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NetBackup 8.2 Hotfix - Slow MPX to tape after checkpoint unless DBM_NEW_IMAGE_DELAY = 1000 (Etrack 3997921)

HotFix Critical

Abstract

NB_8.2 MPX tape jobs slow/hang after checkpoint unless DBM_NEW_IMAGE_DELAY = 1000 (Etrack 3997921)

Description

Veritas Bug ID: ET 3997921 

 

Issue:

NB_8.2 MPX tape jobs slow/hang after checkpoint unless DBM_NEW_IMAGE_DELAY = 1000 

 

Problem Description: 

  • Port of mainline fix for non-unique backup start times in MPX group with CPR.
  • Bundle overlapping 8.1.2 TechAlert  associated with ET 3983026 in 8.2.
  • Bundle 8.2 EEBs that overlap only the same binaries; bpbrm/bptm/bpdm.

 

Version:  NetBackup 8.2

 

Install Location:

This EEB bundle should be installed on media servers with tape storage units and may also be useful on other types of media servers.

 

Fixes included in this bundle:

 

ET3997715: Slow or hang if backup start times are not unique for MPX group with CPR.

ET3981646: Setting wrong retention on replicated image for vmware backup with instant access.

ET3992800: Restore fails if destination client has image with same backup start time as source client.

ET3991273: Media server option to DISABLE_WHITELISTCACHE_CLEANUP_ON_JOB_START.

ET3982086: Media server disk filling, not deleting @align files after VMWare Accelerator backups.

ET3989866: Activity Monitor does not show speed/data statistics during Client Direct restore.


Note: This is a bundle that contains an 8.2 fix for the the 8.1.2 TechAlert associated with ET 3983026.

 

Replicated images of Vmware clients have incorrect expiration when imported on target
https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.100046179

 

Version 2 of this EEB bundle added fixes for:

ET 3989864: Activity Monitor does not show speed/data statistics during Client Direct restore.
ET 3988999: AIR Replication - cannot find TIR fragment for backup
 

 

Installation Location:

Server (master or media)

 

Installation Instructions:

Using the NetBackup Emergency Engineering Binary (EEB) installer 
https://www.veritas.com/docs/100019405

 

Installing EEBs on a NetBackup 52x0 / 5330 Appliance 
https://www.veritas.com/docs/100023444

 

How to install Emergency Engineering Binaries on a VCS clustered NetBackup server 
https://www.veritas.com/docs/100021995

 

Installation Instructions:

  1. Make sure no jobs are running or start [on this host] during EEB
  2. installation.
  3. Wait for jobs/backups/restores to finish or terminate if necessary.
  4. Stop all NetBackup processes.
  5. Use bpps a to make sure all processes are down.
  6. Install the EEB.
  7. Restart NetBackup.

 

Downloads:

NB_8.2_ET3997921_2.zip
NBAPP_EEB_ET3997921-3.2.0-2.x86_64.rpm

 

Checksums of Files:

 

File                                      Checksum    Byte count

 

linuxR_x86/bpbrm            764902681    5722422
linuxR_x86/bptm               552323504    9080398
linuxR_x86/bpdm             140603288    6054500
AMD64/bpbrm.exe            1544601218    1476608
AMD64/bptm.exe             2411679219    2782208
AMD64/bpdm.exe            3331791867    1586688
solaris_x86/bpbrm           2396727053    10844152
solaris_x86/bptm              720197115    16212456
solaris_x86/bpdm             3283103600    10906888
solaris/bpbrm                    4286730463    9463080
solaris/bptm                      166691350    15112968
solaris/bpdm                     448121291    10174560
zlinuxR/bpbrm                   4124798626    6249728
zlinuxR/bptm                    1486817525    9554242
zlinuxR/bpdm                   1133711079    6655983
linuxS_x86/bpbrm            3392780945    5664846
linuxS_x86/bptm             1254923567    9004870
linuxS_x86/bpdm            1999260812    5987557
zlinuxS/bpbrm                  2536600911    6219793
zlinuxS/bptm                    4207773599    9730005
zlinuxS/bpdm                    6224799        6768368

 

Recommended service state:

 

Stop all NetBackup services before applying this hotfix.

Applies to the following product releases

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2020-08-07

Problem On media servers running with a NetBackup 8.2 master server, when using tape-based storage unit with multiplexing (MPX) and checkpoint restart (CPR) enabled, some of the backup jobs hang after the first checkpoint so their KB/sec starts t...