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This is just my own notes on Veritas Netbackup Command Line Guide, feel free to copy-paste;-):
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/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/jnbSA >>run NBU GUI
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bpadm >>NBU Menu Interface
/usr/openv/volmgr/bin/vmquery -deassignbyid QOSFEB 1 0 >>deassign media
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpexpdate -m QOSFEB -d 0 -force >>Expired
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpclient -client aziz -L >
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpclient -client aziz -add -max_jobs 99 >>set max jobs to 99
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6.5.x Release Updates
The 6.5.x Release Updates provide documentation updates for the additional features provided in each release. The links to the documentation updates for each version is as follows:
-6.5.4 Release Update:
http://entsupport.symantec.com/docs/326269
-6.5.3 Release Update:
http://entsupport.symantec.com/docs/305408
Step by Rakesh Khandelwal:
First check release notes to make sure H/W and O/S you are about to use is supported or not. Release Notes for UNIX and Windows (http://support.veritas.com/docs/279259 )
Symantec’s Upgrade Guide, Version “B” ( http://support.veritas.com/docs/285590 )
Assuming you have already checked databse consistency and resolved any known or preexisting consistency issues or catalog inconsistencies
Step 1 [...]
For many reason, I re-post again about this issue; How to restore LTO1 or 2 on LTO 3 Drive…
The procedure is as follows:
Inject the tape into the ACS library, then perform a robot inventory of the ACS library.
After the volume database is updated, the RobotType of the media will change to “ACS” and the tapes [...]
I got this error while installing Netbackup 6 on Solaris 10 Sparc:
“the following package(s) are mising and must be installed before Netbackup can be installed:”
VRTSpbx
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It means that VRTSpbx must be installed before continue to install Netbackup 6.
Eject Netbackup CD, and mount ICS CD (Infrastructure Core Services v.1.2.3.45) then run installics script,
it give me another error:
“cannot [...]
When a media server is decommisioned b4 removing from Netbackup , plz follow the below steps to make the setup stable once again.
Step 1 : go to server host properties & delete the media server name in the “Media server” List & also in the “server” list.
Step 2. Remove the storage unit which belongs to [...]
In case one of our customer had drive replacement it’s mean that serial number also change. So in order to update the serial number in SSO environment. Here’s the steps.
1. tpautoconf -report_disc , this command will list what device that had been missing or found.
2. tpautoconf -replace_drive drive_name –path drive_path, this command will update the existing device [...]
Hardware :
Sun Storagetek L40 with SCSI LVD/SE.
2 drive : Seagate LT01 and SDLT 320
SCSI ID : Robotic = 6
Drive 0 = 0
Drive 1 = 1
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1. run command : lsdev –C –c adapter (to determine the logical indetifier for the SCSI controler)
# lsdev -C -c adapter
ent0 Available 10-80 IBM 10/100 Mbps [...]
First you need to make sure that there are no valid images on the tape that you want.
NetBackup\bin\admincmd\bpimmedia -mediaid -L
If there are no images that you need, expire the tape:
NetBackup\bin\admincmd\bpexpdate -m -d 0 -host -force
This expires the images in the media database which resides specifically on the media server.
Verify that [...]
Understanding the SCSI Passthru Drivers
NetBackup Media Manager provides its own driver for communicating with SCSI-controlled robotic peripherals.
This driver is called the SCSA (Generic SCSI passthru driver), also referred to as the sg driver.
To manage the sg driver
Perform the following steps as the root user.
1. Determine if an sg driver is loaded [...]











