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NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume II

Last Published: 2025-03-18

Product(s): NetBackup & Alta Data Protection (11.0)

Symbols

.ExTeNt.nnnn files, About the files that restores generate
@@MaNgLeD.nnnn files, About the files that restores generate
@@MaNgLeD.nnnn_Rename files, About the files that restores generate
@@MaNgLeD.nnnn_Symlink files, About the files that restores generate

A

accurate licensing, Summary tab, Eliminate redundant counting of clients

ACS_ vm.conf entry, ACS_mediatype entry in vm.conf

ACS_CSI_HOSTPORT, ACS_CSI_HOSTPORT entry in vm.conf (on UNIX)

ACS_SEL_SOCKET vm.conf entry, ACS_SEL_SOCKET entry in vm.conf

ACS_SSI_HOSTNAME vm.conf entry, ACS_SSI_HOSTNAME entry in vm.conf

ACS_SSI_INET_PORT

vm.conf entry, ACS_SSI_INET_PORT entry in vm.conf (on UNIX)

ACS_SSI_INET_PORT vm.conf entry, ACS_SSI_INET_PORT entry in vm.conf (on UNIX)

ACS_SSI_SOCKET vm.conf entry, ACS_SSI_SOCKET entry in vm.conf

ADJ_LSM vm.conf entry, ADJ_LSM entry in vm.conf

All Log Entries report, Methods for determining the NetBackup transfer rate

Allow backups to span media, About spanning media with automatic media selection

alternate client restores

host.xlate file, Special considerations for Name Service

API_BARCODE_RULES vm.conf entry, API_BARCODE_RULES entry in vm.conf

Arbitrated Loop Physical Address (ALPA), About hardware configuration guidelines

AUTO_PATH_CORRECTION vm.conf entry, AUTO_PATH_CORRECTION entry in vm.conf

AVRD_PEND_DELAY vm.conf entry, AVRD_PEND_DELAY entry in vm.conf

AVRD_SCAN_DELAY vm.conf entry, AVRD_SCAN_DELAY entry in vm.conf

B

Backup Exec, Shared Storage Option terms and concepts

backup_exit_notify script, backup_exit_notify script

backup_notify script, backup_notify script

backups

backup_exit_notify script, backup_exit_notify script

backup_notify script, backup_notify script

bpend_notify script

UNIX client, bpend_notify script (UNIX clients)
Windows client, bpend_notify.bat script (Windows clients)

bpstart_notify script

UNIX client, bpstart_notify script (UNIX clients)
Windows client, bpstart_notify.bat script (Windows clients)

compressed, About reading backup images with nbtar or tar32.exe

diskfull_notify script, diskfull_notify script

estimating time required, Factors that affect backup time

multiplexed, About reading backup images with nbtar or tar32.exe

session_notify script, session_notify script

session_start_notify script, session_start_notify script

blat mail, mail_dr_info script

bpclient commands, bpclient commands that control client entries

bpclntcmd utility, Verifying the connectivity

bpend_notify script

UNIX client, bpend_notify script (UNIX clients)
Windows client, bpend_notify.bat script (Windows clients)

bpstart_notify script, bpstart_notify script (UNIX clients), bpstart_notify.bat script (Windows clients)

UNIX client, bpstart_notify script (UNIX clients)
Windows client, bpstart_notify.bat script (Windows clients)

BPSTART_TIMEOUT, bpstart_notify script (UNIX clients), bpstart_notify.bat script (Windows clients)

busy file processing

bp.conf entries, Modifying bp.conf to configure busy file processing on UNIX
Busy file settings property, About busy file processing on UNIX clients, Modifying bp.conf to configure busy file processing on UNIX
configuration overview, About busy file processing on UNIX clients
configuring on UNIX, Configuring busy file processing on UNIX
creating action files, How NetBackup creates and uses action files on UNIX
logs directory, About the logs directory on UNIX
modifying bpend_notify_busy, Recommended changes for modifying bpend_notify_busy on UNIX

C

character device, Adding drives

child_end_deployment_notify script, child_end_deployment_notify

child_start_deployment_notify script, child_start_deployment_notify

CLEAN_REQUEST_TIMEOUT vm.conf entry, CLEAN_REQUEST_TIMEOUT entry in vm.conf

cleaning

automatic, About library-based cleaning
library-based, About library-based cleaning
TapeAlert reactive, About TapeAlert cleaning (reactive cleaning)
times allowed, About using a cleaning tape

Client read timeout property, bpstart_notify script (UNIX clients), bpstart_notify.bat script (Windows clients)

CLIENT_PORT_WINDOW vm.conf entry, CLIENT_PORT_WINDOW entry in vm.conf

CLIENT_READ_TIMEOUT, bpstart_notify script (UNIX clients), bpstart_notify.bat script (Windows clients)

clients

changing host names, Updating NetBackup after changing the host name

cluster environments, About SCSI reserve limitations

CLUSTER_NAME vm.conf entry, CLUSTER_NAME entry in vm.conf

Cohesity Backup Exec, Shared Storage Option terms and concepts

compressed backups, About reading backup images with nbtar or tar32.exe

D

DAYS_TO_KEEP_LOGS vm.conf entry, DAYS_TO_KEEP_LOGS entry in vm.conf

device

configuration wizard, Configuring Shared Storage Option devices in NetBackup

delays, Transfer rate

file

robotic, Adding robots

devices

configuring, About Shared Storage Option prerequisites
files, About Shared Storage Option prerequisites
management practices, Device management best practices

direct I/O on Windows, About direct I/O for backups on Windows

disk pools, creating, About the NetBackup Disk Configuration Utility

diskfull_notify script, diskfull_notify script

display device configuration, Displaying and writing the device configuration

display, configuring locale, About specifying the locale of the NetBackup installation

Domain Name Service (DNS) hostnames, Special considerations for Name Service

drive_mount_notify script, drive_mount_notify script (on UNIX)

drive_unmount_notify script, drive_unmount_notify script (on UNIX)

drives

ACS information, Adding drives
adding, Adding drives
character device, Adding drives
cleaning, About tape drive cleaning
deleting, Deleting a drive
name, Adding drives
no rewind device, Adding drives
robot drive number, Adding drives
robot number that controls, Adding drives
standalone, Adding drives
type, Adding drives
update configuration, Updating a drive configuration
volume header device, Adding drives

dynamic host name and IP addressing, About setting up dynamic IP addresses and host names, Configuring the NetBackup primary server

E

EMM_CONNECT_TIMOUT vm.conf entry, EMM_CONNECT_TIMOUT entry in vm.conf
EMM_REQUEST_TIMOUT vm.conf entry, EMM_REQUEST_TIMOUT entry in vm.conf
EMM_RETRY_COUNT vm.conf entry, EMM_RETRY_COUNT entry in vm.conf
encrypted backups, Considerations for file restoration with non-NetBackup restore utilities (on UNIX)
extended attribute files, About reading backup images with nbtar or tar32.exe
ExTeNt.nnnn files, About the files that restores generate

F

files

.ExTeNt.nnnn, About the files that restores generate
@@MaNgLeD.nnnn, About the files that restores generate
@@MaNgLeD.nnnn_Rename, About the files that restores generate
@@MaNgLeD.nnnn_Symlink, About the files that restores generate
goodies scripts, NetBackup notify scripts
name on tpreq, About requesting tapes
positioning on tape, About reading and writing tape files

firmware levels, About Shared Storage Option prerequisites, About hardware configuration guidelines

FlashBackup, About reading backup images with nbtar or tar32.exe

G

goodies directory, NetBackup notify scripts

H

holds

creating, Creating a hold

host names

changing client name, Updating NetBackup after changing the host name
changing server name, Updating NetBackup after changing the host name
correct use, Host name rules
robotic control selection, Adding robots

host.xlate file and alternate client restores, Special considerations for Name Service

HyperTerminal, About Shared Storage Option prerequisites

media

best practices, Media management best practices
formats, Media formats
selection algorithm, About selecting media in robots, About selecting media in standalone drives
spanning, About spanning media with automatic media selection, About spanning media

Media Manager

configuration file, About the vm.conf configuration file
security, SERVER entry in vm.conf in NetBackup versions 8.0 and earlier

media_deassign_notify script, media_deassign_notify script

MEDIA_ID_BARCODE_CHARS vm.conf entry, MEDIA_ID_BARCODE_CHARS entry in vm.conf

MEDIA_ID_PREFIX vm.conf entry, MEDIA_ID_PREFIX entry in vm.conf

MM_SERVER_NAME vm.conf entry, MM_SERVER_NAME entry in vm.conf

multiplexing (MPX)

backups, Media formats
recovering backups, About reading backup images with nbtar or tar32.exe
tape format, Media formats

N

named data streams, About reading backup images with nbtar or tar32.exe

nbholdutil -create, Creating a hold

nbmail.cmd, nbmail.cmd script (on Windows)

nbtar, About reading backup images with nbtar or tar32.exe, About the files that restores generate

NDMP, About SCSI reserve limitations

client backups, About reading backup images with nbtar or tar32.exe
host credentials, Configuring host credentials

NetBackup Disk Configuration Utility

about, About the NetBackup Disk Configuration Utility

network transfer rate, Methods for determining the NetBackup transfer rate

notification scripts, NetBackup notify scripts

O

Online Help for tpconfig, About the tpconfig utility menu
open files (see busy-file processing)

P

parent_end_deployment_notify script, parent_end_deployment_notify
parent_end_notify script, parent_end_notify script
parent_start_deployment_notify script, parent_start_deployment_notify
parent_start_notify script, parent_start_notify script
pending_request_notify script, pending_request_notify script
positioning tape files, About reading and writing tape files
printing device configuration, Displaying and writing the device configuration

R

raw partitions, About reading backup images with nbtar or tar32.exe

reactive cleaning, About TapeAlert cleaning (reactive cleaning)

reading tape files, About reading and writing tape files

removing tape files, About removing tape files

reporting, traditional, Scheduling reports for traditional licensing

requests

user tape, About requesting tapes

REQUIRED_INTERFACE vm.conf entry, REQUIRED_INTERFACE entry in vm.conf

restore_notify script, restore_notify script

restores

from a non-NetBackup tar, Restoring files with non-NetBackup restore utilities (on UNIX)
restore_notify script, restore_notify script

rewind

devices

none, Adding drives

tape files, About reading and writing tape files

robotic cleaning, About library-based cleaning

robots

adding, Adding robots
control host, Adding robots
deleting, Deleting a robot
device file, Adding robots
drive, Adding drives
number, Adding robots, Adding drives
type, Adding robots
update configuration, Updating a robot configuration

S

SAN media server, Shared Storage Option terms and concepts

scripts

bpstart_notify, bpstart_notify script (UNIX clients), bpstart_notify.bat script (Windows clients)
child_end_deployment_notify, child_end_deployment_notify
child_start_deployment_notify, child_start_deployment_notify
drive_mount_notify, drive_mount_notify script (on UNIX)
drive_unmount_notify, drive_unmount_notify script (on UNIX)
goodies, NetBackup notify scripts
notification, NetBackup notify scripts
parent_end_deployment_notify, parent_end_deployment_notify
parent_end_notify, parent_end_notify script
parent_start_deployment_notify, parent_start_deployment_notify
parent_start_notify, parent_start_notify script
shared_drive_notify, About reserving or releasing shared devices, Frequently asked questions about Shared Storage Option, shared_drive_notify script

SCSI persistent reserve, How NetBackup reserves drives

SCSI reserve and release, How NetBackup reserves drives

break a reservation, About SPC-2 SCSI reserve commands, Breaking a reservation
limitations, About SCSI reserve limitations
requirements, About SCSI reserve requirements
RESERVATION CONFLICT, About SPC-2 SCSI reserve commands

SCSI-to-fibre

bridges, About Shared Storage Option prerequisites

SERVER vm.conf entry, SERVER entry in vm.conf in NetBackup versions 8.0 and earlier

servers

changing host names, Updating NetBackup after changing the host name

session_notify script, session_notify script

session_start_notify script, session_start_notify script

shared drives

definition, Shared Storage Option terms and concepts

Shared Storage Option

license for, About the Shared Storage Option license

shared_drive_notify script, About reserving or releasing shared devices, Frequently asked questions about Shared Storage Option

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, nbmail.cmd script (on Windows)

Solaris

extended attributes, About reading backup images with nbtar or tar32.exe

spanning media, About spanning media with automatic media selection, About spanning media, Media formats

SSO

definition, About the Shared Storage Option
Device Allocation Host Summary, Shared Storage Option summary reports
hardware requirements, About the Shared Storage Option
Shared Drive Summary, Shared Storage Option summary reports
supported SAN hardware, Frequently asked questions about Shared Storage Option
terminology, Shared Storage Option terms and concepts
vm.conf entries, SSO_HOST_NAME entry in vm.conf

SSO_DA_REREGISTER_INTERVAL vm.conf entry, SSO_DA_REREGISTER_INTERVAL entry in vm.conf

SSO_DA_RETRY_TIMEOUT vm.conf entry, SSO_DA_RETRY_TIMEOUT entry in vm.conf

SSO_HOST_NAME vm.conf entry, SSO_HOST_NAME entry in vm.conf

standalone drive

tpconfig, Adding drives

standalone drives

disabling extensions, About disabling standalone drive extensions

Storage area network (SAN), About the Shared Storage Option, Shared Storage Option terms and concepts, About Shared Storage Option prerequisites, About hardware configuration guidelines

storage servers, creating, About the NetBackup Disk Configuration Utility

T

tape drives, cleaning, About tape drive cleaning

tape formats, Media formats

tape spanning, About spanning media with automatic media selection, About spanning media

TapeAlert

about, About TapeAlert
frequency-based cleaning, About TapeAlert and frequency-based cleaning
log codes, TapeAlert logs and codes
reactive cleaning, About TapeAlert cleaning (reactive cleaning)
requirements, About TapeAlert requirements

tapes and tape files

density, About requesting tapes
positioning tape file, About reading and writing tape files
reading and writing, About reading and writing tape files
removing tape files, About removing tape files
requesting tapes, About requesting tapes
rewinding, About reading and writing tape files
volume pool assignment, About requesting tapes

tar32.exe, About reading backup images with nbtar or tar32.exe

tested SAN components, Frequently asked questions about Shared Storage Option

Timeouts host properties, bpstart_notify script (UNIX clients), bpstart_notify.bat script (Windows clients)

tpconfig

adding a drive, Adding drives
adding a robot, Adding robots
adding NDMP host credentials, Configuring host credentials
deleting a drive, Deleting a drive
deleting robots, Deleting a robot
menus, About the tpconfig utility menu
Online Help, About the tpconfig utility menu
printing device configuration, Displaying and writing the device configuration
starting, Starting the tpconfig device configuration utility
stopping, Starting the tpconfig device configuration utility
update drive configuration, Updating a drive configuration
update robot configuration, Updating a robot configuration

tpreq, using to request tapes, About requesting tapes

tpunmount, using to remove tape files, About removing tape files

transfer rate, Transfer rate, Methods for determining the NetBackup transfer rate

U

unified logging, DAYS_TO_KEEP_LOGS entry in vm.conf
userreq_notify script, userreq_notify script

V

VERBOSE, vm.conf entry, VERBOSE entry in vm.conf

vm.conf file

ACS_ entries, ACS_mediatype entry in vm.conf
ACS_CSI_HOSTPORT entries, ACS_CSI_HOSTPORT entry in vm.conf (on UNIX)
ACS_SEL_SOCKET entries, ACS_SEL_SOCKET entry in vm.conf
ACS_SSI_HOSTNAME entries, ACS_SSI_HOSTNAME entry in vm.conf
ACS_SSI_INET_PORT entries, ACS_SSI_INET_PORT entry in vm.conf (on UNIX)
ACS_SSI_SOCKET entries, ACS_SSI_SOCKET entry in vm.conf
ADJ_LSM entries, ADJ_LSM entry in vm.conf
API_BARCODE_RULES entries, API_BARCODE_RULES entry in vm.conf
AUTO_PATH_CORRECTION entries, AUTO_PATH_CORRECTION entry in vm.conf
AVRD_PEND_DELAY entries, AVRD_PEND_DELAY entry in vm.conf
AVRD_SCAN_DELAY entries, AVRD_SCAN_DELAY entry in vm.conf
CLEAN_REQUEST_TIMEOUT entries, CLEAN_REQUEST_TIMEOUT entry in vm.conf
CLIENT_PORT_WINDOW entries, CLIENT_PORT_WINDOW entry in vm.conf
CLUSTER_NAME entry, CLUSTER_NAME entry in vm.conf
DAYS_TO_KEEP_LOGS entries, DAYS_TO_KEEP_LOGS entry in vm.conf
EMM_CONNECT_TIMOUT entries, EMM_CONNECT_TIMOUT entry in vm.conf
EMM_REQUEST_TIMOUT entries, EMM_REQUEST_TIMOUT entry in vm.conf
INVENTORY_FILTER entries, EMM_RETRY_COUNT entry in vm.conf, INVENTORY_FILTER entry in vm.conf
MAP_CONTINUE_TIMEOUT entries, MAP_CONTINUE_TIMEOUT entry in vm.conf
MAP_ID entries, MAP_ID entry in vm.conf
MEDIA_ID_BARCODE_CHARS entries, MEDIA_ID_BARCODE_CHARS entry in vm.conf
MEDIA_ID_PREFIX entries, MEDIA_ID_PREFIX entry in vm.conf
MM_SERVER_NAME entry, MM_SERVER_NAME entry in vm.conf
overview, About the vm.conf configuration file
REQUIRED_INTERFACE entry, REQUIRED_INTERFACE entry in vm.conf
SERVER entries, SERVER entry in vm.conf in NetBackup versions 8.0 and earlier
SSO_DA_REREGISTER_INTERVAL entries, SSO_DA_REREGISTER_INTERVAL entry in vm.conf
SSO_DA_RETRY_TIMEOUT entries, SSO_DA_RETRY_TIMEOUT entry in vm.conf
SSO_HOST_NAME entries, SSO_HOST_NAME entry in vm.conf
VERBOSE entries, VERBOSE entry in vm.conf

volume groups examples, Volume pool and volume group examples

volume header device, Adding drives

volume pools examples, Volume pool and volume group examples

VxFS

extent attributes, About the files that restores generate
named data streams, About reading backup images with nbtar or tar32.exe

W

Windows, direct I/O, About direct I/O for backups on Windows

wizards

shared drive configuration, Configuring Shared Storage Option devices in NetBackup

writing tape files, About reading and writing tape files