Downloading the device mapping files about configuring robots and. Centos 6 ga through update 7 are not supported as a media server with netbackup 8. What is san client in netbackup and how to configure it. Netbackup accommodates multiple servers that work together under the administrative control of one netbackup master server in the following ways. Netbackup integrates with a diverse collection of storage technologies without compromising manageability. The master server manages backups, archives, and restores. Netbackup ndmp direct copy with vtl or an embedded netbackup media server e. Replace an old media server with a new media server 2.
Ive tried moving both tapes and a policy to a different pool. Overview of how netbackup determines if a media server is active for disk or active for disk and tape. Netbackup ft media servers accept connections from san clients and send data to the storage units. A virtual tape library vtl is a data storage virtualization technology used typically for backup and recovery purposes. Typically, the master server contains the netbackup catalog. The netbackup fibre transport service is active on both the san clients and. You must perform several steps to decommission a media. For traditional setups, you need to have one separate media server plus you need maybe a data domain or some kind of storage. Jobs that use granular recovery technology for active directory, exchange, and sharepoint are not supported on this media server platform. When i click on media and right click the blank area, i am able to create a new tape. Stop ransomware and downtime with nextgen data protection. If someone can suggest logs that i can look at or enable, id appreciate it.
All tape drives will be zoned and set up on the single netbackup. Netbackup training module1 backup server computing. Configuration options not found in the host properties. System requirements for active directory granular netbackup. I will also share some points which i faced after this activity and the steps which guided me to decrease my down time. This expires the images in the media database which resides specifically on the media server. It covers netbackup server which includes enterprise server and server, client, bare metal restore bmr, clustered master server compatibility and storage stacks, deduplication, file system compatibility, netbackup opscenter, netbackup access control nbac. Installation and upgrade checklist report for nbups 7. The term media server may not apply to the netbackup server product. Integrating netbackup with swiftstack object storage.
For example, if there are multiple tape drives configured on a media server, but only one tape drive is being used at a time during backups, then. Below are the steps to eject media from tape library in netbackup tool. First, check your licenses and make sure that its licensed to be a media server for tape, as well as shared storage option. If scratch media in the primary storage unit is unavailable, netbackup can route the backup to another local storage unit or a storage unit connected to another netbackup server in the storage domain. Netbackup refuses to use tapes in library server fault. This software compatibility list scl document contains information for veritas netbackup 8. Veritas netbackup server migration activity experience today i am going to share my veritas netbackup server up gradation and tape library migration activity. Protecting oracle database appliance tape backup with netbackup. Veritas netbackup the following versions of veritas netbackup are supported. Where support is shown for windows server 2008 enterprise edition it also means that the other editions of windows server 2008 and windows server 2008 r2 are supported.
I reconfigured the devices according to the procedure on documentation device configuration. Watch the netbackup sessions reduce cost and complexity. Install netbackup client software on each of the database servers. Install the ost plugin on the netbackup media server. Only the x64 64bit editions of the os are supported as a netbackup media server. Installation and upgrade checklist report for nbuap5240. Manually set the media server to be active using nbemmcmd found mismat. The nbdecommission command logs to the standard netbackup administrator commands log directory. If you use netbackup vault and plan to decomission a media server, contact symantec consulting for help with this task. Client hosts keeping people and information connected standards infrastructure serveros types unix solaris 10 t2000 naming standards defined network configuration standards metadata, backup, mgmt robot types.
Which status code is generated when the server could not complete the connection to the client. I should change two tapes media server med1media server, because now those tapes are assigned to master server mas1master server and master server does not have any tape drives. Netbackup master and media servers are supported on both the oracle unbreakable linux kernel and the oracle red hat compatible kernel. Installation and upgrade checklist report for nbupes 7.
Media server and a storage unit group is not necessary. Copying virtual media to physical media or a 2nd virtual media is not supported by veritas. The oldserver does not have to be up and responsive. The sum total of all file sizes in the active set of primary data being backed up. How to backup microsoft sql server mssql with veritas. Centos 5 is not supported as a media server with netbackup 8. On unix, tape devices are not configured with berkeley style close. A vtl presents a storage component usually hard disk storage as tape libraries or tape drives for use with existing backup. I am trying to move one of my media servers to a different host. Ive rebooted the netbackup server and the tape library.
Netbackup media server is not using all the available configured tape drives solution. Veritas netbackup appliance valuable features it central. Now make sure that the tape is deleted from the volume manager on the master server. Before you can configure the dxi with ost, you must download and install the ost plugin and install it on the media server. A san media server, because it only backs up itself, not other clients, only uses fc for disk andor tape access, so an ft media server is not applicable. This eeb is intended to be placed onto windows media servers.
Assigning an alternate media server as a failover restore server. Backup network fc switch fabric b enterprise class tape library. If a media server crashes, another media server can take over the backup operations. But first off, if you can, try bouncing the netbackup services on the media server. It covers netbackup server which includes enterprise server and server, client, bare metal restore bmr, clustered master server compatibility and storage stacks, deduplication, file system compatibility, netbackup opscenter, netbackup access control nbac, san media. If you use the netbackup appliance you do not need to have separate media servers and hardware. There are several parameters that affect the number of tape drives that a media server may use at any given time. Tech69625 walks though the processes for how to troubleshoot and correct problems with media servers when the status changes in the media servers area of the netbackup administration gui. Netbackup can also protect data at the primary storage system through integration with various snapshot, replication, and ndmp facilities from emc, hp, hitachi, ibm, netapp, and others. The master server is responsible for media and device selection for netbackup. Netbackup opscenter, which comes bundled with the netbackup 7.
If you do not do the following and a subsequent restore requires media that is associated. Ensure you allow overwrite on the media in the tape drive. Once i add the new media, will the software ask for the tape to prepare it appropriately. Ft media server this is a netbackup media server on which the fibre transport services are activated. Install the client software on the host that was the san. Before you install or use netbackup on a linux client, verify that the bpcd. Enterprise data backup and recovery optimized for the multicloud. Netbackup features a central master server which manages both media servers containing the backup media and clients. Hewlett packard enterprise hpux all versions is not supported as a media server with netbackup 8. Each of the 5 servers would need its own nb media server license b. The tlmd tape library multimedia tlm daemon runs on a netbackup. You can also remove and readd the robot and drives via the device wizard.
Also, see the netbackup shared storage guide before proceeding further caution. What is the version of netbackup and the operating system you are running. Each server writes directly to the tape library over the tape san. You can configure the same storage as a media server and master server as well as a storage port. A hotfix is available which resolves the issue documented in etrack 3981961. I need to add a new month tape for june this year and a year tape for july14 and a few more more for 2015 and 2016. Windows media server with tape drives getting status code 42 failures intermittently after 8. Hi all, ive got a problem with our media server which has a tape library attached. If you use ibm tape drives, symantec recommends that you install the ibm aix. Netbackup media server is not using all the available.
Veritas netbackup server migration activity experience. Most often, the media server being active for disk and not tape is due to a licensing issue. Symantec netbackup veritas netbackup is a backup and recovery software suite designed for enterprise users. If the media is not blank and has existing data netbackup datacenter will not overwrite the data. Ft service manager fsm runs in the same process as emm. You may have tld 0 or tld 1 depending upon your tape library. The library tape drives need to be licensed in a shared mode unless you have too many tape drives to dedicate to each of the 5 servers. Traditionally, backup applications needed disk storage to emulate tape or be locally mounted to the media server. The host bus adapters hbas that accept connections from the san clients use a special netbackup target mode driver to process ft traffic.
Core server platforms include solaris, hpux, aix, tru64, linux and windows. In the activity monitor section i see the message tape media server is not active and in the devices media server section the affected media server is only active for disk. Learn how to take cost and complexity out of data protection. Symantec netbackup nbu design best practices with data domain. Server core installation option is not supported as a netbackup media server. Installation and upgrade checklist report for nbups 8. Configuring veritas netbackup media server see the netbackup system administrators guide for information about netbackup installation and basic configuration.
A netbackup ft media server is a netbackup media server on which the fibre transport services are activated. Support for backup appliances as well as native disk. Verify that the images have been expired by rerunning. This type of storage offers several attractive capabilities for these workloads, including.
This documentation can be useful when troubleshooting issues when media server states bounce between active for disk and active for disk and tape. Total no of policies 48 total client 65 hostname,active,policy name, client,os,client name,policy type,residence,include,volume pool,schedule,calendar,daily windows,start time,type,retention level. This state change occurs when a heartbeat handshake does not complete successfully on a. Media servers bounce between active for disk and active. Decommissioning a media server netbackup administration.
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