Glossary Term CLI GUI Media Server Master Server Command Line Interface Graphical User Interface

Starting and Stopping Netbackup

Stopping Netbackup

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/K77netbackup --> graceful shutdown /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bpps -a --> check for any remaining processes /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/goodies/bp.kill_all ---> kills all remaining netbackup processes, not necessarily graceful /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bpps -a --> check for any remaining processes kill -9 <pid> for any remaining. NOTE: unkillable processes may require a reboot

Starting Netbackup

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/S77netbackup --> after bp.kill_all, to restart

Common Tasks

Starting the Administration GUI

java from the windows client x-windows from the server - /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/xnb &

Checking Backup Status

Activity Monitor or /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpdbjobs -report

Cleaning a tape manually

Identify the drive name to be cleaned o tpclean -L Manually clean the drive: o tpclean -C <drive name>

Determining what tapes were used for a backup

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Backup and Restore --> Find the file system --> Preview Media Button Find the correct backup images bpimagelist -U -client <CLIENT> -d <STARTDATE> -e <ENDDATE> Find the media used for those images bpimagelist -U -client <CLIENT> -d <STARTDATE> -e <ENDDATE> media

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Listing the files in a backup Find the tape(s) used (above procedure using bpimagelist) cd /usr/openv/netbackup/db/jobs/done Run the following script and redirect it's output to a text file: for file in `grep MOUNTING *|grep <MEDIA_ID>|awk '{print $1}'|sed 's/:MOUNTING//'` do echo $file grep PATH_WRITTEN $file|awk '{print $3}' echo " " echo "==========================================End of Image======================================" echo " "

done

This process works for NBU V3.4:

cd /usr/openv/netbackup/db/images/<CLIENT> ls -ltr --> this will identify the directory with the proper date verify directory with "bpdbm -ctime <Unixtime> cd <Unixtime> ls -ltr --> lists all of the backups for this client on this date cat <POLICY>_<Unixtime>_<BU Type>.f | awk '{print $10}' --> this prints out the files in the backup

For NBU > V3.4

bpflist --help --> undocumented netbackup command to list files from a binary .f file

Inventory the Robot

Inventory Robot --> /opt/openv/volmgr/bin/vmcheckxxx -rt robot_type -rn robot_number -list (where robot_type is tld, acs, . . .) Inventory Robot and Update Configuration --> /opt/openv/volmgr/bin/vmupdate -rt robot_type -rn robot_number -list (where robot_type is tld, acs, . . .)

Listing Properties of the Volume Pools

vmpool -listall

Scratch Tapes

Count scratch tapes: /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/vmquery -pn Scratch | grep -c "robot slot" Moving tapes to the scratch pool o If Needed - Expire the tape bpexpdate -ev <TAPE ID> -d 0 -force -host <Media Manager> o Move the tape vmchange -p 2 -m <TAPE ID>

Checking Drive Usage

/usr/openv/volmgr/bin/vmoprcmd

Taking a drive down or up

/usr/openv/volmgr/vmoprcmd -down <drive index> /usr/openv/volmgr/vmoprcmd -up <drive index>

Performing a Restore

From the GUI o user backup & restore --> configuration --> client o user backup & restore --> configuration --> client to restore o directory to search o directory depth o date range o file --> browse backups for restore

Adding New Tapes to the Library

Using the GUI o Media Management --> Actions --> New --> Single Volume . . -->

Media Type (ie DLT) o Robot Type (ie TLD) o Media ID (from Inventory) o Slot Number (from Inventory) o Robot Number (ie 0) o Volume Group o Volume Pool (ie Scratch) Using the CLI o vmadd -m <media id> -mt <tape type> -verbose -rt <robot type> -b <barcode> -rn <robot number> -rc1 <slot> -p <pool number> -mm <max mounts> vmpool -listall --> lists all pools, both name and number o For example: vmadd -m 000151 -mt dlt -verbose -rt tld -b 000151 -rn 0 -rc1 8 -p 2 -mm 0
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Re-using Tapes from other systems or older Netbackups

Expire the media o bpexpdate -ev MEDIA_ID -d 0 -force -host HOST Deassign the media o vmquery -deassignbyid MEDIA_ID 4 0 Move to the scratch pool o vmchange -m MEDIA_ID -p POOL# Relabel the media o bplabel -ev CIM572 -d dlt -p Scratch

Changing the attributes of media

Changing the barcode o vmchange -barcode CYM100D -m CYM100 Changing the Volume Pool o vmchange -m MEDIA_ID -p POOL#

To expire media

bpexpdate -ev <medai id> -d 0 -force -host <media server>

To unfreeze media

List the frozen media o /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/goodies/available_media | grep -i FROZEN Unfreeze the media o bpmedia -unfreeze -ev <media id> -h <media server>

To relabel a tape

bplabel -ev <media id> -d <tape density> -p <pool name> bplabel -ev 000687 -d dlt -p TriVrgt_OFFSITE

To remove media from the Netbackup database

Verify that there are no images on the tape o bpimmedia -mediaid 000687 -L Expire the tape o bpexpdate -ev 000687 -d 0 -host scorpius -force Get the status and pool number of the tape o vmquery -m 000687 Deassign the tape o vmquery -deassignbyid <media id> <pool number> <status code from vmquery -m> o vmquery -deassignbyid 000687 4 0x0 Delete the tape o vmdelete -m 000687

Installing the Netbackup Client

/update_clients -ForceInstall -ClientList /tmp/clients.lst o requires that TMPDIR and TEMPDIR be set correctly

Excludng files from backup on a client

Create /usr/openv/netbackup/exclude_list Put the file specifications of the files/directories to be excluded o /mnt/directory/*

Displaying Information about a Tape

vmquery -m <media id> --> Displays attributes about a particular tape bpmedialist -U -mcontents -ev 000687 --> Displays media contents bpmedialist -U -mlist --> List of all media bpmedialist -U -mlist -ev CYM966 --> Listing of a particular media id bpimmedia -mediaid 000687 -L --> Listing of images on a tape

Robtest Commands

Starting robtest o robtest o 1 --> to select TLD 0 Getting help o ? Looking at contents of the tape drives o sd Looking at the contents of the library o ss Moving a tape from a drive to a library slot o s d --> to identify drive number that has tape (Contains Cartridge = yes, Barcode=XXXXXX) o s s --> to identify an empty slot in the tape library (Netbackup will need to be re-inventoried) o m d# s# --> from from drive # to slot # o s d --> verify the tape drive is empty o s s --> verify the library slot has the tape

Configuration Files

/usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf

configuration file, sets backup server and backup clients force statement must be correct client to browse from client to restore to

/usr/openv/volmgr/vmconf

Logfiles

To utilize logfiles, create the corresponding directory in /usr/openv/netbackup/logs Server Logfile directories:

admin - adminstrative commands bpbrm - backup and restore manager bpcd - client daemon bpdbjobs - database manager program process bpdm - disk manager process bpjava-msvc - Java application server authentication service bpjava-usvc - process that services Java requests bprd - request daemon process bpsched - scheduler process that runs on master servers bptm - tape/optical media management process user-ops - required directory for use by Java programs xbpadm - X based administration utility xbpmon - X based job monitor process

Client Logfile directories:

bp - client user interface process bparchive - archive program bpbackup - backup program

bpbkar - program that generates golden images bpcd - client daemon bpjava-msvc - Java application server authentication service bpjava-usvc - process that services Java requests bplist - program that lists backed up and archived files bpmount - program that determines local mountpoints and wildcard expansion for multiple streams bphdb - Oracle database backup program start process db_log - database specific extension log tar - tar process log during restores user_ops

Media Manager logging automatically goes to the system log using syslogd logging facility

.Logging will only occur if these directories are created. These directories will generate a lot of data and should be deleted when no longer necessary. To increase the amount of logging information set VERBOSE=2 in /usr/open/netbackup/bp.conf (default is VERBOSE=1)

Processes

ltid acsd vmd

Useful Commands

bpcllist - list classes bpclinfo <class> -L --> displays info about a class vmpool - volume pools

vmpool -listall vmpool -listscratch bplabel -ev <media id> -d hcart bpbackup db --> backs up the catalog bpclclients <policy> --> lists the clients for a particular policy (class)

Troubleshooting

bperror -statuscode <-- displays information about the netbackup error. No Backups are running:

Check system log file for error messages Stop and restart all the netbackup processes Look for a downed drive o /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/vmoprcmd o /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/vmoprcmd -up 0 --> this will bring up drive 0 if it's control shows as down Look for pending requests o /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/vmoprcmd or gui --> device management o If there is a pending request either re-assign it to a drive, or deny the request

Downed drive does not come back up or does not stay up

Check for a hardware problem by looking for messages on the tape library Make sure there is not a tape stuck in the drive o Use robtest (described above) to look at the drives If there is a tape stuck in the drive, try to remove it using robtest If robtest fails, then you must manually remove it.

Verify the Client is communicating properly:

bpclncmd -ip <ip address> --> from both client and server

bpclntcmd -hn <hostname> --> from both client and server bpclntcmd -pn --> from client only

Device Actions

Device Management --> info about tape drives

dlt hcart (ultrium)

Media Actions

Media id must agree with # of the tape Create a media id

actions -->new-->single volume-->dlt cart (not dlt2) put it into the "netbackup" volume pool

Netbackup Client
To check things out do this: It could be a couple things. Mostly DNS, bp.conf, or something stupid. On the client run this command /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bpclntcmd -pn /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bpclntcmd -server "server name" /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bpclntcmd ip "ip_address"

One of these usually fails and your able to fix it right off

1074 ./bpclntcmd -hn corpbu1 1075 ./bpclntcmd -ip 10.194.1.129 1076 ping 10.194.1.129 1077 ./bpclntcmd -hn corpldv1

1078 ./bpclntcmd -hn corpbu1.corporate.vox.net 1079 ping corpldv1 1080 ./bpclntcmd -ip 10.194.1.120