Backup to OST fails status 83 and plug reports error 2060046

Article: 100007452
Last Published: 2019-03-25
Ratings: 2 1
Product(s): NetBackup & Alta Data Protection

Problem

A backup to Data Domain or OST provider  fails with the following ...

Critical bptm (pid=2175) sts_get_server_prop_byname failed: error 2060046 plugin error
Critical bptm (pid=2175) failure to open sts for storage server foobar: plug-in reports error 2060046 plugin error
media open error  (83)

Error Message

Bptm reports for Data Domain Target :

<16> foobar: /usr/openv/lib/ost-plugins/libstspiDataDomain.so:stspi_open_server STS_EPLUGIN failed to resolve host Host_name (Host name lookup failure)
 

Cause

The media server fails to perform a reverse lookup on the OST host.

 

Solution

Check Hosts files and DNS for missing entries or performance of DNS.

 

 

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