The NetBackup database does not restart with a reboot of the system, but it can be manually started.

Problem

The Veritas NetBackup database does not restart with a reboot of the system, but it can be manually started.

Error Message

N/A - The NBDB (NetBackup database) does not restart with a reboot of the system, but it can be manually started.

Cause

Suspect there is a problem with the database and/or related log, potentially the information in the databases.conf file is incorrect, missing, or the file is corrupt.

Troubleshooting:

Initiate the nbdb_ping command (found in /usr/openv/db/bin on a UNIX/Linux server, and in the install_path\veritas\db\bin directory on a Windows server) and see if the database is available.  Then check the databases.conf file (found in the /usr/openv/var/global/ directory on a UNIX/Linux server, and in the install_path\veritas\netbackupdb\conf directory on a Windows server) and see what data it contains.  

Solution

The databases.conf file should contain the directory path to the NBDB database, and the contents should be similar to the following:

UNIX/Linux:
If BMR is not configured,
# cat databases.conf
"/usr/openv/db/data/NBDB.db" -n NBDB
"/usr/openv/db/data/NBAZDB.db" -n NBAZDB

If BMR is configured,
# cat databases.conf
"/usr/openv/db/data/NBDB.db" -n NBDB
"/usr/openv/db/data/NBAZDB.db" -n NBAZDB
"/usr/openv/db/data/BMRDB.db" -n BMRDB

Windows:

If BMR is not configured,
C:\VERITAS\NetBackupDB\conf>type databases.conf
"C:\VERITAS\NetBackupDB\data\NBDB.db" -n NBDB
"C:\VERITAS\NetBackupDB\data\NBAZDB.db" -n NBAZDB

If BMR is configured,
C:\VERITAS\NetBackupDB\conf>type databases.conf
"C:\VERITAS\NetBackupDB\data\NBDB.db" -n NBDB
"C:\VERITAS\NetBackupDB\data\NBAZDB.db" -n NBAZDB
"C:\VERITAS\NetBackupDB\data\BMRDB.db" -n BMRDB

If the nbdb_ping command indicates NBDB is not available, and the information in the databases.conf file is incorrect (or the file is corrupt), perform the following:

• Search the hard drive for the location of the nbdb.db file, and make note of it.
• Rename the existing databases.conf to databases.old.
• Create a blank databases.conf file.
• Open the databases.conf file in a text editor, and enter the path to the nbdb.db file, as well as the file name in double quotes, and then append the entries without the quotation marks, as shown above.
• Alternatively, you can have NetBackup add the proper entry via the command nbdb_admin -auto_start NBDB
• From a command prompt, restart the nbdb database by issuing the nbdb_admin -start NBDB command (from the /usr/openv/db/bin directory on a UNIX/Linux server or the <install_path>\veritas\netbackup\bin directory on a Windows server).