Veritas NetBackup™ for Hadoop Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (8.2, 8.1.2)
Platform: Linux,UNIX,Windows
  1. Introduction
    1.  
      Protecting Hadoop data using NetBackup
    2.  
      Backing up Hadoop data
    3.  
      Restoring Hadoop data
    4.  
      NetBackup for Hadoop terminologies
    5.  
      Limitations
  2. Deploying the Hadoop plug-in
    1.  
      About deploying the Hadoop plug-in
    2. Pre-requisites for the Hadoop plug-in
      1.  
        Operating system and platform compatibility
      2.  
        NetBackup server and client requirements
      3.  
        License for Hadoop plug-in for NetBackup
    3.  
      Preparing the Hadoop cluster
    4.  
      Best practices for deploying the Hadoop plug-in
    5.  
      Verifying the deployment of the Hadoop plug-in
  3. Configuring NetBackup for Hadoop
    1.  
      About configuring NetBackup for Hadoop
    2. Managing backup hosts
      1.  
        Whitelisting a NetBackup client on NetBackup master server
      2.  
        Configure a NetBackup Appliance as a backup host
    3.  
      Adding Hadoop credentials in NetBackup
    4. Configuring the Hadoop plug-in using the Hadoop configuration file
      1.  
        Configuring NetBackup for a highly-available Hadoop cluster
      2.  
        Configuring a custom port for the Hadoop cluster
      3.  
        Configuring number of threads for backup hosts
    5.  
      Configuration for a Hadoop cluster that uses Kerberos
    6. Configuring NetBackup policies for Hadoop plug-in
      1. Creating a BigData backup policy
        1. Creating BigData policy using the NetBackup Administration Console
          1.  
            Using the Policy Configuration Wizard to create a BigData policy for Hadoop clusters
          2.  
            Using the NetBackup Policies utility to create a BigData policy for Hadoop clusters
        2.  
          Using NetBackup Command Line Interface (CLI) to create a BigData policy for Hadoop clusters
    7.  
      Disaster recovery of a Hadoop cluster
  4. Performing backups and restores of Hadoop
    1. About backing up a Hadoop cluster
      1.  
        Pre-requisite for running backup and restore operations for a Hadoop cluster with Kerberos authentication
      2.  
        Backing up a Hadoop cluster
      3.  
        Best practices for backing up a Hadoop cluster
    2. About restoring a Hadoop cluster
      1. Restoring Hadoop data on the same Hadoop cluster
        1.  
          Using the Restore Wizard to restore Hadoop data on the same Hadoop cluster
        2.  
          Using the bprestore command to restore Hadoop data on the same Hadoop cluster
      2.  
        Restoring Hadoop data on an alternate Hadoop cluster
      3.  
        Best practices for restoring a Hadoop cluster
  5. Troubleshooting
    1.  
      About troubleshooting NetBackup for Hadoop issues
    2.  
      About NetBackup for Hadoop debug logging
    3. Troubleshooting backup issues for Hadoop data
      1.  
        Backup operation fails with error 112
      2.  
        Backup operation fails with error 6609
      3.  
        Backup operation failed with error 6618
      4.  
        Backup operation fails with error 6647
      5.  
        Extended attributes (xattrs) and Access Control Lists (ACLs) are not backed up or restored for Hadoop
      6.  
        Backup operation fails with error 6654
      7.  
        Backup operation fails with bpbrm error 8857
      8.  
        Backup operation fails with error 6617
      9.  
        Backup operation fails with error 6616
    4. Troubleshooting restore issues for Hadoop data
      1.  
        Restore fails with error code 2850
      2.  
        NetBackup restore job for Hadoop completes partially
      3.  
        Extended attributes (xattrs) and Access Control Lists (ACLs) are not backed up or restored for Hadoop
      4.  
        Restore operation fails when Hadoop plug-in files are missing on the backup host
      5.  
        Restore fails with bpbrm error 54932
      6.  
        Restore operation fails with bpbrm error 21296

Restore fails with bpbrm error 54932

This error is encountered if the files that you want to restore are not backed up successfully.

Workaround:

Before you begin the restore operation, make sure that the backup is completed successfully.

Alternatively, on Activity Monitor menu, click Job Status tab to locate the specific Job ID and review the error message details.