the first
full-backup schedule.
Accelerator forced rescan
enabled For example: If the first full-backup schedule runs weekly,
run the second schedule (with the Accelerator forced rescan
option enabled) every few months. However, the best
frequency for this schedule depends upon your environment.
Note: If the policy has no schedule that enables the
Accelerator forced rescan option, all full backups
automatically enable that option and backup performance is
reduced.

Note the following about the Accelerator forced rescan option:

■ The Accelerator forced rescan option is grayed out if the Use Accelerator
option on the Attributes tab is not selected.
■ Because of the checksum processing on the client, this option reduces backup
speed as compared to the Use Accelerator option on its own. The speed
reduction depends on the client's configuration and its current processing load.
If the client is busy with many jobs when Accelerator backup begins, checksum
processing can reduce backup speed.
■ If the Windows volume is not NTFS or ReFS, and the volume has no full backup
schedule that is configured with the Accelerator forced rescan option, note:
NetBackup uses Accelerator forced rescan on every full backup. The
Accelerator forced rescan option is not enabled in the schedule but is in fact
used, as indicated in the NetBackup log messages. This option may reduce the
speed of the backup as compared to the previous backups that did not use
Accelerator forced rescan.
See Table 20-39 for recommended full-backup schedules.
■ For an MS-Windows or Standard policy (to back up files and folders), all the
data on the client is read. However, NetBackup sends only the changed data
over the network to be included in the backup image. Sending only the changed
data is similar to a regular Accelerator full backup. Thus, for an Accelerator
forced rescan backup, the optimization percentage is similar to a regular
Accelerator full backup. Note that the duration of the backup falls somewhere
between a non-Accelerator full backup and a regular Accelerator full backup.
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Calendar (schedule attribute)

Calendar-based schedules allow administrators to create a job schedule based on
a calendar view. Select Calendar to display the Include Dates tab.
See “Include Dates tab” on page 800.
A calendar-based relocation schedule determines the days that images are swept
from the disk staging storage unit to the final destination storage unit. (A relocation
schedule is created as part of a basic disk staging storage unit configuration.)
Enable Retries allowed after runday to have NetBackup attempt to complete the
schedule until the backup is successful. With this attribute enabled, the schedule
attempts to run, even after a specified run day has passed.

Frequency (schedule attribute)

Use the Frequency attribute to specify how much time must elapse between the
successful completion of a scheduled task and the next attempt.
For example, assume that a schedule is set up for a full backup with a frequency
of one week. If NetBackup successfully completes a full backup for all clients on
Monday, it does not attempt another backup for this schedule until the following
Monday.
To set the frequency, select a frequency value from the list. The frequency can be
seconds, minutes, hours, days, or weeks.
A frequency-based relocation schedule determines how often images are swept
from the basic disk staging storage unit to the final destination storage unit. (A
relocation schedule is created as part of a basic disk staging storage unit
configuration.)
NetBackup recognizes the intervals that suggest schedules based on days, even
if the job does not run daily. For example, if the frequency is 48 hours, NetBackup
tries to run the job at the same time every other day. (NetBackup checks if the
frequency is divisible by 24 hours.) If the interval is not divisible by 24, NetBackup
does not attempt to run the job at about the same time of day. Instead, NetBackup
tries to run the job at the indicated interval after the last successful backup. (For
example, 52 hours later.)

Note: Frequency does not apply to user schedules because the user can perform
a backup or archive whenever the time window is open.
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About backup frequency

To determine backup frequency, consider how often data changes. For example,
determine if files change several times a day, once a day, weekly, or monthly.
Typically, sites perform daily backups to preserve daily work. Daily backups ensure
that only one day’s work is lost in case of a disk failure. More frequent backups are
necessary when important data changes many times during the day and the changes
would be difficult to reconstruct.
Daily backups are usually the incremental backups that record the changes since
the last incremental or full backup. Incremental backups conserve resources because
they use less storage and take less time to perform than full backups.
Full backups usually occur less frequently than incremental backups but should
occur often enough to avoid accumulating consecutive incremental backups. A
large number of incremental backups between full backups increases the time it
takes to restore a file. The time increases because of the effort that is required to
merge the incremental backups when files and directories upon restore.
Consider the following when setting the frequency for full backups:
■ Extend the time between full backups for the files that seldom change. A longer
frequency uses fewer system resources. It also does not significantly increase
recovery time because the incremental backups between full backups are
smaller.
■ Decrease the time between full backups for the files that change frequently. A
shorter frequency decreases restore time. A shorter time between full backups
can also use fewer resources. It reduces the cumulative effect of the longer
incremental backups that are necessary to keep up with frequent changes in
the files.
To achieve the most efficient use of resources, ensure that most of the files in a
given policy change at about the same rate. For example, assume that half of the
files in a policy selection list change frequently enough to require a full backup every
week. However, the remaining files seldom change and require monthly full backups
only. If all the files are in the same policy, full backups are performed weekly on all
the files. This wastes system resources because half the files need full backups
only once a month. A better approach is to divide the backups into two policies,
each with the appropriate backup schedule, or to use synthetic backups.
If more than one automatic schedule is due for a client within a policy, the backup
frequency determines the schedule that NetBackup uses as follows:
■ Jobs from the schedule with the lower frequency (longer period between backups)
always have higher priority. For example, a schedule that has a backup frequency
of one month takes priority over a schedule with a backup frequency of 2 weeks.
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■ When two schedules are each due to run, the schedule with the schedule name
that is first in alphabetical order runs first. Alphabetical priority occurs if both of
the following are true:
■ Each schedule is within the defined time window.
■ Each schedule is configured with the same frequency value.

NetBackup prioritizes the example schedules in the following order:

Table 20-40 Examples of schedule frequency and priority

Schedule Name Frequency Priority

monthly_full One month First

weekly_full One week Second

daily_incremental One day Third

Instant Recovery (schedule attribute)

The Instant Recovery attributes are available under the following conditions:
■ The Snapshot Client option is licensed and installed.
Refer to the NetBackup Snapshot Client Administrator’s Guide.
■ Perform snapshot backups is selected.
■ Retain snapshots for Instant Recovery is selected.
See “Snapshot Client and Replication Director (policy attributes)” on page 760.
This attribute has two options.

Snapshots and copy The snapshot persists on the client volume with a backup
snapshots to a storage unit copy made to the storage unit on the media server.

Snapshots only The snapshot is not backed up to tape or to other storage.

NetBackup creates a snapshot on disk only. This option is
required for the NAS_Snapshot method.

The snapshot is created on the same device as the one that

contains the original data if it uses VxFS_Checkpoint method
or is VxVM space optimized. In this case, another policy can
be used to back up the data to a separate device.

Transaction logs are not truncated at the end of the backup.

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The Instant Recovery attributes are grayed out if the Policy storage option on
the Policy Attributes tab refers to a storage lifecycle policy. If that is the case, the
storage lifecycle policy configuration governs the Instant Recovery attributes.
However, the Override policy storage selection attribute on the Schedule
Attributes tab overrides the Policy storage option. If a storage unit is selected on
the Schedule Attributes tab, the Instant Recovery attributes become enabled.
See “Policy storage (policy attribute)” on page 704.
See “Override policy storage (schedule attribute)” on page 783.

Multiple copies (schedule attribute)

When the Multiple copies attribute is enabled, NetBackup can create up to four
copies of a backup simultaneously. The storage units must be on the same media
server with sufficient resources available for each copy. For example, to create four
copies simultaneously in a Media Manager storage unit, the unit needs four tape
drives. (This option is sometimes referred to as Inline Copy, Inline Tape Copy, or
ITC.)
To create more than four copies, additional copies can be created at a later time
using duplication.
If multiple original images are created simultaneously, the backup time that is
required may be longer than for one copy. Also, if both Media Manager and disk
storage units are specified, the duration of disk write operations match that of slower
removable media write operations.

About configuring multiple copies

To create multiple copies, the following criteria must be met:
■ The backup destinations must share the same media server with sufficient
resources available for each copy.
■ The storage units that are used for multiple copies must be configured to allow
a sufficient number of concurrent jobs to support the concurrent copies. The
pertinent storage unit settings are Maximum concurrent jobs and Maximum
concurrent write drives.
See “Maximum concurrent jobs storage unit setting” on page 582.
See “Maximum concurrent write drives storage unit setting” on page 581.
Multiple copy operations do not support the following:
■ Third-party copies
■ NDMP storage units
■ Storage units that use a QIC (quarter-inch cartridge) drive type
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■ Synthetic backups
■ Storage lifecycle policies
Storage lifecycle policies offer their own method to create multiple copies.
See “About writing multiple copies using a storage lifecycle policy” on page 673.

Configure Multiple Copies dialog box

The Configure Multiple Copies dialog box contains the following options:

Table 20-41 Configure Multiple Copies dialog box

Field Description

Copies NetBackup can create up to four copies of a backup simultaneously. The storage units must
be on the same media server and there must be sufficient resources available for each copy.

To create more than 4 copies, create additional copies at a later time by using duplication.

Priority of duplication Indicate the priority that the duplication job (based on this schedule) has over other jobs in
job the queue (0 to 99999).

Primary copy Copy 1 is the primary copy. If Copy 1 fails for some reason, the first successful copy is the
primary copy.

See “Promoting a copy to a primary copy” on page 980.

Storage unit Specify the storage unit where each copy is to be stored. If a Media Manager storage unit
has multiple drives, you can use it for both the source and the destination. To let NetBackup
decide at run-time, select Any Available.

Volume pool Indicate where each copy is to be stored.

Retention schedule Specify how long NetBackup retains the backups.

See “Retention (schedule attribute)” on page 785.

If this copy fails In the event that the copy does not complete, select whether you want the entire job to fail
(fail all copies), or whether you want the remaining copies to continue.

Regardless of how the fail or continue flag is set, all the copy jobs wait in the queue until
resources are available for all copies. The first job does not start until the copies have
resources.

If a copy is configured to allow other copies to continue the job if the copy fails, and if
Checkpoint restart for backup jobs is selected for this policy, only the last failed copy that
contains a checkpoint can be resumed.

See “Take checkpoints every __ minutes (policy attribute)” on page 709.

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Table 20-41 Configure Multiple Copies dialog box (continued)

Field Description

Media owner Select who should own the media onto which NetBackup writes the images.
The following options are available:

■ Any
Lets NetBackup select the media owner, either a media server or server group.
■ None
Specifies that the media server that writes to the media that owns the media. No media
server is specified explicitly, but you want a media server to own the media.
■ A server group
Specify a media server group to allow only those media servers in the group to write to
the media on which backup images for this policy are written. All media server groups
that are configured in the NetBackup environment appear in the drop-down list.
See “Configuring a NetBackup server group” on page 382.

Configuring multiple copies in a policy schedule

To configure a policy schedule to create multiple copies, use the following procedure.
To configure a schedule to create multiple copies
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management > Policies.
2 Do one of the following:

To change an existing policy ■ Select the policy to change.

■ On the Edit menu, click Change.

To create a new policy ■ On the Actions menu, click New > Policy.
■ Name the policy, and click OK.

3 Select the Schedules tab.

4 Double-click an existing schedule or click New to create a new schedule.
5 In the dialog box that appears, click in the Attributes tab, select Multiple
copies, then click Configure.
If the destination for this policy is a storage lifecycle policy, the Multiple copies
box is unchecked. NetBackup does not allow the two methods for creating
multiple copies to be enabled at the same time.
See “Policy storage (policy attribute)” on page 704.
See “About writing multiple copies using a storage lifecycle policy” on page 673.
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6 In the Copies field, specify the number of copies to be created simultaneously.

The number must be between 1 and 4.
Copy 1 is the primary copy. If Copy 1 fails, the first successful copy is the
primary copy.
Usually, NetBackup restores from the primary copy of an image. However, it
is possible to restore from a specific backup copy other than the primary copy.
To do so, use the bprestore command.
To create more than four copies, create additional copies at a later time by
using duplication.
See “Configure Multiple Copies dialog box” on page 780.
See “About configuring multiple copies” on page 779.
7 In the Priority of duplication field, specify the priority of the duplication job in
comparison to the other jobs in the queue (0 to 99999).
8 Specify the storage unit where each copy is stored. Select Any Available to
allow NetBackup to select the storage unit at run-time.
If a Media Manager storage unit contains multiple drives, the storage unit can
be used for both the original image and the copies.
9 Specify the volume pool where each copy is stored.
10 Select the retention level for each copy.
See “Retention (schedule attribute)” on page 785.
11 Select one of the following from the If this copy fails list:

continue Continues making the remaining copies.

Note: If Take checkpoints every __ minutes is selected
for this policy, only the last failed copy that contains a
checkpoint can be resumed.

See “Take checkpoints every __ minutes (policy attribute)”

on page 709.

fail all copies Fails the entire job.

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12 For tape media, specify who should own the media onto which NetBackup
writes the images:

Any NetBackup selects the media owner, either a media server or

server group.

None Specifies that the media server that writes to the media owns the
media. No media server is specified explicitly, but you want a
media server to own the media.

A server group Specifies that a media server group allows only those media
servers in the group to write to the media on which backup images
for this policy are written. All the media server groups that are
configured in the NetBackup environment appear in the list.

These settings do not affect images residing on disk. One media server does
not own the images that reside on shared disks. Any media server with access
to the shared pool of disk can access the images.
13 Click OK until the policy is saved.

Override policy storage (schedule attribute)

The Override policy storage selection attribute works as follows:

Disabled Instructs the schedule to use the Policy storage as specified on the
policy Attributes tab.

Enabled Instructs the schedule to override the Policy storage as specified on

the policy Attributes tab.

Select the storage from the list of previously configured storage units
and storage lifecycle policies. If the list is empty, no storage has been
configured.

See “Policy storage (policy attribute)” on page 704.

If a data classification is indicated for the policy, only those storage lifecycles with
the same data classification appear in the list.
See “Data classifications (policy attribute)” on page 703.

Note: Storage lifecycle policies cannot be selected within the Configure Multiple
Copies dialog box.
See “About configuring multiple copies” on page 779.
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Override policy volume pool (schedule attribute)

The Override policy volume pool attribute works as follows:

Disabled Instructs the schedule to override the volume pool that is specified as
the Policy volume pool on the policy Attribute tab. If no policy volume
pool is specified, NetBackup uses NetBackup as the default. If the policy
is for a NetBackup catalog, NBU-Catalog policies use CatalogBackup.

Enabled Instructs the schedule to override the volume pool that is specified as
the Policy volume pool on the policy Attribute tab. Select the volume
pool from the list of previously configured volume pools.

See “Policy volume pool (policy attribute)” on page 707.

Override media owner (schedule attribute)

The Override media owner attribute applies only to tape media. It specifies whether
to use the policy media owner or another owner for the schedule. The rules for
shared disk media are more flexible so override settings are not needed for disk
media.
The attribute works as follows:

Disabled Instructs the schedule to use the media owner that is specified as the
Media Owner in the policy Attribute tab.

Enabled Instructs the schedule to override the media owner that is specified as
the Media Owner in the policy Attribute tab.
Select the new media owner from the list:

■ Any.
NetBackup selects the media owner, either a media server or server
group
■ None
Specifies that the media server that writes to the media owns the
media. No media server is specified explicitly, but you want a media
server to own the media.
■ A server group
Specifies that a media server group allows only those media servers
in the group to write to the media on which backup images for this
policy are written. All media server groups that are configured in the
NetBackup environment appear in the list.

See “Media Owner (policy attribute)” on page 715.

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Retention (schedule attribute)

The Retention attribute specifies how long NetBackup retains the backups. To set
the retention period, select a time period (or level) from the list. When the retention
period expires, NetBackup deletes information about the expired backup. After the
backup expires, the files in the backup are unavailable for restores. For example,
if the retention is 2 weeks, data can be restored from a backup that this schedule
performs for only 2 weeks after the backup.
If a policy is configured to back up to a storage lifecycle policy, the Retention
attribute in the schedule is ignored. The retention period that the lifecycle indicates
is followed instead.
See “Creating a storage lifecycle policy” on page 620.
See “Retention Periods properties” on page 224.

About assigning retention periods

The retention period for data depends on the likelihood of restoring information from
media after a certain period of time. Some types of data (financial records, for
example) have legal requirements that determine the retention level. Other data
(preliminary documents, for example) can probably be expired when the final version
is complete.
A backup’s retention also depends on what needs to be recovered from the backup.
For example, if day-to-day changes are critical, keep all the incremental backups
in addition to the full backups for as long as the data is needed. If incremental
backups only track work in progress toward monthly reports, expire the incremental
backups sooner. Rely on the full backups for long-term recovery.
Establish some guidelines that apply to most of the data to determine retention
periods. Note the files or the directories that have retention requirements outside
of these guidelines. Plan to create separate policies for the data that falls outside
of the retention requirement guidelines. For example, place the files and directories
with longer retention requirements in a separate policy. Schedule longer retention
times for the separate policies without keeping all policies for the longer retention
period.
The following table describes recommended retention periods for different types of
backups.
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Table 20-42 Recommended retention periods for different types of backups

Type of backup Description

Full Backup Specify a time period that is longer than the frequency setting
for the schedule. (The frequency is how often the backup
runs). For example, if the frequency is one week, specify a
retention period of 2-4 weeks. Two to 4 weeks provides
enough of a margin to ensure that the current full backup
does not expire before the next full backup occurs.

Differential Incremental Specify a time period that is longer than the period between
Backup full backups. For example, if full backups occur weekly, save
the incremental backups for 2 weeks.

Cumulative Incremental Specify a time period that is longer than the frequency setting
Backup for the schedule. (The frequency is how often the backup
runs). For example, if the frequency setting is one day, specify
a retention period of one week. One week provides enough
of a margin to ensure that the current cumulative-incremental
backup does not expire before the next successful one
occurs. A complete restore requires the previous full backup
plus the most recent cumulative-incremental backup.

The following table suggests several ways that you can prevent backups from
expiring earlier than desired.

Table 20-43 Suggestions for preventing prematurely expired backups

Item Description

Retention period Assign an adequate retention period. NetBackup does not

track backups after the retention period expires. Recovering
files is difficult or impossible after the retention period expires.

For the backups that must be kept for more than one year,
set the retention period to infinite.

Full backups and incremental Assign a longer retention period to full backups than to
backups incremental backups within a policy. A complete restore
requires the previous full backup plus all subsequent
incremental backups. It may not be possible to restore all the
files if the full backup expires before the incremental backups.

Archive schedules Set the retention period to infinite.

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Table 20-43 Suggestions for preventing prematurely expired backups

(continued)

Item Description

Tape Set the retention period to infinite. If infinite is unacceptable

because of NetBackup database space limitations, set the
retention period to match the length of time that the data is
to be retained.

Another consideration for data retention is off-site storage of the backup media.
Off-site storage protects against the disasters that may occur at the primary site.
Consider the following off-site storage methods as precautions for disaster recovery:
■ Use the duplication feature to make a second copy for off-site storage.
■ Send monthly or weekly full backups to an off-site storage facility.
To restore the data, request the media from the facility. To restore a total directory
or disk with incremental backups requires the last full backup plus all incremental
backups.
■ Configure an extra set of schedules to create the backups to use as duplicates
for off-site storage.
Regardless of the method that is used for off-site storage, ensure that adequate
retention periods are configured. Use the NetBackup import feature to retrieve
expired backups.
By default, NetBackup stores each backup on a tape volume that contains existing
backups at the same retention level. If a backup has a retention level of 2, NetBackup
stores it on a tape volume with other backups at retention level 2. When NetBackup
encounters a backup with a different retention level, it switches to an appropriate
volume. Because tape volumes remain assigned to NetBackup until all the backups
on the tape expire, this approach results in more efficient use of media. One small
backup with an infinite retention prevents a volume from being reused, even if all
other backups on the volume expired.
To mix retention levels on volumes, select Allow multiple retentions per media
in the Media host properties.
If you keep only one retention level on each volume, do not use any more retention
levels than necessary. Multiple retention levels increase the number of required
volumes.
See “Media properties” on page 185.

Note: Retention levels can be mixed on disk volumes with no restrictions.

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See “Changing a retention period” on page 226.

Media multiplexing (schedule attribute)

The Media multiplexing attribute specifies the maximum number of jobs from the
schedule that NetBackup can multiplex onto any one drive. Multiplexing sends
concurrent backup jobs from one or several clients to a single drive and multiplexes
the backups onto the media.
Specify a number from 1 through 32, where 1 specifies no multiplexing. Any changes
take effect the next time a schedule runs.

Note: Some policy types and some schedule types do not support media
multiplexing. The option cannot be selected in those instances.

Caution: For MS-SQL-Server policies, do not enable multiplexing for a schedule

that is also configured to backup with multiple stripes. Restores fail when multiplexing
is enabled for a schedule that uses more than one stripe.

To configure multiplexed backups, multiplexing must be indicated in both the storage

unit (Maximum Streams Per Drive setting) and the schedule (Media Multiplexing
setting) configuration. Regardless of the Media multiplexing setting, the maximum
jobs that NetBackup starts never exceeds the Maximum Streams Per Drive value
for the storage unit.
NetBackup multiplexing sends concurrent backups from one or several clients to
a single storage device. NetBackup multiplexes the backups sequentially onto the
media. Multiplexed and unmultiplexed backups can reside on the same volume.
Separate volume pools or media IDs are not necessary.
Figure 20-13 shows the multiplexed flow of client data to a server.
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Figure 20-13 Multiplexed backups

Clients

Disk Server
Removable media or
magnetic disk

Disk

Disk

About multiplexing
Multiplexing is generally used to reduce the amount of time that is required to
complete backups. The following table describes circumstances where performance
improves by using multiplexing:

Table 20-44 Circumstances where multiplexing improves performance

Item Description

Slow clients Instances in which NetBackup uses software compression,

which normally reduces client performance, are also
improved.

Multiple slow networks The parallel data streams take advantage of whatever
network capacity is available.

Many short backups (for In addition to providing parallel data streams, multiplexing
example, incremental reduces the time each job waits for a device to become
backups) available. Therefore, the storage device transfer rate is
maximized.

No special action is required to restore a multiplexed backup. NetBackup finds the

media and restores the requested backup. Multiplexing reduces performance on
restores because it uses extra time to read the images.
To reduce the effect of multiplexing on restore times, set the storage unit maximum
fragment size to a value smaller than the largest allowed value. Also, on UNIX,
enable fast-tape positioning (locate block), if it applies to the tape drives in use.
Consider the following configuration settings when using multiplexing.
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Table 20-45 Properties and attributes that affect multiplexing

Item Description Where to find it

Limit jobs per policy Limits the number of jobs that NetBackup ■ In the NetBackup Administration
(policy attribute) performs concurrently when a policy is run. Console, expand NetBackup
Set this attribute high enough to support the Management > Policies.
specified level of multiplexing. ■ In the middle pane, double-click the
Attributes node of a policy.
See “Limit jobs per policy (policy attribute)”
on page 712. Or, create a new policy and select the
Attributes tab.
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Table 20-45 Properties and attributes that affect multiplexing (continued)

Item Description Where to find it

Maximum jobs per Limits the number of backup jobs that can run ■ In the NetBackup Administration
client (host property) concurrently on any NetBackup client. This Console, expand NetBackup
property is part of Global Attributes host Management > Host Properties > Master
properties. Servers.
In the right pane, double-click a master
See “Global Attributes properties” on page 155. ■
server.
Usually, the client setting does not affect ■ In the Master Server Properties dialog
multiplexing. However, consider a case where box, select Global Attributes from the left
jobs from different schedules on the same pane.
client go to the same storage unit. In this case, ■ The property appears in the right pane.
the maximum number of jobs that are
permitted on the client is reached before the
multiplexing limit is reached for the storage
unit. When the maximum number of jobs on
the client is reached, NetBackup cannot use
the storage unit’s full multiplexing capabilities.

Select a value that is based on the ability of

the central processing unit to handle parallel
jobs. Because extra buffers are required,
memory is also important. If the server cannot
perform other tasks or runs out of memory or
processes, reduce the Maximum streams
per drive setting for the storage unit.
To estimate the potential load that multiplexing
can place on the central processing unit,
consider the following limits:

■ The maximum concurrent jobs that

NetBackup can attempt equals the sum of
the concurrent backup jobs that can run
on all storage units.
■ The maximum concurrent jobs that can
run on a storage unit equals the value of
Maximum streams per drive, multiplied
by the number of drives.

See “Maximum streams per drive storage unit

setting” on page 584.
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Table 20-45 Properties and attributes that affect multiplexing (continued)

Item Description Where to find it

Maximum data Set the maximum number of jobs that are ■ In the NetBackup Administration
streams (host allowed on a specific client without affecting Console, expand NetBackup
property) other clients. This property is part of Client Management > Host Properties > Master
Attributes host properties. Servers.
■ In the right pane, double-click a master
See “General tab of the Client Attributes
server.
properties” on page 88.
■ In the Master Server Properties dialog
box, select Client Attributes from the left
pane.
■ The property appears in the right pane on
the General tab.

Delay on multiplexed Specifies how long the server waits for ■ In the NetBackup Administration
restores (host additional restore requests of files and raw Console, expand NetBackup
property) partitions in a set of multiplexed images on Management > Host Properties > Master
the same tape. This property is part of Servers.
General Server host properties. ■ In the right pane, double-click a master
server.
See “General tab of the Client Attributes
properties” on page 88. ■ In the Master Server Properties dialog
box, select General Server from the left
pane.
■ The property appears in the right pane.

Media Multiplexing If the limit is reached for a drive, NetBackup ■ In the NetBackup Administration
(policy schedule sends jobs to other drives. Console, expand NetBackup
attribute) Management > Policies.
When NetBackup multiplexes jobs, it
■ In the middle pane, double-click the
continues to add jobs to a drive until the
Schedules node of a policy.
number of jobs on the drive matches the
Media Multiplexing limit or the Maximum Or, create a new policy and select the
streams per drive limit. Schedules tab.
■ Click New to create a new schedule and
See “Media multiplexing (schedule attribute)” configure the Media Multiplexing option.
on page 788.
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Table 20-45 Properties and attributes that affect multiplexing (continued)

Item Description Where to find it

Maximum streams NetBackup can add jobs from more than one ■ In the NetBackup Administration
per drive (storage unit schedule to a drive. Console, expand NetBackup
setting) Management > Storage.
When NetBackup multiplexes jobs, it
■ In the left pane, click Storage Units.
continues to add jobs to a drive until the
number of jobs on the drive matches the ■ In the right pane, double-click a storage
Maximum streams per drive limit or the unit name.
Media Multiplexing limit. Or, create a new storage unit.
■ The setting appears on the dialog box that
See “Maximum streams per drive storage unit
appears.
setting” on page 584.

See “MPX_RESTORE_DELAY option for NetBackup servers” on page 317.

Example of using multiplexing with schedules

Figure 20-14 provides an example of how schedules are affected when multiplexing
is active.

Figure 20-14 Multiplexing process scenario

Schedule A Schedule B
Media Multiplexing per drive = 2 Media Multiplexing per drive = 4
Storage unit
DOG Job Job FOX
1 9 A1 B1 5 12
10 A2 Drive 1
2
B2 6
A5

13
CAT Job Job OTTER
3 11 A3 B3 7
Drive 2
4 A4 B4 8

A white number denotes an event that is starting.

A gray number denotes an event that is completing.

Assume the following about Figure 20-14.

■ Schedule A begins first.
Schedules can be in the same or in different policies.
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■ Allow Multiple Data Streams is enabled.

Consequently, a client can have multiple data streams.
See “Allow multiple data streams (policy attribute)” on page 731.

Table 20-46 Description of the multiplexing process scenario

Event Description

1 and 2 ■ Jobs A1 and A2 from client DOG start on Drive 1.

■ For Schedule A, the Media Multiplexing limit of 2 is reached for
Drive 1.

3 and 4 ■ Jobs A3 and A4 from client CAT start on Drive 2.

■ For Schedule A, the Media Multiplexing limit of 2 is reached for
Drive 2.

5 and 6 ■ Jobs B1 and B2 for client FOX start on Drive 1.

■ The Maximum streams per drive storage unit setting is reached
for Drive 1.

7 and 8 ■ Jobs B3 and B4 from client OTTER start on Drive 2.

■ All jobs are now running for Schedule B.
■ The Maximum streams per drive storage unit setting is reached
for Drive 2.

9 and 10 ■ Jobs A1 and A2 from client DOG finish on Drive 1.

■ However, jobs B1 and B2 for client FOX continue to run.
■ For Schedule A, the Media Multiplexing limit of 2 prevents job A5
from starting on Drive 1

11 and 12 ■ Job A3 from client CAT finishes on Drive 2

■ Job B1 from client FOX finishes on Drive 1.
■ Job B2 is the only job currently running on Drive 1.

13 ■ Job A5 from client CAT starts on Drive 1.

■ JobA5 is the last job for Schedule A.
■ For Schedule A, the Media Multiplexing limit of 2 prevents job A5
from starting on Drive 2.
■ Therefore, job A5 starts on Drive 1.

NetBackup attempts to add multiplexed jobs to drives that already use multiplexing.
If multiplexed jobs are confined to specific drives, other drives are available for
non-multiplexed jobs.
If the backup window closes before NetBackup can start all the jobs in a multiplexing
set, NetBackup completes only the jobs that have started.
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For example, Figure 20-14 assumes that the Activity Monitor shows jobs A1
through A5 as queued and active.
If only jobs A1 and A2 start before the window closes, NetBackup does not perform
the other jobs that are in the set. If the window closes before any jobs start, then
only the first queued and active job starts and completes. Job A1 in this example.
See “MPX_RESTORE_DELAY option for NetBackup servers” on page 317.

About demultiplexing
Demultiplexing speeds up future restores and is useful for creating a copy for off-site
storage. Use the duplication process in the Catalog utility to demultiplex a backup.
Duplication allows one multiplexed backup at one time to be copied from the source
media to the target media. When duplication is complete, the target contains a
single demultiplexed copy of each duplicated backup. (The target can also contain
other backups.) The duplicate copy can be made into the primary copy. Do not
select Preserve Multiplexing in the Configure Multiple Copies dialog box when
backups are duplicated.

Note: If you use the bpduplicate command instead of the NetBackup

Administration Console, do not include the -mpx option on that command.

See “Duplicating backup images” on page 982.

Start Window tab

The Start Window tab provides controls for setting time periods during which
NetBackup can start jobs when using a schedule. Time periods are referred to as
windows. Configure windows so that they satisfy the requirements necessary to
complete a job.
For example, create different windows:
■ One for the backups that open each day for a specific amount of time
■ Another for the backups that keep the window open all week

Adding, changing, or deleting a time window in a policy schedule

Use one of the following procedures to add, change, or delete a time window.
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To add or change a time window in the NetBackup Administration Console

1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management > Policies.
2 Expand the policy name in the middle pane, then select Schedules.
3 Do one of the following:

To add a time window ■ Click Actions > New > Schedule.

■ In the Add Schedule dialog box, enter the name of a
schedule.

To change a time In the right pane, double-click the schedule you want to
window change. The Change Schedule dialog box appears.

4 Click the Start Window tab.

5 To change the increments available for selecting start times or end times,
change the value in the Resolution field. You can choose 5, 10, 15, or 30
minutes. For example, a resolution of 10 minutes allows time window
adjustments by 10-minute increments.
6 To indicate the opening of the time window, do the following:

Drag your cursor in the time Click the day and time when you'd like the window to
table start and drag it to the day and time when you'd like the
window to close.

Use the settings in the dialog ■ In the Start day field, select the first day that the
box window opens.
■ In the Start time field, select the time that the
window opens.
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Start time Times of day

Time window Current cursor position

7 To indicate the closing of the time window, do one of the following:

Drag your cursor in the time Click the day and time when you'd like the window to
table start and drag it to the day and time when you'd like the
window to close.

Enter the duration of the time Enter a length of time in the Duration (days, hours,
window minutes) fields.

Indicate the end of the time ■ Select a day in the End day list.
window ■ Select a time in the End time field.

Time windows show as bars in the schedule display.

Specify enough time to allow all clients in the policy to complete a backup.
Consider allowing extra time in the schedule in case the schedule starts late
due to factors outside of NetBackup. (Delays due to unavailable devices, for
example.) Otherwise, all backups may not have a chance to start.
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8 As necessary, do any of the following:

Click Delete. Deletes the selected time window.

Click Clear. Deletes all time windows from the schedule display.

Click Duplicate. Replicates the time window for the entire week.

Click Undo. Erases the last action.

9 Do one of the following:

Click Add. To save the time window and leave the dialog box open.

Click OK. To save the time window and close the dialog box.

Example of schedule duration

Figure 20-15 illustrates the effect of schedule duration on two full backup schedules.
The start time for Schedule B begins shortly after the end time for the previous
Schedule A. Both schedules have three clients with backups due.

Figure 20-15 Duration example

Client A1

Client A2 1
Client A3

Client B1

Client B2 2
Client B3

Schedule A Schedule B
Start Time End Time Start Time End Time

Figure 20-15 illustrates the following points:

Point 1 Client A3 starts within the Schedule A time window but doesn’t complete
until after the Schedule B start time. However, Client A3 runs to
completion even if the window closes while the backup is running. Client
B1, on Schedule B, begins as soon as Client A3 completes.
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Point2 Schedule A does not leave enough time for all the clients on Schedule
B to be backed up. Consequently, Client B3 is unable to start because
the time window has closed. Client B3 must wait until the next time
NetBackup runs Schedule B.

Excluding days from a schedule

Use the Exclude Days tab to exclude specific days from a schedule for a backup
policy. If a day is excluded from a schedule, jobs do not run on that day. The tab
displays a calendar of three consecutive months. Use the lists at the top of the
calendar to change the first month or year displayed.
To exclude a day from a schedule
1 Use one or more methods to indicate the days to exclude:
■ Select the day(s) on the 3-month calendar that you want to exclude. Use
the drop-down lists at the top of the calendar to change the months or year.
■ To indicate Recurring Week Days:
■ Click Select All to select all of the days in every month for every year.
■ Click Deselect All to remove all existing selections.
■ Check a box in the matrix to select a specific day to exclude for every
month.
■ Click the column head of a day of the week to exclude that day every
month.
■ Click the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or Last row label to exclude that week every
month.

■ To indicate Recurring Days of the Month:

■ Click Select All to select all of the days in every month.
■ Click Deselect All to remove all existing selections.
■ Check a box in the matrix to select that day to exclude each month.
■ Click Last Day to exclude the last day of every month.

■ To indicate Specific Dates:

■ Click New. Enter the month, day, and year in the Date Selection dialog
box. Click OK.
The date appears in the Specific Dates list.
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■ To delete a date, select the date in the list. Click Delete.

2 Add additional dates as necessary, then click OK to save the changes.

Include Dates tab

The Include Dates tab appears in the Add New Schedule or Change Schedule
dialog box. For the tab to display, you must select the Calendar option as the
Schedule type on the Attributes tab. Calendar-based schedules provide several
run day options for determining when a task runs.
The tab displays a calendar of three consecutive months. Use the lists at the top
of the calendar to change the first month or year displayed.

Calendar scheduling with the Include Dates tab

Use the Calendar option in the policy Attributes tab to create a job schedule based
on a calendar view. The Include Dates tab lets administrators configure the
schedules that run according to specific days, on recurring week days, or on
recurring days of the month.

Note: Using the calendar schedule, if a green checkmark does not appear on a
day, the day is not included in the schedule.
If Retries allowed after runday is enabled, a job could run on a day that is not
included in the schedule.
When a new calendar schedule is created with Retries allowed after runday
enabled, the schedule runs its first job on the next day when the backup window is
open. That day may be before the first run day that is included in the schedule.

To use a calendar to schedule run days

1 In the Attributes tab, enable the Calendar attribute.
2 Select the Include Dates tab.
3 Use one or more methods to schedule the days on which jobs can run:
■ Select the day(s) on the three-month calendar that you want jobs to run.
Use the drop-down lists at the top of the calendar to change the months or
year.
■ To indicate Recurring Week Days:
■ Click Select All to select all of the days in every month for every year.
■ Click Deselect All to remove all existing selections.
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How NetBackup determines which schedule to run next

■ Check a box in the matrix to select a specific day to include for every
month.
■ Click the column head of a day of the week to include that day every
month.
■ Click the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or Last row label to include that week every
month.

■ To indicate Recurring Days of the Month:

■ Click Select All to select all of the days in every month.
■ Click Deselect All to remove all existing selections.
■ Check a box in the matrix to select that day to include each month.
■ Click Last Day to include the last day of every month.

■ To indicate Specific Dates:

■ Click New. Enter the month, day, and year in the Date Selection dialog
box. Click OK.
The date appears in the Specific Dates list.
■ To delete a date, select the date in the list. Click Delete.

4 Add additional dates as necessary, then click OK to save the included days.

How NetBackup determines which schedule to

run next
When a policy contains one schedule, the schedule that is selected to run next is
straightforward. But when a policy contains multiple schedules, choosing which
schedule to run next can become more complicated.
NetBackup performs the following tasks to determine which schedule to run next:
■ NetBackup determines the due time for each schedule. The due time depends
on the following:
■ The last backup data for each schedule based on comparable schedules.
■ The frequency that is added to each schedule to determine which schedule
is due next.

■ NetBackup checks the start time for each schedule. The schedule with the
soonest start time runs next. That is, the schedule with the next open window.
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How NetBackup determines which schedule to run next

Figure 20-16 Schedule selection overview

Find last backup data

For calendar-
For frequency-
based schedules,
based schedules,
add days until
add frequency
next run day

Schedule
First available
Determine due time selected to run
start time
next

When any of the following events occurs, NetBackup recalculates which schedule
to run next in a policy:
■ A backup job finishes.
■ A client backup image expires.
■ The Policy Execution Manager (nbpem) starts.
■ The administrator changes the policy.
NetBackup looks for updated policies every 10 minutes. If the policy has recently
been updated, NetBackup waits an additional minute to be sure that changes
are not currently underway. You can change the frequency that NetBackup looks
for updates by changing the Policy Update Interval in the Global Attributes
host properties.
See “Global Attributes properties” on page 155.
The due time for each schedule equals the last backup data for the schedule, plus
the schedule’s frequency:
Due time = Last backup data + Frequency
Last backup data refers to the schedule that ran most recently among comparable
schedules. NetBackup uses the date and time of that schedule to determine the
due time for all the schedules that use that schedule as the last backup data.
In some cases, the last backup data for a schedule names the schedule itself. In
other cases, the last backup data for a schedule is another comparable schedule.
NetBackup makes the following comparisons to identify a comparable schedule:

Full schedules Compared to other full schedules of the same or longer

frequency.
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How NetBackup determines which schedule to run next

Cumulative incremental Compared to the following:

schedules
■ Full schedules of the same or longer frequency.
■ Other cumulative incremental schedules of the same or
longer frequency.

Differential incremental Compared to the following:

schedules
■ Full schedules of the same or longer frequency.
■ Cumulative incremental schedules of the same or longer
frequency.
■ Other differential incremental schedules of the same or
longer frequency.
Note: To have a longer frequency means that the
schedule is configured to run less often.

The comparison rules ensure that no schedule is overlooked for consideration,

potentially causing a gap in backup coverage.

Figure 20-17 Schedule coverage

Sunday Full Data

Monday Differential Incremental
Tuesday Differential Incremental
Wednesday Cumulative Incremental
Thursday Differential Incremental
Friday Differential Incremental
Saturday Cumulative Incremental
Sunday Full
Monday Differential Incremental
Tuesday Differential Incremental
Wednesday Cumulative Incremental
Thursday Differential Incremental
Friday Differential Incremental
Saturday Cumulative Incremental
Sunday Full
Monday Differential Incremental

Time

The following jobs create additional complexities in scheduling:

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About schedule windows that span midnight

Multistreaming jobs Each stream is scheduled independently. The data may

change in the time between the streamed backups. Two
restores that are based on the same backup may not be
identical if created from different streams.

Synthetic backup jobs NetBackup uses the previous synthetic job as the basis for
determing when the next synthetic job should run.

About schedule windows that span midnight

A backup window may begin in one day and end in another. If this kind of policy is
scheduled to run each day, NetBackup does not run the job again immediately after
midnight. Instead, even though the window spans into the next day, NetBackup
considers it to be one window. NetBackup recognizes that the administrator’s
intention is usually not to have a job run again so soon after the previous backup.
Figure 20-18 shows a window that spans midnight.
If a policy is scheduled to run each day, NetBackup looks to see if another window
opens later in the day. If another window is set up to open later, NetBackup waits
and runs the job then.

Figure 20-18 Schedule that spans midnight

The first job begins Sunday.

The job is due Monday as well. Instead of running the job again
immediately after midnight, NetBackup looks for a window later in
the day and runs the job.

If no other window is scheduled to open later in the day, NetBackup does not wait.
If the job has a daily frequency, the job runs again after midnight to meet the daily
backup frequency requirement.
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How open schedules affect calendar-based and frequency-based schedules

How open schedules affect calendar-based and

frequency-based schedules
A single backup window can span the entire week. This kind of schedule is called
an open schedule because a job may run at any time of day or night during the
week. Open schedules affect calendar-based and frequency-based schedules
differently.
Figure 20-19 shows an open schedule.

Figure 20-19 An open schedule

Open schedules affect calendar-based and frequency-based schedules differently:

Calendar-based schedules Calendar-based schedules run whenever the calendar

schedule indicates. NetBackup assumes that an environment
requires one backup on each day that is selected on the
calendar schedule. Given an open schedule, backups run
as soon after midnight as possible to satisfy the daily backup
requirement.
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How open schedules affect calendar-based and frequency-based schedules

Frequency-based schedules Frequency-based schedules run when the frequency setting

indicates. For example, with a frequency of one day,
NetBackup runs backups at 24-hour intervals based on the
start time.

Figure 20-20 shows that the backups on a calendar-based schedule would run
Monday through Friday.

Figure 20-20 An open schedule that is calendar-based

Figure 20-21 and Figure 20-22 show that the backups based on a frequency-based
schedule should run every day of the week, including Saturday and Sunday.
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How open schedules affect calendar-based and frequency-based schedules

Figure 20-21 An open schedule that is frequency-based

In Figure 20-22, backups run at 10:00 P.M. nightly based on the start time.
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How open schedules affect calendar-based and frequency-based schedules

Figure 20-22 Example of a frequency-based schedule with an open schedule

Click on a window to see the

start time and end time of
each day.

The start time indicates

when backups can run.

The window has a duration

of 1 day. The window is
duplicated for each day, to
create an open schedule.

Creating an open schedule in the NetBackup Administration Console

The following procedure describes how to create an open schedule in an existing
policy. In this procedure, the open schedule is configured to begin at 10:00 P.M.
To create an open schedule in the NetBackup Administration Console
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management > Policies.
2 In the middle pane, double-click on the policy name where you want to create
an open schedule.
3 Select the Schedules tab.
4 Click New or Add to create a new schedule.
5 Complete the information on the Attributes tab.
6 Select the Start Window tab.
7 Select Sunday as the Modify Day and 10:00:00 PM as the Start time.
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8 Select Monday as the End Day and 10:00:00 PM as the End time. The
Duration is then automatically set to one day.
9 Click Duplicate to copy this window to each day of the week.
10 Click OK to add the schedule to the policy.

Runtime considerations that affect backup frequency

The following items may cause a NetBackup job to run more frequently than
expected, or may prevent a job from meeting its backup frequency requirement.

Table 20-47 Items that can affect backup frequency

Item Description

Changing a policy causes the If the administrator changes or activates a policy, the change prompts NetBackup to
policy to run run the job as soon as possible. It does not matter if the schedule is calendar-based
or frequency-based.

Window availability Whether the schedule is calendar-based or frequency-based, a job cannot run if
windows are not open on the configured rundays.

■ For calendar-based schedules, windows must be open on the specific dates,

recurring weekdays, or recurring days of the month that the calendar schedule
indicates.
Note: A frequency is not configurable for a calendar-based schedule. For this
schedule type, NetBackup assumes a daily backup frequency.
■ For frequency-based schedules, a daily frequency requires that a window is open
each day.

Backup attempt limit A Global Attribute host property setting determines how many times a failed job can
attempt to run. The Schedule backup attempts property includes the number of
attempts and the time period in which the attempts can take place.

By default, a failed job tries to run two times every 12 hours if an open window is
available. Note that this setting supersedes any other frequency requirement and can
cause a schedule to skip an open window.

For example, if a job meets the maximum number of job attempts, NetBackup does
not try to run the job again during the retry period indicated. It does not attempt, even
in an open window and a daily backup frequency has not been met that day.

See “Global Attributes properties” on page 155.

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About the Clients tab

About the Clients tab

The Clients tab contains a list of clients to be backed up (or acted upon) by the
selected policy. A client must be included in the list of at least one backup policy
to be backed up.
Placing a client in more than one backup policy can be useful. For example, place
the client name in two policies to back up different sets of files on the client according
to different policy rules.
The Clients tab does not appear for Vault or Catalog policy types.
On UNIX: You can also use the Clients tab to install NetBackup software on trusting
UNIX clients.

Adding or changing clients in a policy

A client must be included in the list of at least one active backup policy to be backed
up. Use the following procedures to add, change, or delete clients in an existing
NetBackup policy.
To add, change, or delete a client in a policy
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand NetBackup Management
> Policies.
2 Open the policy that you want to change.
3 Select the Clients tab and perform one of the following actions:

To add a new client Continue to step 4.

To change an existing Double-click on the client that you want to change or select
client the client and click Change. The Change Client dialog box
appears.

Click OK to accept the change and close the Change Client

dialog box. Or, click Cancel to close the dialog box without
saving the changes.

To delete a client Select a client and click Delete. Hold down Shift to select
multiple clients. A confirmation dialog box appears that lists
the clients to be deleted. Click Yes to delete the clients or No
to escape the dialog box.

4 To add a new client, click New. The Add Client dialog box appears.
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About the Clients tab

In the Add Client dialog box, enter the host name that you want to add. Or
click the Browse for Computer button, select the host from the network tree,
and click OK.

Observe the following rules for assigning client names:

■ Use a name by which the server knows the client (one that you can use on
the server to ping or telnet to the client).
■ If the client is in multiple policies, use the same name in each policy.
■ If the network configuration has multiple domains, use a more qualified
name. For example, use client1.null.com or client1. null rather than
only client1.
■ Add only clients with the hardware and the operating systems that this policy
supports. For example, do not add a UNIX client to an MS-Windows policy.
If you add a client to more than one policy, designate the same hardware
and operating system in each of the policies.
If the hardware and the operating system you want is not in the list,
associated client software is not installed on the server. Check the
/usr/openv/netbackup/client directory for the directories and software
that corresponds to the client you want to install. If the directories or software
are not there, rerun the installation script on the server and select the option
to install client software.
■ Do not use an IP address as a client name in a policy or the backup may
fail. Specify a host name instead.
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About the Clients tab

5 You can either select the Detect client operating system check box or select
the appropriate hardware and operating system for the client in the drop-down
menu.

Note: This feature is also available when you configure the LiveUpdate policy
type and also when you use the Policy Configuration Wizard to configure a
policy. To be able to use the auto-detect feature, the master server name must
be included in the bp.conf file on the client. This task is accomplished when
you enter the master server name during the installation of the client software
on the host.

6 Perform one of the following:

■ Click Add to add the client to the list and leave the dialog box open to add
another client.
■ Click OK to add the client to the list and close the dialog box.
■ Click Cancel to close the dialog box without adding the client.

7 When you are finished in the Clients tab:

■ Click OK to close and save the policy.
■ Click Cancel to close the policy without saving any additions or changes.

Installing client software on secure and trusting UNIX clients

A secure UNIX client is a client that does not contain an entry for the NetBackup
master server in its /.rhosts file. You can install software on a secure UNIX client
locally by using the installation DVDs or by using a script.
By contrast, a trusting UNIX client contains an entry for the current master server
in its /.rhosts file. You can install client software on trusting UNIX clients from the
policy Clients tab or from the Actions menu when the Policies utility is selected.
To install NetBackup Windows client software, see the NetBackup Installation Guide
for Windows.
Before you can install client software on trusting UNIX clients, the following
prerequisites must be met:
■ You can install the client software from the NetBackup Administration Console
only from a UNIX NetBackup server. The server must be the server that was
specified in the logon dialog box when the interface was started. This server
must also be the master where you currently manage backup policies, and
clients must be in a policy on this master.
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About the Clients tab

■ Each client that receives the software installation must contain an entry for the
current master server in its /.rhosts file. If these entries exist, the clients are
referred to as trusting clients. The /.rhosts entries for the master server are
not required for correct operation of NetBackup. The entries can be removed
after the client software is installed.
To install client software on trusting UNIX clients
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand NetBackup Management
> Policies.

Note: If you want to install client software, you cannot click File > Change
Server to get to another master server. The master server must be the server
that you specified in the logon dialog box.

2 Select the master server name at the top of the All Policies middle pane.
3 On the Actions menu, click Install UNIX Client Software.
4 In the Don’t install these clients box, select the clients in the list that you
want to receive the software. Click Add to move the client names to the Install
these clients box.
5 Click Install Client Software to start the installation.
Client software installation can take a minute or more per client. NetBackup
writes the messages in the Progress box as the installation proceeds. If the
installation fails on a client, NetBackup notifies you but keeps the client in the
policy. You cannot stop the installation once it starts.
During installation, NetBackup performs the following actions:
■ Copies the client software.
■ Copies from the/usr/openv/netbackup/client directory on the server.
■ Copies to the /usr/openv/netbackup directory on the client.

■ Adds the required entries to the client’s /etc/services and inetd.conf

files.

6 When the install is complete, click Close.

To install client software to a different location on the client:
■ Create a directory where you want the software to reside.
■ Create /usr/openv/netbackup as a link to that directory before installing
software.
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Backup Selections tab

Browse for Hyper-V virtual machines

On the Clients tab, click New to select virtual machines.
The following table describes the options that you can use to select Hyper-V virtual
machines.

Table 20-48 Options for selecting Hyper-V virtual machines

Option Description

Enter the VM display name

Note: The type of name to enter depends on the Primary VM identifier setting on
(or VM hostname or VM
the Hyper-V tab of the policy.
GUID)
Enter the host name, display name, or GUID of the virtual machine. The format of the
host name or display name depends on your system. It may be the fully qualified name
or another name, depending on your network configuration and how the name is defined
in the guest OS. If NetBackup cannot find the name or GUID you enter, the policy
validation fails.

Make sure the Browse for Virtual Machines option is unchecked.

Browse for Virtual Click this option to discover Hyper-V servers or cluster nodes (shown in the left pane).
Machines You can select virtual machines from a list (in the right pane).

The virtual machine names that are listed may be derived from a cache file. Use of the
cache file is faster than rediscovering the virtual machines on the network if your site
has a large number of virtual machines. If the virtual machine is turned off but was
turned on when the cache file was last created, its name appears in the list.

If the display name of the virtual machine was recently changed in the Hyper-V Manager,
note: The virtual machine name that was used for the backup does not change.

If NetBackup cannot obtain the IP address of the virtual machine, the IP address is
displayed as NONE.

Last Update To update the cache file and re-display virtual machines, click the refresh icon to the
right of the Last Update field. This field shows the date and time of the most recent
cache file that contains the names of virtual machines.

Backup Selections tab

The Backup Selections tab contains a list of what to back up on each client, host,
or instance when NetBackup runs an automatic schedule (for example, a full
backup). The list does not apply to user backups or archives, where users select
the objects to back up before they start the operation.
The backup selections list can contain the following:
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■ Paths that identify the location of files or directories

■ Directives, which signal NetBackup to perform specific, predefined actions when
it processes the selections list
■ Scripts or templates
Administrators create scripts to define and control database backups. Templates
are used exclusively for Oracle (legacy) and DB2 database backups.
■ Database objects
■ Wildcards
Certain wildcards can be used in the selections list. See “Wildcard use in
NetBackup” on page 1111.
Windows clients support only the asterisk (*) and the question mark (?) as valid
wildcards in the Backup Selections tab.
For information on how to use wildcards when you configure backup selections
for database agents and other options, refer to the guide for that agent or option.
The list applies to each client (or host, instance, or database) in the policy. Every
file on the list does not need to exist on all of the clients. NetBackup backs up the
files that it finds that are on the backup selections list. However, each client must
contain at least one of the files in the backup selections list. Otherwise, the backup
fails with status code 71 (none of the files in the file list exist). Use the Troubleshooter
to find the description of a status code. See “Running the Troubleshooter”
on page 51.
The policy type determines what type of backup selections appear in the list. See
Table 20-49. See “Policy type (policy attribute)” on page 700.

Table 20-49 Items allowed in the Backup Selections list for specific policy
types

Policy type Items allowed

Standard Paths and directives

MS-Windows Paths and directives

Lotus-Notes, MS-Exchange-Server, Paths and directives

MS-SharePoint

MS-SQL-Server For SQL Server Intelligent policies, you can

select the whole database, file groups, or
files. For legacy SQL Server policies, you add
batch files.

Informix-On-BAR, SAP, Sybase Scripts

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Table 20-49 Items allowed in the Backup Selections list for specific policy
types (continued)

Policy type Items allowed

DB2 Scripts and templates

Oracle For Oracle Intelligent Policies, you select an

Oracle database object or other option like a
backup of the Fast Recovery Area (FRA). For
legacy Oracle policies, you add scripts or
templates.

Vault Vault commands

Adding backup selections to a policy

Use the following procedures to add backup selections to a NetBackup policy,
without opening up the tab view of the policy.
To add backup selections to a policy
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand NetBackup Management
> Policies.
2 Open the policy where you want to add a backup selection.
3 Select the Backup Selections tab and perform one of the following actions:

Entering a path to a directory Click Browse to browse to a specific client to specify

the path to the directory that you want to backup up. Or
enter the pathname directly in the Pathname or
directive field.

The Browse button toggles to an Add button after a

selection is made. Click Add to add the path to the
selection list.

A path may contain up to 1023 characters.

See “Pathname rules for Windows client backups”

on page 822.

See “Pathname rules for UNIX client backups”

on page 829.
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Selecting a directive set or Select or enter a directive or a directive set in the

directive Pathname or Directive set drop-down menu.

Click Add to add the directive to the selection list.

See “About the directives on the Backup Selections list”

on page 837.

Selecting a script or template ■ Select or enter a script or template in the Script or

template drop-down menu.
Templates are stored in a known location on the
master server and do not need to be installed on
each client in the Clients list. Enter only the template
file name, without a path. For example:
weekly_full_backup.tpl
Scripts require that you specify the full path. Be sure
that the scripts that are listed are installed on each
of the clients that are specified on the Clients tab.
■ For Oracle policies, select a template set based on
an operation from the Template set list.
■ For Oracle polices or DB2 policies, select a template
from the Script or template list, or enter the name
of a template.
Example of an Oracle script on UNIX:
install_path/netbackup/ext/db_ext/oracle/samples/
rman/cold_database_backup.sh
Example of a DB2 script on UNIX:
/myscripts/db2_backup.sh

Click Add to add the script or template to the selection

list.

You can select multiple directories and files for backup. The policy type
determines whether the backup selections list can contain paths, directives,
scripts, templates, or a combination.
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4 Click OK to add the selection list to the Backup Selections tab in the policy.
5 When you are finished in the Backup Selections tab:
■ Click OK to close and save the policy.
■ Click Cancel to close the policy without saving any additions or changes.

Verifying the Backup Selections list

Verify the Backup Selections list to make sure that the file paths are correct for
the clients in the policy.
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Backup Selections tab

Table 20-50 Steps to verify the Backup Selections list

Step Action Description

Step 1 Check the syntax for the Do the following:

directives and the file path
■ If the list includes directives, verify that the syntax for the directives is
rules.
correct.
■ Check all entries against the file path rules for the clients in the policy.

See “Pathname rules for Windows client backups” on page 822.

See “Pathname rules for Windows disk image (raw) backups” on page 825.

See “Pathname rules for Windows registry backups” on page 826.

See “Pathname rules for UNIX client backups” on page 829.

Path rules for the NetBackup clients that are running separately-priced options
are covered in the NetBackup guide for the product. (For example, Snapshot
Client or NetBackup for MS-Exchange.)

Step 2 Check for warning messages. Do the following:

■ Run a set of backups.

■ Check the Problems report or the All Log Entries report for warning
messages.

The backup status code does not always indicate errors on the Backup
Selection list. Because NetBackup does not require all paths in the Backup
Selections list to be present on all clients, an error may not be especially
helpful.

See “About the Reports utility” on page 1078.

Step 3 Create a File System Run the check_coverage script to create a File System Backup Coverage
Backup Coverage Report. Report.

The script is located in install_path\NetBackup\bin\goodies (on

Windows) or in /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/goodies (on UNIX). The
script can reveal mistakes in the selections list that make it impossible for
NetBackup to find the files. Mistakes in the selections list can result in files
being skipped in the backup.

On Windows: If a path is not found, NetBackup logs a trivial (TRV) message

or a warning (WRN) message. However, the same job can end with a backup
status code of 0 (successful). Usually, to report files missing from the backup
selections list is not helpful because not all files are expected to be present
on every client. However, check the logs or use the check_coverage script
to ensure that files are not missed due to bad or missing backup selections
list entries.

See “Example log messages from the File System Backup Coverage Report
(check_coverage)” on page 820.
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Backup Selections tab

Example log messages from the File System Backup

Coverage Report (check_coverage)
The File System Backup Coverage Report is created by running the
check_coverage script. For information on check_coverage, see the comments in
the script.
On Windows: The following example shows the log message that appears when
files expected to be on a client are not found.
Assume that the backup selections list contains the path c:\worklist that is not
present on all clients. NetBackup backs up C:\worklist on the clients where it
exists.
For other clients, the Problems report or the All Log Entries report shows a
message similar to the following:

9/1/14 8:28:17 AM carrot freddie Info from client freddie: TRV

- object not found for file system backup: C:\worklist

This message occurs if c:\worklist is not the correct path name. For example,
the directory name is c:\worklists, but c:\worklist was typed.

Note: If the paths seem correct and the message appears, ensure that no trailing
spaces appear in the paths.

On UNIX: The following table shows examples of the log messages that appear
when files expected to be on a client are not found.

Table 20-51 Example UNIX log messages from the File System Backup
Coverage Report

Example Description

Regular expressions or Assume that the backup selections list contains a regular expression:
wildcards
/home1[0123456789]

NetBackup backs up /home10 through /home19 if both exist.

If they are not present, the Problems report or the All Log Entries report displays a
message similar to the following:

02/02/14 20:02:33 windows freddie from

client freddie: TRV -
Found no matching file system for
/home1[0123456789]
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Table 20-51 Example UNIX log messages from the File System Backup
Coverage Report (continued)

Example Description

Path not present on all clients Assume that the backup selections list contains a path named /worklist that is not
or wrong path specified present on all clients. NetBackup backs up /worklist on the clients where it exists.

For other clients, the Problems report or the All Log Entries report displays a message
similar to the following:

02/02/14 21:46:56 carrot freddie from

client freddie: TRV - cannot
process path /worklist: No such
file or directory. Skipping

This message occurs if /worklist is not the correct path name. For example, the
directory name is /worklists, but /worklist was typed.
Note: If the paths seem correct and the message continues to appear, ensure that
no trailing spaces appear in the paths.

Symbolic link Assume the backup selections list names a symbolic link. NetBackup does not follow
symbolic links and provides a message in the Problems report or the All Log Entries
report:

02/02/14 21:46:47 carrot freddie from

client freddie: WRN - /src is only
being backed up as a symbolic link

Resolve the symbolic link if you do not intend to back up the symbolic link itself.

How to reduce backup time

A client can be added to multiple policies, to divide the client’s files among the
different backup selections lists. Multiple policies can reduce the backup time for
that client because the files can be backed up in parallel.
Multiple clients can be backed up in parallel in the following situations:
■ Multiple storage devices are available (or if the policies are multiplexed).
■ Maximum jobs per client (in Global Attributes host properties) and the Limit
jobs per policy policy attribute are set to allow it.
See “Global Attributes properties” on page 155.
See “Limit jobs per policy (policy attribute)” on page 712.
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Note: Understand disk and controller input and output limitations before configuring
including a client in multiple policies. For example, if two file systems overload the
client when backed up in parallel, place both file systems in the same policy.
Schedule the file systems at different times or set Maximum jobs per client to 1.

Another method to reduce backup time is to select Allow multiple data streams
for a policy. Then, add NEW_STREAMS directives to the backup selections list.
For example:

NEW_STREAM
file_a
file_b
file_c
NEW_STREAM
file_d
file_e
file_f

The example produces two concurrent data streams. The first data string contains
file_a, file_b, and file_c. The second data stream contains file_d, file_e,
and file_f.
See “Allow multiple data streams (policy attribute)” on page 731.

Note: For best performance, use only one data stream to back up each physical
device on the client. Multiple concurrent streams from a single physical device can
cause longer backup times. The disk heads must move back and forth between
the tracks that contain files for the respective streams.

A directive instructs NetBackup to perform specific actions to process the files in

the backup selections list.

Pathname rules for Windows client backups

To back up Windows clients, use the following conventions for entries in the backup
selections list.

Table 20-52 Pathname rules for Windows client backups

Item Description

Paths per line Enter one path per line.

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Table 20-52 Pathname rules for Windows client backups (continued)

Item Description

Colons and Begin all paths with the drive letter followed by a colon (:) and a backslash (\).
backslashes
To specify an entire volume, append a backslash (\) to the entry to ensure that all data is
protected on that volume:

Correct entry: c:\

Incorrect entry: c:

Case sensitivity The drive letter and path are case-insensitive.

The following example entries would successfully indicate the same directory:

c:\Worklists\Admin\
C:\worklists\admin\
c:\WORKLISTS\Admin\
C:\Worklists\ADMIN\

Note: If a path is listed in the Backup Selections tab more than once, the data is backed
up more than once.

Wildcards Asterisks (*) and question marks (?) are the only wildcard characters allowed in the backup
selection list for Windows clients.

Square brackets and curly brackets are not valid for Windows clients and can cause backups
to fail with a status 71.

For Windows clients, wildcards function correctly only when they are placed at the end of the
path, in the file or directory name. For example:

C:\abc\xyz\r*.doc

Wildcard characters do not work elsewhere in the path. For example, an asterisk functions
as a literal character (not as a wildcard) in the following examples:

C:\*\xyz\myfile

C:\abc\*\myfile

See “Wildcard use in NetBackup” on page 1111.

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Table 20-52 Pathname rules for Windows client backups (continued)

Item Description

All local drives To back up all local drives except for those that use removable media, specify the following:

:\

Or
*:\

Or
ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES

The following drives are not backed up: floppy disks, CD-ROMs, and any drives that are
located on remote systems but mounted on a system through the network.

Use of mapped drives Do not specify a local drive path that is mapped to a CIFS share using the Windows Map
Network Drive option.

This holds true for a policy that contains multiple clients as well. Do not specify paths that
point to different CIFS shares.

For example:

P:
Q:
R:

Use of UNC path(s) If a backup policy contains multiple clients that specify a UNC path as a backup selection,
the redundant backup copies are created of the same data from different clients.
Consider including the host in a policy as a client to be backed up.

For example:

\\host_name\dir1

Omitted or excluded By default, NetBackup does not back up some files.

files
See “Files that are excluded from backups by default” on page 850.

Exclude specific files from backups by creating an exclusion list on the client.

See “About excluding files from automatic backups” on page 851.

The following backup selection list uses Windows conventions:

c:\
d:\workfiles\
e:\Special\status
c:\tests\*.exe
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Pathname rules for Windows disk image (raw) backups

On Windows clients, you can back up a logical disk drive as a disk image. That is,
NetBackup backs up the entire logical drive on a bit-by-bit basis rather than by
directories and files. Use the Full backup backup type to perform a disk image
backup.

Figure 20-23 Disk image backups

Must select Full backup as

backup type

Logical drive name in the

backup selection list

To specify a disk image backup, add the logical name for the drive to the policy
backup selection list. Disk images can be included in the same backup selection
list with other backups. In the following sample backup selection list, the first entry
(\\.\c:) creates a disk image backup of a logical drive C.
\\.\c:

d:\workfiles\

e:\Special\status

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE:\

To restore the backup, the user clicks Select for restore > Restore from Normal
backup.
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When the backups are listed, the disk image appears as a file with the same name
that was specified in the backup selection list. For the previous example, the file
name would show as follows:
\\.\c:

When you enter the destination to restore the file, use the following format:
\\.\drive:

Where drive is the location where the partition is to be restored.

Consider the following when working with disk image backups:

Windows Open File Backup NetBackup first attempts to use Windows Open File Backup
methods methods. If that fails, NetBackup locks the logical drive, which
ensures that no changes occur during the backup. If there
are open files on the logical drive, a disk image backup is not
performed.

Open files Before a disk image is backed up or restored, all applications

that have a file opened on the partition should be shut down.
If the applications are not shut down, the operation fails.
Examples of such applications are Windows Explorer or
Norton AntiVirus.

Copy-On-Write snapshots Ensure that no active COW (Copy-On-Write) snapshots are

in progress. If there is an active COW snapshot, the snapshot
process itself has a handle open to the volume.

Raw partitions NetBackup does not support raw partition backups on

unformatted partitions.

Paging file If the volume is configured to contain a paging file

(pagefile.sys), a raw partition backup of that volume may
fail. In order for a raw partition backup of that volume to
succeed, the volume may need to be reconfigured so as not
to contain a paging file. The raw partition backup of the
volume may work without reconfiguration if a snapshot can
successfully be taken of that volume.

Pathname rules for Windows registry backups

The Windows registry can be backed up for disaster recover or individual HKEYs
can be backed up. Consider the following items when configuring a Windows registry
backup.
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Disaster recovery To ensure a successful recovery in case of a disk failure, always

back up the entire registry. That is, back up the directory that
contains the entire registry.

On most Windows systems, this directory is located at:

%systemroot%\system32\config

Where %systemroot% is the directory where Windows is installed.

Note: To recover the registry, do not include individual registry
files or HKEY entries in the selection list that’s used to back up the
entire registry. If you use a NetBackup exclude list for a client, do
not exclude any registry files from your backups.

To restore the registry in the case of a disk failure, see the Disaster
Recovery chapter in the NetBackup Troubleshooting Guide.

Individual HKEYs Do not back up individual HKEYs for disaster recovery. You cannot
perform a disaster recovery by restoring HKEYs. Do not include
HKEY entries in the same policy backup selection list that is used
to back up the entire registry. However, to restore individual keys
within the registry, create a separate policy, then specify the specific
HKEYs in the backup selection list for that policy.

The following is an example HKEY entry for a policy backup

selection list:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE:\

Backups and restores are slower than if the entire registry was
backed up.

About hard links to files and directories

A hard link is a directory entry for a file. Every file can be considered to have at
least one hard link. A hard link differs from a symbolic link in that a hard link is not
a pointer to another file. A hard link is two directory entries that point to the same
inode number.
If the backup selection list includes hard-linked files, the data is backed up only
once during a backup. NetBackup uses the first file name reference that is found
in the directory structure. If a subsequent file name reference is found, it is backed
up as a link to the name of the first file. Backup up only the link means that only
one backup copy of the data is created, regardless of the number of hard links. Any
hard link to the data works.
On most UNIX systems, only the root user can create a hard link to a directory.
Some systems do not permit hard links, and many vendors recommend that these
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links be avoided. NetBackup does not back up and restore hard-linked directories
in the same manner as files.
Hard-linked files and hard-linked directories are different in the following ways:
■ During a backup, if NetBackup encounters hard-linked directories, the directories
are backed up once for each hard link.
■ During a restore, NetBackup restores multiple copies of the hard-linked directory
contents if the directories do not already exist on the disk. If the directories exist
on disk, NetBackup restores the contents multiple times to the same disk location.
On NTFS volumes or on UNIX systems, each file can have multiple hard links.
Therefore, a single file can appear in many directories (or even in the same directory
with different names). A volume serial number (VSN) and a File Index indicate the
actual, unique file on the volume. Collectively, the VSN and File Index are referred
to as the file ID.
During a backup, if the backup selection list includes hard-linked files, the data is
backed up only once. NetBackup uses the first file name reference that is found in
the directory structure. If a subsequent file name reference is found, the reference
is backed up as a link to the name of the first file. To back up subsequent references
means that only one backup copy of the data is created, regardless of the number
of multiple hard links.
If all hard-link references are restored, the hard-linked files continue to point to the
same ID as the other files to which they are linked. However, if all the hard links
are not restored, you can encounter anomalies as shown in the following examples.
Example 1: Restoring Link2 and Link3
Assume that three hard links point to the same data. During a backup of Link2 and
Link3, Link2 is encountered first and backed up. Then Link3 is backed up as a link
to Link2. The three files are all hard-linked to the same data.

Figure 20-24 Example of hard links to the same data

Link1 Link2 Link3

Data

The original copies of Link2 and Link3 are backed up to tape, then deleted. Only
Link1 is left on the disk.
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Figure 20-25 Example of hard links backed up to tape and disk

On Disk On Tape

Link1 Link2 Link3

Data Data

During a subsequent restore, Link2 and Link3 are restored. The restored files,
however, do not point to the same file ID as Link1. Instead, they are assigned a
new file ID or inode number and the data is written to a new place on the disk. The
data in the new location is an exact copy of what is in Link1. The duplication occurs
because the backup does not associate Link2 and L3 with Link1.

Figure 20-26 Example of restored hard links

Link1 Link2 Link3

Data Data

Example 2: Restoring Link3

Assume that this time you attempt to restore only Link3. However, NetBackup
cannot link Link3 to Link2 because Link2 does not exist. The restore can complete
only if it can link to Link2. A secondary restore request to the NetBackup server
automatically restores Link2, which contains the data. Link2 can now be successfully
restored.

Pathname rules for UNIX client backups

To back up UNIX clients, use the following conventions for entries in the backup
selections list.

Table 20-53 Pathname rules for UNIX client backups

Item Description

Pathnames per line Enter one pathname per line. NetBackup supports a maximum path length of 1023
characters for UNIX clients.

Forward slash Begin all pathnames with a forward slash (/).

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Table 20-53 Pathname rules for UNIX client backups (continued)

Item Description

Wildcard characters The following wildcard characters are allowed:

*
?
[ ]
{ }

For UNIX clients, wildcards can appear anywhere in the path.

See “Wildcard use in NetBackup” on page 1111.

Trailing spaces If a backup selection list entry contains trailing spaces and a matching entry is not
found, NetBackup deletes the spaces and checks again. If a match is not found,
NetBackup skips the entry and logs a message in the Problems report or the All Log
Entries report:

TRV - cannot process path pathname: No such file or directory.

Skipping TRV - Found no matching file system for pathname

Mount points Pathnames that cross mount points or that the client mounts through NFS can affect
the backup configuration. Read about the Follow NFS and Cross mount points
attributes before you create a backup selection list.

See “Follow NFS (policy attribute)” on page 716.

See “Cross mount points (policy attribute)” on page 719.

Bootable tapes NetBackup can back up operating system, kernel, and boot files. However, NetBackup
cannot create bootable tapes. Consult your system documentation to create a bootable
tape.

Omitted or excluded files By default, NetBackup does not back up all files.

See “Files that are excluded from backups by default” on page 850.

Exclude specific files from backups by creating an exclusion list on the client.

See “About excluding files from automatic backups” on page 851.

Busy File Settings The Busy File Settings host properties for UNIX clients offers alternatives for handling
busy and locked files.

See “Busy File Settings properties” on page 79.

Access Control Lists (ACLs) On Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, Linux Red Hat 4 (and later), Linux SUSE SLE 9 (and later),
and supported Mac platforms, NetBackup backs up Access Control Lists (ACLs).

Sun PC NetLink NetBackup can back up and restore Sun PC NetLink files.
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Table 20-53 Pathname rules for UNIX client backups (continued)

Item Description

Extended attribute files and ■ By default, NetBackup backs up and restores Solaris 9 and 10 extended attribute
named data streams files.
■ The FlashBackup single file restore program (sfr) does not restore extended
attribute files.
■ By default, NetBackup backs up and restores named data streams for VxFS 4.0
(Solaris SPARC) and VxFS 5.0 (Solaris, HP, Linux, and AIX).
■ The FlashBackup single file restore program (sfr) does not restore extended
attribute files.

See “About backing up and restoring extended attribute files and named data streams”
on page 834.

VxFS extent attributes On Hewlett-Packard and Solaris SPARC platforms, NetBackup backs up VxFS extent
attributes.

Symbolic links NetBackup backs up the symbolic link object and does not attempt to follow the link to
back up what it may point to. To achieve a backup of the target of the symbolic link,
include that target in the file list.

Restoring the symbolic link object restores only the object and not the data to which it
may point. To restore the target data, select it from the backup image.

See “About hard links to files and directories” on page 827.

Note: If NetBackup restores a symbolic link as root, NetBackup changes the owner
and group to the original owner and group. When NetBackup restores a symbolic link
as a non-root user, the owner and group are set to the owner and the group of the
person who performs the restore. Resetting the owner and group does not cause
problems. When the UNIX system checks permissions, NetBackup uses the owner
and group of the file to which the symbolic link points.

Directory junctions NetBackup backs up the directory junction object and does not attempt to traverse into
the directory to which it may point. To achieve a backup of the target of the directory
junction, include that target in the file list.

Restoring the directory junction link object restores only the object and not the data to
which it may point. To restore the target data, select it from the backup image.

See “About the Reports utility” on page 1078.

UNIX raw partitions

Save a copy of the partition table before a raw partition backup is performed. Retain
the copy for reference. To restore the raw partition, make sure that a device file
exists. Also, the partition where the table is restored must be large enough or the
results of the restore are unpredictable.
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Consider the following items when creating UNIX raw partition backups.

File changes during the Use raw partition backups only if you can ensure that the files have
backup not changed in any way during the backup. Or, in the case of a
database, if you can restore the database to a consistent state by
using transaction log files.

Backup archives Do not perform backup archives of raw partitions on any client. An
archive backs up the raw partition, then deletes the device file that
is associated with the raw partition. The file system does not recover
the space that the raw partition uses.

File systems Before backing up file systems as raw partitions, unmount the file
system. Unmounting the file system allows buffered changes to be
written to the disk. Also, it prevents the possibility of any changes
in the file system during the backup. Use the bpstart_notify
and the bpend_notify scripts to unmount and remount the
backed-up file systems.

Mount points The Cross mount points policy attribute has no effect on raw
partitions. If the root partition is backed up as a raw partition and
contains mount points to other systems, the file systems are not
backed up. The other file systems are not backed up, even with
Cross mount points selected.

See “Cross mount points (policy attribute)” on page 719.

The same is true for the Follow NFS policy attribute. NFS file
systems that are mounted in a raw partition are not backed up. Nor
can you back up raw partitions from other computers by using NFS
mounts to access the raw partitions. The devices are not accessible
on other computers through NFS.

See “Follow NFS (policy attribute)” on page 716.

Disk volume managers Specify the logical partition names for any disks that disk volume
managers manage. (For example, Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM).

FlashBackup policy For clients in a FlashBackup policy, refer to the NetBackup

Snapshot Client Administrator’s Guide for the differences between
Standard and FlashBackup policies.
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Windows Server The use of FlashBackup in aWindows Server Failover Clustering

Failover Clustering (WSFC) environment is supported, with the following limitation:
(WSFC) environment Raw partition restores can only be performed when the disk being
restored is placed in extended maintenance mode or removed from
the WSFC resource group.
Note: Early versions of WSFC do not allow extended maintenance
mode functionality. If the cluster does not support placing disks in
extended maintenance mode, it is still possible to perform raw
restores to an alternate, non-shared disk.

If there are no file systems to back up and the disks are used in raw mode, back
up the disk partitions as raw partitions. For example, databases are sometimes
used in raw mode. Use bpstart_notify and bpend_notify scripts to provide the
necessary pre-processing and post-processing of databases when they are backed
up as raw partitions.
You can also perform a raw partition backup of a disk partition that is used for file
systems. A disadvantage of this method is that you must restore the entire partition
to recover a single file (unless FlashBackup is in use). To avoid overwriting the
entire partition, use the redirected restore feature to restore the raw partition to
another raw partition of the same size. Then, copy individual files to the original file
system.
Raw partition backups are also useful for backing up entire disks. Since the file
system overhead is bypassed, a raw partition backup is usually faster. The size of
the raw partition backup is the size of the entire disk, regardless of whether the
entire disk is used.
To specify a UNIX raw partition in the policy backup selection list, enter the full path
name of the device file.
For example, on a Solaris system, enter:

/devices/sbus@1,f8000000/esp@0,800000/sd@2,0:1h

Note: Do not specify wildcards (such as /dev/rsd*) in pathnames for raw partition
backups. Doing so can prevent the successful restore of entire devices if there is
overlap between the memory partitions for different device files.

You can include raw partitions in the same backup selection list as other backups.
For example:

/home
/usr
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/etc
/devices/sbus@1,f8000000/esp@0,800000/sd@2,0:1h

Note: NetBackup does not distinguish between full and incremental backups when
it backs up a raw partition. The entire partition is backed up in both cases.

Raw partition backups occur only if the absolute pathname in the backup selection
list is a block or character special device file. You can specify either block or
character special device files. Character special device files are often faster because
character devices avoid the use of the buffer cache for accessed disk data. Test
both a block and character special device file to ensure the optimum backup speed
for your platform.
Ensure that you specify the actual block-device or character-device files. Sometimes
these are links to the actual device files. If a link is specified, only the link is backed
up. If the device files are reached while backing up /dev, NetBackup backs up only
the inode files for the device, not the device itself.
To perform a raw partition backup, select Full backup for the Type of Backup
from the Schedules tab. Any other backup type does not work for backing up raw
partitions.
See “Type of backup (schedule attribute)” on page 764.

About backing up and restoring extended attribute files

and named data streams
NetBackup can back up and restore the following file attributes:
■ Extended attribute files of the Solaris UNIX file system (UFS) and temporary
file system (tmpfs)
■ Named data streams of the VxFS file system
NetBackup backs up extended attribute files and named data streams as part of
normal file system backups.
Extended attribute files and named data streams are normal files contained in a
hidden attribute directory that relate to a particular base file. The hidden directory
is stored within the file system, but can be accessed only by the base file to which
it is related. To view which files have extended attributes on Solaris 9 (or greater)
systems, enter: ls -@
Neither extended attribute files nor named data streams can be backed up or
restored individually. Rather, the files are backed up and restored all at once along
with the base file.
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The presence of a large number of extended attribute files or named data streams
can cause some degradation in backup and restore speed. The speed is affected
since the base file and all associated files are backed up.
The speed is especially affected in the case of incremental backups, during which
NetBackup checks the mtime or ctime of each file individually.
On UNIX:

Figure 20-27 Example of base file and extended attribute directory and files

File 1
File 1 is a base file on a Solaris or VxFS client

Hidden attribute directory for File 1 Extended attributes

backed up and restored
Extended attribute file 1 as a group along with the
Extended attribute file 2 base file

Extended attribute file 3

Extended attribute file 4

To back up or restore named data streams and extended attributes, the client,
media server, and master server must run the following versions:
■ NetBackup clients
■ HP 11.23 running VxFS 4.1 or greater.

Note: Access Control Lists (ACLs) are not backed up unless running VxFS
5.0 or greater.

■ AIX running VxFS 4.0 or greater.

Note: Access Control Lists (ACLs) are not backed up unless running VxFS
5.0 or greater.

■ Solaris 10 running VxFS 5.0 or greater

■ Solaris SPARC 9, 10 running VxFS 4.0 or greater
■ Linux running VxFS 5.0 or greater.

■ A NetBackup master server

A NetBackup master server of any version can back up and restore named data
streams and Solaris extended attributes.
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Restored attribute files and named data streams can replace existing files if
Overwrite existing files is selected in the Backup, Archive, and Restore client
interface.
On UNIX: In the following example, File 1 is to be restored. Base File 1 currently
possesses four extended attribute files.

Figure 20-28 Extended attribute files of Base File 1

File 1
Extended attribute file 1

Base file 1 Extended attribute file 2

Extended attribute file 3
Extended attribute file 4

On UNIX: The user restores File 1 from a backup that was created when File 1
possessed only three extended attribute files.

Figure 20-29 Backup of File 1

File 1 backup

Extended attribute file 1 backup

Extended attribute file 2 backup
Extended attribute file 3 backup

On UNIX: Since Overwrite existing files is selected as a restore option, when the
user restores File 1, extended attribute files 1, 2, and 3 are overwritten. Extended
attribute file 4 remains and is not overwritten.

Figure 20-30 Restore of File 1

Restored file 1

Restored extended attribute file 1

Restored extended attribute file 2
Restored extended attribute file 3
Extended attribute file 4

If an attempt is made to restore the following items, an error message appears in

the Restore Monitor. The error message informs the user that the extended
attributes or named data streams are not restored.
■ The extended attribute files to any non-Solaris 9 client (or greater)
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■ Named data streams to any non-VxFS 4.0 client

NetBackup then continues with the restore job.
To disable the restore of extended attribute files and named data streams, add an
empty file to the client. Name the file IGNORE_XATTR and place it in the following
directory:

/usr/openv/netbackup/

The addition affects only Solaris 9 or VxFS 4.0 clients.

File IGNORE_XATTR was formerly known as IGNORE_XATTR_SOLARIS.
On UNIX: Only nbtar that is supplied with NetBackup can restore the extended
attributes or named data streams to a client.
On UNIX: For more information, see the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume
II.

Note: Extended attributes and named data streams cannot be compressed.

Pathname rules for the clients that run extension products

Path rules for the NetBackup clients that are running separately-priced options are
covered in the NetBackup guide for the product. (For example, Snapshot Client or
NetBackup for MS-Exchange.)

About the directives on the Backup Selections list

Directives on the Backup Selections list signal NetBackup to perform specific,
predefined actions when it processes the files on the selections list.
The available directives depend on the policy type and whether the Allow multiple
data streams attribute is enabled for the policy. The following example is a backup
selections list that contains the NEW_STREAM directive. The MS-Windows policy type
is selected, and Allow multiple data streams is enabled.

NEW_STREAM
D:\Program Files
NEW_STREAM
C:\Winnt
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Note: For best performance, use only one data stream to back up each physical
device on the client. Multiple concurrent streams from a single physical device can
adversely affect backup times. The heads must move back and forth between the
tracks that contain files for the respective streams.

The following table summarizes many of the directives available on the Backup
Selections list.

Table 20-54 Summary of directives on the Backup Selections list

Directive Description Applicable operating

system

ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES Instructs NetBackup to back up all local drives except for All supported systems
those drives that use removable media. This directive also
includes critical system-related components.

See “ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES directive” on page 841.

System State:\ Instructs NetBackup to back up critical system-related All supported Windows
components. The exact set of system components that are systems
backed up depends on the operating system version and
system configuration.

See “System State:\ directive” on page 842.

Shadow Copy Instructs NetBackup to back up all writers for the Volume All supported Windows
Components:\ Shadow Copy component. This also implies and/or includes systems
System State:\ if that was not also selected.

See “Shadow Copy Components:\ directive” on page 843.

Active Directory Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) is a lightweight All supported Windows
Application Mode:\ directory service that runs as a user service. This directive systems
can be used to back up ADAM data on computers where it
is installed. However, it does not back up the Active Directory
itself.

Policy-specific directives Apply only to specific policy types and can appear only in Policy type specific
backup selections lists for those policies.

See “Directives for specific policy types” on page 844.

UNSET and UNSET_ALL Interrupt the streaming of policy-specific directives. The Allow All
multiple data streams policy attribute must be enabled
before these directives can be used.

See “UNSET and UNSET_ALL directives” on page 849.

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Table 20-54 Summary of directives on the Backup Selections list (continued)

Directive Description Applicable operating

system

NEW_STREAM When NEW_STREAM is on the first line of the Backup All

Selections list, this directive determines how a backup is
performed in the following modes:

■ Administrator-defined streaming
■ Auto-discovery streaming

The Allow multiple data streams policy attribute must be

enabled before this directive can be used.

See “NEW_STREAM directive” on page 845.

ALL_FILESYSTEMS and VOLUME_EXCLUDE_LIST

directives
The ALL_FILESYSTEMS directive provides a method to include all file systems and
volumes on an NDMP filer in an NDMP backup policy.
You can exclude specific volumes from an ALL_FILESYSTEMS backup selection if
you do not want to back up every volume on an NDMP filer. Use the
VOLUME_EXCLUDE_LIST directive for this purpose. You may use valid wildcard
characters in the VOLUME_EXCLUDE_LIST statement.

Note: The following examples use selections that are specific to NetApp Data
ONTAP 7-mode. For specific examples of backup selections for other configurations,
refer to the appropriate documentation.

The VOLUME_EXCLUDE_LIST statements must precede ALL_FILESYSTEMS statement.

For example:

VOLUME_EXCLUDE_LIST=/vol/Hr_allfiles_vol01
ALL_FILESYSTEMS

or

VOLUME_EXCLUDE_LIST=/vol/testvol*
ALL_FILESYSTEMS

To specify multiple values in a VOLUME_EXCLUDE_LIST statement, separate the

values with a comma. For example:
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VOLUME_EXCLUDE_LIST=/vol/Hr_allfiles_vol01,/vol/testvol*
ALL_FILESYSTEMS

You can also specify more than one VOLUME_EXCLUDE_LIST statement with an
ALL_FILESYSTEMS directive. For example:

VOLUME_EXCLUDE_LIST=/vol/Hr_allfiles_vol01
VOLUME_EXCLUDE_LIST=/vol/testvol*
ALL_FILESYSTEMS

A VOLUME_EXCLUDE_LIST statement may include a maximum of 256 characters.

Create multiple VOLUME_EXCLUDE_LIST statements if necessary to avoid exceeding
the limit of 256 characters. If you specify more than 256 characters, the volume list
is truncated. A truncated statement may result in a backup job failure, and the error
message Invalid command parameter(20) is displayed.
If the backup selection includes read-only volumes or full volumes, an NDMP backup
job fails with the status code 20 (Invalid command parameter(20)). If you
encounter a similar NDMP backup job error, review the ostfi logs to identify the
volumes for which the failure occurred. You can use VOLUME_EXCLUDE_LIST
statements with the ALL_FILESYSTEMS statement to exclude the read-only volumes
and the volumes with insufficient space.
In a NetBackup Replication Director environment where snapshots are replicated
to a secondary filer, Veritas recommends that you use storage lifecycle policies to
control backups on the secondary filer.
On NetApp 7-mode storage systems, it is generally not recommended for users to
store files in /vol/vol0 because the volume contains filer system files. For this
reason, vol0 should be excluded from the backup if the ALL_FILESYSTEMS directive
is used in the backup policy. The following is a backup selection list that excludes
/vol/vol0:

VOLUME_EXCLUDE_LIST=/vol/vol0
ALL_FILESYSTEMS

■ Do not use ALL_FILESYSTEMS to backup all volumes on a secondary filer.

Inconsistencies may occur when automatically created NetApp FlexClone
volumes are backed up or restored. Such volumes are temporary and used as
virtual copies or pointers to actual volumes and as such do not need to be backed
up.
■ If you must back up all volumes on a secondary filer, Veritas recommends that
you exclude the FlexClone volumes as well as replicated volumes. For example:

VOLUME_EXCLUDE_LIST=/vol/Clone_*
VOLUME_EXCLUDE_LIST=/vol/*_[0-9]
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VOLUME_EXCLUDE_LIST=/vol/*_[0-9][0-9]
VOLUME_EXCLUDE_LIST=/vol/*_[0-9][0-9][0-9]
ALL_FILESYSTEMS

This example assumes all FlexClone volumes and only FlexClone volumes
begin with /vol/Clone_. Adjust the volume specifications appropriately for your
environment.
■ VOLUME_EXCLUDE_LIST applies only to ALL_FILESYSTEMS. It does not apply to
explicit backup selections or wildcard-based backup selections.
If you use the ALL_FILESYSTEMS directive in an NDMP policy for Clustered Data
ONTAP, you must exclude each selected SVM's root volume using the
VOLUME_EXCLUDE_LIST directive. Otherwise the backups fail.
For more information, refer to the following topic:

Backups from snapshots for NDMP policies fail when the import of a snapshot fails
for volumes where logical unit numbers (LUNs) reside with status code 4213
(Snapshot import failed). To avoid this error, use the VOLUME_EXCLUDE_LIST
directive to exclude any volumes that are used to create LUNs accessed through
a storage area network (SAN).

ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES directive
Use the ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES directive to back up all local drives except for those
drives that use removable media. If this directive is used, this directive must be the
only entry in the backup selections list for the policy. No other files or directives can
be listed. The directive applies only to the following policy types:
■ Standard
■ MS-Windows
ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES gives different results depending on whether Allow multiple
data streams is enabled for the policy:

Allow multiple data streams Applies only to Standard and MS-Windows policy types.
enabled NetBackup backs up the entire client, then splits the data
from each drive (Windows) or file system (UNIX) into its own
backup stream. NetBackup periodically preprocesses the
client to make necessary changes to the streams.

Allow multiple data streams NetBackup backs up the entire client and includes all drives
disabled and file systems in the same stream.

See “Allow multiple data streams (policy attribute)” on page 731.

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Caution: Do not select Cross mount points for policies where you use the
ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES directive.

See “ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES example: Auto-discovery mode” on page 842.

See “ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES example: Without multiple data streams” on page 842.

ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES example: Auto-discovery mode

Assume that Allow multiple data streams is enabled in the auto-discovery mode.
Assume that the client is a Windows system with two drive volumes, C:\ and D:\.
The backup selections list contains the following directive:

ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES

For this backup selections list, NetBackup generates the following:

■ One stream for C:\
■ One stream for D:\
For a UNIX client, NetBackup generates a stream for each file system.
SYSTEM_STATE is also backed up because SYSTEM_STATE is included in the
ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES directive.

See “ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES example: Without multiple data streams” on page 842.

See “Allow multiple data streams (policy attribute)” on page 731.

ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES example: Without multiple data streams

Assume that Allow multiple data streams is not enabled. Assume that the client
is a Windows system with two drive volumes, C:\ and D:\. The backup selections
list contains the following directive:

ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES

For this backup selections list, NetBackup backs up the entire client in one data
stream that contains the data from both C:\ and D:\.
SYSTEM_STATE is also backed up because SYSTEM_STATE is included in the
ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES directive.

See “Allow multiple data streams (policy attribute)” on page 731.

System State:\ directive

The System State:\ can be used on all supported Windows systems.
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The System State:\ directive is needed for the operating system versions which
do not support Shadow Copy Components.
The System State:\ directive creates a backup for critical system-related
components. The exact set of system components that are backed up depends on
the operating system version and system configuration.
The list of items that are backed up can include the following:
■ Active Directory
■ COM+ Class Database
■ Cluster Database
■ IIS Database
■ Registry
■ Boot Files and protected files
■ SYSVOL
■ Certificate Server
The files that comprise the registry can be found in the following location:

%SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32\Config

At a minimum, the following files are backed up as part of the registry:

■ DEFAULT
■ SAM
■ SOFTWARE
■ SECURITY
■ SYSTEM

Shadow Copy Components:\ directive

The Shadow Copy Components:\ directive specifies that all of the Volume Shadow
Copy component writers get backed up. This directive affects the backups of the
following clients:
■ Windows 2003 Server computers that use the Volume Shadow Copy
components.
■ Windows IA64 systems with EFI System partitions.
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Note: In the policies that back up Windows clients on IA64 platforms, use the
Shadow Copy components:\ directive instead of the System_State:\ directive.
The Shadow Copy components:\ directive includes System State components
and the EFI System partition automatically in the backup.

Since the Shadow Copy Components contain System State information, the Shadow
Copy Components need to be backed up by a full backup.
The Volume Shadow Copy components include the following:

System State ■ System files

writers ■ COM+ Class Registration Database
■ SYSVOL
■ Active Directory
■ Cluster quorum
■ Certificate Services
■ Registry
■ Internet Information Services

System Service ■ Removable Storage Manager

writers ■ Event logs
■ Windows Internet Name Service
■ Windows Management Instrumentation
■ Remote Storage
■ Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
■ Terminal Server Licensing
■ Background Intelligent Transfer Service

User Data Items that the computer does not require to operate. For example,
Active Directory Application Mode and Microsoft Distributed File System
Replication (DSFR) folders.

See “About Microsoft DSFR backups” on page 689.

Other Data A category that is intended for future NetBackup releases.

Directives for specific policy types

Some directives apply only to specific policy types and can appear only in backup
selections lists for those policies. NetBackup passes policy-specific directives to
the clients along with the backup selections list. The clients then perform the
appropriate action according to the directive. All policy-specific directives that are
passed to a client in a stream are passed in all subsequent streams.
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Note: Include policy-specific directives only in backup selections lists for the policies
that support the directives or errors can occur.

The following policy types have their own backup selections list directives:
■ FlashBackup
■ NDMP
■ Lotus-Notes
■ MS-Exchange-Server
For information on other policy types and associated backup selections list directives,
see the NetBackup guide for the option.

NEW_STREAM directive
The NEW_STREAM directive is recognized only if Allow multiple data streams is set
for the policy. NEW_STREAM directives are ignored if Allow multiple data streams
is not set.
If this directive is used in a backup selections list, the first instance of it must be on
the first line. If it appears on the first line, it can also appear elsewhere in the list.
The presence of NEW_STREAM on the first line of the backup selections list determines
how the backup is performed in the following modes: in administrator-defined
streaming or in the auto-discovery streaming.

About the administrator-defined streaming mode

If NEW_STREAM is the first line of the backup selections list, the backup is performed
in the administrator-defined streaming mode.
In this mode, the following actions occur:
■ The backup splits into a separate stream at each point in the backup selections
list where the NEW_STREAM directive occurs.
■ All file paths between NEW_STREAM directives belong to the same stream.
■ The start of a new stream (a NEW_STREAM directive) defines the end of the
previous stream.
■ The last stream in the backup selections list is terminated by the end of the
backup selections list.
In the following examples, assume that each stream is from a separate physical
device on the client. Multiple concurrent streams from a single physical device can
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adversely affect backup times. The backup time is longer if the heads must move
back and forth between the tracks that contain files for the respective streams.
For example, consider the following backup selections list:
On Windows:

NEW_STREAM
D:\Program Files
C:\Winnt
NEW_STREAM
C:\users
D:\DataFiles

This backup selections list contains two data streams:

■ The NEW_STREAM directive at the top of the list starts administrator-defined
streaming and the first data stream. This stream backs up D:\Program Files
and C:\Winnt.
■ The second NEW_STREAM starts a second data stream that backs up
C:\users and D:\DataFiles.

On UNIX:

NEW_STREAM
/usr
/lib
NEW_STREAM
/home
/bin

This backup selection list contains two data streams:

■ The NEW_STREAM directive at the top of the list starts administrator-defined
streaming and the first stream. This stream backs up /usr and /lib.
■ The second NEW_STREAM starts a second data stream that backs up /home and
/bin.

If a backup selections list entry is added to a stream, the entry is not backed up
until the schedule is due for the policy. If the next backup due is an incremental,
only the files that changed are backed up. To ensure that a new entry gets a full
backup the first time, add it to a new stream. NetBackup performs a full backup of
new streams that are added to the backup selections list.
In the previous example, assume that you add the following:
On Windows:
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D:\Utilities

On UNIX:

/var

after
On Windows:

D:\Datafiles

On UNIX:

/bin

If an incremental backup is due that night, only changed files in D:\Utilities (on
Windows) or in /var (on UNIX) are backed up. Add a NEW_STREAM directive before
D:\Utilities (on Windows) or before /var (on UNIX), to perform a full backup of
all files in D:\Utilities (on Windows) or in /var (on UNIX), regardless of when
the files were last changed.

About the auto-discovery streaming mode

The auto-discovery streaming mode is initiated if the NEW_STREAM directive is not
the first line of the backup selections list. The list must contain either the
ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES directive or wildcards.

In this mode, the backup selections list is sent to the client, which preprocesses
the list and splits the backup into streams as follows:
■ If the backup selections list contains the ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES directive, NetBackup
backs up the entire client. However, NetBackup splits each drive volume
(Windows) or file system (UNIX) into its own backup stream.
See “ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES directive” on page 841.
■ If wildcards are used, the expansion of the wildcards results in one stream per
wildcard expansion. Wildcard usage is the same as for Windows clients.
See “Wildcard use in NetBackup” on page 1111.
If the backup selections list contains neither the ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES directive nor
wildcards, the auto-discovery mode is not used. The server preprocesses rather
than the client. Each file path in the backup selections list becomes a separate
stream.
The auto-discovery streaming mode applies to Standard and MS-Windows policy
types.
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Before the backup begins, the client uses auto-discovery to preprocess the backup
selections list to determine how many streams are required. The first backup that
a policy performs preprocesses the backup selections list. Depending on the length
of the preprocess interval, preprocessing may not occur before every backup.

About setting the preprocess interval for auto-discovery

The preprocess interval applies only to auto-discovery mode and specifies how
often preprocessing occurs. When a schedule is due and NetBackup uses
auto-discovery, NetBackup checks whether the previous preprocessing session
has occurred within the preprocess interval.
NetBackup performs one of the following actions:
■ If the preprocessing session occurs within the preprocess interval, NetBackup
does not run preprocessing on the client.
■ If the preprocessing session did not occur within the preprocess interval,
NetBackup preprocesses the client and makes required changes to the streams.
If necessary, you can change the interval by using the bpconfig command. The
default is 4 hours and is a good value for most of the sites that run daily backups.
If the interval is too long or too short, the following problems can occur:

Interval is too long. Can cause missed backups because new streams are not added early
enough. For example, assume that the preprocess interval is set to 4
hours and a schedule has a frequency of less than 4 hours. A new
stream can be omitted from the next backup because the preprocessing
interval has not expired when the backup is due.

Interval is too Can cause preprocessing to occur often enough to increase scheduling
short. time to an unacceptable level. A short interval is most likely to be a
problem when the server must contact a large number of clients for
preprocessing.

Use the following form of the bpconfig command to change the interval:
On Windows:

install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\bpconfig [-prep hours]

On UNIX:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpconfig [-prep hours]

For more information on the bpconfig command, see the NetBackup Commands
Reference Guide.
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UNSET and UNSET_ALL directives

UNSET, UNSET_ALL The UNSET and UNSET_ALL directives interrupt the streaming
of policy-specific directives.
All policy-specific directives that are passed to a client in a stream are passed in
all subsequent streams. The UNSET and UNSET_ALL directives change this behavior.
These directives are recognized only if the Allow multiple data streams option is
set for the policy.
See “Directives for specific policy types” on page 844.
See “Allow multiple data streams (policy attribute)” on page 731.

UNSET The UNSET directive interrupts a policy-specific directive so it is not

passed with any additional streams. The directive that was unset can
be defined again later in the backup selections list to be included in the
current and the later streams.

In the following backup selections list, the set command is a

client-specific directive that is passed to the first and all subsequent
streams.

NEW_STREAM
set destpath=/etc/home
/tmp
/use
NEW_STREAM
/export
NEW_STREAM
/var

For the set command to be passed to the first two streams only, use
UNSET or UNSET_ALL at the beginning of the third stream. At this
location, it prevents SET from being passed to the last stream.

NEW_STREAM
set destpath=/etc/home
/tmp
/use
NEW_STREAM
/export
NEW_STREAM
UNSET set destpath=/etc/home [or UNSET_ALL]
/var
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UNSET_ALL UNSET_ALL has the same effect as UNSET but unsets all policy-specific
directives in the backup selections list that have been defined up to this
point.

Files that are excluded from backups by default

By default, a number of files and file states are not backed up by NetBackup.
You can also exclude specific files from automatic backups by specifying the files
or directories in an exclude list on the client.
See “About excluding files from automatic backups” on page 851.
By default, NetBackup does not back up the following files:
■ NFS files or directories. To back up NFS files, enable Follow NFS.
■ Files or directories in a different file system. To back up files in a different file
system, enable Cross mount points.
■ Files or directories with path lengths longer than 1023 characters.
■ Files or directories in which the operating system does not return inode
information (the lstat system call fails).
■ Directories that NetBackup cannot access (the cd command cannot access).
■ Socket special files. (Named pipes are backed up, however.)
■ Locked files when locked by an application that currently has the file open.
■ Busy files. If a file is open, NetBackup backs up the last saved version of the
file.
■ Files or directories beneath a bind mount (Linux).
NetBackup automatically excludes the following file system types on most platforms:
■ cdrom (all UNIX platforms)

■ cachefs (AIX, Solaris, UnixWare)

■ devpts (Linux)

■ mntfs (Solaris)

■ proc (UNIX platforms)

Does not exclude automatically for AIX, so /proc must be added manually to
the exclude list. If /proc is not added manually, partially successful backups
may result with the ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES directive on AIX.
■ tmpfs (Linux)
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■ usbdevfs (Linux)

See “Follow NFS (policy attribute)” on page 716.

See “Cross mount points (policy attribute)” on page 719.

About excluding files from automatic backups

On most NetBackup clients, you can exclude specific files from automatic backups
by specifying the files in an exclude list on the client.
You can also create an include list to add a file(s) specifically that is excluded. The
include list is useful when, for example, an entire directory is excluded except for
one file on the include list.

Note: Exclude and include lists do not apply to user backups and archives.

The method for specifying files in the exclude list and the include list depends on
the type of client as follows:

Microsoft Windows clients Specify exclude and include lists in the Backup, Archive, and
Restore client interface. Start Backup, Archive, and Restore.
On the File menu, click NetBackup Client Properties. Select
the Exclude List tab or the Include List tab. For further
instructions, see the NetBackup user’s guide for the client.

The Exclude List or the Include List can also be specified

through the NetBackup Administration Console on the master
server.

See “Exclude Lists properties” on page 132.

UNIX clients Create the exclude and include lists in the following files on the
client:

■ /usr/openv/netbackup/include_list
■ /usr/openv/netbackup/exclude_list
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Specific policy Create an exclude list for a specific policy or for a policy and a
schedule combination. Create an exclude_list file with a
.policyname or .policyname.schedulename suffix. The following
two file examples use a policy that is named wkstations. The
policy contains a schedule that is named fulls:

/usr/openv/netbackup/exclude_list.wkstations
/usr/openv/netbackup/exclude_list.wkstations.fulls

The first file affects all scheduled backups in the policy that is
named wkstations. The second file affects backups only when
the schedule is named fulls.

For a given backup, NetBackup uses a single exclude list—the

list that contains the most specific name. For example, if there
are files named:

exclude_list.wkstations and
exclude_list.wkstations.fulls

NetBackup uses only:

exclude_list.wkstations.fulls

Files that are excluded by Microsoft Windows Backup

Windows maintains a list of files and folders that are excluded when Microsoft
Windows Backup is used to back up files. This list is known as the
FilesNotToBackup list. NetBackup excludes those files and directories from
automatic backups even if they are not in the NetBackup exclude list for the client.
Those items also are excluded from user-directed backups (unlike items in a
NetBackup exclude list, which can be backed up by a user-directed operation).
Windows also maintains a list of registry keys that are not to be restored. NetBackup
does not restore the registry keys that are listed in the Windows KeysNotToRestore
list.

VMware Policy tab

The VMware tab appears for policies of the VMware policy type.
The following options appear on the VMware tab.
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Table 20-55 Options on the VMware tab of the policy

Option Description

VMware backup Specify the VMware backup host.

host

Enable file Enable recovery of individual files. You can also recover the entire virtual machine.
recovery from VM
backup

Enable block-level Enable block-level backups of the virtual machine.

incremental backup

Exclude deleted Reduce the size of the backup image by excluding any unused or deleted blocks within the file
blocks system on the virtual machine.

Exclude swap and Reduce the size of the backup image by excluding the guest OS system paging file (Windows)
paging files or the swap file (UNIX).

Primary VM Specify the type of name by which NetBackup recognizes virtual machines when it selects them
identifier for backup.

Orphaned snapshot Specify the action that NetBackup takes when a snapshot is discovered before NetBackup
handling creates a new snapshot for the virtual machine backup.

Application Options to protect applications.

Protection

Enable Exchange Enable recovery of individual files from Exchange data in the virtual machine backup.
Recovery

Truncate logs Truncates the Exchange transaction logs when the backup occurs.

Enable SQL Server Enable recovery of individual files from SQL Server data in the virtual machine backup.
Recovery

Truncate logs Truncates the SQL Server transaction logs when the backup occurs.

Enable SharePoint Enable recovery of individual files from SharePoint data in the virtual machine backup.
Recovery

Transport modes Determine how the snapshot data travels from the VMware datastore to the VMware backup
host.

Advanced... Set additional parameters for the VMware backup.

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Figure 20-31 VMware tab

For more information about VMware, see the NetBackup for VMware Guide.

Hyper-V Policies tab

The Hyper-V tab appears for policies of the Hyper-V policy type.
The following options appear on the Hyper-V tab.

Table 20-56 Options on the Hyper-V tab of the policy

Option Description

Optimizations Allows restore of individual files from the backup. With or without this option, you can restore
the entire virtual machine.
Enable file
recovery from VM
backup

Primary VM Specifies the type of name by which NetBackup recognizes virtual machines when it selects
identifier them for backup.
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Table 20-56 Options on the Hyper-V tab of the policy (continued)

Option Description

Enable offline Determines whether NetBackup is allowed to perform an offline backup of a virtual machine.
backup of This option is intended for guest operating systems that do not support VSS (such as Linux).
non-VSS VMs

Cluster shared Applies to backups of the virtual machines that are configured in a Microsoft Cluster that uses
volumes timeout cluster shared volumes (CSV).

Advanced... Sets additional parameters for the Hyper-V backup.

For more information about Hyper-V, see the NetBackup for Hyper-V Guide.

Figure 20-32 Hyper-V Policies tab

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Disaster Recovery tab

The Disaster Recovery tab appears for the NBU-Catalog policy type. The Disaster
Recovery tab contains options for configuring disaster recovery protection methods
for the catalog data.

Note: Do not save the disaster recovery information to the local computer. Veritas
recommends that the image file be saved to a network share or a removable device.

Figure 20-33 Disaster Recovery tab

Table 20-57 describes the options on the Disaster Recovery tab.

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Table 20-57 Options on the Disaster Recovery tab

Option Description

Path Browse and specify the directory where the disaster recovery information is to be saved. Do not
save the disaster recovery information to the local computer. Veritas recommends that you save
the image file to a network share or a removable device.

The share must be established and available before the hot catalog backup runs.

Specify an NFS share or a UNC path (CIFS Windows share).

Note: The path cannot contain non-ASCII characters.

When indicating a UNC path, note the following:

■ A Windows master server can indicate a UNC path to a Windows computer.

■ A UNIX master server cannot indicate a UNC path to a Windows computer.
■ A UNIX master server cannot indicate a UNC path to a UNIX computer. To do so, first mount
the UNC location on the master server, and then provide the UNC path to the UNIX computer.

On UNIX: The path for the disaster recovery information cannot be to a directory that is on the
same partition as /usr/openv/netbackup. If the path is to a location on the same partition as
/usr/openv/netbackup, NetBackup displays a status 20 error message. The message states
that the disk path is invalid. Change the path on the Disaster Recovery tab to a directory on a
different partition.

Logon Specify the logon and password information that is required to access an established Windows
or NFS share.

If the logon information is not valid, NetBackup returns a message. The message requests that
the user either reenter the logon and password information or clear the alternate location option
to continue.

Password Specify the password that is required to log on to the share.

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Table 20-57 Options on the Disaster Recovery tab (continued)

Option Description

Send in an email Specify the email address where the disaster recovery report should be sent. Veritas recommends
attachment that the disaster recovery report be sent to at least one email address. To send the information
to more than one address, separate email addresses with a comma as follows:

[email protected],[email protected]

See “Setting up email notifications about backups” on page 160.

On Windows: The nbmail.cmd or mail_dr_info.cmd script must be configured

(Install_path\NetBackup\bin\goodies\). In addition specify the email addresses in
the Disaster Recovery tab.

On Windows: NetBackup performs the notification by passing the email addresses, subject, and
message to nbmail.cmd or mail_dr_info.cmd. The scripts use the mail program that is
specified in the script to send email to the user. See the comments in the script for configuration
instructions.
On Windows: The following points describe how mail_dr_info.cmd and nbmail.cmd interact:

■ If Install_path\NetBackup\bin\mail_dr_info.cmd is configured, the disaster recovery

report is sent to the email address of the administrators that are indicated in the Disaster
Recovery tab. NetBackup administrators can set up the script to send the disaster recovery
information to alternate locations.
■ If mail_dr_info.cmd is not configured, and
Install_path\NetBackup\bin\goodies\nbmail.cmd is configured, the disaster
recovery report is sent to the administrators that are indicated in the Disaster Recovery tab
by nbmail.cmd.
■ If neither file is configured, NetBackup attempts to use Microsoft internal IMAPI services.

Note: On Windows: By default, neither nbmail.cmd nor mail_dr_info.cmd is configured to

send email.

See “Configuring the nbmail.cmd script on Windows” on page 161.

On Windows: For more information on mail_dr_info.cmd, see the NetBackup Administrator’s

Guide, Volume II.

Critical policies Lists the policies that are considered crucial to the recovery of a site in the event of a disaster.
The NetBackup Disaster Recovery report lists all of the media that is used for backups of critical
policies, including the most recent full backup. The NetBackup Disaster Recovery wizard warns
you if any media for critical policies are not available.
Note: The Disaster Recovery report lists the media for only incremental and full backup
schedules so critical policies should use only incremental or full backup schedules. Certain
database backups schedules, such as Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server, only use schedule types
of Application Backup and Automatic Backup. Because of the schedule types, media listings for
these backups do not appear on the Disaster Recovery report.
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Creating a Vault policy

Note: Vault protects the disaster recovery data by sending the data to the Vault
site as an email attachment of the Vault report email.

Adding policies to the Critical Policies list of a catalog backup policy

Use the following procedure to add policies to the Critical Policies list of a catalog
backup policy.
To add a policy to the critical policies list
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management > Policies.
2 Do one of the following:
■ Double-click a configured catalog backup policy.
■ Create a catalog backup policy.
See “Configuring a catalog backup manually” on page 902.

3 Select the Disaster Recovery tab.

4 Near the Critical Policies list, click Add. An active field appears in the list.
5 Click the icon at the far right of the active field to display a list of configured
policies. Select a policy to add to the Critical Policies list.
6 Do any of the following:

To add another policy Click Add.

To change a policy Select the policy and click Change.

To delete a policy Select the policy and click Delete.

7 Click OK to save the Critical policies list and the other settings on the Disaster
Recovery tab.

Creating a Vault policy

A Vault policy differs from other policies in the following respects:
■ Vault must be specified as the policy type.
■ No clients are specified in Vault policies, so the Clients tab does not appear.
■ In the Backup Selections list, a Vault command is specified instead of files.
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To create a Vault policy

1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management > Policies.
2 On the Actions menu, click New > Policy.
3 Type a unique name for the new policy in the Add a New Policy dialog box.
Click OK.
4 On the Attributes tab, select Vault as the policy type.
5 On the Schedules tab, click New to create a new schedule. The type of backup
defaults to Automatic.
The Clients tab does not appear for Vault policy types.
6 Complete the schedule.
7 On the Backup Selections tab, enter one of two Vault commands:

vltrun Use vltrun to specify the robot, vault name, and profile for the job.
The vltrun command accomplishes all the steps necessary to select,
copy, and eject media. If the vault profile name is unique, use the
following format:

vltrun profile_name

If the vault profile name is not unique, use the following format:

vltrun robot_number/vault_name/profile_name

vlteject Use the vlteject command to eject media or to generate reports for
completed Vault sessions. For example:

vlteject -eject -report [-vault vault_name

[-sessionid id]] [-auto y|n] [-eject_delay seconds]

Both commands are located in the following directory:

■ On Windows:
install_path\NetBackup\bin

■ On UNIX:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/

For more information on Vault names, profile names, and command usage,
see the Vault Administrator’s Guide.
8 Click OK.
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Performing manual backups

Performing manual backups

A manual backup is user-initiated and is based on a policy.
A manual backup is useful in the following situations:
■ To test a configuration
■ To back up a client that missed the regular backup
■ To back up a client before new software is installed to preserve the old
configuration
■ To preserve records before a special event such as a company split or merger
■ To back up quarterly or yearly financial information
In some cases, it may be useful to create a policy and schedule that is used only
for manual backups. Create a policy for manual backups by creating a policy with
a single schedule that has no backup window. Without a backup window, the policy
can never run automatically.
To perform a manual backup
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management > Policies.
2 On Windows: Select the policy name in the left pane.
3 On UNIX: Select the policy name in the middle pane.
4 On the Actions menu, click Manual Backup. (To perform a manual backup,
you must enable the Go into effect at attribute.)
See “Go into effect at (policy attribute)” on page 715.
If the Go into effect at attribute is set for a future date and time, the backup
does not run.
5 In the Manual Backup dialog box, select the schedule and the clients that you
want to back up.
If you do not select any schedules, NetBackup uses the schedule with the
highest retention level. If you do not select any clients, NetBackup backs up
all clients.
User schedules do not appear in the schedules list. A user schedule cannot
be manually backed up because it does not have a backup selection list (the
user selects the files).
6 Click OK to start the backup.
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Active Directory granular backups and recovery

Active Directory granular backups and recovery

Administrators can use NetBackup to restore individual objects and attributes in
the Active Directory instead of restoring the entire Active Directory. Administrators
can also restore deleted objects (tombstone objects) from the Active Directory.
The following topics describe how to configure a policy to perform recovery of an
Active Directory object:
■ System requirements necessary to perform Active Directory granular backups
and restores.
■ How to configure a policy for an Active Directory backup that allows granular
restores.
■ How to restore individual objects and attributes in the Active Directory.

System requirements for Active Directory granular NetBackup

backups and recovery
See the Operating System Compatibility List for a list of operating system versions
that support Active Directory granular restore:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/TECH76648
To perform Active Directory granular backups and restores, ensure that you meet
the following requirements:
■ The Network File System (NFS) must be installed on the media server and all
Active Directory domain controllers or ADAM/LDS hosts.
See “About installing and configuring Network File System (NFS) for Active
Directory Granular Recovery” on page 1176.
See “About configuring Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows
2012 and Windows 2012 R2” on page 1177.
See “About configuring Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows
2008 and Windows 2008 R2” on page 1185.
■ The NetBackup Client Service must be configured to log on as an account with
domain privileges.
To perform granular backups and restores of the Active Directory, the NetBackup
Legacy Client Service (bpinetd) must run under the domain administrator
account on the Active Directory domain controller or ADAM server. By default,
bpinetd runs under the Local System account.
See “Configuring the NetBackup Client Service” on page 1109.
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For information on the media server platforms that support Granular Recovery
Technology see the NetBackup compatibility lists on the Veritas NetBackup
Hardware Compatibility List (HCL).

Creating a policy that allows Active Directory granular restores

A NetBackup policy that backs up the Active Directory can be configured to allow
the restore of the objects and attributes in the Active Directory. The objects and
attributes can be restored locally or remotely without the interruption of restarting
the domain controllers where the restore is performed.
The Active Directory host properties offer additional configuration options for the
backup of Windows Server 2008 computers. Specifically, whether or not NetBackup
performs a consistency check if Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) is
used as the snapshot provider.
See “Active Directory host properties” on page 74.
To create a policy to allow Active Directory restores
1 Check that the NetBackup Legacy Client Service (bpinetd) is running under
the domain administrator account on the Active Directory domain controller.
In this case, the Active Directory domain controller is the NetBackup client.
See “Configuring the NetBackup Client Service” on page 1109.
2 In the Policy dialog box, on the Attributes tab, select MS-Windows as the
policy type. Specify the other policy attributes as needed.
3 Enable the Enable granular recovery option. If this option is not enabled, the
backup still runs, but the backup cannot produce granular restores.
4 In the Schedules tab, create schedules as needed.
Other items in the policy may use a differential or cumulative incremental
backup type, but the Active Directory items are always fully backed up.
See “Active Directory backups are full backups” on page 864.
5 In the Backup Selections tab, open the Select Directive dialog.
6 For the Directive set, select Windows 2003 or Windows 2008.
7 To back up the Active Directory, select any one of the following directives:
■ See “System State:\ directive” on page 842.
■ See “Shadow Copy Components:\ directive” on page 843.
■ See “ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES directive” on page 841.
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Note: Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) is a lightweight directory

service that runs as a user service. This directive can be used to back up ADAM
data on computers where it is installed. However, it does not back up the Active
Directory itself.

8 In the Clients tab, select the clients as needed.

9 Save the policy.

Active Directory backups are full backups

Any Active Directory backup is always a NetBackup full backup, whether it is a
granular backup or not.
Whenever Active Directory is in a policy’s Backup Selections list, the Active
Directory portion is always fully backed up, even when the backup type is
incremental, differential or cumulative. Any other items in the Backup Selections
list may use a differential or cumulative incremental backup type as indicated. Even
though a full backup is forced for an Active Directory backup, normal incremental
rules are applied to the non-Active Directory items in the policy file list.

Restoring Active Directory objects

The following procedure describes how to restore objects from an Active Directory
backup in a non-disaster recovery situation:
To restore individual objects from an Active Directory backup
1 Open the NetBackup Backup, Archive, and Restore client interface.
2 Select File > Select Files and Folders to Restore.
3 Expand and browse the Active Directory node.
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4 Select the objects to be restored. Do not select both granular and non-granular
objects. When a user explores and expands selections, a delay can occur
during communication with the NetBackup server. The delay is a result of
dynamically determining the contents from the image on the media server. The
approach prevents the NetBackup catalog from unanticipated growth due to
numerous granular entries.

5 Select Action > Restore.

6 If an Active Directory object is selected, the Restore Marked Files dialog box
contains two tabs:
■ General tab
When an Active Directory object is selected, the Restore Destination
Choices are disabled in the General tab. Configure the other restore options
as needed.
■ Active Directory tab
The Active Directory tab contains an option to recreate the objects that
have been deleted: Recreate deleted objects that cannot be restored
from the Active Directory Deleted Objects container.
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The Active Directory tab contains an option that lets administrators recreate
the objects whose tombstone lifetimes have passed. The objects have also
been purged from the Active Directory Deleted Objects container.
To allow this capability, enable the option labeled Recreate deleted objects
that cannot be restored from the Active Directory Deleted Objects
container.

7 Click Start Restore in the Restore Marked Files dialog box.

Some restore situations require additional steps, depending on what is restored.
See “Troubleshooting granular restore issues” on page 866.

Troubleshooting granular restore issues

Some granular restore situations require additional steps to fully restore the objects.
In other situations, a granular restore of some part of the Active Directory is not
possible.
Table 20-58 describes potential problems for granular restores.
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Table 20-58 Troubleshooting restore issues

Situation Recommendation

Restores that are disabled When user and computer accounts are restored from a granular Active Directory restore,
they are sometimes disabled.
The following are possible reasons why the accounts can be disabled:

■ When objects in Active Directory are deleted, they are removed from their current
Active Directory or ADAM/AD LDS container. They are converted into tombstones
and placed in the Active Directory Deleted Objects container where their tombstone
lifetime is monitored. By default, NetBackup restores deleted objects from this
container if the tombstone lifetime has not passed.
After the tombstone lifetime passes, the tombstones are purged from the Active
Directory Deleted Objects container. Purging the tombstones has the effect of
permanently deleting the objects from the Active Directory and ADAM/AD LDS
databases.
■ When restoring user objects, you must reset the object's user password and enable
the object's user account:
■ For Active Directory user objects, use the Microsoft Active Directory Users and
Computers application.
■ For ADAM/AD LDS user objects, use ADSI Edit.

In Active Directory, computer objects are derived from user objects. Some attributes
that are associated with a computer object cannot be restored when you restore a
deleted computer object. They can only be restored if the attributes were saved
through schema changes when the computer object was originally deleted.
■ Computer object credentials change every 30 days and the credentials from the
backup may not match the credentials that are stored on the actual computer. When
a computer object is restored it is disabled if the userAccountControl property
was not preserved in the deleted object.
Use the Microsoft Active Directory Users and Computers application to reset the
account of a computer object:
■ Remove the computer from the domain.
■ Re-join the computer to the domain. The security identifiers (SID) for the
computer remains the same since it is preserved when a computer object is
deleted. However, if the tombstone expired and a new computer object was
recreated, the SID is different.
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Table 20-58 Troubleshooting restore issues (continued)

Situation Recommendation

Group and member objects To restore Active Directory group membership links may require that the restore job
be run twice.

For example, consider the case where a group and its member objects are deleted.

If a restore job contains both group objects and member objects, the job restores the
objects in alphabetical order. However, the group that is restored has a link dependency
on a member that does not exist yet. When the group is restored, the link cannot be
restored.

Run the restore again to restore all forward and backward links.

Group policy objects NetBackup does not support granular restores of Group Policy Objects.
 Chapter 21
Synthetic backups
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ About synthetic backups

■ Recommendations for synthetic backups and restores

■ Synthetic full backups

■ Synthetic cumulative incremental backups

■ Schedules that must appear in a policy for synthetic backups

■ Adding clients to a policy for synthetic backups

■ Change journal and synthesized backups

■ True image restore and synthesized backups

■ Displaying synthetic backups in the Activity Monitor

■ Logs produced during synthetic backups

■ Synthetic backups and directory and file attributes

■ Using the multiple copy synthetic backups method

■ Optimized synthetic backups

■ Optimized synthetic backups for deduplication

About synthetic backups

During a traditional full backup, all files are copied from the client to a master server
or a media server. The files are copied even though those files may not have
changed since the last incremental backup.
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When NetBackup creates a synthetic full backup, NetBackup detects whether new
or changed files have been copied to the media server during the last incremental
backup. The client does not need to be running to combine the full backups and
the incremental backups on the media server to form a new, full backup. The new,
full synthetic backup is an accurate representation of the clients’ file systems at the
time of the most recent full backup.
Because processing takes place on master and media servers instead of the client,
synthetic backups help to reduce the network traffic. Files are transferred over the
network only once. After the backup images are combined into a synthetic backup,
the tapes or disk that contain the component images can be recycled or reclaimed.
Synthetic backups can reduce the number of tapes or disk space in use.
Synthetic backups can be written to tape storage units or disk storage units, or a
combination of both. If the backups use tape, the backups can be synthesized when
drives are not generally in use. For example, if backups occur primarily at night,
the drives can synthesize full backups during the day.
The Synthetic Backup option is available under the following conditions:
■ The policy type must be either Standard or MS-Windows.
■ The Collect True Image Restore Information With Move Detection option
must be selected on the Policy Attributes tab.
See “Collect true image restore information (policy attribute) with and without
move detection” on page 727.
■ The schedule that is created for a synthetic backup must have Synthetic Backup
selected.
See “Synthetic backup (schedule attribute)” on page 773.
■ One of the following must be available:
■ Disk storage unit(s) with adequate space available.
■ Tape library(s) with multiple drives to read and write.
See “Recommendations for synthetic backups and restores” on page 870.
■ A combination of disk storage unit(s) and tape library(s).

Recommendations for synthetic backups and

restores
The synthetic full backup is a scalable solution for backing up remote offices with
manageable data volumes and low levels of daily change.
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If the clients experience a high rate of change daily, the incremental backups are
too large. In this case, a synthetic backup is no more helpful than a traditional full
backup.
Synthetic backups are supported on all media server platforms and tier one master
server platforms.
The following items describe recommendations to use synthesized backups to full
advantage, and situations under which synthesized backups are not supported:
Recommendations concerning backups:
■ Do not multiplex any backups that are to be synthesized because it is inefficient.
To synthesize multiplexed client images requires multiple passes over the source
media—one per client.
Performance issues can also occur if multiple streams are selected for
synthesized backups. The issues are similar to those encountered while
multiplexing synthesized backups. Back up to disk whenever possible to improve
multiple stream performance issues.
■ Veritas recommends that you not enable Expire after copy retention for any
storage units that are to be used with SLPs with either of the following:
Accelerator or synthetic backups. The Expire after copy retention can cause
images to expire while the backup runs. To synthesize a new full backup, the
SLP backup needs the previous backup image. If the previous image expires
during the backup, the backup fails.
■ Reduce the gap between the last incremental backup and the synthesized
backup. Since a synthetic backup does not involve direct contact with the client,
a synthetic backup is only as current as the last incremental backup. If there is
a concern to reduce a potential gap in backup coverage, run an incremental
backup before the synthetic backup.
■ You can create multiple copies with synthetic backups by using the multiple
copies synthetic backup method.
Although synthetic backups do support the use of storage lifecycle policies,
SLPs cannot be used for the multiple copy synthetic backups method.
See “Using the multiple copy synthetic backups method” on page 880.
■ Synthetic backups are not supported if any of the component images are
encrypted.
■ A user-generated backup cannot be used to generate a synthetic image. A
backup that is generated from a User Backup schedule or a User Archive
schedule cannot be used as one of the components of a synthetic backup.
■ Synthetic backups and optimized synthetic backups do not support Auto Image
Replication.
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Recommendations concerning restores:

■ The time that is required to perform a restore from a synthetic backup does not
increase significantly over time.
■ The restore times for both a complete synthetic backup and for a single file is
the same. It is the same whether the restore is from a traditional backup or from
a synthetic backup.
■ The restore time of a single directory may increase over time when sourced
from synthetic backups. The restore time depends on the pattern of file changes
within the directory.
■ Contrast a traditional full backup, which stores the files in file system order with
a synthetic full backup, which stores the files in last-file-accessed order. The
synthetic full contains the newest files at the front of the media and the
unchanged files at the end. Over time, the processing order introduces the
potential for fragmentation of a single directory across the synthetic full image.
■ Note that the scenario is limited to single directory restores. Single file restores
and full image restores from synthetic fulls are equal or better than from traditional
full backups, as noted in previous bullets.
■ If checkpoint restart is indicated for the policy, the backups that are produced
with the synthetic backup schedule are not checkpointed. The option is enabled
if Take checkpoints on the policy Attributes tab is enabled. If the Take
checkpoints option is enabled for a synthetic backup, the property has no effect.

Table 21-1 Recommendations when using disk storage or tape storage for
synthetic backups

Storage unit Recommendations

type

Disk storage Disk-based images are more efficient for synthesizing. NetBackup processes the newest component
units images first in a synthesized backup, followed by sequentially older images. When two or more
component images are written to the same tape, the tape movement can be inefficient compared to
disk-based images.

Synthetic full backups are generated more quickly when built from disk-based incremental backups.
If the synthetic full backup is also generated on disk, the run time is even faster. The disk copy then
can be duplicated to tape.
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Table 21-1 Recommendations when using disk storage or tape storage for
synthetic backups (continued)

Storage unit Recommendations

type

Tape storage If tape is used instead of disk, the tape for the synthetic image must be different from the tape where
units the component images reside.

The maximum drive usage applies only to the drive that is needed for writing the synthetic backup.
If any of the component images reside on tape, an additional drive is needed for reading.

If a single tape drive device is used to generate synthetic images, place component images in a hard
drive location first. In that way, a synthetic image can be generated with the single tape drive device.

Synthetic full backups

A synthetic backup can be a synthetic full or a synthetic cumulative backup.
The images that are used to create the synthetic image are known as component
images. For instance, the component images in a synthetic full are the previous full
image and the subsequent incremental images.
Figure 21-1 illustrates the creation of synthetic full backups (B, C, D) from an existing
full backup (A) and shows the incremental backups between full backups.
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Figure 21-1 Creation of synthetic full backups

Traditional Synthetic
full backup to disk (Sunday) full backup to disk (Sunday)

A B

Synthetic full
backup (Sunday)
Incremental backups Sunday's Synthetic
to disk (Mon-Sat) full Backup

B C
Synthetic
full
backup
Incremental backups (Sunday)
Sunday's synthetic
(Mon-Sat)
full backup

C D

Incremental backups
(Mon-Sat)

The traditional full backup (A) and the incremental backups are created in the
traditional manner: data is scanned, then copied from the client’s file system to the
backup media. The synthetic backups do not interact with the client system at all,
but are instead synthesized on the media server.
See “Synthetic cumulative incremental backups” on page 875.
The following is an example of a synthetic full backup:
■ Create a Standard or MS-Windows policy for the clients (5.0 or later) you want
to back up. Include the following schedules:
■ A schedule for one full, traditional backup to run at least once.
■ A schedule for daily (Monday through Saturday) differential incremental
backups.
■ A schedule for weekly full, synthetic backups.

■ Make sure that the traditional full backup runs. If the backup does not complete,
run the backup manually.
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■ Per schedule, run daily, differential incremental backups for the clients throughout
the week. The last incremental backup for the week runs on Saturday.
■ Per schedule, run synthetic full backups for the clients on subsequent Sundays.

Note: The synthetic full backups in the scenario are only as current as the Saturday
incremental backup.

Synthetic cumulative incremental backups

The scenario to create a synthetic, cumulative incremental backup is similar to the
scenario to create a synthetic full backup. Remember, a cumulative incremental
backup includes all changes since the last full backup.
If a cumulative incremental backup exists that is newer than the last full backup, a
synthetic cumulative backup image is produced by consolidating the following
component backup images:
■ All differential incremental backups that were taken since the last cumulative
backup.
■ The last cumulative incremental backup. If no cumulative incremental backup
is available, only the differential incremental backups are used for the synthetic
image.
Figure 21-2 illustrates the creation of synthetic cumulative incremental backups (A,
B, C) from the latest cumulative incremental backup and shows the subsequent
differential incremental backups.
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Figure 21-2 Creation of synthetic cumulative backups

Synthetic cumulative incremental
backup to tape (Sunday)

Cumulative and
differential
incremental backups Sunday's synthetic
to disk (Mon-Sat) cumulative Incremental Synthetic cumulative incremental
backup backup (Sunday)

A B

Synthetic cumulative
Incremental backups incremental backup
(Mon-Sat) Sunday's synthetic (Sunday)
cumulative incremental
backup

B C

Incremental backups
(Mon-Sat)

The following is an example of a synthetic cumulative backup:

■ Create a Standard or MS-Windows policy for the clients (5.0 or later) you want
to back up. Include the following schedules:
■ A schedule for one full, traditional backup to run at least once.
■ A schedule for daily (Monday through Saturday) differential incremental
backups.
■ A schedule for weekly cumulative incremental synthetic backups.

■ Make certain that the traditional full backup runs. If the backup does not complete,
run the backup manually.
■ Per schedule, run daily differential incremental backups for the clients throughout
the week. The last incremental for the week runs on Saturday.
■ Per schedule, run synthetic cumulative incremental backups for the clients on
subsequent Sundays.
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Schedules that must appear in a policy for synthetic backups

Note: The synthetic cumulative backups in the scenario are only as current as the
Saturday incremental backup.

Schedules that must appear in a policy for

synthetic backups
A policy for synthetic backups must contain one of the following types of schedules:
■ At least one traditional, full backup must be run successfully to create a full
image. The synthetic backup job fails if there is not at least one previous full
image.
■ Schedule(s) for incremental backups.
Incremental backups are necessary to capture the changes in the file system
since the last full or incremental backup. The synthetic backup job receives a
status code of 1 for a policy that contains full or incremental synthetic backup
schedules, but no incremental backup schedules.
The synthetic backup synthesizes all of the incremental backups to create a
new full or cumulative backup image. Therefore, the synthetic backup is only
as current as the last incremental backup.

Note: To configure a synthetic cumulative backup for any clients that are archive
bit-based (default), use only differential incremental backups for the traditional,
non-synthesized backups.

■ One full and one cumulative backup schedule with the Synthetic Backup option
selected.
See “Synthetic backup (schedule attribute)” on page 773.

Adding clients to a policy for synthetic backups

After clients are added to a synthetic backup policy, run a traditional, full backup of
the policy. A traditional backup is necessary before a synthetic backup can be
created.
Since Collect True Image Restore Information With Move Detection is required
for synthetic backups, all of the clients in the policy must support TIR.
See “Collect true image restore information (policy attribute) with and without move
detection” on page 727.
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Change journal and synthesized backups

Change journal and synthesized backups

If the Use Change Journal host property on a Windows client is enabled, the
property has no effect when the client is backed up using the synthetic backup
schedule.
See “Client Settings properties for Windows clients” on page 106.

True image restore and synthesized backups

Since the Collect true Image restore information with move detection policy
property must be enabled for synthetic backups, all clients that are included in the
policy must support TIR.
See “Collect true image restore information (policy attribute) with and without move
detection” on page 727.
The Keep true image restoration (TIR) information property indicates how long
TIR information in the image catalog is kept before it is pruned (removed). The
property is located in the master server Clean-Up host properties.
See “Clean-up properties” on page 81.
However, if a synthetic full and synthetic cumulative schedule was defined in the
policy, the TIR information is pruned from the component images until a subsequent
traditional or synthetic full or cumulative backup image has generated successfully.
Consider a situation where Keep true image restoration (TIR) information host
specifies that TIR information is pruned from the catalog after two days. On the
third day the TIR information is pruned only if a traditional or synthetic full backup
image has been generated.
If the TIR information was pruned from a component image and you accidentally
expire the most recent synthetic image, rerun the synthetic backup job to restore
automatically the TIR information to the catalog. In case the TIR information cannot
be restored due to bad, missing, or vaulted media, the synthetic backup job fails
with error code 136 (TIR info was pruned from the image file). If the problem is
correctable, run the synthetic backup again.

Displaying synthetic backups in the Activity

Monitor
A synthetic job is distinguished from a traditional full backup by the notation that is
indicated in the Data Movement field of the Activity Monitor. Synthetic jobs display
Synthetic as the Data Movement type while traditional backups display Standard.
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Logs produced during synthetic backups

Logs produced during synthetic backups

When a synthetic backup is scheduled, NetBackup starts the bpsynth program to
manage the synthetic backup process. bpsynth plans how the synthetic backup is
built from the previous backup images.
If it is needed, bpsynth then schedules the tape drive resources that are needed
for the synthetic backup. If the required resources are not available, the job fails
with a status code that indicates that a resource is needed.
If the resources can be obtained eventually but not immediately, the synthetic job
waits until the resources become available. A synthetic job may wait while a backup,
restore, or another synthetic backup job uses a drive.
bpsynth passes the information to programs bptm and bpdm so that tape and disk
images can be read or written. Catalog information is managed using bpdbm. Each
of these programs has a debug log file in the logs directory.
If problems occur with synthetic backups, the following debug logs are required to
diagnose the problem:
■ On the master server: bpsynth, bpdbm, and vnetd.
■ On the media server(s): bpcd, bptm (if any images are written to or from a tape
device), and bpdm (if any images are written to or from disk).
Note that several media servers can be involved if the component images are
on different nodes.
The log files for synthetic backups are described in the NetBackup Logging
Reference Guide.
However, bpsynth is used for each stream or client. To use bpsynth can be
inefficient with tape images since bpsynth needs a tape drive to write the new
image. Also, bpsynth may use the same component image volumes. One may
need to finish before the next can proceed.

Synthetic backups and directory and file attributes

For a synthetic backup to include directory and the file attribute changes, the change
must first be picked up by a component incremental backup. (For example, changes
like Access Control Lists (ACLs).)
On UNIX, changing an object’s ACL changes the ctime (inode change time) for
the object but not the mtime (data modification time). Since mtime triggers
incremental backups, the ACL change is not reflected in an incremental backup,
and therefore not in a synthetic full backup.
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To include ACL changes in backups, enter USE_CTIME_FOR_INCREMENTALS

in the bp.conf file on each UNIX client.
See “USE_CTIME_FOR_INCREMENTALS option for NetBackup clients”
on page 378.
For each Windows client, enable Incrementals: Based on Archive Bit. The property
is found under NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Clients > selected
client(s) > Windows Client.
See “Client Settings properties for Windows clients” on page 106.

Using the multiple copy synthetic backups method

The multiple copy synthetic backups method introduces the capability to produce
a second copy of a synthetic backup at a remote site as part of a normal synthetic
backup job.
This method provides the following benefits:
■ It eliminates the bandwidth cost of copying synthetic full backups to another
site.
Instead of duplicating a local synthetic full backup to a remote site to produce
a second copy, it is more efficient to produce the second copy by using data
movements only at the remote site.
■ It provides an efficient method to establish a dual-copy disaster recovery scheme
for NetBackup backup images.
Table 21-2 emphasizes how the synthetic full backup produced at the remote site
is a clone, or a second copy, of the first copy produced at the local site.

Table 21-2 Comparing synthetic copy process with and without method
enabled

Step Without using the multiple copy synthetic Using the multiple copy synthetic backups
backups method: method:

1 A full backup is performed at the local site (Site A). Step 1 remains the same.

2 The full backup is duplicated to the remote site (Site Step 2 remains the same.
B).

3 An incremental backup is performed at Site A. Step 3 remains the same.

4 The incremental backup is duplicated to Site B. Step 4 remains the same.

5 Steps 3 and 4 are repeated each time an incremental Step 5 remains the same.
schedule runs.
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Table 21-2 Comparing synthetic copy process with and without method
enabled (continued)

Step Without using the multiple copy synthetic Using the multiple copy synthetic backups
backups method: method:

6 A full synthetic backup is produced at Site A. Step 6 remains the same.

7 The full backup is duplicated to Site B. A full synthetic backup is produced at Site B from
images at Site B.

The full synthetic backup at the remote site is a second

copy of the synthetic backup at the local site.

8 Steps 2 through 7 repeat per backup scheduling Step 8 remains the same.
needs.

Figure 21-3 shows how no extra bandwidth is used to copy the synthetic full backup
from Site A to Site B.

Figure 21-3 Remote creation of synthetic full backup

Synthetic full
Site A Full backup Incremental Incremental Incremental Incremental
backup
(Local) (Copy 1) (Copy 1) (Copy 1) (Copy 1) (Copy 1)
(Copy 1)

Time
Backups are duplicated to the remote sites

Synthetic full
Site B Full backup Incremental Incremental Incremental Incremental
backup
(Remote) (Copy 2) (Copy 2) (Copy 2) (Copy 2) (Copy 2)
(Copy 2)

Copy 2 synthetic full

is created remotely

Configuring multiple copy synthetic backups

To configure a multiple copy synthetic backup, create a configuration file on the
master server for each synthetic backup policy for which a second copy is to be
produced.
The configuration file is a text file that is named after the policy and schedule:

multi_synth.policy.schedule

Create the file in the following location:

■ On Windows:
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install_path\NetBackup\db\config\multi_synth.policy.schedule

■ On UNIX:
/usr/openv/netbackup/db/config/multi_synth.policy.schedule

Configuration variables for multiple copy synthetic backups

The file format uses a traditional name-pair scheme for setting configuration
preferences. Each preference uses a key name that is separated from the preference
value by an equal sign with each name-value pair residing on a single line.
For example:
NAME=VALUE

Enter all values as integers.

Table 21-3 describes the configuration entries that can be included in the
configuration file.

Table 21-3 Configuration entries

Entry Purpose

SRC_COPY Specifies the copy number of each source component for the second synthetic backup. Every
source backup must have a copy by this number unless SRC_COPY_FALLBACK is specified.
The default is 2.

TARGET_COPY Specifies the copy number for the second synthetic backup produced. The TARGET_COPY
value must be different from the copy number of the first synthetic backup (which is 1). Default
is 2.

COPY COPY is an alternate specification for SRC_COPY and TARGET_COPY.

If COPY is specified and either SRC_COPY and TARGET_COPY is not specified, the value for
COPY is used.

TARGET_STU Specifies the storage unit name or storage unit group name where the second copy synthetic
backup is to be written. Use the special identifier __ANY__ to indicate that Any Available
storage unit can be used that is not configured to be on demand only. Note that there are
two underscores before and after ANY:

TARGET_STU=__ANY__
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Table 21-3 Configuration entries (continued)

Entry Purpose

FAIL_MODE The second synthetic backup is produced immediately following the first copy synthetic
backup if no errors occur during production of the first copy. If an error occurs during the
second copy, the FAIL_MODE value specifies the fate of the first copy job and image.
Specify one of the following:

■ FAIL_MODE=ALL
ALL means that if the second copy fails, the first copy and its job also fail. (Default.)
■ FAIL_MODE=ONE
ONE means that if the second copy fails, the failure does not affect the first copy job.

ENABLED Specifies whether production of the second copy is enabled or disabled. This entry turns on
the feature.
Specify one of the following:

■ ENABLED=YES
Production of the second copy is enabled. (Default.)
■ ENABLED=NO
Production of the second copy is disabled.

SRC_COPY_FALLBACK Specifies that if a copy by the number given in SRC_COPY or COPY does not exist, the synthetic
backup should use the primary backup.

The only valid value is the following:

SRC_COPY_FALLBACK=PRIMARY

VOLUME_POOL Specifies the volume pool for tape media, if one is used. If no volume pool is specified,
NetBackup uses the volume pool that is specified in the policy. If a volume pool is entered
for disk, the entry is ignored.

Multiple copy synthetic backups configuration examples

The following multiple copy synthetic configuration example takes advantage of
default values to produce the second synthetic copy.

TARGET_STU=disk_stu

The default source of copy 2 and the default destination copy 2.

In this example, the second copy targets a tape library (tape_stu). The configuration
specifies a volume pool (Synthetics) for the target copy.
The copy number for the multiple copy synthetic backup is copy 3. If copy 3 is
unavailable, SOURCE_COPY_FALLBACK indicates that copy 3 can be produced using
the primary copy.
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If copy 3 fails, only copy 3 fails and not the job of the primary copy.

TARGET_STU=tape_stu
VOLUME_POOL=Synthetics
SOURCE_COPY_FALLBACK=PRIMARY
COPY=3
ENABLED=YES
FAIL_MODE=ONE

Optimized synthetic backups

NetBackup environments that use the Data Protection Optimization Option license
can benefit from the optimized synthetic backup method. Optimized synthetic
backups take advantage of the capabilities of the OpenStorage API.
This method constructs the synthetic image by using calls from the media server
to the storage server. The media server tells the storage server which full and
incremental images to use to create the synthetic backup. Then, the storage server
constructs (or synthesizes) the synthetic image directly on the storage server,
reducing network traffic.
For more information, see the following guides:
■ NetBackup Deduplication Guide
■ NetBackup OpenStorage Solutions Guide for Disk

Optimized synthetic backups for deduplication

NetBackup environments that use the NetBackup Data Protection Optimization
Option license can benefit from the optimized synthetic backup method.
This method constructs the synthetic image by using calls from the backup server
to the storage server. The backup server tells the storage server which full and
incremental images to use to create the synthetic backup. Then, the storage server
constructs (or synthesizes) the synthetic image directly on the storage server,
reducing network traffic.
For more information, see the following guides:
■ NetBackup Deduplication Guide
■ NetBackup OpenStorage Solutions Guide for Disk
 Chapter 22
Protecting the NetBackup
catalog
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ About the NetBackup catalog

■ Parts of the NetBackup catalog

■ Protecting the NetBackup catalog

■ Recovering the catalog

■ Disaster recovery emails and the disaster recovery file

■ Archiving the catalog and restoring from the catalog archive

■ Estimating catalog space requirements

About the NetBackup catalog

A NetBackup catalog is the internal database that contains information about
NetBackup backups and configuration. Backup information includes records of the
files that have been backed up and the media on which the files are stored. The
catalogs also contain information about the media and the storage devices.
Since NetBackup needs the catalog information so that it can restore client backups,
configure a catalog backup before using NetBackup for regular client backups.
Schedule the catalog backups to occur on a regular basis. Without regular catalog
backups, you risk losing regular backups if there is a problem with the disk that
contains the catalogs.
For information on how to configure catalog backups in Windows clustered
environments, see the NetBackup Clustered Master Server Administrator's Guide.
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Parts of the NetBackup catalog

The NetBackup catalog resides on the NetBackup master server. It manages and
controls access to the following types of data:
■ Image metadata (information about backup images and copies (image header
files)).
■ Backup content data (information about the folders, files, and the objects in a
backup (.f files)).
■ NetBackup backup policies.
■ NetBackup licensing data.
■ The NetBackup error log.
■ The client database.
■ Cloud configuration files.
See “About the catalog backup of cloud configuration files” on page 894.
The catalog consists of the following parts:
■ Relational database files.
NetBackup uses the SQL Anywhere Relational Database Management System
to store information in the NetBackup database (NBDB). The metadata includes
information about the data that has been backed up, and about where the data
is stored.
See “About the NetBackup relational database” on page 888.
■ The image database.
The image database contains information about the data that has been backed
up.
See “About the NetBackup image database” on page 892.
■ NetBackup configuration files.
The configuration files (databases.conf and server.conf) are flat files that
contain instructions for the SQL Anywhere daemon.
See “About the NetBackup server.conf file” on page 928.
See “About the databases.conf file” on page 930.
NetBackup is sensitive to the location of the master server components. Running
any part of NetBackup (the binaries, the logs, the database, the images) on a
network share (NFS, for example) can affect performance of even normal operations.
NetBackup can be CIFS-mounted on SAN or NAS storage as long as the average
I/O service times remain less than 20 milliseconds.
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The storage must also meet certain conditions to ensure the Sybase requirement
for data integrity:
■ The order of file writes must be guaranteed.
■ When a write request is issued, the write must complete to the physical storage.
The write request must not merely be buffered when the SAN or the NAS returns
from the write call.
See the following article for more information:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/TECH158868

Figure 22-1 Catalog configuration on Windows computers

install_path\Veritas

\NetBackupDB \NetBackup\db \NetBackup\vault

\NetBackup\var
\CONF \data
License key and
databases.conf BMR_DATA.db authentication
server.conf BMR_INDEX.db information
BMRDB.db
Configuration files BMRDB.log
DARS_DATA.db
DARS_INDEX.db
DBM_DATA.db \class \cloud \images \media \vault
DBM_INDEX.db
EMM_DATA.db \config \jobs \scripts
EMM_INDEX.db \error
JOBD_DATA.db
\class_template \failure_history
NBAZDB.db
NBAZDB.db.template
NBAZDB.log
NBDB.db \client_1 \Master
NBDB.log
SLP_DATA.db \Media_server \client_n
SLP_INDEX.db Image database
vxdbms.conf

Relational database files

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Figure 22-2 Catalog configuration on UNIX computers

/usr/openv/

/db/data /netbackup/db /netbackup/vault /var /var/global

License key and
authentication
information
BMR_DATA.db
BMR_INDEX.db
BMRDB.db
BMRDB.log
DARS_DATA.db
DARS_INDEX.db /class /cloud /config /images
DBM_DATA.db
DBM_INDEX.db /class_internal /cltmp /error
EMM_DATA.db /jobs
/failure _history
EMM_INDEX.db /class_locks
JOBD_DATA.db /media
NBAZDB.db /class_template
/ss
NBAZDB.db.template /cltmp_internal
NBAZDB.log /vault
/cltmp_template
NBDB.db
NBDB.log
SLP_DATA.db
SLP_INDEX.db databases.conf
vxdbms.conf /client_1 /Master server.conf
db_marker.txt /Media_server /client_n
Relational database files Image database Configuration
files

About the NetBackup relational database

NetBackup installs Sybase SQL Anywhere during the master server installation as
a private, non-shared server for the NetBackup database. The NetBackup database
(NBDB) is also known as the Enterprise Media Manager (EMM) database. It contains
information about volumes, and the robots and drives that are in NetBackup storage
units.
The same installation of Sybase SQL Anywhere is used for the optionally-licensed
product, Bare Metal Restore (BMR) database. The BMRDB database contains the
information that the NetBackup Bare Metal Restore option manages. The BMR
database is created during the BMR installation process.
See “About the NetBackup image database” on page 892.
See “About the NetBackup relational database (NBDB) installation” on page 924.
See “Post-installation tasks” on page 959.
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About the NetBackup relational database on Windows

As part of the catalog backup, the database and the configuration files for the NBDB
database (including the NetBackup Authorization database, NBAZDB) and the
BMRDB databases are protected as follows:
■ Database files:
■ install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\BMR_DATA.db (if BMR is
installed)
■ install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\BMRDB.db (if BMR is installed)

■ install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\BMRDB.log (if BMR is installed)

■ install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\BMR_INDEX.db (if BMR is

installed)
■ install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\DARS_DATA.db

■ install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\DARS_INDEX.db

■ install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\DBM_DATA.db

■ install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\DBM_INDEX.db

■ install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\EMM_DATA.db

■ install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\EMM_INDEX.db

■ install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\JOBD_DATA.db

■ install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\NBAZDB.db

■ install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\NBAZDB.db.template

■ install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\NBAZDB.log

■ install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\NBDB.db

■ install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\NBDB.log

■ install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\SEARCH_DATA.db

■ install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\SEARCH_INDEX.db

■ install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\SLP_DATA.db

■ install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\SLP_INDEX.db

Note: NetBackup does not support saving the NetBackup relational database
(NBDB, including NBAZDB and EMM) or the configuration files to a remote NFS
share. CIFS is supported on some SAN or NAS storage.
See “Parts of the NetBackup catalog” on page 886.
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■ Configuration files:
■ install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\vxdbms.conf

■ install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\conf\server.conf

■ install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\conf\databases.conf

Note: The catalog backup process copies this data to

install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\staging and backs up the copy.

About the NetBackup relational database on UNIX

As part of the catalog backup, the database and the configuration files for the NBDB
database (including the NetBackup Authorization database, NBAZDB) and the
BMRDB databases are protected as follows:
■ Database files
■ /usr/openv/db/data/BMR_DATA.db (if BMR is installed)

■ /usr/openv/db/data/BMRDB.db (if BMR is installed)

■ /usr/openv/db/data/BMRDB.log (if BMR is installed)

■ /usr/openv/db/data/BMR_INDEX.db (if BMR is installed)

■ /usr/openv/db/data/DARS_DATA.db

■ /usr/openv/db/data/DARS_INDEX.db

■ /usr/openv/db/data/DBM_DATA.db

■ /usr/openv/db/data/DBM_INDEX.db

■ /usr/openv/db/data/EMM_DATA.db

■ /usr/openv/db/data/EMM_INDEX.db

■ /usr/openv/db/data/JOBD_DATA.db

■ /usr/openv/db/data/NBAZDB.db

■ /usr/openv/db/data/NBAZDB.db.template

■ /usr/openv/db/data/NBAZDB.log

■ /usr/openv/db/data/NBDB.db

■ /usr/openv/db/data/NBDB.log

■ /usr/openv/db/data/SEARCH_DATA.db
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■ /usr/openv/db/data/SEARCH_INDEX.db

■ /usr/openv/db/data/SLP_DATA.db

■ /usr/openv/db/data/SLP_INDEX.db

Note: NetBackup does not support saving the NetBackup relational database
(NBDB, including NBAZDB and EMM) or the configuration files to a remote NFS
share. CIFS is supported on some SAN or NAS storage.
See “Parts of the NetBackup catalog” on page 886.

■ Configuration files
■ /usr/openv/db/data/vxdbms.conf

■ /usr/openv/var/global/server.conf

■ /usr/openv/var/global/databases.conf

Note: The catalog backup process copies this data to /usr/openv/db/staging

and backs up the copy.

About the Enterprise Media Manager (EMM)

The Enterprise Media Manager (EMM) is a NetBackup service that manages the
device and the media information for NetBackup. The Enterprise Media Manager
stores its managed information in a database that resides on the master server.
The NetBackup Resource Broker queries EMM to allocate storage units, drives
(including drive paths), and media.
EMM contains the following information:
■ Device attributes
■ Robotic library and standalone drive residence attributes
■ NDMP attributes
■ Barcode rule attributes
■ Volume pool attributes
■ Tape attributes
■ Media attributes
■ Storage unit attributes
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■ Storage unit group attributes

■ Hosts with assigned tape drives
■ Media and device errors
■ Disk pool and disk volume attributes
■ Storage server attributes
■ Log on credentials for storage servers, disk arrays, and NDMP hosts
■ Fibre Transport attributes
EMM ensures consistency between drives, robotic libraries, storage units, media,
and volume pools across multiple servers. EMM contains information for all media
servers that share devices in a multiple server configuration.
The NetBackup scheduling components use EMM information to select the server,
drive path, and media for jobs. When the device manager ltid starts up, it reads
device information from EMM into a shared memory segment. Components on the
same host communicate by using shared memory IPC or socket protocols. Socket
protocols are used between components across multiple hosts. Command line
interfaces are available to obtain run-time (shared memory) information and static
device configuration information.
See “About the NetBackup relational database” on page 888.

About the NetBackup image database

The image database contains subdirectories for each client that is backed up by
NetBackup, including the master server and any media servers.
The image database is located in the following location:
■ Windows: Program Files\Veritas\Netbackup\db\images
■ UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/db/images
The image database contains the following files:

Image files Files that store only backup set summary information.

.lck files Used to prevent simultaneous updates on images.

Image .f files Used to store the detailed information about each file backup.

db_marker.txt Used to ensure that access to the db directory is valid when the
NetBackup Database Manager starts up. Do not delete this file.
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The image database is the largest part of the NetBackup catalog. It consumes about
99% of the total space that is required for the NetBackup catalog. While most of
the subdirectories are relatively small in the NetBackup catalogs, \images (Windows)
or /images (UNIX) can grow to hundreds of gigabytes. The image database on the
master server can grow too large to fit on a single tape. Image database growth
depends on the number of clients, policy schedules, and the amount of data that
is backed up.
See “Estimating catalog space requirements” on page 915.
If the image catalog becomes too large for the current location, consider moving it
to a file system or disk partition that contains more space.
See “Moving the image catalog” on page 917.
The image database component of the NetBackup catalog uses the .f files in binary
format for Windows, Solaris, AIX, and Linux platforms.
The catalog conversion utility (cat_convert) can be used to upgrade an image
database to the binary format.
Information about the cat_convert command is available in the NetBackup
Commands Reference Guide.
See “Estimating catalog space requirements” on page 915.

About NetBackup image files

Each image file is an ASCII file, generally less than 1 kilobyte in size. An image file
contains only backup set summary information. For example, the backup ID, the
backup type, the expiration date, fragment information, and disaster recovery
information.

About NetBackup image .f files

The binary catalog contains one or more image .f files. This type of file is also
referred to as a files-file. The image .f file may be large because it contains the
detailed backup selection list for each file backup. Generally, image files range in
size from 1 kilobyte to 10 gigabytes.
The .f files are found in the following location:
Windows: install_path\NetBackup\db\images\clientname\ctime
UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/db/images/clientname/ctime/
The file layout determines whether the catalog contains one .f file or many .f files.
NetBackup configures the file layout automatically, based on the size of the binary
catalog. NetBackup uses one of two layouts: single file layout or multiple file layout.
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■ Image .f file single file layout

NetBackup stores file information in a single image.f file if the information for
the catalog is less than 100 megabytes.
When the backup file of one catalog backup is less than 100 megabytes,
NetBackup stores the information in a single image.f file. The image.f file is
always greater than or equal to 72 bytes, but less than 100 megabytes.
The following is a UNIX example of an .f file in a single file layout:

-rw------- 1 root other 979483 Aug 29 12:23 test_1030638194_FULL.f

■ Image .f file multiple file layout

When the file information for one catalog backup is greater than 100 megabytes,
the information is stored in multiple .f files: one main image .f file plus nine
additional .f files.
Separating the additional .f files from the image .f file and storing the files in
the catstore directory improves performance while writing to the catalog.
The main image.f file is always exactly 72 bytes.

-rw- 1 root other 72 Aug 30 00:40 test_1030680524_INCR.f

-rw- 1 root other 804 Aug 30 00:08 catstore/test_1030680524_INCR.f-list
-rw- 1 root other 1489728 Aug 30 00:39 catstore/test_1030680524_INCR.f_imgDir0
-rw- 1 root other 0 Aug 30 00:40 catstore/test_1030680524_INCR.f_imgExtraObj0
-rw- 1 root other 1280176 Aug 30 00:39 catstore/test_1030680524_INCR.f_imgFile0
-rw- 1 root other 192 Aug 30 00:40 catstore/test_1030680524_INCR.f_imgHeader0
-rw- 1 root other 0 Aug 30 00:40 catstore/test_1030680524_INCR.f_imgNDMP0
-rw- 1 root other 9112680 Aug 30 00:39 catstore/test_1030680524_INCR.f_imgRecord0
-rw- 1 root other 2111864 Aug 30 00:39 catstore/test_1030680524_INCR.f_imgStrings0
-rw- 1 root other 11 Aug 30 00:40 catstore/test_1030680524_INCR.f_imgUserGroupNames0

About the catalog backup of cloud configuration files

The following cloud configuration files are backed up during the NetBackup catalog
backup process:
■ All .txt files in the meter directory, which contain intermediate metering data
■ CloudInstance.xml

■ CloudProvider.xml

■ cloudstore.conf

■ libstspiencrypt.conf

■ libstspimetering.conf
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■ libstspithrottling.conf

■ libstspicloud_provider_name.conf
All .conf files that are specific to the cloud providers that NetBackup supports
■ libstspicloud_provider_name.pref
All .pref files that are specific to the cloud providers that NetBackup supports
The cloud configuration files that are backed up during the catalog backup process
reside at the following location:

Windows install_path\NetBackup\db\cloud

UNIX usr/openv/netbackup/db/cloud

Note: The cacert.pem file is not backed up during the NetBackup catalog backup
process.
This cacert.pem file is a cloud provider-specific file. This file is installed as part of
the NetBackup installation. This file includes the certificates of NetBackup supported
Certificate Authorities (CA).

Protecting the NetBackup catalog

In order for NetBackup to restore any file, NetBackup needs information from the
catalog to determine where the backup for the file is located. Without a catalog,
NetBackup cannot restore data.
Because the catalog plays an integral part in a NetBackup environment, a special
type of backup protects the catalog. A catalog backup backs up catalog-specific
data as well as produces disaster recovery information.
A catalog backup is configured separately from regular client backups by using the
Catalog Backup Wizard. The catalog can be stored on a variety of media.
Configure a catalog backup before you run any regular backups.

Note: If portions of the catalog are relocated, note the changes so that subsequent
catalog backups are aware of the locations of all the catalog components. In the
event that a catalog recovery is needed, the same alterations must be implemented
before the recovery of the catalog.
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Note: To perform a catalog backup, the master server and the media server must
both be at the same NetBackup version.
See the NetBackup Installation Guide for information about mixed version support.

As additional protection for the catalog, consider archiving the catalog.

See “Archiving the catalog and restoring from the catalog archive” on page 908.
The NetBackup Troubleshooting Guide provides helpful setup information to aid in
disaster recovery. Since the catalog plays a critical role in the NetBackup
environment, much of the information concentrates on catalog considerations.

About catalog backups

The catalog backup is designed for active environments in which continual backup
activity occurs. The catalog backup can be performed while regular backup activity
occurs.
The catalog backup is policy-based so it has all of the scheduling flexibility of a
regular backup policy. Because the policy allows for incremental backups, catalog
backup times for large catalogs can be significantly reduced. For Sybase SQL
Anywhere, an incremental backup means a backup of the transaction log only.
Transaction logs are managed automatically and truncated after each successful
backup.
The catalog lets you recover either the entire catalog or pieces of the catalog. (For
example, the databases separately from the image catalog.)
The catalog backup performs the following tasks:
■ Backs up the catalog while continual client backups are in progress.
■ Performs a full or an incremental catalog backup.
■ Runs the scheduled catalog backups.
■ Copies the relational database files to the staging directory and then backs up
that directory.
■ Catalog backups to tape also include the following items:
■ Spans multiple tapes for a catalog backup.
■ Allows for a flexible pool of catalog tapes.
Catalog backups to tape use media from the CatalogBackup volume pool
only.
■ Appends to existing data on tape.
You can configure a catalog backup by using one of the following methods:
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■ By using wizards:
■ The Catalog Backup Wizard.
See “Using the Catalog Backup Wizard to configure a catalog backup”
on page 897.
■ The Policy Configuration Wizard.
See “Using the Policy Configuration Wizard to configure a catalog backup”
on page 900.
Either wizard automatically includes all the necessary catalog files to include
the database files (NBDB, NBAZDB, and BMRDB) and any catalog configuration
files (vxdbms.conf, server.conf, databases.conf).
■ By creating a backup policy manually and indicating the NBU-Catalog policy
type.
See “Configuring a catalog backup manually” on page 902.

Using the Catalog Backup Wizard to configure a catalog backup

Catalog backups write only to media in the CatalogBackup volume pool. This
procedure assumes that a storage device is configured and media is available in
the CatalogBackup volume pool.

Note: To perform a catalog backup, the master server and the media server must
both be at the same NetBackup version.
See the NetBackup Installation Guide for information about mixed version support.

To use the Catalog Backup Wizard to configure a catalog backup

1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, click NetBackup
Management.
2 In the right pane, click Configure the Catalog Backup to launch the
NetBackup Catalog Backup Wizard.
Click Help within any wizard panel for more information on the wizard settings.
3 Click Next on the Welcome panel.
4 On the NetBackup Catalog Backup Policy panel, select a policy from the list
of existing catalog backup policies.
5 Or, to create a new catalog backup policy, select Create a new catalog backup
policy. Click Next.
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6 In the Policy Name and Type wizard panel, enter the policy name. Notice that
NBU-Catalog is automatically selected as the policy type.
Enter a unique name for the new policy in the Add a New Policy dialog box.
See “NetBackup naming conventions” on page 1110.
Click Next.
7 On the Backup Type wizard panel, select the backup type. The User Backup
does not apply for NBU-Catalog policies. Click Next.
8 On the Rotation wizard panel, select the rotation schedule. By default, a
frequency-based schedule is selected. A frequency-based schedule ensures
that the catalog backup has an opportunity to run in busy environments where
backup jobs are running.
The selection After each backup session refers to a period when no regular
backup policy is running.
Catalog backups can be scheduled to run concurrently with other backup types
on the master server.
See “Concurrently running catalog backups with other backups” on page 905.
Click Next.
9 In the Start Window wizard panel, define a window of time during which the
catalog backup can start and click Next. The scheduled windows (Off hours,
Working hours, All day, Custom) are preset in the wizard. To change these
settings, first complete the wizard. Then, select the policy in the Policies utility.
User Window selections are disabled, as regular users (those who are not
NetBackup administrators) cannot start catalog backups.
10 On the Catalog Disaster Recovery File wizard panel, browse or enter the
path where each disaster recovery image file can be saved on disk. The image
file contains the disaster recovery information. Enter the logon and password
information, if necessary.
Veritas recommends that you save the image file to a network share or a
removable device. Do not save the disaster recovery information to the local
computer. You must also record this location so that Veritas Catalog can be
recovered, if required.
Click Next.
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11 Veritas recommends that you configure the NetBackup environment to send

the disaster recovery information to a NetBackup administrator. This
backup-specific information is sent after every catalog backup.
On the E-mail Disaster Recovery Information wizard panel, enter one or
more addresses. To send the information to more than one administrator,
separate multiple email addresses using a comma as follows:

[email protected],[email protected]

Make sure that email notification is enabled in your environment.

See “Disaster recovery emails and the disaster recovery file” on page 907.

Note: The disaster recovery email is not sent to the address that is specified
in the Global Attributes properties. The Administrator’s email Address in
the Global Attributes properties specifies the addresses where NetBackup
sends notifications of scheduled backups or administrator-directed manual
backups.

12 The last panel of the Policy Wizard describes that once the policy is created,
you can make changes in NetBackup Management > Policies. Click Finish
to create the policy.
13 The Catalog Backup Wizard resumes, with the new catalog backup policy
listed.
14 Click Next to finish the Catalog Backup Wizard.
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15 The final Catalog Backup Wizard panel displays the total number of catalog
backup policies for this master server. Click Finish to complete the wizard.
16 You may want to add critical policies to the Critical Policies list. Specify some
policies as critical policies after the Catalog Backup Wizard is complete. A
policy that is listed on the Critical Policies list is considered crucial to the
recovery of a site in the event of a disaster.
See “Adding policies to the Critical Policies list of a catalog backup policy”
on page 859.
The NetBackup Disaster Recovery report lists the media that is used for
backups of critical policies. The report lists the media for only incremental and
full backup schedules, so critical policies should use only incremental or full
backup schedules.
See “Strategies that ensure successful NetBackup catalog backups”
on page 907.
See “Determining whether or not a catalog backup succeeded” on page 906.

Using the Policy Configuration Wizard to configure a catalog backup

Catalog backups write only to media in the CatalogBackup volume pool. This
procedure assumes that a storage device is configured and media is available in
the CatalogBackup volume pool.

Note: To perform a catalog backup, the master server and the media server must
both be at the same NetBackup version.
See the NetBackup Installation Guide for information about mixed version support.

To use the Policy Configuration Wizard to configure a catalog backup

1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, click NetBackup
Management.
2 In the right pane, click Create a Policy in the right pane to launch the Policy
Configuration Wizard.
Click Help within any wizard panel for more information on the wizard settings.
3 Select the Files systems, databases, applications option from the list. Click
Next.
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4 In the Policy Name and Type wizard panel, enter the policy name. Select
NBU-Catalog as the policy type.
Click Next.
See “NetBackup naming conventions” on page 1110.
5 On the Backup Types wizard panel, select the backup type. The User Backup
does not apply for NBU-Catalog policies. Click Next.
6 On the Frequency and Retention wizard panel, select the rotation schedule.
By default, a frequency-based schedule is selected. A frequency-based
schedule ensures that the catalog backup has an opportunity to run in busy
environments where backup jobs are running.
The selection After each backup session refers to a period when no regular
backup policy is running.
Catalog backups can be scheduled to run concurrently with other backup types
on the master server.
See “Concurrently running catalog backups with other backups” on page 905.
Click Next.
7 In the Start Window wizard panel, define a window of time during which the
catalog backup can start and click Next. The scheduled windows (Off hours,
Working hours, All day, Custom) are preset in the wizard. To change these
settings, first complete the wizard. Then, select the policy in the Policies utility
and customize the settings.
User Window selections are disabled, as regular users (those who are not
NetBackup administrators) cannot start catalog backups.
8 On the Catalog Disaster Recovery File wizard panel, browse or enter the
path where each disaster recovery image file can be saved on disk. The image
file contains the disaster recovery information. Enter the logon and password
information, if necessary.
Veritas recommends that you save the image file to a network share or a
removable device. Do not save the disaster recovery information to the local
computer. You must also record this location so that NetBackup Catalog can
be recovered, if required.
Click Next.
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9 Veritas recommends that you configure the NetBackup environment to send

the disaster recovery information to a NetBackup administrator. This
backup-specific information is sent after every catalog backup.
To send the information to more than one administrator, separate multiple
email addresses using a comma as follows:

[email protected],[email protected]

Make sure that email notification is enabled in your environment.

See “Disaster recovery emails and the disaster recovery file” on page 907.

Note: The disaster recovery email is not sent to the address that is specified
in the Global Attributes properties. The Administrator’s email Address in
the Global Attributes properties specifies the addresses where NetBackup
sends notifications of scheduled backups or administrator-directed manual
backups.

10 Click Finish to complete the wizard.

11 You may want to add critical policies to the Critical Policies list. Specify some
policies as critical policies after the Policy Configuration Wizard is complete.
A policy that is listed on the Critical Policies list is considered crucial to the
recovery of a site in the event of a disaster.
See “Adding policies to the Critical Policies list of a catalog backup policy”
on page 859.
The NetBackup Disaster Recovery report lists all of the media that is used
for backups of critical policies, including the most recent full backup. The report
lists the media for only incremental and full backup schedules, so critical policies
should use only incremental or full backup schedules.

Configuring a catalog backup manually

You can configure a catalog backup manually by using the Policy utility. This
procedure assumes that a storage device is configured and media is available in
the CatalogBackup volume pool.
To configure a catalog backup manually
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand NetBackup Management
> Policies.
2 Select Actions > New > Policy.
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3 Enter a unique name for the new policy in the Add a New Policy dialog box.
See “NetBackup naming conventions” on page 1110.
Click OK.
4 On the Attributes tab, complete the following entries:
■ Policy Type
Select NBU-Catalog as the policy type.
■ Policy storage
For disk storage units, increase the Maximum Concurrent Jobs storage
unit setting to ensure that the catalog backup can proceed during regular
backup activity.
See “Maximum concurrent jobs storage unit setting” on page 582.

Note: The media server that is used for catalog backups must be at the
same NetBackup version as the master server. If your installation contains
media servers of various levels, do not select Any Available for the
destination Policy Storage Unit. If media servers are at various versions,
a media server at a level other than the master server could be selected.

■ Policy volume pool

NetBackup automatically creates a CatalogBackup volume pool that is
selected by default only for NBU-Catalog policy types.
■ For other policy attribute descriptions, see the following topic:
See “Policy Attributes tab” on page 699.

5 Select the Schedules tab to set up a schedule for a catalog backup.

See “Concurrently running catalog backups with other backups” on page 905.
See “About catalog policy schedules” on page 905.
See “Schedule Attributes tab” on page 763.

Note: The Clients tab does not apply to the NBU-Catalog policy and does not
appear.

6 The Disaster Recovery tab appears for NBU-Catalog policies only.

The tab contains information regarding the location of data crucial to disaster
recovery.
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■ Browse or enter the path where each disaster recovery image file can be
saved on disk. The image file contains the disaster recovery information.
Enter the logon and password information, if necessary.
Veritas recommends that you save the image file to a network share or a
removable device. Do not save the disaster recovery information to the
local computer.

7 You may want to add critical policies to the Critical Policies list. The Critical
Policies list contains the names of policies that back up critical data. Media
that contains critical policy backups is listed on the NetBackup Disaster
Recovery Report that is generated when the catalog backup is run. The report
lists the media for only incremental and full backup schedules, so critical policies
should use only incremental or full backup schedules.
Click OK to save the policy.

Backing up NetBackup catalogs manually

Catalog backups typically run automatically per the NBU-Catalog policy. However,
a catalog backup can be started manually.
A manual catalog backup is useful in the following situations:
■ To perform an emergency backup. For example, if the system is schedule to be
moved and you cannot wait for the next scheduled catalog backup.
■ If there is only one standalone drive and the standalone drive is used for catalog
backups. In this situation, automatic backups are not convenient. The catalog
backup tape must be inserted before each catalog backup and removed when
the backup is done. (The tape swap is necessary because NetBackup does not
mix catalog and regular backups on the same tape.)
To perform a manual catalog backup
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand NetBackup Management
> Policies.
2 Select the catalog backup policy you want to run.
3 Select Actions > Manual Backup.
See “Performing manual backups” on page 861.
You can also run the bpbackup command from the command line to perform
a catalog backup.
More information is available in the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide.
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Concurrently running catalog backups with other backups

You can schedule catalog backups to run concurrently with other backup types for
the master server.
Make the following adjustments to ensure that the catalog backup can proceed
while regular backup activity occurs:
■ Set the Maximum jobs per client value to greater than one. The property is
found in the Global Attributes host properties for the master server.
See “Global Attributes properties” on page 155.
■ Increase the Maximum concurrent jobs setting on the storage unit where the
backups are sent.
See “Maximum concurrent jobs storage unit setting” on page 582.
See “Determining whether or not a catalog backup succeeded” on page 906.
See “Strategies that ensure successful NetBackup catalog backups” on page 907.

About catalog policy schedules

When you work with catalog policy schedules, consider the following:
■ The schedules that are supported in the catalog backup policy type are as
follows:
■ Full
■ Differential incremental (depends on a full schedule)
■ Cumulative incremental
■ Session-based differential incremental
■ Session-based cumulative incremental

■ Veritas recommends that only one catalog backup policy be configured.

■ The media server that is used for catalog backups must be at the same
NetBackup version as the master server.
■ The incremental schedule depends on a full schedule.
■ The least frequent schedule runs if many schedules are due at the same time.
■ One catalog backup policy can contain multiple incremental schedules that are
session-based:
■ If one is cumulative and the others are differential, the cumulative runs when
the backup session ends.
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■ If all are cumulative or all are differential, the first schedule that is found runs
when the backup session ends.

■ The queued scheduled catalog backup is skipped if a catalog backup job from
the same policy is running.
■ Session end means that no jobs are running. (This calculation does not include
catalog backup jobs.)
■ The Vault catalog backup is run whenever triggered from Vault, regardless of
whether a catalog backup job is running from the same policy.
■ When an online catalog backup is run, it generates three jobs: A parent job, a
child job for NetBackup relational database tables, and a child job for catalog
images and configuration data. The child jobs contain the actual backed up data.
Consider both child jobs to duplicate, verify, or expire the backup.

How catalog incrementals and standard backups interact on UNIX

A catalog backup policy can include both full catalog backups and incremental
catalog backups. However, incremental catalog backups differ from incremental
standard backups. Catalog backups use both mtime and ctime to identify changed
data. Standard incremental backups use only mtime to identify changed data.
Because of this difference, running a standard policy type backup that includes the
/usr/openv/netbackup/db/images/ directory can adversely affect incremental
catalog backups. When standard backups run, they reset the file access time
(atime). In turn, the reset changes the ctime for files and directories. If an
incremental catalog backup runs, it sees that the ctime has changed and backs
up the files. The backup may be unnecessary since the files may not have changed
since the last catalog backup.
To avoid additional processing during catalog backups, Veritas recommends the
following:
If incremental catalog backups are configured, exclude the NetBackup
/usr/openv/netbackup/db/images/ directory from standard backups.

To exclude that directory, create a /usr/openv/netbackup/exclude_list file on

the master server.
See “About NetBackup master server installed directories and files” on page 927.

Determining whether or not a catalog backup succeeded

The All Log Entries, Problems, and Media Log reports, available from the Reports
utility, provide information on NetBackup catalog backups.
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An email message is sent to the address that is indicated in the Disaster Recovery
settings for a catalog backup.
Configure this email with the mail_dr_info.cmd (on Windows) or the mail_dr_info
script (on UNIX).
See the Administrator’s Guide, Volume II for more information on setting up this
script.

Strategies that ensure successful NetBackup catalog backups

Use the following strategies to ensure successful catalog backups:
■ Use only the methods that are described in this chapter to back up the catalogs.
These are the only methods that can track all relevant NetBackup activities and
ensure consistency between the catalog files.
■ Back up the catalogs often. If catalog backup files are lost, the changes that
were made between the last catalog backup and the time of the disk crash are
lost.
■ If you back up your catalogs to disk, always back up to a different disk than
where the catalog files reside. If you back up the catalog to the disk where the
actual catalog resides, both catalog backups are lost if the backup disk fails.
Recovering the catalog is much more difficult. Also, ensure that the disk has
enough space for the catalogs. Backups to a full disk fail.

Note: If a catalog backup is on tape, the tape must be removed when the backup
is finished or regular backups cannot proceed. NetBackup does not mix catalog
and regular backups on the same tape.

Recovering the catalog

Catalog recovery is discussed in the NetBackup Troubleshooting Guide.

Disaster recovery emails and the disaster

recovery file
The Catalog Backup Wizard and the Policy Configuration Wizard prompt you
to send the disaster recovery information to an email address. If the catalog backup
is configured manually using the Policy utility, this information appears on the
Disaster Recovery tab.
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The disaster recovery email and the accompanying attachment that is sent contain
the following important items for a successful catalog recovery:
■ A list of the media that contains the catalog backup
■ A list of critical policies.
■ Instructions for recovering the catalog
■ The image file as an attachment.
If a catalog backup policy included both full backups and incremental backups,
the attached image file can be a full or an incremental catalog backup.
Recovering from an incremental catalog backup completely recovers the entire
catalog if the Automatically recover the entire NetBackup catalog option is
selected on the wizard panel. The entire catalog is recovered because the
incremental catalog backup references information from the last full backup.
You do not need to recover the last full catalog backup before you recover the
subsequent incremental backups.
NetBackup emails the disaster recovery file when the following events occur:
■ The catalog is backed up.
■ A catalog backup is duplicated or replicated.
■ The primary catalog backup or any copy expires automatically or is expired
manually.
On Windows: You can tailor the disaster recovery email process by providing the
mail_dr_info.cmd script in the install_path\Veritas\NetBackup\bin directory.
This script is similar to the nbmail.cmd script. See the comments in the nbmail.cmd
script for use instructions.

Archiving the catalog and restoring from the

catalog archive
Catalog archiving helps administrators solve the kinds of problems that large
amounts of catalog data can pose: large catalogs require a greater amount of disk
space and can be time-consuming to back up.
Catalog archiving reduces the size of online catalog data by relocating the large
catalog .f files (files files) to secondary storage. NetBackup administration continues
to require regularly scheduled catalog backups, but the backups are faster without
the large amount of online catalog data.
Catalog archiving should not be used as a method to reclaim disk space when a
catalog file system fills up. In that situation, investigate catalog compression or add
disk space to grow the file system.
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For additional catalog archiving considerations, see the following topic:

See “Catalog archiving considerations” on page 914.
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To archive the catalog and restore the catalog archive

1 Use bpcatlist to determine what images are available to be archived.
Running bpcatlist alone does not modify any catalog images. Only when the
bpcatlist output is piped to bpcatarc are the .f files backed up, and only
when the output is piped to bpcatrm will the .f files be deleted from disk.
To determine what images have .f files on disk that can be archived, run the
following command. The catarcid column indicates whether the .f file is not
currently backed up (0) or the catarcid of the backup of that image.
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpcatlist -online

To determine what images have been previously archived and removed from
disk, run the following command.
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpcatlist -offline

The catalog commands are described in detail in the following topic:

See “Catalog archiving commands” on page 912.

Note: If catalog archiving has not been previously run, this command should
return: No entity was found.

For example, to display all images for a specific client before January 1, 2010,
run the following command:
bpcatlist -client name -before Jan 1 2010

To display the help for the bpcatlist command run this command.
bpcatlist -help

Once the bpcatlist output correctly lists all the images that are to be archived
or deleted, then other commands can be added.
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2 Running the catalog archive.

Before running the catalog archive, create a backup policy named catarc. The
policy is required for the bpcatarc command to successfully process images.
The name of the policy reflects that the purpose of the schedule is for catalog
archiving.
See the following topic for details about configuring the catarc policy:
See “Creating a catalog archiving policy” on page 911.
To run the catalog archive, first run the bpcatlist command with the same
options used in step 1 to display images. Then pipe the output through bpcatarc
and bpcatrm.
bpcatlist -client all -before Jan 1 2010 | bpcatarc | bpcatrm

A new job appears in the Activity Monitor. The command waits until the backup
completes before it returns the prompt. The command reports an error only if
the catalog archive fails, otherwise the commands return to the prompt.
The File List: section of the Job Details in the Activity Monitor displays a list
of image files that have been processed. When the job completes with a status
0, the bpcatrm command removes the corresponding .f files. If the job fails,
no catalog .f files are removed.
If bpcatlist is piped to bpcatarc but the results are not piped to bpcatrm,
then the backup occurs but the .f files are not removed from disk. The same
bpcatlist command can then be rerun and piped to bpcatrm to remove the
.f files.

3 Restoring the catalog archive.

To restore the catalog archive, first use the bpcatlist command to list the
files that need to be restored. Once bpcatlist displays the proper files to
restore, run the bpcatres command to restore the actual files.
To restore all the archived files from step 2, run the following command:
bpcatlist -client all -before Jan 1 2010 | bpcatres

This command restores all of the catalog archive files before January 1, 2010.

Creating a catalog archiving policy

The catalog archiving feature requires the presence of a policy named catarc before
the catalog archiving commands can run properly. The policy can be reused for
catalog archiving.
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To create a catalog archiving policy

1 Create a new policy and name it catarc. The catarc policy waits until bpcatarc
can activate it. Users do not run this policy. Instead, bpcatarc activates this
special policy to perform a catalog backup job, then deactivates the policy after
the job is done.
2 Set the backup type on the Attributes tab. The type of backup that is indicated
for the catalog archive policy must be User Backup.
If Vault is used, the files are duplicated and vaulted similarly to other backups.
3 Deactivate the catalog archive policy by clearing the Go into effect at field on
the Attributes tab of the Policy dialog.
See “Go into effect at (policy attribute)” on page 715.
4 Set the retention level of the catalog archive for a time at least as long as the
longest retention period of the backups being archived. Data can be lost if the
retention level of the catalog archive is not long enough.
You may find it useful to set up, then designate a special retention level for
catalog archive images.
5 Set a schedule for catarc. The schedule for catarc must include in its window
the time bpcatarc command is run. If the bpcatarc command is run outside
of the schedule that is indicated in catarc, the operation fails.
6 On the Backup Selections tab, browse to the directory where catalog backup
images are placed:
On Windows: install_path\NetBackup\db\images
On UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/db/images
7 On the Clients tab, enter the name of the master server.
8 Save the policy.

Catalog archiving commands

The catalog archiving option relies on three commands to designate a list of catalog
.f files, then archive the files. A fourth command, bpcatres, is used to restore the
files if necessary.
Catalog archiving uses the following commands.
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Table 22-1 Catalog archiving commands

Command Description

bpcatlist The bpcatlist command queries the catalog data. Then, bpcatlist lists the portions of the
catalog that are based on selected parameters. For example, date, client, policy, schedule name,
backup ID, the age of the backup image, or the date range of the backup image. bpcatlist
outputs the formatted image summary information of matched images to standard output.

The other catalog archiving commands, bpcatarc, bpcatrm, and bpcatres, all depend on
input from bpcatlist by a piped command.

For example, to archive (backup and delete) all of the .f files that were created before January
1, 2012, the following would be entered:

bpcatlist -client all -before Jan 1 2012 | bpcatarc | bpcatrm

bpcatlist is also used to provide status information.

For each catalog, it lists the following information:

■ Backup ID (Backupid)
■ Backup date (Backup Date)
■ Catalog archive ID (catarcid). After one .f file is successfully backed up, a catalog archive
ID is entered into the catarcid field in the image file. This field is zero (0) if the image was
never archived.
■ Archived status (S). Indicates whether the catalog was archived (2) or was not archived (1).
■ Compressed status (C). Indicates whether the catalog was compressed (positive_value) or
was not compressed (0).
■ Catalog file name (Files file)

The following is an example of the bpcatlist output, showing all of the backups for client alpha
since October 23:

# bpcatlist -client alpha -since Oct 23

Backupid Backup Date ...Catarcid S C Files file
alpha_097238 Oct 24 10:47:12 2012 ... 973187218 1 0 alpha_097238_UBAK.f
alpha_097233 Oct 23 22:32:56 2012 ... 973187218 1 0 alpha_097233_FULL.f
alpha_097232 Oct 23 19:53:17 2012 ... 973187218 1 0 alpha_097232_UBAK.f

More information is available in the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide.

bpcatarc The bpcatarc command reads the output from bpcatlist and backs up the selected list of
.f files. After one .f file is successfully backed up, a catalog archive ID is entered into the
catarcid field in the image file. For archiving of the.f files to proceed, a policy by the name of
catarc is required. The policy is based on a User Backup type schedule. The schedule for catarc
must include in its window the time bpcatarc command is run.

See “Creating a catalog archiving policy” on page 911.

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Table 22-1 Catalog archiving commands (continued)

Command Description

bpcatrm The bpcatrm command reads the output from bpcatlist or bpcatarc. If the image file has
valid catarcid entries, bpcatrm deletes selected image.f files from the online catalog.

bpcatrm does not remove one .f file unless the file has been previously backed up using the
catarc policy.

bpcatres Use the bpcatres command to restore the catalog. The bpcatres command reads the output
from bpcatlist and restores selected archived.f files to the catalog. For example:

bpcatlist -client all -before Jan 1 2012 | bpcatres

Catalog archiving considerations

Consider the following items before catalog archiving:
■ Perform catalog archiving operations when NetBackup is in an inactive state
(no jobs are running).
■ Catalog archiving modifies existing catalog images. As a result, it should never
be run when the catalog file system is 100% full.
■ To ensure that catalog backup images are not on the same tapes as user
backups, create a separate media pool for catalog archives.
■ You may find it useful to set up and then designate, a special retention level for
catalog archive images.
To specify retention levels, go to Host Properties > Master Server > Retention
Periods.
See “Retention Periods properties” on page 224.
■ Additional time is required to mount the tape and perform the restore of archived
.f files.

■ There is no simple method to determine to which tape the catalog has been
archived. The bpcatlist -offline command is the only administrative
command to determine what images have been archived. This command does
not list what tape was used for the archive. As a result, exercise caution to
ensure that the tapes used for catalog archiving are available for restoring the
archived catalog images. Either create a separate volume pool to use exclusively
for catalog archives or find a method to label the tape as a catalog archive tape.
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Extracting images from the catalog archives

The situation may arise in which a storage provider needs to extract all of a specific
client’s records. The storage provider can extract the customer images from the
catalog archive by creating the archives that are based on client name.
To extract images from the catalog archives based on a specific client
1 Create a volume pool for the client.
2 Create a catalog archiving policy. Indicate the volume pool for that client in the
Attributes tab.
3 Run bpcatlist so only the.f files from that client are listed. For example:
bpcatlist -client clientname | bpcatarc | bpcatrm

4 If you do not want to write more images to the client’s volume pool, change
the volume pool before you run another archiving catalog.

Estimating catalog space requirements

NetBackup requires disk space to store its error logs and information about the files
it backs up.
The disk space that NetBackup needs varies according to the following factors:
■ Number of files to be backed up
■ Frequency of full and incremental backups
■ Number of user backups and archives
■ Retention period of backups
■ Average length of full path of files
■ File information (such as owner permissions)
■ Average amount of error log information existing at any given time
■ Whether you have enabled the database compression option.
To estimate the disk space that is required for a catalog backup
1 Estimate the maximum number of files that each schedule for each policy backs
up during a single backup of all its clients.
2 Determine the frequency and the retention period of the full and the incremental
backups for each policy.
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3 Use the information from steps 1 and 2 to calculate the maximum number of
files that exist at any given time.
For example:
Assume that you schedule full backups to occur every seven days. The full
backups have a retention period of four weeks. Differential incremental backups
are scheduled to run daily and have a retention period of one week.
The number of file paths you must allow space for is four times the number of
files in a full backup. Add to that number one week’s worth of incremental
backups.
The following formula expresses the maximum number of files that can exist
for each type of backup (daily or weekly, for example):
Files per Backup × Backups per Retention Period = Max Files
For example:
A daily differential incremental schedule backs up 1200 files and the retention
period for the backup is seven days. Given this information, the maximum
number of files that can exist at one time are the following:
1200 × 7 days = 8400
A weekly full backup schedule backs up 3000 files. The retention period is four
weeks. The maximum number of files that can exist at one time are the
following:
3000 × 4 weeks = 12,000
Obtain the total for a server by adding the maximum files for all the schedules
together. Add the separate totals to get the maximum number of files that can
exist at one time. For example, 20,400.
For the policies that collect true image restore information, an incremental
backup collects catalog information on all files (as if it were a full backup). This
changes the calculation in the example: the incremental changes from 1200
× 7 = 8400 to 3000 × 7 = 21,000. After 12,000 is added for the full backups,
the total for the two schedules is 33,000 rather than 20,400.
4 Obtain the number of bytes by multiplying the number of files by the average
number of bytes per file record.
If you are unsure of the average number of bytes per file record, use 132. The
results from the examples in step 3 yield:
(8400 × 132) + (12,000 × 132) = 2692800 bytes (or about 2630 kilobytes)
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5 Add between 10 megabytes to 15 megabytes to the total sum that was

calculated in step 4. The additional megabytes account for the average space
that is required for the error logs. Increase the value if you anticipate problems.
6 Allocate space so all the data remains in a single partition.

NetBackup file size considerations on UNIX systems

File system limitations on UNIX include the following:
■ Some UNIX systems have a large file support flag. Turn on the flag to enable
large file support. For example, AIX disables large file support by default, so the
file size limit is 2 gigabytes.
■ Set the file size limit for the root user account to unlimited to support large file
support.

About the binary catalog format

The catalog in a binary file format has several advantages over the catalog in a text
format:
■ The catalog is more compact. The binary representations of numbers, dates,
and other information, takes up less disk space than the text representations.
■ The catalog is much faster to browse and search, especially for large file sizes.
■ The catalog supports alternate backup methods without the need to post-process
images, which improve catalog performance for alternate backup methods.
The following points describe size the limitations that are associated with the binary
catalog:
■ The maximum number of files that can be backed up per image:
(231) –1 files = 2,147,483,647 files = 7FFFFFFF files
■ The maximum number of different user IDs and group IDs (combined):
(231) –1 IDs = 2,147,483,647 IDs = 7FFFFFFF IDs
See “About NetBackup image .f files” on page 893.

Moving the image catalog

An image catalog may become too large for its current location. Consider moving
the image catalog to a file system or disk partition that contains more available
space.
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Notes about moving the image catalog

■ NetBackup does not support saving the catalog to a remote NFS share. CIFS
is supported on some SAN or NAS storage.
See “Parts of the NetBackup catalog” on page 886.
■ NetBackup only supports moving the image catalog to a different file system or
disk partition. It does not support moving the other subdirectories that make up
the entire NetBackup catalog.
For example, on Windows, do not use the ALTPATH mechanism to move
install_path\NetBackup\db\error.
For example, on UNIX, do not move /usr/openv/netbackup/db/error. The
catalog backup only follows the symbolic link when backing up the /images
directory. So, if symbolic links are used for other parts of the NetBackup catalog,
the files in those parts are not included in the catalog backup.
■ The directory that is specified in the ALTPATH file is not automatically removed
if NetBackup is uninstalled. If NetBackup is uninstalled, you must manually
remove the contents of this directory.

Moving the image catalog between Windows hosts

To move the image catalog on Windows
1 Back up the NetBackup catalogs manually.
A backup of the catalogs ensures that you can recover image information in
case something is accidentally lost during the move.
See “Backing up NetBackup catalogs manually” on page 904.
2 Check the Jobs tab in the Activity Monitor and ensure that no backups or
restores are running for the client.
If jobs are running, either wait for them to end or stop them by using the Jobs
tab in the Activity Monitor.
3 Use the Daemons tab in the Activity Monitor to stop the Request Manager
and the Database Manager daemons. These services are stopped to prevent
jobs from starting. Do not modify the database while this procedure is
performed.
4 Create a file named ALTPATH in the image catalog directory.
For example, if NetBackup is installed in the default location and the client
name is mars, the path to the image catalog is:
C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\db\images\mars\ALTPATH
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5 Create the directory to which you intend to move the image information. For
example:
E:\NetBackup\alternate_db\images\client_name

6 On the first line of the ALTPATH file, specify the path to the directory where you
intend to move the client’s image information. For example:
E:\NetBackup\alternate_db\images\client_name

The path is the only entry in the ALTPATH file.

7 Move all files and directories (except the ALTPATH file) that are in the current
client directory to the new directory.
For example, if the images are currently in
C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\db\images\mars

and the ALTPATH file specifies

E:\NetBackup\alternate_db\images\mars

then move all files and directories (except the ALTPATH file) to
E:\NetBackup\alternate_db\images\mars

8 Start the NetBackup Request Daemon and NetBackup Database Manager in

the Daemons tab.
Backups and restores can now resume for the client.

Moving the image catalog between UNIX hosts

To move the image catalog on UNIX
1 Check that no backups are in progress by running:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bpps

2 Stop bprd by running:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bprdreq -terminate

3 Stop bpdbm by running:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bpdbm -terminate

4 Create the directory in the new file system. For example:

mkdir /disk3/netbackup/db/images

5 Move the image catalog to the new location in the other file system.
6 Create a symbolic link from /usr/openv/netbackup/db/images to the new
location in the other file system.
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See “NetBackup file size considerations on UNIX systems” on page 917.

About image catalog compression

The image catalog contains information about all client backups. It is accessed any
time a user lists or restores files. NetBackup lets you compress all portions of the
catalog or only older portions of the catalog. No method selectively compresses
image catalog files other than by age.
Control image catalog compression by setting the Global Attributes property,
Compress Catalog Interval. Use this property to specify how old the backup
information must be before it is compressed. Specify the number of days to defer
compression information, thus users who restore files from recent backups are
unaffected. By default, Compress Catalog Interval is set to 0 and image
compression is not enabled.
See “Global Attributes properties” on page 155.

Note: Veritas discourages manually compressing or decompressing the catalog

backups with the bpimage -[de]compress command or any other method. Manually
compressing or decompressing a catalog backup while any backup (regular or
catalog) is running results in inconsistent image catalog entries. When users list
and restore files, the results can be incorrect.

Before NetBackup 7.6, NetBackup used the compress command on the server to
perform compression after each backup session. NetBackup now uses a built-in
compression method to compress the image catalog. Image catalog files which
were compressed using the older compression method are now migrated
transparently to the new method as they are accessed as part of NetBackup
operations.
It does not make a difference to NetBackup if the backup session was successful.
The operation occurs while NetBackup expires backups and before it runs the
session_notify script and the backup of the NetBackup catalogs.

The time to perform compression depends on the server speed and the number
and size of the files being compressed. Files are compressed serially, and temporary
working space is required in the same partition.
When numerous compressed image catalog files must be processed, the backup
session is extended until compression is complete. The additional backup time is
especially noticeable the first time you perform the compression. To minimize the
effect of the initial sessions, consider compressing the files in stages. For example,
begin by compressing the records for the backups older than 120 days. Continue
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to reduce the number of days over a period of time until you reach a comfortable
setting.
Compressing the image catalog accomplishes the following objectives:
■ Reduces greatly the disk space that is consumed.
■ Reduces the media that is required to back up the catalog.
The amount of space that is reclaimed varies with the types of backups you perform.
Full backups result in a larger percentage of catalog compression than incremental
backups. Normally, more data is duplicated in a catalog file for a full backup. Using
catalog compression, a reduction of 80% is possible.
This reduction in disk space and media requirements is achieved at the expense
of performance when a user lists or restores files. Since the information is
uncompressed at each reference, performance degradation is in direct proportion
to the number and size of compressed files that are referenced. If the restore
requires numerous catalog files to be uncompressed, increase the timeout value
that is associated with list requests.
Change the timeout value by changing the List Files Timeout General property
setting on the client. Or, on UNIX clients, change the timeout value by changing
the LIST_FILES_TIMEOUT option in the bp.conf file.

Figure 22-3 List Files Timeout General property on the client

Uncompressing the NetBackup catalog

You may find it necessary to uncompress all records temporarily that are associated
with an individual client. Uncompress the records if you anticipate large or numerous
restore requests, for example.
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Use the following procedure to uncompress the NetBackup catalog.

To uncompress the NetBackup catalog on Windows
1 Verify that the partition where the image catalog resides contains enough space
to accommodate the uncompressed catalog.
See “Estimating catalog space requirements” on page 915.
2 Stop the NetBackup Request Daemon service, bprd. Use the Activity Monitor
or the Services application in the Windows Control Panel.
3 Verify that the NetBackup Database Manager, bpdbm, is running.
4 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand NetBackup Management
> Host Properties > Master Server. Double-click the host to be uncompressed.
5 Select the Global Attributes properties.
See “Global Attributes properties” on page 155.
6 Clear the Compress Catalog Interval check box and click OK to save the
host property change.
7 Open a command prompt. Change to the following directory:
install_path\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\admincmd

Run one of the followings commands.

To decompress the records for a specific client, enter:
bpimage -decompress -client_name

To decompress the records for all clients, enter:

bpimage -decompress -allclients

8 Restart the NetBackup Request Daemon bprd.

To uncompress the NetBackup catalog on UNIX
1 Perform the following steps as root on the master server to uncompress the
NetBackup catalog.
Verify that the partition where the image catalog resides has enough space to
uncompress the client’s image records.
2 Stop the request daemon, bprd, by running:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bprdreq -terminate

3 Make sure that bpdbm is running:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bpps
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4 Expand Host Properties > Master Servers. Open the properties of a host.
On the Global Attributes properties, clear the Compress Catalog Interval
check box.
See “Global Attributes properties” on page 155.
5 Set the Compress Catalog Interval Global Attributes property to 0.
6 Change your working directory to /usr/openv/netbackup/bin and run the
command:
admincmd/bpimage -decompress -client name

7 Restart the request daemon, bprd, by running:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/initbprd

8 Perform the file restorations from the client.

9 Set the Compress Catalog After Global Attributes property to its previous
value.
The records that were uncompressed for this client are compressed after the
next backup schedule.
See “About image catalog compression” on page 920.
 Chapter 23
About the NetBackup
relational database
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ About the NetBackup relational database (NBDB) installation

■ Using the NetBackup Database Administration utility on Windows

■ Using the NetBackup Database Administration utility on UNIX

■ Post-installation tasks

■ About backup and recovery procedures

■ Unloading the NetBackup database

■ Terminating database connections

■ Moving the NetBackup database from one host to another

About the NetBackup relational database (NBDB)

installation
The following information can help you to install and operate the Sybase SQL
Anywhere relational database management system.
Generally, the implementation of Sybase SQL Anywhere in the NetBackup catalog
is transparent. NetBackup installs Sybase SQL Anywhere during the master server
installation as a private, non-shared server for the NetBackup database (NBDB).
NBDB contains the NetBackup Authorization database, the Enterprise Media
Manager (EMM) data, as well as other NetBackup data that NetBackup services
use.
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The same installation of Sybase SQL Anywhere is used for the optionally-licensed
product, Bare Metal Restore (BMR) and its associated database (BMRDB). The
BMR database is created during the BMR installation process.
By default, the NetBackup relational database (NBDB) is installed on the master
server. The master server is also the default location for the Enterprise Media
Manager (EMM). Since EMM is the primary user of NBDB, the NetBackup database
always resides on the same computer as the Enterprise Media Manager.
See “About the Enterprise Media Manager (EMM)” on page 891.

Note: NetBackup does not support saving the NetBackup relational database
(NBDB, including NBAZDB and EMM) or the configuration files to a remote NFS
share. CIFS is supported on some SAN or NAS storage.
See “Parts of the NetBackup catalog” on page 886.

Installing the NetBackup database

The following procedure is performed automatically during installation in the order
presented. You can also use the same procedure to manually install the database
independently.
Installing the NetBackup database
1 As part of the NetBackup master server installation, the SQL Anywhere server
is created. The server parameters are set in the server.conf file in the following
location:
On Windows: install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\conf\server.conf
On UNIX: /usr/openv/var/global/server.conf
See “About the NetBackup server.conf file” on page 928.
2 On Windows: The following entry is added to the registry to set the database
location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VERITAS\NetBackup\CurrentVersion\

Config\VXDBMS_NB_DATA

See “About the NetBackup configuration entry” on page 936.

3 On UNIX: The following entry is added to the bp.conf file to set the database
location:
VxDBMS_NB_DATA = /usr/openv/db/data
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4 On Windows: The VxDBMS configuration file for NetBackup is created. This

file requires the read and write permissions of a Windows administrator:
install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\vxdbms.conf

5 On UNIX: The VxDBMS configuration file for NetBackup is created. This file
requires the read and write permissions of root:
/usr/openv/db/data/vxdbms.conf

6 The NetBackup database is created:

On Windows: install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\NBDB.db
On UNIX: /usr/openv/db/data/NBDB.db
7 DBA password is set for the NetBackup database in vxdbms.conf:
VXDBMS_NB_PASSWORD = encrypted_password

8 Additional database files are created with contiguous space pre-allocated:

■ The NetBackup system database file that is mentioned in the following step:
On Windows: install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\NBDB.db
On UNIX: /usr/openv/db/data/NBDB.db
■ The EMM database files:
On Windows:
install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\EMM_DATA.db
install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\EMM_INDEX.db
On UNIX:
/usr/openv/db/data/EMM_DATA.db
/usr/openv/db/data/EMM_INDEX.db

■ The authorization database files for NetBackup Access Control:

On Windows: install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\NBAZDB.db
On UNIX: /usr/openv/db/data/NBAZDB.db
■ The NetBackup transaction log, necessary for recovering the database:
On Windows: install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\NBDB.log
On UNIX: /usr/openv/db/data/NBDB.log
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9 The SQL Anywhere accounts and schema are created for each of the
NetBackup components that make use of the NetBackup database. (For
example, EMM_MAIN.)
10 The following command initializes the EMM data:
On Windows: install_path\Veritas\Volmgr\bin\tpext.exe
On UNIX: /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/tpext
See “About catalog backups” on page 896.

About NetBackup master server installed directories and files

SQL Anywhere is installed in the following directories:

On Windows
install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB

install_path\Veritas\NetBackup\bin

The files in install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\conf can be shared within a

cluster.

On UNIX
/usr/openv/db

/usr/openv/var/global

The files in /global can be shared within a cluster.

The contents of each directory are examined in the following topics.

Relocating the NetBackup database

The NetBackup database, NBDB, and its associated files, is created on the master
server by default. For performance reasons, NBDB can be moved to another host.
On Windows: The NBDB database files can be moved from their default location
in install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data.
On UNIX: The NBDB database files can be moved from their default location in
/usr/openv/db/data.

See “Moving NBDB database files after installation” on page 961.

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Note: NetBackup does not support saving the NetBackup relational database
(NBDB, including NBAZDB and EMM) or the configuration files to a remote NFS
share. CIFS is supported on some SAN or NAS storage.
See “Parts of the NetBackup catalog” on page 886.

Note: If Bare Metal Restore is installed, BMRDB must be located on the master
server.

See “Moving NBDB database files after installation” on page 961.

See “Moving the NetBackup database from one host to another” on page 974.
See “Moving the NetBackup database files” on page 946.
See “About the Move Database menu options” on page 956.

About the NetBackup server.conf file

Veritas recommends that this file not be edited without assistance from technical
support. NetBackup may not start if the server.conf file is edited.

On Windows
The install_path\VERITAS\NetBackupDB\conf\server.conf file is read when
the SQL Anywhere service is started. The SQL Anywhere service gets all
configuration information from this file:
-n NB_server_name

-x tcpip(LocalOnly=YES;ServerPort=13785) -gd DBA -gk DBA -gl DBA -gp

4096 -ti 0 -c 200M -ch 1365M -cl 200M -wc- -gna 1 -k -os 1M -m -o
"C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackupDB\log\server.log" -m

On UNIX
The /usr/openv/var/global/server.conf file is read when the SQL Anywhere
daemon is started.
The SQL Anywhere daemon gets all configuration information from the server.conf
file, as follows:
-n NB_server_name

-x tcpip(LocalOnly=YES;ServerPort=13785) -gp 4096 -gd DBA -gk DBA

-gl DBA -ti 0 -c 200M -ch 1278M -cl 200M -wc- -ua -gna 1 -k -os 1M
-m -o /usr/openv/db//log/server.log -ud
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NB_server_name indicates the name of the SQL Anywhere server. Each Sybase
server has a unique name. Use the same name that was used during installation.
If a fully qualified name was used at that time, use a fully qualified name here.

Note: If this name is changed, the Enterprise Media Manager cannot connect to
the database.

Table 23-1 Commands used in the server.conf file

Command Description

-c 200M Indicates the initial memory that is reserved for caching database pages and other
server information. The value may be changed for performance reasons.

-ch 1316M Indicates the maximum cache size, as a limit to automatic cache growth. The
value is calculated automatically based on memory size of the computer.

-cl 200M Indicates the minimum cache size, as a limit to automatic cache resizing. The
value may be changed for performance reasons.

-gd DBA Indicates that the DBA user is the account used to start, stop, load, and unload
data.
-gk DBA

-gl DBA

-gna 1 Enable automatic tuning of the network database server multiprogramming level.

-gp 4096 Indicates the maximum page size (in bytes) for the database. This parameter is
given during database creation.

-k If -k is specified when database server is started, the database server does not
collect Performance Monitor statics.

-m Truncates the transaction log when a checkpoint is done.

This option provides a way to automatically limit the growth of the transaction log.
Disable it using NbDbAdmin.exe (Windows) or dbadm (UNIX) by changing the
transaction mode option set to FULL from PARTIAL.

-o install_path\Veritas\ On Windows: Indicates the location of server output messages. The messages
include start and stop events, checkpoints, error conditions, and cache change
NetBackupDB\log\server.log
size. This log is not managed, but growth is slow.

-o /usr/openv/db/log/ On UNIX: Indicates the location of server output messages. The messages include
start and stop events, checkpoints, error conditions, and cache change size. This
server.log
log is not managed, but growth is slow.

-os 1M Specifies a maximum size for the database server message log file.
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Table 23-1 Commands used in the server.conf file (continued)

Command Description

-ti 0 Indicates the client idle time that is allowed before shutdown. By default, no idle
time is allowed, which prevents the database from shutting down.

-ua Turns off the use of asynchronous I/O.

-ud Indicates that the server should run as a daemon.

-wc- Control whether checksums are enabled on write operations for the database. By
default all database pages have checksums, so the database server defaults to
-wc-.

-x tcpip(LocalOnly Indicates what kind of connections are allowed in addition to shared memory. For
example, local TCP/IP connections that use port 13785.
=YES;ServerPort=13785)

See “About NetBackup master server installed directories and files” on page 927.

About the databases.conf file

The Windows install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\conf\databases.conf
configuration file and the UNIX /usr/openv/var/global/databases.conf
configuration file contain the locations of the main database files and the database
names for automatic startup when the SQL Anywhere service is started. For
example, if NBDB and BMRDB are both located on the master server in the default
locations, databases.conf contains:

On Windows
"C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\NBDB.db" -n NBDB

"C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\NBAZDB.db" -n NBAZDB

"C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\BMRDB.db" -n BMRDB

On UNIX
"/usr/openv/db/data/NBAZDB.db" -n NBAZDB

"/usr/openv/db/data/NBDB.db" -n NBDB

"/usr/openv/db/data/BMRDB.db" -n BMRDB

About the registration.dat file on Windows

This file is created for use with Veritas NetBackup OpsCenter.
It is created in the following location:
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install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\conf\registration.dat

About the vxdbms_env.csh, vxdbms_env.sh scripts (on

UNIX)
The scripts vxdbms_env.csh and vxdbms_env.sh set-up the SQL Anywhere
environment as follows:
■ /usr/openv/db/vxdbms_env.csh

■ /usr/openv/db/vxdbms_env.sh

Other scripts and commands use vxdbms_env.csh and vxdbms_env.sh.

About the bin directory

On Windows, NetBackup\bin contains NetBackup-specific binaries and commands
for administrating NBDB and BMRDB:
■ NbDbAdmin.exe
This file launches the NetBackup Database Administration utility, which provides
administrators with a way to perform the tasks based on the nbdb commands.
See “Using the NetBackup Database Administration utility on Windows”
on page 938.
To access the utility, the administrator must know the database password.
See “Changing the NetBackup database password” on page 959.
■ create_nbdb.exe
Used during installation and upgrades to create and upgrade the NetBackup
database, NBDB.
■ nbdb_admin.exe
Among other things, use nbdb_admin.exe to change the DBA and NetBackup
account passwords, or to start and stop individual databases.
■ nbdb_backup.exe
Use to make an online backup of the SQL Anywhere database files to a file
system directory.

Note: Using this command (or the NetBackup Database Administration utility)
to restore the NetBackup database can potentially break the consistency between
the NetBackup catalog and the database. This loss of consistency can lead to
loss of data. Use this command (or the NetBackup Database Administration
utility) to restore the NetBackup catalog only as a precautionary measure.
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■ nbdb_move.exe
Use to change the location of the SQL Anywhere database files from the default
location.
■ nbdb_ping.exe
Displays the status of the SQL Anywhere database.
■ nbdb_restore.exe
Use to recover from an online backup in a file system directory that was created
using nbdb_backup.
■ nbdb_unload.exe
Use to create a dump of all or part of the NBDB database or the BMRDB
database schema and data.
■ nbdbms_start_server.exe
Use to start and stop the SQL Anywhere service.
■ nbdb_upgrade.exe
Used internally to upgrade the NetBackup and BMR databases.
On UNIX, /usr/openv/db/bin contains SQL Anywhere commands and
NetBackup-specific commands for administrating NBDB and BMRDB:
■ dbadm
This file launches the NetBackup Database Administration utility, which provides
administrators with a way to perform the tasks based on the nbdb commands.
See “Using the NetBackup Database Administration utility on UNIX” on page 950.
To access the utility, the administrator must know the database password.
See “Changing the NetBackup database password” on page 959.
■ create_nbdb
Used during installation and upgrades to create and upgrade the NetBackup
database, NBDB.
■ nbdb_admin
Among other things, use nbdb_admin to change the DBA and NetBackup account
passwords, or to start and stop individual databases.
■ nbdb_backup
Use to make an online backup of the SQL Anywhere database files to a file
system directory.
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Note: Using this command (or the NetBackup Database Administration utility)
to restore the NetBackup database can potentially break the consistency between
the NetBackup catalog and the database. This loss of consistency can lead to
loss of data. Use this command (or the NetBackup Database Administration
utility) to restore the NetBackup catalog only as a precautionary measure.

■ nbdb_move
Use to change the location of the SQL Anywhere database files from the default
location.
■ nbdb_ping
Displays the status of the SQL Anywhere database.
■ nbdb_restore
Use to recover from an online backup in a file system directory that was created
using nbdb_backup.
■ nbdb_unload
Use to create a dump of all or part of the NBDB database or the BMRDB
database schema and data.
■ nbdbms_start_server
Use to start and stop the SQL Anywhere daemon.
■ nbdb_upgrade
Used internally to upgrade the NetBackup and BMR databases.

Note: Due to performance issues, NetBackup supports database files only on locally
attached drives.

The commands are described in the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide and
the online Help.

About the contents of the NetBackup directories

The following table describes the contents of the NetBackup directories.

Table 23-2 NetBackup directory contents

Directory Description

charsets The following directory contains SQL Anywhere-specific information.

On Windows: install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\charsets

On UNIX: /usr/openv/db/charsets
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Table 23-2 NetBackup directory contents (continued)

Directory Description

lib On UNIX: The directory /usr/openv/db/lib contains all the SQL Anywhere shared
libraries. The directory also includes ODBC libraries, used to connect to NBDB and BMRDB.

log The following directory contains the SQL Anywhere server log file server.log that contains
only Sybase logs.

On Windows: install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\log

On UNIX: /usr/openv/db/log

res On UNIX: The directory /usr/openv/db/res contains SQL Anywhere-specific information.

scripts The following directory contains the SQL Anywhere scripts that are used to create the
database. The directory also contains NetBackup SQL scripts that are used to create the
EMM and other schemas.

On Windows: install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\scripts

On UNIX: /usr/openv/db/scripts
Note: Do not edit the scripts that are located in this directory.

staging The directory that is used as a temporary staging area during catalog backup and recovery.

On Windows: install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\staging

On UNIX: /usr/openv/db/staging

tix On UNIX: The directory /usr/openv/db/tix contains SQL Anywhere-specific information.

WIN32 On Windows: The directory install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\WIN32 contains

SQL Anywhere commands and .dll files.

java On Windows: The directory install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\java contains the

components necessary to run the NetBackup Administration Console on a Windows
computer.

shared On Windows: The directory install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\shared is a directory

used by Veritas NetBackup OpsCenter.

About the data directory

The following directory is the default location of the NetBackup database, NBDB:
On Windows: install_path\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data
On UNIX: /usr/openv/db/data
NBDB includes the following files:
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■ NBDB.db
The main NetBackup database file; considered a dbspace.
■ NBDB.log
The transaction log for the NetBackup database, necessary for recovery.
NBDB.log is automatically truncated after a successful full or incremental catalog
backup of the SQL Anywhere database.
■ JOBD_DATA.db
An additional dbspace that contains job records data.
■ NBAZDB.db
The NetBackup Authorization database is present whether or not NetBackup
Access Control (NBAC) is configured and used.
■ EMM_DATA.db
An additional dbspace that contains EMM data.
■ EMM_INDEX.db
The file that enhances the EMM database performance.
■ SEARCH_DATA.db
Contains the metadata that is created while placing holds on backup images.
■ SEARCH_INDEX.db
The file that contains the indexes that are created in the SEARCH_DATA tables.
■ SLP_DATA.db
Contains the run-time information for storage lifecycle policies.
■ SLP_INDEX.db
The file that contains the indexes that are created in the SLP_DATA tables.
■ vxdbms.conf
The file that contains the configuration information specific to the Sybase SQL
Anywhere installation:
On Windows:

VXDBMS_NB_SERVER = NB_server_name
VXDBMS_NB_PORT = 13785
VXDBMS_NB_DATABASE = NBDB
VXDBMS_BMR_DATABASE = BMRDB
VXDBMS_AZ_DATABASE = NBAZDB
VXDBMS_NB_DATA = C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data
VXDBMS_NB_INDEX = C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data
VXDBMS_NB_TLOG = C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data
VXDBMS_NB_PASSWORD = encrypted_password
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AZ_DB_PASSWORD = encrypted_password
VXDBMS_ODBC_DRIVER = NB SQL Anywhere

On UNIX:

VXDBMS_NB_SERVER = NB_server_name
VXDBMS_NB_PORT = 13785
VXDBMS_NB_DATABASE = NBDB
VXDBMS_AZ_DATABASE = NBAZDB
VXDBMS_BMR_DATABASE = BMRDB
VXDBMS_NB_DATA = /usr/openv/db/data
VXDBMS_NB_INDEX = /usr/openv/db/data
VXDBMS_NB_TLOG = /usr/openv/db/data
VXDBMS_NB_STAGING = /usr/openv/db/staging
VXDBMS_NB_PASSWORD = encrypted_password
AZ_NB_PASSWORD = encrypted_password

The encrypted password that is used to log into the DBA accounts for NBDB,
NBAZDB, and BMRDB, and other data accounts is stored in vxdbms.conf.
The password is set to a randomly generated password upon installation. Use
the nbdb_admin command to change it to a known password if you have not
done so already.
See “Changing the NetBackup database password” on page 959.
■ If BMR is installed, the directory also contains: BMRDB.db, BMRDB.log (transaction
log for BMR), BMR_DATA.db, BMR_INDEX.db

About the NetBackup configuration entry

The VXDBMS_NB_DATA registry entry (Windows) or the bp.conf entry (UNIX) is a
required entry and is created upon installation. The entry indicates the path to the
directory where NBDB.db, NBAZDB.db, BMRDB.db, and the vxdbms.conf files are
located.
On Windows:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VERITAS\NetBackup\CurrentVersion\

Config\VXDBMS_NB_DATA

On UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf:
VXDBMS_NB_DATA = /usr/openv/db/data
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Sybase SQL Anywhere server management

Upon startup, the Sybase SQL Anywhere server uses the SQL Anywhere service
to set the server parameters in the server.conf file. Then, the service starts the
databases that are indicated in the databases.conf file.
To start and stop the Sybase SQL Anywhere service on Windows, use one of the
following methods:
■ In the NetBackup Administration Console, select NetBackup Relational
Database Manager (SQLANYs_VERITAS_NB) in the Daemons tab of the
Activity Monitor.
■ From the Windows Service Manager, select NetBackup Relational Database
Manager (SQLANYs_VERITAS_NB).
■ install_path\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\bpdown -e SQLANYs_VERITAS_NB

■ install_path\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\bpup -e SQLANYs_VERITAS_NB

To start and stop the Sybase SQL Anywhere daemon on UNIX, use one of the
following methods:
■ Select NB_dbsrv in the Activity Monitor in the NetBackup Administration
Console.
■ From the command line:
■ /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bp.kill_all | bp.start_all
The Sybase SQL Anywhere daemon is included in the stop command or the
start command, which starts and stops all NetBackup daemons.

■ /usr/openv/db/bin/nbdbms_start_server ndbms_start_server starts

the SQL Anywhere server if no option is specified.
■ /usr/openv/db/bin/nbdbms_start_server -stop -f
Stops the server; -f forces a shutdown with active connections.
■ /usr/openv/db/bin/nbdbms_start_server -stat
The -stat option tells whether the server is up or down:
SQL Anywhere Server Ping Utility Version 11.0.1.2044 Ping server
successful.

■ /usr/openv/db/bin/nbdbms_start_server -h
Use -h to display usage information about the nbdbms_start_server.
Individual databases can be started or stopped, while the SQL Anywhere service
continues. To do so, use the NetBackup Database Administration utility or the
following commands:
■ nbdb_admin [-start | -stop]
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Starts or stops NBDB without shutting down the SQL Anywhere server.
To see whether the database is up, enter nbdb_ping.
■ nbdb_admin [-start | -stop BMRDB]

Starts or stops BMRDB without shutting down the SQL Anywhere server.
To see whether the BMRDB database is up, enter nbdb_ping -dbn BMRDB.

Sybase SQL Anywhere and clustered environments

Sybase SQL Anywhere is supported in a clustered environment. Sybase SQL
Anywhere failover is included with the NetBackup server failover solution. The
software is installed on all computers in the cluster, but the database files are created
on a shared disk.
To facilitate the shared files, database and configuration files are installed on a
shared drive.
Configuration files are stored in the following location:
On Windows: Shared_drive\VERITAS\NetBackupDB\conf.
On UNIX: /usr/openv/var/global.

Using the NetBackup Database Administration

utility on Windows
The NetBackup Database Administration utility is a standalone application
(NbDbAdmin.exe) and is located in the following directory:
install_path\NetBackup\bin\NbDbAdmin.exe

To use the utility, you must be an administrator with administrator privileges.

When you start the NetBackup Database Administration utility, enter the DBA
password. The password is set to a randomly generated password upon installation.
Use the nbdb_admin command to change it to a known password if you have not
done so already.
See “Changing the NetBackup database password” on page 959.
The NetBackup Database Administration utility displays the following information:
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Table 23-3 NetBackup Database Administration properties

Property Description

Database name and Select either the NBDB or the BMRDB database to administer.
status
The list of possible databases is derived from the vxdbms.conf file. The vxdbms.conf file
is located in the directory that is specified in the bp.conf file or in the Windows registry
parameter VXDBMS_NB_DATA.

The database must reside on the same computer where the NetBackup Database
Administration console runs.
One of the following status reports display for the selected database:

■ If the database is available, the screen displays Alive and well.

■ If the database is unavailable, the screen displays Not available.

Stop Shuts down the selected database.

Start Starts the selected database.

General tab Contains information about database utilization.

See “About the General tab of the NetBackup Database Administration utility” on page 940.

Tools tab Contains a variety of tools to administer the selected database.

See “About the Tools tab of the NetBackup Database Administration utility” on page 944.

Drive Space Displays the amount of free space and used space on a drive. If the database files are on
multiple drives, this view is useful to see which drive has more free space available.
The Drive Space dialog displays the following information:

■ Drive
■ Capacity
■ Used space
■ Free space
■ % Utilized
■ Space

Close Closes the Database Administration utility.

Help Provides additional assistance in the console.

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About the General tab of the NetBackup Database Administration

utility
The General tab contains information about database space utilization. The tab
contains tools to let the administrator reorganize fragmented database objects, add
free space to the database files, and validate and rebuild the database.
Figure 23-1 shows the General tab of the Database Administration utility after a
user logs on.

Figure 23-1 General tab of the NetBackup Database Administration utility

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Table 23-4 General tab options

Option Description

Space Utilization list Displays the information about used space and free space in pie chart format for the following
database system, data, and index files:

■ Free DBspace
The amount of free space available.
■ Total DBspace
The total amount of space that is allocated for the dbspace.
■ DB Utilization
The utilization percentage is the percentage of the Total DBSpace used for data.
When the NBDB or the BMRDB databases are created, extra space is allocated so that
contiguous space is available as needed. As a result, a low space utilization percentage
is a positive indication unless the database is very large and disk space is in short supply.

Details Use to display information about the selected database table or index file and elect to
defragment (reorganize) fragmented files.
Select a database table or an index file in the Space Utilization list and click Details.

■ Database tables
Select one or more tables in the Data (Table) Details dialog box and click Defragment.
The database table is evaluated for fragmentation and if any fragmentation is detected,
it is reorganized.
Select one or more database tables to reorganize and then click Defragment. Each
selected database table is evaluated for fragmentation and if any fragmentation is
detected, it is reorganized.
■ Index files
Select one or more indexes in the Index Details dialog box and click Compress. Each
selected index is evaluated for fragmentation and if any fragmentation is detected, it is
reorganized.

Click Close after defragmenting the files.

Add Space Use to add additional free space to individual dbspaces. Additional free space helps to
reduce future fragmentation of the database objects that are stored in the database.

When the relational database is initially created or rebuilt, 25MB of free space is automatically
added to the data and the index dbspaces.
Click Add Space, then select one of the following amounts to add:

■ A small amount of space to add is 25MB.

■ A medium amount of space to add is 50MB.
■ A large amount of space to add is 100MB.

Click OK to add the space or Cancel to close the dialog box.

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Table 23-4 General tab options (continued)

Option Description

Transaction log The location and the file size of the transaction log.
information

Mirrored log information The location and the file size of the mirrored log, if one exists.

Refresh Displays the most current information.

Reorganize All This option automatically determines the database tables and indexes that are fragmented.
The option then uses the SQL Anywhere REORGANIZE command to defragment the tables
and compress the indexes.

To click Reorganize All is equivalent to running the following command:

nbdb_admin.exe -reorganize

Validation status This option informs you whether or not the selected database has passed the utility’s
validation check.
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Table 23-4 General tab options (continued)

Option Description

Validate This option performs a database validation on all of the database tables and indexes in the
selected database.
Choose one of the following validation checks in the Validate Database dialog box:

■ Standard
The Standard validation option lets you validate the indexes and keys on all of the tables
in the database. Each table is scanned, and for each row, a check is made that it exists
in the appropriate indexes. The number of rows in the table must match the number of
entries in the index.
The equivalent command is nbdb_admin.exe -validate
■ Full
In addition to the Standard validation checks, a Full validation ensures that every row
that is referenced in each index exists in the corresponding table. For foreign key indexes,
it also ensures that the corresponding row exists in the primary table.
The equivalent command is nbdb_admin.exe -validate -full
Note: To perform a full database validation, shut down NetBackup and start only the
database service.

After a validation check runs, the Results screen lists each database object. Each error is
listed next to the database object where it was found. The total number of errors are listed
at the end of the list of database objects. If no errors were found, that is indicated.
If any validation errors are reported, perform the following tasks:

■ Shut down NetBackup (all daemons and services).

■ Start only the SQL Anywhere database server (SQLANYs_VERITAS_DB, the NetBackup
Relational Database Manager).
■ Click Validate to repeat the validation check or use the nbdb_admin.exe command
line utility.

If validation errors persist, contact Veritas customer support. The administrator may be
asked to rebuild the database using the Rebuild option or the nbdb_unload.exe command
line utility.
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Table 23-4 General tab options (continued)

Option Description

Rebuild This option unloads and reloads the database. A new database with all of the same options
is built in its place.

A Database Rebuild may be required if validation errors are reported using the Standard or
Full validation options using the Validate option.
Note: Before you rebuild the database, Veritas suggests that you create a copy of the
database files by performing a backup from the Tools tab.

To rebuild the database temporarily suspends NetBackup operations and can take a long
time depending on the database size.

The equivalent command is nbdb_unload -rebuild

See “About fragmentation” on page 944.

About fragmentation
Table fragmentation can impede performance. When rows are not stored
contiguously, or if rows are split into more than one page, performance decreases
because these rows require additional page accesses.
When an update to a row causes it to grow beyond the originally allocated space,
the row is split. The initial row location contains a pointer to another page where
the entire row is stored. As more rows are stored on separate pages, more time is
required to access the additional pages.
On Windows, use Defragment to defragment rows in a table or Compress to
defragment the indexes which have become sparse due to deletions.
Reorganizing may also reduce the total number of pages that are used to store the
table and its indexes. It may reduce the number of levels in an index tree.
Note that the reorganization does not result in a reduction of the total size of the
database file.
On Windows, the Rebuild option on the General tab completely rebuilds the
database, eliminating any fragmentation and free space. This option may result in
a reduction of the total size of the database files.
See “Estimating catalog space requirements” on page 915.

About the Tools tab of the NetBackup Database Administration utility

The Tools tab of the NetBackup Database Administration utility contains a variety
of tools to administer the selected database:
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Password section See “Changing the DBA password using the NetBackup
Database Administration utility” on page 945.

Move Database section See “Moving the NetBackup database files” on page 946.

Unload section See “Exporting database schema and data” on page 948.

Backup section See “Copying or backing up the database files” on page 948.

Restore section See “Restoring database files from a backup” on page 949.

Figure 23-2 displays the Tools tab of the utility.

Figure 23-2 Tools tab of the Database Administration utility

Changing the DBA password using the NetBackup

Database Administration utility
To log into the Database Administration utility, you must know the current DBA
password.
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To change the password for the first time after installation, use the nbdb_admin
command. The command updates the vxdbms.conf file with the new, encrypted
string:
See “Changing the NetBackup database password” on page 959.
To change a known password to a new password, you can either use the
nbdb_admin command or the NetBackup Database Administration utility.

To change the DBA password from a known password to a new password

1 Start the NetBackup Database Administration utility that is located in the
following directory:
install_path\NetBackup\bin\NbDbAdmin.exe

2 Enter the database logon password and click OK.

See “Using the NetBackup Database Administration utility on Windows”
on page 938.
3 Select the Tools tab.
4 In the Password section, click Change.
5 In the Change password dialog box, enter the new password and confirm the
new password. Changing the password changes it for both NBDB and BMRDB,
if a BMR database is present.
6 Enable Create a backup file of your new DBA password to keep track of
the password. Then, browse to a directory to store the file that contains the
new password.
7 Click OK.
The Change password dialog box warns you that it is important to remember
the password. Veritas may not be able to recover information within the EMM
database if the password is unavailable.
8 Restart the database for the password change to take effect.

Moving the NetBackup database files

Use the NetBackup Database Administration utility to change the location of the
database files or to split the database files into multiple directories. Changing the
location of the database files can improve performance when the database is very
large.

Note: Due to performance issues, NetBackup supports database files only on locally
attached drives.
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The database files are moved for both NBDB and BMRDB, if present.
To move the NetBackup database files
1 Start the NetBackup Database Administration utility that is located in the
following directory:
install_path\NetBackup\bin\NbDbAdmin.exe

2 Enter the database logon password and click OK.

See “Using the NetBackup Database Administration utility on Windows”
on page 938.
3 Select the Tools tab.
4 In the Move Database section, click Move.
5 In the Move database files dialog box, select one or more of the following
options:

Move data to Use to change the location of the data dbspaces. Browse to
the new location.

Move index to Use to change the location of the index dbspaces. Browse
to the new location.

Move transaction log Use to change the location of the transaction log. The
to transaction logs, NBDB.log, and BMRDB.log, are the critical
files that are used to recover the relational databases. Browse
to the new location.

Create mirrored Use to create a mirrored transaction log. Create the mirrored
transaction log at log in a different directory from the original log. Veritas also
recommends the mirrored transaction log be placed on a
different drive.

A mirrored transaction log offers extra protection.

Move mirrored This option is displayed if a mirrored transaction log exists.

transaction log to
Use to change the location of the mirrored transaction log.
Browse to the new location. Create the mirrored log in a
different directory from the original log.

Stop mirroring This option is displayed if mirroring is used. Use this option
to stop mirroring of the transaction log. This option removes
any existing mirrored transaction log from the directory.

6 Click OK. The NetBackup operations are temporarily suspended.

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Exporting database schema and data

Use the NetBackup Database Administration utility to unload either the schema or
the schema and data from the relational database.
To export database schema and data
1 Start the NetBackup Database Administration utility that is located in the
following directory:
install_path\NetBackup\bin\NbDbAdmin.exe

2 Enter the database logon password and click OK.

See “Using the NetBackup Database Administration utility on Windows”
on page 938.
3 Select the Tools tab.
4 In the Unload section, click Export.
5 In the Export database dialog box, browse to a destination directory.
6 Select one or more of the following options:

Schema Unload only the database schema. The schema is unloaded

as a file that is named reload.sql in the named directory.

Schema and data Unload both the database schema and the data. The data is
unloaded as a set of files in comma-delimited format. One
file is created for each database table.

7 Click OK.

Copying or backing up the database files

Use the NetBackup Database Administration utility to back up the relational database
to a specified directory.
Veritas recommends creating a backup copy of the database files in the following
situations:

Before you move the database. See “Moving the NetBackup database files”
on page 946.

Before you rebuild the database. See “About the General tab of the NetBackup
Database Administration utility” on page 940.

Before you add data space.

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Before you add index space. See “About the General tab of the NetBackup
Database Administration utility” on page 940.

Note: Using the NetBackup Database Administration utility to back up and restore
the NetBackup database can potentially break the consistency between the
NetBackup catalog and the database. This loss of consistency can lead to loss of
data. Use the tool to back up and restore the NetBackup catalog only as a
precautionary measure.

To copy or back up the database files

1 Start the NetBackup Database Administration utility that is located in the
following directory:
install_path\NetBackup\bin\NbDbAdmin.exe

2 Enter the database logon password and click OK.

See “Using the NetBackup Database Administration utility on Windows”
on page 938.
3 Select the Tools tab.
4 In the Backup section, click Copy.
5 In the Copy database files dialog box, browse to a destination directory.
The destination directory contains the files that the backup creates. A copy of
all of the database files is made in this directory. This directory is also the
location of the database files that the Restore option uses.

Note: This is not a catalog backup, performed as part of regular NetBackup

operations.

See “Restoring database files from a backup” on page 949.

6 Click OK.

Restoring database files from a backup

Use the NetBackup Database Administration utility to restore a database from a
backup copy.
The restore overwrites the current database files. The database is shut down and
restarted after the restore is completed.
A database restore causes NetBackup activity to be suspended, so do not perform
a database restore while active backups or other restores run.
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Note: Using the Database Administration utility to back up and restore the
NetBackup database can potentially break the consistency between the NetBackup
catalog and the database. This loss of consistency can lead to loss of data. Use
the tool to back up and restore the NetBackup database only as a precautionary
measure.

To restore database files from a backup

1 Start the NetBackup Database Administration utility that is located in the
following directory:
install_path\NetBackup\bin\NbDbAdmin.exe

2 Enter the database logon password and click OK.

See “Using the NetBackup Database Administration utility on Windows”
on page 938.
3 Select the Tools tab.
4 In the Restore section, click Restore.
5 In the Restore database dialog box, browse to the directory that contains the
backup database.
See “Copying or backing up the database files” on page 948.
6 Click OK.

Using the NetBackup Database Administration

utility on UNIX
The NetBackup Database Administration utility is a standalone application (dbadm)
and is installed in the following location:
/usr/openv/db/bin

To use the NetBackup Database Administration utility, you must be an administrator

with root user privileges.
When you start the NetBackup Database Administration utility, enter the DBA
password. The password is set to a randomly generated password upon installation.
Use the nbdb_admin command to change it to a known password if you have not
done so already.
See “Changing the NetBackup database password” on page 959.
Enter y to change the password or n to proceed without changing the password.
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After you log on, the NetBackup Database Administration utility displays the following
information about the current database:

Table 23-5 NetBackup Database Administration utility properties

Property Description

Selected database The selected database: NBDB or BMRDB

Status The status of the selected database: UP or DOWN

Consistency The validation state of the selected database: OK, NOT_OK, or DOWN

This information can also be obtained running the following command:

nbdb_admin -validate
Note: To perform a full database validation, shut down NetBackup and start only the database
service.

Space Utilization Space Utilization is a measure of the amount of used space as a percentage of the file system
space allocated for the database. When the NBDB or the BMRDB databases are initially
created, extra space is allocated so that contiguous space is available as needed. As a result,
a low Space Utilization is a positive indication unless the database is very large and disk
space is in short supply.

The initial screen also displays the following Database Administration main menu:

Table 23-6 Database Administration main menu options

Option Description

Select/Restart This option displays the menu where you can select a database to start or stop, and to change
Database and Change database passwords.
Password
See “About the Select/Restart Database and Change Password menu options” on page 952.

Database Space and This option displays the menu where you can perform the following actions:
Memory Management
■ Generate a database space utilization report
■ Reorganize fragmented database objects
■ Add free space to the database files
■ Modify database server memory cache settings

See “About the Database Space and Memory Management menu options” on page 953.

Transaction Log This option displays the menu where you can truncate the transaction log of the database.
Management You can also change the database's transaction log mode.

Database Validation This option displays the menu where you can validate and rebuild the selected database.
Check and Rebuild
See “About the Database Validation Check and Rebuild menu options” on page 955.
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Table 23-6 Database Administration main menu options (continued)

Option Description

Move Database This option displays the menu where you can change the location of the database files. You
can also split the files into multiple directories.

See “About the Move Database menu options” on page 956.

Unload Database This option displays the menu where you can unload either the schema or the schema and
data from the database.

See “About the Unload Database menu options” on page 957.

Backup and Restore This option displays the menu where you can choose the backup and restore options for the
Database database.

See “About the Backup and Restore Database menu options” on page 958.

Refresh Database This option refreshes the Status, Consistency, and Space Utilization in the main menu.
Status

Online Help is available from all screens by selecting the h option from the main
menu.

About the Select/Restart Database and Change Password menu

options
Select this option to display the Select/Restart Database and Change Password
menu.
The Select/Restart Database and Change Password menu contains the following
options.

Table 23-7 Select/Restart Database and Change Password options

Option Description

NBDB Select NBDB and then view or modify the database using the other dbadm menu options.

BMRDB Select BMRDB and then view or modify the database using the other dbadm menu options.

Start Selected Starts the selected database.

Database

Stop Selected Stops the selected database.

Database
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Table 23-7 Select/Restart Database and Change Password options

(continued)

Option Description

Change Password Changes the password for the databases. The password is changed for both NBDB and
BMRDB, if applicable. Restart the database for the password change to take effect.

To log into the Database Administration utility, you must know the current DBA password.

To change the password for the first time after installation, use the nbdb_admin command.
The command updates the vxdbms.conf file with the new, encrypted string:

See “Changing the NetBackup database password” on page 959.

To change a known password to a new password, you can either use the nbdb_admin
command or the NetBackup Database Administration utility.

About the Database Space and Memory Management menu options

You can use the Database Space and Memory Management option to perform the
following functions:
■ To report on database space utilization
■ To reorganize fragmented database objects
■ To add free space to the database files
The Database Space and Memory Management menu contains the following options.

Table 23-8 Database Space and Memory Management options

Option Description

Report on Database Select this option to generate a report on space utilization for the currently selected database.
Space
The report contains the dbspaces and the physical pathnames of the relational database.

For each dbspace, the report displays the name, the amount of free space in KBytes, the file
size in KBytes, and the space utilization. The report also displays the transaction log file size
and the amount of free space that remains on each of the file systems being used for the
database.
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Table 23-8 Database Space and Memory Management options (continued)

Option Description

Database Reorganize Select this option to reorganize fragmented database tables and indexes.

These actions are performed from the Database Reorganize menu as follows:

■ 1) Defragment All
This option automatically determines the database tables and indexes that are fragmented.
It then uses the SQL Anywhere REORGANIZE command to defragment the tables and
compress the indexes.
The equivalent command is nbdb_admin -reorganize.
■ 2) Table Level Defragmentation
This option generates a fragmentation report for each database table. For each table, the
report includes the TABLE_NAME, number of ROWS, number of ROW_SEGMENTS,
and SEGS_PER_ROW.
In addition, a * displays in the ! column for an individual table if it would be automatically
selected for reorganization by the Defragment All option.
A row segment is all or part of one row that is contained on one page. A row may have
one or more row segments. The ROW_SEGMENTS value indicates total number of row
segments for the table. The SEGS_PER_ROW value shows the average number of
segments per row, and indicates whether or not a table is fragmented.
A SEGS_PER_ROW value of 1 is ideal, and any value more than 1 indicates a high
degree of fragmentation. For example, a value of 1.5 means that half of the rows are
partitioned.
See “About fragmentation” on page 944.
■ 3) Index Compression
This option generates a fragmentation report for each database index and lets the
administrator select individual indexes to be compressed. For each index the report
includes the TABLE_NAME, INDEX_NAME, TYPE of index, LEVEL, and DENSITY. The
index TYPE is one of the following values: PKEY (primary key), FKEY (foreign key), UI
(unique index), UC (unique constraint), NUI (non-unique index).
In addition, a * displays in the ! column for an individual index if it would be automatically
selected for reorganization by the Defragment All option.
The LEVEL and DENSITY indicate whether or not an index should be reorganized. The
number of levels in the index tree determines the number of I/O operations that are needed
to access a row using the index. Indexes with fewer levels are more efficient than indexes
with greater numbers of levels. The density is a fraction between 0 and 1 providing an
indication of how full each index page is on average.
A LEVEL value of 1 is ideal. An index with a LEVEL value of 4 or more or with a level
value of 2 or 3 with a density greater than 0.5 is a good candidate for reorganization.
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Table 23-8 Database Space and Memory Management options (continued)

Option Description

Add Free Space Select this option to add additional free space to individual dbspaces. Additional free space
helps to reduce future fragmentation of the database objects that are stored in the database.

When the relational database is initially created or rebuilt, 25MB of free space is automatically
added to the data and the index dbspaces.

A Rebuild eliminates all free space and then adds back what was initially added when the
database was created. If you accidentally add too much free space, a Rebuild can be used
to eliminate the space.

About the Database Validation Check and Rebuild menu options

The Database Validation Check and Rebuild option lets you validate and rebuild
the currently selected database.
The Database Validation Check and Rebuild menu contains the following options.

Table 23-9 Database Validation Check and Rebuild menu options

Option Description

Standard Validation This option lets you validate the indexes and keys on all of the tables in the database. Each
table is scanned. For each row, a check is made that it exists in the appropriate indexes. The
number of rows in the table must match the number of entries in the index.

This option is equivalent to the command nbdb_admin -validate.

Full Validation This option performs the same checks as the Standard Validation option. In addition, Full
validation ensures that every row that is referenced in each index exists in the corresponding
table. For foreign key indexes, it also ensures that the corresponding row exists in the primary
table. This option is equivalent to the command nbdb_admin -validate -full.
Note: To perform a full database validation, shut down NetBackup and start only the database
service.

If any validation errors are reported, perform the following tasks:

■ Shut down NetBackup (all daemons and services).

■ Start only the SQL Anywhere database server (NB_dbsrv, the NetBackup Relational
Database Manager).
■ Repeat the validation check using this tool or the nbdb_admin command line utility.

If validation errors persist, contact Veritas customer support. The administrator may be asked
to rebuild the database using the Database Rebuild option or the nbdb_unload command
line utility.
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Table 23-9 Database Validation Check and Rebuild menu options (continued)

Option Description

Database Rebuild This option lets you rebuild the database. This menu option is equivalent to the command
nbdb_unload -rebuild. A Database Rebuild results in a complete unload and reload of
the database. A new database with all of the same options is built in place. A Database
Rebuild may be required if Database Validation errors are reported using the Standard or
Full Validation options.

During a Database Rebuild, all NetBackup operations are suspended.

When you select this option, a message appears which recommends that you exit and create
a backup using the Backup Database option before you rebuild the database. You then have
the choice of whether to continue or not.

See “About the Backup and Restore Database menu options” on page 958.

See “Using the NetBackup Database Administration utility on UNIX” on page 950.

About the Move Database menu options

The Move Database menu options let you change the location of the database files
or split the database files into multiple directories. Changing the location may improve
performance in the case of large databases. The database files are moved for both
NBDB and BMRDB, if present.

Note: Due to performance issues, NetBackup supports database files only on locally
attached drives.

In addition, the Move Database menu lets you create a mirrored transaction log.
The transaction logs (NBDB.log and BMRDB.log) are critical files used to recover
the relational databases.
For extra protection, a mirrored transaction log can be used. Create the mirrored
log in a different directory from the original log.
The Move Database menu contains the following options.

Table 23-10 Move Database menu options

Option Description

Move Data Select this option to change the location of the data dbspaces. Changing the location
temporarily suspends NetBackup operations.

Move Index Select this option to change the location of the index dbspaces. Changing the location
temporarily suspends NetBackup operations.
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Table 23-10 Move Database menu options (continued)

Option Description

Move Transaction Log Select this option to change the location of the transaction log. Changing the location
temporarily suspends NetBackup operations.

Move/Create Mirrored Select this option to change the location of the mirrored transaction log. If the mirrored
Log transaction log does not already exist, it is created in the new location. Changing the location
temporarily suspends NetBackup operations.

Stop Using Mirrored This option is displayed only if a mirrored transaction log is used. Select this option to configure
Transaction Log the database server so that it stops using a mirrored transaction log. The existing mirrored
transaction log file is deleted. This action temporarily suspends NetBackup operations.

See “Using the NetBackup Database Administration utility on UNIX” on page 950.

About the Unload Database menu options

The Unload Database menu options let you unload either the schema or the schema
and data from the relational database.
A SQL command file is created that can be used to rebuild the database. If the data
is also included in the unload, a set of data files in comma-delimited format is
created.
The Unload Database menu contains the following options.

Table 23-11 Unload Database menu options

Option Description

Schema Only This option lets you unload only the database schema. The schema is unloaded as a file that
is named reload.sql in the named directory.

Data and Schema This option lets you unload both the database schema and the data. The data is unloaded
as a set of files. One file is created for each database table.

Change Directory This option lets you change the directory location for the files that unload options (1) or (2)
option for unloading the create.
database

See “Using the NetBackup Database Administration utility on UNIX” on page 950.
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About the Backup and Restore Database menu options

The Backup and Restore Database menu options let you back up the relational
database to the specified directory. You can restore from a previously created
backup.
Veritas recommends creating a backup copy of the database files in the following
situations:
■ Before you move the database.
■ Before you rebuild the database.
■ Before you add data space.
■ Before you add index space.
■ Before you modify the transaction logging mode from FULL to PARTIAL.
■ Before you truncate the transaction log.

Note: Using the NetBackup Database Administration utility to back up and restore
the NetBackup database can potentially break the consistency between the
NetBackup catalog and the database. This loss of consistency can lead to loss of
data. Use the tool to back up and restore the NetBackup database only as a
precautionary measure.

The Backup and Restore Database menu contains the following options.

Table 23-12 Backup and Restore Database menu options

Option Description

Online Backup This option lets you make a copy of the database files while the database is active. Other
NetBackup activity is not suspended during this time.

Restore Backup This option lets you restore from a copy of the database files previously made with either
options 1 or 2. The currently running database files are overwritten, and the database is shut
down and restarted after the restore is completed.

Change Directory This option lets you change the directory location for the files that backup options (1) or (2)
create. This directory is the source of the files for the restore option (3).

See “Using the NetBackup Database Administration utility on UNIX” on page 950.
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Post-installation tasks
The tasks described in the following topics are optional and can be performed after
the initial installation:
■ Change the database password.
See “Changing the NetBackup database password” on page 959.
■ Move NBDB and BMRDB database files (possibly to tune performance).
See “Moving NBDB database files after installation” on page 961.
■ Add a mirrored transaction log.
See “Adding a mirrored transaction log” on page 963.
■ Recreate NBDB.
See “Creating the NBDB database manually” on page 964.

Changing the NetBackup database password

The database password is set to a randomly generated password upon installation.
This password is used for NBDB and BMRDB and for all DBA and application
accounts. (For example, EMM_MAIN.) You can use this procedure to change it to a
known password.
The password is encrypted and stored in the vxdbms.conf file. The permissions
for the vxdbms.conf file allow only a Windows administrator or a root user to read
or write to it.
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To change the database password

1 Log on to the server as a Windows Administrator or as root.
2 To change the password for the first time after installation, run the following
command. The command updates the vxdbms.conf file with the new, encrypted
string:
On Windows: install_path\NetBackup\bin\nbdb_admin -dba new_password
On UNIX: /usr/openv/db/bin/nbdb_admin -dba new_password
The password needs to be an ASCII string. Non-ASCII characters are not
allowed in the password string.
3 To change a known password to a new password, you can either use the
nbdb_admin command or the NetBackup Database Administration utility. You
must know the current password to log into the NetBackup Database
Administration utility.
See “Using the NetBackup Database Administration utility on Windows”
on page 938.
See “Using the NetBackup Database Administration utility on UNIX” on page 950.

Requirements to create a new password where NBAC is

enabled
If the NetBackup environment has NetBackup Access Control (NBAC) enabled,
keep in mind the following items before you run nbdb_admin -dba new_password.
■ Only the minimum services should be running: NB_dbsrv, nbatd, nbazd, bprd,
bpdbm, bpjobd.

■ Users without root or administrator permissions need to have read and write
permissions to vxdbms.conf. Windows users can use the security Permissions
tab in NBAC to allow a non-administrator user read and write permissions to
vxdbms.conf.

■ To generate nbdb_admin logs, make sure that users have read and write
permissions to the following directory:
On Windows: install_path\Veritas\NetBackup\logs\nbdb
On UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/nbdb
■ To troubleshoot a situation where only the database server can be started,
NBAC must be turned off.
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Moving NBDB database files after installation

In the case of large databases, you can change the location of the database files
or split the database files into multiple directories to improve performance.

Note: Due to performance issues, NetBackup supports database files only on locally
attached drives.

Note: Run a catalog backup to back up NBDB and BMRDB both before and after
moving the database files.

Moving the database files on Windows

To move the NBDB and the BMRDB database files on Windows
1 Perform a catalog backup.
2 Shut down all NetBackup services by typing the following command:
install_path\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\bpdown

3 Start the SQL Anywhere service by typing the following command:

install_path\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\bpup -e SQLANYs_VERITAS_NB

4 Use one of the following methods to move the existing data, index, and
transaction log files:
■ Use the NetBackup Database Administration utility.
See “Moving the NetBackup database files” on page 946.
■ Enter the following command:
install_path\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\nbdb_move.exe
-data data_directory
-index index_directory -tlog log_directory
You can run the nbdb_move command at any time because it does not drop
the database and recreate it. Thus, all data is preserved.
If a mirrored transaction log is in use, enter the following command:
install_path\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\nbdb_move.exe -data
data_directory
-index index_directory -tlog log_directory
-mlog log_mirror_directory
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Note: NetBackup does not require that the database directories are
world-writable. Make sure that the new database directories (data_directory,
index_directory, log_directory, and log_mirror_directory) have
appropriate permissions so that the directories are not world-writable.

5 Start all services by typing the following command:

install_path\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\bpup

6 Perform a catalog backup.

Moving the database files on UNIX

To move the NBDB and the BMRDB database files on UNIX
1 Perform a catalog backup.
2 Shut down all NetBackup daemons by typing the following command:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bp.kill_all

3 Start the SQL Anywhere daemon by typing the following command:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/nbdbms_start_stop start

4 Use one of the following methods to move the existing data, index, and
transaction log files:
■ Use the NetBackup Database Administration utility.
See “About the Move Database menu options” on page 956.
■ Enter the following command:
/usr/openv/db/bin/nbdb_move
-data data_directory
-index index_directory -tlog log_directory
You can run the nbdb_move command at any time because it does not drop
the database and recreate it. Thus, all data is preserved.
If a mirrored transaction log is in use, enter the following command:
/usr/openv/db/bin/nbdb_move -data data_directory
-index index_directory -tlog log_directory
-mlog log_mirror_directory

Note: NetBackup does not require that the database directories are
world-writable. Make sure that the new database directories (data_directory,
index_directory, log_directory, and log_mirror_directory) have
appropriate permissions so that the directories are not world-writable.
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5 Start all NetBackup daemons by typing the following command:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bp.start_all

6 Perform a catalog backup.

See “About NetBackup master server installed directories and files” on page 927.

Adding a mirrored transaction log

The transaction logs NBDB.log and BMRDB.log are critical files used to recover the
SQL Anywhere databases.
For extra protection, use a mirrored transaction log. Create this mirrored log in a
different directory from the original log.

Creating a mirrored transaction log on a Windows

computer
To create a mirrored transaction log on a Windows computer
1 Perform a catalog backup.
2 Shut down all NetBackup services by typing the following command:
install_path\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\bpdown

3 Start the SQL Anywhere service by typing the following command:

install_path\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\bpup -e SQLANYs_VERITAS_NB

4 Create the mirrored transaction log:

Enter the following command:
install_path\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\nbdb_move.exe
-mloglog_mirror_directory

To move the existing data, index, transaction log files, and create the mirrored
transaction log, enter the following command:
install_path\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\nbdb_move.exe
-datadata_directory-index index_directory -tlog log_directory-mlog
log_mirror_directory

5 Start all NetBackup services by typing the following command:

install_path\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\bpup

6 Perform a catalog backup.

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Creating a mirrored transaction log on a UNIX computer

To create a mirrored transaction log on a UNIX computer
1 Perform a catalog backup.
2 Shut down all NetBackup daemons by typing the following command:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bp.kill_all

3 Start the SQL Anywhere daemon by typing the following command:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/nbdbms_start_stop start

4 Create the mirrored transaction log:

Enter the following command:
/usr/openv/db/bin/nbdb_move -mlog log_mirror_directory

To move the existing data, index, transaction log files, and create the mirrored
transaction log, enter the following command:
/usr/openv/db/bin/nbdb_move -data data_directory-index
index_directory -tlog log_directory-mlog log_mirror_directory

5 Start all NetBackup daemons by typing the following command:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bp.start_all

6 Perform a catalog backup.

See “About catalog backups” on page 896.
See “Moving NBDB database files after installation” on page 961.

Creating the NBDB database manually

The NBDB database is created automatically during NetBackup installation.
However, it may be necessary during certain catalog recovery situations to create
it manually by using the create_nbdb command.

Note: Recreating the database manually is not recommended in most situations.

Note: If the NBDB.db database already exists, the create_nbdb command does
not overwrite it. If you want to move the database, move it by using the nbdb_move
command.
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Creating the database on Windows

To create the NBDB database manually on Windows
1 Shut down all NetBackup services by typing the following command:
install_path\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\bpdown

2 Start the SQL Anywhere service by typing the following command:

install_path\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\bpup -e SQLANYs_VERITAS_NB

3 Run the following command:

install_path\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\create_nbdb.exe

4 Start all NetBackup services by typing the following command:

install_path\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\bpup

5 The new NBDB database is empty and does not contain the EMM data that is
loaded during a normal installation.
Make sure that you have the most current support for new devices before the
data is repopulated. New devices are added approximately every 2 months.
6 Repopulate the EMM data by running the tpext utility. tpext updates the EMM
database with new versions of device mappings and external attribute files.
install_path\Veritas\Volmgr\bin\tpext.exe

During regular installation, tpext is run automatically.

If the create_nbdb command is used to create a database manually, the tpext
utility must also be run. tpext loads EMM data into the database.

Creating the database on UNIX

To create the NBDB database manually on UNIX
1 Shut down all NetBackup daemons by typing the following command:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bp.kill_all

2 Start the SQL Anywhere daemon by typing the following command:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/nbdbms_start_stop start

3 Run the following command:

/usr/openv/db/bin/create_nbdb

4 Start all NetBackup daemons by typing the following command:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bp.start_all
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5 The new NBDB database is empty and does not contain the EMM data that is
loaded during a normal installation.
Make sure that you have the most current support for new devices before the
data is repopulated. New devices are added approximately every two months.
6 Repopulate the EMM data by running the tpext utility. tpext updates the EMM
database with new versions of device mappings and external attribute files.
/usr/openv/volmgr/bin/tpext

During regular installation, tpext is run automatically.

If the create_nbdb command is used to create a database manually, the tpext
utility must also be run. tpext loads EMM data into the database.

Additional create_nbdb options

In addition to using the create_nbdb command to create the NBDB database, you
also can use it to perform the following actions. In each command, NB_server_name
matches the name in server.conf.
See “About the NetBackup server.conf file” on page 928.
■ Drop the existing NBDB database and recreate it in the default location by typing
the following command:
■ On Windows: create_nbdb -drop[current_data_directory]
Provide the location of the current NBDB data directory,
current_data_directory, if the default location is not used.

■ On UNIX: create_nbdb -drop

The location of the current NBDB data directory is retrieved automatically
from the bp.conf file.
The -drop option instructs NetBackup to drop the existing NBDB database.
■ Drop the existing NBDB database and do not recreate by typing the following
command:
On Windows: create_nbdb -db_server NB_server_name
-drop_only[current_data_directory]
On UNIX: create_nbdb -drop_only
Provide the location of the current NBDB data directory,
current_data_directory, if the default location is not used.

■ Drop the existing NBDB database and recreate it in the directories as specified
by typing the following command:
■ On Windows:
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create_nbdb -drop [current_data_directory] -data

data_directory-index index_directory -tlog log_directory
[-mloglog_mirror_directory]

■ On UNIX:
create_nbdb -drop -data data_directory -index index_directory
-tlog log_directory [-mloglog_mirror_directory]

If the NBDB database files were moved from the default location by using nbdb_move,
use this command to recreate them in the same location. Specify
current_data_directory.

If the location of NBDB.db changed from the default, BMRDB.db must also be
recreated. The BMRDB.db files must reside in the same location as the NetBackup
database files.

About backup and recovery procedures

The catalog method can be performed while regular backup activity takes place. It
runs according to a policy and is virtually transparent to the customer. Set up the
policy by using either the Catalog Backup Wizard or the Policy Configuration Wizard.
Either wizard automatically includes all the necessary catalog files to include the
database files (NBDB, NBAZDB, and BMRDB) and any catalog configuration files
(vxdbms.conf, server.conf, databases.conf).
The catalog allows an administrator to recover either the entire catalog or pieces
of the catalog. (For example, the databases separately from the image catalog.)
It offers an incremental backup. For Sybase SQL Anywhere, an incremental backup
means a backup of the transaction log only. Transaction logs are managed
automatically, truncated after each successful backup.

Database transaction log

The transaction log for the NetBackup database is necessary for recovering the
database. It is automatically truncated after a successful catalog backup.
The transaction log, NBDB.log, is located by default in the following directory:
On Windows: install_path\NetBackupDB\data\NBDB.log
On UNIX: /usr/openv/db/data/NBDB.log
The transaction log continues to grow until it becomes truncated. Catalog backups
must run frequently enough so that the transaction log does not grow to fill the file
system.
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In addition to the default transaction log, a mirrored transaction log can be created
for additional protection of NBDB.
The directory for the mirrored log should not be the same as the directory for the
default transaction log. Ideally, the mirrored log should be located on a file system
on a different physical disk drive.
If BMR is installed, a transaction log for BMRDB is also created by default in:
On Windows: install_path\NetBackupDB\data\BMRDB.log
On UNIX: /usr/openv/db/data/BMRDB.log
It has an optional mirrored log in the following location:
On Windows: mirrored_log_directory\BMRDB.m.log
On UNIX: mirrored_log_directory/BMRDB.m.log
The BMRDB transaction logs are backed up and truncated during the catalog backup
along with the NBDB transaction logs.

Note: If a catalog backup is not run, the logs are not truncated. Truncation must
be managed in this manner as it is critical to recovery of the database.

About catalog recovery

Recovery scenarios include the following:
■ A full recovery form a complete disaster
Using the Disaster Recovery wizard, the databases are restored along with
the image catalog to a consistent state.
■ A recovery of the database files only
Using bprecover, the relational database files and configuration files can be
restored and recovered.
Details about catalog recovery scenarios and procedures are available in the
NetBackup Troubleshooting Guide.

Commands for backing up and recovering the relational databases

The recommended method to protect the relational databases is to use the catalog
backup and recovery interfaces.
A temporary backup of the NBDB and BMRDB databases can be made for extra
protection before database administration activities such moving or reorganizing
the database files.
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Table 23-13 Commands used to back up and recover relational databases

Command Description

nbdb_backup or Use nbdb_backup or nbdb_backup.exe to make a copy of the NBDB database files and the
nbdb_backup.exe BMRDB database files in a directory. The nbdb_backup command does not truncate the transaction
log. Transaction logs are managed only by using the catalog backup.

On Windows:

install_path\NetBackup\bin\nbdb_backup.exe [-dbn database_name] -online

destination_directory [tlog_only] [-truncate_tlog]

On UNIX:

/usr/openv/db/bin/nbdb_backup [-dbn database_name] -online

destination_directory [tlog_only] [-truncate_tlog]

-dbn database_name only backs up the specified database (NBDB or BMRDB).

-online destination_directory is the location for the copied files.

-tlog_only generates only the database transaction log along with the configuration files for
the backup.

-truncate_tlog truncates the database transaction log after the backup completes the backup.
Note: Catalog backup activity is usually logged in the nbdb log. If the master server uses
NetBackup Access Control (NBAC) in the REQUIRED mode and the EMM database is remote,
the logging information appears in the bpdbm log.

Note: Using this command (or the NetBackup Database Administration utility) to back up the
NetBackup database can potentially break the consistency between the NetBackup catalog and
the database. This loss of consistency can lead to loss of data. Use this command (or the
NetBackup Database Administration utility) to back up the NetBackup catalog only as a
precautionary measure.
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About backup and recovery procedures

Table 23-13 Commands used to back up and recover relational databases

(continued)

Command Description

nbdb_restore or Use nbdb_restore to recover from a database backup that was made using nbdb_backup.
nbdb_restore.exe
On Windows: install_path\NetBackup\bin\nbdb_restore.exe -recover
source_directory -dbn database_name [-ignore_tlog]

On UNIX: /usr/openv/db/bin/nbdb_restore -recover source_directory -dbn

database_name [-ignore_tlog]

Logs are recorded in the /admin or \admin directory.

nbdb_restore restores from the staging directory to recover only the NetBackup database
(NBDB). The default is to apply the current transaction log to make the database as consistent
as possible with the current db\images or /db/images directory.

-ignore_tlog does not apply the current transaction log to the NBDB recovery operation.
Note: Using this command (or the NetBackup Database Administration utility) to restore the
NetBackup database can potentially break the consistency between the NetBackup catalog and
the database. This loss of consistency can lead to loss of data. Use this command (or the
NetBackup Database Administration utility) to restore the NetBackup catalog only as a
precautionary measure.

About the catalog backup process

Normally, a catalog backup consists of one parent job and two or more child jobs.
Events for these jobs appear in the dbm log.
An overview of the catalog backup process consists of the following process:
■ Creates a staging directory where the command can store the temporary copies:
On Windows: install_path\NetBackupDB\staging
On UNIX: /usr/openv/db/staging
Once the copy is made, NetBackup can back up the catalog files.
■ A child job backs up files in a single stream as follows:
■ Configuration files (server.conf, database.conf, vxdbms.conf)
■ Database files
BMR_DATA.db
BMRDB.db
BMRDB.log
BMR_INDEX.db
DARS_DATA.db
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DARS_INDEX.db
DBM_DATA.db
DBM_INDEX.db
EMM_DATA.db
EMM_INDEX.db
JOBD_DATA.db
NBAZDB.db
NBAZDB.db.template
NBAZDB.log
NBDB.db
NBDB.log
vxdbms.conf
If BMR was installed

■ A second child job begins the image catalog backup.

■ Transaction logs are truncated after a successful full or incremental backup.
If the transaction logs are manually changed or deleted, a hole could exist in
the recovery.
The child job for the relational database backup is normally run on the master
server. The master server is the default location for NBDB and the required
location for BMRDB.
If NBDB was moved to a media server, the child job runs on the media server.
In this case, additional logging for the job appears in the admin log on the media
server.
If NBDB was moved to a media server and BMRDB is installed on the master
server, two child jobs exist for the relational database backup portion of the
catalog backup. One on the media server for NBDB and one on the master
server for BMRDB.

Unloading the NetBackup database

Use the NetBackup Database Administration utility or the nbdb_unload command
line utility to dump the entire NetBackup or Bare Metal Restore databases. These
utilities can also be used to dump individual tables (one .dat file is created for each
table), or schema. Use either method to create a copy of the SQL Anywhere
database that may be requested in some customer support situations.
There should be no active connections to the database when nbdb_unload is run.
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When either method is used, a reload.sql script is generated. The script contains
all the code that is required to recreate the database. Veritas Technical Support
uses this script and the associated files to assist in support cases.
On Windows:
install_path\NetBackup\bin\nbdb_unload.exe [-dbn database_name] [-t
table_list] [-s] destination_directory

On UNIX:
/usr/openv/db/bin/nbdb_unload [-dbn database_name] [-t table_list]
[-s] destination_directory

In the script where:

■ -dbn database_name
database_name is NBDB (default) or BMRDB.

■ -t table_list
Must list the owner of the table, then the table name. For EMM, the account
EMM_MAIN owns all tables.
nbdb_unload -t EMM_MAIN.EMM_Device, EMM_MAIN.EMM_Density

■ -s
No data is dumped, only schema.
■ destination_directory
Specify the location where the dump is created.

Terminating database connections

Before you run nbdb_unload, shut down NetBackup to terminate all active
connections to the database. Shutting down NetBackup eliminates any possible
concurrency problems.

Terminating database connections on Windows

To terminate database connections on Windows
1 Shutdown all NetBackup services by typing the following command:
install_path\NetBackup\bin\bpdown

2 In the Windows Services Manager, restart the service titled Adaptive Server
Anywhere – VERITAS_NB. On NetBackup 7.x systems, the service is titled
NetBackup Relational Database Manager.
3 Use one of the following methods to terminate database connections:
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■ Use the NetBackup Database Administration utility.

See “Using the NetBackup Database Administration utility on Windows”
on page 938.
■ Run nbdb_unload and indicate the outputs (database name, table lists, or
schema only) and the destination directory.

4 Stop the SQL Anywhere service by typing the following command:

install_path\NetBackup\bin\bpdown -e SQLANYs_VERITAS_NB

5 Start all NetBackup services by typing the following command:

install_path\NetBackup\bin\bpup

Terminating database connections on UNIX

To terminate database connections on UNIX
1 Shutdown all NetBackup daemons by typing the following command:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bp.kill_all

2 Start the SQL Anywhere daemon by typing the following command:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/nbdbms_start_stop start

3 Start only the database server by using

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/nbdbms_start_stop start

4 Use one of the following methods to terminate database connections:

■ Use the NetBackup Database Administration utility.
See “Using the NetBackup Database Administration utility on UNIX”
on page 950.
■ Run nbdb_unload and indicate the outputs (database name, table lists, or
schema only) and the destination directory.

5 Shut down the database server by using /usr/openv/netbackup/bin

nbdbms_start_stop stop.

6 Stop the SQL Anywhere daemon by typing the following command:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/nbdbms_start_stop stop

7 Start all NetBackup daemons by typing the following command:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bp.start_all

Veritas does not recommend using reload.sql to make a copy of the relational
databases in a production environment. Use the NetBackup Database Administration
utility or nbdb_backup to make a physical copy or use nbdb_move to relocate the
database files.
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Moving the NetBackup database from one host to another

Moving the NetBackup database from one host

to another
The NetBackup database (NBDB) includes the Enterprise Media Manager (EMM).
Both reside together on the master server. In previous releases, NetBackup allowed
NBDB and EMM to be moved from the master server to another server.
Support for remote-EMM and shared-EMM server configurations was withdrawn in
7.6. In a remote- or shared-EMM server configuration, the NetBackup relational
database (NBDB), the Enterprise Media Manager (EMM), and the Resource Broker
(RB) have been moved to a server that is not the master server. Customers who
currently use this option should contact Veritas Support. Support engages Veritas
Engineering to review the options to disengage this configuration.
 Chapter 24
Managing backup images
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ About the Catalog utility

■ About searching for backup images

■ Verifying backup images

■ Viewing job results

■ Promoting a copy to a primary copy

■ Duplicating backup images

■ Expiring backup images

■ About importing backup images

About the Catalog utility

Use the Catalog utility in the NetBackup Administration Console to create and
configure catalog backups. Catalog backups are required for NetBackup to protect
NetBackup internal databases. The catalogs contain setup information as well as
critical information about client backups. The catalog backups are tracked separately
from other backups to ensure recovery in case of a server crash.
The Catalog utility is also used to perform the following actions:
■ Search for backup images to verify the contents of media with what is recorded
in the NetBackup catalog.
■ Duplicate a backup image.
■ Promote a backup image from a copy to the primary backup copy.
■ Expire backup images.
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About searching for backup images

■ Import expired backup images or images from another NetBackup server.

Figure 24-1 Catalog utility options

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1
3

2 4

Table 24-1 Host Properties utility

Number Description

1 The name of the currently selected master server.

2 Right-click Catalog to view the shortcut menu.

3 Select an action to perform in the Catalog utility.

4 Set search criteria, including a specific media and date range.

5 The user toolbar is specific to the Catalog utility.

See “About the NetBackup Administration Console toolbar” on page 47.

6 Display of search results.

About searching for backup images

Use the Catalog utility to search for a backup image to perform the following actions:
■ Verify the backup contents with what is recorded in the NetBackup catalog.
■ Duplicate the backup image to create up to 10 copies.
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■ Promote a copy of a backup to be the primary backup copy.

■ Expire backup images.
■ Import expired backup images or images from another NetBackup server.
NetBackup uses the specific search criteria to build a list of backups from which
you can make your selections.
When you search for specific kinds of images, note the following:
■ Verification image
Backups that have fragments on another volume are included, as they exist in
part on the specified volume.
■ Import image
The backup is not imported if it begins on a media ID that the initiating backup
procedure did not process.
The backup is incomplete if it ends on a media ID that the initiating backup
procedure did not process.
See “About importing backup images” on page 989.
Table 24-2 lists the search criteria for backup images.

Table 24-2 Catalog utility search properties

Property Description

Action Specifies the action that was used to create the image: Verify, Duplicate, Import.

See “Verifying backup images” on page 979.

See “Duplicating backup images” on page 982.

See “Expiring backup images” on page 988.

Media ID Specifies the media ID for the volume. Enter a media ID in the box or select one from the
scroll-down list. To search on all media, select <All>.

Media Host On UNIX: Specifies the host name of the media server that produced the originals. Enter a
host name in the box or select one from the scroll-down list. To search through all hosts, select
All Media Hosts.

Media Server On Windows: Specifies the name of the media server that produced the originals. Enter a
media server name in the box or select one from the scroll-down list. To search through all
media servers, select All Media Servers.

Disk type Specifies the type of the disk storage unit on which to search for backup images.

Disk pool Specifies the name of the disk pool on which to search for backup images.

Volume ID Specifies the ID of the disk volume in the disk pool on which to search for backup images.
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Table 24-2 Catalog utility search properties (continued)

Property Description

Path Searches for an image on a disk storage unit, if the path is entered. Or, searches all of the
disk storage on the specified server, if All was selected. Appears if the disk type is BasicDisk.

Date/time range Specifies the range of dates and times that includes all the backups for which you want to
search. The Global Attributes property Policy Update Interval determines the default range.

Copies Specifies the source you want to search. From the scroll-down list, select either Primary or
the copy number.

Policy Specifies the policy under which the selected backups were performed. Enter a policy name
in the box or select one from the scroll-down list. To search through all policies, select All
Policies.

Client (host name) Specifies the host name of the client that produced the originals. Enter a client name in the
box or select one from the scroll-down list. To search through all hosts, select All Clients.

Type of backup Specifies the type of schedule that created the backup. Enter a schedule type in the box or
select one from the scroll-down list. To search through all schedule types, select All Backup
Types.

Override default job Selects the job priority for verify, duplicate, and import actions.
priority
To change the default for the selected action, enable Override default job priority. Then,
select a value in the Job Priority field.

Changes in the catalog dialog box affect the priority for the selected job only.

If this option is not enabled, the job runs using the default priority as specified in the Default
Job Priorities host properties.

See “Default Job Priorities properties” on page 117.

Search tab columns The Search tab columns list information about matching backup images based on the defined
search criteria.

Results tab columns The Results tab displays the progress of the request to verify, duplicate, expire, or import an
image.

Messages pane On UNIX: Displays the messages about the tasks that run as background processes. The
pane appears only if there is an informative message or error message for a task. If the task
completes normally, the pane does not appear. The Messages pane can be maximized,
minimized, or closed.
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Verifying backup images

Verifying backup images

NetBackup can verify the contents of a backup by reading the volume and comparing
its contents to what is recorded in the NetBackup catalog.
This operation does not compare the data on the volume to the contents of the
client disk. However, the operation does read each block in the image to verify that
the volume is readable. (However, data corruption within a block is possible.)
NetBackup verifies only one backup at a time and tries to minimize media mounts
and positioning time.
To verify backup images
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management > Catalog.
2 In the right pane, on the Search tab, set up the search criteria for the image
you want to verify. Click Search Now.
3 In the right pane, select the image you want to verify and on the Action
drop-down menu, select Action > Verify.
4 In the right pane, click the Results tab, then select the verification job to view
the job results.

Viewing job results

The results of verify, duplicate, or import jobs appear in the Results tab for the
Catalog options. The top portion of the dialog box displays all existing log files.
To view a log file, select the name of the log from the list. The current log file appears
in the bottom portion of the Results dialog box. If an operation is in progress, the
log file results refresh as the operation proceeds.
To view job results
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management > Catalog.
2 In the right pane, click the Results tab.
3 Select a log file.
4 On the View menu, click View > Full View to display the entire log file in a
screen editor.
On the Edit menu, select Edit > Delete to delete the log.
You can also right-click the log file and select an action from the scroll-down
menu.
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Promoting a copy to a primary copy

Promoting a copy to a primary copy

Each backup is assigned a primary copy. NetBackup uses the primary copy to
satisfy restore requests. The first backup image that is created successfully by a
NetBackup policy is the primary backup. If the primary copy is unavailable and a
duplicate copy exists, select a copy of the backup and set it to be the primary copy.
NetBackup restores from the primary backup, and Vault duplicates from the primary
backup. If your Vault profile performs duplication, you can designate one of the
duplicates as the primary. In most circumstances, the copy remaining in the robot
is the primary backup. When a primary backup expires, the next backup (if it exists)
is promoted to primary automatically.
Use one of the following methods to promote a copy to a primary copy:

Promote a backup copy to a primary copy using search Promoting a backup copy to a primary copy using the
criteria NetBackup Administration Console

Promote a copy to a primary copy for many backups using Promoting a copy to a primary copy for many backups
the bpchangeprimary command

Promote a backup copy to a primary copy using the Promoting a backup copy to a primary copy using
bpduplicate command bpduplicate

Figure 24-2 Primary copy status

Primary Copy status indicates that the

image is now the primary copy
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Promoting a backup copy to a primary copy using the

NetBackup Administration Console
To promote a backup copy to a primary copy
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management > Catalog.
2 In the right pane, set up the search criteria for the image you want to promote
to a primary copy. Be sure that you indicate a copy in the Copies field and not
Primary Copy. Click Search Now.
See “About searching for backup images” on page 976.
3 Select the image you want to promote.
4 On the Actions menu, click Actions > Set Primary Copy.
After the image is promoted to the primary copy, the Primary Status column
immediately reads Yes.

Promoting a copy to a primary copy for many backups

To promote a copy to a primary copy for many backups
◆ You can also promote a copy to be a primary copy for many backups using
the bpchangeprimary command. For example, the following command promotes
all copies on the media that belongs to the SUN volume pool. The copies must
have been created after August 8, 2012:

bpchangeprimary -pool SUN -sd 08/01/2012

In the next example, the following command promotes copy 2 of all backups
of client_a. The copies must have been created after January 1, 2012:

bpchangeprimary -copy 2 -cl client_a -sd 01/01/2012

More information is available in the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide.

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Duplicating backup images

Promoting a backup copy to a primary copy using

bpduplicate
To use bpduplicate to promote a backup copy to a primary copy
1 Enter the following command:
On Windows:

install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\bpduplicate
-npc pcopy -backupid bid

On UNIX:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpduplicate -npc pcopy

-backupid bid

Where:
pcopy is the copy number of the new primary copy.
bid is the backup identifier as shown in the Images on Media report.
Find the volume that contains the duplicate backup by using the Images on
Media report.
2 Specify the backup ID that is known (and also the client name if possible to
reduce the search time).
The bpduplicate command writes all output to the NetBackup logs. Nothing
appears in the command window.
After the duplicate copy is promoted to the primary copy, use the client interface
on the client to restore files from the backup.
For instructions, see the online Help in the Backup, Archive, and Restore
client interface.

Duplicating backup images

NetBackup does not verify in advance whether the storage units and the drives that
are required for the duplicate operation are available for use. NetBackup verifies
that the destination storage units exist. The storage units must be connected to the
same media server.
Table 24-3 lists the scenarios in which duplication is possible and scenarios in which
duplication is not possible:
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Table 24-3 Backup duplication scenarios

Duplication possible Duplication not possible

■ From one storage unit to another. ■ While the backup is created (unless making
■ From one media density to another. multiple copies concurrently).
■ From one server to another. ■ When the backup has expired.
■ From multiplex to nonmultiplex format. ■ By using NetBackup to schedule
■ From multiplex format and retain the duplications automatically (unless you use
multiplex format on the duplicate. The a Vault policy to schedule duplication)
duplicate can contain all or any subset ■ When it is a multiplexed duplicate of the
of the backups that were included in the following type:
original multiplexed group. The duplicate ■ FlashBackup
is created with a single pass of the tape. ■ NDMP backup
(A multiplexed group is a set of backups ■ Backups from disk type storage units
that were multiplexed together during a ■ Backups to disk type storage units
single session.)
■ Nonmultiplexed backups

An alternative to taking time to duplicate backups is to create up to four copies

simultaneously at backup time. (This option is sometimes referred to as Inline Copy.)
Another alternative is to use storage lifecycle policies.
See “About writing multiple copies using a storage lifecycle policy” on page 673.
To duplicate backup images
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management > Catalog.
2 In the right pane, set up the search criteria for the image you want to duplicate.
Click Search Now.
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3 Right-click the image(s) you want to duplicate and select Duplicate from the
shortcut menu.
If you duplicate an online, hot catalog backup, select all child jobs that were
used to create the catalog backup. All jobs must be duplicated to duplicate the
catalog backup.
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4 Specify the number of copies you want to create. NetBackup can create up to
10 copies of unexpired backups.

If enough drives are available, the copies are created simultaneously.

Otherwise, the system may require operator intervention if four copies are to
be created using only two drives, for example.
5 The primary copy is the copy from which restores are done. Normally, the
original backup is the primary copy.
If you want one of the duplicated copies to become the primary copy, check
the appropriate check box, otherwise leave the fields blank.
When the primary expires, a different copy automatically becomes primary.
(The copy that is chosen is the one with the smallest copy number. If the primary
is copy 1, copy 2 becomes primary when it expires. If the primary is copy 5,
copy 1 becomes primary when it expires.)
6 Specify the storage unit where each copy is stored. If a storage unit has multiple
drives, it can be used for both the source and destination.
All storage units must meet the criteria for creating multiple copies.
See “About configuring multiple copies” on page 779.
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7 Specify the volume pool where each copy is stored.

The following volume pool selections are based on the policy type setting that
was used for the query.

If the Policy type is set to All Policy Types Specifies that all volume pools are
(default). included in the drop-down list. Both
catalog and non-catalog volume pools are
included.

If the Policy type is set to NBU-Catalog. Specifies that only catalog volume pools
are included in the drop-down list.

If the Policy type is set to a policy type Specifies that only non-catalog volume
other than NBU-Catalog or All Policy pools are included in the drop-down list.
Types.

NetBackup does not verify that the media ID selected for the duplicate copy is
different from the media ID that contains the original backup. Because of this
potential deadlock, specify a different volume pool to ensure that a different
volume is used.
8 Select the retention level for the copy, or select No change.
The duplicate copy shares many attributes of the primary copy, including backup
ID. Other attributes apply only to the primary. (For example, elapsed time.)
NetBackup uses the primary copy to satisfy restore requests.
Consider the following items when selecting the retention level:
■ If No Change is selected for the retention period, the expiration date is the
same for the duplicate and the source copies. You can use the bpexpdate
command to change the expiration date of the duplicate.
■ If a retention period is indicated, the expiration date for the copy is the
backup date plus the retention period. For example, if a backup was created
on November 14, 2010 and its retention period is one week, the new copy’s
expiration date is November 21, 2010.

9 Specify whether the remaining copies should continue or fail if the specified
copy fails.
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10 Specify who should own the media onto which you duplicate images.
Select one of the following:

Any Specifies that NetBackup chooses the media owner,

either a media server or server group.

None Specifies the media server that writes to the media

owns the media. No media server is specified
explicitly, but you want a media server to own the
media.

A server group Specifies that only those media servers in the group
are allowed to write to the media on which backup
images for this policy are written. All of the media
server groups that are configured in your NetBackup
environment appear in the drop-down list.

11 If the selection includes multiplexed backups and the backups are to remain
multiplexed in the duplicate, check Preserve Multiplexing. If you do not
duplicate all the backups in a multiplexed group, the duplicate contains a
different layout of fragments. (A multiplexed group is a set of backups that were
multiplexed together during a single session.)
By default, duplication is done serially and attempts to minimize media mounts
and positioning time. Only one backup is processed at a time. If Preserved
Multiplexing is enabled, NetBackup first duplicates all backups that cannot
be multiplex duplicated before the multiplexed backups are duplicated.
The Preserve Multiplexing setting does not apply when the destination is a
disk storage unit. However, if the source is a tape and the destination is a disk
storage unit, select Preserve Multiplexing to ensure that the tape is read in
one pass.
12 Click OK to start duplicating.
13 Click the Results tab, then select the duplication job to view the job results.
See “Viewing job results” on page 979.
See “Multiplexed duplication considerations” on page 987.

Multiplexed duplication considerations

Consider the following items about multiplexed duplication.
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Table 24-4 Multiplexed duplication considerations

Consideration Description

Multiplex settings are ignored When multiplexed backups are duplicated, the multiplex
settings of the destination storage unit and the original
schedule are ignored. However, if multiple multiplexed groups
are duplicated, the grouping within each multiplexed group
is maintained. This means that the duplicated groups have
a multiplexing factor that is no greater than the factor that
was used during the original backup.

Backups in a multiplexed When backups in a multiplexed group are duplicated to a

group are duplicated and storage unit, the duplicated group is identical as well.
duplicated group is identical However, the storage unit must have the same characteristics
as the unit where the backup was originally performed. The
following items are exceptions:

■ If EOM (end of media) is encountered on either the source

or the destination media.
■ If any of the fragments are zero length in the source
backups, the fragments are removed during duplication.
A fragment of zero length occurs if many multiplexed
backups start at the same time.

Jobs that appear while making multiple copies

When multiple copies are made concurrently, a parent job appears, plus a job for
each copy.
The parent job displays the overall status, whereas the copy jobs display the status
of a single copy. Viewing the status of individual jobs lets you troubleshoot jobs
individually. For example, if one copy fails but the other copy is successful, or if
each copy fails for different reasons. If at least one copy is successful, the status
of the parent job is successful. Use the Parent Job ID filter to display the parent
Job ID. Use the Copy filter to display the copy number for a particular copy.

Expiring backup images

To expire a backup image means to force the retention period to expire, or
information about the backup is deleted. When the retention period expires,
NetBackup deletes information about the backup. The files in the backups are
unavailable for restores without first re-importing.
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About importing backup images

To expire a backup image

1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management > Catalog.
2 In the right pane, set up the search criteria for the image you want to expire,
then click Search Now.
See “About searching for backup images” on page 976.
3 Select the image you want to expire and on the Actions menu, select Actions
> Expire.
4 A message appears that announces that once the backups are expired, they
cannot be used for restores. Select Yes to begin to expire the images.
If the user attempts to manually expire an image or some image copies that are
not SLP-complete, the request fails with status code 1573 (Backup image cannot
be expired because its SLP processing is not yet complete). Use the NetBackup
Troubleshooter or the NetBackup Status Codes Reference Guide to determine
corrective actions.
If you use the NetBackup Administration Console to expire NetBackup images,
the image extension files remain in the catalog. However, NetBackup expires the
image extension files, usually within 12 hours.

About importing backup images

NetBackup can import the backups that have expired or the backups from another
NetBackup server.
During an import operation, NetBackup recreates NetBackup catalog entries for
the backups on the imported volume. The import capability is useful for moving
volumes from one site to another and for recreating NetBackup catalog entries.

About importing expired images

The expiration date for the imported items is the current date plus the retention
period. For example, if a backup is imported on November 14, 2015, and its retention
period is one week, the new expiration date is November 21, 2015.
Consider the following items when importing backup images:
■ NetBackup can import the disk images that NetBackup version 6.0 (or later)
writes.
■ You cannot import a backup if an unexpired copy of it already exists on the
server.
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■ NetBackup does not direct backups to imported volumes.

■ If you import a catalog backup, import all the child jobs that were used to create
the catalog backup. All jobs must be imported to import the catalog backup.
■ To import a volume with the same media ID as an existing volume on a server,
use the following example where you want to import a volume with media ID
A00001. (A volume with media ID A00001 already exists on the server.)
■ Duplicate the existing volume on the server to another media ID (for example,
B00001).
■ Remove information about media ID A00001 from the NetBackup catalog
by running the following command:
On Windows:
install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\bpexpdate
-d 0 -m mediaID
On UNIX:
/usr/openv/NetBackup/bin/admincmd/bpexpdate -d 0 -m
media_ID

■ Delete media ID A00001 from Media Manager on the server.

■ Add the other A00001 to Media Manager on the server.
To avoid this problem in the future, use unique prefix characters for media IDs
on all servers.
See “Expiring backup images” on page 988.

Importing backup images

Use the following procedure to initiate an import of backup images.
To initiate an import of backup images
1 To import the images from tape, make the media accessible to the media server
so the images can be imported.
2 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management > Catalog.
3 On the Action menu, select Action > Import.
4 In the Initialize Import window, in the Media Server field, specify the name
of the host that contains the volume to import. This media server becomes the
media owner.
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5 Indicate the location of the image. Under Image type, select whether the images
to be imported are located on tape or on disk.
The following table shows the actions to take depending on the location of the
image.

If images are on tape In the Media ID field, enter the Media ID of the volume
that contains the backups to import.

If images are on disk In the Disk type field, select the type of the disk storage
unit on which to search for backup images. The disk types
depend on which NetBackup options are licensed.

If the disk type references a disk pool, enter or select the

disk pool and the disk volume ID.

For a BasicDisk type, enter or browse to the path to the

images in the field provided.

Click OK.
6 Click OK to begin reading the catalog information from the source volume.
7 Click on the Catalog Results tab to watch as NetBackup looks at each image
on the tape. NetBackup determines whether or not each image has expired
and can be imported. The job also displays in Activity Monitor as an Import
type. Select the import job log to view the job results.
 Section 6
Configuring replication

■ Chapter 25. About NetBackup replication

 Chapter 25
About NetBackup
replication
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ About NetBackup replication

■ About NetBackup Auto Image Replication

■ About NetBackup Replication Director

About NetBackup replication

NetBackup offers two forms of replication:

Backups Auto Image Replication

Use this type of replication to replicate backups from one NetBackup domain
to the NetBackup media server in another domain.

See “About NetBackup Auto Image Replication” on page 994.

Snapshots NetBackup Replication Director

This type of replication makes use of NetBackup OpenStorage to replicate

snapshots on primary storage to the disk arrays of OpenStorage partners.

See “About NetBackup Replication Director” on page 1034.

For more information, see the NetBackup Replication Director Solutions

Guide.
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About NetBackup Auto Image Replication

The backups that are generated in one NetBackup domain can be replicated to
storage in one or more target NetBackup domains. This process is referred to as
Auto Image Replication.
The ability to replicate backups to storage in other NetBackup domains, often across
various geographical sites, helps facilitate the following disaster recovery needs:
■ One-to-one model
A single production datacenter can back up to a disaster recovery site.
■ One-to-many model
A single production datacenter can back up to multiple disaster recovery sites.
See “One-to-many Auto Image Replication model” on page 996.
■ Many-to-one model
Remote offices in multiple domains can back up to a storage device in a single
domain.
■ Many-to-many model
Remote datacenters in multiple domains can back up multiple disaster recovery
sites.
NetBackup supports the following storage types for Auto Image Replication:

Table 25-1 NetBackup Auto Image Replication storage types

Storage type Link to more information

Media Server Deduplication See the NetBackup Deduplication Guide:

Pool
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

An OpenStorage disk appliance If your storage vendor's product supports replication, you
can automatically replicate backup images to a similar
device in a different master server domain.

See the NetBackup OpenStorage Solutions Guide for

Disk:

http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

Notes about Auto Image Replication

■ Auto Image Replication is supported between the master server domains that
run any of the following versions of NetBackup:
■ NetBackup 7.1.0.4
■ NetBackup 7.5.0.3 and later
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For catalog backup images, NetBackup supports Auto Image Replication only
between the same release levels of NetBackup.
Both master servers must be at NetBackup version 7.6 or later if Targeted A.I.R.
is used. Targeted A.I.R. means that Auto Image Replication is configured to
replicate a backup to a specific master server in a specific domain.
■ Although Auto Image Replication is a disaster recovery solution, you cannot
restore to clients in the primary (or originating) domain from the target master
domain.
■ Auto Image Replication does not support synthetic backups or optimized synthetic
backups.
■ Auto Image Replication does not support spanning volumes in a disk pool.
NetBackup fails backup jobs to the disk pools that span volumes if the backup
job is in a storage lifecycle policy that also contains a replication operation.
■ Auto Image Replication does not support replicating from a storage unit group.
That is, the source copy cannot be in a storage unit group.
■ The ability to perform Auto Image Replication between different versions of
NetBackup does not overrule the basic image compatibility rules. For example,
a database backup that was taken in a 7.7 domain can be replicated to a 7.5.0.3
domain, although a 7.5.0.3 server may not be able to successfully restore from
this newer image.
See the following article for information about version compatibility and
interoperability:
http://www.netbackup.com/compatibility
■ Synchronize the clocks of the master servers in the source and the target
domains so that the master server in the target domain can import the images
as soon as they are ready. The master server in the target domain cannot import
an image until the image creation time is reached. Time zone differences are
not a factor because the images use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Process Overview
Table 25-2 is an overview of the process, generally describing the events in the
originating and target domains.
NetBackup uses storage lifecycle policies in the source domain and the target
domain to manage the Auto Image Replication operations.
See “About the storage lifecycle policies required for Auto Image Replication”
on page 1008.
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Table 25-2 Auto Image Replication process overview

Event Domain in which event Event description

occurs

1 Originating master server Clients are backed up according to a backup policy that indicates a storage
(Domain 1) lifecycle policy as the Policy storage selection. The SLP must include at least
one Replication operation to similar storage in the target domain.

2 Target master server The storage server in the target domain recognizes that a replication event
(Domain 2) has occurred. It notifies the NetBackup master server in the target domain.

3 Target master server NetBackup imports the image immediately, based on an SLP that contains an
(Domain 2) import operation. NetBackup can import the image quickly because the
metadata is replicated as part of the image. (This import process is not the
same as the import process available in the Catalog utility.)

4 Target master server After the image is imported into the target domain, NetBackup continues to
(Domain 2) manage the copies in that domain. Depending on the configuration, the media
server in Domain 2 can replicate the images to a media server in Domain 3.

One-to-many Auto Image Replication model

In this configuration, all copies are made in parallel. The copies are made within
the context of one NetBackup job and simultaneously within the originating storage
server context. If one target storage server fails, the entire job fails and is retried
later.
All copies have the same Target Retention. To achieve different Target Retention
settings in each target master server domain, either create multiple source copies
or cascade duplication to target master servers.

Cascading Auto Image Replication model

Replications can be cascaded from the originating domain to multiple domains.
Storage lifecycle policies are set up in each domain to anticipate the originating
image, import it and then replicate it to the next target master.
Figure 25-1 represents the following cascading configuration across three domains.
■ The image is created in Domain 1, and then replicated to the target Domain 2.
■ The image is imported in Domain 2, and then replicated to a target Domain 3.
■ The image is then imported into Domain 3.
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Figure 25-1 Cascading Auto Image Replication

Domain 1

SLP (D1toD2toD3)
Backup
Replication to target master Domain 2

SLP (D1toD2toD3)
Import Import
Replication to target server Domain 3

All copies have the same

Target retention, as
indicated in Domain 1.
SLP (D1toD2toD3)
Import Import
Duplication to local storage

In the cascading model, the originating master server for Domain 2 and Domain 3
is the master server in Domain 1.

Note: When the image is replicated in Domain 3, the replication notification event
indicates that the master server in Domain 2 is the originating master server.
However, after the image is imported successfully into Domain 3, NetBackup
correctly indicates that the originating master server is in Domain 1.

The cascading model presents a special case for the Import SLP that replicates
the imported copy to a target master. (This master server that is neither the first
nor the last in the string of target master servers.)
The Import SLP must include at least one operation that uses a Fixed retention
type and at least one operation that uses a Target Retention type. So that the
Import SLP can satisfy these requirements, the import operation must use a Target
Retention.
Table 25-3 shows the difference in the import operation setup.
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Table 25-3 Import operation difference in an SLP configured to replicate the

imported copy

Import operation criteria Import operation in a cascading

model

The first operation must be an import Same; no difference.

operation.

A replication to target master must use a Same; no difference.

Fixed retention type

At least one operation must use the Target Here is the difference:
retention.
To meet the criteria, the import operation
must use Target retention.

The target retention is embedded in the source image.

In the cascading model that is represented in Figure 25-1, all copies have the same
Target Retention—the Target Retention indicated in Domain 1.
For the copy in Domain 3 to have a different target retention, add an intermediary
replication operation to the Domain 2 storage lifecycle policy. The intermediary
replication operation acts as the source for the replication to target master. Since
the target retention is embedded in the source image, the copy in Domain 3 honors
the retention level that is set for the intermediary replication operation.
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Figure 25-2 Cascading replications to target master servers, with various

target retentions

Domain 1

SLP (D1toD2toD3)
Backup
Domain 2
Replication to target master

SLP (D1toD2toD3)
Import
Import Duplication
Domain 3
Replication to target master

The copy in Domain 3 has the

retention indicated by the SLP (D1toD2toD3)
source replication in Domain 2. Import Import
Duplication

About the domain relationship for replication

The following table describes important configuration differences depending on the
devices that are used for NetBackup Auto Image Replication.

Table 25-4 Replication relationships

Storage Domain Relationship

NetBackup managed For NetBackup managed storage, establish the relationship between the originating domain
storage and the target domain or domains by setting the properties in the source storage server.
Specifically, in the Replication tab of the Change Storage Server dialog box of the source
storage server.

NetBackup managed storage that qualifies for replication is Media Server Deduplication
Pool storage.

See the NetBackup Deduplication Guide:

http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

Before you configure the replication relationship, you can add the target master server as
a trusted host.

See “About trusted master servers for Auto Image Replication” on page 1007.
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Table 25-4 Replication relationships (continued)

Storage Domain Relationship

Third-party vendor disk For the third-party vendor appliance storage that is exposed through the OpenStorage API,
appliance the disk appliance manages the storage. The relationship between the originating domain
and the target domain or domains is established by using the storage vendor's tools.

The originating NetBackup domain has no knowledge of the storage server in the target
domain or domains. When the appliances are configured properly, NetBackup images on
the originating disk appliance are replicated automatically to the target disk appliance. That
disk appliance uses the OpenStorage API to notify NetBackup that a replication event
occurred. NetBackup then imports those images.

NetBackup manages the lifecycle of the backup images but does not manage the storage.

Configuring the disk appliance replication relationship is beyond the scope of the NetBackup
documentation.

Caution: Choose the target storage server carefully. A target storage server must
not also be a storage server for the originating domain.

About the replication topology for Auto Image Replication

For Auto Image Replication, the disk volumes have the properties that define the
replication relationships between the volumes. The knowledge of the volume
properties is considered the replication topology. The following are the replication
properties that a volume can have:

Source A source volume contains the backups of your clients. The volume is the
source for the images that are replicated to a remote NetBackup domain.
Each source volume in an originating domain has one or more replication
partner target volumes in a target domain.

Target A target volume in the remote domain is the replication partner of a source
volume in the originating domain.

None The volume does not have a replication attribute.

The following describes the replication topology for the supported storage types:
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Table 25-5 Replication topology by storage type

Storage type Replication topology

Media Server Deduplication NetBackup exposes the storage for a Media Server
Pool Deduplication Pool as a single volume. Therefore, there is
always a one-to-one volume relationship for MSDP.

You configure the replication relationships in the source

domain. To do so, you add target storage servers in the
Replication tab of the Change Storage Server dialog box
of the source storage server.

See the NetBackup Deduplication Guide:

http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

Disk storage devices that Your storage administrator configures the replication topology
support replication and also of the volumes in the storage devices. Based on the volume
conform to the Veritas properties, you create homogeneous disk pools. That is, all
OpenStorage API of the volumes in a disk pool must have the same properties,
and you create the disk pools to match that topology. The
disk pools inherit the replication properties from the volumes
that you add to them.

You should work with your storage administrator to

understand the topology so you can create the proper disk
pools. You also should work with your storage administrator
to understand any changes that are made to the replication
topology.

NetBackup discovers the topology of the volumes when you

configure a disk pool.

NetBackup discovers the replication topology when you configure the replication
relationships. NetBackup discovers topology changes when you use the Refresh
option of the Change Disk Pool dialog box.
NetBackup includes a command that can help you understand your replication
topology. Use the command in the following situations:
■ After you configure the replication targets.
■ After you configure the storage server and before you configure disk pools.
■ After changes to the volumes that comprise the storage.
See “Viewing the replication topology for Auto Image Replication” on page 1002.
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Viewing the replication topology for Auto Image Replication

A volume that is a source of replication must have at least one replication partner
that is the target of the replication. NetBackup lets you view the replication topology
of the storage.
See “About the replication topology for Auto Image Replication” on page 1000.
To view the replication topology for Auto Image Replication
◆ Run the bpstsinfo command, specifying the storage server name and the
server type. The following is the command syntax:
■ Windows: install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\bpstsinfo -lsuinfo
-storage_server host_name -stype server_type

■ UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpstsinfo -lsuinfo

-storage_server host_name -stype server_type

The following are the options and arguments for the command:

-storage_server host_name The name of the target storage server.

-stype server_type ■ For a Media Server Deduplication Pool target,

use PureDisk.
■ For an OpenStorage disk appliance, the vendor
provides the string for server_type.

Save the output to a file so that you can compare the current topology with the
previous topology to determine what has changed.
See “Sample volume properties output for MSDP replication” on page 1002.
See “Sample volume properties output for OpenStorage backup replication”
on page 1004.

Sample volume properties output for MSDP replication

The following two examples show output from the bpstsinfo -lsuinfo command
for two NetBackup deduplication storage servers. The first example is the output
from the source disk pool in the originating domain. The second example is from
the target disk pool in the remote master server domain.
The two examples show the following:
■ All of the storage in a deduplication disk pool is exposed as one volume:
PureDiskVolume.

■ The PureDiskVolume of the deduplication storage server

bit1.datacenter.veritas.org is the source for the replication operation.
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■ The PureDiskVolume of the deduplication storage server

target_host.dr-site.veritas.org is the target of the replication operation.

> bpstsinfo -lsuinfo -storage_server bit1.datacenter.veritas.org -stype PureDisk

LSU Info:
Server Name: PureDisk:bit1.datacenter.veritas.org
LSU Name: PureDiskVolume
Allocation : STS_LSU_AT_STATIC
Storage: STS_LSU_ST_NONE
Description: PureDisk storage unit (/bit1.datacenter.veritas.org#1/2)
Configuration:
Media: (STS_LSUF_DISK | STS_LSUF_ACTIVE | STS_LSUF_STORAGE_NOT_FREED |
STS_LSUF_REP_ENABLED | STS_LSUF_REP_SOURCE)
Save As : (STS_SA_CLEARF | STS_SA_IMAGE | STS_SA_OPAQUEF)
Replication Sources: 0 ( )
Replication Targets: 1 ( PureDisk:target_host.dr-site.veritas.org:PureDiskVolume )
Maximum Transfer: 2147483647
Block Size: 512
Allocation Size: 0
Size: 74645270666
Physical Size: 77304328192
Bytes Used: 138
Physical Bytes Used: 2659057664
Resident Images: 0

> bpstsinfo -lsuinfo -storage_server target_host.dr-site.veritas.org -stype PureDisk

LSU Info:
Server Name: PureDisk:target_host.dr-site.veritas.org
LSU Name: PureDiskVolume
Allocation : STS_LSU_AT_STATIC
Storage: STS_LSU_ST_NONE
Description: PureDisk storage unit (/target_host.dr-site.veritas.org#1/2)
Configuration:
Media: (STS_LSUF_DISK | STS_LSUF_ACTIVE | STS_LSUF_STORAGE_NOT_FREED |
STS_LSUF_REP_ENABLED | STS_LSUF_REP_TARGET)
Save As : (STS_SA_CLEARF | STS_SA_IMAGE | STS_SA_OPAQUEF)
Replication Sources: 1 ( PureDisk:bit1:PureDiskVolume )
Replication Targets: 0 ( )
Maximum Transfer: 2147483647
Block Size: 512
Allocation Size: 0
Size: 79808086154
Physical Size: 98944983040
Bytes Used: 138
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Physical Bytes Used: 19136897024

Resident Images: 0

Sample volume properties output for OpenStorage backup

replication
The following examples show sample output from the bpstsinfo command for two
OpenStorage devices. The first example is the output from the source disk pool
that contains the client backups. The second example is from the target disk pool
in the remote master server domain.
The two examples show the following:
■ Volume dv01 on storage server pan1 is the replication source for volume dv01
on pan2.
■ Volume dv02 on storage server pan1 is the replication source for volume dv02
on pan2.
■ Volume dv03 on both devices has no replication properties.

>bpstsinfo -lsuinfo -storage_server pan1 -stype Pan

LSU Info:
Server Name: pan1
LSU Name: dv01
Allocation : STS_LSU_AT_STATIC
Storage: STS_LSU_ST_NONE
Description: E:\
Configuration:
Media: (STS_LSUF_DISK | STS_LSUF_STORAGE_FREED | STS_LSUF_REP_ENABLED |
STS_LSUF_REP_SOURCE)
Save As : (STS_SA_IMAGE)
Replication Sources: 0 ( )
Replication Targets: 1 ( Pan:pan2:dv01 )
Maximum Transfer: 2147483647
Block Size: 512
Allocation Size: 0
Size: 80525455360
Physical Size: 0
Bytes Used: 2285355008
Physical Bytes Used: 0
Resident Images: 0
LSU Info:
Server Name: pan1
LSU Name: dv02
Allocation : STS_LSU_AT_STATIC
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Storage: STS_LSU_ST_NONE
Description: E:\
Configuration:
Media: (STS_LSUF_DISK | STS_LSUF_STORAGE_FREED | STS_LSUF_REP_ENABLED |
STS_LSUF_REP_SOURCE)
Save As : (STS_SA_IMAGE)
Replication Sources: 0 ( )
Replication Targets: 1 ( Pan:pan2:dv02 )
Maximum Transfer: 2147483647
Block Size: 512
Allocation Size: 0
Size: 80525455360
Physical Size: 0
Bytes Used: 2285355008
Physical Bytes Used: 0
Resident Images: 0
LSU Info:
Server Name: pan1
LSU Name: dv03
Allocation : STS_LSU_AT_STATIC
Storage: STS_LSU_ST_NONE
Description: E:\
Configuration:
Media: (STS_LSUF_DISK | STS_LSUF_STORAGE_FREED)
Save As : (STS_SA_IMAGE)
Replication Sources: 0 ( )
Replication Targets: 0 ( )
Maximum Transfer: 2147483647
Block Size: 512
Allocation Size: 0
Size: 80525455360
Physical Size: 0
Bytes Used: 2285355008
Physical Bytes Used: 0
Resident Images: 0

>bpstsinfo -lsuinfo -storage_server pan2 -stype Pan

LSU Info:
Server Name: pan2
LSU Name: dv01
Allocation : STS_LSU_AT_STATIC
Storage: STS_LSU_ST_NONE
Description: E:\
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Configuration:
Media: (STS_LSUF_DISK | STS_LSUF_STORAGE_FREED | STS_LSUF_REP_ENABLED |
STS_LSUF_REP_TARGET)
Save As : (STS_SA_IMAGE)
Replication Sources: 1 ( Pan:pan1:dv01 )
Replication Targets: 0 ( )
Maximum Transfer: 2147483647
Block Size: 512
Allocation Size: 0
Size: 80525455360
Physical Size: 0
Bytes Used: 2285355008
Physical Bytes Used: 0
Resident Images: 0
LSU Info:
Server Name: pan2
LSU Name: dv02
Allocation : STS_LSU_AT_STATIC
Storage: STS_LSU_ST_NONE
Description: E:\
Configuration:
Media: (STS_LSUF_DISK | STS_LSUF_STORAGE_FREED | STS_LSUF_REP_ENABLED |
STS_LSUF_REP_TARGET)
Save As : (STS_SA_IMAGE)
Replication Sources: 1 ( Pan:pan1:dv02 )
Replication Targets: 0 ( )
Maximum Transfer: 2147483647
Block Size: 512
Allocation Size: 0
Size: 80525455360
Physical Size: 0
Bytes Used: 2285355008
Physical Bytes Used: 0
Resident Images: 0
LSU Info:
Server Name: pan2
LSU Name: dv03
Allocation : STS_LSU_AT_STATIC
Storage: STS_LSU_ST_NONE
Description: E:\
Configuration:
Media: (STS_LSUF_DISK | STS_LSUF_STORAGE_FREED)
Save As : (STS_SA_IMAGE)
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Replication Sources: 0 ( )
Replication Targets: 0 ( )
Maximum Transfer: 2147483647
Block Size: 512
Allocation Size: 0
Size: 80525455360
Physical Size: 0
Bytes Used: 2285355008
Physical Bytes Used: 0
Resident Images: 0

About trusted master servers for Auto Image Replication

NetBackup provides the ability to establish a trust relationship between replication
domains. A trust relationship is optional. The following items describe how a trust
relationship affects Auto Image Replication:

Trust relationship You can select a subset of your trusted domains as a target
for replication. NetBackup then replicates to the specified
domains only rather than to all configured replication targets.
This type of Auto Image Replication is known as Targeted
A.I.R.

No trust relationship NetBackup replicates to all defined target storage servers.

You cannot select a specific host or hosts as a target.

You add a trusted master server in the source domain; you specify a remote master
server as a trusted host. A trust relationship is reciprocal: If you add host B as a
trusted master server for host A, host B then trusts hosts A.
See “Adding a trusted master server” on page 238.
You select the targets for replication when you configure a storage lifecycle policy.
However, before you choose a specific storage server as a replication target, you
must create an import SLP in the target domain. Then, you choose the specific
target master server and SLP when you create a storage lifecycle policy in the
source domain.
See “About storage lifecycle policies” on page 619.
See “Creating a storage lifecycle policy” on page 620.
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Note: Before you can configure trust relationships for a clustered NetBackup master
server, you must enable inter-node authentication on all of the nodes in the cluster.
This requirement applies regardless of whether the clustered mastered server is
the source of the replication operation or the target.
See “Enabling NetBackup clustered master server inter-node authentication”
on page 237.

See “About NetBackup Auto Image Replication” on page 994.

About the storage lifecycle policies required for Auto Image

Replication
To replicate images from one NetBackup domain to another NetBackup domain
requires two storage lifecycle policies. The following table describes the policies
and their requirements:

Table 25-6 SLP requirements for Auto Image Replication

Domain Storage lifecycle policy requirements

Domain 1 The Auto Image Replication SLP in the source domain must meet the following criteria:

(Source ■ The first operation must be a Backup operation to storage that NetBackup supports for replication.
domain) Indicate the exact storage unit from the drop-down list. Do not select Any Available.
Note: The target domain must contain the same type of storage to import the image.
■ At least one operation must be a Replication operation to storage in another domain that
NetBackup supports for replication from the source storage.
You can configure multiple Replication operations in an Auto Image Replication SLP. The
Replication operation settings determine whether the backup is replicated to all replication targets
in all master server domains or only to specific replication targets.
See “About trusted master servers for Auto Image Replication” on page 1007.
See “New or Change Storage Operation dialog box settings” on page 662.
■ The SLP must be of the same data classification as the Import SLP in Domain 2.
Note: If the source master server is at a NetBackup version earlier than 7.6 and the master server
in the target domain is at NetBackup 7.6 or later: Do not use the data classification of Any. Use
a different data classification in the source domain or the Import job fails.
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Table 25-6 SLP requirements for Auto Image Replication (continued)

Domain Storage lifecycle policy requirements

Domain 2 If replicating to all targets in all domains, in each domain NetBackup automatically creates an Import
SLP that meets all the necessary criteria.
(Target
domain) Note: If replicating to specific targets, you must create the Import SLP before creating the Auto
Image Replication SLP in the originating domain.

The Import SLP must meet the following criteria:

■ The first operation in the SLP must be an Import operation. NetBackup must support the
Destination storage as a target for replication from the source storage.
Indicate the exact storage unit from the drop-down list. Do not select Any Available.
■ The SLP must contain at least one operation that has the Target retention specified.
■ The SLP must be of the same data classification as the SLP in Domain 1. Matching the data
classification keeps a consistent meaning to the classification and facilitates global reporting by
data classification.

See the following topic for more information about Replication operation configuration:

See “Replicating to all inter-domain targets or to a specific target” on page 1010.

Figure 25-3 shows how the SLP in the target domain is set up to replicate the images
from the originating master server domain.
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Figure 25-3 Storage lifecycle policy pair required for Auto Image Replication

SLP on master server in the source domain

Replication operation indicates

a target master

Import

Import operation
imports copies

SLP that imports the copies to the target domain

Note: Restart nbstserv after you make changes to the underlying storage for any
operation in an SLP.

Replicating to all inter-domain targets or to a specific target

With Auto Image Replication, you can replicate backups to all configured replication
targets or to a subset of all configured replication targets. To replicate to specific
master server domains, you must first configure trusted master servers.
See “About trusted master servers for Auto Image Replication” on page 1007.
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Table 25-7 Configuration differences between replicating to all inter-domain

targets or to a specific target

Replication objective Auto Image Replication SLP configuration Import SLP configuration

Replicate the backup to all Create an SLP in the originating domain. The Import SLPs are created
configured master server automatically in all domains.
■ The first operation must be a Backup
domains.
operation. See Figure 25-4 for a
■ The SLP must include a Replication operation. representation of this scenario.
To copy to all domains, select All inter-domain
replication target(s).

Replicate the backup to In this case, first create the Import SLPs before The Import SLPs are not created
targets in specific NetBackup the SLP in the originating domain. automatically.
master server domains.
■ The first operation must be a Backup Note: Create the Import SLP
operation. before creating the Auto Image
■ The SLP must include a Replication operation. Replication SLP in the originating
Select A specific Master Server and indicate domain.
the domain of the target master server.
Create an Import SLP in each
target domain.

The Import SLP must have an

Import operation as the first
operation, but can contain other
operations as needed.

Figure 25-5 represents this

scenario.

Additional requirements for Auto Image Replication SLPs are described in the
following topic:
See “About the storage lifecycle policies required for Auto Image Replication”
on page 1008.
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Figure 25-4 Replicating from one domain to all inter-domain master servers

Master server domain 1

SLP
Backup
Replication to all inter-
domain replication targets Target in domain 2

SLP
Import Import
Duplication (optional)

Target in domain 3

SLP
Import Import

Figure 25-5 represents replication to a specific master domain target.

Figure 25-5 Replicating from one domain to a specific inter-domain master

server

Master server domain 1

SLP
Backup
Replication to all inter-
domain replication targets Target in domain 2

SLP
Import
Duplication (optional)

Target in domain 3

SLP
Import Import
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To replicate copies to a specific domain, make sure that the target domain master
server is a trusted master server of the originating domain.
See “Adding a trusted master server” on page 238.

Customizing how nbstserv runs duplication and import

jobs
The NetBackup Storage Lifecycle Manager (nbstserv) runs replication, duplication,
and import jobs. Both the Storage Lifecycle Manager service and the Import Manager
service run within nbstserv.
The NetBackup administrator can customize how nbstserv runs jobs by changing
the default of certain SLP-related configuration options.
See “SLP Parameters properties” on page 245.

Using NetBackup Access Control (NBAC) with Auto Image

Replication
If Auto Image Replication is configured for two domains and NetBackup Access
Control (NBAC) is used, it must be used in both the source domain and the target
domain. The configuration for the master servers must be either USE_VXSS =
REQUIRED or USE_VXSS = AUTOMATIC. (However, the setting may be REQUIRED in
one domain and AUTOMATIC in the other.
Auto Image Replication is not supported between master server domains where
one master server is configured to use NBAC and NBAC is disabled on the other
master server. That is, the configuration for one master server is USE_VXSS =
AUTOMATIC or USE_VXSS = REQUIRED and on the other master server it is USE_VXSS
= PROHIBITED (disabled).

The following configuration is necessary if NBAC is used in the master server

domains:
■ In the source master server domain:
The administrator should make sure that the target master server has the
permissions set correctly before configuration for the operation begins.
■ In the target master server domain:
The security administrator in the target domain must give the administrator in
the source domain the correct set of permissions. The source domain
administrator needs Browse, Read, and Configure permissions on the following
objects: HostProperties, DiskPool, and DevHost.
The source domain administrator can be added as a member to any existing
group which has all three permissions.
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Consider the following example:

Two NBAC domains each contain a master server:
■ Replication source NBAC domain: DomainA contains Master-A
■ Replication target NBAC domain: DomainB contains Master-B
NBAC is enabled in both the domains. (If NBAC is used in one domain, it must be
used in the other domain.)
For UserA to create an Auto Image Replication SLP with Master-B as the target,
UserA needs permission on Master-B to do so.
A security administrator (UserB) in DomainB must create a user group
(NB_InterDomainUsers, for example) and give Browse, Read, and Configure
permissions in the following areas:
■ HostProperties
■ DiskPool
■ DevHost
The security administrator in DomainB (UserB) then assigns NB_InterDomainUsers
to DomainA\UserA using the bpnbaz -AddUser command.

Auto Image Replication setup overview

The following table is an overview of the setup process for Auto Image Replication,
describing the actions that are required.

Table 25-8 Auto Image Replication setup overview

Step Action Description

1 Configure the storage Configure the storage servers for your storage type.
servers
See the NetBackup Deduplication Guide or the NetBackup OpenStorage
Solutions Guide for Disk:

http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

2 Configure the disk pools. Configure the disk pools for your storage type.

To replicate images from one domain to another requires that suitable storage
be configured in each domain. NetBackup must support the storage for
replication.

See the NetBackup Deduplication Guide or the NetBackup OpenStorage

Solutions Guide for Disk:

http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332
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Table 25-8 Auto Image Replication setup overview (continued)

Step Action Description

3 Configure the storage units. Configure the storage units in both the originating domain and the target
domain.

See “Creating a storage unit” on page 564.

4 Define the relationship Define the relationship between the domains so that the originating domain
between the domains. knows where to send the data.

See “About the domain relationship for replication” on page 999.

See “About trusted master servers for Auto Image Replication” on page 1007.

5 Configure the storage Configure the necessary storage lifecycle policies.

lifecycle policies.
See “About the storage lifecycle policies required for Auto Image Replication”
on page 1008.

See “Creating a storage lifecycle policy” on page 620.

6 Configure and run the The backup policy must indicate the configured SLP as the Policy storage
backup policy in the selection.
originating domain.
See “Creating a backup policy” on page 692.

How to resolve volume changes for Auto Image Replication

When you open the Change Disk Pool dialog box, NetBackup loads the disk pool
properties from the catalog. NetBackup queries the storage server for changes
when you either click the Refresh button in the Change Disk Pool dialog box or
when you configure a new disk pool for the storage server.
Veritas recommends that you take the following actions when the volume topology
changes:
■ Discuss the changes with the storage administrator. You need to understand
the changes so you can change your disk pools (if required) so that NetBackup
can continue to use them.
■ If the changes were not planned for NetBackup, ask your storage administrator
to revert the changes so that NetBackup functions correctly again.
NetBackup can process changes to the following volume properties:
■ Replication Source
■ Replication Target
■ None
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If these volume properties change, NetBackup can update the disk pool to match
the changes. NetBackup can continue to use the disk pool, although the disk pool
may no longer match the storage unit or storage lifecycle purpose.
The following table describes the possible outcomes and how to resolve them.

Table 25-9 Refresh outcomes

Outcome Description

No changes are discovered. No changes are required.

NetBackup discovers the new The new volumes appear in the Change Disk Pool dialog box. Text in the dialog box
volumes that you can add to the changes to indicate that you can add the new volumes to the disk pool.
disk pool.

The replication properties of all of A Disk Pool Configuration Alert pop-up box notifies you that the properties of all of the
the volumes changed, but they volumes in the disk pool changed, but they are all the same (homogeneous).
are still consistent.

You must click OK in the alert box, after which the disk pool properties in the Change
Disk Pool dialog box are updated to match the new volume properties
If new volumes are available that match the new properties, NetBackup displays those
volumes in the Change Disk Pool dialog box. You can add those new volumes to the
disk pool.
In the Change Disk Pool dialog box, select one of the following two choices:

■ OK. To accept the disk pool changes, click OK in the Change Disk Pool dialog box.
NetBackup saves the new properties of the disk pool.
NetBackup can use the disk pool, but it may no longer match the intended purpose
of the storage unit or storage lifecycle policy. Change the storage lifecycle policy
definitions to ensure that the replication operations use the correct source and target
disk pools, storage units, and storage unit groups. Alternatively, work with your storage
administrator to change the volume properties back to their original values.
■ Cancel. To discard the changes, click Cancel in the Change Disk Pool dialog box.
NetBackup does not save the new disk pool properties. NetBackup can use the disk
pool, but it may no longer match the intended use of the storage unit or storage
lifecycle policy.
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Table 25-9 Refresh outcomes (continued)

Outcome Description

The replication properties of the A Disk Pool Configuration Error pop-up box notifies you that the replication properties
volumes changed, and they are of some of the volumes in the disk pool changed. The properties of the volumes in the
now inconsistent. disk pool are not homogeneous.

You must click OK in the alert box.

In the Change Disk Pool dialog box, the properties of the disk pool are unchanged, and
you cannot select them (that is, they are dimmed). However, the properties of the individual
volumes are updated.

Because the volume properties are not homogeneous, NetBackup cannot use the disk
pool until the storage configuration is fixed.

NetBackup does not display new volumes (if available) because the volumes already in
the disk pool are not homogeneous.

To determine what has changed, compare the disk pool properties to the volume
properties.

See “Viewing the replication topology for Auto Image Replication” on page 1002.

Work with your storage administrator to understand the changes and why they were
made. The replication relationships may or may not have to be re-established. If the
relationship was removed in error, re-establishing the relationships seem justified. If you
are retiring or replacing the target replication device, you probably do not want to
re-establish the relationships.

The disk pool remains unusable until the properties of the volumes in the disk pool are
homogenous.

In the Change Disk Pool dialog box, click OK or Cancel to exit the Change Disk Pool
dialog box.
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Table 25-9 Refresh outcomes (continued)

Outcome Description

NetBackup cannot find a volume A Disk Pool Configuration Alert pop-up box notifies you that an existing volume or
or volumes that were in the disk volumes was deleted from the storage device:
pool.

NetBackup can use the disk pool, but data may be lost.

To protect against accidental data loss, NetBackup does not allow volumes to be deleted
from a disk pool.
To continue to use the disk pool, do the following:

■ Use the bpimmedia command or the Images on Disk report to display the images
on the specific volume.
■ Expire the images on the volume.
■ Use the nbdevconfig command to set the volume state to DOWN so NetBackup
does not try to use it.

Removing or replacing replication relationships in an Auto Image

Replication configuration
Auto Image Replication replicates backups from a storage server in the source
domain to storage servers in one or more target NetBackup domains. If a storage
server needs to be removed or replaced from such a relationship, the involved
domains need to make proper preparations to stop or to redirect replication. That
is, to remove the replication relationship.
For example, consider a scenario where cascading Auto Image Replication is used
across 3 domains. To remove the storage server in domain 2 (which serves as the
destination of the import from Domain 1) preparations need to be made in all three
domains. The preparations include modifying storage lifecycle policies and removing
the storage server from the replication topology.
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Figure 25-6 Removing target storage server example

Domain 1

SLP (D1toD2toD3)
Backup
Replication to target master Domain 2

Storage
server 2
SLP (D1toD2toD3)
Import Import
Replication to target server Domain 3

SLP (D1toD2toD3)
Import Import
Duplication to local storage

Table 25-10 contains topics that address processes that are involved in removing
or replacing relationships in an Auto Image Replication configuration:

Table 25-10
Topic Reference

Adding a replication relationship between two storage See “Adding or removing a replication relationship between
servers. two storage servers” on page 1020.

Removing a replication relationship between two storage

servers.

Removing a replication relationship between a domain See “Removing all replication relationships between a
and a storage server. domain and a storage server” on page 1020.

Replacing a replication relationship between a domain and See “Replacing all replication relationships between a
a storage server. domain and a storage server” on page 1021.

Removing all replication relationships involving a storage See “Removing or replacing all replication relationships
server. involving a storage server” on page 1025.

Replacing all replication relationships involving a storage

server.
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Adding or removing a replication relationship between

two storage servers
Before adding a replication relationship, you must understand the consequences
of this action:
■ Any classic (or non-targeted) Auto Image Replication storage lifecycle policies
that replicate from the source domain storage server will replicate to the target
domain storage server.
Before removing a replication relationship, you must understand the consequences
of this action:
■ Any classic (or non-targeted) A.I.R. SLPs that replicate from the source domain
storage server will no longer replicate to the target domain storage server.
■ Any targeted A.I.R. SLPs that replicate from the source domain storage server
to the target domain storage server will fail. These SLPs should be removed or
modified so that they no longer replicate to the target domain.
Complete the following steps to add or remove a replication relationship between
two storage servers:
To change (add or remove) a replication relationship
1 This step depends on whether OpenStorage or MSDP storage is used:
■ For OpenStorage storage, contact your storage administrator to change
the replication relationship, as this procedure differs between vendors.
■ For MSDP storage, the relationships can be changed in the source domain
by the NetBackup administrator.

2 After the relationship is changed, update the disk pools in both domains to
reflect the topology changes:
In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device
Management > Devices > Disk Pools. Select and refresh the disk pools. The
nbdevconfig –updatedp command can also be used. (See the OpenStorage
Solutions Guide for information about the replication topology for Auto Image
Replication.)

Removing all replication relationships between a domain

and a storage server
Complete the following steps to remove all replication relationships between two
domains. The procedure refers to domain D1 and a storage server in domain D2:
To remove all replication relationships between a domain and a storage server
1 In domain D1:
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Run the following command on the master server:

nbdecommission -list_ref -oldserver
storage_server_name–machinetype replication_host

The output lists:

■ All of the storage servers in the domain that reference the deprecated
storage server as a replication target or a replication source.
■ All of the targeted A.I.R. replication SLPs that reference an SLP that imports
to the deprecated storage server.

Note: If an SLP has in-process images, either wait until those images are
complete or cancel them before decommissioning the storage server. Note
that this includes SLPs of all versions. Use the SLP utility command (nbstlutil)
to cancel the processing of existing SLP-managed images.
See “Lifecycle operation administration using the nbstlutil command”
on page 625.

2 Remove the replication operations from the targeted A.I.R. storage lifecycle
polices that were found in step 1.
If these SLPs are no longer necessary, the SLPs can be deleted now.
3 Remove the replication relationships that were found in step 1.
See “Adding or removing a replication relationship between two storage servers”
on page 1020.
Any remaining A.I.R. storage lifecycle polices in both domains that are no
longer necessary can be deleted now.
4 Run the following command to decommission the storage server:
nbdecommission -oldserver storage_server_name–machinetype
replication_host

Replacing all replication relationships between a domain

and a storage server

Note: If the storage server to be replaced is involved in a classic (non-targeted)

Auto Image Replication configuration, the replacement storage server must not
have any additional replication target relationships.
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The procedure refers to two domains: D1 and D2. Auto Image Replication is
configured to occur from storage servers in D1 to D2. Also, from D2 to D1.
A new storage server (S2) is added to D2 so that D2 now contains two storage
servers (S1 and S2). Relationships to S1 must be replaced with relationships to
S2.
Table 25-11 lists the configuration before the switch to D2. Table 25-12 lists the
configuration after the changes have been made.

Table 25-11 Example configuration before changes

Domains Storage servers Storage lifecycle policies

D1 Contains several storage ■ BACKUP_D1_REPLICATE_D2

servers but they are not This SLP replicates to S1 in D2 using the target import SLP
necessary in the example. IMPORT_S1.
■ IMPORT_D1
This SLP imports to a storage server in D1.

D2 S1 (To be deprecated) ■ BACKUP_D2_REPLICATE_D1

This SLP replicates to D1 using the target import SLP IMPORT_D1.
S2 (New in D2)
■ IMPORT_S1
This SLP imports to D2 and stores on S1.

Figure 25-7 Topology before changes

Domain 1 (D1) Domain 2 (D2)

BACKUP_D1_REPLICATE_D2 IMPORT_S1

Storage Storage
Storage lifecycle policies
server server S1

IMPORT_D2 BACKUP_D2_REPLICATE_D1
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Table 25-12 Example configuration after changes

Domains Storage servers Storage lifecycle policies

D1 Contains several storage ■ BACKUP_D1_REPLICATE_D2

servers but they are not This SLP replicates to S2 in D2 using the target import SLP
necessary in the example. IMPORT_S2
■ IMPORT_S1
This SLP imports to a storage server in D1.

D2 S1 (To be deprecated) ■ BACKUP_D2_REPLICATE_D1

This SLP replicates to D1 using the target import SLP IMPORT_D1.
S2 (New in D2)
■ IMPORT_S2
This SLP imports to D2 and stores on S2.

Figure 25-8 Topology after changes

Domain 1 (D1) Domain 2 (D2)

BACKUP_D1_REPLICATE_D2 IMPORT_S2

Storage Storage
Storage lifecycle policies
server server S2

IMPORT_D2 BACKUP_D2_REPLICATE_D1

Circled items have been changed.

In the following procedure, note that steps must be performed in specific domains.
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Table 25-13 Replacing all replication relationships between a domain and a

storage server

Domain Step Description

In 1 Run the following command to determine the replication relationships of storage server S1:
domain
bpstsinfo -lsuinfo -storage_server storage_server_name -stype
D2:
storage_server_type

For example:

bpstsinfo -lsuinfo -storage_server S1 -stype replication_host

2 For each replication target relationship that is found in step 1, add a corresponding relationship
between storage server S2 and the target in D1.

See “Adding or removing a replication relationship between two storage servers” on page 1020.

3 Copy all import SLPs that import to storage server S1. Modify the new SLPs to import to storage
server S2.

For example, copy IMPORT_S1. Modify the SLP to import to storage server S2. Change the SLP
name to reflect that it will import to S2: IMPORT_S2.
Note: Do not delete the existing import SLPs yet. All of the SLPs that are no longer performing
any function can be deleted later in this procedure.

In 4 Run the following command on the master server:

domain
nbdecommission -list_ref -oldserver storage_server_name–machinetype
D1:
replication_host

For example:

nbdecommission -list_ref -oldserver S1 –machinetype replication_host

The output lists:

■ All of the storage servers in the source domain (S1) that reference the deprecated storage
server as a replication target or replication source.
■ All of the targeted A.I.R. replication SLPs that reference an SLP that imports to the deprecated
storage server.
Note: If an SLP has in-process images, either wait until those images are complete or cancel
them before decommissioning the storage server. Note that this includes SLPs of all versions.
Use the SLP utility command (nbstlutil) to cancel the processing of existing SLP-managed
images.

See “Lifecycle operation administration using the nbstlutil command” on page 625.
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Table 25-13 Replacing all replication relationships between a domain and a

storage server (continued)

Domain Step Description

In Complete steps 5-6 only if step 4 listed any replication source relationships.
domain
D2: 5 Modify replication SLPs that replicate from S1 to domain D1 to replicate from S2. This includes
both non-targeted and targeted A.I.R. SLPs.

For example, change the Replication operation in BACKUP_D2_REPLICATE_D1. Change the

backup storage destination from S1 to S2.

6 Remove the replication source relationships that were found in step 4.

See “Adding or removing a replication relationship between two storage servers” on page 1020.

In Complete steps 7-10 only if step 4 listed any replication target relationships.
domain
D1: 7 Add replication relationships from each storage server that was listed in step 2 that has a replication
target relationship to storage server S2.

See “Adding or removing a replication relationship between two storage servers” on page 1020.

8 Modify the replication operations that were found in step 4. Change the target import SLP to the
corresponding import SLP created in step 3.

For example, change the Replication operation in BACKUP_D1_REPLICATE_D2. Change the

Target import SLP setting from IMPORT_S1 to IMPORT_S2.

9 Remove the replication target relationships that were found in step 4.

See “Adding or removing a replication relationship between two storage servers” on page 1020.

10 Run the following command to decommission the storage server:

nbdecommission -oldserver storage_server_name –machinetype

replication_host

For example:

nbdecommission -oldserver D1 –machinetype replication_host

In 11 Any import SLPs to S1 that are no longer necessary may now be deleted.
domain
For example, IMPORT_S1 can be deleted now.
D2:

Removing or replacing all replication relationships

involving a storage server
To remove or replace all of the replication relationships involving a storage server,
completely remove or replace all replication relationships between a domain and
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the storage server. This must be done for each domain that is involved in a
replication relationship with the storage server.
The following command lists replication target and replication source relationships.
The command is useful for determining which domains have replication relationships
with the storage server:
bpstsinfo -lsuinfo -storage_server storage_server_name -stype
storage_server_type

Example: Replacing a storage server in a non-targeted

Auto Image Replication configuration
This example walks through the steps necessary to replace a storage server in a
simple, classic (non-targeted) Auto Image Replication configuration.
Specifically, to replace an MSDP storage server (D2_MSDP_1) in domain D2 with
another MSDP storage server (D2_MSDP_2).

Table 25-14 Example configuration

Domains Storage servers Storage lifecycle

policies

D1 D1_MSDP BACKUP_D1

D2 D2_MSDP_1 No replication-related SLPs

D2_MSDP_2

The changes to the replication and the storage lifecycle topologies are tracked
throughout the example.

Figure 25-9 Example replication topology before the process

Domain 1 Domain 2

D1_MSDP D2_MSDP_1

D2_MSDP_2
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Figure 25-10 Example storage lifecycle policy topology

Domain 1

SLP: Backup_D1

Operation Target

Backup D1_MSDP
Replication All replication targets

To replace the storage server D2_MSDP_1 with D2_MSDP_2

1 Add a replication target relationship from D1_MSDP to D2_MSDP_2.
2 Refresh disk pools in both domains.

D1_MSDP D2_MSDP_1

D2_MSDP_2

3 Remove the replication target relationship between D1_MSDP and

D2_MSDP_1.
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4 Refresh disk pools in both domains.

Domain 1 Domain 2

D1_MSDP D2_MSDP_1

D2_MSDP_2

5 In D1, run the following command to decommission MSDP_D2_1:

nbdecommission –oldserver MSDP_D2_1 –machinetype replication_host

Example: Replacing a storage server in a cascading,

targeted Auto Image Replication configuration
This example walks through the steps necessary to replace an MSDP storage
server in a cascading, targeted Auto Image Replication configuration. The changes
to the replication and the storage lifecycle topologies are tracked throughout the
example.
The environment contains three domains. Each domain contains one or more MDSP
storage servers.

Table 25-15 Example configuration

Domains Storage servers Storage lifecycle

policies

D1 D1_MSDP BACKUP_D1

D2 D2_MSDP IMPORT_D2

D2_MSDP_2

D3 D3_MSDP IMPORT_D3
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Figure 25-11 Example replication topology

Domain 1 Domain 2 Domain 3

D1_MSDP D2_MSDP_1 D3_MSDP

D2_MSDP_2

Figure 25-12 Example storage lifecycle policy topology

Domain 1 Domain 2 Domain 3

SLP: Backup_D1 SLP: IMPORT_D2 SLP: IMPORT_D3

Operation Target Operation Target Operation Target

Backup D1_MSDP Import D2_MSDP Import D3_MSDP

Replication IMPORT_D2 Replication IMPORT_D3

To replace the storage server D2_MSDP with D2_MSDP_2

1 Add replication target relationship from D2_MSDP_2 to D3_MSDP.
2 Refresh disk pools in both domain D2 and domain D3.

Domain 1 Domain 2 Domain 3

D1_MSDP D2_MSDP_1 D3_MSDP

D2_MSDP_2
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3 Copy IMPORT_D2 and modify name to IMPORT_2_D2 and destination storage

to a storage unit on D2_MSDP_2.

Domain 1 Domain 2 Domain 3

SLP: Backup_D1 SLP: IMPORT_2 SLP: IMPORT_D3

Oper. Target Oper. Target Oper. Target

Backup D1_MSDP Import D2_MSDP Import D3_MSDP

Rep. IMPORT_D2_2 Rep. IMPORT_D3

SLP: IMPORT_2_D2

Oper. Target

Import D2_MSDP_2
Rep. IMPORT_D3

4 Add a replication target relationship from D1_MSDP to D2_MSDP_2.

5 Refresh disk pools in both domains.

Domain 1 Domain 2 Domain 3

D1_MSDP D2_MSDP_1 D3_MSDP

D2_MSDP_2
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6 Modify BACKUP_D1 Replication Operation Target import SLP to

IMPORT_2_D2.

Domain 1 Domain 2 Domain 3

SLP: Backup_D1 SLP: IMPORT_D2 SLP: IMPORT_D3

Oper. Target Oper. Target Oper. Target

Backup D1_MSDP Import D2_MSDP Import D3_MSDP

Rep. IMPORT_D2_2 Rep. IMPORT_D3

SLP: IMPORT_2_D2

Oper. Target

Import D2_MSDP_2
Rep. IMPORT_D3

7 Remove the replication target relationship from D1_MSDP to D2_MSDP_1.

8 Refresh the disk pools in both domains.

Domain 1 Domain 2 Domain 3

D1_MSDP D2_MSDP_1 D3_MSDP

D2_MSDP_2

9 Run the following command in D1:

nbdecommission –oldserver MSDP_D2 –machinetype replication_host
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10 Delete IMPORT_D2.

Domain 1 Domain 2 Domain 3

SLP: Backup_D1 SLP: IMPORT_D3

Oper. Target Oper. Target

Backup D1_MSDP Import D3_MSDP

Rep. IMPORT_D2_2

SLP: IMPORT_2_D2

Oper. Target

Import D2_MSDP_2
Rep. IMPORT_D3

11 Remove the replication target relationship from D2_MSDP_1 to D3_MSDP.

12 Refresh disk pools in both domains.

Domain 1 Domain 2 Domain 3

D1_MSDP D2_MSDP_1 D3_MSDP

D2_MSDP_2

About restoring from a backup at a target master domain

While it is possible to restore a client directly by using the images in the target
master domain, do so only in a disaster recovery situation. In this discussion, a
disaster recovery situation is one in which the originating domain no longer exists
and clients must be recovered from the target domain
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Table 25-16 Client restores in disaster recovery scenarios

Disaster recovery Does client Description

scenario exist?

Scenario 1 Yes Configure the client in another domain and restore directly to the client.

Scenario 2 No Create the client in the recovery domain and restore directly to the
client. This is the most likely scenario.

Scenario 3 No Perform an alternate client restore in the recovery domain.

The steps to recover the client are the same as any other client recovery. The actual
steps depend on the client type, the storage type, and whether the recovery is an
alternate client restore.
For restores that use Granular Recovery Technology (GRT), an application instance
must exist in the recovery domain. The application instance is required so that
NetBackup has something to recover to.
For information on granular recovery, see the following topics and guides:
■ See “Active Directory granular backups and recovery” on page 862.
■ See “Enable granular recovery (policy attribute)” on page 735.
■ See “Configuring a UNIX media server and Windows clients for backups and
restores that use Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)” on page 1193.
■ The NetBackup for Microsoft SharePoint Server Administrator's Guide:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332
■ The NetBackup for Microsoft Exchange Server Administrator's Guide:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

Reporting on Auto Image Replication jobs

The Activity Monitor displays both the Replication job and the Import job in a
configuration that replicates to a target master server domain.

Table 25-17 Auto Image Replication jobs in the Activity Monitor

Job type Description

Replication The job that replicates a backup image to a target master displays in the Activity Monitor as a
Replication job. The Target Master label displays in the Storage Unit column for this type of job.

Similar to other Replication jobs, the job that replicates images to a target master can work on
multiple backup images in one instance.

The detailed status for this job contains a list of the backup IDs that were replicated.
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Table 25-17 Auto Image Replication jobs in the Activity Monitor (continued)

Job type Description

Import The job that imports a backup copy into the target master domain displays in the Activity Monitor as
an Import job. An Import job can import multiple copies in one instance. The detailed status for an
Import job contains a list of processed backup IDs and a list of failed backup IDs.
Note: If the master servers in the source and target domains are not at the same NetBackup version,
the following error can occur under certain circumstances: Failed to auto create data classification.

This error occurs if the master server in the source domain is at a NetBackup version earlier than 7.6
and the data classification of Any is used. If the master server in the target domain is at NetBackup
7.6, use a different data classification in the source domain or the Import job fails.

Note that a successful replication does not confirm that the image was imported at the target master.

If the data classifications are not the same in both domains, the Import job fails and NetBackup does
not attempt to import the image again.

Failed Import jobs fail with a status 191 and appear in the Problems report when run on the target
master server.

The image is expired and deleted during an Image Cleanup job. Note that the originating domain
(Domain 1) does not track failed imports.

See “Running a report” on page 1081.

About NetBackup Replication Director

Replication Director is the implementation of NetBackup OpenStorage-managed
snapshots and snapshot replication, where the snapshots are stored on the storage
systems of partnering companies. OpenStorage is a Veritas API that lets NetBackup
communicate with the storage implementations that conform to the API.
Replication Director uses the functions of the OpenStorage partners to perform the
following tasks:
■ To share disks so that multiple heterogeneous media servers can access the
same disk volume concurrently.
■ To balance loads and tune performance. NetBackup balances backup jobs and
storage usage among the media servers and disk pools.
■ To make full use of disk array capabilities, including fast storage provisioning
and almost unlimited storage.
■ To use as an alternative to off-site vaulting. Storage replication technology
provides an efficient means to send copies of user data (files, applications,
databases) to off-site storage as part of a disaster recovery plan.
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NetBackup stores snapshots of client data on the volumes that are available to the
storage server.
Snapshots represent a point-in-time of primary storage data as captured by the
storage hardware. NetBackup can then instruct the storage server to replicate the
snapshot from primary volumes to other volumes available to the storage server.
The snapshot can be replicated to multiple volumes within the storage server, or
to storage outside of the storage server, such as a tape device or other disk storage.
Replication Director can accommodate an assortment of scenarios to meet the
specific data protection needs of an organization.

Note: Replication is not supported for EMC VNX and Celerra at this time.

Replication Director offers a single NetBackup interface for end-to-end data

protection management for the following tasks:
■ Unified policy management.
Use the NetBackup Administration Console as the one, centralized backup
infrastructure to manage the lifecycle of all data.
■ Snapshot copy management.
Use NetBackup to manage the entire lifecycle of the snapshot. Replication
Director uses OpenStorage with a media server to access the storage server
volumes. No image can be moved, expired, or deleted from the disk array unless
NetBackup instructs the storage server to do so.
The instruction to perform the initial snapshot comes from an operation in a
NetBackup storage lifecycle policy (SLP). You can create one SLP that instructs
NetBackup to create the initial snapshot, to replicate the snapshot to several
locations, and to indicate a different retention period for each of the replications.
Additional instructions (or operations) can be included in the SLP that create a
backup from the snapshot, index the snapshot, and more.
■ Snapshot copy monitoring.
Use NetBackup OpsCenter to monitor the creation of each copy at each storage
location. OpsCenter provides extensive reporting on the entire replication
environment.
■ Global search and restore.
Recovery is available from any storage device in the environment that is defined
to NetBackup. This includes recovery from the primary copy or any replicated
copy on disk, or from any duplicated copy on disk or tape.
For more information, see the NetBackup Replication Director Solutions Guide.
 Section 7
Monitoring and reporting

■ Chapter 26. Monitoring NetBackup activity

■ Chapter 27. Reporting in NetBackup

■ Chapter 28. Using the Logging Assistant

 Chapter 26
Monitoring NetBackup
activity
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ About the Activity Monitor

■ Setting Activity Monitor options

■ About the Jobs tab

■ About the Daemons tab

■ About the Processes tab

■ About the Drives tab

■ About the Error Logs tab

■ About the jobs database

■ About the Device Monitor

■ About media mount errors

■ About pending requests and actions

About the Activity Monitor

Use the Activity Monitor in the NetBackup Administration Console to monitor
and control the following aspects of NetBackup:

Jobs See “About the Jobs tab” on page 1041.

The job details are described in the online Help.

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About the Activity Monitor

Services or Daemons See “About the Daemons tab” on page 1047.

Processes See “About the Processes tab” on page 1059.

Drives See “About the Drives tab” on page 1065.

Error Logs See “About the Error Logs tab” on page 1067.

■ As long as the Activity Monitor is active in the NetBackup Administration

Console, the bpjobd daemon supplies the job activity status to the Activity
Monitor.
Updates to the Activity Monitor occur as jobs are initiated, updated, and
completed. Without a refresh cycle, updates occur instantaneously.
The status bar appears in the Jobs tab, at the top of the Activity Monitor Details
pane.

Note: The Filter option on the View menu is useful for displaying in Activity Monitor
only those jobs with specified characteristics. For example, the jobs that were started
before a specific date; jobs in the queued state; jobs with status completion codes
within a specified range.

The status bar displays the following information:

■ The master server on which the jobs reside.
■ The total number of jobs.
■ The number of jobs in each of the job states: Active, Queued, Waiting for Retry,
Suspended, Incomplete, and Done.
■ The number of jobs currently selected.
■ The number of NetBackup services or daemons that run.
■ The number of drives and the state of each (Active, Down).
The numbers always reflect the actual number of jobs, even when the filter is used.
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Setting Activity Monitor options

Figure 26-1 Activity Monitor

Menu bar
Standard toolbar
Current master
server

User toolbar

Status bar

Tabs

Right-click in pane to view the shortcut menu

Setting Activity Monitor options

The following procedure describes how to set the options for the Activity Monitor
in the NetBackup Administration Console.
To configure options for the Activity Monitor
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the menu bar, click View >
Options and select the Activity Monitor tab to access configurable options
for the Activity Monitor.
2 The following options are available to receive a confirmation warning.

Confirm job deletions Prompts the user with a confirmation dialog box when
a job is deleted.

Confirm job cancellations Prompts the user with a confirmation dialog box when
a job is canceled.
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Confirm stop daemons Enable to display a confirmation dialog box when a

daemon is stopped.

To discontinue further delete, cancel, or stop daemon

confirmations, enable the In the future, do not show
this warning option.

Maximum details windows Specifies the maximum number of Activity Monitor job
details, daemon details, and the process details windows
that can be displayed at one time.

Automatically refresh Enable to refresh data on the Daemons tab and the
display Processes tab and the job details elapsed time. Other
Jobs tab data refreshes independently of the Auto
Refresh setting.

Enter the rate (in seconds) at which data refreshes in

the Daemons tab and the Processes tab.

Show error logs in Activity Enable to view NetBackup error logs in the Error Logs
Monitor tab in the Activity Monitor.

You can customize the view of error logs in Activity

Monitor by configuring the following options:

■ Select the option from the drop-down menu to

configure Show error logs for. The default selection
is Error and above which lists all the errors and
critical logs. You can select to view specific logs like
critical logs, information logs, errors, and warnings.
■ Select the time window next to Show error logs for
last to configure viewing logs in the selected time
frame. Default time window is set for last 24 hours.
■ Set the auto-refresh time by specifying the Refresh
display every option, in minutes. The default refresh
time is set to 15 minutes.

Show error logs in Job Enable viewing error logs in the Job Details window.
details window When this option is checked, after clicking a specific
Job ID, you can view the log entries in the Job Details
window in a separately generated Error Logs tab. In
the Job Details window, the errors and critical logs that
are specific to the selected job entry, are shown.

3 Click OK to close the dialog box and apply any changes.

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About the Jobs tab

About the Jobs tab

The Jobs tab in the Activity Monitor displays all of the jobs that are in process or
that have completed for the master server currently selected. The Jobs tab also
displays details about the jobs. The job details are described in the online Help.
For some backup jobs, a parent job is used to perform pre- and post-processing.
Parent jobs display a dash (-) in the Schedule column.
A parent job runs the start and end notify scripts (PARENT_START_NOTIFY,
PARENT_END_NOTIFY) from the master server. The scripts are located in the following
directory:
On Windows: install_path\NetBackup\bin
On UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/
The role of the parent job is to initiate requested tasks in the form of children jobs.
The tasks vary, depending on the backup environment, as follows.

Table 26-1 Tasks initiated by parent jobs

Task Description

Snapshot Client The parent job creates the snapshot, initiates children jobs, and deletes the snapshot
when complete.

Children jobs are created if the Snapshot Client settings are configured to retain
snapshots for Instant Recovery, then copy snapshots to a storage unit. (Snapshots
and copy snapshots to a storage unit is selected in the policy Schedule Attributes
tab.)

Children jobs are not created if the Snapshot Client settings are configured to retain
snapshots for Instant Recovery, but to create snapshots only. That is, the snapshot is
not backed up to a storage unit, so no children jobs are generated. (Snapshots only
is selected in the policy Schedule Attributes tab.)

Bare Metal Restore The parent job runs brmsavecfg, then initiates the backup as a child job. If
multistreaming and BMR are used together, the parent job can start multiple children
jobs.

Catalog backups The parent job for catalog backups works with bpdbm to initiate multiple children backup
jobs:

■ A Sybase backup
■ A file system backup of the master server
■ A backup of the BMR database, if necessary
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Table 26-1 Tasks initiated by parent jobs (continued)

Task Description

Multiple copies A multiple copies job produces one parent job and multiple child jobs. Child jobs that
are part of a multiple copies parent job cannot be restarted individually. Only the parent
job (and subsequently all the children jobs) can be restarted.

See “Multiple copies (schedule attribute)” on page 779.

Multiple data streams The parent job performs stream discovery and initiates children jobs. A parent job does
not display a schedule in the Activity Monitor. Instead, a dash (-) appears for the
schedule because the parent schedule is not used and the children schedules may be
different. The children jobs display the ID of the parent job in the Activity Monitor.

SharePoint The parent job runs a resolver process during which children jobs are started. This
process is similar to the stream discovery for multiple data streams. If multiple data
streams are enabled, some children jobs can be split into multiple streams.

Vault The parent job starts the Vault profile. Then, the Vault profile starts the duplicates as
jobs. The duplicates do not appear as children jobs in the Activity Monitor.

Viewing job details in the Activity Monitor

The following procedure describes how to view job details in the Activity Monitor in
the NetBackup Administration Console.
To view job details in the Activity Monitor
◆ In the NetBackup Administration Console, click Activity Monitor.
Double-click on a job that is displayed in the Jobs tab pane.
The Job Details dialog box contains detailed job information on separate tabs:
■ Job Overview tab
■ Detailed Status tab
■ Job Hierarchy tab
■ Error Logs
To view the details of the previous or the next job, click the up or down arrow.
Click Help to view the descriptions of the fields.
Not all columns appear by default. In the NetBackup Administration Console,
click View > Columns > Layout or View > Column Layout to show or hide
columns.
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About the Jobs tab

Showing or hiding column heads in the Activity Monitor

The following procedure describes how to show or hide column heads in the Activity
Monitor.
To show or hide column heads in the Activity Monitor
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, open the Activity Monitor.
2 Select an item in the right-hand pane.
3 Click View > Columns > Layout. The Set Column Layout or Column Layout
the dialog box appears.
4 Select the heading you want to display or hide.
■ Select the Show Column button to display the heading.
■ Select the Hide Column button if you do not want to see the column head.

5 To change the order in which the columns appear, select the column head.
Then, click the Move Up button or the Move Down button to reorder the
columns.
6 Click OK to apply the changes.

Monitoring the detailed status of a selected job in the Activity Monitor

The following procedure describes how to monitor the detailed status of a job.
To monitor the detailed status of a selected job
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, open the Activity Monitor and
select the Jobs tab.
2 Select the job(s) for which you want to view details.
3 Select Actions > Details.

Deleting completed jobs in the Activity Monitor

The following procedure describes how to delete a completed job.
To delete completed jobs in the Activity Monitor
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, open the Activity Monitor and
select the Jobs tab.
2 Select the job(s) you want to delete.
3 Select Edit > Delete.
When a parent job is deleted, all the children jobs are deleted as well. When a child
job is deleted that has no children, that child job alone is deleted.
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About the Jobs tab

Canceling a job that has not completed in the Activity Monitor

The following procedure describes how to cancel a job that has not completed.
To cancel a job that has not completed in the Activity Monitor
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, open the Activity Monitor and
select the Jobs tab.
2 Select the job that has not completed that you want to cancel. It may be a job
that is in the Queued, Re-Queued, Active, Incomplete, or Suspended state.
3 Select Actions > Cancel Job.
If the selected job is a parent job, all the children of that parent job are canceled
as well.
In most cases, a canceled child job cancels only that job and allows the other
child jobs to continue. One exception is multiple copies created as part of a
policy or a storage lifecycle policy: canceling a child job cancels the parent job
and all child jobs.
4 To cancel all jobs in the jobs list that have not completed, click Actions >
Cancel All Jobs.

Restarting a failed (completed) job in the Activity Monitor

The following procedure describes how to restart a job that has completed. Use
this procedure to retry a job that has failed.
To restart a completed job in the Activity Monitor
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, open the Activity Monitor and
select the Jobs tab.
2 Select the job that you want to restart.
3 Select Actions > Restart Job. In this case, a new job ID is created for the job.
The job details for the original job references the job ID of the new job.

Suspending restore or backup jobs in the Activity Monitor

The following procedure describes how to suspend restore or backup jobs.
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About the Jobs tab

To suspend a restore or a backup job in the Activity Monitor

1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, open the Activity Monitor and
select the Jobs tab.
2 Select the job you want to suspend.
Only the backup and the restore jobs that contain checkpoints can be
suspended.
3 Select Actions > Suspend Job.

Resuming suspended or incomplete jobs in the Activity Monitor

The following procedure describes how to resume suspended or incomplete jobs.
To resume a suspended or an incomplete job in the Activity Monitor
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, open the Activity Monitor and
select the Jobs tab.
2 Select the suspended or the incomplete job you want to resume.
Only the backup and the restore jobs that contain checkpoints can be
suspended.
3 Select Actions > Resume Job.

Printing job list information in the Activity Monitor

The following procedure describes how to print job list information from a list of
jobs.
To print job list information from a list of jobs in the Activity Monitor
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, open the Activity Monitor and
select the Jobs tab.
2 Select a job to print. Hold down the Control or Shift key to select multiple jobs.
If no job is selected, all jobs print.
3 Select File > Print.

Exporting Activity Monitor data to a text file

The following procedure describes how to export Activity Monitor data to a text file.
To export Activity Monitor data to a text file
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, open the Activity Monitor.
2 From any Activity Monitor tab, select File > Export.
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About the Jobs tab

3 Select whether to export all rows or only the rows currently selected.
4 Enter the full path to the file where you want the job data to be written, then
click Save.

Printing job detail information

The following procedure describes how to print job detail information from a single
job.
To print job detail information from a single job in the Activity Monitor
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, open the Activity Monitor and
select the Jobs tab.
2 Double-click on a job to open it.
3 In the Job Details dialog box, click Print. Then select a printer and set the
printer options.

Copying Activity Monitor text to a file

The following procedure describes how to copy Activity Monitor text to a file.
To copy Activity Monitor text to a file
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, open the Activity Monitor and
select rows that you want to copy.
2 Perform one of the following method:
■ Select Edit > Copy To Clipboard.
■ Press Ctrl + C.
■ Right-click and select Copy To Clipboard from the right-click menu.
■ Click the Copy To Clipboard icon on the toolbar.

3 Paste the selected text into the file (for example, an Excel document).

Note: These methods of copying information from the Activity Monitor also apply
to other tables in NetBackup. The table title is not copied.

Changing the Job Priority dynamically from the Activity Monitor

To dynamically change the priority of a job, select one or more queued or active
jobs that wait for resources. Then, either from the Actions menu or by right-clicking
the job, select Change Job Priority.
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About the Daemons tab

Select one of the following methods to change the job priority.

Table 26-2 Change Job Priority options

Option Description

Set Job Priority to Enters the specific job priority for the selected jobs.

Increment the Job Raises the priority of the job by the selected internal.
Priority by

Decrement the Job Lowers the priority of the job by the selected internal.
Priority by

Changes in the Change job priority dialog box affect the priority for the selected
job only, and not all other jobs of that type.
To change the job priority defaults, use the Default Job Priorities host properties.
See “Default Job Priorities properties” on page 117.

About the Daemons tab

In the NetBackup Administration Console, the Daemons tab in the Activity
Monitor displays the status of NetBackup daemons on master and media servers.
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About the Daemons tab

Figure 26-2 The Daemons tab in the Activity Monitor

Not all columns display by default. Click View > Column Layout to show or hide
columns.
Table 26-3 describes the NetBackup daemons.

Table 26-3 NetBackup daemons

Daemon Description

NetBackup Agent Request Server Populates the NetBackup catalog database with database agent metadata and
(nbars or nbars.exe) service requests for agents. This service is also responsible for initiating certain
actions, such as starting jobs for Oracle cloning.

NetBackup Audit Manager The Audit Manager provides the mechanism to query and report on auditing
(nbaudit or nbaudit.exe) information.

NetBackup Authentication (nbatd NetBackup Product Authentication validates identities and forms the basis for
or nbatd.exe) authorization and access control in NetBackup. The authentication service also
generates security certificates that are consumed by various NetBackup
components.

See “About security certificates for NetBackup hosts” on page 45.

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Table 26-3 NetBackup daemons (continued)

Daemon Description

NetBackup Authorization (nbazd NetBackup Product Authorization provides access control in NetBackup
or nbazd.exe) applications.

NetBackup Bare Metal Restore Is present if Bare Metal Restore Boot Server is installed. BMR boot servers manage
Boot Server Service (bmrbd or and provide the resources that are used to rebuild systems.
bmrbd.exe)

NetBackup Bare Metal Restore Is present if Bare Metal Restore is installed. Manages restoration data, objects,
Master Server (bmrd or and servers.
bmrd.exe)

NetBackup BMR MTFTP Services Is present if Bare Metal Restore is installed. Provides the PXE protocol services
(PXEMTFTP or PXEMTFTP.exe) to Bare Metal Restore clients.

NetBackup BMR PXE Service Is present if Bare Metal Restore is installed. Provides the TFTP protocol services
(bmrpxeserver or to Bare Metal Restore clients.
bmrpxeserver.exe)

NetBackup Client Service (bpcd The NetBackup Client daemon. This process issues requests to and from the
or bpcd.exe) master server and the media server to start programs on remote hosts.

On UNIX clients, bpcd can only be run in standalone mode.

On Windows, bpcd always runs under the supervision of bpinetd.exe.

NetBackup has a specific configuration parameter for bpcd. If the port number
is changed within the NetBackup configuration, the software also updates the port
number in the services file.

NetBackup CloudStore Service The CloudStore Service Container is a web-based service container that runs on
Container (nbcssc or the media server that is configured for cloud storage. This container hosts different
nbcssc.exe) services such as the configuration service, the throttling service, and the metering
data collector service. The container requires that an authentication certificate is
installed on the media server.

See “About security certificates for NetBackup hosts” on page 45.

NetBackup Compatibility Service Communicates with legacy NetBackup services.

(bpcompatd or bpcompatd.exe)

NetBackup Database Manager Manages the NetBackup internal databases and catalogs. BPDBM must be running
(bpdbm or bpdbm.exe) on the NetBackup master server during all normal NetBackup operations.
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Table 26-3 NetBackup daemons (continued)

Daemon Description

NetBackup Deduplication Engine Runs on the NetBackup deduplication storage server host to store and manage
(spoold or spoold.exe) deduplicated client data. spoold stands for storage pool daemon; do not confuse
it with a print spooler daemon.

Active only if the NetBackup Data Protection Optimization Option is licensed and
the media server is configured as a deduplication storage server.

NetBackup Deduplication Manager Runs on the NetBackup deduplication storage server host to maintain the
(spad or spad.exe) NetBackup deduplication configuration, control deduplication internal processes,
control replication, control security, and control event escalation.

Active only if the NetBackup Data Protection Optimization Option is licensed and
the media server is configured as a deduplication storage server.

NetBackup Device Manager (ltid Starts the Volume Manager (vmd), the automatic volume recognition process
or ltid.exe) (avrd), and any robotic processes. Processes the requests to mount and dismount
tapes in robotically controlled devices through the robotic control processes.
Mounts the volumes on the tape devices in response to user requests.

NetBackup Enterprise Media Accesses and manages the database where media and device configuration
Manager (nbemm or nbemm.exe) information is stored (EMM_DATA.db). nbemm.exe must be running in order for
jobs to run.

The service cannot be stopped from the Activity Monitor because it receives
data that appears in the NetBackup Administration Console. If it is stopped,
the console cannot display the data.

NetBackup Event Management Provides the communication infrastructure to pass information and events between
Service (nbevtmgr or distributed NetBackup components. Runs on the same system as the NetBackup
nbevtmgr.exe) Enterprise Media Manager.

NetBackup Indexing Manager Manages the Hold Service.

(nbim or nbim.exe)

NetBackup Job Manager (nbjm or Accepts the jobs that the Policy Execution Manager (nbpem or nbpem.exe)
nbjm.exe) submits and acquires the necessary resources. The Job Manager then starts the
job and informs nbpem that the job is completed.

NetBackup Key Management A master server-based symmetric Key Management Service that provides
Service (nbkms or nbkms.exe) encryption keys to media server BPTM processes.
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Table 26-3 NetBackup daemons (continued)

Daemon Description

NetBackup Legacy Client Service Listens for connections from NetBackup servers in the network and when an
(bpinetd or bpinetd.exe) authorized connection is made, starts the necessary NetBackup process to service
the connection.

The service cannot be stopped from the Activity Monitor because it receives
data that appears in the NetBackup Administration Console. If it is stopped,
the console cannot display the data.
Note: On Windows, the Client Service must be run as either an Administrator or
Local System account. Problems arise if the Client Service logon account differs
from the user that is logged on to use NetBackup. When NetBackup tries to contact
the Client Service, a message appears that states the service did not start because
of improper logon information. The event is recorded in the Windows System
event log. The log notes that the account name is invalid, does not exist, or that
the password is invalid.

To configure a BasicDisk storage unit that uses CIFS, nbrmms must share the
same logon credentials as bpinetd on the media server.

See “Configuring credentials for CIFS storage and disk storage units” on page 573.

NetBackup Legacy Network NetBackup Legacy Network Service (vnetd or vnetd.exe)

Service (vnetd or vnetd.exe)

NetBackup Policy Execution Creates Policy/Client tasks and determines when jobs are due to run. If a policy
Manager (nbpem or nbpem.exe) is modified or if an image expires, nbpem is notified and the Policy/Client task
objects are updated.

NetBackup Proxy Service Executes the Open Storage (OST) calls on any host and returns the results to
(nbostpxy or nbostpxy.exe) the proxy plugin side. The plugin side returns them to the application. The proxy
server (and plugin) provides a network connection between different servers to
relay Open Storage calls.

NetBackup Relational Database Manages the NetBackup relational database. The service must be running on the
Manager (NB_dbsrv or NetBackup master server during all normal NetBackup operations.
dbsrv12.exe)
On Windows, the display name is SQLANYs_VERITAS_NB.

NetBackup Remote Manager and Discovers and monitors disk storage on NetBackup media servers. Also discovers,
Monitor Service (nbrmms or monitors, and manages Fibre Transport (FT) connections on media servers and
nbrmms.exe) clients for the NetBackup SAN Client option. Runs on NetBackup media servers.

To configure a BasicDisk storage unit that uses CIFS, nbrmms must share the
same logon credentials as bpinetd on the media server.

See “Configuring credentials for CIFS storage and disk storage units” on page 573.
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Table 26-3 NetBackup daemons (continued)

Daemon Description

NetBackup Remote Network Manages the socket connections between a NetBackup media server and a client
Transport Service (nbrntd or that is configured for resilient communication. This service runs on the NetBackup
nbrntd.exe) master server, NetBackup media servers, and clients. NetBackup starts this
service when resilient connections are required between hosts. The service stops
when resilient connections are no longer required.

One instance of the service can process 256 connections. Multiple instances of
the service can run simultaneously.

See “NBRNTD_IDLE_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup servers” on page 319.

See “Resilient Network properties” on page 214.

NetBackup Request Daemon Processes the requests from NetBackup clients and servers. bprd also prompts
(bprd or bprd.exe) NetBackup to perform automatically scheduled backups. bprd must be running
on the NetBackup master server to perform any backups or restores.

NetBackup Resource Broker (nbrb Allocates the storage units, tape drives, and client reservations for jobs. nbrb
or nbrb.exe) works with the Enterprise Media Manager (NBEMM).

The nbrbutil utility can be used to add or change the Resource Broker settings.

See “Using the nbrbutil utility to configure the NetBackup Resource Broker”
on page 1053.

NetBackup SAN Client Fibre Runs on NetBackup SAN clients. Implements the client side of the Fibre Transport
Transport Service (FT) mechanism. The client FT service opens and closes FT connections and
(nbftclnt.exe) manages the FT connections for shared memory data transfers.

NetBackup Service Layer (nbsl Facilitates the communication between the NetBackup graphical user interface
or nbsl.exe) and NetBackup logic. NBSL is required to run Veritas NetBackup OpsCenter
which manages and monitors multiple NetBackup environments.

The service cannot be stopped from the Activity Monitor because it receives
data that appears in the NetBackup Administration Console. If it is stopped,
the console cannot display the data.

NetBackup Service Monitor Monitors the NetBackup services that run on the local computer. If a service
(nbsvcmon or nbsvcmon.exe) unexpectedly terminates, the service tries to restart the terminated service. If
nbsvcmon determines that NetBackup is configured for a cluster, the service
shuts down, and the monitoring is taken over by the cluster.

The service cannot be stopped from the Activity Monitor because it receives
data that appears in the NetBackup Administration Console. If it is stopped,
the console cannot display the data.
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Table 26-3 NetBackup daemons (continued)

Daemon Description

NetBackup Storage Lifecycle Manages the storage lifecycle operations and schedules duplication jobs. Monitors
Manager (nbstserv or disk capacity on capacity-managed volumes and removes older images when
nbstserv.exe) required.
The SLP Manager and the Import Manager run within nbstserv:

■ The SLP Manager creates batches of the images to be imported based on

SLP name and storage device (disk media id or robot number).
■ The Import Manager monitors a worklist in EMM for images to be imported
and initiates bpimport jobs for those images.

Note: Restart nbstserv after making changes to the underlying storage for any
operation in an SLP.

NetBackup Vault Manager Manages NetBackup Vault. NBVAULT must be running on the NetBackup Vault
(nbvault or nbvault.exe) server during all NetBackup Vault operations.

NetBackup Volume Manager (vmd Manages the volumes (tapes) needed for backup or restore and starts local device
or vmd.exe) management daemons and processes.

NetBackup Web Management The process for the NetBackup Web Management Console. Manages requests
Console (nbwmc or nbwmc.exe) for certificate and host management.

Veritas Private Branch Exchange Provides single-port access to clients outside the firewall that connect to Veritas
(pbx_exchange.exe) product services. Service name: VRTSpbx.
Note: This service does not appear in the Activity Monitor but is represented
in the Windows Services utility.

Using the nbrbutil utility to configure the NetBackup Resource Broker

The NetBackup Resource Broker (nbrb) allocates resources and maintains resource
requests for jobs in the job queue. Use the nbrbutil utility to configure the Resource
Broker.
The nbrbutil utility is located in the following directory:
■ On Windows: install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\nbrbutil
■ On UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/nbrbutil
For a complete description of nbrbutil, see the NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide.
Table 26-4 describes the options available to nbrbutil command.
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Table 26-4 nbrbutil options

Option Description

-cancel requestID Cancels the allocation request within the given identifier.

-changePriority requestID Changes the request priority.

-changePriorityClass requestID Changes the request priority class.

-priorityClass priorityClass

-changeSettings Adds or changes the nbrb configuration settings.

parameterparameter_value
Table 26-5 describes the configuration settings in detail.

-deleteSetting settingname Deletes a Resource Broker configuration setting that is identified by

settingname.

-dump Dumps all Resource Broker allocation and request lists.

-dumptables [-f filename] Enables the Resource Broker to log its internal state in the specified file
name.

-help Lists the help for this command.

-listActiveDriveJobs Lists all the active jobs for a drive.

[driveName]

-listActiveJobs Lists all the active jobs.

-listActiveMediaJobs mediaId Lists all the active jobs for a media ID (disk or tape).

-listActivePoolJobs poolName Lists all the active jobs for a volume pool.

-listActiveStuJobs Lists all the active jobs for a storage unit or a storage unit group.
stuName|stugroup

-listOrphanedDrives Lists the drives that are reserved in EMM but have no corresponding
allocation in the Resource Broker.

-listOrphanedMedia Lists the media that is reserved in EMM but has no corresponding allocation
in the Resource Broker.

-listOrphanedPipes Lists the orphaned Fibre Transport pipes.

-listOrphanedStus Lists the storage units that are reserved in EMM but have no corresponding
allocation in the Resource Broker.

-listSettings Lists the configuration settings of the Resource Broker.

-priority priority Changes the request priority.

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Table 26-4 nbrbutil options (continued)

Option Description

-release allocationID Release the allocation with the given identifier.

-releaseAllocHolds Releases the allocation holds caused by allocation errors for drives and
media.

-releaseDrive drivename Releases all allocations for the named drive.

-releaseMDS mdsAlocationKey Releases the EMM and the MDS allocations that MDS allocates by the
specified identifier.

-releaseMedia mediaid Releases all allocations for the specified volume.

-releaseOrphanedDrive drivekey Releases the drives that are reserved in EMM but have no corresponding
allocation in the Resource Broker.

-releaseOrphanedMedia mediakey Releases the media that are reserved in EMM but have no corresponding
allocation in the Resource Broker.

-releaseOrphanedPipes Releases the orphaned Fibre Transport pipes.

-releaseOrphanedStu stuName Releases the storage units that are reserved in EMM but have no
corresponding allocation in the Resource Broker.

-reportInconsistentAllocations Reports inconsistent the allocations between the Resource Broker and MDS.

-resetAll Resets all Resource Broker allocations, requests, and persisted states.

-resetMediaServer mediaserver Resets all Resource Broker EMM and MDS allocations that are related
toltid on the media server.

-resume Resumes the Resource Broker processing.

-setDriveGroupUnjoinable Disables the future job from joining the group for this drive.

-setMediaGroupUnjoinable Disables the future job from joining the group for this media.

-suspend Suspends the Resource Broker processing.

-syncAllocations Syncs up any allocation difference between the Resource Broker and MDS.

Table 26-5 lists the parameters for the nbrbutil -changesettings option, and
describes the use of each.
Use the nbrbutil command with the -changesettings option to add or change
Resource Broker configuration settings.
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Table 26-5 nbrbutil -changesettings parameters

Parameter Description

RB_DO_INTERMITTENT_UNLOADS When the RB_DO_INTERMITTENT_UNLOADS parameter is set to true

(default), nbrb initiates unloads of the drives that have exceeded the media
unload delay. Drives become available more quickly to jobs that require
different media servers or different media than the job that last used the
drive. However, the loaded media or drive pair may not be available for jobs
with less priority in the prioritized evaluation queue that can use the drive or
media without unload.

RB_DO_INTERMITTENT_UNLOADS=true

RB_ENABLE_OPTIMIZATION When the RB_ENABLE_OPTIMIZATION parameter is set to true (default),

this entry instructs nbrb to cache states of resource requests.

RB_ENABLE_OPTIMIZATION=true

RB_RESPECT_REQUEST_PRIORITY When the RB_RESPECT_REQUEST_PRIORITY parameter is set to false

(default), nbrb continues to evaluate jobs in the prioritized job queue. As a
result, a job is likely to reuse a drive more quickly after the drive has been
released. However, some lower priority jobs may receive drives before higher
priority jobs do.

When the RB_RESPECT_REQUEST_PRIORITY parameter is set to true,

nbrb restarts its evaluation queue at the top of the prioritized job queue after
resources have been released.

RB_RESPECT_REQUEST_PRIORITY=false

RB_BREAK_EVAL_ON_DEMAND When a high priority request appears (a tape span request, a subsequent
request for a synthetic or a duplication job, or a read request for an optimized
duplication), nbrb immediately interrupts the evaluation cycle. nbrb releases
and unloads drives, if required, before a new evaluation cycle is started.

If the RB_BREAK_EVAL_ON_DEMAND parameter is set to true (default), the

evaluation cycle can be interrupted by high priority requests.

RB_BREAK_EVAL_ON_DEMAND=true

RB_MAX_HIGH_PRIORITY_QUEUE_SIZE Spanning requests and additional resources for an active duplication job are
put in a special queue for priority processing. The
RB_MAX_HIGH_PRIORITY_QUEUE_SIZE parameter sets the maximum
number of requests that NetBackup allows in that queue. (Default: 100
requests.)

RB_MAX_HIGH_PRIORITY_QUEUE_SIZE=100
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Table 26-5 nbrbutil -changesettings parameters (continued)

Parameter Description

RB_RELEASE_PERIOD The RB_RELEASE_PERIOD parameter indicates the interval that NetBackup

waits before it releases a resource. (Default: 180 seconds.)

RB_RELEASE_PERIOD=180

RB_CLEANUP_OBSOLETE_DBINFO The RB_CLEANUP_OBSOLETE_DBINFO parameter indicates the number of

seconds that can elapse between the cleanup of obsolete information in the
nbrb database. (Default: 60 seconds.)

RB_CLEANUP_OBSOLETE_DBINFO=60

RB_MPX_GROUP_UNLOAD_DELAY The RB_MPX_GROUP_UNLOAD_DELAY parameter indicates the number of

seconds that nbrb waits for a new job to appear before a tape is unloaded.
(Default: 10 seconds.)

RB_MPX_GROUP_UNLOAD_DELAY=10

This setting can help avoid unnecessary reloading of tapes and applies to
all backup jobs. During user backups, nbrb uses the maximum value of
RB_MPX_GROUP_UNLOAD_DELAY and the Media mount timeout host
property setting when nbrb unmounts the tape.

During restores, Media mount timeout is used, not

RB_MPX_GROUP_UNLOAD_DELAY.

See “Timeouts properties” on page 253.

RB_RETRY_DELAY_AFTER_EMM_ERR The RB_RETRY_DELAY_AFTER_EMM_ERR parameter indicates how long

NetBackup waits after an EMM error before it tries again. The error must be
one where a retry is possible. For example, if a media server is down.
(Default: 60 seconds.)

RB_RETRY_DELAY_AFTER_EMM_ERR=60

RB_REEVAL_PENDING The RB_REEVAL_PENDING parameter indicates the number of seconds that

can elapse between evaluations of the pending request queue. For example,
a pending request queue can include, jobs awaiting resources. (Default: 60
seconds.)

RB_REEVAL_PENDING=60

RB_REEVAL_PERIOD The RB_REEVAL_PERIOD parameter indicates the time between evaluations

if an outstanding request is not satisfied, and if no other requests or resources
have been released. (Default: Five minutes must pass before the initial
request is reevaluated.)

RB_REEVAL_PERIOD=300
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Types of NetBackup daemons

The following table describes additional information about NetBackup daemons,
found on the UNIX platform.

Standalone daemons Always run and listen to accept connections. Examples

include bpdbm, bprd, bpjobd, and vmd.

Multiprocess standalone Splits or forks a child process to handle requests. Examples

daemons include bpdbm and bprd.

Single-process standalone Accept connections and handle requests in the same process.
daemons

inetd daemons inetd(1m) or bpinetd usually launch these NetBackup

daemons. Examples include bpcd, bpjava-msvc, and
vnetd.

Veritas recommends that you exit all instances of the NetBackup Administration
Console after restarting daemons in the Activity Monitor or by using a command.
Then restart the console with the jnbSA command.
The jnbSA command is described in the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide.

Monitoring NetBackup daemons

The following procedure describes how to monitor NetBackup daemons.
To monitor NetBackup daemons
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, select Activity Monitor.
2 Select the Daemons tab.
3 Double-click the name of the daemon to view the details.
4 In the Daemon Details dialog box, click the up or down arrow to see the details
of the next or the previous daemon in the list.
For a description of the daemon, click Help in the dialog box.

Starting or stopping a daemon

The following procedure describes how to start or stop a NetBackup daemon.
To start or stop a NetBackup daemon
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, select Activity Monitor.
2 Select the Daemons tab.
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3 Select the daemon(s) that you want to start or stop.

4 Select Actions > Stop Selected or Actions > Start Selected.
Or, select Actions > Start Daemon or Actions > Stop Daemon.
To start or stop daemons requires the necessary user permissions on the system
where the daemon runs.

Displaying all media servers in the Activity Monitor

The Activity Monitor may not immediately display all media servers in the Daemons
tab as soon as the media is added. Also, the Media Servers tab of the Storage
Server dialog may not immediately display all available media servers in a cloud
environment.
Even though the media servers may not be visible, it does not affect existing media
servers or other NetBackup operations.
To display all media servers:
■ Close the NetBackup Administration Console on the master server.
■ Stop and restart the NetBackup Service Layer (NBSL). Restarting NBSL does
not affect any ongoing backup or restore jobs.
■ Open the NetBackup Administration Console. The services of the newly
added media servers should be visible in the NetBackup Administration
Console.
This situation affects only the Remote Administration Console on Windows and
the OpsCenter interface.

About the Processes tab

In the NetBackup Administration Console, the Processes tab in the Activity
Monitor displays the NetBackup processes that run on master and media servers.
Not all columns display by default. Click View > Column Layout to show or hide
columns.
Table 26-6 lists and describes the NetBackup processes.

Table 26-6 NetBackup processes

Process Port Description

acsd 13702 The acsd (Automated Cartridge System) daemon runs on the NetBackup media server and
communicates mount and unmount requests to the host that controls the ACS robotics.
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Table 26-6 NetBackup processes (continued)

Process Port Description

acssel None On UNIX: The NetBackup ACS storage server interface (SSI) event logger acssel logs
events.

acsssi None On UNIX: The NetBackup ACS storage server interface (SSI) acsssi communicates with
the ACS library software host. acsssi processes all RPC communications from acsd or
from the ACS robotic test utility that is intended for the ACS library software.

avrd None The Automatic Volume Recognition process handles automatic volume recognition and
label scans. The process allows NetBackup to read labeled tapes and assign the associated
removable media requests to drives.

bmrd 8362 The process for the NetBackup Bare Metal Restore Master Server service.

bpcd 13782 The NetBackup Client daemon issues requests to and from the master server and the media
server to start programs on remote hosts.

On UNIX clients, bpcd can only be run in standalone mode.

On Windows, bpcd always runs under the supervision of bpinetd.exe. NetBackup has
a specific configuration parameter for bpcd: if the port number is changed within the
NetBackup configuration, the software also updates the port number in the services file.

bpcompatd None The process for the NetBackup Compatibility service.

bpdbm 13721 The process for the NetBackup Database Manager service.

The process that responds to queries that are related to the NetBackup catalog.

Manages the NetBackup internal databases and catalogs. This service must be running on
the NetBackup master server during all normal NetBackup operations.

bpinetd None On Windows: The process for the NetBackup Legacy Client Service.

The process that provides a listening service for connection requests.

Note: To configure a BasicDisk storage unit that uses CIFS, the media server and the
following processes must have the same logon credentials: bpinetd, nbrmms, and vnetd.

See “Configuring credentials for CIFS storage and disk storage units” on page 573.

bpjava-msvc None The NetBackup Java application server authentication service program. bpinetd starts
the program during startup of the NetBackup Java applications and authenticates the user
that started the NetBackup Java application.
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Table 26-6 NetBackup processes (continued)

Process Port Description

bpjava-susvc None The NetBackup Java application server user service program on NetBackup servers.
bpjava-msvc starts the program upon successful login with the NetBackup login dialog
box. bpjava-susvc services all requests from the NetBackup Java applications for
administration and end user operations on the host on which the NetBackup Java application
server is running.

bpjobd 13723 The NetBackup Jobs Database Management daemon. This process queries and updates
the jobs database.

bprd 13720 The process for the NetBackup Request Daemon.

The process that starts the automatic backup of clients and responds to client requests for
file restores and user backups and archives.

NetBackup has a specific configuration parameter for bprd: if the port number changes
within the NetBackup configuration, the software also updates the port number in the services
file.

ltid None The process for the NetBackup Device Manager service.

nbatd 13783 The NetBackup Authentication Service validates, identifies, and forms the basis for
authorization and access.

nbaudit The NetBackup Audit Manager runs on the master server. The Enterprise Media Manager
(EMM) maintains audit records in the NetBackup database. The act of starting or stopping
nbaudit is audited, even if auditing is disabled.

nbazd 13722 The NetBackup Authorization Service verifies that an identity has permission to perform a
specific task.

NBConsole None The NetBackup Administration Console on the Windows platform.

nbcssc 5637 The NetBackup CloudStore Service Container provides configuration functionality for cloud
access by NetBackup.

nbars None The NetBackup Agent Request Server service populates the NetBackup catalog database
with database agent metadata and services request for agents. This service is also
responsible for initiating certain actions, such as starting jobs for Oracle cloning.

NB_dbsrv 13785 The NetBackup Relational Database Manager manages the NetBackup relational database.
This service must be running on the NetBackup master server during all normal NetBackup
operations. On Windows, the display name is SQLANYs_VERITAS_NB.

nbemm None The process for the NetBackup Enterprise Media Manager service.

The process that accesses and manages the database where media and device configuration
information is stored (EMM_DATA.db). nbemm.exe must be running in order for jobs to run.
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Table 26-6 NetBackup processes (continued)

Process Port Description

nbEvtMgr None The process for the NetBackup Event Manager service.

The process that creates and manages event channels and objects for communication
among NetBackup daemon. The Event Manager daemon runs with the Enterprise Media
Manager (nbemm) only on master servers.

nbfdrv64 None The process that controls the Fibre Transport target mode drivers on the media server.
nbfdrv64 runs on the media servers that are configured for NetBackup Fibre Transport.

nbftsrvr None The Fibre Transport (FT) server process that runs on the media servers that are configured
for NetBackup Fibre Transport. It does the following for the server side of the FT connection:
controls data flow, processes SCSI commands, manages data buffers, and manages the
target mode driver for the host bus adaptors.

nbjm None The process for the NetBackup Job Manager service.

The process that accepts the jobs that the Policy Execution Manager (NBPEM) submits and
acquires the necessary resources. The Job Manager then starts the job and informs nbpem
that the job is completed.

nbpem None The process for the NetBackup Policy Execution Manager service.

It creates Policy/Client tasks and determines when jobs are due to run. If a policy is modified
or if an image expires, NBPEM is notified and the appropriate Policy/Client tasks are updated.

nbproxy None The process that safely allows multithreaded NetBackup processes to use existing
multithreaded unsafe libraries.

nbrb None This process allocates storage units, tape drives, and client reservations for jobs. nbrb
works with the Enterprise Media Manager (NBEMM).

nbrmms None The process for the NetBackup Remote Manager and Monitor service. It enables NetBackup
to remotely manage and monitor resources on a system that are used for backup (or affected
by backup activity).
Note: To configure a BasicDisk storage unit that uses CIFS, the media server and the
following processes must have the same logon credentials: bpinetd, nbrmms, and vnetd.

See “Configuring credentials for CIFS storage and disk storage units” on page 573.

nbsl 9284 The process for the NetBackup Service Layer service.

nbsl listens on this port for connections from local processes and then facilitates the
communication between the graphical user interface and NetBackup logic. The port was
formerly used by visd.
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Table 26-6 NetBackup processes (continued)

Process Port Description

nbstserv None The process for the NetBackup Storage Lifecycle Manager. Manages the storage lifecycle
policy operations and schedules duplication jobs. Monitors the disk capacity on the volumes
that are capacity-managed and removes older images when required.
Note: Restart nbstserv after making changes to the underlying storage for any operation
in an SLP.

nbsvcmon None The process for the NetBackup Service Monitor. Monitors the NetBackup services. When
a service unexpectedly terminates, nbsvcmon attempts to restart the terminated service.

nbvault None If Vault is installed, the process for the NetBackup Vault Manager service.

nbwmc None The process for the NetBackup Web Management Console. Manages requests for certificate
and host management.

ndmp 10000 NDMP is the acronym for Network Data Management Protocol. NDMP servers are designed
to adhere to this protocol and listen on port 10000 for NDMP clients to connect to them.

oprd None The NetBackup Volume Manager (vmd) starts the oprd operator request daemon. This
process receives requests to mount and unmount volumes and communicates the requests
to the NetBackup Device Manager ltid. The NetBackup Device Manager communicates
the requests to the robotics through SCSI interfaces.

spad 10102 The NetBackup Deduplication Manager manages the PureDisk Deduplication Engine.

Runs on the NetBackup deduplication storage server host to maintain the NetBackup
deduplication configuration, control deduplication internal processes, control replication,
control security, and control event escalation.

spoold 10082 The process for the NetBackup Deduplication Engine service. It runs on the deduplication
storage server.

Active only if the NetBackup Data Protection Optimization Option is licensed and configured.

tl4d 13713 The tl4d process runs on the host that has a Tape Library 4mm. This process receives
NetBackup Device Manager requests to mount and unmount volumes and communicates
these requests to the robotics through SCSI interfaces.

tl8d 13705 The tl8d process runs on a NetBackup media server that manages a drive in a Tape Library
8mm. This process receives NetBackup Device Manager requests to mount and unmount
tl8cd
volumes, and sends these requests to the robotic-control process tl8cd.

The tl8cd process communicates with the TL8 robotics through SCSI interfaces.

To share the tape library, tl8cd runs on the NetBackup server that provides the robotic
control.
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Table 26-6 NetBackup processes (continued)

Process Port Description

tldd 13711 The tldd process runs on a NetBackup server that manages drive in a Tape Library DLT.
This process receives NetBackup Device Manager requests to mount and unmount volumes
tldcd
and sends these requests to the robotic-control process tldcd.

The tldcd process communicates with the Tape Library DLT robotics through SCSI
interfaces.

To share the tape library, tldcd runs on the NetBackup server that provides the robotic
control.

tlhd 13717 The tlhd process runs on each NetBackup server that manages a drive in a Tape Library
Half-inch. This process receives NetBackup Device Manager requests to mount and unmount
tlhcd
volumes and sends these requests to the robotic-control process tlhcd.

The tlhcd process runs on the NetBackup server that provides the robotic control and
communicates with the TLH robotics through SCSI interfaces.

tlmd 13716 The tlmd Tape Library Multimedia (TLM) daemon runs on a NetBackup server. It
communicates mount, unmount, and robot inventory requests to a NetBackup media server
that hosts ADIC DAS/SDLC software and controls the TLM robotics.

vmd 13701 The process for the NetBackup Volume Manager service.

vnetd 13724 This process is preserved for backward compatibility. For example, when the 7.0.1 Java
interface communicates with a 7.0 NetBackup server.

The Veritas Network Daemon allows all socket communication to take place while it connects
to a single port. Legacy NetBackup services that were introduced before NetBackup 6.0
use the vnetd port number.
Note: To configure a BasicDisk storage unit that uses CIFS, the media server and the
following processes must have the same logon credentials: bpinetd, nbrmms, and vnetd.

See “Configuring credentials for CIFS storage and disk storage units” on page 573.

veritas_pbx 1556 The Veritas Private Branch Exchange allows all socket communication to take place while
it connects through a single port. Connections to NetBackup 7.0.1 and later use the
1557
veritas_pbx port.

Monitoring NetBackup processes in the Process Details dialog box

The following procedure describes how to view the details for a process.
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To view the details for a process

1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, click Activity Monitor.
2 To view the details for a specific process, double-click on the process you want
to display in the Processes tab. The Process Details dialog box appears for
the selected process.
3 In the Process Details dialog box, click the up or down arrow to see the details
of the next process in the list.

About the Drives tab

The Drives tab in the Activity Monitor displays the status of NetBackup drives on
the monitored server. Use the Drives tab to manage drives, device paths, and
service requests for operators. Change the status of the drive, clean the tape drive,
and perform other operations that you can also perform using the Device Monitor
under Media and Device Management.

Figure 26-3 Activity Monitor Drives tab

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To view the details for a drive, double-click the drive in the Drives tab pane. For a
description of the drive details, click Help in the Drives Details dialog box.

Monitoring tape drives

The following procedure describes how to monitor NetBackup tape drives.
To monitor NetBackup tape drives
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, click the Activity Monitor.
2 In the right pane, select the Drives tab. Double-click a drive from the drive list
to view a detailed status.
3 A Drives Details dialog box appears for the drive you selected. To view the
status of the previous drive or the next drive, click the up or down arrow.

Cleaning tape drives from the Activity Monitor

Drive cleaning functions can also be performed from the Device Monitor.
To clean a tape drive
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, select Activity Monitor. Then,
select the Drives tab in the Details pane.
2 Select the drive that you want to clean.
3 Select Actions > Drive Cleaning, then select one of the following drive cleaning
actions.

Action Description

Clean Now Starts an operator-initiated cleaning of the selected drive,

regardless of the cleaning frequency or accumulated mount
time. If the drive is a standalone drive, it must contain a
cleaning tape for a mount request to be issued. Clean Now
resets the mount time to zero, but the cleaning frequency
value remains the same.

Reset Mount Time Resets the mount time for the selected drive to zero. Use
Reset Mount Time to reset the mount time after doing a
manual cleaning of a drive.

Set Cleaning Frequency Sets the number of mount hours between drive cleanings.
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About the Error Logs tab

The Error Logs tab in the Activity Monitor displays the status of NetBackup error
logs on the monitored server. You can enable viewing the Error Logs tab in the
Activity Monitor by navigating to View and then selecting Options. Select the option
for enabling the view of error logs. Use the Error Logs tab on the Activity Monitor
to view the critical logs, information logs, errors and warnings generated during the
last 'n' hours duration which is configurable in the Error Logs tab.

Figure 26-4 Activity Monitor Error Logs tab

Click on a log entry to view the details that are associated with the log entry in a
separate Log details dialog box. For a description of the drive details, click Help
in the Log Details dialog box.

About the jobs database

NetBackup uses the bpdbjobs -clean command to periodically delete the jobs
that are done.
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About the jobs database

By default, the bpdbjobs process deletes all completed jobs that are more than
three days old. By default, the bpdbjobs process retains more recent done jobs
until the three-day retention period expires.
To keep jobs in the jobs database longer than the default of three days, you must
change the default value.
If the bprd NetBackup request daemon is active, bprd starts the bpdbjobs process
automatically when it performs other cleanup tasks. The process starts the first time
bprd wakes up after midnight. The automatic startups occur regardless of whether
you choose to run bpdbjobs at other times by using cron or alternate methods.
The bpdbjobs -clean is located in the following directory:
On Windows: install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\bpdbjobs -clean
On UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpdbjobs -clean

Changing the default bpdbjobs_options values

Use the one of the following methods to change the default values of the
bpdbjobs_options on a permanent basis:
■ On Windows:
Use the following method to add new registry key(s) to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VERITAS\NetBackup\

CurrentVersion\Config

To add the key(s) safely, run the following commands. For example:

install_path\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\
echo KEEP_JOBS_HOURS = 192 | nbsetconfig

Where 192 is the number of hours that unsuccessful jobs are kept in the jobs
database or Activity Monitor display.
For example, run:

echo KEEP_JOBS_SUCCESSFUL_HOURS = 192 | nbsetconfig

Where 192 is the number of hours that successful jobs are kept in the jobs
database or Activity Monitor display.
■ On UNIX:
Change the entries in the bp.conf file.
For example, add the following entry to the bp.conf file:

KEEP_JOBS_HOURS = 192
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About the jobs database

Where 192 is the number of hours that unsuccessful jobs are kept in the jobs
database or Activity Monitor display.
For example, to change the retention of successful jobs, add the following entry:

KEEP_JOBS_SUCCESSFUL_HOURS = 192

Where 192 is the number of hours that successful jobs are kept in the jobs
database or Activity Monitor display.
Consider the following notes when changing the default values:
■ The default values for KEEP_JOBS_SUCCESSFUL_HOURS and KEEP_JOBS_HOURS
is 78 hours.
■ The retention period values are measured against the time the job ended.
■ Information about successful jobs cannot be kept longer than information about
unsuccessful jobs. If KEEP_JOBS_SUCCESSFUL_HOURS is greater than
KEEP_JOBS_HOURS, bpdbjobs sets KEEP_JOBS_SUCCESSFUL_HOURS to equal
KEEP_JOBS_HOURS.

■ If KEEP_JOBS_SUCCESSFUL_HOURS is set to 0, bpjobd uses the KEEP_JOBS_HOURS

bpdbjobs value instead for successful jobs.
If the KEEP_JOBS_SUCCESSFUL_HOURS value is greater than 0 but less than
KEEP_JOBS_HOURS, KEEP_JOBS_HOURS is used for unsuccessful jobs only.

About the BPDBJOBS_OPTIONS environment variable

The BPDBJOBS_OPTIONS environment variable provides a convenient method to set
job retention options with a script. The bpdbjobs process determines how long to
retain a job by checking for the BPDBJOBS_OPTIONS environment variable.
If present on Windows: BPDBJOBS_OPTIONS overrides the registry key settings.
If present on UNIX: BPDBJOBS_OPTIONS overrides the bp.conf settings. To customize
the output of bpdbjobs, add a BPDBJOBS_COLDEFS entry to the bp.conf file for each
column you want to appear in the output.
The following options can be used to determine the length of time NetBackup retains
jobs. The options should be entered in lower case in the BPDBJOBS_OPTIONS
environmental variable.
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About the jobs database

Table 26-7 BPDBJOBS_OPTIONS environment variable options

Option Description

-keep_hours hours Use with the -clean option to specify how many hours
bpdbjobs keeps unsuccessfully completed jobs. Default: 78
hours.

To keep both successful and both failed jobs longer than the
default of 78 hours, keep_successful_hours must be used
with keep_hours.

-keep_successful_hours hours Use with the -clean option to specify how many hours
bpdbjobs keeps successfully completed jobs. The number of
hours must be less than or equal to keep_hours.

Values outside the range are ignored. Default: 78 hours.

-keep_days days Use with the -clean option to specify how many days
bpdbjobs keeps completed jobs. Default: 3 days.

-keep_successful_days days This value must be less than the -keep_days value.

Use with the -clean option to specify how many days

bpdbjobs keeps successfully completed jobs. Default: 3 days.

In the following example, a batch file (cleanjobs.bat) was used on a Windows

server. You can copy the script directly from this document and change as needed.
■ The first line specifies how long to keep unsuccessful jobs (24 hours) and
successful jobs (five hours).
■ The second line specifies the path to the bpdbjobs command. Indicate the
correct location of bpdbjobs in the .bat file. In this example, NetBackup was
installed in the default location:

set BPDBJOBS_OPTIONS= -keep_hours 24 -keep_successful_hours 5

C:\progra~1\VERITAS\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\bpdbjobs -clean

The same script on a UNIX server would look like the following:

setenv BPDBJOBS_OPTIONS "-keep_hours 24 -keep_successful_hours 5 -clean"

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpdbjobs ${*}

You can store the .bat file anywhere, as long as it is run from the appropriate
directory.
In the following example, the administrator created and stored cleanjobs.bat in
C:\Program Files\VERITAS\NetBackup.
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About the jobs database

Figure 26-5 Running cleanjobs.bat on Windows

bpdbjobs command line options

The bpdbjobs command interacts with the jobs database to delete or move
completed job files. The command line options supersede all other job retention
instructions.
The -clean option causes bpdbjobs to delete the completed jobs that are older
than a specified time period as follows:

bpdbjobs -clean [ -M <master servers> ]

[ -keep_hours <hours> ] or [ -keep_days <days> ]
[ -keep_successful_hours <hours> ] or
[ -keep_successful_days <days> ]

For example, the following command deletes unsuccessful jobs older than 72 hours.

bpdbjobs -clean -keep_hours 72

More information is available in the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide.

Enabling the bpdbjobs debug log

If you need detailed information on bpdbjobs activities, use the following procedure:
Enabling the bpdbjobs debug log
◆ Enable the bpdbjobs debug log by creating the following directory:
On Windows: install_path\NetBackup\logs\bpdbjobs
On UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bpdbjobs
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About the Device Monitor

Note: Before you use a debug log, read the guidelines about legacy logging in the
NetBackup Logging Reference Guide:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

About the Device Monitor

Use the NetBackup Administration Console Device Monitor to manage your
tape drives, disk pools, and service requests for operators, as follows:

Media mounts See “About media mount errors” on page 1073.

Pending requests See “About pending requests and actions” on page 1073.
and actions
See “About pending requests for storage units” on page 1074.

See “Resubmitting a request” on page 1076.

See “Resolving a pending action” on page 1076.

See “Denying a request” on page 1077.

Tape drives See “Changing a drive comment” on page 438.

See “About downed drives” on page 439.

See “Changing a drive operating mode” on page 439.

See “Cleaning a tape drive from the Device Monitor” on page 442.

See “Resetting a drive” on page 443.

See “Resetting the mount time of a drive” on page 444.

See “Setting the drive cleaning frequency” on page 444.

See “Viewing drive details” on page 445.

See “Denying a request” on page 1077.

Disk pools See “Changing the disk pool state” on page 405.
More information about disk pools is available in the NetBackup guide
for your disk storage option:

■ The NetBackup AdvancedDisk Storage Solutions Guide.

■ The NetBackup Cloud Administrator's Guide.
■ The NetBackup Deduplication Guide.
■ The NetBackup OpenStorage Solutions Guide for Disk.
■ The NetBackup Replication Director Solutions Guide.

The Guides are available through the following URL:

http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332
 Monitoring NetBackup activity 1073
About media mount errors

About media mount errors

Errors can occur when media is mounted for NetBackup jobs. Depending on the
type of error, the request queues or it is canceled.
When the mount request is queued, an operator-pending action is created and
appears in the NetBackup Administration Console Device Monitor.
A queued mount request leads to one of the following actions:
■ The mount request is suspended until the condition is resolved.
■ The operator denies the request.
■ The media mount timeout is reached.
When a mount request is automatically canceled, NetBackup tries to select other
media to use for backups. (Selection applies only in the case of backup requests.)
Many conditions lead to a mount request being automatically canceled instead of
queued. When a media mount is canceled, different media is selected so that the
backup is not held up.
The following conditions can lead to automatic media reselection:
■ The requested media is in a DOWN drive.
■ The requested media is misplaced.
■ The requested media is write protected.
■ The requested media is in a drive not accessible to the media server.
■ The requested media is in an offline ACS LSM (Automated Cartridge System
Library Storage Module). (ACS robot type only.)
■ The requested media has an unreadable barcode. (ACS robot type only.)
■ The requested media is in an ACS that is not accessible. (ACS robot type only.)
■ The requested media is determined to be unmountable.

About pending requests and actions

In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device
Management > Device Monitor. If requests await action or if NetBackup acts on
a request, the Pending Requests pane appears. For example, if a tape mount
requires a specific volume, the request appears in the Pending Requests pane.
If NetBackup requires a specific volume for a restore operation, NetBackup loads
or requests the volume. After all requests are resolved (automatically by NetBackup
or manually by operator intervention), the Pending Requests pane disappears.
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About pending requests and actions

If NetBackup cannot service a media-specific mount request automatically, it

changes the request or action to a pending state.

Table 26-8 Pending states

Pending state Description

Pending request Specifies that a pending request is for a tape mount that NetBackup
cannot service automatically. Operator assistance is required to
complete the request. NetBackup displays the request in the Pending
Requests pane.
NetBackup assigns pending status to a mount request when it cannot
determine the following:

■ Which standalone drive to use for a job.

■ Which drive in a robot is in Automatic Volume Recognition (AVR)
mode.

Pending action Specifies that a tape mount request becomes a pending action when
the mount operation encounters problems, and the tape cannot be
mounted. Operator assistance is required to complete the request, and
NetBackup displays an action request in the Pending Requests pane.
Pending actions usually occur with drives in robotic libraries.

About pending requests for storage units

In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device
Management > Device Monitor. The following tape mount requests do not appear
in the Device Monitor Pending Requests pane:
■ Requests for backups
■ Requests for a tape that is required as the target of a duplication operation
These requests are for resources in a storage unit and therefore are not for a specific
volume. NetBackup does not assign a mount request for one storage unit to the
drives of another storage unit automatically. Also, you cannot reassign the mount
request to another storage unit.
If the storage unit is not available, NetBackup tries to select another storage unit
that has a working robot. If NetBackup cannot find a storage unit for the job,
NetBackup queues the job (a Queued state appears in the NetBackup
Administration Console Activity Monitor).
You can configure NetBackup so that storage unit mount requests are displayed
in the Device Monitor if the robot or drive is down. Pending requests appear in the
Device Monitor, and you can assign these mount requests to drives manually.
 Monitoring NetBackup activity 1075
About pending requests and actions

Resolving a pending request

Use the following procedure to resolve a pending request.
For ACS robots: If a request pends because the Library Storage Module (LSM) in
which the media resides is offline, no operator action is required. NetBackup retries
the requests hourly until the LSM is online. NetBackup reports the LSM offline status
in the Job Details dialog box. Open the Job Details dialog box from the Jobs tab
in the Activity Monitor.
To resolve a pending request
1 Insert the requested volume in a drive that matches the density of the volume
that was requested.
2 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device
Management > Device Monitor.
3 If you licensed a disk pool feature, select the Drives tab.
4 In the Pending Requests pane, select the request and note the contents of
the following columns of the request:
■ Density
■ External Media ID
■ Mode

5 In the Drive Status pane, find a drive type that matches the density for the
pending request.
6 Verify that the drive is up and not assigned to another request.
7 Select the drive.
8 Ensure that the drive and the pending request are on the same host.
9 If necessary, get the media, write-enable it, and insert it into the drive.
10 Wait for the drive to become ready, as explained in the vendor’s drive equipment
manual.
11 On the Actions menu, select Assign Request.
12 Verify that the request was removed from the Pending Requests pane.
13 In the Drive status pane, verify the following:
■ The job request ID appears in the Request ID column for the drive
■ The User column is not blank
 Monitoring NetBackup activity 1076
About pending requests and actions

Resolving a pending action

A pending action is similar to a pending request. For a pending action, NetBackup
determines the cause of the problem and issues instruction to the operator to resolve
the problem.
A media icon identifies a pending action; the icon appears to the left of the request
ID. The icon includes a human hand, which depicts that a manual action is required.
Use the following procedure to resolve a pending action.
To resolve a pending action
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device
Management > Device Monitor.
2 If you licensed a disk pool feature, select the Drives tab.
3 In the Pending Requests pane, select the pending action.
4 On the Actions menu, select Display Pending Action (on UNIX, you can also
double-click the pending action).
5 In the message box that describes the problem, review the list of possible
corrective actions. The message box also shows other information, such as
user name, recorded media ID, external media IDs, and drive number.
6 Click OK.
7 Correct the error condition and either resubmit the request or deny the request.
See “Resubmitting a request” on page 1076.
See “Denying a request” on page 1077.

Resubmitting a request
After you correct a problem with a pending action, you can resubmit the request.
Use the following procedure to resubmit a request.
If the problem is a volume missing from a robot, first locate the volume, insert it into
the robot, and then update the volume configuration. Usually, a missing volume
was removed from a robot and then requested by NetBackup.
See “Robot inventory options” on page 545.
To resubmit a request
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device
Management > Device Monitor.
2 If you licensed a disk pool feature, select the Drives tab.
 Monitoring NetBackup activity 1077
About pending requests and actions

3 In the Pending Requests pane, select the request.

4 On the Actions menu, select Resubmit Request.

Denying a request
Some situations may require that you deny requests for service. For example, when
a drive is not available, you cannot find the volume, or the user is not authorized
to use the volume. When you deny a request, NetBackup sends an appropriate
status message to the user.
Use the following procedure to deny a request.
To deny a request
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device
Management > Device Monitor.
2 If you licensed a disk pool feature, select the Drives tab.
3 In the Pending Requests pane, select the request.
4 On the Actions menu, select Deny Request.
 Chapter 27
Reporting in NetBackup
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ About the Reports utility

■ Running a report

■ Copying report text to another document

■ Saving or exporting a report

■ Printing a report

About the Reports utility

Use the Reports utility in the NetBackup Administration Console to generate
reports to verify, manage, and troubleshoot NetBackup operations. NetBackup
reports display information according to job status, client backups, and media
contents. Use the Troubleshooter to analyze the cause of the errors that appear
in a NetBackup report.
In the Reports window, in the right pane, manage the report data or select a report
to run.
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About the Reports utility

Figure 27-1 Reports utility

2
1

Table 27-1 Reports utility

Number Description

1 The name of the currently selected master server.

2 The user toolbar is specific to the Reports utility.

See “About the NetBackup Administration Console toolbar” on page 47.

3 Report descriptions.

4 Right-click in the right pane to view the shortcut menu.

NetBackup offers many different reports to view information about job activity and
media.

Table 27-2 NetBackup Reports

Report name Description

Status of The Status of Backups report shows status and error information about the jobs that completed
Backups within the specified time period. If an error occurred, a short explanation of the error is included in
the report.

Client The Client Backups report shows detailed information about the backups that completed within the
Backups specified time period.
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About the Reports utility

Table 27-2 NetBackup Reports (continued)

Report name Description

Problems The Problems report generates a list of the problems that the server has logged during the specified
time period. The information in this report is a subset of the information that is obtained from the All
Log Entries report.

All Log Entries The All Log Entries report generates a list of all log entries for the specified time period. This report
includes the information from the Problems report and Media Logs report. This report also displays
the transfer rate. The transfer rate is useful to determine rates and predict backup times for future
backups. (The transfer rate does not appear for multiplexed backups.)

Images on The Images on Media report generates a list of the media contents as recorded in the NetBackup
Media image catalog. You can generate this report for any type of media (including disk) and filter it according
to client, media ID, or path.

Media Logs The Media Logs report shows the media errors or the informational messages that are recorded in
the NetBackup error catalog.

Images on The Images on Tape report generates the contents of the tape-based media as recorded in the
Tape NetBackup image catalog. The Images on Tape is a subset of the Images on Media report.

Tape Logs The Tape Logs report displays all error logs related to tape-based backup and recovery. The Tape
Logs report is a subset of the Media Logs report.

Tape Contents The Tape Contents report (formerly known as the Media Contents report) generates a list of the
contents of a volume as read directly from the media header and backup headers. This report lists
the backup IDs (not each individual file) that are on a single volume. If a tape must be mounted, the
delay is longer before the report appears.

Before running this report, you can choose to override the default job priority for the job. The default
priority is specified in the Default Job Priorities host properties.

Tape The Tape Summary report summarizes active and nonactive volumes for the specified media owner
Summary according to expiration date. It also shows how many volumes are at each retention level. In verbose
mode, the report shows each media ID and the expiration date.

Nonactive media are those with a status of FULL, FROZEN, SUSPENDED, or IMPORTED. Other
volumes are considered active.

Expired volumes with a status of FULL, SUSPENDED, or IMPORTED do not appear in the report.
However, expired volumes with a FROZEN status do appear in the report. NetBackup deletes other
expired volumes from the media catalog when it runs backups. An expired volume of a different
status can display if the report is run between the time the volume expires and the time that the next
backup is done.

Tape Written The Tape Written report identifies the volumes that were used for backups within the specified time
period. The report also does not display the volumes that were used for duplication if the original
was created before the specified time period.
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Running a report

Table 27-2 NetBackup Reports (continued)

Report name Description

Tape Lists The Tape Lists report generates information about the volumes that are allocated for backups for
the selected media owner or media ID.

This report does not show media for disk type storage units. For the backups that are saved to disk
storage units, use the Images on Media report or the Images on Disk report.

Images on The Images on Disk report generates the image list present on the disk storage units that are
Disk connected to the media server. The Images on Disk report is a subset of the Images on Media
report, showing only disk-specific columns.

Disk Logs The Disk Logs report displays all error logs related to disk-based backup and recovery. The Disk
Logs report is a subset of the Media Logs report.

Disk Storage The Disk Storage Unit Status report displays the state of the disk storage units in the current
Unit Status NetBackup configuration. (For example, the total capacity and the used capacity of the disk storage
unit.)

Multiple storage units can point to the same disk pool. When the report query searches by storage
unit, the report counts the capacity of disk pool storage multiple times.

Storage units that reference disk groups do not display capacity values.

Disk Pool The Disk Pool Status report generates the details of one or more disk pools.
Status

See “Copying report text to another document” on page 1082.

For information about Vault reports, see the NetBackup Vault Administrator’s Guide.

Running a report
The following procedure describes how to run a NetBackup report from the Reports
utility.
 Reporting in NetBackup 1082
Copying report text to another document

To run a report
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management > Reports.
NetBackup runs the report for the master server that is currently selected. To
run a report on a different master server, on the File menu, click Change
Server.
See “Accessing remote servers” on page 1120.
2 In the left pane, click the name of the report you want to run.
For some reports, you must first expand a report group, and then click the
name of the report.
3 Select the criteria for what to include or exclude in the report. For example,
select the media servers and clients on which to run the report, and select the
time period that the report should span.
4 Click Run Report.
See “Copying report text to another document” on page 1082.

Copying report text to another document

The following procedure describes how to copy the text from a NetBackup report
and paste it into a spreadsheet or other document.
To copy report text to another document
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management > Reports.
2 In the left pane, double-click the name of the report you want to run.
For some reports, you must first expand a report group, and then click the
name of the report.
3 Select the criteria for what to include or exclude in the report, and click Run
Report.
4 Select the rows of the report you want to copy by holding down the Shift or
Ctrl key.
5 On the Edit menu, click Copy to Clipboard.
6 Paste the selected rows into a spreadsheet or other document.
 Reporting in NetBackup 1083
Saving or exporting a report

Saving or exporting a report

The following procedure describes how to save or export a NetBackup report.
To save or export a report
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management > Reports.
2 In the left pane, click the name of the report you want to run.
For some reports, you must first expand a report group, and then click the
name of the report.
3 Select the criteria for what to include or exclude in the report and click Run
Report.
4 On the File menu, click Export.
5 In the Save As dialog box, select the location where you want to save the
report, and specify the file name.
6 Click Save.
See “Copying report text to another document” on page 1082.

Printing a report
The following procedure describes how to print a NetBackup report.
To print a report
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management > Reports.
2 In the left pane, click the name of the report you want to run.
For some reports, you must first expand a report group, and then click the
name of the report.
3 Select the criteria for what to include or exclude in the report and click Run
Report.
4 On the File menu, click Print.
 Chapter 28
Using the Logging
Assistant
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ About the Logging Assistant

■ Logging Assistant sequence of operation

■ Viewing the Logging Assistant records

■ Viewing the details of a Logging Assistant record

■ Adding a new Logging Assistant record

■ Deleting a Logging Assistant record

■ Setting up debug logging

■ Set minimum debug logging

■ Disabling debug logging

■ Collecting debug logs

■ Collecting nbsu output

About the Logging Assistant

The Logging Assistant is a helpful tool that can shorten the time that is required to
set up and collect debug logs and other information. Because Logging Assistant
automatically performs a number of functions, you can avoid the problems that are
associated with manually logging into NetBackup hosts, creating log directories,
and changing logging levels.
 Using the Logging Assistant 1085
About the Logging Assistant

Note: Use the Logging Assistant under the guidance of Veritas Support.

The Logging Assistant uses a series of wizards to help quickly troubleshoot a

problem. Depending on the category of NetBackup problem, the tool suggests the
possible hosts that may be involved in the problem and the logs that should be
enabled on those hosts.

Note: While collecting NetBackup logs using Logging Assistant, the total NetBackup
log size may increase. If you have enabled the Keep logs up to GB property on
the Host Properties > Logging dialog box and the total NetBackup log size reaches
its high water mark, logs are deleted. Logs that you want to retain may also be
deleted. To avoid the deletion of logs that you want to retain, you need to disable
the Keep logs up to GB property while you collect logs using the Logging Assistant.
Alternatively, you can set the Keep logs up to GB property to a value higher than
the current value, so that the important logs are not deleted before the log collection
is complete.

To use the Logging Assistant, make sure that NetBackup (7.6 or later) is installed
on all hosts. The Logging Assistant considers the following as hosts: the master
server, one or more media servers (the master server can be the media server as
well), and NetBackup clients. No special licensing is required. However, you must
have root permissions for UNIX and administrator privileges for Windows to use
the Logging Assistant.
Table 28-1 shows a summary of the main Logging Assistant operations.

Table 28-1 Logging Assistant operations

Operation Description

Add a new Logging Assistant Add a Logging Assistant record that you use throughout the process of troubleshooting
record. a NetBackup problem. Typically, you associate the record that you create with a failed
job that appears in the Activity Monitor. A list of records appears when you select the
Logging Assistant node in the right pane of the NetBackup Administration Console.

See “Adding a new Logging Assistant record” on page 1092.

View details. View the details for the selected record.

Delete a Logging Assistant After the failed job runs successfully, you can delete the Logging Assistant record.
record.
See “Deleting a Logging Assistant record” on page 1094.
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Logging Assistant sequence of operation

Table 28-1 Logging Assistant operations (continued)

Operation Description

Enable debug logging. Use the Setup Debug Logging Wizard to enable selected NetBackup debug logs and
other processes that Technical Support uses to troubleshoot NetBackup problems.
Logging Assistant automatically creates the necessary log folders and sets the log
levels of the debug logs to the highest verbosity. (The highest log level of many of the
debug logs is 5).

See “Setting up debug logging” on page 1095.

Set minimum debug logging. Use the Set Minimum Debug Logging Wizard to set the specified process log levels
(verbosity) to a minimum value. This setting still allows info, warning, error, and critical
messages (legacy logging), and application logs, diagnostic logs, and some debug
logs (unified logging). You may want to set the debug logging to minimum values after
you resolve the job failure problem for the selected Logging Assistant record.

See “Set minimum debug logging” on page 1099.

Disable debug logging. Use the Disable Debug Logging Wizard to disable the debug logging after you resolve
the job failure problem for the selected Logging Assistant record. The only logs that
NetBackup continues to generate are application logs and diagnostic logs.

See “Disabling debug logging” on page 1100.

Collect logs. Use the Collect Debug Logs Wizard to gather the selected logs onto the master server.
The wizard assists you in ensuring that enough disk space is available on the master
server to collect the logs.

See “Collecting debug logs” on page 1101.

Collect nbsu output. Use the Collect nbsu Output Wizard to gather the nbsu diagnostic information onto
the master server.

See “Collecting nbsu output” on page 1105.

Cancel operation. After you complete collection, you can cancel the operation if it is currently in progress
(for example, if the data is too large and the operation is time-consuming). Check that
the progress field of this record displays In progress, then right-click the Logging
Assistant record and select Cancel Operation.

Logging Assistant sequence of operation

Table 28-2 shows a typical procedure that uses the Logging Assistant to help
troubleshoot and solve a NetBackup problem.
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Logging Assistant sequence of operation

Table 28-2 Steps for troubleshooting NetBackup problems

Step Action Description

Step 1 Create a Logging Assistant Create a Logging Assistant record to troubleshoot a NetBackup problem.
record. You normally associate the record with a failed job that appears in the Activity
Monitor.

See “Adding a new Logging Assistant record” on page 1092.

Step 2 Enable debug logging. Use the Setup Debug Logging Wizard to enable selected NetBackup debug
logging that Technical Support uses to troubleshoot NetBackup problems.

See “Setting up debug logging” on page 1095.

Step 3 Rerun the failed job. Go to the Activity Monitor and rerun the failed job. NetBackup generates the
debug logs that you have enabled.

See “Restarting a failed (completed) job in the Activity Monitor” on page 1044.

Step 4 Collect data. You can collect debug logs, nbsu diagnostics, and additional evidence.
Technical Support may want you to run the NetBackup Support Utility (nbsu)
first to get diagnostic information. You can also collect the evidence that
supports the debug logs and nbsu diagnostic information.

■ See “Collecting debug logs” on page 1101.

■ See “Collecting nbsu output” on page 1105.

Step 5 Troubleshoot the problem. Work with Technical Support to read and analyze the debug logs, nbsu
diagnostics, and evidence, and correct any problems you detect.

Step 6 Rerun the failed job. After you take corrective actions, retry the operation. If the job still fails, work
with Technical Support to identify and enable additional debug logs using
the same Logging Assistant record. Repeat steps 2-6 until the job runs
successfully.

Step 7 Disable or set minimum Disabling debug logging automatically removes the log directories and
debug logging. disables all debug logging messages. Minimum debug logging disables all
messages except application logs and diagnostic logs.

See “Disabling debug logging” on page 1100.

See “Set minimum debug logging” on page 1099.

Step 8 Delete the record. Remove the Logging Assistant record from the list of records.

See “Deleting a Logging Assistant record” on page 1094.

 Using the Logging Assistant 1088
Viewing the Logging Assistant records

Viewing the Logging Assistant records

The Logging Assistant Records main screen lists all the Logging Assistant records
that you create. The records are listed in the right pane of the NetBackup
Administration Console when you select the Logging Assistant node.
Figure 28-1 shows the Logging Assistant main screen containing one record.

Figure 28-1 Logging Assistant

The details for the records (status, description, progress, and so on) are listed in
column format. This information is repeated for individual records when you select
View Details in the Actions menu.

Viewing the details of a Logging Assistant record

The Logging Assistant Records main screen lists all the Logging Assistant records
that you create. The records are listed in the right pane of the NetBackup
Administration Console when you select the Logging Assistant node.
 Using the Logging Assistant 1089
Viewing the details of a Logging Assistant record

To view the details of a Logging Assistant record

1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, select the Logging
Assistant node.
2 The right pane of the NetBackup Administration Console displays the list
of Logging Assistant records. Select the record that you want to view.
3 Select the record that you want details for.
 Using the Logging Assistant 1090
Viewing the details of a Logging Assistant record

4 In the Actions menu, select View Details.

The Logging Assistant Record Details dialog box displays the following
information:

Logging Assistant The record name that you enter in the New Logging Assistant
Record ID Record panel.

Description The record description that you enter in the New Logging
Assistant Record panel.

Debug logs Yes: Debug logs are set up or enabled.

currently enabled
No: Debug logs are not set up or have been disabled or reset.
 Using the Logging Assistant 1091
Viewing the details of a Logging Assistant record

Record status The following are several of the possible states of the Logging
Assistant records:

Record created: You have added this record to the Logging

Assistant database by using the Add a New Logging Assistant
Record panel.

Debug logging set up: You have completed the Setup Debug
Logging Wizard for this record.

Debug Logging partially set up: You have set up debug logging
for all the selected hosts and processes by using the Setup Debug
Logging Wizard, but not all the hosts and processes have been
verified.

Debug logging set to minimum: You have completed the Set

Minimum Debug Logging Wizard for this record.

Debug logging disabled: You have completed the Disable Debug

Logging Wizard for this record.

Debug logs collected: You have completed the Collect Debug

Logs Wizard.

nbsu output collected: You have completed the Collect nbsu

Output Wizard.

Progress The progress of the current activity being performed for the Logging
Assistant record.

Staging Directory The output location where the debug logs and other
troubleshooting information is collected.

Record creation The date and time when you used the New Logging Assistant
time Record panel to create this record.

Record last The date and time that you performed the most recent activity on
modified the record by using one of the Logging Assistant wizards.
 Using the Logging Assistant 1092
Adding a new Logging Assistant record

Debug logging set The date and time when you completed the Setup Debug Logging
up time Wizard.

5 Click Associated Host and Logs to display the Associated Hosts and Logs
Details panel. The panel displays the selected hosts for the current record
which includes the master server, any media servers, any associated clients,
and a list of logs that are enabled on each host.

Adding a new Logging Assistant record

The Add a New Logging Assistant Record panel contains two fields.
 Using the Logging Assistant 1093
Adding a new Logging Assistant record

To create a new Logging Assistant record

1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, select the Logging
Assistant node.
2 In the Actions menu, select New Logging Assistant Record. You can also
select the operation by using the right-click menu or pressing the Enter key to
display the New Logging Assistant Record dialog box.

3 In the Logging Assistant Record ID text window, enter a unique descriptive

name for the new record. Use numeric, alphabetic, plus, minus, underscore,
and period characters. Do not use the minus (-) symbol as the first character
or leave spaces between characters.
Veritas recommends that you use the Support Case ID as the Logging
Assistant Record ID to more easily track the record through the troubleshooting
process.
 Using the Logging Assistant 1094
Deleting a Logging Assistant record

4 In the optional Description field, enter a problem summary and the Job ID of
the failed job (if applicable).
5 The Actions area of this dialog box lists the possible actions that can occur
when you click OK to leave this dialog:
■ Collect nbsu diagnostic information: Select this option to immediately display
the Collect nbsu Output Wizard when you leave this dialog. This is often
the first action to take after you create the Logging Assistant Record.
See “Collecting nbsu output” on page 1105.
■ Setup debug logging: Select this option to immediately display the Setup
Debug Logging Wizard after you leave this dialog.
See “Setting up debug logging” on page 1095.
■ No action, only create a record: Select this option to return to the main
screen when you leave this dialog. The new record appears on the main
screen.
Click OK to continue. Logging Assistant creates a Logging Assistant record in
its database and adds it to the list of records in the Logging Assistant Records
pane.

Deleting a Logging Assistant record

You can delete the Logging Assistant record if you no longer require it.

Warning: Before deleting the record, ensure that logging is disabled or set to
minimum.

To delete a Logging Assistant record

1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, select the Logging
Assistant node.
2 The right pane of the NetBackup Administration Console displays the list
of Logging Assistant records. Select the record that you want to delete.
 Using the Logging Assistant 1095
Setting up debug logging

3 On the Actions menu or on the right-click menu, select Delete Record to

display the Delete Logging Assistant Record dialog box.

4 Click Yes if you are sure that you want to delete the selected Logging Assistant
record.

Setting up debug logging

Use the Setup Debug Logging Wizard to enable selected NetBackup debug logging
that Technical Support uses to troubleshoot NetBackup problems. The Logging
Assistant automatically creates the necessary log folders and sets the verbosity of
the pertinent logs to their highest level.

Note: Ensure that each of the selected hosts contains enough available space for
the selected debug logs.

To set up debug logging

1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, select Logging Assistant in the
left pane.
2 In the right pane, select the Logging Assistant record for which you want to set
up debug logging. Select Actions > Setup Debug Logging.
3 Click Next on the Welcome panel.
4 On the Job Selection panel, select one of the following:
■ Enable the Analyze job to identify relevant hosts and debug logging
parameter, and then enter the Job ID. If you do not know the Job ID, go to
 Using the Logging Assistant 1096
Setting up debug logging

the Activity Monitor to find the Job ID of the failed job. The Logging Assistant
identifies the hosts and the pertinent debug logs related to the job.
Based on the Job ID that you enter, the Logging Assistant identifies and
selects debug logs for hosts and processes that enable the most effective
troubleshooting of this problem. The wizard panels that follow this panel
show the processes that the Logging Assistant has selected.
■ For the following scenarios, skip this panel that sets up the logs based on
a Job ID, and click Next:
■ The problem does not involve a particular NetBackup job.
■ You already know the hosts and debug logs that you want to enable.
■ You want to enable the logs that you previously set up for this record.
Those log selections appear automatically in the panels that follow.
The following Host Selection panel appears:

5 Do one or more of the following:

■ Click Setup debug logging on Master Server to set up debug logging on
the master server. The Master Server text window displays the master
server.
■ Click Setup debug logging on Media Server(s) to set up debug logging
on the media servers. If the master server is also a media server, you may
still want to select it again as a media server. Use the right arrow option
 Using the Logging Assistant 1097
Setting up debug logging

(>>) to move a highlighted media server from the Available Media Servers
window across to the Selected Media Servers window.
■ Click Setup debug logging on Client(s). Enter Client names. to set up
debug logging on clients. In the text window under this parameter, enter
the names of clients for which you want to set up debug logging. Separate
the client names by commas. Do not use any spaces between the client
names.
Click Next to display the panel.
Click Next to continue. Logging Assistant validates the specified hosts to
establish connectivity and validates the NetBackup versions that are installed
on the hosts.
 Using the Logging Assistant 1098
Setting up debug logging

6 If you selected Setup debug logging on Master Server, the Setup Debug
Logging on Master Server panel appears.

This panel contains a list of problem categories on the master server and the
process names associated with each category of problem. Click the problem
category or categories that apply to the failed job.
For example, for problems with synthetic backups on the failed job, select
Backup - Synthetic. The debug logs for bpcd, bpdm, and bptm are enabled.
Click If required, specify additional components to set up debug logging
to enter components to enable debug logging. For example, for if you have
Java interface problems, but only want the debug logs for jnbSA, instead of all
four of the processes lists, enter jnbSA in the text window. Enter multiple
components separated by commas with no spaces between entries.
Technical Support publishes a list of valid components that you can specify in
this text box.
http://www.veritas.com/docs/TECH204256
Click Next to continue.
7 Perform the same actions for the media server (if selected in step 5) and the
clients (if selected in step 5).
Click Next to continue.
 Using the Logging Assistant 1099
Set minimum debug logging

8 The Setup Debug Logging Summary panel confirms all the items you selected
in the previous panels of the Setup Debug Logging Wizard. Review the
information. The summary shows on which hosts of your NetBackup system
that you chose to enable logs: master server, media servers, and clients or a
combination of these items. It also shows the host names and the logs that are
enabled on each.
Click Next to enable the debug logging. All pertinent logs are set to their highest
(most verbose) level.
9 The Setup Debug Logging Results panel displays the hosts and components
that have been successfully enabled and unsuccessfully enabled.
Click Finish to return to the Logging Assistant Records panel of the
NetBackup Administration Console.

Set minimum debug logging

The Set Minimum Debug Logging Wizard panel sets to minimum the logging levels
of the NetBackup debug logging that the Setup Debug Logging Wizard enabled.
Information about the logging levels that this wizard configures is available in the
following document:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/TECH204256
To set minimum debug logging
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, select the Logging
Assistant node.
2 The right pane of the NetBackup Administration Console displays the list
of Logging Assistant records. Select the record whose debug logging you want
to set to minimum.
3 In the Actions menu, select Set Minimum Debug Log. The Welcome panel
for the Set Minimum Debug Logging Wizard appears.
Click Next to continue.
 Using the Logging Assistant 1100
Disabling debug logging

4 The Set Minimum Debug Logging Selected Hosts and Processes panel
appears. Use this panel to confirm the host problem categories and processes
for all debug logs that were enabled. The hosts can be the master server, one
or more media servers, and one or more clients.
Click Next to continue.
5 The Set Minimum Debug Logging Results panel displays the results of the
reset operation. The upper window shows the hosts and processes whose
debug logs are successfully reset. The lower window shows the unsuccessful
debug logging resets.
Click Finish to complete the Set Minimum Debug Logging Wizard.

Disabling debug logging

The Disable Debug Logging Wizard disables the NetBackup debug logging that
the Setup Debug Logging Wizard enabled. A disabled debug log cannot generate
any logging messages.
To disable debug logging
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, select the Logging
Assistant node.
2 The right pane of the NetBackup Administration Console displays the list
of Logging Assistant records. Select the record whose debug logging you want
to disable.
3 In the Actions menu, select Disable Debug Logs. The Welcome panel for
the Reset Logging Wizard appears.
Click Next to continue.
4 The Selected Hosts and Processes panel appears. Use this panel to confirm
the host problem categories and processes for all debug logs that were enabled.
The hosts can be the master server, one or more media servers, and one or
more clients.
Click Next to continue.
5 The Disable Debug Logging Results panel displays the results of the disable
operation. The upper window shows the hosts and processes whose debug
logs are successfully disabled.
The lower window shows the results of the unsuccessful debug disable
attempts. Logs that other Logging Assistant records use cannot be disabled,
and are listed as unsuccessful in the lower window.
Click Finish to complete the Disable Logging Wizard.
 Using the Logging Assistant 1101
Collecting debug logs

Collecting debug logs

The Collect Debug Logs Wizard helps you gather debug logs to a location on the
master server. The debug logs are enabled using the Setup Debug Logging Wizard.
See “Setting up debug logging” on page 1095.
To collect debug logs
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, select the Logging
Assistant node.
2 The right pane of the NetBackup Administration Console displays the list
of Logging Assistant records. Select the record whose debug logs you want
to collect.
3 In the Actions menu, select Collect Debug Logs. The Welcome panel for
the Collect Debug Logs Wizard appears.
Click Next to continue.
4 The Selected Host and Process panel appears. Use this panel to confirm the
host problem categories and processes for all debug logs that you want to
collect. The hosts can be the master server, one or more media servers, and
one or more clients.
Click Next to continue.
5 The Collect Debug Logs panel appears.

The following describes the parameters on this panel:

 Using the Logging Assistant 1102
Collecting debug logs

Specify Log Duration In the Specify Log Duration area, click one of the
following:

■ Collect available logs gathers all messages for the

selected debug logs. Make sure that you want to
collect this potentially large amount of data before
you select this option.
■ Collect logs spanning this time period collects
logs from one of three periods of time: The last 24
hours, the last 3 days, or the last week.
■ Collect logs for specific time period collects log
messages that are generated within a precise time
window. Specify the start date and time and the end
date and time. The statement at the top of this panel
indicates when the debug logs for this Logging
Assistant Record were enabled. This date-time may
affect the time window you select.

Collect nbsu output Click Collect nbsu output to collect the NetBackup
Support Utility (nbsu) information to be bundled. nbsu
contains a wide range of diagnostic information that
Technical Support can use to troubleshoot.

Calculate Click Calculate to display the estimated available disk

space and default log location for each selected host.
Use this information to determine if an alternate
temporary location is necessary.

If you click Calculate, go to step 6.

Otherwise, click Next and go to step 8.
 Using the Logging Assistant 1103
Collecting debug logs

6 The Calculate Disk Space on Hosts panel appears.

This panel displays the free disk space information and the default temporary
location for each of the selected hosts. Verify that the required disk space on
the host for the debug logs does not exceed the available free space on that
host. If it does, you can select the host entry, then click Change Temporary
Location to change the log location on the host.
7 The Change Temporary Location panel appears.

This panel lets you move debug logs to a different location on a host to avoid
running out of disk space. Enter an alternate temporary directory path location
for the logs in the text window, then click Check Free Disk Space. The Free
disk space on temporary location entry changes from Unknown to the free
space available on the alternate location. Compare that value with the
Estimated required disk space for logs entry to determine if the space is
sufficient. If necessary, repeat until you find an alternate log location with
sufficient disk space.
Click OK to return to the Calculate Disk Space panel.
Click OK again to return to the Collect debug logs panel.
Finally, click Nextto continue.
 Using the Logging Assistant 1104
Collecting debug logs

8 The Collect debug logs to the Master Server panel appears.

The panel lets you enter information necessary to collect debug logs to Master
Server.
The following describes the parameters on this panel:

Check Note the staging file location in the text window. You can change the
Free location. If you are uncertain whether enough free space is available for
Disk the staging location, click Check Free Disk Space to display the following:
Space

The Check Free Disk Space on Master Server panel displays all the
mount points on the master server and the space available on each. Click
OK.

Master The Logging Assistant requires a location on the master server for the
Server debug logs to be collected. If you determine from the Check Free Disk
location Space on Master Server panel that you need to change the location, enter
the new location in the text window.
 Using the Logging Assistant 1105
Collecting nbsu output

9 Click Next to initiate the collect debug logs to the master server operation.
10 The Results panel displays the results of the collect operation. The progress
of the operation is recorded in a file on the master server.
Monitor the progress of the collect operation by returning to the Logging
Assistant main screen. The Progress column of the main screen changes as
the operation progresses.
Click Finish to complete the Collect Debug Logs Wizard.
If you have a case ID provided by Technical Support in the form ########, rename
the log files with the case ID number. Then manually upload the files to the Veritas
Evidence Server. See the following article for more information:
https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.000097935

Collecting nbsu output

Technical Support often wants you to send initial evidence of a problem in the form
of the NetBackup Support Utility (nbsu). Use the Collect nbsu Output Wizard to
collect the nbsu diagnostic information.
To collect nbsu output
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, select the Logging
Assistant node.
2 The right pane of the NetBackup Administration Console displays the list
of Logging Assistant records. Select the record whose nbsu output you want
to collect.
3 In the Actions menu, select Collect nbsu Diagnostic Information. The
Welcome panel for the Collect nbsu Output Wizard appears.
Click Next to continue.
 Using the Logging Assistant 1106
Collecting nbsu output

4 The Host Selection panel appears:

5 Do one or more of the following:

■ Click Collect nbsu on master server to collect nbsu information on the
master server. The Master server text window displays the master server
name.
■ Click Collect nbsu on media server to collect nbsu information from one
or more media servers. If the master server is also a media server, you
may want to select it again as a media server. Use the right arrow option
(>>) to move a highlighted media server from the Available Media Servers
window across to the Selected Media Servers window.
■ Click Collect nbsu on NetBackup client(s) to collect nbsu information
from one or more clients. In the text window under this parameter, enter
the names of clients for which you want to collect nbsu information. Separate
the client names by commas. Do not use any spaces between the client
names.
Click Next to continue.
 Using the Logging Assistant 1107
Collecting nbsu output

6 The Collect nbsu output panel appears.

Enter the Output location that is required to collect the nbsu output. The nbsu
output is collected at the specified location.
7 Click Next to initiate the collection of the nbsu output.
8 View the results of the nbsu collect process in the Results panel. The Operation
Details window of the panel shows the file on the master server where the
progress of the operation is recorded.
Click Finish to complete the Collect nbsu Output Wizard.
If you have a case ID provided by Technical Support in the form ########, rename
the log files with the case ID number. Then manually upload the files to the Veritas
Evidence Server. See the following article for more information:
https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.000097935
 Section 8
Administering NetBackup

■ Chapter 29. Management topics

■ Chapter 30. Accessing a remote server

■ Chapter 31. Using the NetBackup Remote Administration Console

■ Chapter 32. Alternate server restores

■ Chapter 33. Managing client backups and restores

■ Chapter 34. Powering down and rebooting NetBackup servers

■ Chapter 35. About Granular Recovery Technology

 Chapter 29
Management topics
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ Configuring the NetBackup Client Service

■ NetBackup naming conventions

■ Wildcard use in NetBackup

■ Wildcard characters in backup selections for an NDMP policy

Configuring the NetBackup Client Service

By default, the NetBackup Client Service is configured on Windows with the Local
System account. The Local System account lacks sufficient rights to perform
certain backup and restore operations.
For example, for NetBackup to access CIFS volumes, the account must be changed
from Local System to an account with access to the CIFS share.
To change the NetBackup Client Service logon account on a Windows computer:
■ Open the Windows Services application.
■ To change the logon account, stop the NetBackup Client Service.
■ Open the properties for the NetBackup Client Service.
■ Provide the name and password of the account that has the necessary
permissions. For example, change the logon to that of Administrator.
■ Restart the service.
If the logon property is not changed for the NetBackup Client Service, the policy
validation fails with status code 4206.
 Management topics 1110
NetBackup naming conventions

Situations in which the NetBackup Client Service logon

account requires changing
The following list contains situations in which the NetBackup Client Service logon
account needs to be changed:
■ To access CIFS storage for a storage unit.
■ To use UNC paths, the network drives must be available to the service account
that the NetBackup Client Service logs into at startup. You must change this
account on each Windows client that is backed up that contains data that is
shared with another computer.
■ During a snapshot: To have read access to the share for backup purposes and
write access during restores.
The account must be for a domain user that is allowed to access and write to
the share. To verify the account, log on as that user and try to access the UNC
path. For example: \\server_name\share_name.
■ For database agents and options, configure the service with a logon account
that has the necessary permission or privileges. See the documentation for your
agent or option for more information.
■ For the database agents that support VMware backups on a NetApp disk array,
configure the logon account to one that has access to the disk array.

NetBackup naming conventions

The following set of characters can be used in user-defined names, such as storage
units and policies:
■ Alphabetic (A-Z a-z) (names are case-sensitive)
■ Numeric (0-9)
■ Period (.)
■ Plus (+)
■ Minus (-)
Do not use a minus as the first character.
■ Underscore (_)
These characters are also used for foreign languages.

Note: No spaces are allowed.

 Management topics 1111
Wildcard use in NetBackup

Wildcard use in NetBackup

NetBackup recognizes the following wildcard characters in areas where wildcards
can be used. (For example, in the paths of include and exclude file lists.)
The following table shows the wildcards that can be used in various NetBackup
dialog boxes and lists.

Table 29-1 Wildcard use in NetBackup

Wildcard Use

* An asterisk serves as a wildcard for zero or more characters.

An asterisk can be used in the backup selection list, the include list, and the exclude list for Windows and
UNIX clients.

For example:

r* refers to all files that begin with r

r*.doc refers to all files that begin with r and end with .doc.

To back up all files that end in .conf, specify:

/etc/*.conf

? A question mark serves as a wildcard for any single character (A through Z; 0 through 9).

A question mark can be used in the backup selection list, the include list, and the exclude list for Windows
and UNIX clients.

For example:

file? refers to file2, file3, file4

file?? refers to file12, file28, file89

To back up all files named log01_03, log02_03, specify:

c:\system\log??_03
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Wildcard use in NetBackup

Table 29-1 Wildcard use in NetBackup (continued)

Wildcard Use

[ ] A pair of square brackets indicates any single character or range of characters that are separated with
a dash.

For example:

file[2-4] refers to file2, file3, and file4

file[24] refers to file2, file4

*[2-4] refers to file2, file3, file4, name2, name3, name4

Brackets are not valid wildcards under all circumstances for all clients:

■ Brackets that are used as wildcards in include and exclude lists:

Windows clients: Allowed
UNIX clients: Allowed
■ Brackets that are used as wildcards in policy backup selections lists:
Windows clients: Not allowed; the use of brackets in policy backup selections lists causes backups
to fail with a status 71.
UNIX clients: Allowed

{ } Curly brackets can be used in the backup selection list, the include list, and the exclude list for UNIX
clients only.

A pair of curly brackets (or braces) indicates multiple file name patterns. Separate the patterns by commas
only; no spaces are permitted. A match is made for any or all entries.

For example:

{*1.doc,*.pdf} refers to file1.doc, file1.pdf, file2.pdf

Note: Curly brackets are valid characters for Windows file names and cannot be used as wildcards on
Windows platforms. Backslashes cannot be used as escape characters for curly bracket characters.

To use wildcard characters literally, precede the character with a backslash (\).
A backslash (\) acts as an escape character only when it precedes a special or a
wildcard character. NetBackup normally interprets a backslash literally because a
backslash is a legal character to use in paths.
Assume that the brackets in the following examples are to be used literally:

C:\abc\fun[ny]name

In the exclude list, precede the brackets with a backslash:

C:\abc\fun\[ny\]name
 Management topics 1113
Wildcard characters in backup selections for an NDMP policy

Table 29-2 Placement of wildcards in the path of backup selections

Client type Examples

For Windows clients, wildcards function The following example is allowed:

correctly only when they are placed at the
C:\abc\xyz\r*.doc
end of the path, in the file or the directory
name. Wildcard characters do not work elsewhere
in the path. For example, an asterisk functions
See “Pathname rules for Windows client
as a literal character (not as a wildcard) in the
backups” on page 822.
following examples:

C:\*\xyz\myfile

C:\abc\*\myfile

For UNIX clients, wildcards can appear The following examples are allowed:
anywhere in the path.
/etc/*/abc/myfile
See “Pathname rules for UNIX client backups”
/etc/misc/*/myfile
on page 829.
/etc/misc/abc/*.*

See “Backup Selections tab” on page 814.

Wildcard characters in backup selections for an

NDMP policy
You can use wildcard characters in regular expressions or the directive
ALL_FILESYSTEMS to specify path names in NDMP policy backup selections.

Note: Wildcard characters are not supported in releases of NetBackup before

version 7.6. To use wildcard characters in NDMP policy backup selections, both
your master server and the media servers on which NetBackup for NDMP is installed
must run NetBackup 7.6 or later.

Wildcard characters in regular expressions or directives are valid for streaming and
non-streaming NDMP backups.
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Wildcard characters in backup selections for an NDMP policy

Note: Directory-level expansion is not supported for some NDMP servers. Some
NDMP filer vendors do not have the APIs that NetBackup uses to support wildcard
characters lower than the volume level.
If you specify a backup selection using wildcard characters lower than the volume
level for these filers, status code 106 is generated. The following message is
displayed: Invalid file pathname found, cannot process request.
Currently, only NetApp filers support wildcard characters for backup selections
lower than the volume level. This support is not available in NetApp clustered Data
ONTAP version 8.2. To see the versions of NetApp Data ONTAP that support
wildcard characters for backup selections lower than the volume level, refer to the
NetBackup Master Compatibility List at the following URL:
www.netbackup.com/compatibility
You cannot use any wildcard characters that also match file names. For example,
a backup selection might include /vol/vol_archive_01/autoit*. This specification
might match a path name such as /vol/vol_archive_01/autoit_01/. However,
if this specification also matches a file name like
/vol/vol_archive_01/autoit-v1-setup.exe, the backup job fails with status
code 99 because wildcards can specify only path names. The following message
is displayed: NDMP backup failure (99).

Table 29-3 Valid wildcard characters for NDMP policy backup selections

Wildcard character Description

* Specifies a string match. For example:

/vol/vol_archive_*

This form of the path specification matches all paths that begin with the literal characters
/vol/vol_archive_ and end with any characters.

The string match wildcard can also specify multiple variable characters between literal
characters as in the following examples:

/vol/ora_*archive or /vol/ora_*archive*

/vol/ora_vol/qtree_*archive or /vol/ora_vol/qtree_*archive*

? Specifies a single-character match.

/fs?

This path specification matches all paths that begin with the literal characters /fs and
end with any single character. For example, /fs1,/fs3, /fsa, /fsd and so on match
the specified pattern /fs?.
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Table 29-3 Valid wildcard characters for NDMP policy backup selections
(continued)

Wildcard character Description

[...] Specifies an alphanumeric pattern match. For example:

/fs[1-9]

This path specification matches all paths that begin with the literal characters /fs and
end with any single numeric character from 1 through 9. For example, /fs1,/fs2,
and so on up to /fs9 match the specified pattern /fs[1-9]. However, /fs0 and
/fsa do not match the specified pattern; 0 is out of the specified numeric range, and
a is a non-numeric character.

The pattern match wildcard can also specify alphanumeric patterns such as
/fs[1-5a]. This specification matches /fs1, /fs2, and so on up to /fs5 as well
as /fsa.

Similarly, the pattern match wildcard can also specify patterns like /fs[a-p4]. This
specification matches /fsa, /fsb, and so on up to /fsp as well as /fs4.

You must use multiple backup selection specifications if the pattern can match more
than 10 volume names in a numeric series. For example, you may want to back up
110 volumes that begin with the literal characters /vol/ndmp and are numbered 1
through 110. To include these volumes in a backup selection with wildcards, specify
three backup selections with the following wildcard patterns:

■ /vol/ndmp[0-9]
This pattern matches any volume name that begins with /vol/ndmp and ends
with a single numeric character 0 through 9.
■ /vol/ndmp[0-9][0-9]
This pattern matches any volume name that begins with /vol/ndmp and ends
with the two-digit numeric characters 00 through 99.
■ /vol/ndmp[0-9][0-9][0-9]
This pattern matches any volume name that begins with /vol/ndmp and ends
with the three-digit numeric characters 000 through 999.

Do not specify /vol/ndmp[1-110] in this example. This pattern produces inconsistent

results.

{...} Curly brackets can be used in the backup selection list and the
VOLUME_EXCLUDE_LIST directive for NDMP policies.

A pair of curly brackets (or braces) indicates multiple volume or directory name patterns.
Separate the patterns by commas only; no spaces are permitted. A match is made for
any or all entries.

For example:

{*volA,*volB} or {volA*,volB*}
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Note: Veritas recommends that you do not use a single forward-slash character
(/) in an NDMP policy backup selection. This method of including all the volumes
on an NDMP filer in the selection is not supported. Instead, use the
ALL_FILESYSTEMS directive:

See “ALL_FILESYSTEMS and VOLUME_EXCLUDE_LIST directives” on page 839.

Note: Nested wildcard expressions can result in recursive path name expansion
operations that can impact performance, especially for directories that have a very
large number of files or directories. An example of nested wildcard expansion is as
follows:
/vol/fome06/*/*private

Note: Wildcard expressions do not span or include a path separator (/).

Note: All backup selections that contain a wildcard expression must start with a
path separator (/). An example of a correct wildcard expression is as follows:
/vol/archive_*

An example of an incorrect wildcard expression is as follows:

vol/archive_*
 Chapter 30
Accessing a remote server
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ Prerequisites for accessing a remote server

■ Accessing remote servers

■ Troubleshooting remote server administration

Prerequisites for accessing a remote server

In a NetBackup environment, you can use multiple NetBackup servers to perform
various administrative tasks.
For example, consider a NetBackup environment that contains two NetBackup
domains. Server_1 in one domain and Server_2 in the other. You can log into the
NetBackup Administration Console of Server_1 and then change to Server_2 to
administer Server_2. You must perform the following tasks before you can change
to a different server:
■ From one server, allow access to another server. See “Allow access to another
server” on page 1117.
■ Authorize users of one server to access another server. See “Authorize users
of one server to access another server” on page 1119.
To change to a different server, you can either specify the remote server on the
login screen or change to the server from within the NetBackup Administration
Console. See “Accessing remote servers” on page 1120.

Allow access to another server

For a local host to administer a remote server, the name of the local host must
appear in the server list of the remote server. Likewise, the remote host must include
the local host in its server list.
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Figure 30-1 assumes that server_1 wants to administer server_2.

Figure 30-1 Server lists on local server and remote server

Server_1 wants to
administer Server_2

Server_1 Server_2

Server list on Server_1 Server list on Server_2

includes Server_2 includes Server_1

To add a server to a server list

1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Host Properties > Master
Server.
2 Double-click the name of the server to view the properties.
3 Select the Servers tab to display the server list.
If the remote server does not appear in the Additional Servers list, the current
server considers it invalid.

Currently, server_2 allows remote access

to two servers: server_x and server_y

4 To add a server to the server list, click Add.

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5 In the New Server dialog box, type the server name in the field.

6 Click Add to add the server to the list. Then, click Close to close the dialog
box. The server appears in the server list.

The bp.conf file on every UNIX server contains SERVER and possibly
MEDIA_SERVER entries. The server list in the Servers properties dialog box
represents these entries. Hosts that are listed as media servers have limited
administrative privileges.
7 Click OK to save the changes.

Authorize users of one server to access another server

You must explicitly authorize users of one server to access another server. Add
users of a server to the auth.conf file on the server that they are authorized to
access. In this example, authorize users of Server_1 to access Server_2. This task
must be performed on Server_2.
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Note: Add only the users that don't have administrative privileges on one server to
the auth.conf file on another server.
On UNIX, the auth.conf file is located at /usr/openv/java.
On Windows, create the auth.conf file from the auth.conf.win.template file that
is located at C:\Program Files\Veritas\Java.
See “Authorization file (auth.conf) characteristics” on page 1128.

To authorize users of one server to access another server

◆ In the auth.conf file on Server_2, add users of Server_1 authorized to access
Server_2.
If Server_1 is a Windows host, add the following line in the auth.conf file:
For example, username ADMIN=ALL JBP=ALL
If Server_1 is a UNIX host, add the following line in the auth.conf file:
For example, root ADMIN=ALL JBP=ALL

Accessing remote servers

If a NetBackup site has multiple master servers, you can configure the systems so
that multiple servers can be accessed from one NetBackup Administration
Console.
If the server that you want to access is a media server or client, it must be
provisioned with a security certificate.
See “About security certificates for NetBackup hosts” on page 45.
Use the following procedure to access a remote server.
To access a remote server
1 Ensure that the remote server is accessible to the local server.
See “Allow access to another server” on page 1117.
2 Use one of the following methods to access a remote server:
■ Use the Change Server option:
■ Select any main node in the left pane of the NetBackup Administration
Console. (The option does not appear in the File menu unless a main
node is selected.)
■ Select the File > Change Server menu command.
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■ Click OK to launch a new console.

■ Enter the host name of another server.
Enter a user name and password and click Login.
If the user has the necessary permissions on both servers, the user can
transition from one to another without setting up trust relationships.
If server_1 is not listed on the server list of server_2, server_1 receives
an error message after it tries to change servers to server_2.
If the user has administrative privileges on one server and different
privileges on another server, the user is required to reauthenticate.

■ Specify the remote server on the login screen:

Enter the host name of the remote server.
Enter the user name and password for an authorized NetBackup
administrator, then click Login.

To log in to a different
server, specify the name
of the remote host in the
login screen

Troubleshooting remote server administration

To administer a server from another master server, make sure that the following
conditions are met:
■ The destination server is operational.
■ NetBackup daemons are running on both hosts.
■ The network connection is valid.
■ The user has administrative privileges on the destination host.
■ To perform a Change Server operation, all servers should be at the same
version.
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■ The current host is listed in the server list of the destination host.
See “Allow access to another server” on page 1117.
The host does not need to be listed if the host is a media server or a client. Or,
it does not need to be listed if only media and device management or monitoring
is to take place.
If you change the master server list, stop and restart the NetBackup Database
Manager (bpdbm) and NetBackup Request Daemon (bprd) to ensure that all
appropriate NetBackup processes use the new server entry.
■ Authentication is set up correctly, if used.
■ To perform a Change Server operation to a media server or client, the media
server or client must have a security certificate installed.

■ For problems changing servers to configure media or devices or monitor devices,

verify that the NetBackup Volume Manager is running on that server.
■ If you cannot access devices on the remote host, it may be necessary to add a
SERVER entry to the vm.conf file on that host.
See the NetBackup Administrator’s Guide, Volume II for instructions.
■ If you cannot start or stop processes or services through the Activity Monitor,
verify the following:
■ The remote server is a Windows system. Only on other Windows systems
can processes be monitored and controlled.
■ You have the required permissions on the remote server. Windows security
must allow access to the user that is running the Activity Monitor.
 Chapter 31
Using the NetBackup
Remote Administration
Console
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ About the NetBackup Remote Administration Console

■ About authorizing NetBackup users

■ Authorization file (auth.conf) characteristics

■ About authorizing nonroot users for specific applications

■ About authorizing specific tasks in the Backup, Archive, and Restore user
interface

■ About authorizing users on a Windows NetBackup server

■ Restricting access to the NetBackup Administration Console on Windows

■ Run-time configuration options for the NetBackup Administration Console

■ About improving NetBackup performance

■ About adjusting time zones in the NetBackup Administration console

 Using the NetBackup Remote Administration Console 1124
About the NetBackup Remote Administration Console

About the NetBackup Remote Administration

Console
The NetBackup Remote Administration Console is a stand-alone Java-based
administration console. This console is installed on a host that does not have
NetBackup server software. It is used to monitor NetBackup servers remotely.
Installing this console installs the NetBackup Administration Console and the
client software. The presence of the client software enables the computer to be
backed up like any other client. No master server software or media server software
is installed.
Multiple base versions of the NetBackup Administration Console are installed
when you install NetBackup server software. For example, when you install or
upgrade to NetBackup 8.0, base versions from 7.0 through 7.7.3 of the console are
all installed.

Note: Veritas recommends that after you install or upgrade NetBackup server
software, you should uninstall older versions of the NetBackup Remote
Administration Console present on the host. If the native NetBackup Administration
Console for Windows is present, it is automatically uninstalled when you install or
upgrade the NetBackup server software.

Note: To upgrade any of the multiple versions of consoles to a patch, you must
first install the base version of the Remote Administration Console. Use the installer
of the base version to install the Remote Administration Console. You must then
upgrade to the corresponding patch of the Remote Administration Console.
Upgrading directly to a patch version of the NetBackup Administration Console
from the multiple versions of the consoles is not supported.
 Using the NetBackup Remote Administration Console 1125
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Figure 31-1 Installing the NetBackup Remote Administration Console

These processes can be run on two different NetBackup hosts. This distributed
application architecture holds true for the Backup, Archive, and Restore client
interface (jbpSA) on UNIX platforms as well.
The administrator first starts the NetBackup Administration Console using one
of the following methods:
■ Select Start > Programs > Veritas NetBackup > NetBackup 8.0
Administration Console on the Windows computer on which the NetBackup
Remote Administration Console is installed.
■ Run the jnbSA command on a UNIX computer where NetBackup is installed.
Then the administrator logs on to the application server on the host that is specified
in the logon dialog box.
The application server is the host that is specified in the NetBackup Administration
Console logon dialog box and authenticates the logon credentials of the user. The
credentials are authenticated by using standard UNIX user account data and
associated APIs.
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About the NetBackup Remote Administration Console

Note: The host that is specified in the logon dialog box and the system that runs
the NetBackup Administration Console must run the same NetBackup version.

Note: To log on to any NetBackup Administration Console, your logon credentials

must be authenticated from the connecting master or media server. This holds true
whether or not NetBackup Access Control (NBAC) is in use.

Figure 31-2 NetBackup logon dialog box

Application server

The user name and

password must be valid on
the application server.

The server that is usually the object of all administrative tasks is the host that is
specified in the NetBackup Administration Console logon dialog box.
An exception is the use of the File > Change Server capability in the NetBackup
Administration Console. The Change Server capability allows administration of
a remote server (a server other than the one specified in the NetBackup
Administration Console logon dialog box).

Note: To perform a Change Server operation, all servers should be at the same
version.

Regardless of which server is administered, all administrative tasks that are

performed in the NetBackup Administration Console make requests of the
application server. All tasks are run on the application server host, whether the
server is remote or whether the server is specified on the logon dialog box.
However, regardless of which NetBackup authorization method is configured,
authorization for tasks in the NetBackup Administration Console is specific to
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the server being administered. For example, NetBackup authorization capabilities

are in use on Host_A. Use Change Server to change to Host_B. The permissions
are honored as configured in the auth.conf on Host_B.
To administrate from a remote server, the application server host must be included
in the server list of the remote server.
See “Allow access to another server” on page 1117.
See “Accessing remote servers” on page 1120.

About authorizing NetBackup users

NetBackup offers access control through the Access Management utility in the
NetBackup Administration Console.
Instructions on how to install the necessary components to use Access Management
are available in the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.
If NetBackup Access Control is not configured, you can still authorize users of the
NetBackup Administration Console for specific applications. NetBackup Access
Control always takes precedence over the capabilities authorization of the console.
If a user is not an authorized administrator by NetBackup Access Control, the actions
that the user can perform in the Backup, Archive, and Restore application are
limited. The user can perform the actions that are defined in the auth.conf file on
the host that is specified in the logon dialog box.
The auth.conf file contains the authorization data for accessing NetBackup
applications.
On Windows NetBackup servers, a template file named auth.conf.win.template
is present at NB_Install/Java. Use this template file to create an auth.conf file
at the same location.
The template file contains an example of giving permissions to a user.
See “About authorizing nonroot users for specific applications” on page 1130.
On UNIX NetBackup servers, the auth.conf file is located at NB_Install/Java.
This file provides the following authorizations:

On NetBackup Administration capabilities for the root user and user backup and
servers restore capabilities for all other users.

On NetBackup clients User backup and restore capabilities for all users.

To perform remote administration or user operations with jbpSA, a user must have
valid accounts on the NetBackup UNIX server or client computer.
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Authorization file (auth.conf) characteristics

Note: If NetBackup Access Control is not configured for the users, by default the
NetBackup application server provides authorization data. The authorization data
allows all users who are members of the local administrator group on the NetBackup
master server to use all of the NetBackup applications. Other users are allowed to
access only Backup, Archive, and Restore.

Authorization file (auth.conf) characteristics

On Windows NetBackup servers, a template file named auth.conf.win.template
is present at NB_Install\Java. Use this template file to create an auth.conf file
at the same location.
The template file contains an example of giving permissions to a user.
On UNIX NetBackup servers, the auth.conf file is located at NB_Install/Javaand
contains only the following entries:

root ADMIN=ALL JBP=ALL

* ADMIN=JBP JBP=ENDUSER+BU+ARC

The first field of each entry is the user name that is granted access to the rights
that the entry specifies. In the released version, the first field lets root users use all
of the NetBackup applications.
An asterisk in the first field indicates that any user name is accepted and the user
is allowed to use the applications as specified. If the auth.conf file exists, it must
have an entry for each user. Or, the auth.conf file must have an entry that contains
an asterisk (*) in the user name field; users without entries cannot access any
NetBackup applications. Any entries that designate specific user names must
precede a line that contains an asterisk in the user name field.

Note: The asterisk specification cannot be used to authorize all users for any
administrator capabilities. Each user must be authorized by using individual entries
in the auth.conf file.

To deny all capabilities to a specific user, add a line that indicates the user before
a line that starts with an asterisk.
For example:

mydomain\ray ADMIN= JBP=

* ADMIN=JBP JBP=ENDUSER+BU+ARC

The remaining fields specify the access rights.

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ADMIN keyword Specifies the applications that the user can access. ADMIN=ALL allows access to all
NetBackup applications and the related administrator-related capabilities.

See “About authorizing nonroot users for specific applications” on page 1130.

JBP keyword Specifies what the user can do with the Backup, Archive, and Restore client application
(jbpSA). JBP=ALL allows access to all Backup, Archive, and Restore capabilities, including
those for administration.

See “About authorizing specific tasks in the Backup, Archive, and Restore user interface”
on page 1131.

asterisk (*) An asterisk in the first field indicates that any user name is accepted and the user is allowed
to use the applications as specified. The second line of the released version contains an
asterisk in the first field. The asterisk means that NetBackup validates any user name for
access to the Backup, Archive, and Restore client application jbpSA.
JBP=ENDUSER+BU+ARC allows users to back up, archive, and restore files only.

The user name and password that is entered in the logon screen must be valid on
the computer that is specified in the host field. The NetBackup application server
authenticates the user name and password by using the system password file data
for the specified computer. The password must be the same password that was
used upon logon at that computer.
For example, assume you log on with the following information:

username = joe
password = access

Here you must use the same user name and password to log into NetBackup.
You can log on to the NetBackup application server under a different user name
than the name used to log on to the operating system. For example, if you log on
to the operating system with a user name of joe, you can subsequently log on to
jnbSA as root.

Upon exit, some application state information is automatically saved in the directory
of joe $HOME/.java/.userPrefs/vrts directory. (For example, table column order.)
The information is restored the next time you log on to the operating system under
account joe and initiate the NetBackup application. This logon method is useful if
there is more than one administrator because it saves the state information for each
administrator.

Note: NetBackup creates a user’s $HOME/.java/.userPrefs/vrts directory the

first time an application is exited. Only NetBackup applications use the
.java/.userPrefs/vrts directory.
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About authorizing nonroot users for specific applications

If the user name is not valid as determined by the contents of the auth.conf file,
an error message appears. All applications are inaccessible to the user:

No authorization entry exists in the auth.conf file for username

name_specified_in_login_dialog. None of the NB-Java applications are
available to you.

To summarize, the following types of entries are contained in the auth.conf file, as
follows:
■ The defaults let anyone with any valid user name use the Backup, Archive,
and Restore client application (jbpSA). Only root users can access the
administrator applications and the administrator capabilities in jbpSA.
■ Specify entries for valid user names.

Note: The validated user name is the account the user can back up, archive or
restore files from or to. The Backup, Archive, and Restore application (jbpSA)
relies on system file permissions of when to browse directories and files to back up
or restore.

About authorizing nonroot users for specific

applications
Nonroot users can be authorized for a subset of the NetBackup administrator
applications.
To authorize users for a subset of the NetBackup administrator applications, use
the following identifiers for the ADMIN keyword in the auth.conf file:

ALL Indicates that the user has administrative privileges for all of the
applications that are listed in this table.

AM Activity Monitor

BMR Bare Metal Restore

BPM Backup Policy Management

BAR or JBP Backup, Archive, and Restore

CAT Catalog

DM Device Monitor

HPD Host Properties

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MM Media Management

REP Reports

SM Security Management

SUM Storage Unit Management

VLT Vault Management

For example, to give a user (user1) access only to the Device Monitor and Activity
Monitor, add the following entry to the auth.conf file:

user1 ADMIN=DM+AM

To allow a nonroot user to modify the files that the NetBackup Administration
Console uses, run the nonroot_admin_nbjava script. The script changes
permissions on the following files:

/usr/openv/java/auth.conf
/usr/openv/java/Debug.properties
/usr/openv/java/nbj.conf

Note: nonroot_admin_nbjava is located in

/usr/openv/java/nonroot_admin_nbjava.

About authorizing specific tasks in the Backup,

Archive, and Restore user interface
The Backup, Archive, and Restore interface can be configured to let only a user
perform certain tasks. Not all tasks can be performed successfully without some
additional configuration.
The following require additional configuration and are documented elsewhere:
■ Redirected restores.
See “About server-directed restores” on page 1155.
See “About client-redirected restores” on page 1156.
■ User backups or archives require a policy schedule of these types and the task
to be submitted within the time window of the schedule.
To authorize users for a subset of Backup, Archive, and Restore capabilities, use
the following identifiers for the JBP keyword in the auth.conf file:
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Table 31-1 Identifiers for the JBP keyword in the auth.conf file

Identifier Description

ENDUSER Allows the users to perform restore tasks from true image or regular backups plus redirected restores.

BU Allows the users to perform backup tasks.

ARC Allows the users to perform archive tasks. The capability to perform backups (BU) is required to
allow archive tasks.

RAWPART Allows the users to perform raw partition restores.

ALL Allows the users to perform all actions, including server-directed restores. (Restores to a client that
is different from the client that is logged into.) Server-directed restores can only be performed from
a NetBackup master server.

For example, to allow a user (user1) to restore but not backup up or archive files:

user1 ADMIN=JBP JBP=ENDUSER

About authorizing users on a Windows NetBackup

server
To log on to the NetBackup application server, log on to the dialog box that appears
when the console is started. Provide a valid user name and password for the system
that is specified in the Host name field of the log in dialog box.
The user name on a computer running Windows must be in the form
domainname\username
domainname specifies the domain of the NetBackup host. The domain is not required
if the NetBackup host is not a member of a domain.
The NetBackup application server authenticates the user name and password by
using standard Windows authentication capabilities for the specified computer.

Note: If NetBackup Access Control is not configured for the users, by default the
NetBackup application server provides authorization data. The authorization data
allows all users who are members of the local administrator group on the NetBackup
master server to use all of the NetBackup applications. Other users are allowed to
access only Backup, Archive, and Restore.

To restrict access to NetBackup or some of its applications, create an auth.conf

file at install_path\java by using the template available at the same location.
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See “About the NetBackup Remote Administration Console” on page 1124.

Restricting access to the NetBackup

Administration Console on Windows
Use the following procedure to restrict access to one or more of the NetBackup
applications.
To restrict access to one or more of the NetBackup applications
1 Create the following file on the Windows system:

install_path\java\auth.conf

Note: Use the template file available at the same location. The template file
contains an example of giving permissions to a user.

2 Add an entry in auth.conf for each user that accesses NetBackup applications.
The existence of this file, along with the entries it contains, prohibits unlisted
users from accessing NetBackupapplications on the Windows system. The
following is a sample auth.conf file on a Windows system:

mydomain\Administrator ADMIN=ALL JBP=ALL

mydomain\joe ADMIN=ALL JBP=ALL
* ADMIN=JBP JBP=ENDUSER+BU+ARC

See “About authorizing NetBackup users” on page 1127.

Run-time configuration options for the NetBackup

Administration Console
On Windows computers, the analogous file containing configuration options for the
NetBackup Administration Console is install_path\java\setconf.bat
On UNIX computers, file /usr/openv/java/nbj.conf contains configuration options
for the NetBackup Administration Console. Enter one option per line, following
the same syntax rules as exist for the bp.conf file.
nbj.conf and setconf.bat contain commands for each of the configuration options
that are described in the following topics. To make changes, change the value after
the equal sign in the relevant set command.
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FIREWALL_IN
The FIREWALL_IN configuration option provides a method to use a NetBackup
Administration Console that is outside of a trusted network to administer the
NetBackup master servers that are within a trusted network.
This option uses the following format.
On Windows:

SET FIREWALL_IN=
HOST1:PORT1=HOST2:PORT2;IP_ADDR1:PORT3=IP_ADDR2:PORT4
SET FIREWALL_IN >> "%NBJDIR%"\nbjconf

On UNIX:

FIREWALL_IN= HOST1:PORT1=HOST2:PORT2[;...;HOSTn:PORTn=HOSTm:PORTm]

Where HOST is a host name or an IP address.

This configuration option provides a way to allow administrators to bypass the
firewall by using one of the following methods:
■ Enter the port number of the bpjava service in the trusted internal network.
Then, map the private interface where the bpjava service runs to a public
interface that can be reached from outside the firewall.
■ Set up a Secure Shell (SSH) tunnel from the local host to the system inside the
firewall.
In the following example:
■ Master server NBMaster.abc.com is in a trusted network, behind a firewall.
■ The IP address of NBMaster.abc.com is 10.221.12.55.
■ The NetBackup Administration Console is installed on localhost.
■ SSH tunnels exist from localhost to NBMaster.abc.com as follows:

bpjava-msvc port (default 13722) localhost:port1

vnetd port (default 13724) localhost:port2

pbx port (default 1556) localhost:12345

Where localhhost is the host name and port1 is the IP port.

To make relevant changes for connections to bpjava-msvc and vnetd, see the
following topic:
See “VNETD_PORT” on page 1139.
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On Windows systems, use setconf.bat to add the option:

SET FIREWALL_IN=
NBMaster.abc.com:1556=localhost:12345;10.221.12.55:12345=localhost:12345
SET FIREWALL_IN >> "%NBJDIR%"\nbjconf

On UNIX systems, add the following line to the nbj.conf file:

FIREWALL_IN=NBMaster.abc.com:1556=localhost:12345;10.221.12.55:12345=localhost:12345

The entry indicates the following:

■ The connection to NBMaster.abc.com:1556 is to be redirected to localhost:12345.
■ The connection to 10.221.12.55:1556 is to be redirected to localhost:12345.

Note: The same options are used if NBMaster.abc.com has a public interface
(NBMasterpub.abc.com) that can be reached from the Internet. In this case, the
administrator replaces localhost with NBMasterPub.abc.com.

FORCE_IPADDR_LOOKUP
The FORCE_IPADDR_LOOKUP configuration option specifies whether NetBackup
performs an IP address lookup to determine if two host name strings are indeed
the same host. This option uses the following format:

FORCE_IPADDR_LOOKUP = [ 0 | 1 ]

Where:

0 Indicates that no IP address lookup is performed to determine if two host name strings
are indeed the same host. They are considered to be the same host if the host name
strings compare equally. Or, if a short name compares equally to the short name of a
partially or fully qualified host name.

1 Indicates that an IP address lookup is performed if the two host name strings do not
match. The lookup determines if they have the same host. The default is to perform
an IP address lookup if necessary to resolve the comparison. The IP address lookup
is not performed if the host name strings compare equally.

Note: Use a value of 1 for this option if you have the same host name in two different
domains. For example, eagle.abc.xyz and eagle.def.xyz or by using host name
aliases.
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Many places in the NetBackup Administration Console compare host names to

determine if the two are the same host. For example, the File > Change Server
command.
The IP address lookup can consume time and result in slower response time.
However, accurate comparisons are important.
No IP address lookup is necessary if the host name is specified consistently in the
NetBackup Administration Console logon dialog box. It must match how the host
names are configured in NetBackup. Host names are identified in the server list
that is found in the Servers host properties. On UNIX systems, the host names
also appear in the bp.conf file.
Using host names eagle and hawk, the following describes how this option works:

FORCE_IPADDR_LOOKUP = 0 Comparisons of the following result in no IP address lookup. The hosts are
considered to be the same host.

eagle and eagle

eagle.abc.def and eagle.abc.def
eagle.abc and eagle.abc.def
eagle and eagle.abc.def
eagle and eagle.anything

The hosts are considered to be different for any comparisons of short,

partially, or fully qualified host names of eagle and hawk regardless of aliases.

FORCE_IPADDR_LOOKUP = 1 Comparisons of the following result in no IP address lookup. The hosts are
considered to be the same host.

eagle and eagle

eagle.abc and eagle.abc
eagle.abc.def and eagle.abc.def

In addition to all comparisons of eagle and hawk, the following result in an

IP address lookup. The comparison determines if the hosts are indeed the
same host.

eagle.abc and eagle.abc.def

eagle and eagle.abc.def
eagle and eagle.anything

INITIAL_MEMORY, MAX_MEMORY
Both INITIAL_MEMORY and MAX_MEMORY allow configuration of memory usage for
the Java Virtual Machine (JVM).
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Veritas recommends that all of the interfaces (the Remote Administration Console,
the NetBackup Administration Console, or the NetBackup Backup, Archive,
and Restore user interface) run on a system that contains at least 1 gigabyte of
physical memory. Make sure that 256 megabytes of memory are available to the
application.
INITIAL_MEMORY specifies how much memory is allocated for the heap when the
JVM starts. The value probably does not require changing. The default is sufficient
for quickest initialization of jnbSA, the Remote Administration Console, or jbpSA
on a system with the recommended amount of memory.
On UNIX systems, the initial memory allocation can also be specified as part of the
jnbSA or jbpSA command. For example:

jnbSA -ms 36M

Default = 36M (megabytes).

MAX_MEMORY specifies the maximum heap size that the JVM uses for dynamically
allocated objects and arrays. If the amount of data is large, consider specifying the
maximum heap size. For example, a large number of jobs in the Activity Monitor.
On UNIX systems, the maximum memory allocation can also be specified as part
of the jnbSA or jbpSA command. For example:

jnbSA -mx 512M

Default = 256M (megabytes).

MEM_USE_WARNING
The MEM_USE_WARNING configuration option specifies the percent of the memory
that is used as compared to MAX_MEMORY, at which time a warning dialog box
appears to the user. Default = 80%. This option uses the following format:

MEM_USE_WARNING=80

NBJAVA_CLIENT_PORT_WINDOW
The NBJAVA_CLIENT_PORT_WINDOW configuration option specifies the range of
non-reserved ports on this computer to use for connecting to the NetBackup
application server. It also specifies the range of ports to use to connect to the bpjobd
daemon from the Activity Monitor in the NetBackup Administration Console.
This option uses the following format:

NBJAVA_CLIENT_PORT_WINDOW = n m
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Where:

n Indicates the first in a range of non-reserved ports that are used for connecting to the bpjava processes on
the NetBackup application server. It also specifies the range of ports to use to connect to the bpjobd daemon
or Windows service from the Activity Monitor of the Remote Administration Console.

If n is set to 0, the operating system determines the non-reserved port to use (default).

m Indicates the last in a range of non-reserved ports that are used for connecting to the NetBackup Administration
Console or the Remote Administration Console.

If n and m are set to 0, the operating system determines the non-reserved port to use (default).

The minimum acceptable range for each user is 120. Each additional concurrent
user requires an additional 120. For example, the entry for three concurrent users
might look as follows:

NBJAVA_CLIENT_PORT_WINDOW = 5000 5360

If the range is not set wide enough, jnbSA exits with an error message that states
an invalid value has occurred during initialization.

Note: Performance is reduced with the use of NBJAVA_CLIENT_PORT_WINDOW.

NBJAVA_CORBA_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT
The NBJAVA_CORBA_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT configuration entry specifies the default
timeout that is used for most CORBA operations that the NetBackup Administration
Console performs.
This option is present by default and uses the following format:

NBJAVA_CORBA_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT=60

The default is 60 seconds.

NBJAVA_CORBA_LONG_TIMEOUT
The NBJAVA_CORBA_LONG_TIMEOUT configuration entry specifies the timeout value
that the NetBackup Administration Console uses in the following areas:
■ Device Configuration Wizard
■ Disk Pool Configuration Wizard
■ Disk Pool Inventory
This option is present by default and uses the following format:
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NBJAVA_CORBA_LONG_TIMEOUT=1800

The default is 1800 seconds.

PBX_PORT
The PBX_PORT configuration entry specifies the pbx port.
This option is present by default and uses the following format:

PBX_PORT=1556

VNETD_PORT
The VNETD_PORT is the configured port for the vnetd daemon process and is
registered with the Internet Assigned Number Authority (IANA).
This option uses the following format:

VNETD_PORT=13724

Veritas recommends that this port not be changed. If changes are necessary, make
the change on all NetBackup hosts in the relevant NetBackup cluster.
This option is preserved for backward compatibility when the 7.0.1 NetBackup
Administration Console is used to communicate with a 7.0 NetBackup server.
For more information, see the NetBackup Installation Guide.
The value must be set in the corresponding setconf.bat (Windows) or nbj.conf
(UNIX) configuration option.

About improving NetBackup performance

The most important factor to consider concerning performance issues for the
following interfaces is the platform on which the console runs:
■ Remote Administration Console
■ NetBackup Administration Console
■ NetBackup Backup, Archive, and Restore user interface
Regardless of the platform, you can run the administration console from one of the
following locations:
■ Run it locally on a desktop host (on supported Windows and UNIX platforms)
■ Run it remotely and display it back to a desktop host (from supported UNIX
platforms)
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To provide the best performance, the recommended method for using these consoles
is to run the consoles locally on a desktop host. When the consoles are run locally,
they do not exhibit the font and the display issues that can be present in some
remote display-back configurations.

About running the NetBackup Administration Console locally

On Windows platforms, select Start > Programs > Veritas NetBackup >
NetBackup 8.0 Administration Console to start the console.
On supported UNIX platforms, the console is run locally if jnbSA or jbpSA is entered
on the same host on which the console appears. That is, your display environment
variable is set to the host on which the jnbSA or jbpSA commands were entered.
Improvements in Java technology have made remote X-display back potentially
viable on some platforms. However, problems continue with certain controls in the
consoles. For example, incorrect box operations, sluggish scrolling, and display
problems in tables with many rows. More serious issues have also occurred.
Consoles can abort and hang because of a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) failure
when run in this mode on some platforms. These JVM failures are most often seen
on the AIX platform. Therefore, Veritas cannot recommend running the consoles
in a remote X-display back configuration.

About running a console locally and administering a remote server

The NetBackup Administration Console and the Backup, Archive, and Restore
user console are distributed applications. Both applications consist of two major
and separate system processes that can run on different computers. For example:
the NetBackup Administration Console on one computer and the console’s
application server - bpjava processes on another computer.
The NetBackup Administration Console does not need to run on a NetBackup
server host. However, the application server must run on this host in order for you
to be able to administer NetBackup.
Although the NetBackup Administration Console does not run on all
NetBackup-supported platforms, the application server for the console does run on
all supported platforms. The distributed application architecture enables direct
administration of all NetBackup platforms, even though the consoles themselves
run only on a subset of the NetBackup-supported platforms.
To log into the NetBackup Administration Console, specify a host name. The
host name is the computer where the application server (bpjava) runs. (For example,
a NetBackup master server.) All requests or updates that are initiated in the console
are sent to its application server that runs on this host.
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Enhancing console performance

Performance of the NetBackup applications depends on the environment where
the applications are running, including available resources and network throughput.
The NetBackup default configuration, specifically the INITIAL_MEMORY and
MAX_MEMORY configuration options, assumes sufficient memory resources on the
computer where the console is running. For example, where the jnbSA command
is run or the NetBackup Administration Console is started.
Following are guidelines for improving performance:
■ Consider the network communication speed and the amount of data being
transferred.
■ Consider the amount of work being performed on the relevant computers.
Run NetBackup on a computer that has a low level of activity. For example,
there can be large differences in response time when other memory-intensive
applications are running on the computer. (For example, web browsers.) Multiple
instances of NetBackup on the same computer has the same effect.
■ Run NetBackup on a 1-gigabyte computer that has at least 256 MB of RAM
available to the application. In some instances, the application does not initiate
due to insufficient memory. A number of messages identify these failures in the
xterm window where the jnbSA command was run. Or, the messages appear
in the application log file. Possible messages include the following:

Error occurred during initialization of VM

Could not reserve enough space for object heap
Out of Memory

See “INITIAL_MEMORY, MAX_MEMORY” on page 1136.

■ Consider the amount of physical memory on the relevant computers. Possibly
add memory on the host being administered (the console’s application server
host).
■ Consider increasing the swap space to relevant computers:
■ The console host (the host where the console is started)
■ The host being administered
To increase performance, increase the amount of swap space available to the
system where you are running the applications. This is especially true if there
is a great deal of other activity on the computer. More swap space can alleviate
hangs or other problems that relate to insufficient memory for the applications.
■ Consider additional or faster CPUs to relevant computers:
■ The console host (the host where the console is started)
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■ The host being administered

■ Consider limiting the amount of NetBackup data that is retained for long periods
of time to only that which is necessary. For example, do not retain successfully
completed jobs for more than a few hours.
See “About the jobs database” on page 1067.

Determining better performance when the console is run locally or

uses remote display back
Performance depends on the following:
■ The speed of the network
■ The console and the application server computer resources
■ The workloads on the console
■ The application server hosts
■ The amount of NetBackup data (Data is the number of jobs in the Activity Monitor
or number of NetBackup policies.)
The console may perform better if started on the console’s application server host,
then displayed back to the desktop host. However, Veritas is not aware of a situation
where that configuration produces better console performance. As previously
mentioned, the configuration is not recommended due to problems unrelated to
performance issues.
Consider the following scenarios to determine what would provide the best
performance for your configuration.

NetBackup performance scenario 1

Assume no deficiency in either the console host’s resources or the application
server host’s resources. Assume that the amount of NetBackup configuration data
being transferred to the console host far exceeds the X-Windows pixel display data.
That is, the actual console screen being sent from the remote host.
Unfortunately, the only way to determine the viability of this situation is to try it.
Network capabilities and the proximity of the two hosts influences each NetBackup
configuration.

NetBackup performance scenario 2

Assume that the available resources of the application server host far exceed that
of the console host.
Assume that the console host has a very limited CPU and memory as compared
to the NetBackup master server being administered. (The console host is the
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computer on which the console is started.) If the console is run on the master server
and displayed back to the desktop host, performance may be enhanced.
If the desktop host is a Windows computer, X-terminal emulation or remote display
tools such as Exceed and VNC are required.
These scenarios address the performance aspect of using the NetBackup console.
There may be other reasons that require you to display back remotely to your
desktop, however, it is not recommended. Review the release notes for additional
issues of relevance to the NetBackup Administration Console and the Backup,
Archive, and Restore client console.
Table 31-2 shows the files that contain configuration entries.

Table 31-2 Files containing configuration entries

File Description

/usr/openv/java/auth.conf Authorization options.

/usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf Configuration options (server and client).

/usr/openv/java/nbj.conf Configuration options for the NetBackup

Administration Console

/usr/openv/volmgr/vm.conf Configuration options for media and device

management.

$HOME/bp.conf Configuration options for user (on client).

About adjusting time zones in the NetBackup

Administration console
Sites in a geographically dispersed NetBackup configuration may need to adjust
the time zone in the NetBackup Administration Console for administration of
remote NetBackup hosts. (A remote NetBackup host may either be the host that is
specified in the administration console logon dialog box or one referenced by the
File > Change Server capability in the console.)
The default time zone for the console is that of the host on which the console is
started, not the host that is specified (if different) in the console logon dialog box.
For backup, restore, or archive operations from within the NetBackup
Administration Console or the Backup, Archive, and Restore application when
run on a client, set the time zone relative to the NetBackup server from which the
client restores files.
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Set the time zone in separate instances of the NetBackup Administration Console
when servers in different time zones are administered.
For example, open a NetBackup Administration Console to set the time zone
for the local server in the Central time zone. To set the time zone for a server in
the Pacific time zone as well, open another NetBackup Administration Console.
Change servers (File > Change Server), and then set the time zone for the Pacific
time zone server. Doing so changes the time zone for the Central time zone server
as well.
To perform a Change Server operation to a media server or client, the media server
or client must have a security certificate installed.

Adjusting the time zone in the NetBackup Administration Console or

the Backup, Archive, and Restore console
Use the following procedure to adjust the time zone or to use daylight savings time.
To adjust the time zone
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, or in the Backup, Archive, and
Restore console box, select File > Adjust Application Time Zone.
2 Select the Standard tab.
3 Clear the Use custom time zone check box.
4 Select the time zone.
5 For daylight savings time, select Use daylight savings time.
6 To have administrative capabilities and to apply the settings to the current
session and all future sessions, select Save as default time zone.
7 Click OK.

Configuring a custom time zone in the NetBackup Administration

Console or the Backup, Archive, and Restore console
Use the following procedure to configure a custom time zone in the administration
or the client consoles.
To configure a custom time zone
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, or in the Backup, Archive, and
Restore console, select File > Adjust Application Time Zone.
2 Select the Use custom time zone check box.
3 Select the Custom tab.
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4 Select the time zone on which to base the Backup, Archive, and Restore
interface time.
5 For the Offset from Greenwich Mean Time setting, adjust the time to reflect
how many hours and minutes the server’s time zone is either behind or ahead
of Greenwich Mean Time.
6 Select the Use daylight savings time check box.
7 To make a selection in the Daylight savings time starts section of the dialog,
see the following table for descriptions of each option:

Begin daylight savings time on a specific date Select Absolute date and indicate the month and day

Begin daylight savings time on the first occurrence of a Select First day of week in month. Indicate the day of the
day in a month week and the month.

Begin daylight savings time on the first occurrence of a Select First day of week in month after date. Indicate the
day in a month and after a specific date day of the week and the month and day.

Begin daylight savings time on the last occurrence of a Select Last day of week in month. Indicate the day of the
day in a month week and the month.

Begin daylight savings time on the last occurrence of a Select Last day of week in month before date. Indicate
day in a month and before a specific date the day of the week and the month and day.

8 Indicate when daylight savings time should end by using one of the methods
in the previous step.
9 To have administrative capabilities and apply the settings to the current session
and all future sessions, select Save as default time zone.
10 Click OK.
 Chapter 32
Alternate server restores
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ About alternate server restores

■ About supported configurations for alternate server restores

■ About performing alternate server restores

About alternate server restores

This topic explains how to restore files by using a server other than the one that
was used to write the backup. This type of restore operation is called an alternate
server restore or server independent restore. It allows easier access to data for
restores in master and media server clusters and provides better failover and
disaster recovery capabilities.
The architecture of NetBackup allows storage devices to be located on multiple
servers (either separate storage devices or a shared robot). The NetBackup image
catalog on the master server contains an entry that defines the server (master or
media server) to which each backup was written. Information specific to the backup
media is contained within the master server image catalog (in the attribute file for
each backup). The information is also contained in the Enterprise Media Manager
(EMM) database, generally located on the master server.
To restore data through a device on another server is more involved than other
restores. Use the methods that are described in this topic to restore the backups.
Although the methods do not require you to expire and import backup images, in
some instances it is useful.
The information in this topic is also pertinent in the case of restoring from a backup
copy. If you created multiple copies of a backup, it is possible to restore from a
specific backup copy other than the primary copy. To do so, use the bprestore
command.
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More information is available in the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide.

See “Expiring and importing media for alternate server restores” on page 1153.

About supported configurations for alternate

server restores
All of the methods for alternate server restores require that the server that is used
for the restore be in the same cluster as the server that performed the original
backup. It must also share the same Enterprise Media Manager database.
Figure 32-1 and Figure 32-2 show configurations where NetBackup supports
alternate server restores. All methods require that the server that is used for the
restore be in the same cluster as the server that performed the original backup.
The server must also share the same Enterprise Media Manager database.

Figure 32-1 NetBackup servers that share robotic peripherals

Robot
Control
NetBackup image Drive 2
catalog

Drive 1
Media
Enterprise Media server 1
Manager database
Master server
Drive 3

Media
server 2

Assume the following in Figure 32-1:

■ A single, shared Enterprise Media Manager database exists on the NetBackup
master server.
■ The NetBackup master server is available at time of restore.
■ Robotic control is on a NetBackup server that is available at the time of the
restore.
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Figure 32-2 NetBackup servers with separate non-shared peripherals

Robot 1 Robot 2

Control Control

Drive 1 Drive 1

Drive 2
Media
server 1

NetBackup image
catalog Stand alone drive
Drive 1
Media
Enterprise Media server 2
Manager database

Master server Media servers 1 and 2 can be off-site.

Assume the following in Figure 32-2:

■ The media is made physically accessible through an available NetBackup server.
The Enterprise Media Manager database is updated to reflect this move.
■ A single, shared Enterprise Media Manager database exists on the NetBackup
master server.
■ The NetBackup master server is available at time of restore
■ Robotic control (if applicable) is on a NetBackup server that is available at the
time of the restore.

About performing alternate server restores

The method that NetBackup administrators can use to perform alternate server
restores depends on the configuration and the situation. The method can include
one or more of the following:
■ Modify the NetBackup catalogs.
See “About modifying the NetBackup catalogs” on page 1149.
■ Override the original server for restores.
See “Overriding the original server for restores” on page 1150.
■ Enable automatic failover to an alternate server
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See “About enabling automatic failover to an alternate server” on page 1152.

About modifying the NetBackup catalogs

To perform alternate server restores by modifying the NetBackup catalogs, change
the contents of the NetBackup catalogs. Use this method only when the server
reassignment is permanent.
Some examples of when to use this method are as follows:
■ Media is moved to an off-site location, where a media server exists.
■ A robot was moved from one server to another.
■ Two (or more) servers share a robot, each with connected drives and one of
the servers is to be disconnected or replaced.
■ Two (or more) servers each have their own robots. One of the server’s robots
has run out of media capacity for future backups, while several empty slots exist
on another server’s robot.
The actual steps that are used vary depending on whether the original server is still
available.

Modifying NetBackup catalogs when the server that wrote

the media is available
Use the following procedure to modify catalogs when the server that wrote the
media is available.
To modify NetBackup catalogs when the server that wrote the media is
available
1 If necessary, physically move the media.
2 Update the Enterprise Media Manager database by using move volume options
in the Media Manager administration utilities.
3 Update the NetBackup image catalog on the master server.
4 Update the NetBackup media catalogs on both the original NetBackup server
(oldserver) and the destination NetBackup server (newserver).
Use the following command, which can be run from any one of the NetBackup
servers.
Enter the admincmd command on one line:
■ As administrator on a Windows NetBackup server:
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cd install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd
bpmedia.exe -movedb -m media_id
-newserver hostname -oldserver hostname

■ As root on a UNIX NetBackup server:

cd /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd
bpmedia -movedb -m media_id -newserver hostname
-oldserver hostname

Modifying NetBackup catalogs when the server that wrote

the media is unavailable
Use the following procedure to modify catalogs when the server that wrote the
media is unavailable.
To modify NetBackup catalogs when the server that wrote the media is
unavailable
1 If necessary, physically move the media.
2 Update the Enterprise Media Manager database by using the move volume
options in the Media and Device Management window.
3 Update only the NetBackup image catalog on the master server.
Use the following commands from the NetBackup master server.
Enter the admincmd command on one line:
■ As administrator on a Windows NetBackup server:

cd install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd
bpimage.exe -id media_id -newserver hostname
-oldserver hostname

■ As root on a UNIX NetBackup server:

cd /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd
bpimage -id media_id -newserver hostname
-oldserver hostname

Overriding the original server for restores

NetBackup allows the administrator to force restores to a specific server, regardless
of where the files were backed up. For example, if files were backed up on server
A, a restore request can be forced to use server B.
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Examples of when to use this method are as follows:

■ Two (or more) servers share a robot, each with connected drives. A restore is
requested while one of the servers is either temporarily unavailable or is busy
doing backups.
■ A server was removed from the NetBackup configuration, and is no longer
available.
Use the following procedure to override the original server for restores.
To override the original server for restores
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management > Host Properties. Depending on the type of server
to override, click on either Master Servers or Media Servers.
See “General Server properties” on page 151.
2 In the right pane, click on the selected server to open the General Server host
properties dialog box.
3 In the General Server host properties dialog box, click on the Add button to
open the Add Media Override settings window. Add entries for the original
backup server and the restore server and click the Add button in the Add
Media Override settings window.
4 Click OK.

Overriding the original server for restores manually

Use the following procedure to manually override the original server for restores.
To manually override the original server for restores
1 If necessary, physically move the media and update the Enterprise Media
Manager database Media Manager volume database to reflect the move.
2 Modify the NetBackup configuration on the master server as follows:
■ By using the NetBackup Administration Console:
In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management > Host Properties. Click on Master Servers.
In the right pane, click on the selected server to open the General Server
host properties dialog box of the master server.
In the General Server host properties dialog box, click on the Add button
to open the Add Media Override settings window. Add entries for the
original backup server and the restore server and click the Add button in
the Add Media Override settings window.
■ By modifying the bp.conf file on a UNIX NetBackup server:
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As root add the following entry to the

/usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf file:
FORCE_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVER = fromhost tohost

The fromhost is the server that wrote the original backup and the tohost is
the server to use for the restore.
To revert to the original configuration for future restores, delete the changes
that were made in this step.
3 Click OK.
4 Stop and restart the NetBackup Request daemon on the master server.
The override applies to all storage units on the original server. This means that
restores for any storage unit on fromhost go to tohost.

About enabling automatic failover to an alternate server

NetBackup allows the administrator to configure automatic restore failover to an
alternate server if the original server is temporarily inaccessible. Once it is
configured, this method does not require administrator intervention.
See “Restore Failover properties” on page 221.
Some examples of when to use this method are as follows:
■ Two or more servers share a robot, each with connected drives.
When a restore is requested, one of the servers is temporarily inaccessible.
■ Two or more servers have standalone drives of the same type.
When a restore is requested, one of the servers is temporarily inaccessible.
In these instances, inaccessible means that the connection between bprd on the
master server and bptm on the original server (through bpcd) fails.
Possible reasons for the failure are as follows:
■ The original server is down.
■ The original server is up but bpcd on that server does not respond. (For example,
if the connection is refused or access is denied.)
■ The original server is up and bpcd is fine, but bptm has problems. (For example,
if bptm cannot find the required tape.)

Note: The failover uses only the failover hosts that are listed in the NetBackup
configuration. By default, the list is empty and NetBackup does not perform the
automatic failover.
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Failing over to an alternate server

Use the following procedure to enable automatic failover to an alternate server.
To enable automatic failover to an alternate server
1 Modify the NetBackup configuration on the master server are as follows:
■ By using the NetBackup Administration Console:
In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand
NetBackup Management > Host Properties. Click on Master Servers to
open the Master Server Properties dialog box. In the left pane, click on
Restore Failover to open the Restore Failover host properties dialog box.
In the Restore Failover host properties dialog box, click on the Add button
to open the Add Failover Servers window. Add entries for the media server
and the failover restore server(s) and click the Add button in the Add
Failover Servers window. Click OK.
■ By modifying the bp.conf file on a UNIX NetBackup server:
As root, add the following entry to the
/usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf file:

FAILOVER_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVERS =
failed_host host1 host2 ... hostN

Where:
failed_host is the server that is not operational.
host1 ... hostN are the servers that provide failover capabilities.
When automatic failover is necessary for a given server, NetBackup searches
through the relevant FAILOVER_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVERS list. NetBackup looks
from left to right for the first server that is eligible to perform the restore.
There can be multiple FAILOVER_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVERS entries and each
entry can have multiple servers. However, a NetBackup server can be a
failed_host in only one entry.
2 Stop and restart the NetBackup Request daemon on the master server.

Expiring and importing media for alternate server restores

It may be necessary to expire media and then import it, even with the alternate
server restore capabilities.
Regarding identifying media spanning groups, an alternate server restore operation
can include media IDs that contain backup images that span media. It may be
necessary to identify the media IDs that contain fragments of the spanned images.
The group of related media is called a media spanning group.
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About performing alternate server restores

On Windows: To identify the media in a specific media spanning group, run the
following command as administrator from the command prompt on the NetBackup
master server:

cd install_path\NetBackup\bin
bpimmedia.exe -spangroups -U -mediaid media_id

On UNIX: To identify the media in a specific media spanning group, run the following
command as root on the NetBackup master server:

cd /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd
bpimmedia -spangroups -U -mediaid media_id

To display all media in all spanning groups, omit -mediaid media_id from the
command.
 Chapter 33
Managing client backups
and restores
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ About server-directed restores

■ About client-redirected restores

■ About restoring the files that have Access Control Lists (ACLs)

■ About setting the original atime for files during restores on UNIX

■ Restoring the System State

■ About the backup and restore of compressed files on VxFS file systems

■ About backups and restores on ReFS

About server-directed restores

By default, NetBackup clients are configured to allow NetBackup administrators on
a master server to direct restores to any client.
To prevent server-directed restores, configure the client accordingly as follows:
■ On Windows clients:
In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the toolbar, click File > Backup,
Archive, and Restore.
Select File > NetBackup Client Properties > General, then clear the Allow
server-directed restores check box.
■ On UNIX clients:
Add DISALLOW_SERVER_FILE_WRITES to the following file on the client:
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About client-redirected restores

/usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf

Note: On UNIX systems, the redirected restores can incorrectly set UIDs or
GIDs that are too long. The UIDs and GIDs of files that are restored from one
platform to another may be represented with more bits on the source system
than on the destination system. If the UID or the GID name in question is not
common to both systems, the original UID or GID may be invalid on the
destination system. In this case, the UID or GID is replaced with the UID or GID
of the user that performs the restore.

On UNIX: No progress log is produced if the bp.conf file of the requesting server
does not contain an entry for the server that performs the restore. (A progress log
is an entry in the Task Progress tab of the Backup, Archive, and Restore client
interface.)
On UNIX: Without the entry in the bp.conf file (or the server list), the restoring
server has no access to write the log files to the requesting server.
Consider the following solutions:
■ To produce a progress log, add the requesting server to the server list.
To do so, log into the requesting server. In the NetBackup Administration
Console, expand NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master
Servers > Double-click on the master server > Servers. Add the restoring server
to the server list.
■ Log on to the restoring server. Check the Activity Monitor to determine the
success of the restore operation.
To restore a UNIX backup that contains soft and hard links, run the Backup,
Archive, and Restore client interface from a UNIX machine. Only the Java version
of the client interface contains the Rename hard links and Rename soft links
restore options. Windows users can install the Remote Administration Console
to access the Java version of the Backup, Archive, and Restore interface from a
Windows computer. The Remote Administration Console is sometimes referred
to as the Windows Display Console.

About client-redirected restores

The Backup, Archive, and Restore client interface contains options for allowing
clients to restore the files that were backed up by other clients. The operation is
called a redirected restore.
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About client-redirected restores

About restore restrictions

By default, NetBackup permits only the client that backs up files to restore those
files. NetBackup ensures that the client name of the requesting client matches the
peer name that was used to connect to the NetBackup server.
Unless clients share an IP address, the peer name is equivalent to the client’s host
name. (Clients can share an IP address due to the use of a gateway and token ring
combination, or multiple connections.) When a client connects through a gateway,
the gateway can use its own peer name to make the connection.
The NetBackup client name is normally the client’s short host name, such as client1
rather than a longer form such as client1.null.com.
The client name is found in the following locations:
■ On Windows clients:
In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the toolbar, select File > Backup,
Archive, and Restore. In the Backup, Archive, and Restore dialog box, in
the toolbar, select File > Specify NetBackup Machines and Policy Type. The
client name that is selected as Source Client for Restores is the source of the
backups to be restored.
■ On UNIX clients:
In the Backup, Archive, and Restore dialog box, select File > Specify
NetBackup Machines and Policy Type. In the Specify NetBackup Machines
and Policy Type dialog box, select the client name as the Source client for
restores.

Allowing all clients to perform redirected restores

The NetBackup administrator can allow clients to perform redirected restores. That
is, allow all clients to restore the backups that belong to other clients.
To do so, first create an altnames directory on the NetBackup master server where
the backup policy for the clients resides. Place an empty No.Restrictions file
inside of the directory.
■ On Windows:
install_path\NetBackup\db\altnames\No.Restrictions
Do not add a suffix to the files in the altnames directory.
■ On UNIX:
/usr/openv/netbackup/db/altnames/No.Restrictions

The NetBackup client name setting on the requesting client must match the name
of the client for which the backup was created. The peer name of the requesting
client does not need to match the NetBackup client name setting.
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About client-redirected restores

Note: The altnames directory can present a breach of security, so use it only limited
circumstances. Users that are permitted to restore files from other clients may also
have local permission to create the files that are found in the backup.

Allowing a single client to perform redirected restores

The NetBackup administrator can permit a single client to restore the backups that
belong to other clients.
To do so, create an altnames directory on the NetBackup master server where the
policy that backed up the other client(s) resides. Place an empty peername file
inside of the altnames directory where peername is the client to possess restore
privileges.
■ On Windows:
install_path\NetBackup\db\altnames\peername

■ On UNIX:
/usr/openv/netbackup/db/altnames/peername

In this case, the requesting client (peername) can access the files that are backed
up by another client. The NetBackup client name setting on peername must match
the name of the other client.

Allowing redirected restores of a specific client’s files

The NetBackup administrator can permit a single client to restore the backups that
belong to another specific client.
To do so, create an altnames directory on the NetBackup master server of the
requesting client in the following location:
■ On Windows:
install_path\NetBackup\db\altnames\peername

■ On UNIX:
/usr/openv/netbackup/db/altnames/peername

Then, create a peername file inside of the directory where peername is the client
to possess restore privileges. Add to the peername file the names of the client(s)
whose files the requesting client wants to restore.
The requesting client can restore the files that were backed up by another client if:
■ The names of the other clients appear in the peername file, and
■ The NetBackup client name of the requesting client is changed to match the
name of the client whose files the requesting client wants to restore.
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About client-redirected restores

Examples of redirected restores

This topic provides some example configurations that allow clients to restore the
files that were backed up by other clients. These methods may be required when
a client connects through a gateway or has multiple Ethernet connections.
In all cases, the requesting client must have access to an image database directory
on the master server or the requesting client must be a member of an existing
NetBackup policy.
■ On Windows: install_path\NetBackup\db\images\client_name
■ On UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/db/images/client_name

Note: Not all file system types on all computers support the same features. Problems
can be encountered when a file is restored from one file system type to another.
For example, the S51K file system on an SCO computer does not support symbolic
links nor does it support names greater than 14 characters long. You may want to
restore a file to a computer that doesn’t support all the features of the computer
from which the restore was performed. In this case, all files may not be recovered.

In the following examples, assume the following conditions:

■ client1 is the client that requests the restore.
■ client2 is the client that created the backups that the requesting client wants to
restore.
■ On Windows: install_path is the path where you installed the NetBackup
software. By default, this path is C:\Program Files\Veritas.

Note: The information in this topic applies to the restores that are made by using
the command line, not the Backup, Archive, and Restore client interface.

Note: On Windows: You must have the necessary permissions to perform the
following steps.
On UNIX: You must be a root user for any of the steps that must be performed
on the NetBackup server. You may also need to be a root user to make the
changes on the client.
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About client-redirected restores

Example of a redirected client restore

Assume you must restore files to client1 that were backed up from client2. The
client1 and client2 names are those specified by the NetBackup client name setting
on the clients.
In the nominal case, do the following:
■ On Windows: Log on to the NetBackup server.
Add client2 to the following file and perform one of the following:
■ Edit install_path\NetBackup\db\altnames\client1 to include the name
of client2.
■ Create the following empty file:
install_path\NetBackup\db\altnames\No.Restrictions

■ On UNIX: Log on as root on the NetBackup server.

Perform one of the following actions:
■ Edit /usr/openv/netbackup/db/altnames/client1 so it includes the name
of client2. Or,
■ Run the touch command on the following file:
/usr/openv/netbackup/db/altnames/No.Restrictions

Note: The No.Restrictions file allows any client to restore files from client2.

■ Log on to client1 and change the NetBackup client name to client2.

■ Restore the file.
■ Undo the changes that were made on the server and client.

Example of a redirected client restore using the altnames

file
This example explains how altnames provides restore capabilities to clients that
do not use their own host name when they connect to the NetBackup server.
By default, the NetBackup client name of the requesting client must match the peer
name that is used in the connection to the NetBackup server. When the NetBackup
client name is the host name for the client and matches the peer name (normal
case), this requirement is met.
However, problems arise when clients connect to multiple ethernet or connect to
the NetBackup server through a gateway.
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About client-redirected restores

Figure 33-1 Example restore from a token ring client

client1 NetBackup server

Token TCP
client2 Ring Gateway

client3

In this example, restore requests from client1, client2, and client3 are routed through
the TCP gateway. Because the gateway uses its own peer name rather than the
client host names for connection to the NetBackup server, NetBackup refuses the
requests. Clients cannot restore even their own files.
To correct the situation, do the following.
Determine the peer name of the gateway:
■ Try a restore from the client in question. In this example, the request fails with
an error message similar to the following:
client is not validated to use the server

■ Examine the NetBackup problems report and identify the peer name that is used
on the request. Entries in the report may be similar to the following:
01/29/12 08:25:03 bpserver - request from invalid server or client
client1.dvlp.null.com
In this example, the peer name is client1.dvlp.null.com.
On Windows: Determine the peer name, then create the following file on the
NetBackup master server:
install_path\NetBackup\db\altnames\peername

On UNIX: Run the touch command on the following file:

/usr/openv/netbackup/db/altnames/peername

In this example, the file is:

On Windows:
install_path\NetBackup\db\altnames\client1.dvlp.null.com

On UNIX:
/usr/openv/netbackup/db/altnames/client1.dvlp.null.com
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About client-redirected restores

Edit the peername file so that it includes the client names.

For example, if you leave file client1.dvlp.null.com empty, client1, client2, and
client3 can all access the backups that correspond to their NetBackup client name
setting.
See “Allowing a single client to perform redirected restores” on page 1158.
If you add the names client2 and client3 to the file, you give these two clients access
to NetBackup file restores, but exclude client1.
See “Allowing redirected restores of a specific client’s files” on page 1158.
Note that this example requires no changes on the clients.
Restore the files.

Example of how to troubleshoot a redirected client restore

using the altnames file
If you cannot restore files with a redirected client restore by using the altnames
file, troubleshoot the situation, as follows.
On Windows:
■ Create the debug log directory for the NetBackup Request Daemon:
install_path\NetBackup\logs\bprd

■ On the master server, stop and restart the NetBackup Request Daemon. Restart
the service to ensure that this service is running in verbose mode and logs
information regarding client requests.
■ On client1 (the requesting client), try the file restore.
■ On the master server, identify the peer name connection that client1 uses.
■ Examine the failure as logged on the All Log Entries report. Or, examine the
debug log for the NetBackup Request Daemon to identify the failing name
combination:
install_path\NetBackup\logs\bprd\mmddyy.log

■ On the master server, do one of the following:

■ Create an install_path\NetBackup\db\altnames\No.Restrictions file.
The file allows any client to access client2 backups if the client changes its
NetBackup client name setting to client2.
■ Create an install_path\NetBackup\db\altnames\peername file. The file
allows client1 to access client2 backups if client1 changes its NetBackup
client name setting to client2.
■ Add client2 name to the following file:
install_path\NetBackup\db\altnames\peername.
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About client-redirected restores

■ client1 is allowed to access backups on client2 only.

■ On client1, change the NetBackup client name setting to match what is specified
on client2.
■ Restore the files from client1.
■ Perform the following actions:
■ Delete install_path\NetBackup\logs\bprd and the contents.
■ On the master server, select NetBackup Management > Host Properties
> Master Servers > Double-click on master server. In the Master Server
Properties dialog box, in the left pane, click on Logging. Clear the Keep
logs for days property check box.

■ If you do not want the change to be permanent, do the following:

■ Delete install_path\NetBackup\db\altnames\No.Restrictions (if
existent).
■ Delete install_path\NetBackup\db\altnames\peername (if existent).
■ On client1, change the NetBackup client name to its original value.
On UNIX:
■ On the NetBackup master server, add the VERBOSE entry and a logging level to
the bp.conf file. For example:

VERBOSE = 3

■ Create the debug log directory for bprd by running the following command:
mkdir /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bprd

■ On the NetBackup server, stop the NetBackup Request Daemon, bprd, and
restart it in verbose mode by running:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bprdreq -terminate
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bprd -verbose

Restart bprd to ensure that bprd logs information regarding client requests.
■ On client1, try the file restore.
■ On the NetBackup server, identify the peer name connection that client1 used.
Examine the failure as logged on the All Log Entries report or examine the bard
debug log to identify the failing name combination:
/usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bprd/log.date

■ Take one of the following on the NetBackup server:

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About restoring the files that have Access Control Lists (ACLs)

■ Enter the following commands:

mkdir -p /usr/openv/netbackup/db/altnames touch
/usr/openv/netbackup/db/altnames/No.Restrictions
These commands allow any client access to client2 backups by changing
its NetBackup client name setting to specify the client2.

■ Run the touch command on the following file:

/usr/openv/netbackup/db/altnames/peername
The command allows client1 access to any client2 backups by changing its
NetBackup client name setting to specify client2.
■ Add client2 to the /usr/openv/netbackup/db/altnames/peername file. The
addition to the peername file allows client1 access to the backups that were
created on client2 only.
■ On client1, change the NetBackup client name setting in the user interface to
match what is specified on client2.
■ Restore the files to client1.
■ Do the following:
■ Delete the VERBOSE entry from the /usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf file on
the master server.
■ Delete /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bprd and the contents.

■ To return the configuration to what it was before the restore, do the following:
■ Delete /usr/openv/netbackup/db/altnames/peer.or.hostname (if it exists)
■ Delete /usr/openv/netbackup/db/altnames/No.Restrictions (if it exists)
■ On client1, restore the NetBackup client name setting to its original value.

See “Allowing redirected restores of a specific client’s files” on page 1158.

See “Allowing a single client to perform redirected restores” on page 1158.

About restoring the files that have Access Control

Lists (ACLs)
An Access Control List (ACL) is a table that conveys the access rights users need
to a file or directory. Each file or directory can have a security attribute that extends
or restricts users’ access.
By default, the nbtar (/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/nbtar) restores ACLs along
with file and directory data.
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About restoring the files that have Access Control Lists (ACLs)

However, in some situations the ACLs cannot be restored to the file data, as follows:
■ Where the restore is cross-platform. (Examples: An AIX ACL restored to a Solaris
client or a Windows ACL restored to an HP client.)
■ When a restore utility (tar) other than nbtar is used to restore files.
In these instances, NetBackup stores the ACL information in a series of generated
files in the root directory using the following naming form:
.SeCuRiTy.nnnn

These files can be deleted or can be read and the ACLs regenerated by hand.

Note: If performing an alternate restore where the original directory was

ACL-enabled, the alternate restore directory must also be ACL-enabled. If the
alternate restore directory is not ACL-enabled, the restore is not successful.

Restoring files without restoring ACLs

The NetBackup client interface on Windows is available to administrators to restore
data without restoring the ACLs. Both the destination client and the source of the
backup must be Windows systems.
To restore files without restoring ACLs, the following conditions must be met:
■ The policy that backed up the client is of policy type MS-Windows.
■ An administrator performs the restore and is logged into a NetBackup server
(Windows or UNIX). The option is set at the server by using the client interface.
The option is unavailable on standalone clients (clients that do not contain the
NetBackup server software).
■ The destination client and the source of the backup must both be systems
running supported Windows OS levels. The option is disabled on UNIX clients.
Use the following procedure to restore files without restoring ACLs.
To restore files without restoring ACLs
1 Log on to the NetBackup server as administrator.
2 Open the Backup, Archive, and Restore client interface.
3 From the client interface, initiate a restore.
4 Select the files to be restored, then select Actions > Start Restore of Marked
Files.
5 In the Restore Marked Files dialog box, place a check in the Restore without
access-control attributes check box.
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About setting the original atime for files during restores on UNIX

6 Make any other selections for the restore job.

7 Click Start Restore.

About setting the original atime for files during

restores on UNIX
During a restore, NetBackup sets the atime for each file to the current time by
default. You can elect to have NetBackup set the atime for each restored file to
the value the file had when it was backed up. To do so, create the following file on
the client:
/usr/openv/netbackup/RESTORE_ORIGINAL_ATIME

Restoring the System State

The System State includes the registry, the COM+ Class Registration database,
and boot and system files. If the server is a domain controller, the data also includes
the Active Directory services database and the SYSVOL directory.

Note: The best recovery procedure depends on many hardware and software
variables that pertain to the server and its environment. For a complete Windows
recovery procedure, refer to the Microsoft documentation.

Read the following notes carefully before you restore the System State:
■ The System State should be restored in its entirety. Do not restore selected
files.
■ Do not redirect a System State restore. System State is computer-specific and
to restore it to an alternate computer can result in an unusable system.
■ Do not cancel a System State restore operation. To cancel the operation may
leave the system unusable.
■ To restore the System State to a domain controller, the Active Directory must
not be running.

Restoring the System State

Use the following procedure to restore the System State.
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Restoring the System State

To restore the System State

1 To restore the Active Directory, restart the system, and press F8 during the
boot process. F8 brings up a startup options menu. Press F8 upon restart if
the system to which you are to restore is a Windows domain controller.
Otherwise, begin with step 4.
2 From the startup options, select Directory Services Restore Mode and
continue the boot process.
3 Ensure that the NetBackup Client Service, either bpinetd on Windows or
inetd on UNIX, has started. Use the Activity Monitor or the Services
application in the Windows Control Panel.
4 Start the Backup, Archive, and Restore client interface. Click Select for
Restore, and place a checkmark next to System State.
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Restoring the System State

5 To restore a system state backup using an incremental backup, select the full
backup and one or more differential-incremental or cumulative-incremental
backups.

6 From the Actions menu, select Restores.

7 From the Restore Marked Files dialog box, select Restore everything to its
original location and Overwrite the existing file.
Do not redirect the System State restore to a different host. System State is
computer-specific. To restore it to a different computer can result in an unusable
system.
8 Click Start Restore.
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About the backup and restore of compressed files on VxFS file systems

9 The network may contain more than one domain controller. To replicate Active
Directory to other domain controllers, perform an authoritative restore of the
Active Directory after the NetBackup restore job completes.
To perform an authoritative restore of the Active Directory, run the Microsoft
ntdsutil utility after you restored the System State data but before the server
is restarted. An authoritative restore ensures that the data is replicated to all
of the servers.
Additional information about an authoritative restore and the ntdsutil utility
is available.
See the Microsoft documentation.
10 Restart the system before performing subsequent restore operations.
If you booted into Directory Services Restore Mode on a domain controller,
restart into normal mode when the restore is complete.

About the backup and restore of compressed files

on VxFS file systems
NetBackup can back up and restore VxFS-compressed files, maintaining the
compression state when the target volume supports file system compression. Future
releases will expand this capability to other file systems.
Upon backup of files on a VxFS file system, a message displays in the Activity
Monitor whenever NetBackup encounters a compressed file:
Compress flag found for ‘file_name’.

Upon restore, NetBackup restores the files to a VxFS file system in their compressed
form.
If the restore is to a non-VxFS file system, NetBackup restores the files in an
uncompressed form. The following message displays in the Progress tab of the
Backup, Archive, and Restore client interface:
File ‘file_name’ will not be restored in compressed form. Please
refer to the Release Notes or User Guide.

The message appears only for the first file that cannot be restored in its compressed
form.

Note: The compression messages display if the verbose level is 1 or greater.

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About backups and restores on ReFS

About backups and restores on ReFS

Microsoft Resilient File System (ReFS) support in NetBackup is automatic and
requires no additional configuration.
To restore optimized backups, use the Restore from Optimized Backup in the
Backup, Archive, and Restore interface. You can select individual files for restore.
NetBackup does not support a redirected restore of a Microsoft Resilient File
Systems (ReFS) file system.
Table 33-1 lists the ReFS-to-NTFS backup and restore combinations and the
success of each.

Table 33-1 ReFS backup and restore

Between file Backups Restores

systems

ReFS to ReFS Successful Successful

ReFS to NTFS Successful Successful

NTFS to ReFS Successful Limited success

For successful restores:

■ Restore NTFS backups to NTFS file system.

■ Remove all non-supported ReFS items.
■ Copy the files to an ReFS file system.
 Chapter 34
Powering down and
rebooting NetBackup
servers
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ Powering down and rebooting NetBackup servers

■ Shutting down and starting up all NetBackup services and daemons

■ Rebooting a NetBackup server

■ Rebooting a NetBackup media server

■ About displaying active processes with bpps on UNIX

■ About displaying robotic processes with vmps on UNIX

Powering down and rebooting NetBackup servers

To close and restart NetBackup servers, use the following recommended procedure.
To power down a server
1 In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, click Activity
Monitor. Click the Jobs tab and make sure that no jobs are running.
2 Click the Daemons tab and right-click the NetBackup Request daemon, bprd.
Select Stop daemon to stop additional job activity and to let current activity
end.
3 Right-click any daemons that are still running and select Stop daemon.
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Shutting down and starting up all NetBackup services and daemons

4 From the command line, run:

On Windows:
install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\bprdreq -terminate

On UNIX:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bprdreq -terminate

bprdreq does not run on a media server.

5 Run the system shutdown command.

The installation process copies the appropriate startup and shutdown script
from /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/goodies to /init.d and creates links to it
from the appropriate /rc directory.
Use system startup scripts to begin the Media Manager and NetBackup
daemons when the system boots up. Use shutdown scripts to terminate the
daemons at system shutdown.
The NetBackup Installation Guide contains more information about the startup
and shutdown scripts.
6 On Windows, run:

install_path\NetBackup\bin\bpdown

7 Power down the server.

Shutting down and starting up all NetBackup

services and daemons
To shut down and start all NetBackup services and daemons, enter the following
commands from a command line:
On Windows:
■ To shut down all NetBackup services:

install_path\NetBackup\bin\bpdown

■ To startup all NetBackup services:

install_path\NetBackup\bin\bpup

On UNIX:
■ To shut down all NetBackup daemons:
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Rebooting a NetBackup server

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bp.kill_all

■ To startup all NetBackup daemons:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bp.start_all

All open NetBackup Administration Console sessions need to be restarted and

reconnected if NetBackup services are restarted or if a NetBackup server has been
rebooted.

Rebooting a NetBackup server

Use the following procedure to reboot a NetBackup server.
To reboot a NetBackup master server
1 Restart the system.
2 On Windows: If the required NetBackup services are not set up to start
automatically, do the following:
■ From the Windows desktop, start the Windows Services applet.
■ Start the NetBackup Client service.
■ Start the NetBackup Device Manager service. The NetBackup Volume
Manager service also starts automatically.
■ Start the NetBackup Request Daemon service to start the NetBackup
Database Manager service.

3 On UNIX: Ensure that bprd, bpdbm, and vmd are up by running the following
script:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bpps -a

4 On UNIX: Start all NetBackup daemons:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bp.start_all

Rebooting a NetBackup media server

Use the following procedure to reboot a NetBackup media server.
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About displaying active processes with bpps on UNIX

To reboot a NetBackup media server

1 Restart the system.
2 On Windows: The required NetBackup services start automatically if they are
set up to do so.
If they are not set to start automatically, do the following:
■ From the Windows desktop, start the Windows Services applet.
■ Start the NetBackup Client service.
■ Start the NetBackup Device Manager service (ltid). The NetBackup
Volume Manager service (vmd) also starts.

3 On UNIX: Start ltid if it is not already running:

From the NetBackup Administration Console, do the following:
■ Click Activity Monitor, then select the Processes tab.
■ Right-click ltid and select Start Daemon.

4 On UNIX: From the command line, run:

/usr/openv/volmgr/bin/ltid

About displaying active processes with bpps on

UNIX
NetBackup provides the bpps script to determine which NetBackup processes are
active on a UNIX system.
bpps is located in the following directory:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bpps

The following is example output:

root 310 0.0 0.0 176 0 ? IW Oct 19 15:04 /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bpdbm

root 306 0.0 0.0 276 0 ? IW Oct 19 2:37 /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bprd

To prevent bpps from displaying processes you do not want to check, add the
processes to an exclude list. See the comments within the script for more
information.
To display both NetBackup and Media Manager options, run:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bpps -a
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About displaying robotic processes with vmps on UNIX

About displaying robotic processes with vmps

on UNIX
The vmps script shows the Media Manager daemons and robotic processes that
are active on a UNIX system.
To run this script, use the following command:

/usr/openv/volmgr/bin/vmps

In the following sample, the second column contains the process IDs for the
processes.

root 303 0.0 0.2 136 264 ? S Feb 11 4:32 ltid -v

root 305 0.0 0.0 156 0 ? IW Feb 11 0:54 vmd -v
root 306 0.0 0.0 104 0 ? IW Feb 11 0:15 tl8d -v
root 307 0.0 0.0 68 56 ? S Feb 11 12:16 avrd
root 310 0.0 0.0 116 0 ? IW Feb 11 0:07 tl8cd -v

The status for the nbemm command is not shown in the output of vmps. The nbemm
status is shown in the output of the bpps script.
 Chapter 35
About Granular Recovery
Technology
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ About installing and configuring Network File System (NFS) for Active Directory
Granular Recovery

■ About configuring Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows 2012
and Windows 2012 R2

■ About configuring Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows 2008
and Windows 2008 R2

■ Configuring a UNIX media server and Windows clients for backups and restores
that use Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)

■ Configuring a different network port for NBFSD

About installing and configuring Network File

System (NFS) for Active Directory Granular
Recovery
NetBackup Granular Recovery leverages Network File System, or NFS, to read
individual objects from a database backup image. Specifically, the NetBackup client
uses NFS to extract data from the backup image on the NetBackup media server.
The NetBackup client uses “Client for NFS” to mount and access a mapped drive
that is connected to the NetBackup media server. The NetBackup media server
handles the I/O requests from the client through NBFSD.
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About configuring Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows 2012 and Windows 2012 R2

NBFSD is the NetBackup File System (NBFS) service that runs on the media server.
NBFSD makes a NetBackup backup image appear as a file system folder to the
NetBackup client over a secure connection.
Network File System, or NFS, is a widely recognized, open standard for client and
server file access over a network. It allows clients to access files on dissimilar
servers through a shared TCP/IP network. NFS is typically bundled with the host
operating system. NetBackup uses Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) and NFS
to recover the individual objects that reside within a database backup image, such
as:
■ A user account from an Active Directory database backup
■ Email messages or folders from an Exchange database backup
■ A document from a SharePoint database backup
Multiple NetBackup agents that support GRT (for example, Exchange, SharePoint,
and Active Directory) can use the same media server.

About configuring Services for Network File

System (NFS) on Windows 2012 and Windows
2012 R2
To restore individual items from the Active Directory, you must configure Services
for NFS on the NetBackup media server and all Active Directory domain controllers
or ADAM/LDS hosts.
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About configuring Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows 2012 and Windows 2012 R2

Table 35-1 Configuring NFS on Windows 2012 and Windows 2012 R2

Step Action Description

Step 1 Configure NFS on the media On the media server do the following:
server.
■ Stop and disable the ONC/RPC Portmapper service, if it exists.
■ Enable NFS.
See “Enabling Services for Network File System (NFS) on a Windows
2012 or Windows 2012 R2 media server” on page 1178.
■ Stop the Server for NFS service.
See “Disabling the Server for NFS” on page 1191.
■ Stop the Client for NFS service.
See “Disabling the Client for NFS on the media server” on page 1189.
Note: If the Active Directory domain controller or ADAM/LDS host
resides on the media server, do not disable the Client for NFS.
■ Configure the portmap service to start automatically at server restart.
Issue the following from the command prompt:
sc config portmap start= auto
This command should return the status [SC] ChangeServiceConfig
SUCCESS.

Step 2 Configure NFS on all Active On all Active Directory domain controllers or ADAM/LDS hosts, do the
Directory domain controllers following:
or ADAM/LDS hosts.
■ Enable NFS on the clients.
See “Enabling Services for Network File System (NFS) on a Windows
2012 or Windows 2012 R2 client” on page 1182.
■ Stop the Server for NFS service.
See “Disabling the Server for NFS” on page 1191.

Enabling Services for Network File System (NFS) on a Windows

2012 or Windows 2012 R2 media server
To restore individual items from a backup that uses Granular Recovery Technology
(GRT), you must enable Services for Network File System (NFS). When this
configuration is completed on the media server, you can disable any unnecessary
NFS services.
 About Granular Recovery Technology 1179
About configuring Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows 2012 and Windows 2012 R2

To enable Services for Network File System (NFS) on a Windows 2012 or

Windows 2012 R2 media server
1 Open the Server Manager.
2 From the Manage menu, click Add Roles and Features.

3 In the Add Roles and Features Wizard, on the Before You Begin page, click
Next.
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About configuring Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows 2012 and Windows 2012 R2

4 On the Select installation type page, select Role-based or feature-based

installation.

5 Click Next.
6 On the Server Selection page, click Select a server from the server pool
and select the server. Click Next.
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About configuring Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows 2012 and Windows 2012 R2

7 On the Server Roles page, expand File and Storage Services and File and
iSCSI Services.
8 Click File Server and Server for NFS. When you are prompted, click Add
Features. Click Next.

9 If the media server is also an Active Directory domain controllers or ADAM/LDS

host, on the Features page, click Client for NFS. Click Next.
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About configuring Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows 2012 and Windows 2012 R2

10 On the Confirmation page, click Install.

11 Disable any unnecessary services, as follows:
■ If you have a single host that functions as both the media server and the
Active Directory domain controllers or ADAM/LDS host, you can disable
the Server for NFS service.
See “Disabling the Server for NFS” on page 1191.
■ For a host that is only the NetBackup media server, you can disable the
Server for NFS and the Client for NFS services.
See “Disabling the Server for NFS” on page 1191.
See “Disabling the Client for NFS on the media server” on page 1189.

Enabling Services for Network File System (NFS) on a Windows

2012 or Windows 2012 R2 client
To restore individual items from a backup that uses Granular Recovery Technology
(GRT), you must enable Services for Network File System (NFS). When this
configuration is completed all the Active Directory domain controllers or ADAM/LDS
hosts, you can disable any unnecessary NFS services.
 About Granular Recovery Technology 1183
About configuring Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows 2012 and Windows 2012 R2

To enable Services for Network File System (NFS) on a Windows 2012 or

Windows 2012 R2 client
1 Open the Server Manager.
2 From the Manage menu, click Add Roles and Features.

3 In the Add Roles and Features Wizard, on the Before You Begin page, click
Next.
 About Granular Recovery Technology 1184
About configuring Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows 2012 and Windows 2012 R2

4 On the Select installation type page, select Role-based or feature-based

installation.

5 Click Next.
6 On the Server Selection page, click Select a server from the server pool
and select the server. Click Next.

7 On the Server Roles page, click Next.

 About Granular Recovery Technology 1185
About configuring Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows 2008 and Windows 2008 R2

8 On the Features page, click Client for NFS. Click Next.

9 On the Confirmation page, click Install.

About configuring Services for Network File

System (NFS) on Windows 2008 and Windows
2008 R2
To restore individual items from the Active Directory, you must configure Services
for NFS on the NetBackup media server and all Active Directory domain controllers
or ADAM/LDS hosts.
 About Granular Recovery Technology 1186
About configuring Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows 2008 and Windows 2008 R2

Table 35-2 Configuring NFS in a Windows 2008 or Windows 2008 R2

environment

Step Action Description

Step 1 Configure NFS on the media On the media server do the following:
server.
■ Stop and disable the ONC/RPC Portmapper service, if it exists.
■ Enable NFS.
See “Enabling Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows
2008 or Windows 2008 R2” on page 1187.
■ Stop the Server for NFS service.
See “Disabling the Server for NFS” on page 1191.
■ Stop the Client for NFS service.
See “Disabling the Client for NFS on the media server” on page 1189.
Note: If the Active Directory domain controller or ADAM/LDS host
resides on the media server, do not disable the Client for NFS.
■ Configure the portmap service to start automatically at server restart.
Issue the following from the command prompt:
sc config portmap start= auto
This command should return the status [SC] ChangeServiceConfig
SUCCESS.

Step 2 Configure NFS on all Active On all Active Directory domain controllers or ADAM/LDS hosts, do the
Directory domain controllers following:
or ADAM/LDS hosts.
■ Enable NFS.
See “Enabling Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows
2008 or Windows 2008 R2” on page 1187.
■ Stop the Server for NFS service.
See “Disabling the Server for NFS” on page 1191.

Step 3 Install the hotfix for Client for On all Active Directory domain controllers or ADAM/LDS hosts, install the
NFS on all Active Directory hotfix for Client for NFS. The hotfix is available at the following location:
domain controllers or
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955012
ADAM/LDS hosts.
Note: Important Windows Vista hotfixes and Windows Server 2008 hotfixes
are included in the same packages. However, the hotfix Request page
lists only Windows Vista. To request the hotfix package that applies to
one or both operating systems, select the hotfix that is listed under
Windows Vista on the page. Always refer to the Applies To section
in articles to determine the actual operating system for each hotfix.
 About Granular Recovery Technology 1187
About configuring Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows 2008 and Windows 2008 R2

Enabling Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows 2008

or Windows 2008 R2
To restore individual items from a backup that uses Granular Recovery Technology
(GRT), you must enable Services for Network File System (NFS). When this
configuration is completed on the media server and all Active Directory domain
controllers or ADAM/LDS hosts, you can disable any unnecessary NFS services.
To enable Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows 2008 or
Windows 2008 R2
1 Open the Server Manager.
2 In the left pane, click Roles and, in the right pane, click Add Roles.

3 In the Add Roles Wizard, on the Before You Begin page, click Next.
 About Granular Recovery Technology 1188
About configuring Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows 2008 and Windows 2008 R2

4 On the Select Server Roles page, under Roles, check the File Services
check box. Click Next.

Note: If a role service is already installed for the File Services role, you can
add other role services from Roles home page. In the File Services pane, click
Add Role Services.

5 On the Files Services page, click Next.

6 On the Select Role Services page, do the following:
■ Uncheck File Server.
■ Check Services for Network File System.
■ Click Next and complete the wizard.
 About Granular Recovery Technology 1189
About configuring Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows 2008 and Windows 2008 R2

7 For each host in your configuration, choose from one of the following:
■ If you have a single host that functions as both the media server and the
Active Directory domain controllers or ADAM/LDS host, you can disable
the Server for NFS.
■ For a host that is only the NetBackup media server, you can disable the
Server for NFS and the Client for NFS.
■ For a host that is only an Active Directory domain controllers or ADAM/LDS
host, you can disable the Server for NFS.

Disabling the Client for NFS on the media server

After you enable Services for Network File System (NFS) on a host that is only a
NetBackup media server, you can disable the Client for NFS.
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About configuring Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows 2008 and Windows 2008 R2

To disable the Client for NFS on the NetBackup media server

1 Open the Server Manager.
2 In the left pane, expand Configuration.
3 Click Services.

4 In the right pane, right-click on Client for NFS and click Stop.
5 In the right pane, right-click on Client for NFS and click Properties.
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About configuring Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows 2008 and Windows 2008 R2

6 In the Client for NFS Properties dialog box, from the Startup type list, click
Disabled.

7 Click OK.

Disabling the Server for NFS

After you enable Services for Network File System (NFS) on the media server and
on the Active Directory domain controllers or ADAM/LDS hosts, you can disable
Server for NFS.
To disable the Server for NFS
1 Open the Server Manager.
2 In the left pane, expand Configuration.
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About configuring Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows 2008 and Windows 2008 R2

3 Click Services.

4 In the right pane, right-click on Server for NFS and click Stop.
5 In the right pane, right-click on Server for NFS and click Properties.
 About Granular Recovery Technology 1193
Configuring a UNIX media server and Windows clients for backups and restores that use Granular Recovery
Technology (GRT)

6 In the Server for NFS Properties dialog box, from the Startup type list, click
Disabled.

7 Click OK.
8 Repeat this procedure for the media server and for all Active Directory domain
controllers or ADAM/LDS hosts.

Configuring a UNIX media server and Windows

clients for backups and restores that use Granular
Recovery Technology (GRT)
To perform backups and restores that use Granular Recovery Technology (GRT),
perform the following configuration if you use a UNIX media server and Windows
clients:
■ Confirm that your media server is installed on a platform that supports granular
recovery.
See the Software Compatibility List.
■ No other configuration is required for the UNIX media server.
 About Granular Recovery Technology 1194
Configuring a different network port for NBFSD

■ Enable or install NFS on all Active Directory domain controllers or ADAM/LDS

hosts.
See “Enabling Services for Network File System (NFS) on a Windows 2012 or
Windows 2012 R2 media server” on page 1178.
See “Enabling Services for Network File System (NFS) on a Windows 2012 or
Windows 2012 R2 client” on page 1182.
See “Enabling Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows 2008 or
Windows 2008 R2” on page 1187.
■ You can configure a different network port for NBFSD.
See “Configuring a different network port for NBFSD” on page 1194.

Configuring a different network port for NBFSD

NBFSD runs on port 7394. If another service uses the standard NBFSD port in your
organization, you can configure the service on another port. The following procedures
describe how to configure a NetBackup server to use a network port other than the
default.
To configure a different network port for NBFSD (Windows server)
1 Log on as administrator on the computer where NetBackup server is installed.
2 Open Regedit.
3 Open the following key.:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VERITAS\NetBackup\CurrentVersion\Config

4 Create a new DWORD value named FSE_PORT.

5 Right-click on the new value and click Modify.
6 In the Value data box, provide a port number between 1 and 65535.
7 Click OK.
To configure a different network port for NBFSD (UNIX server)
1 Log on as root on the computer where NetBackup server is installed.
2 Open the bp.conf file.
3 Add the following entry, where XXXX is an integer and is a port number between
1 and 65535.
FSE_PORT = XXXX
 Index

Symbols ACS, LSM, Panel, Drive tape drive configuration

.ds files 576 option 430
.f files in catalog 635, 637, 892–893 ACSLS host robot configuration option 421
.lck catalog files 892 Active Directory
.SeCuRiTy.nnnn files 1165 Application Mode (ADAM) 862, 864, 867
granular recovery 862–864
host properties 75–76
A restoring objects 864
Absolute pathname to directory/volume storage unit Active secondary operations 661
setting 578 Activity Monitor
Accelerator about the utility 1037
and the NetBackup catalog 743 allowing access to using auth.conf file 1130
configuring 743 bpdbjobs command 1071
description 737 BPDBJOBS_OPTIONS environmental
does not reset atime 103, 741, 771 variable 1069
Expire after copy retention type 654, 871 canceling uncompleted jobs 1044
Forced rescan schedule attribute 108, 365 copy job information 1046
forced rescan schedule attribute 774 Daemons tab 1047
logs for 745 deleting completed jobs 1043
messages in the backup job details log 744 detailed job status 1043, 1058
notes and requirements 740 disabling job logging 188
policy attribute 736 displaying Backup jobs 629, 631
replacing image size with network-transferred displaying Duplication jobs 633
data in command output 754 displaying Import jobs 634
reporting network-transferred data in command displaying Index From Snapshot jobs 636
output 751 displaying Replication jobs 639
Accept connections on non reserved ports displaying Snapshot jobs 642
property 258, 270 filtering column heads 1043
Access Control problem displaying media servers 1059
auditing user information without enabling 341 restarting a completed job 1044
authorizing users 1128, 1132 resuming suspended jobs 1045
changing DBA password 960 saving job data to a file 1045
host properties 68–69, 71–73, 343 setup options 1039
to a server or client 376 starting and stopping daemons 1058
utility in Administration Console 45 stopping jobs 1044
within the NetBackup Administration suspending a job 1044
Console 1127 using the Troubleshooter 51
Access Control Lists (ACLs) 830, 835, 879, 1164 ADAM (Active Directory Application Mode). See Active
Access Control Lists (ACLs) for GPFS 364–365 Directory Application Mode (ADAM)
Access Management utility 45 adjust time zone 1143–1144
ACS robot type 408 administrator
account for NetBackup Client Service 1109
 Index 1196

administrator (continued) Authentication Domain tab 68–69

email address property 158 AUTHENTICATION_DOMAIN 270
nonroot 1130 Authorization Service tab 68, 71
AdvancedDisk disk storage units 571, 573 AUTHORIZATION_SERVICE 272
All log entries report 173, 1080 Auto create A.I.R. Import SLP (SLP parameter) 249
ALL_FILESYSTEMS 839 Auto Image Replication
Allow backups to span tape media property 187 about 994
Allow client browse property 86 and trusted master servers 1007
Allow client restore property 86 Backup operation in source domain 995
Allow media overwrite property 186, 269 Maximum size per A.I.R. replication job (SLP
Allow multiple data streams parameter) 247
set policy attribute 731 nbstserv 1013
when to use 732 no disk spanning support 995
Allow multiple retentions per media property 187, 787 Non-targeted 1020–1021, 1026
Allow server file writes property 63, 257, 362 overview 994
ALLOW_MEDIA_OVERWRITE 269 role of Backup operation in source domain 628
ALLOW_NON_RESERVED_PORTS 269 role of Import operation 633
alternate role of Replication operation 638
client restores 354 supported versions 994
media types 461 synchronizing clocks of master servers 995
read server for SLP operations 664 Target master option 639, 663
server, expiring and importing media for 1153 Target retention type 657
server, failing over to 1153 Targeted 238, 639, 995, 1007, 1020–1021, 1028
Alternate restore failover machines host topology of storage 1000
properties 222 TRUSTED_MASTER 339
altnames file using the Make Master option 243
No.Restrictions file 1157 Auto snapshot type 761
peername file 1158 Auto-discovery streaming mode 847
Always property in Fibre Transport host properties 146 AUTO_ADD_ALL_ALIASES_FOR_CLIENT 273
Announce DHCP interval property 195 Automated Cartridge System
ANSI format 186 drive information 430
AOS/VS format 186 automatic
API robots 480, 491 failover to an alternate server 1152
application server 1061 path correction 449
archive bit 108, 765, 769, 877 Volume Recognition service (avrd) 1060
archive jobs 103, 369 Automatic Volume Recognition process (avrd)
asterisk as wildcard 1111 and the NetBackup Device Manager 453
atime 103, 362, 379, 771, 906, 1166 automounted directories 717
auditing avrd (Automatic Volume Recognition process) 1060
Audit Manager 1048, 1061
report 90 B
USE_AUTHENTICATION 341
Backup
auth.conf file
end notify timeout property 255, 284
authorizing users 1127
job 629, 631
capabilities identifiers 1131
network drives policy attribute 717
description 1128
operation 627, 660
entries for specific applications 1130
start notify timeout property 254, 285
on Windows 1133
Backup From Snapshot operation 629, 637
authentication certificates. See security certificates
 Index 1197

Backup option for log files during full backups Bandwidth host properties 76, 78, 313
property 130 barcodes 516
Backup Policy Management actions for 481
allowing access to using auth.conf file 1130 adding media type mapping entries 498
Backup Selections list advantages of 479
ALL_FILESYSTEMS directive 839 best practices 480
VOLUME_EXCLUDE_LIST directive 839 checking 479
wildcard characters 1113 comparing robot contents with volume 537
Backup, Archive, and Restore configuring rules 482
allowing access to using auth.conf file 1130 rules 481
authorizing specific tasks in 1131 settings 485
BACKUP_FIFO_FILES 346 Bare Metal Restore (BMR) 110, 727, 888, 925, 1041,
backups 1049
activating policy 715 allowing access to using auth.conf file 1130
Client backups report 1079 Bare Metal Restore service 1060
creating copies 673, 781 basic disk staging
cumulative Incremental Backup 765 creating a storage unit 596
differential incremental backups 765 Final destination media owner 606
duplicating 982 Final destination storage unit 605
duration of schedule window 797–798 Final destination volume pool 605
expiring 988 priority of duplication jobs 599
frequency setting 777 relocation schedule 591, 603, 764
full 765 storage units
how NetBackup determines when files are checkpoint restart 710
due 769–770 low water mark 581
importing 989 size recommendations 600
manual 861 Use alternate read server attribute 599, 606
NetBackup database files 948, 958 BasicDisk storage units 663
network drives 717 configuring 404
NFS mounted files 699, 716 credentials for CIFS 573, 1051, 1060, 1062, 1064
off-site storage 787 media description 571
policy types 764 spanning within storage unit groups 617
raw partitions on Windows 711, 825 BE-MTF1 format 186
replacing Accelerator image size with bind mount on Linux 850
network-transferred data in command BitLocker Drive Encryption 125
output 754 BLAT mail utility 165
reporting network-transferred data for block level incremental backups 711, 760
Accelerator 751 Blowfish cipher encryption 357
selections list bmrbd (NetBackup Bare Metal Restore Boot Server
pathname rules 822, 825–826, 829, 837 Service) 1049
verifying 818 bmrbd (NetBackup Bare Metal Restore Master
send email notification about 160, 163, 165 Server) 1049
Status of Backups report 1079 BMRD (NetBackup Bare Metal Restore Master
status report 173 Server) 1060
user archive 766 BMRDB.db
user directed 765 configuration entry 936
schedules 772 in catalog 888
verifying 979 relocating 928, 961
windows 795 bmrpxeserver (NetBackup BMR PXE Service) 1049
 Index 1198

bp.conf file bpinetd client process 573, 1060

about entries 266 bpjava-msvc service 1060
configuring 63 bpjava-susvc service 1061
configuring to use ctime 772 bpjobd (NetBackup Jobs Database Management
entries for Activity Monitor 1068 daemon) 960
indicating database location 925 BPJOBD logging property 175
NetBackup Administration Console configuration bpjobd process 1061
entries 1133 bpps script 1174
personal file BPRD
for UNIX nonroot user 266, 381 logging property 175
for UNIX root user 266 NetBackup Request Daemon 261, 1052
BPARCHIVE_POLICY 347, 772 NetBackup Request Daemon, with NBAC 960
BPARCHIVE_SCHED 347, 772 port setting on client 194
bpbackup command 904 process 1061
BPBACKUP_POLICY 348, 772 BPRD_VERBOSE 281
BPBACKUP_SCHED 349, 772 bpsetconfig 63, 266
BPBRM logging property 175 bpstart_notify script 254–255, 285, 288
BPBRM_VERBOSE 274 BPSTART_TIMEOUT 254–255, 284–285, 288
bpcatarc command 913 bpstsinfo command 1002
bpcatlist command 913 bpsynth log 879
bpcatres command 914 bptestnetconn utility 210
bpcatrm command 914 BPTM logging level property 175, 283
bpcd client process 573 BPTM_VERBOSE 282
BPCD connect-back property 94, 150 Browse and restore ability property 91
bpcd daemon 1049, 1060 buffer size for data transfer 109
BPCD port setting on client 194 Busy action property 80
BPCD_WHITELIST_PATH 276 Busy file host properties 79, 81, 350–353
BPCDD (NetBackup Client Service) 1049 BUSY_FILE_ACTION 350
bpchangeprimary command 981 BUSY_FILE_DIRECTORY 351
BPCOMPATD (NetBackup Compatibility BUSY_FILE_NOTIFY_USER 80, 352
Service) 1049, 1060 BUSY_FILE_PROCESSING 80, 353
bpconfig command 848
bpdbjobs C
adding entries to bp.conf file 1068
cachefs file systems, excluding from backup 850
adding registry key 1068
Calendar schedule type 776, 800
command 1071
canceling uncompleted jobs 1044
debug log 1071
Capacity managed retention type 652–653
BPDBJOBS_COLDEFS 276
case sensitivity
BPDBJOBS_OPTIONS environmental variable 1069
in exclude list 134
BPDBM (NetBackup Database Manager) 960, 1049,
in NetBackup names 1110
1060
in storage unit and disk pool names 602
BPDBM logging property 175
in storage unit names 609, 611
BPDBM_VERBOSE 280
in volume pool names 524
BPDM logging property 175
catalog
bpend_notify script 255
and use of Accelerator 743
BPEND_TIMEOUT 284
archiving 716, 912
bpexpdate command 986
cloud configuration files 894
bpgetconfig 63
files 892
BPINETD (NetBackup Legacy Client Service) 1051
recovery 51, 896, 907
 Index 1199

catalog (continued) Checkpoint restart (continued)

utility 975 configuration option for maximum incomplete
catalog backups status 306
about 896 for restore jobs 711
adding critical policies to 859 Move job from incomplete state to done state
archiving 908, 911–912, 914–915 property 83–84
compressing image catalog 920 CIFS
determining success of 906 credentials for BasicDisk storage units 1051,
image files 893, 989 1060, 1062, 1064
manual backup 904 credentials for disk storage units 573
master server offline 92 share in the Backup Selections tab 824
Maximum concurrent jobs setting 582 volumes 1109
media server version 896–897, 900 cipher types for NetBackup encryption 124
moving client images 917 Clean-up host properties 81, 306, 712
multiple file layout 894 cleaning
overview 885 drives 442, 1066
parent and child jobs 1041 frequency 428
policy type 856 Cleaning Frequency tape drive configuration
running concurrently with other backups 159 option 428
schedules for 905 Cleanup interval (SLP parameter) 248
single file layout 894 Client administrator's email property 258
space required 915 Client Attributes host properties 86, 89, 93
strategies 907 Client backups report 1079
uncompressing 921 Client cipher property 124
wizard 50–51, 897 Client connect timeout property 253, 286
Catalog cleanup wait time property 84 Client name property 84
Catalog utility, allowing access to using auth.conf Client port window property 198
file 1130 Client read timeout property 102, 255, 288
CatalogBackup volume pool 457, 672, 708 Client sends mail setting 258, 380
cataloging snapshots 635, 637 Client Service, NetBackup 1109
CDE (Common Desktop Environment) 34 CLIENT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT 286
cdrom file system, excluding from backup 850 CLIENT_NAME 267, 353
certificates. See security certificates CLIENT_PORT_WINDOW 286
Change journal CLIENT_READ_TIMEOUT 254–255, 285, 287–288
and synthetic backups 878 CLIENT_RESERVED_PORT_WINDOW 289
determining if enabling is useful 109 clients
guideslines 110 adding a client to the client database 87
problems when stopping the replication service adding and removing clients 95
manually 690 adding to a policy 810
Change Server operation 35, 54–55, 179, 813, 1082, bp.conf options 266
1120–1122, 1126, 1144 choosing a policy type 700
Check the capacity of disk storage units property 152, deleting from policy 699
576 exclude file lists 142
CHECK_RESTORE_CLIENT 285 exclude files list 132–133, 136–137, 851
Checkpoint restart include file lists 142
and disk staging 596 include files list 140
and synthetic backups 872 installing 812
backup jobs 709 maximum jobs 157
moving image catalog 917
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clients (continued) copies (continued)

name 1157 creating using storage lifecycle policies 673, 781
peername 1157 option in the Configure Multiple Copies dialog
secure 812 box 780
setting host names 811 primary 780, 980, 986
taking offline 91 third party 779
taking offline for backup and restore 90 copy
trusting clients 813 a policy 697
Clone snapshot type 761 a policy schedule 698
cloud configuration files 894 NetBackup database files 948, 958
Cloud Settings tab 228 policy backup selections, clients, schedules 696
cloud storage configuration wizard 50 report text to anoter document 1082
Cloud Storage disk storage units 571 Copy-on-write
Cloud Storage host properties 111 snapshots 826
cloud storage server technology 761
credentials for 385 correcting paths of devices automatically 449
CloudStore, NetBackup 1049 cpio format 186
clustering 66, 885, 927, 938, 1147 Credential Access host properties 113
master server inter-node authentication 237 credentials 385
Collect Debug Logs Wizard 1086, 1091, 1101 about NDMP 385
Collect disaster recovery information for Bare Metal virtual machine server 386
Restore policy attribute 727 WebSocket server 386
Collect nbsu Output Wizard 1086, 1091, 1094, 1105 Critical Policies list 858–859, 900, 902, 904
Collect true image restore information (TIR) policy cross mount points
attribute 729–730, 758, 877 effect with UNIX raw partitions 720
Collect true image restore information (TIR) with move interaction with Follow NFS policy attribute 721
detection policy attribute 727, 730 policy attribute 719, 832
Collect true image restore information (TIR) with move separate policies for 720
detection property 83 CRYPT_KEYFILE 360
Communications buffer size property 109 CRYPT_KIND 356
compatibility list CRYPT_LIBPATH 359
for NDMP 1114 CRYPT_STRENGTH 358
Compress catalog interval property 157, 920 ctime 835
COMPRESS_SUFFIX 355 cumulative incremental backups 765, 767
Compression policy attribute curly brackets as wildcards 1112
considerations regarding compression 723
disabled by Enable granular recovery policy D
attribute 736
Daemon connection port property 95, 151
compression used by VxFS 723, 1169
Daemon port only property 151
concurrent jobs
daemons
on client 157
check with vmps 1175
per policy 713
checking processes 1174
CONNECT_OPTIONS 149, 290
monitoring 1058
Consistency check before backup host property 244
starting and stopping 1058
Continue with backup if consistency check fails
tab in the Activity Monitor 1047
property 130
types 1058
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) 995
DAS drive name tape drive configuration option 430
copies
data
creating using Catalog duplicating option 982
deduplication 724–725, 756
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data (continued) deleting (continued)

movers 572 schedules, backup selections, or clients from a
data classifications policy 698
creating 116 server groups 384
host properties 114 storage lifecycle policies 624
in storage lifecycle policies 619, 660 storage unit groups 613
policy attribute 703, 705, 783 storage units 568
use of Any 1008, 1034 volume group 527
Data Mover off-host backup method 630, 636, 760 volume pools 524
Data Protection Optimization Option license 884 Density storage unit setting 579
Database Administration utility 931–932, 938, 950 Detailed job status 1043, 1058
Database manager process (bpdbm) 1060 Device Configuration Wizard 50
database schema, exporting 948, 957 device hosts
database, for jobs 1067 removing 393
database-extension clients, adding file paths for 837 robot configuration option 419
DataStore Device Monitor
policy type 701 add drive comment 438
volume pool 496, 708 allowing access to using auth.conf file 1130
DataTools-SQL-BackTrack policy type 701 assigning requests 1075
datetime stamp 770 display pending requests 1073
Daylight savings time 1144 resubmit request 1076
DB2 policy type 701, 816 devices
db_marker.txt 892 configuration wizard 416
DBA password, changing 931, 945, 953, 959 configuring 410
dbadm (Database Administration utility) 950 discovery 412
DBR format 186 file 422
deactivating policy 715 file permissions 454
debug logging levels 171 managing remotely 33
decommissioning a media server 393, 400 mapping files 409–410
deduplication optimized synthetic backup method 884 devpts file system, excluding from backup 850
Deduplication property 91–92 DHCP setting on client 195
deduplication storage server differential incremental backups 765, 767
credentials for 385 Differential snapshot type 761
defining target for Auto Image Replication 999 Direct Access Recovery (DAR) 153
Default cache device path for Snapshots property 103 Directory can exist on the root file system or system
Default Job Priorities host properties 117, 715 disk setting 578
DEFAULT_CONNECT_OPTIONS 149, 290–291, 293 directory junctions on UNIX 831
Deferred duplication offset time (SLP parameter) 249, Disable client-side deduplication policy attribute 735
664 Disable Debug Logging Wizard 1086, 1091, 1100
Defragment NetBackup database files 942, 954 DISABLE_JOB_LOGGING 295
Delay on multiplexed restores property 152 DISABLE_STANDALONE_DRIVE_EXTENSIONS 296,
deleting 467
all devices for a media server 390 DISALLOW_BACKUPS_SPANNING_MEDIA 297
device hosts 393 DISALLOW_CLIENT_LIST_RESTORE 297
drives 443 DISALLOW_CLIENT_RESTORE 298
licenses 55 DISALLOW_SERVER_FILE_WRITES 257, 361
robots 423 disaster recovery
schedules 798 file 899, 907
information 158
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disaster recovery (continued) drives (continued)

sending e-mails 858 types 428
tab 856, 859 updating firmware 452
using the Make Master option 243 DSFR. See Microsoft Distributed File System
disk Replication
array, credentials for 113 Shadow Copy Components:\ directive 844
image backups 825 snapshot provider 98
spanning 188, 617, 706 Windows Open File Backups 97
staging storage units 615 duplicate backups
Disk logs report 1081 becoming a primary copy 985
Disk pool status report 1081 creating 982
disk pools restoring from 980
AdvancedDisk 404, 1072 Duplication
changing the state 405 job 633
cloud 404, 1072 optimized 661, 665
configuration wizard 51 SLP operation 631
deduplication 404, 1072 Duplication Manager 1053
description 573 See also Storage Lifecycle Manager service
OpenStorage 404, 1072 (nbstserv)
Replication Director 405, 1072 Duplication to remote master. See Auto Image
Disk resource multiplier (SLP parameter) 249 Replication
disk staging 594 DUPLICATION_SESSION_INTERVAL_MINUTES 251
Disk storage unit status report 1081 dynamically-allocated ports 199
Disk type storage unit setting 579
disk-image backups E
checkpoint restart 711
EAT_VERBOSE 299
Distributed Application Restore Mapping
EFI System partitions 843
host properties 121
ejecting volumes 514
Do not compress files ending with property 104, 355
Email
DO_NOT_RESET_FILE_ACCESS_TIME 362
address for administrator of this client 258
domains
disaster recovery 858
replicating backups to another. See Auto Image
notifications 158, 160–161, 163, 165
Replication
send from client 258, 380
down a device 439
send from server 258
Drive is in a robotic library tape drive configuration
EMMSERVER 300
option 428
Enable block sharing storage unit setting 579
Drive name tape drive configuration option 426
Enable encryption property 124
Drive path options 432
Enable granular recovery policy attribute 735, 863
Drive Status tape drive configuration option 429
Enable job logging property 188
drives
Enable multiplexing storage unit setting 580
access permission 454
Enable optimized backup of Windows deduplicated
adding comment 438
volumes 756
cleaning 428, 442, 445, 1066
Enable robust logging property 176
drive status 429
Enable SCSI reserve property 187
monitoring 1066
Enable single instance backup for message
name rules 415, 430
attachments property 130
replacing 450
Enable standalone drive extension property 188, 296
running diagnostics 447
Enable standard encryption property 124
servicing requests 1074
ENCR reserved prefix 458, 463
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Encrypting File System (EFS) 125 Extended attribute files

Encryption host properties 123, 125, 356, 871 disabling the restore of 837
Encryption policy attribute 725 for GPFS, ignoring during backup 364
about NetBackup encryption options 725 Solaris 9 831
disabled by Enable granular recovery policy to ignore during backup 364
attribute 736 Extended image retry interval (SLP parameter) 248,
End points 626
credentials for Web Socket servers 386
English error log 303 F
Enterprise Media Manager (EMM) 237, 330, 570,
Fail all copies when creating multiple copies 600, 782
888, 1050, 1061, 1147, 1149–1151
Fail property in Fibre Transport host properties 146
database 924
failover
removing a device host 393
media server to alternate media server(s) 221
service 388, 390, 891
servers, adding or changing 223
Enterprise Vault Hosts properties 127
storage unit selection in group 614
Enterprise Vault properties 126
to an alternate server 1152
Enterprise-Vault
FAILOVER_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVERS 301
policy type 701
Federated SharePoint configurations 245
erasing media 509
Fibre Transport (FT)
error codes. See status codes
host properties 143
Error Logs tab 1067
media servers 234, 328
escape character on UNIX 1112
FIFO files 340, 346
Exchange credentials property 131
File browse timeout property 254, 369
Exchange granular proxy host property 130
File Change Log (FCL) 103–104
exclude
file lists
cdrom file system from backup 850
extension clients 837
days from a backup policy schedule 799
links on UNIX 828
days from an SLP window 668–669
raw partitions 831
files and directories from backup 133, 136–137
UNIX clients 829
files and directories from UNIX backups 132
UNIX files not backed up 830, 850
files and directories from Windows backups 132
Windows clients 822
files list 142, 851
file names (not allowed in Backup Selections list) 1114
list syntax 137
File system backup coverage report 819
Exclude list host properties 134–135
files
exclude lists
.SeCuRiTy.nnnn 1165
configuring the exclude list on a Windows client
/.rhosts 813
from a UNIX master server 140
catalog space requirements 915
for specific policies and schedules 852
excluded from backups 850
UNIX example 139
excluding from backup 132–133, 136–137
Windows example 139
linked, UNIX 831
exclude_list 851
NFS mounted 699, 716
Expire after copy retention type 654, 678, 871
No.Restrictions 1157
expiring backups 988
NOTES.INI 184
export
peername 1158
database schema and data 948, 957
redirected restores 1159
host properties 67
restrictions on restores 1157
reports 1083
FilesNotToBackup list 852
exporting licenses 56
Final destination
media owner 606
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Final destination (continued) HKEYS, backing up 827

storage unit 605 host
volume pool 605 device 31
Firewall host properties 147, 293 properties
FIREWALL_IN 1134 changing in a clustered environment 66
Fixed retention type 654 exporting 67
FlashBackup 831–833 permission to change 62
policy type 701 host credentials. See credentials
Windows policy type 701 Host Properties utility, allowing access to using
Follow NFS mounts auth.conf file 1130
cross mount points 717 HOSTDB_RESYNC_INTERVAL 305
raw partitions 717, 832 How long to retry failed import jobs (SLP
Follow NFS policy attribute 716, 721 parameter) 249
Force interval for small job (SLP parameter) 248 Hyper-V policy type 701, 854
FORCE_IPADDR_LOOKUP 1135 Hyper-V virtual machines
FQDN or IP Address property in Resilient Network browse 814
host properties 216 HYPERV_WMI_CREATE_DISK_TIMEOUT 306
Free browse property 91
Frequency schedule attribute 776 I
frozen media 512–513
IBM device number tape drive configuration option 430
full backups 765, 873
If this copy fails option 780
IGNORE_ACL touch file 365
G IGNORE_XATTR 364–365
General level logging property 107 image .f files 635, 637, 892
General server host properties 152, 154 image catalog
GENERATE_ENGLISH_LOGS 303 compressing 157
GET_CERT_ALL_MASTERS 304, 363 moving 917
get_license_key license key utility 54, 57 Image cleanup property 84
Getting Started Wizard 50 Image processing interval (SLP parameter) 248, 626
Global attributes host properties 156, 158 IMAGE_EXTENDED_RETRY_PERIOD_IN_HOURS 626
Global logging level property 170, 342 images
globally unique version number (GVSN) 689 changing primary copy 980
Go into effect at policy attribute 715 duplicating 982
GPFS (General Parallel File System) 364–366 moving client catalog 917
Granular recovery of Active Directory objects 862 on disk report 1081
Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) 153, 665, 735 on media report 1080
Group images across SLPs (SLP parameter) 249 restoring from duplicate 980
Group Policy Objects 868 verifying 979
Impact Report 226, 667
H Import
Images Wizard 51
hard and soft links
job 634
hard links in UNIX directories 828
Manager 1013, 1053
hard links NTFS volumes 828
See also Storage Lifecycle Manager service
restoring 1156
(nbstserv)
Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) 408, 421
operation 1009
Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) from
SLP operation 633
NetBackup 863
IMPORT_EXTENDED_RETRY_SESSION_TIMER 251
High water mark storage unit setting 580
IMPORT_SESSION_TIMER 251
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importing backups 989–990 IPv6 (continued)

Inactive media 1080 PREFERRED_NETWORK option 320
Include Dates tab 800
include files list 140, 142 J
include list, on client 851
Java
include_list 851
NetBackup application server 1061
INCOMPLETE_JOB_CLEAN_INTERVAL 306
Virtual Machine (JVM) 1136
Incrementals based on
jbpSA 1125, 1127, 1129–1131, 1137, 1140
archive bit property 108
jnbSA 34, 1058
timestamp property 108
Job Manager logging property 176
Independent property 612
Job retry delay property 156
Index From Snapshot operation 635, 637, 651
JOB_PRIORITY 309
Infinite retention 228
jobs
Informix policy type 702, 815
canceling 1044
INFORMIX_HOME 367
Concurrent per disk storage unit 582
INI file, for Lotus Notes 184
database 1067
Initial browse search limit property 257
filtering 1043
INITIAL_BROWSE_SEARCH_LIMIT 307
maximum per client 157
INITIAL_MEMORY 1136, 1141
maximum per policy 713
inject volume into robot
priority for policy 715
multiple volumes 545
restarting 1044
robot inventory 514
resuming 1045
Inline copy option 779, 983, 988
setting default priority 117
Inline Tape Copy 779
SLP_MultipleLifecycles 251
Inode change time 378
suspending 1044
installing and configuring Network File System
viewing in the Activity Monitor 1041–1042
(NFS) 1176
JVM (Java Virtual Machine) 1136
installing client software
on secure clients 812
on trusting clients 812 K
Instant Recovery Keep logs for days property 173
Advanced Backup method 711 Keep logs up to GB property 174, 1085
Backups to disk only setting 778 Keep status of user-directed backups 103, 109, 369
Inter-domain Master Servers 235, 339, 1013 Keep true image restoration information property 83
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) 200, Keep vault logs for property 175
1139 KEEP_DATABASE_COMM_FILE 367
inventory and compare robot contents 533 KEEP_LOGS_DAYS 368
IP Address Family Support host property 197 KEEP_LOGS_SIZE_GB 311
IP_ADDRESS_FAMILY 197, 308 KeysNotToRestore list 852
IPv4 Keyword phrase policy attribute 759
addresses 207–208
IP_ADDRESS_FAMILY option 308 L
networks, limiting bandwidth 76, 313 labeling media 517–518
PREFERRED_NETWORK option 320 legacy logging 170, 176, 1086
IPv6 library
addresses 207–208 name robot configuration option 421
and client names 85, 811 sharing 414
IP_ADDRESS_FAMILY option 308 licenses
networks, limiting bandwidth 251, 335 accessing on a server 54
 Index 1206

licenses (continued) Logging for critical processes property 172, 176

adding 54 Logging host properties 274, 280–282, 342
deleting 55 Login Activity 41
exporting 56 Login Banner Configuration host properties 178
printing 55 login banner text, removing 181
starting utility on UNIX 57 logoff timeout option 260
LIFECYCLE_PARAMETERS file 246 long erase 510
Limit jobs per policy setting 713, 734–735, 773, 790 Lotus Notes
LIMIT_BANDWIDTH 313, 336 host properties 181
limiting bandwidth 76–77 policy type 702, 815
links Low water mark storage unit setting 578, 581
UNIX hard-linked directories 828 ltid. See NetBackup Device Manager (ltid)
UNIX symbolic 831 ltid (NetBackup Device Manager) 1061
Linux bind mount 850
LIST_FILES_TIMEOUT 369, 921 M
LiveUpdate 41, 92
Mac OS X 703
LMCP device file robot configuration option 421
mail notifications
load balancing methods 615
administrator email address 258
Locked file action property 102, 370
Disaster Recovery attachment
LOCKED_FILE_ACTION 370
sending 858
locking user accounts 261
USEMAIL on UNIX clients 380
logging
mail_dr_info.cmd 908
Accelerator 745
Make Master option 243
bpdbm 969
Managed by SLP retention 761
bpsynth 879
manual backups
deleting logs after a set time 173
NetBackup catalogs 904
disabling for NetBackup processes 176
policy for 861
host properties 167
Master Compatibility List 1114
legacy 167
master servers
nbdb 969
changing 243
NetBackup Administration Console
inter-node authentication for clustering 237
add data and timestamp to logs 48
rebooting 1174
configuring 47
Match directive for Preferred Network host
enable command logs 48
properties 203, 208, 210, 212
log file directories 49
MAX_LOGFILE_SIZE 168, 268, 313
log file name format 49
MAX_MEMORY 1136, 1141
log file size 49
MAX_NUM_LOGFILES 168, 268, 314
rnable command line logs 48
maximum
redirected restore 259
jobs per client 157
unified 168
jobs per policy 713
Logging Assistant
vault jobs property 158
adding a new record 1092
Maximum concurrent FT connections property in Fibre
debug logging 1095, 1099–1101
Transport host properties 145
deleting a record 1094
Maximum concurrent jobs storage unit setting 582
NetBackup Support Utility (nbsu) 1105
Maximum concurrent write drives setting 581
new in the NetBackup Administration Console 45
Maximum concurrent write drives storage unit
overview 1084
setting 779
using for troubleshooting 1086
Maximum data streams property 90, 734–735
viewing records 1088
Maximum error messages for server property 109
 Index 1207

Maximum images for snapshot replication job (SLP Media server load balancing storage unit selection in
parameter) 247 group 614–615
Maximum images per A.I.R. Import job (SLP Media server storage unit setting 585
parameter) 247 media servers
Maximum jobs per client property 734–735 6.0 581
Maximum number of logs to restore property 183 activate or deactivate 387
Maximum size per A.I.R. replication job (SLP adding 388
parameter) 247 adding a media server to the Alternate restore
Maximum size per duplication job (SLP failover machine list 223
parameter) 247 decommissioning 393, 395–396, 400
Maximum snapshot limit retention type 655 delete all devices from 390
Maximum Snapshots parameter 655, 761 moving a robot and its media 424
Maximum streams per drive storage unit setting 584, previewing references to 399
788 problems displaying 1059
media rebooting 1174
active 1080 registering 389
ejection timeout period 515 Restore failover host properties 221
erasing 509 media sharing
formats 461 about 527
frozen 512–513 configuring unrestricted 528
host override property 154 configuring with a server group 528
host properties 185 MEDIA_REQUEST_DELAY 316
ID prefix (non-robotic) property 189 MEDIA_SERVER 317
ID, generation rules 487, 490 MEDIA_UNMOUNT_DELAY 315
ID, prefix for update robot 473 Megabytes of memory property 103, 372
inactive 1080 MEM_USE_WARNING 1137
labeling 518 metadata attributes for GPFS 364, 366
log entries report 173, 1080 Microsoft Data Deduplication file systems
mount errors 1073 about backups 757
pools. See volume pools about restores 759
request delay property 189, 317 configuration for backups 759
server connect timeout property 255 enable backups of 756
suspend and unsuspend 522 Microsoft Distributed File System Replication
type when not an API robot 475 About backups 689
types 460 Shadow Copy Components:\ directive 844
unmount delay property 189 snapshot provider 98
media access port (MAP) functionality 513 Windows Open File Backups 97
Media host properties 269, 296–297, 315 Microsoft Exchange Attributes 762
Media Management utility, allowing access to using Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) 75,
auth.conf file 1131 98
Media Manager device daemon (ltid). See NetBackup Microsoft Windows Backup 852
Device Manager (ltid) Microsoft Windows User Access Control (UAC) 37
Media mount timeout property 254 Minimum images per A.I.R. Import job (SLP
Media owner policy attribute 715 parameter) 247
Media request delay property 317 Minimum size per duplication job (SLP parameter) 247
Media server copy advanced backup method 711 Mirror property 612, 647
Media Server Deduplication Pool Mirror retention type 656
changing the state 405 Mirror-break-off technology 761
mirrored transaction log, creating 963
 Index 1208

mixing retention levels on tape volumes 787 multiplexing (MPX) (continued)

mklogdir shell script 167 Maximum jobs per client property 791
mklogdir.bat 167 preserving 664
mntfs file system, excluding from backup 850 set for schedule 788
monitoring use with Enable block sharing 580
NetBackup drives 1066 multistreaming backups 803, 871
NetBackup processes 1064 Must use local drive property 153, 319
mount
points 719 N
requests, pending 1073
named data streams
move
disabling the restore of 837
a robot and its media 424
to ignore during backups 364
backup job from incomplete state to done state
named pipes, backing up 340, 346
property 84
naming conventions 1110
NBDB database files 961
nb_updatedssu script 576
NetBackup database files 946, 956
NBAC (NetBackup Access Control). See NetBackup
restore job from incomplete state to done
Access Control (NBAC)
state 711
nbars (NetBackup Agent Request Server) 1048, 1061
restore job from incomplete state to done state
nbatd (NetBackup Product Authentication) 960, 1048
property 83
nbaudit (NetBackup Audit Manager) 1048
Move backup job from incomplete state to done state
nbaudit (NetBackup Audit Service) 1061
property 710
nbazd (NetBackup Product Authorization) 960, 1049
MPX_RESTORE_DELAY 317
NBAZDB 926, 936
MS-Exchange-Server policy type 702, 815
See also NetBackup Authorization database
MS-SharePoint policy type 702, 815
NBDB.db
MS-SQL-Server policy type 702, 815
configuration entry 936
MS-Windows policy type 702, 815
creating manually 964
MSDP
in catalog 888
storage servers 339
installation overview 925
MTF format 186
moving from one host to another 974
mtime 835
relocating 927, 961
multihomed server example 204
NbDbAdmin.exe (Database Administration utility) 938
multiple
nbdecommission command 400
data streams 732, 1042
NBEMM (NetBackup Enterprise Media
file layout for NetBackup catalogs 894
Manager) 1050, 1061
installations 182
nbemmcmd command 63
multiple copies
nbevtmgr (NetBackup Event Management
checkpoint restart 711
Service) 1050
creating using a policy schedule 781
nbEvtMgr process 1062
creating using SLPs 674
nbfsd port 1194
creating using storage lifecycle policies 673
nbftsrvr process 1062
criteria for creating 779
nbgetconfig 63
fail all copies 600, 782
nbim (NetBackup Indexing Manager) 1050
parent and child jobs 988, 1042
nbj.conf 671, 1133
setting 779
NBJAVA_CLIENT_PORT_WINDOW 1137
synthetic backups method 654, 871, 880–883
NBJAVA_CORBA_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT 671, 1138
multiplexing (MPX)
NBJAVA_CORBA_LONG_TIMEOUT 1138
and synthetic backups 871
NBJM (NetBackup Job Manager) 176, 1062
demultiplexing 795
nblog.conf file 168
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nbmail.cmd script 158, 160, 908 NetBackup (continued)

nbostpxy (NetBackup Proxy Service ) 1051 Product Improvement Program 335
NBPEM (NetBackup Policy Execution Manager) 176, request service port (BPRD) 194
1051, 1062 NetBackup Accelerator. See Accelerator
nbproxy process 1062 NetBackup Access Control (NBAC) 33, 39, 45, 68,
NBRB (NetBackup Resource Broker) 176, 1052 341, 926, 935–936, 960, 969, 1013, 1127
nbrb process 1062 NetBackup Administration Console
nbrbutil configuration utility 1053 administering different versions 38
NBRMMS (NetBackup Remote Management and available consoles 32
Monitor Service) 573, 1051, 1062 configuration options 1133–1139
NBRNTD (NetBackup Remote Network Transport improving performance 1139, 1141–1142
Service) 1052 locking a session manually 261
NBRNTD_IDLE_TIMEOUT 319 remote console 36
nbsetconfig 63, 266 restarting 1173
NBSL (NetBackup Service Layer) 1052, 1059 restricting access to 1133
nbsl process 1062 running locally 1140
nbstlutil (lifecycle utility) command 625 setting up on UNIX 34
nbstserv process 250, 1010, 1013, 1053, 1063 starting 35
nbsvcmon process 1063 NetBackup Administration Console configuration
NBU-Catalog policy type 672, 702, 708, 856 options 1173
NBVAULT (NetBackup Vault Manager) 1053, 1063 NetBackup Agent Request Server (nbars) 1061
nbwmc (NetBackup Web Management Console) NetBackup Audit Manager 1061
the Activity Monitor 1053 NetBackup Authentication Service 1061
NDMP NetBackup Authorization database 924, 926, 936
ALL_FILESYSTEMS directive in backup NetBackup Authorization Service 1061
policies 839 NetBackup Client Service (BPCD) 1049
credentials for 44, 113, 385 NetBackup Cloud Storage 50
Data Mover off-host backup method 760 NetBackup CloudStore 1049
Direct Access Recovery for restores 153 NetBackup CloudStore Service Container
drives 153 (nbcssc) 1061
global credentials 191 NetBackup compatibility lists 410
host name robot configuration option 421 NetBackup Compatibility Service
host storage unit setting 586 (BPCOMPATD) 1049
hosts 191, 411 NetBackup database files
policy type 630, 702 adding space 941
storage units 576, 592, 661, 665, 779 backing up 948, 958
wildcard characters in NDMP policy backup changing DBA password 945, 953
selections 1113 defragmenting space 941
NetApp exporting database schema 948
disk arrays 131, 1110, 1114 free and used space 941
FlexClone volumes 840 moving 946, 956
policy validation for 762 rebuilding 944, 956
SnapMirror or SnapVault replication method 644, restoring 949, 958
656 validating 943, 955
NetBackup NetBackup Database Manager (BPDBM) 1049
Authorization database 935 NetBackup Deduplication Engine 385
client service 194 NetBackup Device Manager (ltid)
Client Service (bpcd) 1109 about 453
Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) 863 in the Activity Monitor 1050
 Index 1210

NetBackup Discovery Service (nbdisco) 43, 373 NFS (Network File System) (continued)
NetBackup for Informix 367 NFS access timeout property 263, 372
NetBackup Java application serverr 1061 no disk spanning 188
NetBackup Java, set up for 34 NFS services 759
NetBackup Job Manager (NBJM) 176, 1050 NFS_ACCESS_TIMEOUT 372
NetBackup Key Management Service (NBKMS) 1050 No storage unit selection 663
NetBackup Legacy Client Service (BPINETD) 1051 non reserved ports 258, 270
NetBackup Legacy Network Service (vnetd) 1064 Non-targeted A.I.R. 1020–1021, 1026
NetBackup Monitor Service 1052 None volume pool 707
NetBackup Policy Execution Manager (NBPEM) 176, nonroot administration for specific applications 1130
1051 NTFS Deduplication 756
NetBackup Product Authentication and Authorization null_stu storage unit type 579, 705
AUTHORIZATION_SERVICE 272 NulOST plug-in 579, 705
NetBackup product Authentication and Authorization
AUTHENTICATION_DOMAIN 270 O
NetBackup Relational Database Manager 1061
offline
NetBackup Remote Management and Monitor Service
master server and catalog backups 92
(NBRMMS) 1051
taking clients 90–91
NetBackup Remote Network Transport Service
Offline Backups 90
(NBRNTD) 1052
OLD_VNETD_CALLBACK 372
NetBackup Request Daemon (BPRD) 1052
On demand only storage unit setting 587, 617, 653
NetBackup Request Service Port (BPRD) property 194
Online Backups 90
NetBackup Resource Broker (NBRB) 119, 176, 1052–
Only directive for Preferred Network host
1053
properties 203, 210, 213
NetBackup Scalable Storage 230–231
open schedules 805
NetBackup Service Layer (NBSL) 1052, 1062
OpenStorage
NetBackup Storage Lifecycle Manager 1053
optimized duplication 327, 661, 665
NetBackup Support Utility (nbsu) 1105
storage server. See NetBackup OpenStorage
NetBackup Vault Manager (NBVAULT) 1053
Solutions Guide for Disk
NetBackup Volume Manager (VMD)
OpenStorage Disk Option 572, 579, 591, 619
the Activity Monitor 1053
OpenStorage disk storage units 572, 610
NetBackup Volume Manager (vmd)
OpenStorage optimized synthetic backup method 884
and the NetBackup Device Manager 453
operating mode of tape drive, changing 439
NetBackup volume pool 708
Operational Restore, OpsCenter 635
NetBackup Web Management Console (nbwmc)
operations, scheduling windows for 666
the Activity Monitor 1053
Operator’s email address property 80, 353
network
OpsCenter 335, 930, 934, 1035, 1052, 1059
addresses, prohibiting 212
OpsCenter Operational Restore 635
drives, backing up 717
OpsCenter servers tab 234, 236
Network Attached Storage (NAS) 577
Oracle
Network Attributes tab 68, 72–73
Instances and Instance Groups 43
Network File System (NFS), described 1176
Intelligent Policy 43
Network host properties 194
policy type 702–703, 761, 816
Network Settings host properties 195, 197
Override default job priority
Never property in Fibre Transport host properties 146
for Catalog jobs 118, 978
NEW_STREAM
for Media Contents report 118
file list directive 845
for Media contents report 1080
NFS (Network File System)
for queued or active jobs 1046
Follow NFS policy attribute 716, 721
 Index 1211

Override policy policies (continued)

storage selection setting 783 media owner attribute 715
volume pool setting 784 overview 683
Overwrite existing files property 334, 339, 836 planning 685
setting priority 117, 715
P types 700
user schedules 772
pagefile.sys 826
validation 761
parent jobs 731, 1041
volume pool policy setting 707–708
in Activity Monitor Jobs tab 1041
Policy Configuration Wizard 51, 900
Limit jobs per policy setting 714
Policy Execution Manager
parent_end_notify script 1041
Logging property 176
parent_start_notify script 1041
Policy storage policy attribute 704, 706, 903
while making multiple copies 988
Policy update interval property 157, 802, 978
parent_end_notify script 1041
policy validation 761
parent_start_notify script 1041
Port Ranges host properties 198–199
password, changing 931, 945, 953, 959
Port, Bus, Target, LUN configuration option 422
paths
ports
changing for a tape drive 440
allow operating system to select non reserved
correction, enabling automatic 450
port 199
separators 578
dynamically-allocated 199
PBX (Veritas Private Branch Exchange) 200, 1064
non reserved 258, 270
pbx_exchange 1053
Postponed secondary operations 661
PBX_PORT 1139
power down NetBackup servers 1171
PC NetLink files 830
Preferred Network host properties 200, 202, 204, 209–
PDDO storage servers 339
210, 325
peername files 1157–1158
Preferred property in Fibre Transport host
pending actions 1076
properties 145
Perform consistency check before backup with
PREFERRED_NETWORK 319
Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)
prelabel media 518
property 130
preprocess interval 848
Perform default search for restore property 109
Preserve multiplexing option 664
Perform incrementals based on archive bit 769
previewing a media server's references 399
Perform off-host backup policy attribute 760
primary copies 980, 985
Perform snapshot backups policy attribute 760, 762
Primary copy setting in the Configure Multiple Copies
permissions
dialog box 780
for device access 454
Primary property 612, 645
to change NetBackup properties 62
print
physical inventory utility 546
job detail information 1046
Plex snapshot type 761
job list information 1045
Point-in-time copy 761
licenses 55
policies
list of SLP-processed images 625
activating 715
reports 1083
backup types 764
Prioritized storage unit selection in group 614
changing multiple policies at one time 695
priority
changing properties 693–694, 696, 699, 809–
of a job 117, 715
810
of duplication jobs 599
creating 692, 860
of relocation jobs started from this schedule
for Active Directory granular restores 863
setting 604
Include Dates tab 800
 Index 1212

Priority for secondary operations 660 relocation schedule 598, 604, 606, 764, 776
Priority of duplication job option 780 remote
Private Branch Exchange 1053, 1064 access, allowing 1117
Problems report 173, 1080 device management 33
proc file system, excluding from backups 850 server, troubleshooting access 1121
Process busy files property 80, 353 Remote Administration Console 1125
processes configuration options 1133
check with vmps 1175 configuring 1138, 1156
monitoring 1064 displaying media servers in the Activity
show active 1174 Monitor 1059
Product Improvement Program 335 improving performance 1139
Prohibited directive for Preferred Network host installing 37
properties 203, 208, 210, 212 upgrading 36
properties removing a device host 393
changing on multiple hosts 64, 684 REORGANIZE command to defragment NetBackup
exporting 67 database 942, 954
viewing 64 Replace a process level token 131
PureDisk replacing a drive 450
Storage Option 579 replication
storage units 653 between NetBackup domains. See Auto Image
PXEMTFTP (NetBackup Bare Metal Restore MTFTP Replication
Services) 1049 job 639
method 644, 656
Q source property 612, 645–647
target property 612, 646–647
Query Builder 219
to an alternate NetBackup domain. See Auto
question mark as wildcard 1111
Image Replication
quick erase 510
Replication Director
quotas on file systems 572
Getting Started Wizard, unsupported 50
Policy Configuration Wizard, unsupported 51,
R 692
random ports, setting on server 198 policy validation for 761
RANDOM_PORTS 323 Replication operation 638
raw partitions SLP selection in policy 705
backing up 711, 765, 825 Solutions Guide 385, 612, 1035
backups on UNIX 831, 833 use of Index From Snapshot operation in
Follow NFS policy attribute 717 SLP 636
restoring 825 Use Replication Director policy attribute 760
RE_READ_INTERVAL 324 Replication operation 638
rebooting NetBackup servers 1173–1174 REPORT_CLIENT_DISCOVERIES 373
recovering the catalog 896, 907 reports
redirected restores 833, 1157 All log entries report 1080
Reduce fragment size storage unit setting 590 allowing access to using auth.conf file 1131
ReFS file system 1170 Client backups report 1079
register a media server 389 copying to another document 1082
registered ports 199 Disk logs report 1081
registry, backup/restore 827 Disk pool status report 1081
Reload NetBackup database 944, 956 Disk storage unit status report 1081
reload.sql 972–973 Images on Disk report 1081
 Index 1213

reports (continued) restores (continued)

Images on media report 1080 from a specific backup copy 599, 782, 1146
Media log entries report 1080 keeping progress reports 103, 369
printing 1083 NetBackup database files 949, 958
Problems report 1080 overriding the original server 1150–1151
running 1081 raw partition 825
saving 1083 redirected 221, 1157
Status of backups report 1079 registry on Windows clients 827
Tape contents report 118, 1080 server independent 1146
Tape lists report 1081 symbolic links on UNIX 831
Tape logs report 1080 System State 1166
Tape summary report 1080 using a specific server 154
Tape written report 1080 RESUME_ORIG_DUP_ON_OPT_DUP_FAIL 327
using the Troubleshooter 51 resuming suspended jobs 1045
utility in Administration Console 1078 Retain snapshots for Instant Recovery or SLP
requests management policy attribute 760
assigning 1075 retention levels
denying 1077 for archiving catalogs 912
resolving pending tape 1075 retention periods
REQUIRED_INTERFACE 319, 324–325 changing 226
See also Preferred Network host properties guidelines for setting 785
REQUIRED_NETWORK 319 mixing on tape volumes 187, 787
reset precautions for setting 786
file access time property 103, 741 redefining in the host properties 224
mount time 444 setting 663, 785
Resiliency property in Resilient Network host volumes 227
properties 216 retention types for SLP operations
Resilient connection Capacity managed 652–653
Resilient Network host properties 214 Expire after copy 654
Resilient Network host properties 214 Fixed 654
FQDN or IP Address property in 216 Maximum snapshot limit 655
Resiliency property in 216 Mirror 656
RESILIENT_NETWORK 325 mixing 651
Resource Broker (NBRB) 119, 1053 Target 657
Resource Broker logging property 176 retire a media server. See decommissioning a media
Resource Limit host properties 219 server
restarting jobs 1044 Retries allowed after runday 800
Restore Failover host properties 221 Retries allowed after runday policy setting 776
restore jobs Retry count property 80
move restore job from incomplete state to done Retry restores, setting 256
state 711 Reverse Host Name Lookup host property 196–197,
Restore retries 327
checkpoint restart 712 REVERSE_NAME_LOOKUP option 197, 327
property 256, 375 RMAN_OUTPUT_DIR 375
RESTORE_RETRIES 374 robot configuration
restores changing 422
adjust time zone for 1143–1144 robot number option 419
alternate server 1146 robot type option 419
directed from the server 1155 Robot control host robot configuration option 422
 Index 1214

Robot control is attached to an NDMP host robot schedules (continued)

configuration option 420 how NetBackup determines which schedule to
Robot control is handled by a remote host robot run 801
configuration option 420 naming 764
robot control options 420 open 805, 808
Robot device path robot configuration option 422 overview 762
Robot device robot configuration option 422 priority 777
Robot drive number tape drive configuration recalculating 802
option 429 retention periods
Robot is controlled locally by this device host robot guidelines 785
configuration option 420 setting 785
Robot number robot configuration option 419 specify multiplexing 788
Robot number storage unit setting 591 Start Windows tab 795
Robot type robot configuration option 419 storage unit/storage lifecycle policy 783
Robot type storage unit setting 591 type of backup 764
robot types 408 user backup or archive 772
Robotic device file robot configuration option 422 volume pool 784
Robotic library tape drive configuration option 429 windows that span midnight 804, 809
robots scheduling secondary operations in an SLP 666
adding 417 scratch
compare contents 533 pool and WORM media 464
configuring 410 pool, adding 458, 524
device file 422 volume pool 708
device host configuration option 419 scripts 1041
inventory 530–531 bpdbjobs example 1070
moving to new media server 424 bpps 1174
running diagnostics 445 bpstart_notify 254–255, 285, 288
unsupported characters in media ID 542 vmps 1175
update procedure 543 SCSI
updating the volume configuration 542 long erase 509
Round robin storage unit selection in group 614 pass-through command 412
RS-MTF1 format 186 persistent reserve
drive path override 433
S quick erase 510
reserve, configuring 187
SAP policy type 702, 815
reserve/release
save a report 1083
drive path override 433
Scalable Storage host properties 228, 230–231
search_data 935
Scalable Storage, NetBackup 230–231
Security Certificates
Schedule backup attempts property 157, 710, 732,
for media servers and clients 35
809
security certificates
schedules
for cloud storage 46
adding to a policy 694
for NetBackup hosts 45
backups on specific dates 800
generated by 1048
creating a time window 796
to access remote servers 1120
default for user backups 349
Security Management
deleting a time window 798
allowing access to using auth.conf file 1131
determining due time 802
utility in Administration Console 44
excluding dates 799
SeCuRiTy.nnnn files 1165
frequency setting 776
 Index 1215

Select disk pool storage unit setting 591 shut down NetBackup (continued)
sendmail 160 services 1172
Serial Number tape drive configuration option 429 Simplified File Restore 635
SERVER 376 See also OpsCenter Operational Restore
server single file
-directed restores 1132 layout for NetBackup catalogs 894
allowing access 1117 restore program
alternate server restores 1146 FlashBackup 831
directed restore 1155 Single Sign-on (SSO) 36
host properties 233, 236 Single-Instance Storage (SIS) 130, 653, 711, 724–
media servers 317, 371 725
using 1117 SKIP_RESTORE_TO_SYMLINK_DIR 333
independent restores 221, 1146 slot number
list, adding a server 1117 for volume 493
NetBackup SLP Parameters host properties 245, 250, 644
controlling access 376 SLP Windows 662, 666
power down 1171 SLP.AUTO_CREATE_IMPORT_SLP 249
rebooting 1171 SLP.CLEANUP_SESSION_INTERVAL 248, 679
SERVER configuration option 328 SLP.DEFERRED_DUPLICATION_OFFSET_TIME 249
server groups SLP.DISK_RESOURCE_MULTIPLIER 249
configuring 382 SLP.DUPLICATION_GROUP_CRITERIA 249
deleting 384 SLP.IMAGE_EXTENDED_RETRY_PERIOD 248
for media sharing 382 SLP.IMAGE_PROCESSING_INTERVAL 248, 251
Server list SLP.JOB_SUBMISSION_INTERVAL 248, 251
on UNIX client 376, 378 SLP.MAX_IMAGES_PER_IMPORT_JOB 247
Server reserved port window host property 199 SLP.MAX_IMAGES_PER_SNAPSHOT_REPLICATION_JOB 247
Server sends mail property 258 SLP.MAX_SIZE_PER_BACKUP_REPLICATION_JOB 247
SERVER_CONNECT_TIMEOUT 331 SLP.MAX_SIZE_PER_DUPLICATION_JOB 247
SERVER_PORT_WINDOW 199, 291, 332 SLP.MAX_TIME_TIL_FORCE_SMALL_DUPLICATION_JOB 248
SERVER_RESERVED_PORT_WINDOW 291, 332 SLP.MIN_IMAGES_PER_IMPORT_JOB 247
servers SLP.MIN_SIZE_PER_DUPLICATION_JOB 247
removing from server list 237 SLP.REPLICA_METADATA_CLEANUP_TIMER 249
Service Manager 937 SLP.TAPE_RESOURCE_MULTIPLIER 249
Set Minimum Debug Logging Wizard 1086, 1091, SLP.VERSION_CLEANUP_DELAY 248, 680
1099 SLP.WINDOW_CLOSE_BUFFER_TIME 249
setconf.bat 671 SLP_MultipleLifecycles job 251
setconf.bat file 1133 snapdupe 629
Setup Debug Logging Wizard 1086–1087, 1091, 1095 See also Backup From Snapshot operation
Shadow Copy Components directive 843 Snapshot Client 97, 264, 778, 1041
Shadow Copy Service 75, 98 checkpoint restart 711
shared drives Snapshot Client and Replication Director policy
configuration wizards 411 attributes 760, 762
SharePoint Server Snapshot operation type 641
consistency checks options 245 Snapshot Type parameter 761
Distributed Application Restore Mapping 120 Snapshot verification I/O throttle property 129
Federated configurations 245 snapshots
properties 243 cataloging 635, 637
shut down NetBackup creating copies 673
daemons 1172 disk array snapshot methods 114
 Index 1216

snapshots (continued) storage lifecycle policies (continued)

job 642 and synthetic backups 654, 871
Maximum images per snapshot replication and the Multiple copies configuration dialog 783
job 247 batch creation logic 250
Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service 75 best practices document 620, 644
MS-Exchange-Server 129–130 Capacity managed retention type 652–653
operation type 660, 672 cataloging snapshots 635, 637
Replication Director 131 copy number 674
selecting the snapshot provider 87, 95, 97–100 Data classification setting 660
storage unit groups for 609, 611 deleting 624
Solaris 9 extended attributes 831 deleting old versions of 679
Source binding 202, 204, 208, 210, 212–213 deprecated parameters 251
SPC-2 SCSI reserve 187 hierarchy 621, 623, 648
SQL Impact Report 226, 667
Instances and Instance Groups 43 LIFECYCLE_PARAMETERS file 246
Intelligent Policy 43 Local storage option 663
SQL Anywhere Media owner option 664
in NetBackup installation 888 mixing retention types 651
SQLANYs_VERITAS_NB 937, 1051 operations 620
square brackets as wildcards 1112 windows 629, 631, 633–634, 636, 639, 642
SSO (Single Sign-on) 36 parameters for 245
staging Postponed secondary operations 661
backups 594 Preserve multiplexing option 664
schedule storage unit setting 591 Priority for secondary operations 660
using BasicDisk storage unit 578 retention types 650, 662, 785
Standard policy type 815 scheduling secondary operations 666
start up NetBackup SLP_DATA.db 935
daemons 1173 Storage lifecycle policy name 659
services 1172 Storage unit option 663
Start Window tab 795 Target master option 663
startup text, removing 181 using nbstlutil to administrate lifecycle
status codes operations 625
1000 (Client is offline) 90, 92 utility 619
12 (file open failed) 578 Validate Across Backup Policies button 661, 671
1519 (Images are in process) 624 versions of 676–678
1573 (Backup image cannot be expired because Volume pool option 663
its SLP processing is not yet complete) 989 writing multiple copies 673
4206 (Authentication error occurred) 1109 storage server
71 (none of the files in the file list exist) 815 credentials for cloud storage 385
Status of backups report 1079 credentials for deduplication 385
stopping jobs 1044 define target for Auto Image Replication 999
Storage device storage unit setting 592 description 573
Storage Lifecycle Manager service (nbstserv) 250, OpenStorage. See NetBackup OpenStorage
1010, 1013, 1053, 1063 Solutions Guide for Disk
storage lifecycle policies 1053 Storage Server Configuration Wizard 50
See also Storage Lifecycle Manager service storage unit groups
(nbstserv) and NetBackup Accelerator 741
Active secondary operations 661 and storage lifecycle polices 661, 665
Alternate read server option 664 create for backups 609
 Index 1217

storage unit groups (continued) Sybase SQL Anywhere

create for snapshots 611 dbsrv12.exe 1051
deleting 613 management of 937
not supported for Auto Image Replication starting/stopping the service 937
source 628, 995 use in NetBackup 924
storage unit selection criteria 613, 617 SYBASE_HOME 377
Storage Unit Management utility, allowing access to symbolic links
using auth.conf file 1131 included in backup selection list 818
storage units UNIX 831
AdvancedDisk disk type 571 synthetic backups
available storage property of volume 589 and encryption 871
BasicDisk type 571 checkpoint restart 711
capacity property of volume 589 component images 873, 875
changing server to manage 1120 deduplication 884
Cloud Storage disk type 571 logs produced during 879
cloud storage disk type 571 multiple copy backups method 654, 871, 880
creating 564, 567 no Auto Image Replication support 871, 995
creating a basic disk staging unit 596 no multiple copy support 780
deleting 568 no NetBackup change journal support 110
disk pool comment property 589 OpenStorage optimized method 884
disk storage units 571 recommendations for using 870
for policy 704, 706 schedules 774, 803
for schedule 783 System State
high water mark property of volume 580, 589 backups, checkpoint restart 711
low water mark property of volume 581, 589 directive 843
Media Manager type 569 restoring 1166
name setting 592
NDMP disk type 576 T
null_stu 579, 705
Take checkpoints every __ minutes (policy
number of volumes property 589
attribute) 709
OpenStorage disk type 572, 653
Tape contents report 1080
percent full property on volume 590
tape drive configuration
PureDisk disk type 572, 653
ACS, LSM, Panel, Drive option 430
QIC drive type 779
Cleaning Frequency option 428
raw size property on volume 590
DAS drive name option 430
storage lifecycle policies 574
Drive is in a robotic library option 428
type setting 592
Drive Status option 429
types 610
IBM device number option 430
usable size property of volume 590
Robot drive number option 429
utility for configuring 563
Robotic library option 429
vendor-specific 572
Serial Number option 429
Submission interval (SLP parameter) 248
tape drives
subnets 77, 337
adding 425, 434
Sun PC NetLink 830
adding a path 432
SureScale
assigning requests for tapes 1075
credentials 386
changing operating mode 439
suspended jobs 84, 1045
changing to a shared tape drive 441
Sybase policy type 703, 815
configuration options 426–427
configuring 410
 Index 1218

tape drives (continued) trusted master servers

Drive name configuration option 426 adding 239
paths, changing 440 for Auto Image Replication 1007
properties, changing 441 removing 240
shared, operating modes of 439–440, 442 Trusted Master Servers tab of Servers host
TapeAlert 428 properties 235
Tape lists report 1081 trusted NetBackup domain. See trusted master
Tape logs report 1080 servers
Tape Media contents report 1080 TRUSTED_MASTER 339
Tape resource multiplier (SLP parameter) 249
Tape summary report 1080 U
Tape written report 1080
UNC path
TapeAlert 428
checkpoint restart 711
tar format 186
in the Backup Selections tab 824
tar-formatted backup 629, 631, 643–644, 647
with CIFS and AdvancedDisk storage units 574
Target master storage option 663
with CIFS and BasicDisk storage units 574
Target retention type 657
uncompress NetBackup catalogs 921
Targeted A.I.R. 238, 995, 1020–1021, 1028
unified logging 168, 171, 176, 267–268, 1086
TCDebug_TCPP level logging property 107
Universal Settings host properties 200, 255, 270, 362,
TELEMETRY_UPLOAD 335
375, 380
temporary staging area 581, 591–592, 598
UNIX Client host properties 262
third-party copies 779
UNIX Client Settings host properties 101, 104, 355,
Third-Party Copy Device Advanced Backup
363, 369–370, 372, 379
method 711
UNIX clients
Throttle Bandwidth host properties 251–252, 335
checkpoint restart 711
THROTTLE_BANDWIDTH 251, 335
UNIX epoch time 228
Time overlap property 109
UNIX server properties 263, 372
time zones
UNLINK_ON_OVERWRITE 339
adjustment for restores 1143–1144
Unload NetBackup database 944, 956
setting Daylight savings time 1144
unloading
Timeouts host properties 253, 284, 286–287, 319,
database schema 948
331, 369
the database schema 957
tlmd daemon 1064
the NetBackup database 971
tmpfs file system, excluding from backup 850
unlocking user accounts 261
toolbar 47
UNSET file list directive 849
topology of storage 1000, 1002
UNSET_ALL file list directive 850
tpext utility 965–966
Unused SLP definition version cleanup delay (SLP
Transaction log cache path property 183
parameter) 248
transaction log, creating 963
Update Sequence Number (USN) 690
traversing directories to back up a file 142
updating drive firmware 452
Troubleshooter 51
usbdevfs file system, excluding from backup 851
True Image Restoration (TIR)
Use Active Directory login credentials 36
Error code 136 878
Use alternate read server attribute 599, 606
pruning information 878
Use case sensitive exclude list host property 134
with Move Detection 878
Use Change Journal option
True Image Restore (TIR) with Move Detection 110
and synthesized backups 878
Truncate log after successful Instant Recovery backup
and use with Accelerator 737, 742, 744, 746
property 130
guidelines for using 110
 Index 1219

Use defaults from the master server configuration VERBOSE 342

property in Fibre Transport host properties 145 verifying backup
Use Direct Access Recovery for NDMP restores images 979
property 153 selections list 818
Use legacy DES encryption property 124 Veritas Private Branch Exchange 1053, 1064
Use non reserved ports property 150 Veritas Security Subsystem (VxSS)
Use OS dependent timeouts property 254 USE_VXSS 341, 343, 1013
Use random port assignments properties 198 Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM) 778, 832
Use reserved ports property 150 Veritas Volume Snapshot Provider 98
Use specified network interface property 200, 257 veritas_pbx (Veritas Private Branch Exchange) 95,
Use VxFS file change log for Incremental backups 151, 1064
property 103 veritas_pbx port 95, 151
USE_AUTHENTICATION 341 virtual machine server
USE_CTIME_FOR_INCREMENTALS 378 credentials 386
USE_FILE_CHG_LOG 379 virtual tape libraries (VTL) 663–664
USE_VXSS 341 VLANs 234, 328
USEMAIL on UNIX clients 380 vlteject Vault command 860
user vltrun Vault command 860
archive backups 766 VMD (NetBackup Volume Manager)
backups 765 and the NetBackup Device Manager 453
schedules, planning 772 the Activity Monitor 1053
User Access Control (UAC) 37 vmd process 1064
User Account Settings properties 259 vmphyinv physical inventory utility 546
user accounts, locking 261 vmps script 1175
User directed timeouts property 109 VMware
users Access Host properties 264
unlocking account 261 policy type 703, 761, 852
UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) 995 vnetd
enabling logging for 151
V NetBackup Legacy Network Service 1051, 1064
Only property (for selection of ports) 151
Validate Across Backup Policies button in SLP 661,
Veritas Network Daemon 150
670–671
with CIFS BasicDisk storage units 1060, 1062,
Validate NetBackup database 943, 955
1064
Validate Policy dialog box 761
VNETD_PORT 1139
validation for backup policies 761
volume groups
Validation Report tab 661, 671
changing name 504–505, 513
Vault
deleting 527
backup type 766
moving 525
catalog archiving 912
rules for assigning 459
designating duplicate as the primary 980
volume pool names
Maximum vault host property 158
reserved prefixes 457
parent and child jobs 1042
volume pools
policy type 703, 816, 860
adding 523
process 1063
and WORM media 463
vlteject command 860
changing attributes 523
vltrun command 860
changing for a volume 506
Vault Management utility, allowing access to using
DataStore pool 708
auth.conf file 1131
deleting 524
vendor-specific storage units 571–572
 Index 1220

volume pools (continued) Windows Map Network Drive option 824

for schedule 784 Windows Open File Backup host properties 95
indicating one for use by a policy 707 Windows policy type 702
overview 456 Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC) 833
properties 524 Windows Service Manager 937
reserved prefixes for names 457 Windows User Access Control (UAC) 37
scratch 458 windows, for storage lifecycle policy operation 629,
Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) 75, 87, 98, 690, 631, 633–634, 636, 639, 642
843 wizards
Volume Snapshot Provider (VSP) 87, 97–98 Catalog Backup 51, 895, 897
VOLUME_EXCLUDE_LIST 839 Catalog Recovery 51
volumes Cloud Storage Server Configuration 50
adding 466, 469, 492 Collect Debug Logs 1086, 1091, 1101
assignments 707 Collect nbsu Output 1086, 1091, 1094, 1105
changing properties 506 Device Configuration 50, 416
configuration wizard 51 Disable Debug Logging 1086, 1091, 1100
determining retention period 227 Disk Pool Configuration 51
ejecting 514 Getting Started 50
exchanging 511, 521 Import Images 51
injecting 514 Policy Configuration 51, 692, 900
maximum mounts allowed 494 Set Minimum Debug Logging 1086, 1091, 1099
moving 505, 519–520 Setup Debug Logging 1086–1087, 1091, 1095
preview configuration update 539 Storage Server Configuration 50
properties 493 Volume Configuration 51
update volume configuration 520 Working directory property 80, 352
VRTSpbx (Veritas Private Branch Exchange) 1053 WORM media 464, 466
VXDBMS_NB_DATA registry entry 936 about 462
VxFS and the Quantum drive 465
file change log 103 and unique drive and media types 464
named data streams 834 and volume pools 463
restore of compressed files 1169 disabling WORM volume pool name
vxlogcfg command 168, 171 verification 465
VXSS_NETWORK 342–343, 380 encrypting 463
reserved prefix 463
W WORM reserved prefix 458, 463
Wait time before clearing archive bit property 108
WebSocket server Y
credentials 386 year 2038 problem 228
WENCR reserved prefix 458
wildcard characters 823, 830, 1111, 1113
in Backup Selections list 1113
Window close buffer time (SLP parameter) 249
Window tab for secondary operations 662, 666
Windows 2003 843, 863
Windows 2008 863
Windows Client host properties 265
Windows Client Settings host properties 106, 109–
110, 369
Windows Disk-Image (raw) backups 711, 825