Veritas NetBackup™ 8.0 Troubleshooting Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (8.0)
  1. Introduction
    1.  
      Recent changes to this guide
    2.  
      Troubleshooting a problem
    3.  
      Problem report for Technical Support
    4.  
      About gathering information for NetBackup-Java applications
  2. Troubleshooting procedures
    1.  
      About troubleshooting procedures
    2. Troubleshooting NetBackup problems
      1.  
        Verifying that all processes are running on UNIX servers
      2.  
        Verifying that all processes are running on Windows servers
    3.  
      Troubleshooting installation problems
    4.  
      Troubleshooting configuration problems
    5.  
      Device configuration problem resolution
    6.  
      Testing the master server and clients
    7.  
      Testing the media server and clients
    8.  
      Resolving network communication problems with UNIX clients
    9.  
      Resolving network communication problems with Windows clients
    10.  
      About troubleshooting networks and host names
    11. Verifying host name and service entries in NetBackup
      1.  
        Example of host name and service entries on UNIX master server and client
      2.  
        Example of host name and service entries on UNIX master server and media server
      3.  
        Example of host name and service entries on UNIX PC clients
      4.  
        Example of host name and service entries on UNIX server that connects to multiple networks
    12.  
      About the bpclntcmd utility
    13.  
      Using the Host Properties window to access configuration settings
    14.  
      Resolving full disk problems
    15. Frozen media troubleshooting considerations
      1.  
        Logs for troubleshooting frozen media
      2.  
        About the conditions that cause media to freeze
    16. Troubleshooting problems with the NetBackup web services
      1.  
        Viewing NetBackup web services logs
    17.  
      Troubleshooting problems with the NetBackup web server certificate
    18. Resolving PBX problems
      1.  
        Checking PBX installation
      2.  
        Checking that PBX is running
      3.  
        Checking that PBX is set correctly
      4.  
        Accessing the PBX logs
      5.  
        Troubleshooting PBX security
      6.  
        Determining if the PBX daemon or service is available
    19. About troubleshooting Auto Image Replication
      1.  
        Troubleshooting Auto Image Replication
      2.  
        About troubleshooting automatic import jobs
    20.  
      Troubleshooting network interface card performance
    21.  
      About SERVER entries in the bp.conf file
    22.  
      About unavailable storage unit problems
    23.  
      Resolving a NetBackup Administration operations failure on Windows
    24.  
      Resolving garbled text displayed in NetBackup Administration Console on a UNIX computer
  3. Using NetBackup utilities
    1.  
      About NetBackup troubleshooting utilities
    2.  
      About the analysis utilities for NetBackup debug logs
    3.  
      About network troubleshooting utilities
    4. About the NetBackup support utility (nbsu)
      1.  
        Output from the NetBackup support utility (nbsu)
      2.  
        Status code information gathered by the NetBackup support utility (nbsu)
      3.  
        Example of a progress display for the NetBackup support utility (nbsu)
    5. About the NetBackup consistency check utility (NBCC)
      1.  
        Output from the NetBackup consistency check utility (NBCC)
      2.  
        Example of an NBCC progress display
    6.  
      About the NetBackup consistency check repair (NBCCR) utility
    7.  
      About the nbcplogs utility
    8. About the robotic test utilities
      1.  
        Robotic tests on UNIX
      2.  
        Robotic tests on Windows
  4. Disaster recovery
    1.  
      About disaster recovery
    2.  
      Recommended backup practices
    3. About disk recovery procedures for UNIX and Linux
      1. About recovering the master server disk for UNIX and Linux
        1.  
          Recovering the master server when root is intact
        2.  
          Recovering the master server when the root partition is lost
      2.  
        About recovering the NetBackup media server disk for UNIX
      3.  
        Recovering the system disk on a UNIX client workstation
    4. About clustered NetBackup server recovery for UNIX and Linux
      1.  
        Replacing a failed node on a UNIX or Linux cluster
      2.  
        Recovering the entire UNIX or Linux cluster
    5. About disk recovery procedures for Windows
      1. About recovering the master server disk for Windows
        1.  
          Recovering the master server with Windows intact
        2.  
          Recovering the master server and Windows
      2.  
        About recovering the NetBackup media server disk for Windows
      3.  
        Recovering a Windows client disk
    6. About clustered NetBackup server recovery for Windows
      1.  
        Replacing a failed node on a Windows VCS cluster
      2.  
        Recovering the shared disk on a Windows VCS cluster
      3.  
        Recovering the entire Windows VCS cluster
    7. About recovering the NetBackup catalog
      1.  
        About NetBackup catalog recovery on Windows computers
      2.  
        About NetBackup catalog recovery from disk devices
      3.  
        About NetBackup catalog recovery and symbolic links
      4. About NetBackup catalog recovery and OpsCenter
        1.  
          Specifying the NetBackup job ID number after a catalog recovery
      5.  
        NetBackup disaster recovery email example
      6. About recovering the entire NetBackup catalog
        1.  
          Recovering the entire NetBackup catalog using the Catalog Recovery Wizard
        2.  
          Recovering the entire NetBackup catalog using bprecover -wizard
      7. About recovering the NetBackup catalog image files
        1.  
          Recovering the NetBackup catalog image files using the Catalog Recovery Wizard
        2.  
          Recovering the NetBackup catalog image files using bprecover -wizard
      8. About recovering the NetBackup relational database
        1.  
          Recovering NetBackup relational database files from a backup
        2.  
          Recovering the NetBackup relational database files from staging
        3.  
          About processing the relational database in staging
      9.  
        Recovering the NetBackup catalog when NetBackup Access Control is configured
      10.  
        Recovering the NetBackup catalog from a nonprimary copy of a catalog backup
      11.  
        Recovering the NetBackup catalog without the disaster recovery file
      12.  
        Recovering a NetBackup user-directed online catalog backup from the command line
      13.  
        Restoring files from a NetBackup online catalog backup
      14.  
        Unfreezing the NetBackup online catalog recovery media

Verifying that all processes are running on Windows servers

Use the following procedure to make sure that all the processes that need to run on Windows server are running.

Table: Steps to ensure that all necessary processes are running on Windows servers

Step

Action

Description

Step 1

Start all services on the master servers.

The following services must be running for typical backup and restore operations (steps 1, 2, and 3 in this table). If these services are not running, start them by using the NetBackup Activity Monitor or the Services application in the Windows Control Panel.

To start all of the services, run install_path\NetBackup\bin\bpup.exe.

Services on master servers:

  • NetBackup Authentication

  • NetBackup Client Service

  • NetBackup CloudStore Service Container

  • NetBackup Compatibility Service

  • NetBackup Database Manager

  • NetBackup Discovery Framework

  • NetBackup Enterprise Media Manager

  • NetBackup Event Manager

  • NetBackup Indexing Manager

  • NetBackup Job Manager

  • NetBackup Policy Execution Manager

  • NetBackup Relational Database Manager

  • NetBackup Remote Manager and Monitor Service

  • NetBackup Request Daemon

  • NetBackup Resource Broker

  • NetBackup Service Layer

  • NetBackup Service Monitor

  • NetBackup Storage Lifecycle Manager

  • NetBackup Vault Manager

  • NetBackup Volume Manager

  • NetBackup Web Management Console

  • Veritas Private Branch Exchange

Note:

Additional processes may also need to be running if other add-on products, database agents, and so forth are installed. For additional assistance, see http://www.veritas.com/docs/TECH135186

Step 2

Start all services on the media servers.

Services on media servers:

  • NetBackup Client Service

  • NetBackup Deduplication Engine (if the system has data deduplication configured)

  • NetBackup Deduplication Manager (if the system has data deduplication configured)

  • NetBackup Deduplication Multi-Threaded Agent (if the system has data deduplication configured)

  • NetBackup Device Manager service (if the system has configured devices)

  • NetBackup Remote Manager and Monitor Service (if the system has data deduplication configured)

  • NetBackup Volume Manager service

Step 3

Start all services on the clients.

Services on clients:

  • NetBackup Client Service

  • NetBackup Legacy Client Service

  • Veritas Private Branch Exchange

Step 4

Start avrd and processes for robots.

Use the NetBackup Activity Monitor to see if the following processes are running:

  • avrd (automatic media recognition), only if drives are configured on the server

  • Processes for all configured robots.

If these processes are not running, stop and restart the NetBackup Device Manager service. Use the NetBackup Activity Monitor or the Services application in the Windows Control Panel.

Step 5

Restart the operation or do additional troubleshooting.

If you had to start any of the processes or services in the previous steps, retry the operation.

If the processes and services are running or the problem persists, you can try to test the servers and clients.

See Testing the master server and clients.

See Testing the media server and clients.

If you cannot start any of these processes or services, check the appropriate debug logs for NetBackup problems.

See the NetBackup Logging Reference Guide.

When these processes and services start, they continue to run unless you stop them manually or a problem occurs on the system. On Windows systems, we recommend that you add commands for starting them to your startup scripts, so they restart in case you have to restart.