NetBackup™ Troubleshooting Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup & Alta Data Protection (11.0)
  1. Introduction
    1.  
      Additional resources on NetBackup logging and status code information
    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 or Linux 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 primary 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. Troubleshooting vnetd proxy connections
      1.  
        vnetd proxy connection requirements
      2.  
        Where to begin to troubleshoot vnetd proxy connections
      3.  
        Verify that the vnetd process and proxies are active
      4.  
        Verify that the host connections are proxied
      5.  
        Test the vnetd proxy connections
      6.  
        Examine the log files of the connecting and accepting processes
      7.  
        Viewing the vnetd proxy log files
    11. Troubleshooting security certificate revocation
      1.  
        Troubleshooting cloud provider's revoked SSL certificate issues
      2.  
        Troubleshooting cloud provider's CRL download issues
      3.  
        How a host's CRL affects certificate revocation troubleshooting
      4.  
        NetBackup job fails because of revoked certificate or unavailability of CRLs
      5.  
        NetBackup job fails because of apparent network error
      6.  
        NetBackup job fails because of unavailable resource
      7.  
        Primary server security certificate is revoked
      8.  
        Determining a NetBackup host's certificate state
      9.  
        Troubleshooting issues with external CA-signed certificate revocation
    12.  
      About troubleshooting networks and host names
    13. Verifying host name and service entries in NetBackup
      1.  
        Example of host name and service entries on UNIX primary server and client
      2.  
        Example of host name and service entries on UNIX primary 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
    14.  
      About the bpclntcmd utility
    15.  
      Using the Host properties to access configuration settings
    16.  
      Resolving full disk problems
    17. Frozen media troubleshooting considerations
      1.  
        Logs for troubleshooting frozen media
      2.  
        About the conditions that cause media to freeze
    18. Troubleshooting problems with the NetBackup web services
      1.  
        Viewing NetBackup web services logs
      2.  
        Troubleshooting web service issues after external CA configuration
    19.  
      Troubleshooting problems with the NetBackup web server certificate
    20. 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
    21. Troubleshooting problems with validation of the remote host
      1.  
        Viewing logs pertaining to host validation
      2.  
        Enabling insecure communication with NetBackup 8.0 and earlier hosts
      3.  
        Approving pending host ID-to-host name mappings
      4.  
        Clearing host cache
    22. Troubleshooting Auto Image Replication
      1.  
        Rules for primary servers used with Auto Image Replication (A.I.R.) and SLPs
      2. Targeted A.I.R. trusted primary server operation fails with an external certificate configuration
        1.  
          Troubleshoot adding or updating the trust
        2.  
          Troubleshoot removing the trust
      3.  
        About troubleshooting automatic import jobs that SLP components manage
    23.  
      Troubleshooting network interface card performance
    24.  
      About SERVER entries in the bp.conf file
    25.  
      About unavailable storage unit problems
    26.  
      Resolving a NetBackup Administration operations failure on Windows
    27.  
      Resolving garbled text displayed in NetBackup Administration Console on a UNIX computer
    28.  
      Troubleshooting error messages in the NetBackup web UI and the NetBackup Administration Console
    29.  
      Extra disk space required for logs and temporary files for the NetBackup Administration Console
    30.  
      Unable to logon to the NetBackup Administration Console after external CA configuration
    31.  
      Troubleshooting file-based external certificate issues
    32.  
      Troubleshooting issues with external certificate configuration
    33.  
      Troubleshooting Windows certificate store issues
    34.  
      Troubleshooting backup failures
    35.  
      Troubleshooting backup failure issues with NAT clients or NAT servers
    36.  
      Troubleshooting issues with the NetBackup Messaging Broker (or nbmqbroker) service
    37.  
      Troubleshooting issues with email notifications for Windows systems
    38.  
      Troubleshooting issues with KMS configuration
    39.  
      Troubleshooting issues with initiating the NetBackup CA migration because of large key size
    40.  
      Troubleshooting issues with the non-privileged user (service user) account
    41.  
      Troubleshooting issues with group name format in the auth.conf file
    42.  
      Troubleshooting the VxUpdate add package process
    43.  
      Troubleshooting issues with FIPS mode
    44.  
      Troubleshooting issues with malware scanning
    45.  
      Troubleshooting issues with NetBackup jobs that are enabled for data-in-transit encryption
    46.  
      Troubleshooting issues with Unstructured Data Instant Access
    47.  
      Troubleshooting issues with multifactor authentication
    48.  
      Troubleshooting issues with multi-person authorization
    49.  
      Troubleshooting connections to the NetBackup Scale-Out Relational Database
    50.  
      Troubleshooting issues with private key encryption
    51.  
      Troubleshooting issues with the security configuration risk feature
    52.  
      Troubleshooting issues with the risk engine-based anomaly detection options
  3. Using NetBackup utilities
    1.  
      About NetBackup troubleshooting utilities
    2.  
      About the analysis utilities for NetBackup debug logs
    3.  
      About the Logging Assistant
    4.  
      About network troubleshooting utilities
    5. About the NetBackup support utility (nbsu)
      1.  
        Output from the NetBackup support utility (nbsu)
      2.  
        Example of a progress display for the NetBackup support utility (nbsu)
    6. About the NetBackup consistency check utility (NBCC)
      1.  
        Output from the NetBackup consistency check utility (NBCC)
      2.  
        Example of an NBCC progress display
    7.  
      About the NetBackup consistency check repair (NBCCR) utility
    8.  
      About the nbcplogs utility
    9. About the robotic test utilities
      1.  
        Robotic tests on UNIX
      2.  
        Robotic tests on Windows
    10. About the NetBackup Smart Diagnosis (nbsmartdiag) utility
      1.  
        Workflow to use the nbsmartdiag utility for NetBackup host communication
    11.  
      About log collection by job ID
  4. Disaster recovery
    1.  
      About disaster recovery
    2.  
      Recommended backup practices
    3.  
      Requirements and notes for disaster recovery
    4.  
      Disaster recovery packages
    5.  
      About disaster recovery settings
    6. About disk recovery procedures for UNIX and Linux
      1. About recovering the primary server disk on Linux
        1.  
          Recovering the primary server when root is intact
        2.  
          Recovering the primary 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
    7. 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
    8. About disk recovery procedures for Windows
      1. About recovering the primary server disk for Windows
        1.  
          Recovering the primary server with Windows intact
        2.  
          Recovering the primary server and Windows
      2.  
        About recovering the NetBackup media server disk for Windows
      3.  
        Recovering a Windows client disk
    9. 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
    10.  
      Generating a certificate on a clustered primary server after disaster recovery installation
    11.  
      About the DR_PKG_MARKER_FILE environment variable
    12.  
      Restoring the disaster recovery package on Windows
    13.  
      Restoring the disaster recovery package on Linux
    14. Options to recover the NetBackup catalog
      1. Prerequisites for recovering the NetBackup catalog or NetBackup catalog image files
        1.  
          Establishing a connection with NAT media server before catalog recovery
      2.  
        About NetBackup catalog recovery on Windows computers
      3.  
        About NetBackup catalog recovery from disk devices
      4.  
        About NetBackup catalog recovery and symbolic links
      5.  
        NetBackup disaster recovery email example
      6. About recovering the entire NetBackup catalog
        1.  
          Recovering the entire NetBackup catalog using the NetBackup catalog recovery wizard
        2.  
          Recovering the entire NetBackup catalog using bprecover -wizard
        3.  
          Specifying the NetBackup job ID number after a catalog recovery
      7. About recovering the NetBackup catalog image files
        1.  
          Recovering the NetBackup catalog image files using the NetBackup catalog recovery wizard
        2.  
          Recovering the NetBackup catalog image files using bprecover -wizard
      8. About recovering the NetBackup databases
        1.  
          Recovering the NetBackup database from a backup
        2.  
          Recovering the NetBackup database from staging
        3.  
          About processing the NetBackup database in staging
        4.  
          Terminating database connections
      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
      15.  
        Steps to carry out when you see exit status 5988 during catalog recovery

Troubleshooting issues with the risk engine-based anomaly detection options

The NetBackup risk engine detects certain system anomalies in a proactive manner and sends appropriate alerts. It helps you take corrective action before you face any security threat in your environment.

For more information on the risk engine, refer to the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.

Table:

Sr. No.

Issue

Possible reason

Resolution

1.

NetBackup Administration Console login fails with the following error:

Unable to login, status: 501. You are not authorized to use this application.

The Detect unusual user sign in option of risk engine-based anomaly detection is enabled and multi-person authorization ticket option is enabled for the anomaly. The user sign in is anomalous and therefore it is put on hold.

Do one of the following:

  • User must be added in exempted users' list for multi-person authorization to bypass the anomaly detection check.

  • The user must sign in during usual time.

  • Disable multi-person authorization ticket generation for unusual sign in.

2.

bpnbat -login fails with the following error:

You do not have permission to perform the requested operation. AT authentication successful, but web authentication failed.

The Detect unusual user sign in option of risk engine-based anomaly detection is enabled. The user sign in request is from a client with an earlier version.

Do one of the following:

  • User must be added in exempted users' list for multi-person authorization to bypass the anomaly detection check.

  • Run the bpnbat -login command on the host with the latest NetBackup version, that is 11.0.

3.

nbseccmd -setuptrustedmaster fails with the following error:

The trust setup operation using NetBackup certificate failed. Trusted master operation failed EXIT STATUS 160: Authentication failed [root@exampleserver ~]#

The Detect unusual user sign in option of risk engine-based anomaly detection is enabled. The user sign in request is from a client with an earlier version.

Do one of the following:

  • User must be added in exempted users' list for multi-person authorization to bypass the anomaly detection check.

  • Run the nbseccmd -setuptrustedmaster command on the host with the latest NetBackup version, that is 11.0.

4.

None of the users is able to log-in because of MPA restriction

The Detect unusual user sign in option of risk engine-based anomaly detection is enabled.

Run the following command:

nbseccmd -disableLoginAnomalyDetection

5.

User is unable to perform policy update or delete operation from command-line interface.

The Detect unusual updates to policies option of risk engine-based anomaly detection is enabled.

Update or delete a policy using the nbcmdrun wrapper command from the host with latest NetBackup version, that is 11.0.

For example:

nbcmdrun bppldelete P1