Veritas NetBackup™ Virtual Appliance Documentation

To recover an appliance primary server using NetBackup catalog restore

1. Once you have completed the deployment, log on to the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu on the primary server and create an NetBackup CLI user.

   Main_Menu > Manage > NetBackupCLI > Create

2. Copy the NetBackup catalog files that were stored off-site onto the primary server.
3. Log out of the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu, then log on as the NetBackup CLI user you created earlier.
4. Run bp.kill_all.
5. Run nbhostidentity -import -infile with the package file of the .drpkg
6. Run bp.start_all, then verify that the token, certifications, and security settings have been restored.
7. Perform the initial configuration on the appliance.

   Note:

   Make sure to keep the same host name and time zone of the primary as before the disaster.

8. Run bpsetconfig to add the line: MEDIA_SERVER=<media_server_name> and register media servers on the new primary server. Use Ctrl + D to exit and save this entry.
9. Run nbemmcmd to add the media server's record to the EEM database manually:

   nbemmcmd -addhost -machinename <media_server_name> -machinetype media -primarieserver <primary_server_name> -operatingsystem linux -netbackupversion <NetBackup_version>

10. Restart the NetBackup services on the media server.

    Note:

    To ensure proper communication between the primary and the media server, you must perform this step before you create the MSDP storage information on the media server as described in the following step.

11. Create the media server AdvancedDisk and MSDP storage information using the following commands:

    • AdvanvcedDisk

      nbdevconfig -creatests -storage_server <media_server_name> -stype AdvancedDisk -media_server <media_server_name> -st 5

      nbdevconfig -createdp -dp dp_adv_<media_server_name> -stype AdvancedDisk -storage_servers <media_server_name> -dvlist dvlist.txt

      bpstuadd -label stu_adv_<media_server_name> -dp dp_adv_<media_server_name> -cj 20 -odo 1 -okrt 0 -nodevhost -M <primary_server_name>

    • MSDP

      nbdevconfig -creatests -storage_server <media_server_name> -stype PureDisk -media_server <media_server_name> -st 9

      nbdevconfig -createdp -dp dp_disk_<media_server_name> -stype PureDisk -storage_servers <media_server_name> -dvlist dvlist.txt

      bpstuadd -label stu_disk_<media_server_name> -dp dp_disk_<media_server_name> -cj 20 -odo 1 -okrt 0 -nodevhost -M <primary_server_name>

12. Restore the NetBackup catalog by performing one of the following actions:

    • Run the bprecover -wizard command.

    • Use the NetBackup Catalog Recovery Wizard in the NetBackup Administrator's Console.

13. Run bp.kill_all and bp.restart_all to finish recovering the primary server.
14. Synchronize the MSDP storage server password as follows:

    • For software versions 3.3.0.1 and later, log in to the appliance shell menu on the primary server and run the following command:

      Main_Menu > Appliance > ShowDeDupPassword

    • For software versions 3.1 through 3.2, log in to the appliance shell menu on the primary server and run the following command:

      Main_Menu > Appliance > ShowDeDupPassword

      Log in to the appliance primary server as a NetBackup CLI user and run the following command:

      tpconfig -update -storage_server <primary host name> -stype PureDisk -sts_user_id root -media_server <primary hostname>, then enter the dedupe password from the previous command output.