NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume II

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Product(s): NetBackup (10.5)
  1. NetBackup licensing models and usage reporting
    1.  
      About NetBackup licensing models
    2.  
      Tools for creating and viewing licensing reports
    3. How capacity licensing works
      1.  
        How capacity licensing detects overlap when multiple policies protect data
      2.  
        Backup policies and agents that support accurate licensing
      3.  
        Requirements before gathering data for multiple primary servers in capacity licensing
    4.  
      How NEVC licensing works
    5.  
      Scheduling reports for capacity licensing
    6.  
      Scheduling reports for traditional licensing
    7.  
      Scheduling reports for NetBackup Enterprise Virtual Client (NEVC) licensing
    8.  
      Other configuration for incremental reporting
    9.  
      Troubleshooting failures for usage reporting and incremental reporting
    10.  
      Manually generating licensing reports
    11. Creating and viewing the licensing report
      1.  
        Report tab descriptions
    12. Reviewing a capacity licensing report
      1.  
        Summary tab
      2.  
        Client aliases and multiple IP addresses
      3.  
        Itemization tab
      4.  
        Clients backed up with multiple streams
      5.  
        Data backed up by multiple policies
      6.  
        BigData plug-ins for NetBackup
      7.  
        NetBackup for DB2
      8.  
        NetBackup for Enterprise Vault
      9.  
        NetBackup for Exchange agent
      10.  
        NetBackup for FlashBackup
      11.  
        NetBackup for Hyper-V agent
      12.  
        NetBackup for Informix
      13.  
        NetBackup for Kubernetes
      14.  
        NetBackup for Lotus Notes
      15.  
        NetBackup for MariaDB Agent
      16.  
        NetBackup for MySQL Agent
      17.  
        NetBackup for NDMP agent
      18.  
        NetBackup for Nutanix-AHV agent
      19.  
        NetBackup for Oracle accurate licensing
      20.  
        NetBackup for SharePoint
      21.  
        NetBackup for SQL Server agent
      22.  
        NetBackup for RHV agent
      23.  
        NetBackup for SQLite Agent
      24.  
        NetBackup for PostgreSQL Agent
      25.  
        NetBackup for SAP HANA
      26.  
        NetBackup for SAP MaxDB
      27.  
        NetBackup for SAP Oracle
      28.  
        NetBackup for Sybase
      29.  
        NetBackup for VMware agent
      30.  
        NAS-Data-Protection policy
      31.  
        Cloud policy
      32.  
        Windows file system backups
      33.  
        UNIX file system backups
    13. Reconciling the capacity licensing report results
      1.  
        Locate full backups for clients
      2.  
        Review compressed image information
      3.  
        Eliminate redundant counting of clients
      4.  
        Determine the effect of multistreamed backups
      5.  
        Confirm the accuracy of any database backups
      6.  
        Locate full backups for snapshot images
    14. Reviewing a traditional licensing report
      1.  
        Summary tab
      2.  
        Complete the Hosts tab
      3.  
        Update the Itemization tab
      4.  
        Resolve the NDMP tab
      5.  
        Update the Virtual Servers tab
      6.  
        Confirm the Drives tab
      7.  
        Final steps
    15. Reviewing an NEVC licensing report
      1.  
        Summary tab
      2.  
        Hosts tab
    16.  
      Using the NetBackup Storage API to get the total backup size information
  2. Additional configuration
    1.  
      About multiple NetBackup primary servers
    2.  
      About multiple media servers with one primary server
    3.  
      About direct I/O for backups on Windows
    4. About dynamic host name and IP addressing
      1.  
        About setting up dynamic IP addresses and host names
      2.  
        Configuring the NetBackup primary server
      3.  
        bpclient commands that control client entries
      4.  
        Configuring dynamic NetBackup clients
    5. About busy file processing on UNIX clients
      1.  
        Configuring busy file processing on UNIX
      2.  
        Modifying bp.conf to configure busy file processing on UNIX
      3.  
        bp.conf file entries on UNIX
      4.  
        How NetBackup creates and uses action files on UNIX
      5.  
        About the logs directory on UNIX
      6.  
        Recommended changes for modifying bpend_notify_busy on UNIX
    6.  
      About specifying the locale of the NetBackup installation
    7. About the Shared Storage Option
      1.  
        About Shared Storage Option components
      2.  
        About reserving or releasing shared devices
      3.  
        How to share robotic libraries without using the Shared Storage Option
      4.  
        Shared Storage Option terms and concepts
      5.  
        About the Shared Storage Option license
      6.  
        About Shared Storage Option prerequisites
      7.  
        About hardware configuration guidelines
      8.  
        About installing and configuring drivers
      9.  
        Verifying the connectivity
      10. About configuring the Shared Storage Option in NetBackup
        1.  
          About configuring SSO in NetBackup
        2.  
          Configuring Shared Storage Option devices in NetBackup
        3.  
          About adding Shared Storage Option configuration options
        4.  
          About configuring NetBackup storage units and backup policies
      11.  
        Verifying your Shared Storage Option configuration
      12.  
        Device Monitor and Shared Storage Option
      13. Viewing SSO summary reports
        1.  
          Shared Storage Option summary reports
      14.  
        Operating system assistance
      15.  
        Common configuration issues with Shared Storage Option
      16.  
        Frequently asked questions about Shared Storage Option
    8. About the vm.conf configuration file
      1.  
        ACS_mediatype entry in vm.conf
      2.  
        ACS_SEL_SOCKET entry in vm.conf
      3.  
        ACS_CSI_HOSTPORT entry in vm.conf (on UNIX)
      4.  
        ACS_SSI_HOSTNAME entry in vm.conf
      5.  
        ACS_SSI_INET_PORT entry in vm.conf (on UNIX)
      6.  
        ACS_SSI_SOCKET entry in vm.conf
      7.  
        ACS_TCP_RPCSERVICE / ACS_UDP_RPCSERVICE entry in vm.conf (on UNIX)
      8.  
        ADJ_LSM entry in vm.conf
      9.  
        API_BARCODE_RULES entry in vm.conf
      10.  
        AUTHORIZATION_REQUIRED entry in vm.conf in NetBackup versions 8.0 and earlier
      11.  
        AUTO_PATH_CORRECTION entry in vm.conf
      12.  
        AUTO_UPDATE_ROBOT entry in vm.conf
      13.  
        AVRD_PEND_DELAY entry in vm.conf
      14.  
        AVRD_SCAN_DELAY entry in vm.conf
      15.  
        CLEAN_REQUEST_TIMEOUT entry in vm.conf
      16.  
        CLIENT_PORT_WINDOW entry in vm.conf
      17.  
        CLUSTER_NAME entry in vm.conf
      18.  
        DAYS_TO_KEEP_LOGS entry in vm.conf
      19.  
        EMM_RETRY_COUNT entry in vm.conf
      20.  
        EMM_CONNECT_TIMOUT entry in vm.conf
      21.  
        EMM_REQUEST_TIMOUT entry in vm.conf
      22.  
        INVENTORY_FILTER entry in vm.conf
      23.  
        MAP_ID entry in vm.conf
      24.  
        MAP_CONTINUE_TIMEOUT entry in vm.conf
      25.  
        MEDIA_ID_BARCODE_CHARS entry in vm.conf
      26.  
        MEDIA_ID_PREFIX entry in vm.conf
      27.  
        MM_SERVER_NAME entry in vm.conf
      28.  
        RANDOM_PORTS entry in vm.conf
      29.  
        REQUIRED_INTERFACE entry in vm.conf
      30.  
        SERVER entry in vm.conf in NetBackup versions 8.0 and earlier
      31.  
        SSO_DA_REREGISTER_INTERVAL entry in vm.conf
      32.  
        SSO_DA_RETRY_TIMEOUT entry in vm.conf
      33.  
        SSO_HOST_NAME entry in vm.conf
      34.  
        VERBOSE entry in vm.conf
      35.  
        Example vm.conf file
      36.  
        Host name precedence in the vm.conf file
  3. Holds Management
    1.  
      About Holds Management
    2.  
      Creating a hold
    3.  
      Viewing hold details
    4.  
      Adding a backup image to an existing hold
    5.  
      Releasing a hold
  4. Menu user interfaces on UNIX
    1.  
      About menu user interfaces
    2. About the tpconfig device configuration utility
      1.  
        About the tpconfig utility menu
      2.  
        Starting the tpconfig device configuration utility
      3.  
        Adding robots
      4.  
        Adding drives
      5.  
        Updating a robot configuration
      6.  
        Updating a drive configuration
      7.  
        Deleting a robot
      8.  
        Deleting a drive
      9.  
        Configuring drive paths
      10.  
        Configuring host credentials
      11.  
        Displaying and writing the device configuration
    3. About the NetBackup Disk Configuration Utility
      1.  
        Managing OpenStorage servers and disk pools
      2.  
        Managing global disk attributes
  5. Reference topics
    1. Host name rules
      1.  
        How NetBackup uses host names
      2.  
        Updating NetBackup after changing the host name
      3.  
        Special considerations for Name Service
    2. About reading backup images with nbtar or tar32.exe
      1.  
        Restoring files with non-NetBackup restore utilities (on UNIX)
      2.  
        Considerations for file restoration with non-NetBackup restore utilities (on UNIX)
      3.  
        About the files that restores generate
    3. Factors that affect backup time
      1.  
        Total amount of data to back up
      2.  
        Transfer rate
    4.  
      Methods for determining the NetBackup transfer rate
    5. NetBackup notify scripts
      1.  
        backup_notify script
      2.  
        backup_exit_notify script
      3.  
        bpstart_notify script (UNIX clients)
      4.  
        bpstart_notify.bat script (Windows clients)
      5.  
        bpend_notify script (UNIX clients)
      6.  
        bpend_notify.bat script (Windows clients)
      7.  
        bpend_notify_busy script (UNIX clients)
      8.  
        child_end_deployment_notify
      9.  
        child_start_deployment_notify
      10.  
        diskfull_notify script
      11.  
        drive_mount_notify script (on UNIX)
      12.  
        drive_unmount_notify script (on UNIX)
      13.  
        mail_dr_info script
      14.  
        media_deassign_notify script
      15.  
        nbmail.cmd script (on Windows)
      16.  
        parent_end_deployment_notify
      17.  
        parent_end_notify script
      18.  
        parent_start_deployment_notify
      19.  
        parent_start_notify script
      20.  
        pending_request_notify script
      21.  
        restore_notify script
      22.  
        session_notify script
      23.  
        session_start_notify script
      24.  
        shared_drive_notify script
      25.  
        userreq_notify script
    6. Media and device management best practices
      1.  
        Media management best practices
      2.  
        Device management best practices
      3.  
        Media and device performance and troubleshooting
    7. About TapeAlert
      1.  
        About TapeAlert cleaning (reactive cleaning)
      2.  
        About TapeAlert and frequency-based cleaning
      3.  
        About TapeAlert requirements
      4.  
        TapeAlert logs and codes
    8. About tape drive cleaning
      1.  
        About library-based cleaning
      2.  
        About frequency-based cleaning
      3.  
        About operator-initiated cleaning
      4.  
        About using a cleaning tape
    9.  
      How NetBackup selects drives
    10. How NetBackup reserves drives
      1. About SCSI persistent reserve
        1.  
          About SCSI persistent reserve commands
        2.  
          About SCSI persistent reserve conflicts
      2. About the SPC-2 SCSI reserve process
        1.  
          About SPC-2 SCSI reserve commands
        2.  
          About SCSI reservation conflicts
        3.  
          About forcing a release of an unavailable HBA's SPC-2 reservation
        4.  
          Breaking a reservation
      3.  
        About SCSI reserve requirements
      4.  
        About SCSI reserve limitations
      5.  
        About SCSI reservation logging
      6.  
        About SCSI reserve operating system limitations on Windows
      7. About checking for data loss
        1.  
          About possible data loss causes
      8. About checking for tape and driver configuration errors
        1.  
          About common configuration problems
      9.  
        About configuring SCSI reserve
    11. How NetBackup selects media
      1. About selecting media in robots
        1.  
          About spanning media with automatic media selection
      2. About selecting media in standalone drives
        1.  
          About selecting media by using standalone drive extensions
        2.  
          About disabling standalone drive extensions
        3.  
          About spanning media
        4.  
          About leaving standalone drives in the ready state
    12.  
      Volume pool and volume group examples
    13.  
      Media formats
    14.  
      Media and device management processes
    15. About Tape I/O commands on UNIX
      1.  
        About requesting tapes
      2.  
        About reading and writing tape files
      3.  
        About removing tape files
  6.  
    Index

About multiple media servers with one primary server

A protection domain refers collectively to the NetBackup primary server, its NetBackup media servers, and its NetBackup clients. In a group of NetBackup servers, a client can have backups directed to any device on any server in the group.

Set up a NetBackup protection domain as follows:

  • One primary server, which controls all backup scheduling.

  • Multiple media servers, which write the backup images to disk or removable media. They can have peripheral devices to provide additional storage.

  • Multiple protected NetBackup clients, which send their data to the media servers.

A common alternative strategy is to install extra peripherals on the clients that produce large amounts of data. The primary server directs the data from the client to the client's peripherals, which reduces network traffic because the data does not traverse the network. This strategy also distributes the backup load between the primary and the media servers.

The following are important factors to remember about primary and media servers:

  • There can be only one primary server in a group.

  • A NetBackup primary server is a media server for itself but cannot be a media server for another primary server.

Figure: Catalog location using multiple media servers shows where software is installed and where the NetBackup catalogs are located (by default).

Figure: Catalog location using multiple media servers

Catalog location using multiple media servers
About the software on each server

Install NetBackup server software on each NetBackup server that has a peripheral that you want to include in a storage unit. The NetBackup installation program has choices for primary and media server installation.

About NetBackup catalogs

The primary server is the default location for the NetBackup catalogs. The catalogs include the media and the volume database. The volume database contains the media usage information and the volume information that are used during the backups.

Selecting a different media server to fix storage server and disk volume connectivity issues

Storage servers and disk volumes are monitored for connectivity and capacity using one of the media servers that is credentialed to access the storage device. Resource connectivity state changes are recorded in bperror -disk reports. If storage resources become unavailable, new jobs are not scheduled until this connectivity path is re-confirmed through the previously selected media server.

If the problem exists only between the selected media server and storage, a new path is not automatically selected. You need to change the NetBackup configuration to use a different media server.

To force the storage server to use a different media server, the following commands can be executed from the problematic media server:

tpconfig -delete -storage_server <storage server> 
-stype <storage type> -sts_user_id <userid>
bpstsinfo -resyncREM -servername <primary server name>

To perform the change using the NetBackup Administration Console

  1. Select Credentials > Storage Servers.
  2. Right-click on the storage server name and select Change.
  3. Deselect the problematic media server.
  4. Execute the following command on the storage server:
    bpstsinfo -resyncREM -servername <primary server name>