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NetBackup tool - NetBackup Catalog Consistency Utility (NBCC) (article 100005778)

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Abstract

How to use the NetBackup Catalog Consistency Utility (NBCC)

Description

NBCC is a utility that is used to confirm the integrity of portions of the NetBackup configuration and catalog/databases. NBCC 8.1.1 provides enhancements and fixes to previous versions of NBCC.

I.    NEW FEATURES AND PLATFORM PROLIFERATIONS

II.   KNOWN ISSUES

III.  DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS

IV.   INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

V.    UNINSTALL INSTRUCTIONS

VI.   RELEASE CONTENT

         Conventions

         Current Release Update

 

The following information describes the upgrade and downgrade rules or scenarios that apply to this utility.

 

- Upgrade scenarios:

    The NBCC 8.1.1 utility:

      - Should be applied to the NetBackup master server.

      - Is compatible with NetBackup versions 6.X and 7.X.

      - Can be run in environments where previous versions of NBCC have

        been run.

 

- Downgrade scenarios:

    None.

 

I.  NEW FEATURES AND PLATFORM PROLIFERATIONS

This section describes the new UNIX and Windows features and platform proliferations that are being released in NBCC 8.1.1.  The following lists provide brief descriptions of the platform proliferations, and the new features.

 

For those new features that have more detailed information available, a link is provided to a corresponding tech note.

 

Platform Proliferations:

NBCC 8.1.1 offers no new proliferations.

 

New Features and Enhancements:

NBCC 8.1.1 offers no new enhancements.

 

II.  KNOWN ISSUES

This section contains known issues with this release.

 

-  Full end-to-end processing of NBCC/NBCCR data is not implemented for Active/Passive cluster configurations.  Due to NBCC/NBCCR data not being stored in a fail-over directory location, if a fail-over occurs during the course of a NBCC/NBCCA/NBCCR sequence of gather/repairs, a  manual placement/copying of NBCC/NBCCR data may be necessary to continue the repair sequence.

 

III. DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS

Download the correct NBCC platform binary into the appropriate directory on the master server:

 

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/support or <NetBackup install path>\NetBackup\bin\support

 

Note: To access and download the attached files, click on "Attachments" link located on the right-hand side face of this article.

 

IV. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Place the correct platform binary of NBCC on the master server in the appropriate

 

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/support or <NetBackup install path>\NetBackup\bin\support

 

NBCC is a self-documenting piece of software.  Once installed, run the following command to obtain a detailed set information that describes how to prepare for and execute NBCC:

 

# NBCC -help

 

V. UNINSTALL INSTRUCTIONS

Manually remove NBCC from the

 

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/support or <NetBackup install path>\NetBackup\bin\support directory.

 

VI. RELEASE CONTENT

This section contains the Release Update conventions, content, and historical content that is applicable to the release.

 

Conventions:

The following list describes the conventions used in the subsections that following this section.  Each item listed in the Current Release Update subsection describes a feature, enhancement, or issue fixed with this Release Update.

 

Description

Describes a particular enhancement or correction contained in this Release Update.

 

Current Release Update

 

Description:

The 8.1.1 version of NBCC only includes an update to the version number and release date.

Applies to the following product releases

Update files

File name Description Version Platform Size

Knowledge base

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2021-05-14

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