[Veritas-bu] Solaris 10 zones backup - best practise
Hello, for a couple years we are heavily using Solaris 10 zones. So far we backup them using ufsdump/vxdump. We are investigating Netbackup as a replacement for ufsdump/vxdump. Our home-made backup scripts work more or less in the following way: 1. For all zones: 1.1 zlogin zone 1.2 shutdown application - mainly Oracle 1.3 shutdown zone 2. For all zones: 2.1 create snapshot and storage checkpoint (depends on license we have) 2.2 start zone (automatic application startup) 3. For all vxfs snapshots 3.1 vxdump to tape 4. For all ufs snapshots 4.1 ufsdump to tape Basically we need similar approach using NetBackup (or if there is more optimized approach - please tell me). Can you share your experience regarding this topic ? What is your approach ? How many zones do you backup using NBU ? How long does your backup last ? Regards Przemyslaw Bak (przemol) -- http://przemol.blogspot.com/ -- Dobra czy zla wiadomosc? Zawsze warto oszczedzac. Teraz 5,5%. Sprawdz http://link.interia.pl/f21b0 ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] Solaris 10 zones backup - best practise
We are only just starting to do this, but we did some testing and our plan is: Very small servers: Install NetBackup Standard Client in the Global Zone and backup all file systems from there - can only be done if there are no applications like Oracle in the non-global zones. Medium servers: Install NetBackup Enterprise Client in the Global Zone, backups as above but can use SAN Client or SAN Media server to move more data. Most servers: Install NetBackup Media Server in the Global Zone, backups as above but can install NetBackup Standard Client in a non-global zone with the Application Database pack (Oracle Agent). That non-global zone would backup to the Global Zone Media Server, the internal network is fast. Note that under the latest licencing a Standard Client licence is also required even to backup the global zone, as the Media Server licence only covers backing up the NetBackup software. It would be possible for a client in a non-global zone to backup to a quite different Media Server, so you could have variations of these. What we did have to do was change our installation processes so the Standard Client is installed in /opt/openv not /usr/openv. Otherwise the non-global zone inherits the soft link from /usr to /opt from the global zone if there is a NetBackup Server product installed in the global zone in the default Solaris configuration, and you cannot install the software. Exclude lists will need very careful construction if there are NetBackup clients in the non-global zones. Originally we were going to put the PureDisk Deduplication Option plug-in onto the Media Server in the global zone, which would have deduplicated the data before it left the chassis, but we are not now going to do backup to disk. I have to say that this is not like your approach with storage snapshots, and I don't think we yet know what the CPU load impact will be like. William D L Brown veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu wrote on 10/06/2009 08:54:09: Hello, for a couple years we are heavily using Solaris 10 zones. So far we backup them using ufsdump/vxdump. We are investigating Netbackup as a replacement for ufsdump/vxdump. Our home-made backup scripts work more or less in the following way: 1. For all zones: 1.1 zlogin zone 1.2 shutdown application - mainly Oracle 1.3 shutdown zone 2. For all zones: 2.1 create snapshot and storage checkpoint (depends on license we have) 2.2 start zone (automatic application startup) 3. For all vxfs snapshots 3.1 vxdump to tape 4. For all ufs snapshots 4.1 ufsdump to tape Basically we need similar approach using NetBackup (or if there is more optimized approach - please tell me). Can you share your experience regarding this topic ? What is your approach ? How many zones do you backup using NBU ? How long does your backup last ? Regards Przemyslaw Bak (przemol) -- http://przemol.blogspot.com/ -- Dobra czy zla wiadomosc? Zawsze warto oszczedzac. Teraz 5,5%. Sprawdz http://link.interia.pl/f21b0 ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu --- This e-mail was sent by GlaxoSmithKline Services Unlimited (registered in England and Wales No. 1047315), which is a member of the GlaxoSmithKline group of companies. The registered address of GlaxoSmithKline Services Unlimited is 980 Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex TW8 9GS. --- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] Client version
A little late to this party but here's another version.
#!/bin/ksh
PATH=$PATH:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd
echo Client \t OS Level \t Release
echo =\t =\t ===
for c in `bpplclients -allunique -noheader | awk '{print $3}'`
do
bpgetconfig -s $c -L | \
awk -F'=' '{if($1~/Client.OS/){os=$2}
if($1~/Client.Proto/){r=$2}}
END {printf(%-22s\t%-18s\t%s\n,'$c',os,r)} '
done
From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of
Reynolds, Susan K.
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 10:12 PM
To: Ed Wilts
Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Client version
Many thanks Ed.
From: Ed Wilts [mailto:ewi...@ewilts.org]
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 5:52 PM
To: Reynolds, Susan K.
Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Client version
I posted this to the list a while back:
r...@osiris bin]# cat get-client-versions.sh
#!/bin/sh
# Loop through all clients gathering the client version info
PATH=$PATH:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd
export PATH
CLIENTS=/usr/openv/local/client-versions
OUT=/usr/openv/local/client-versions.csv
[ ! -d $CLIENTS ] mkdir $CLIENTS
bpplclients -allunique -noheader | awk '{print $NF}' | \
while read client
do
echo Client: $client
bpgetconfig -s $client -L -A $CLIENTS/$client
done
cd $CLIENTS
for f in *
do
awk -f /usr/openv/local/bin/get-client-versions.awk $f
done $OUT
[r...@osiris bin]# cat get-client-versions.awk
/Platform/ {PLATFORM = $5}
/Client OS/ {OS = $5}
/Patch/ {print FILENAME , $4 , OS , PLATFORM }
On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 6:23 PM, Reynolds, Susan K.
sreynol...@semprautilities.com wrote:
Is there a quick command that can be run that will list the current
version of Netbackup for each client on the command line without having
to extract the information from the GUI or Administrative Console?
Just looking for a shortcut.
--
Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA
ewi...@ewilts.org
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Re: [Veritas-bu] Client version
Note on Marks script, the command does not show the fourth position on
the version 6.5.3.1 all I am getting is 6.5.3.
Not that there is anything wrong with Marks script, its just that the
command does not show fourth position.
From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of
Donaldson, Mark
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 9:52 AM
To: Reynolds, Susan K.; Ed Wilts
Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Client version
A little late to this party but here's another version.
#!/bin/ksh
PATH=$PATH:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd
echo Client \t OS Level \t Release
echo =\t =\t ===
for c in `bpplclients -allunique -noheader | awk '{print $3}'`
do
bpgetconfig -s $c -L | \
awk -F'=' '{if($1~/Client.OS/){os=$2}
if($1~/Client.Proto/){r=$2}}
END {printf(%-22s\t%-18s\t%s\n,'$c',os,r)} '
done
From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of
Reynolds, Susan K.
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 10:12 PM
To: Ed Wilts
Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Client version
Many thanks Ed.
From: Ed Wilts [mailto:ewi...@ewilts.org]
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 5:52 PM
To: Reynolds, Susan K.
Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Client version
I posted this to the list a while back:
r...@osiris bin]# cat get-client-versions.sh
#!/bin/sh
# Loop through all clients gathering the client version info
PATH=$PATH:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd
export PATH
CLIENTS=/usr/openv/local/client-versions
OUT=/usr/openv/local/client-versions.csv
[ ! -d $CLIENTS ] mkdir $CLIENTS
bpplclients -allunique -noheader | awk '{print $NF}' | \
while read client
do
echo Client: $client
bpgetconfig -s $client -L -A $CLIENTS/$client
done
cd $CLIENTS
for f in *
do
awk -f /usr/openv/local/bin/get-client-versions.awk $f
done $OUT
[r...@osiris bin]# cat get-client-versions.awk
/Platform/ {PLATFORM = $5}
/Client OS/ {OS = $5}
/Patch/ {print FILENAME , $4 , OS , PLATFORM }
On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 6:23 PM, Reynolds, Susan K.
sreynol...@semprautilities.com wrote:
Is there a quick command that can be run that will list the current
version of Netbackup for each client on the command line without having
to extract the information from the GUI or Administrative Console?
Just looking for a shortcut.
--
Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA
ewi...@ewilts.org
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Re: [Veritas-bu] Client version
It does for 6.0 versions...
Release
===
6.0.0.0.4.4
6.0.0.0.4.4
6.0.0.0.4.4
6.5.0
6.5.0
5.1.0
By the way - the formatting is slightly off due to long Linux OS Levels
(for my RHEL systems) and also the Release column was a bit short for
those 6.0 versions so I modified it as follows:
echo Client \t OS Level \t Release
echo ==\t =\t ===
for c in `bpplclients -allunique -noheader | awk '{print $3}'`
do
bpgetconfig -s $c -L | \
awk -F'=' '{if($1~/Client.OS/){os=$2}
if($1~/Client.Proto/){r=$2}}
END {printf(%-22s\t%-25s\t%s\n,'$c',os,r)} '
done
Nice script Mark.
From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of
judy_hinchcli...@administaff.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 11:19 AM
To: mark.donald...@staples.com; sreynol...@semprautilities.com;
ewi...@ewilts.org
Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Client version
Note on Marks script, the command does not show the fourth position on
the version 6.5.3.1 all I am getting is 6.5.3.
Not that there is anything wrong with Marks script, its just that the
command does not show fourth position.
From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of
Donaldson, Mark
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 9:52 AM
To: Reynolds, Susan K.; Ed Wilts
Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Client version
A little late to this party but here's another version.
#!/bin/ksh
PATH=$PATH:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd
echo Client \t OS Level \t Release
echo =\t =\t ===
for c in `bpplclients -allunique -noheader | awk '{print $3}'`
do
bpgetconfig -s $c -L | \
awk -F'=' '{if($1~/Client.OS/){os=$2}
if($1~/Client.Proto/){r=$2}}
END {printf(%-22s\t%-18s\t%s\n,'$c',os,r)} '
done
From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of
Reynolds, Susan K.
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 10:12 PM
To: Ed Wilts
Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Client version
Many thanks Ed.
From: Ed Wilts [mailto:ewi...@ewilts.org]
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 5:52 PM
To: Reynolds, Susan K.
Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Client version
I posted this to the list a while back:
r...@osiris bin]# cat get-client-versions.sh
#!/bin/sh
# Loop through all clients gathering the client version info
PATH=$PATH:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd
export PATH
CLIENTS=/usr/openv/local/client-versions
OUT=/usr/openv/local/client-versions.csv
[ ! -d $CLIENTS ] mkdir $CLIENTS
bpplclients -allunique -noheader | awk '{print $NF}' | \
while read client
do
echo Client: $client
bpgetconfig -s $client -L -A $CLIENTS/$client
done
cd $CLIENTS
for f in *
do
awk -f /usr/openv/local/bin/get-client-versions.awk $f
done $OUT
[r...@osiris bin]# cat get-client-versions.awk
/Platform/ {PLATFORM = $5}
/Client OS/ {OS = $5}
/Patch/ {print FILENAME , $4 , OS , PLATFORM }
On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 6:23 PM, Reynolds, Susan K.
sreynol...@semprautilities.com wrote:
Is there a quick command that can be run that will list the current
version of Netbackup for each client on the command line without having
to extract the information from the GUI or Administrative Console?
Just looking for a shortcut.
--
Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA
ewi...@ewilts.org
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Re: [Veritas-bu] Client version
You'll need to add the -A to the end of the bpgetconfig command to get
all information. Note this is only available with -g or -s and not
-M.
That will include all of the dot release information and give you
6.5.3.1 in an additional field called Patch Level. It will also give
you more useful version information such as 5.1MP6 instead of
5.1.0.0.4.6.
You'd have to change the if statement in awk to look for the line with
Patch Level instead of NetBackup Client Protocol Level in the script
below.
From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of
judy_hinchcli...@administaff.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 11:19 AM
To: mark.donald...@staples.com; sreynol...@semprautilities.com;
ewi...@ewilts.org
Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Client version
Note on Marks script, the command does not show the fourth position on
the version 6.5.3.1 all I am getting is 6.5.3.
Not that there is anything wrong with Marks script, its just that the
command does not show fourth position.
From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of
Donaldson, Mark
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 9:52 AM
To: Reynolds, Susan K.; Ed Wilts
Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Client version
A little late to this party but here's another version.
#!/bin/ksh
PATH=$PATH:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd
echo Client \t OS Level \t Release
echo =\t =\t ===
for c in `bpplclients -allunique -noheader | awk '{print $3}'`
do
bpgetconfig -s $c -L | \
awk -F'=' '{if($1~/Client.OS/){os=$2}
if($1~/Client.Proto/){r=$2}}
END {printf(%-22s\t%-18s\t%s\n,'$c',os,r)} '
done
From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of
Reynolds, Susan K.
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 10:12 PM
To: Ed Wilts
Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Client version
Many thanks Ed.
From: Ed Wilts [mailto:ewi...@ewilts.org]
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 5:52 PM
To: Reynolds, Susan K.
Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Client version
I posted this to the list a while back:
r...@osiris bin]# cat get-client-versions.sh
#!/bin/sh
# Loop through all clients gathering the client version info
PATH=$PATH:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd
export PATH
CLIENTS=/usr/openv/local/client-versions
OUT=/usr/openv/local/client-versions.csv
[ ! -d $CLIENTS ] mkdir $CLIENTS
bpplclients -allunique -noheader | awk '{print $NF}' | \
while read client
do
echo Client: $client
bpgetconfig -s $client -L -A $CLIENTS/$client
done
cd $CLIENTS
for f in *
do
awk -f /usr/openv/local/bin/get-client-versions.awk $f
done $OUT
[r...@osiris bin]# cat get-client-versions.awk
/Platform/ {PLATFORM = $5}
/Client OS/ {OS = $5}
/Patch/ {print FILENAME , $4 , OS , PLATFORM }
On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 6:23 PM, Reynolds, Susan K.
sreynol...@semprautilities.com wrote:
Is there a quick command that can be run that will list the current
version of Netbackup for each client on the command line without having
to extract the information from the GUI or Administrative Console?
Just looking for a shortcut.
--
Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA
ewi...@ewilts.org
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Re: [Veritas-bu] Client version
Ah. Let's see. Change thusly...
#!/bin/ksh
PATH=$PATH:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd
echo Client \t OS Level \t Release
echo =\t =\t ===
for c in `bpplclients -allunique -noheader | awk '{print $3}'`
do
bpgetconfig -s $c -L -A | \
awk -F'=' '{if($1~/Client.OS/){os=$2}
if($1~/Patch/){r=$2}}
END {printf(%-22s\t%-18s\t%s\n,'$c',os,r)} '
done
From: judy_hinchcli...@administaff.com
[mailto:judy_hinchcli...@administaff.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 9:19 AM
To: Donaldson, Mark; sreynol...@semprautilities.com; ewi...@ewilts.org
Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Client version
Note on Marks script, the command does not show the fourth position on
the version 6.5.3.1 all I am getting is 6.5.3.
Not that there is anything wrong with Marks script, its just that the
command does not show fourth position.
From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of
Donaldson, Mark
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 9:52 AM
To: Reynolds, Susan K.; Ed Wilts
Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Client version
A little late to this party but here's another version.
#!/bin/ksh
PATH=$PATH:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd
echo Client \t OS Level \t Release
echo =\t =\t ===
for c in `bpplclients -allunique -noheader | awk '{print $3}'`
do
bpgetconfig -s $c -L | \
awk -F'=' '{if($1~/Client.OS/){os=$2}
if($1~/Client.Proto/){r=$2}}
END {printf(%-22s\t%-18s\t%s\n,'$c',os,r)} '
done
From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of
Reynolds, Susan K.
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 10:12 PM
To: Ed Wilts
Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Client version
Many thanks Ed.
From: Ed Wilts [mailto:ewi...@ewilts.org]
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 5:52 PM
To: Reynolds, Susan K.
Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Client version
I posted this to the list a while back:
r...@osiris bin]# cat get-client-versions.sh
#!/bin/sh
# Loop through all clients gathering the client version info
PATH=$PATH:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd
export PATH
CLIENTS=/usr/openv/local/client-versions
OUT=/usr/openv/local/client-versions.csv
[ ! -d $CLIENTS ] mkdir $CLIENTS
bpplclients -allunique -noheader | awk '{print $NF}' | \
while read client
do
echo Client: $client
bpgetconfig -s $client -L -A $CLIENTS/$client
done
cd $CLIENTS
for f in *
do
awk -f /usr/openv/local/bin/get-client-versions.awk $f
done $OUT
[r...@osiris bin]# cat get-client-versions.awk
/Platform/ {PLATFORM = $5}
/Client OS/ {OS = $5}
/Patch/ {print FILENAME , $4 , OS , PLATFORM }
On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 6:23 PM, Reynolds, Susan K.
sreynol...@semprautilities.com wrote:
Is there a quick command that can be run that will list the current
version of Netbackup for each client on the command line without having
to extract the information from the GUI or Administrative Console?
Just looking for a shortcut.
--
Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA
ewi...@ewilts.org
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Re: [Veritas-bu] Client version
Very nice Donald.
From: Donaldson, Mark [mailto:mark.donald...@staples.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 11:31 AM
To: Judy Hinchcliffe; sreynol...@semprautilities.com; ewi...@ewilts.org
Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Client version
Ah. Let's see. Change thusly...
#!/bin/ksh
PATH=$PATH:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd
echo Client \t OS Level \t Release
echo =\t =\t ===
for c in `bpplclients -allunique -noheader | awk '{print $3}'`
do
bpgetconfig -s $c -L -A | \
awk -F'=' '{if($1~/Client.OS/){os=$2}
if($1~/Patch/){r=$2}}
END {printf(%-22s\t%-18s\t%s\n,'$c',os,r)} '
done
From: judy_hinchcli...@administaff.com
[mailto:judy_hinchcli...@administaff.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 9:19 AM
To: Donaldson, Mark; sreynol...@semprautilities.com; ewi...@ewilts.org
Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Client version
Note on Marks script, the command does not show the fourth position on
the version 6.5.3.1 all I am getting is 6.5.3.
Not that there is anything wrong with Marks script, its just that the
command does not show fourth position.
From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of
Donaldson, Mark
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 9:52 AM
To: Reynolds, Susan K.; Ed Wilts
Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Client version
A little late to this party but here's another version.
#!/bin/ksh
PATH=$PATH:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd
echo Client \t OS Level \t Release
echo =\t =\t ===
for c in `bpplclients -allunique -noheader | awk '{print $3}'`
do
bpgetconfig -s $c -L | \
awk -F'=' '{if($1~/Client.OS/){os=$2}
if($1~/Client.Proto/){r=$2}}
END {printf(%-22s\t%-18s\t%s\n,'$c',os,r)} '
done
From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of
Reynolds, Susan K.
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 10:12 PM
To: Ed Wilts
Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Client version
Many thanks Ed.
From: Ed Wilts [mailto:ewi...@ewilts.org]
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 5:52 PM
To: Reynolds, Susan K.
Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Client version
I posted this to the list a while back:
r...@osiris bin]# cat get-client-versions.sh
#!/bin/sh
# Loop through all clients gathering the client version info
PATH=$PATH:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd
export PATH
CLIENTS=/usr/openv/local/client-versions
OUT=/usr/openv/local/client-versions.csv
[ ! -d $CLIENTS ] mkdir $CLIENTS
bpplclients -allunique -noheader | awk '{print $NF}' | \
while read client
do
echo Client: $client
bpgetconfig -s $client -L -A $CLIENTS/$client
done
cd $CLIENTS
for f in *
do
awk -f /usr/openv/local/bin/get-client-versions.awk $f
done $OUT
[r...@osiris bin]# cat get-client-versions.awk
/Platform/ {PLATFORM = $5}
/Client OS/ {OS = $5}
/Patch/ {print FILENAME , $4 , OS , PLATFORM }
On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 6:23 PM, Reynolds, Susan K.
sreynol...@semprautilities.com wrote:
Is there a quick command that can be run that will list the current
version of Netbackup for each client on the command line without having
to extract the information from the GUI or Administrative Console?
Just looking for a shortcut.
--
Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA
ewi...@ewilts.org
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Re: [Veritas-bu] Client version
Last version? I found an old NT client using v4.5 it didn't populate
the Patch field. This is a fix.
-Mark
#!/bin/ksh
PATH=$PATH:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd
echo Client \t OS Level\t Release
echo =\t \t ===
for c in `bpplclients -allunique -noheader | awk '{print $3}' |grep
sg.55`
do
bpgetconfig -s $c -L -A | \
awk -F'=' '{if($1~/Client.OS/){os=$2}
if($1~/Patch/) {p=$2}
if($1~/Protocol/){v=$2}}
END { if(p~/^ *$/){r=v}else{r=p}
printf(%-22s\t%-25s\t%s\n,'$c',os,r)} '
done
From: judy_hinchcli...@administaff.com
[mailto:judy_hinchcli...@administaff.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 10:53 AM
To: Donaldson, Mark; sreynol...@semprautilities.com; ewi...@ewilts.org
Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Client version
Very nice Donald.
From: Donaldson, Mark [mailto:mark.donald...@staples.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 11:31 AM
To: Judy Hinchcliffe; sreynol...@semprautilities.com; ewi...@ewilts.org
Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Client version
Ah. Let's see. Change thusly...
#!/bin/ksh
PATH=$PATH:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd
echo Client \t OS Level \t Release
echo =\t =\t ===
for c in `bpplclients -allunique -noheader | awk '{print $3}'`
do
bpgetconfig -s $c -L -A | \
awk -F'=' '{if($1~/Client.OS/){os=$2}
if($1~/Patch/){r=$2}}
END {printf(%-22s\t%-18s\t%s\n,'$c',os,r)} '
done
From: judy_hinchcli...@administaff.com
[mailto:judy_hinchcli...@administaff.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 9:19 AM
To: Donaldson, Mark; sreynol...@semprautilities.com; ewi...@ewilts.org
Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Client version
Note on Marks script, the command does not show the fourth position on
the version 6.5.3.1 all I am getting is 6.5.3.
Not that there is anything wrong with Marks script, its just that the
command does not show fourth position.
From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of
Donaldson, Mark
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 9:52 AM
To: Reynolds, Susan K.; Ed Wilts
Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Client version
A little late to this party but here's another version.
#!/bin/ksh
PATH=$PATH:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd
echo Client \t OS Level \t Release
echo =\t =\t ===
for c in `bpplclients -allunique -noheader | awk '{print $3}'`
do
bpgetconfig -s $c -L | \
awk -F'=' '{if($1~/Client.OS/){os=$2}
if($1~/Client.Proto/){r=$2}}
END {printf(%-22s\t%-18s\t%s\n,'$c',os,r)} '
done
From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of
Reynolds, Susan K.
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 10:12 PM
To: Ed Wilts
Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Client version
Many thanks Ed.
From: Ed Wilts [mailto:ewi...@ewilts.org]
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 5:52 PM
To: Reynolds, Susan K.
Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Client version
I posted this to the list a while back:
r...@osiris bin]# cat get-client-versions.sh
#!/bin/sh
# Loop through all clients gathering the client version info
PATH=$PATH:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd
export PATH
CLIENTS=/usr/openv/local/client-versions
OUT=/usr/openv/local/client-versions.csv
[ ! -d $CLIENTS ] mkdir $CLIENTS
bpplclients -allunique -noheader | awk '{print $NF}' | \
while read client
do
echo Client: $client
bpgetconfig -s $client -L -A $CLIENTS/$client
done
cd $CLIENTS
for f in *
do
awk -f /usr/openv/local/bin/get-client-versions.awk $f
done $OUT
[r...@osiris bin]# cat get-client-versions.awk
/Platform/ {PLATFORM = $5}
/Client OS/ {OS = $5}
/Patch/ {print FILENAME , $4 , OS , PLATFORM }
On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 6:23 PM, Reynolds, Susan K.
sreynol...@semprautilities.com wrote:
Is there a quick command that can be run that will list the current
version of Netbackup for each client on the command line without having
to extract the information from the GUI or Administrative Console?
Just looking for a shortcut.
--
Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA
ewi...@ewilts.org
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Re: [Veritas-bu] Only 128 drives allowed on Linux?!?
Page 71 of the Device Config Guide references this obliquely. I can't find a technote, but I am working on getting one written as I've answered this question a fair number of times internally. I got a private follow-up note explaining to me why a person might want to do this. It went something like this. My de-duping VTL doesn't know know how to de-dupe an MPX image, therefore I want to stop MPX'ing. In order to still perform my backups in a reasonable amount of time, I need 180+ drives. Is that the situation you are facing? -- tim burlowski Product Manager Symantec 2009/6/9 smpt sm...@peppas.gr Ware is this written? Can you point me to this manual/page? -- *From:* veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] *On Behalf Of *tim burlowski *Sent:* Friday, June 05, 2009 3:52 PM *To:* Wyder Peter *Cc:* veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu *Subject:* Re: [Veritas-bu] Only 128 drives allowed on Linux?!? I am not sure about the license side of the equation, but 128 drives is the limit. Are you able to keep 128 drives, virtual or otherwise, streaming data at a reasonable rate on this linux server? -- tim burlowski Product Manager Symantec On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 9:40 AM, Wyder Peter peter.wy...@telekurs.com wrote: Hello everyone Today I encountered quite a strange behavior in NetBackup (6.5.3.1). For a couple of months we now use SLES10 linux server as media servers in our company and recently we also bought a couple of VTLs. When I started testing the VTLs with our linux machines I quickly got to understand that linux (out of the box SLES10SP2) has a limit of tape devices of 128. But since we would like to use more than that on our media server (the VTLs can offer up to 240 drives per partition) we let our linux engineering guys modify the kernel settings so that we can generate up to 1024 tape devices on the servers. Now, everything went fine and I got 200 tape devices on my linux server (100 drives from 2 different VTLs). But now NetBackup seems to have a problem with it: Every time I start NBU the entire media management demons stop working after a couple of seconds and the only one that stays running is ‘vmd’. After hours of googleing, searching through the logfiles I finally saw the following line in ‘/var/log/messages’ when I ran ‘ltid’ with the ‘-v’-option: ltid[4709]: The currently licensed version allows up to 128 drives per server. You have configured 200 drives. What exactly does it mean? What license? Is there a license for this at all or is it just Symantec’s way of telling me that I should not tamper with the standard linux kernels? Anyone got an idea how to get rid of this limitation? Any help appreciated! Cheers Peter *Peter Wyder* *SIX Group Services AG* Systems Engineer Storage Hardturmstrasse 201 / Postfach 1521 Backup Team (IPCB) 8021 Zürich / Schweiz Tel.: +41 44 279 4752 www.telekurs.com* * *peter.wy...@six-group.com* *www.six-group.com* ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
[Veritas-bu] Backup all files in a folder but not any subfolders
Can anyone tell me how to set this up in Netbackup? +-- |This was sent by dber...@cucbc.com via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
[Veritas-bu] Keeping more job history in the Activity Monitor
Does anyone know how to keep more job history in the activity monitor in 6.5.3 ? I've looked through the settings of the master server and can't find anything that jumps out at me. Thanks in advance, Mark Glazerman Enterprise Storage Administrator Spartech Corporation Desk: 314-889-8282 Fax: 314-854-8282 Cell: 618-520-3401 mark.glazer...@spartech.com mailto:mark.glazer...@spartech.com http://www.spartech.com http://www.spartech.com/ P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential, are intended solely for the use of the addressee, and may be legally privileged. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender immediately, and do not copy or forward it. ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] Keeping more job history in the Activity Monitor
http://www.letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=netbackup+more+job+history+activity+monitor On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 4:24 PM, Mark Glazerman mark.glazer...@spartech.com wrote: Does anyone know how to keep more job history in the activity monitor in 6.5.3 ? I’ve looked through the settings of the master server and can’t find anything that jumps out at me. Thanks in advance, *Mark Glazerman* *Enterprise Storage Administrator* *Spartech Corporation* Desk: 314-889-8282 Fax: 314-854-8282 Cell: 618-520-3401 *mark.glazer...@spartech.com* mark.glazer...@spartech.com *http://www.spartech.com* http://www.spartech.com/ ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] Keeping more job history in the Activity Monitor
Bp.conf KEEP_JOBS_HOURS = 168 KEEP_JOBS_SUCCESSFUL_HOURS = 168 From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Glazerman Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 4:25 PM To: veritas-bu Subject: [Veritas-bu] Keeping more job history in the Activity Monitor Does anyone know how to keep more job history in the activity monitor in 6.5.3 ? I've looked through the settings of the master server and can't find anything that jumps out at me. Thanks in advance, Mark Glazerman Enterprise Storage Administrator Spartech Corporation Desk: 314-889-8282 Fax: 314-854-8282 Cell: 618-520-3401 mark.glazer...@spartech.com mailto:mark.glazer...@spartech.com http://www.spartech.com http://www.spartech.com/ P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential, are intended solely for the use of the addressee, and may be legally privileged. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender immediately, and do not copy or forward it. ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] Keeping more job history in the Activity Monitor
It's controlled by two lines in your bp.conf file on your master server: KEEP_JOBS_HOURS = 192 KEEP_JOBS_SUCCESSFUL_HOURS = 192 I keep 9 days with mine. -M From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Glazerman Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 3:25 PM To: veritas-bu Subject: [Veritas-bu] Keeping more job history in the Activity Monitor Does anyone know how to keep more job history in the activity monitor in 6.5.3 ? I've looked through the settings of the master server and can't find anything that jumps out at me. Thanks in advance, Mark Glazerman Enterprise Storage Administrator Spartech Corporation Desk: 314-889-8282 Fax: 314-854-8282 Cell: 618-520-3401 mark.glazer...@spartech.com mailto:mark.glazer...@spartech.com http://www.spartech.com http://www.spartech.com/ P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential, are intended solely for the use of the addressee, and may be legally privileged. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender immediately, and do not copy or forward it. ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] Backup all files in a folder but not any subfolders
NB recurses by default. It's hard to stop. You'd have to do this by using an exclude file on the client, I suspect. If your filelist includes: /top/dir_to_backup You might try to exclude /top/dir_to_backup/*/ That might do it. I've never tried it, though. Make sure the trailing slash is on the exclude line - that'll force it to exclude directories only. -M -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of dbergen Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 3:08 PM To: VERITAS-BU@MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU Subject: [Veritas-bu] Backup all files in a folder but not any subfolders Can anyone tell me how to set this up in Netbackup? +-- |This was sent by dber...@cucbc.com via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
[Veritas-bu] NBU media server cluster
Guys, I would love to seek your assistance and opinions on this setup. I have two SQL server nodes clustered using Microsoft Cluster. Version of DB and OS is SQL 2007 and Windows Ent 2008 x64. On each node, there are two DB instance, DB A and DB B, DB A will be active on Node 1 and DB B will will be passive mode on Node 1. On Node 2 DB B is active while DB A is passive. Its kind of a cross active-passive cluster setup. My question is what is the best approach to backup both DB in a clustered NBU media server configuration? Can NBU services failover to the other node in case of disaster and resume backup as per normal? Thanks ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] NBU media server cluster
On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 10:10 PM, Mark .. polyfuze_4...@yahoo.com wrote: I would love to seek your assistance and opinions on this setup. I have two SQL server nodes clustered using Microsoft Cluster. Version of DB and OS is SQL 2007 and Windows Ent 2008 x64. On each node, there are two DB instance, DB A and DB B, DB A will be active on Node 1 and DB B will will be passive mode on Node 1. On Node 2 DB B is active while DB A is passive. Its kind of a cross active-passive cluster setup. My question is what is the best approach to backup both DB in a clustered NBU media server configuration? Can NBU services failover to the other node in case of disaster and resume backup as per normal? What you need to do is define a virtual backup address that floats across the cluster nodes with the database. So, you probably already have something like dba.systems.example.com. Add dba.backup.example.com and have both addresses sit in the same cluster group. Then tell NetBackup to back up dba.backup.example.com. You would do the same thing for an Exchange or file-serving cluster. The thing to watch for is the cluster group dependency - you have to determine if you want the database to transition to the other node if your backup network goes down and only you can know if that's what you want. .../Ed Ed Wilts, RHCE, BCFP, BCSD, SCSP, SCSE ewi...@ewilts.org ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] NBU media server cluster
Will it continue to backup if one of the node failed? --- On Wed, 6/10/09, Ed Wilts ewi...@ewilts.org wrote: From: Ed Wilts ewi...@ewilts.org Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] NBU media server cluster To: Mark .. polyfuze_4...@yahoo.com Cc: VERITAS-BU@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2009, 8:18 PM On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 10:10 PM, Mark .. polyfuze_4...@yahoo.com wrote: I would love to seek your assistance and opinions on this setup. I have two SQL server nodes clustered using Microsoft Cluster. Version of DB and OS is SQL 2007 and Windows Ent 2008 x64. On each node, there are two DB instance, DB A and DB B, DB A will be active on Node 1 and DB B will will be passive mode on Node 1. On Node 2 DB B is active while DB A is passive. Its kind of a cross active-passive cluster setup. My question is what is the best approach to backup both DB in a clustered NBU media server configuration? Can NBU services failover to the other node in case of disaster and resume backup as per normal? What you need to do is define a virtual backup address that floats across the cluster nodes with the database. So, you probably already have something like dba.systems.example.com. Add dba.backup.example.com and have both addresses sit in the same cluster group. Then tell NetBackup to back up dba.backup.example.com. You would do the same thing for an Exchange or file-serving cluster. The thing to watch for is the cluster group dependency - you have to determine if you want the database to transition to the other node if your backup network goes down and only you can know if that's what you want. .../Ed Ed Wilts, RHCE, BCFP, BCSD, SCSP, SCSE ewi...@ewilts.org ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] NBU media server cluster
On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 10:31 PM, Mark .. polyfuze_4...@yahoo.com wrote: Will it continue to backup if one of the node failed? No - the backup will abort but NetBackup will automatically restart failed jobs. Your job log may show a stream start, fail, and then try 2 will pick up the job on the new host. Depending on exactly how you're doing your backups and what you have for checkpoints, you may not even lose most of the work you've done before you had the cluster transition. I would assume, though, that you're not doing a lot of cluster transitions... If so, backups aren't your biggest problem :-) --- On *Wed, 6/10/09, Ed Wilts ewi...@ewilts.org* wrote: From: Ed Wilts ewi...@ewilts.org Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] NBU media server cluster To: Mark .. polyfuze_4...@yahoo.com Cc: VERITAS-BU@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2009, 8:18 PM On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 10:10 PM, Mark .. polyfuze_4...@yahoo.comhttp://mc/compose?to=polyfuze_4...@yahoo.com wrote: I would love to seek your assistance and opinions on this setup. I have two SQL server nodes clustered using Microsoft Cluster. Version of DB and OS is SQL 2007 and Windows Ent 2008 x64. On each node, there are two DB instance, DB A and DB B, DB A will be active on Node 1 and DB B will will be passive mode on Node 1. On Node 2 DB B is active while DB A is passive. Its kind of a cross active-passive cluster setup. My question is what is the best approach to backup both DB in a clustered NBU media server configuration? Can NBU services failover to the other node in case of disaster and resume backup as per normal? What you need to do is define a virtual backup address that floats across the cluster nodes with the database. So, you probably already have something like dba.systems.example.com. Add dba.backup.example.com and have both addresses sit in the same cluster group. Then tell NetBackup to back up dba.backup.example.com. You would do the same thing for an Exchange or file-serving cluster. The thing to watch for is the cluster group dependency - you have to determine if you want the database to transition to the other node if your backup network goes down and only you can know if that's what you want. .../Ed Ed Wilts, RHCE, BCFP, BCSD, SCSP, SCSE ewi...@ewilts.org http://mc/compose?to=ewi...@ewilts.org ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] NBU media server cluster
Mark Best way is to have a virtual name configured for the cluster (SQLVirtualDB) that can be seen across the cluster. NetBackup can be configured (using the SQL online backup) to perform the backup job to this VSN. I do this quite often here. Simon From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Mark .. Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 4:10 AM To: VERITAS-BU@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: [Veritas-bu] NBU media server cluster Guys, I would love to seek your assistance and opinions on this setup. I have two SQL server nodes clustered using Microsoft Cluster. Version of DB and OS is SQL 2007 and Windows Ent 2008 x64. On each node, there are two DB instance, DB A and DB B, DB A will be active on Node 1 and DB B will will be passive mode on Node 1. On Node 2 DB B is active while DB A is passive. Its kind of a cross active-passive cluster setup. My question is what is the best approach to backup both DB in a clustered NBU media server configuration? Can NBU services failover to the other node in case of disaster and resume backup as per normal? Thanks This email (including any attachments) may contain confidential and/or privileged information or information otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately, do not copy this message or any attachments and do not use it for any purpose or disclose its content to any person, but delete this message and any attachments from your system. Astrium disclaims any and all liability if this email transmission was virus corrupted, altered or falsified. -o- Astrium Limited, Registered in England and Wales No. 2449259 Registered Office: Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 2AS, England ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] NBU media server cluster
Have to agree with Ed partly on this. I sometimes find if the cluster fails (and its extremeley rare) I may end with a status 2 or status 6. Depending on how the window is configured and the number of retries and the frequency, will determine if the backup attempts again. Simon From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Ed Wilts Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 4:46 AM To: Mark .. Cc: VERITAS-BU@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] NBU media server cluster On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 10:31 PM, Mark .. polyfuze_4...@yahoo.com wrote: Will it continue to backup if one of the node failed? No - the backup will abort but NetBackup will automatically restart failed jobs. Your job log may show a stream start, fail, and then try 2 will pick up the job on the new host. Depending on exactly how you're doing your backups and what you have for checkpoints, you may not even lose most of the work you've done before you had the cluster transition. I would assume, though, that you're not doing a lot of cluster transitions... If so, backups aren't your biggest problem :-) --- On Wed, 6/10/09, Ed Wilts ewi...@ewilts.org wrote: From: Ed Wilts ewi...@ewilts.org Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] NBU media server cluster To: Mark .. polyfuze_4...@yahoo.com Cc: VERITAS-BU@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2009, 8:18 PM On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 10:10 PM, Mark .. polyfuze_4...@yahoo.com http://mc/compose?to=polyfuze_4...@yahoo.com wrote: I would love to seek your assistance and opinions on this setup. I have two SQL server nodes clustered using Microsoft Cluster. Version of DB and OS is SQL 2007 and Windows Ent 2008 x64. On each node, there are two DB instance, DB A and DB B, DB A will be active on Node 1 and DB B will will be passive mode on Node 1. On Node 2 DB B is active while DB A is passive. Its kind of a cross active-passive cluster setup. My question is what is the best approach to backup both DB in a clustered NBU media server configuration? Can NBU services failover to the other node in case of disaster and resume backup as per normal? What you need to do is define a virtual backup address that floats across the cluster nodes with the database. So, you probably already have something like dba.systems.example.com. Add dba.backup.example.com and have both addresses sit in the same cluster group. Then tell NetBackup to back up dba.backup.example.com. You would do the same thing for an Exchange or file-serving cluster. The thing to watch for is the cluster group dependency - you have to determine if you want the database to transition to the other node if your backup network goes down and only you can know if that's what you want. .../Ed Ed Wilts, RHCE, BCFP, BCSD, SCSP, SCSE ewi...@ewilts.org http://mc/compose?to=ewi...@ewilts.org This email (including any attachments) may contain confidential and/or privileged information or information otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately, do not copy this message or any attachments and do not use it for any purpose or disclose its content to any person, but delete this message and any attachments from your system. Astrium disclaims any and all liability if this email transmission was virus corrupted, altered or falsified. -o- Astrium Limited, Registered in England and Wales No. 2449259 Registered Office: Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 2AS, England ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
