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Veritas NetBackup™ Vault Administrator's Guide

Last Published: 2021-01-01

Product(s): NetBackup (9.0.0.1, 9.0)

A

access management, About the Vault Operator user group permissions

adding alternate media server names, About resolving multiple names for a single server, Alternate Media Server Names tab (Vault Management Properties)

administering access to Vault, About the Vault Operator user group permissions

advanced duplication, About advanced duplication

to avoid sending data over the network, About using advanced duplication configuration

All Media Inventory report, All Media Inventory report

alternate media server names

adding, About resolving multiple names for a single server, Alternate Media Server Names tab (Vault Management Properties)

Alternate Media Server Names tab, Alternate Media Server Names tab (Vault Management Properties)

alternate read server

to avoid sending data over the network, About using alternate read server

Alternate Read Server setting, Duplication tab configuration options, Duplication Rule configurations

Any Available storage unit setting, Alternative A: dedicated robot for Vault processing, Alternative B: each robot as a Vault robot, Alternative C: one robot as both a backup and Vault robot

assigning multiple retentions with one profile, Assigning multiple retentions with one profile

At Time of Eject setting (Suspend This Session's Media), Eject tab configuration options

B

Backup Policies setting, Choose Backups tab configuration options

Backups Started setting, Choose Backups tab configuration options

bpdbjobs

changes for Vault, Vault fields in bpdbjobs output

C

CAP. (see media access port)

catalog backup

Catalog Backup Schedule setting, Catalog backup tab configuration options
Skip the Catalog Backup Step setting, Catalog backup tab configuration options

Catalog Backup tab, Catalog backup tab (Profile dialog box)

changing off-site volume group name, About changing volume pools and groups

changing off-site volume pool name, About changing volume pools and groups

changing volume group name, About changing volume pools and groups

changing volume pool name, About changing volume pools and groups

choose backups

Backup Policies setting, Choose Backups tab configuration options
Backups Started setting, Choose Backups tab configuration options
Clients setting, Choose Backups tab configuration options
disk pools, Choose Backups tab configuration options
Media Servers setting, Choose Backups tab configuration options
Schedules setting, Choose Backups tab configuration options
Source Volume Group setting, Choose Backups tab configuration options
Type Of Backups setting, Choose Backups tab configuration options
Volume pools, Choose Backups tab configuration options

Choose Backups tab, About configuring a profile using the Choose Backups tab

clearing the media description field, About clearing the media description field

clearing the vault fields, About injecting media

Clients setting, Choose Backups tab configuration options

clusters, About supported systems

shared disk, UNIX files and directories, Windows files and directories

Complete Inventory List for Vault (see All Media Inventory report)

Complete Inventory List for Vault. (see All Media Inventory report)

concurrent copies

continue or fail, About the continue or fail for concurrent copies
during advanced duplication, Creating concurrent multiple copies using the advanced duplication options
during basic duplication, Creating concurrent copies using the basic duplication tab
during original backup, Creating multiple original images concurrently
during Vault duplication, About creating duplicate images concurrently
overview, About concurrent copies
through the NetBackup Catalog node, Creating concurrent copies through the catalog node
to avoid sending duplicates over the network, About creating originals concurrently

configuration

Catalog Backup tab, Catalog backup tab (Profile dialog box)
Choose Backups tab, About configuring a profile using the Choose Backups tab
Duplication tab, Duplication tab
Eject tab, Eject tab (Profile dialog box)
methods, About configuration methods
profile, Configuring a profile
Reports tab, Reports tab (Profile dialog box)
robots, Configuring robots in Vault
volume pools, About off-site volume pools

Container Inventory Report, Container Inventory report

Containers of Many Media setting, Vault Attributes tab options (Vault dialog box)

continue

for concurrent copies, About the continue or fail for concurrent copies

Copies setting, Multiple Copies options, Duplication Rule configurations

copy

primary backup, About the primary backup copy

copying a profile, Copying a profile

creating

a profile, About creating profiles
a vault, About creating a vault
a vault policy, Creating a Vault policy

critical policies, About critical policies

Customer ID setting, Vault Attributes tab options (Vault dialog box)

D

debug logs, Debug logs

deferred reports, Reports tab configuration options

Deferred setting (Eject Mode), Eject tab configuration options

Destination Storage Unit setting, Duplication tab configuration options, Multiple Copies options, Duplication Rule configurations

Destination Volume Pool setting, Duplication tab configuration options, Multiple Copies options, Duplication Rule configurations

Detailed Distribution List for Vault, Detailed Distribution List for Vault report

disaster recovery

definition, About the disaster recovery process
definition of disaster recovery plan, About disaster recovery plans
developing a disaster recovery plan, About developing disaster recovery plans
preparing for disaster, About disaster recovery
priorities, About recovery priorities
testing a disaster recovery plan, About testing disaster recovery plans

disk staging, About disk staging

Distribution List for Vault, Distribution List for Vault report, Distribution List for Robot report

duplicate images, About Vaulting original or duplicate images

duplication

advanced, About advanced duplication
Alternate Read Server setting, Duplication tab configuration options, Duplication Rule configurations
basic, About basic duplication
Copies setting, Multiple Copies options, Duplication Rule configurations
Destination Storage Unit setting, Duplication tab configuration options, Multiple Copies options, Duplication Rule configurations
Destination Volume Pool setting, Duplication tab configuration options, Multiple Copies options, Duplication Rule configurations
Expire Original Disk Backup Images setting, Duplication tab configuration options
Expire Original Tape Backup Images setting, Duplication tab configuration options
Fail Copies setting, Multiple Copies options, Duplication Rule configurations
increase throughput, About increasing duplication throughput
Multiple Copies dialog, Multiple Copies options
Multiple Copies setting, Duplication tab configuration options
multiplexed, About creating duplicate images concurrently
Number Of Read Drives setting, Duplication tab configuration options, Duplication Rule configurations
Number Of Write Drives setting, Duplication tab configuration options, Multiple Copies options, Duplication Rule configurations
Preserve Multiplexing setting, Duplication tab configuration options
Primary Copy setting, Duplication tab configuration options, Multiple Copies options, Duplication Rule configurations
Retention Level setting, Duplication tab configuration options
Retention setting, Multiple Copies options, Duplication Rule configurations
Source Backup Server setting, Duplication Rule configurations
Source Backups Reside On setting, Duplication tab configuration options, Duplication Rule configurations
through the NetBackup Catalog node, Creating concurrent copies through the catalog node

Duplication tab, Duplication tab

duplication throughput

configuring for multiple drives, About basic multiple-drive configuration
multiple-drive scenario, About multiple-drive configuration that does not send data over network

E

e-mail

notifying a tape operator when eject begins, About notifying a tape operator when an eject begins

eject

consolidating ejects, Consolidating ejects and reports
Eject Mode setting, Eject tab configuration options
Suspend Media On Which Backups Were Written setting, Eject tab configuration options

Eject Mode settings, Eject tab configuration options

Eject tab, Eject tab (Profile dialog box)

eject.list file, About ejection exclusions

ejected tapes returned to robot, About tapes not removed from the MAP

ejecting partial images

use suspend to avoid, About avoiding vaulting partial images

error codes, About errors returned by the Vault session

extended, About extended error codes

EXIT status, About errors returned by the Vault session

Expire Original Disk Backup Images setting, Duplication tab configuration options

Expire Original Tape Backup Images setting, Duplication tab configuration options

extended error codes, About extended error codes

F

fail

for concurrent copies, About the continue or fail for concurrent copies

Fail Copies setting, Multiple Copies options, Duplication Rule configurations

First Off-Site Slot ID setting, Vault Attributes tab options (Vault dialog box)

Full Inventory List for Vault. (see Off-site Inventory report)

G

General tab, Configuring Vault Management Properties on the General tab

I

images

duplicate, About Vaulting original or duplicate images
original, About Vaulting original or duplicate images
primary backup, About the primary backup copy

Immediate Eject setting, Eject tab configuration options

immediate reports, Reports tab configuration options

Immediate setting (Eject Mode), Eject tab configuration options

Immediately setting (Suspend This Session's Media), Eject tab configuration options

Inline Tape Copy

during advanced duplication, Creating concurrent multiple copies using the advanced duplication options
during basic duplication, Creating concurrent copies using the basic duplication tab

installation

on Windows systems, About installing and configuring Vault on Microsoft Windows systems
prerequisites for a Windows systems, Adding a Vault license on a Windows system
prerequisites for UNIX and Linux systems, Adding a valid license key and configuring Vault for UNIX and Linux systems

Inventory List for Vault. (see Vault Inventory report)

Iron Mountain Electronic Format report, About the Iron Mountain FTP file

L

license key

adding on Windows systems, Adding a Vault license on a Windows system

load balancing

by duplicating daily and ejecting weekly, About spreading the workload
profiles for both originals and duplicates, About load balancing

log files

debug logs, Debug logs
set duration, Setting the duration and level for log files
vault session, About setting up Vault session log files

LSM number, Robot information

M

MAP. (see media access port)

master server

host name of, Configuration information about master servers, media servers, and storage units

media access port

capacity, Robot information
number, Robot information
to use for eject, Vault Attributes tab options (Vault dialog box)

media description field

clearing, About clearing the media description field

media missing in robot, About media that is missing in robot

media server names, Configuration information about master servers, media servers, and storage units

adding alternate, About resolving multiple names for a single server, Alternate Media Server Names tab (Vault Management Properties)

Media Servers setting, Choose Backups tab configuration options

menu user interface

bpdbjobs, Vault fields in bpdbjobs output
overview, About using the menu interfaces
Vault Administration Interface, About the Vault administration interface
Vault Oerator Menu Interface, Vault operator menu interface
vltadm, About the Vault administration interface
vltopmenu, Vault operator menu interface

Monitoring a vault session, About monitoring a Vault session

moving a vault to different robot, About moving a vault to a different robot

multiple copies, About concurrent copies

overview, About concurrent copies

Multiple Copies dialog, Multiple Copies options

Multiple Copies setting, Duplication tab configuration options

multiple retention mappings, Assigning multiple retentions with one profile

multiple volume groups, About multiple volume groups (Multiple robots)

multiplexed duplication, About creating duplicate images concurrently

N

network

avoid sending duplicates over the network, About how to avoid sending duplicates over the network

New Profile dialog, Creating a profile

New Vault dialog, Creating a Vault

New Vault Robot dialog, Configuring robots in Vault

notify scripts

for a specific profile, About notify script for a specific profile
for a specific robot, About notify script for a specific robot
for a specific vault, About notify script for a specific Vault
order of execution, Notify script order of execution
using, About using notify scripts
vlt_ejectlist_notify, About using notify scripts
vlt_end_notify, About using notify scripts
vlt_endeject_notify, About using notify scripts
vlt_start_notify, About using notify scripts
vlt_starteject_notify, About using notify scripts

notifying a tape operator when eject begins, About notifying a tape operator when an eject begins

Number Of Read Drives setting, Duplication tab configuration options, Duplication Rule configurations

Number Of Write Drives setting, Duplication tab configuration options, Multiple Copies options, Duplication Rule configurations

O

Off-site Inventory report, Off-site Inventory report

off-site volume group, Vault Attributes tab options (Vault dialog box)

renaming, About changing volume pools and groups

Off-Site Volume Group setting, Vault Attributes tab options (Vault dialog box)

off-site volume pool, About off-site volume pools

renaming, About changing volume pools and groups

Off-Site Volume Pools setting, Eject tab configuration options

Off-site Volume Pools windows (Eject tab), Eject tab configuration options

organizing reports by profile, About organizing reports by profile

organizing reports by robot, About organizing reports by robot

organizing reports by vault, About organizing reports by Vault

original images, About Vaulting original or duplicate images

P

partial backups

use suspend to avoid vaulting, About avoiding vaulting partial images

Picking List for Robot, Picking List for Robot report

Picking List for Vault, Picking List for Vault report

policy, Creating a Vault policy

configuration information, Vault policy configuration information
names, Vault policy configuration information
NetBackup policy for Vault, About scheduling a Vault session
schedule names, Vault policy configuration information

preferred vaulting strategies, About preferred vaulting strategies

Preserve Multiplexing setting, Duplication tab configuration options

preview vault session, About previewing a Vault session

preview.list file, About previewing a Vault session

primary backup copy, About the primary backup copy

primary backup image, About the primary backup copy

Primary Copy setting, Duplication tab configuration options, Multiple Copies options, Duplication Rule configurations

printing

troubleshooting problems, About printing problems

profile

configuring, Configuring a profile
copying a, Copying a profile
creating, About creating profiles
notify script for a specific, About notify script for a specific profile
organizing reports by, About organizing reports by profile
overlap time window, About overlapping the time window in the profile
printing information, About printing Vault and profile information

Profile dialog, Profile dialog box

profiles

for both originals and duplicates, About profiles for both originals and duplicates

R

recovering backup images, Replacing damaged media

recovery

keep primary copy on site, About the primary copy
match volume pools to usage, About matching volume pools to data usage
of damaged media, Replacing damaged media
preparing for efficient, About preparing for efficient recovery
revault unexpired media, About revaulting unexpired media
use precise naming conventions, About naming conventions for volume pools and groups
vault NetBackup catalogs, About Vault NetBackup catalog requirements and guidelines

Recovery Report for Vault, Recovery Report for Vault report

renaming off-site volume group, About changing volume pools and groups

renaming off-site volume pool, About changing volume pools and groups

renaming volume group, About changing volume pools and groups

renaming volume pool, About changing volume pools and groups

reports

All Media Inventory, All Media Inventory report
Complete Inventory List for Vault. (see All Media Inventory report)
consolidating reports, About consolidating reports
Container Inventory Report, Container Inventory report
deferred, Reports tab configuration options
Detailed Distribution List for Vault, Detailed Distribution List for Vault report
Distribution List for Robot, Distribution List for Robot report
Distribution List for Vault, Distribution List for Vault report
Full Inventory List for Vault. (see Off-site Inventory report)
immediate, Reports tab configuration options
inventory, Inventory reports
Inventory List for Vault. (see Vault Inventory report)
Iron Mountain Electronic Format, About the Iron Mountain FTP file
Lost Media Report, About generating the lost media report regularly, Lost Media report
Off-site Inventory, Off-site Inventory report
organizing by profile, About organizing reports by profile
organizing by robot, About organizing reports by robot
organizing by vault, About organizing reports by Vault
Picking List for Robot, Picking List for Robot report
Picking List for Vault, Picking List for Vault report
printing, About generating reports
Recovery Report for Vault, Recovery Report for Vault report
Summary Distribution List for Vault, Summary Distribution List for Vault report
types of, Vault report types
Vault Inventory report, Vault Inventory report

Reports tab, Reports tab (Vault Management Properties), Reports tab (Profile dialog box)

resource contention

avoid by robot usage, About two processes trying to use the same drive
avoiding, About avoiding resource contention during duplication
load balancing, About load balancing
sharing resources with backup jobs, About sharing resources with backup jobs
specifying different volume pools for source and destination, About specifying different volume pools for source and destination
use disk staging to avoid, About disk staging
vault original backups to avoid, About Vault original backups
when the read drive is not in the vault robot, About when the read drive is not in the Vault robot
when two processes try to use the same drive, About two processes trying to use the same drive

resuming a vault session, About resuming a Vault session

Retention level setting, Choose Backups tab configuration options

Retention Level setting, Duplication tab configuration options, Multiple Copies options, Duplication Rule configurations

Retention Mappings tab, Retention Mappings tab (Vault Management Properties)

retention period based on copy one retention period, Assigning multiple retentions with one profile

revault media, Revaulting unexpired media

robot

configuring for vault, Configuring robots in Vault
control host, Vault Robot dialog box options
notify script for a specific, About notify script for a specific robot
number, Vault Robot dialog box options
organizing reports by, About organizing reports by robot
types of, Configuration information about master servers, media servers, and storage units

Robot Name setting, Vault Robot dialog box options

Robot Number setting, Vault Robot dialog box options

Robot Type setting, Vault Robot dialog box options

robotic volume group, About specifying a robotic volume group when configuring a Vault

Robotic Volume Group setting, Vault Attributes tab options (Vault dialog box)

running multiple sessions simultaneously, About running multiple sessions simultaneously

S

Schedules setting, Choose Backups tab configuration options

scratch volume pools, About scratch volume pools

server name group, Alternate Media Server Names tab (Vault Management Properties)

session files

setting the duration of, Setting the duration of Vault session files

setting the duration of session files, Setting the duration of Vault session files

Skip the Catalog Backup Step setting, Catalog backup tab configuration options

Skip the Eject Step setting, Eject tab configuration options

Slot ID, Vault Attributes tab options (Vault dialog box)

Slots for Individual Media setting, Vault Attributes tab options (Vault dialog box)

Source Backup Server setting, Duplication Rule configurations

Source Backups Reside On setting, Duplication tab configuration options, Duplication Rule configurations

source volume group, Alternative B: each robot as a Vault robot, Alternative C: one robot as both a backup and Vault robot

Source Volume Group setting, Choose Backups tab configuration options

status codes, About errors returned by the Vault session

storage unit

Any Available setting, Alternative A: dedicated robot for Vault processing, Alternative B: each robot as a Vault robot, Alternative C: one robot as both a backup and Vault robot
name of, Configuration information about master servers, media servers, and storage units
number of drives in, Configuration information about master servers, media servers, and storage units

Summary Distribution List for Vault, Summary Distribution List for Vault report

supported clusters, About supported systems

supported robots, About supported robots

supported systems, About supported systems

suspend

Suspend Media On Which Backups Were Written setting, About avoiding vaulting partial images
Suspend Option setting, About avoiding vaulting partial images
use suspend to avoid partial backups, About avoiding vaulting partial images

Suspend Media for the Next Session setting, Eject tab configuration options

Suspend Media on Which Backups Were Written setting, Eject tab configuration options

Suspend Option setting, Eject tab configuration options

Suspend This Session's Media setting, Eject tab configuration options

T

time window

overlapping, About overlapping the time window in the profile

troubleshooting

bad or missing duplicate media, Reduplicating a bad or missing duplicate tape
drive or robot offline, About the tape drive or robot offline
ejected tapes returned to robot, About tapes not removed from the MAP
ejecting tapes while in use, About ejecting tapes that are in use
error codes, About errors returned by the Vault session
logs, Logs to accompany problem reports
media missing in robot, About media that is missing in robot
no duplicate progress message, No duplicate progress message
printing problems, About printing problems

Types Of Backups setting, Choose Backups tab configuration options

U

uninstall Vault

from UNIX systems, Deleting a Vault license key from UNIX and Linux systems

UNIX files and directories, UNIX files and directories

V

Vault

accessing, About accessing NetBackup Vault

vault

clearing the Vault fields, About injecting media
creating a, About creating a vault
moving to a different robot, About moving a vault to a different robot
name, Vault Attributes tab options (Vault dialog box)
notify script for a specific, About notify script for a specific Vault
only the intended backups, About sending only the intended backups off-site
organizing reports by, About organizing reports by Vault
original backups, About Vault original backups
paradigm, About the Vault process, About vaulting paradigms
policy, About scheduling a Vault session
printing vault information, About printing Vault and profile information
vendor, Vault Attributes tab options (Vault dialog box)

Vault Administration Interface, About the Vault administration interface

Vault dialog, About configuring Vault dialog box attributes

Vault Inventory report, Vault Inventory report

Vault Management Properties dialog

Alternate Media Server Names tab, Alternate Media Server Names tab (Vault Management Properties)
General tab, Configuring Vault Management Properties on the General tab
Reports tab, Reports tab (Vault Management Properties)
Retention Mappings tab, Retention Mappings tab (Vault Management Properties)

Vault Name setting, Vault Attributes tab options (Vault dialog box)

Vault Operator Menu Interface, Vault operator menu interface

vault original backups, About Vault original backups

vault session

previewing, About previewing a Vault session
resuming, About resuming a Vault session
running, About Vault sessions
running multiple sessions simultaneously, About running multiple sessions simultaneously
setting the duration of session files, Setting the duration of Vault session files
stopping, Stopping a Vault session

Vault Vendor setting, Vault Attributes tab options (Vault dialog box)

vaulting

containers, Vault Attributes tab options (Vault dialog box)
defined, About the Vault process
original backups in a 24x7 environment, About vaulting original backups in a 24x7 environment
paradigm, About the Vault process, About vaulting paradigms
preferred strategies, About preferred vaulting strategies

vltoffsitemedia command

adding an expiration date, Vaulting non-NetBackup media managed by Media Manager
assigning slot number, Duplicating a volume manually
changing Vault attributes, About tracking volumes not ejected by Vault

volume group

configuration, Vault Attributes tab options (Vault dialog box)
renaming, About changing volume pools and groups
robotic, Vault Attributes tab options (Vault dialog box)
source, Choose Backups tab configuration options

volume pool

configuration, About off-site volume pools
destination, Duplication tab configuration options, Multiple Copies options, Duplication Rule configurations
for backup media that remains on site, About off-site volume pools
for catalog media, About off-site volume pools
match to data usage, About matching volume pools to data usage
naming conventions, About naming conventions for volume pools and groups
off-site, About off-site volume pools
overview, About off-site volume pools
renaming, About changing volume pools and groups
use scratch volume pools, About scratch volume pools

Volume pools

specifying different source and destination, About specifying different volume pools for source and destination

W

Windows files and directories, Windows files and directories

Windows systems

delicensing Vault, Deleting the Vault license from a Windows system

working files

setting the duration of, Setting the duration of Vault session files