Hi,
We (I say we but
it's actually some colleagues on another site - I'm looking after the backups)
had a Sharepoint server that was backing up fine using the Sharepoint
agent.
Then the databases
were moved to another server (i.e. Sharepoint and IIS are on a 'front-end'
server, with the S
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This is from NBU6, so there are some more fields, but I think this is right.
# 1 Tag
# 2 Policy Type
# 3 Follow NFS/Backup Network Drives (0 no/1 yes)
# 4 Cross Mount Points
# 5 Client Compress
# 6 Priority
# 7 Encrypt
# 8 Collect DR Info (0 no/1 yes
> This is a good technote and I'm going to try adjusting my values.
> Regarding bob944's comments, my Linux media servers ARE running
> with default kernel parameters and I'm seeing shared memory errors.
> The files in the /usr/openv/netbackup/db/config were recommended
> for both Solaris and Linu
Your max shared memory "shmmax" value should be at minimum:
NUMBER_DATA_BUFFERS x SIZE_DATA_BUFFERS x "number of tape drives" x "max
multiplex"
I don't have the doc readily available to cite, but in essence,
If you have late model drives that are using a 256k buffer, and you have
4 connected dr
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Correct!! ..in theory.not accounting for NBU reassembling the
"bits" into a continuous stream.causing load on your media server, and
bottlenecking on your FC/SAN interfaces.
Basically, between system resources and IO, your system is capable of
140MB/s in this scen
* Clooney, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-09-19 11:53]:
> Hi All
>
> Does anyone have the columns for
>
> bppllist $policy
>
> Basically trying to put something together based on policy type, trying to
> get the columns specifically for the INFO section below.
>
> Eg.
>
> CLASS croyvtsms_o
Greetings,
Thanks to all who respondedMost of the suggestions were helpful.
This is a good technote and I'm going to try adjusting my values.
Regarding bob944's comments, my Linux media servers ARE running
with default kernel parameters and I'm seeing shared memory errors.
The files in the /u
Solaris10 can now use mutliple "zones" (a lot of virtual servrs).
There is a special note that says that you only have to have one license for
the physical box.
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/275107.htm
There is no documentation like this relating to VMWare.
Bobby.
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OK….we have MPX=6 for the VTL, so it
looks like we would be getting about maybe 21MB/sec according to what you are
saying…..right?
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According to the latest OS compatibility matrix, Bobby is still right as it
reads the same for NBU 6 and 5 as far as VMWare goes.
http://ftp.support.veritas.com/pub/support/products/NetBackup_Server/278064.pdf#search=%22NetBackup%206%20Compatibility%20Matrix%22
I think ultimately it will come
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Stuart,
Yeah,
you're right, you're reading off of the VTL at 130MB/s, but if you're reading
from a multiplexed (virtual)tape, and your MPX=10, and you're DEmultiplexing
during the dupe, then only 1/10th, or 10% , or ~13MB/s of that data is relevant
to the image you're wri
We are going to do some direct-to-tape performance testing, but it could
very well be that we just can't pump data out to the drives fast enough to
keep them spinning with a single-stream.
I've done many tests, to maximize the throughput to an LTO3 tape, you need
at least 3 streams.
Three stream
I believe Scott is correct. There were a few policy changes since the
product 6.0 was delivered.
Unfortunately they are not well documented. Vmware was a special case.
Once license of each type to be backed up should all you need.
However, the Symantec/Veritas License desk has the final say.(Tech
The read speeds are obtained from an average of all of the duplications that
have been done over a 48 hour period. If I go back 1 week, it turns out to
be something like 80MB/sec average with peaks of 150MB/sec.
We are going to do some direct-to-tape performance testing, but it could
very well be
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We exclude all the Net Backup Processes (McAfee 8 on the
master/media). And likewise, no problems. If you fail to make your
exclusions though..
Phil Koster
Network Administrator
City of Grand Rapids
Direct: 616-456-3136
Helpdesk:
456-3999
From: Spearman, David
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You then need to test each component individually if you don't know
where your bottleneck lives. There are many ways to test tape drive throughput
from a media server. Simple dd or tar commands and all the way up to bpbkar.
When you quote your read s
Thanks Dave,
I do have that too...I just short-cutted my explanation of the files
in my /usr/openv/netbackup/db/config directory.
On Tue, 19 Sep 2006, Clooney, David wrote:
> Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 11:56:05 +0100
> From: "Clooney, David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Kathryn Hemness <[EMAIL PROTECTE
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I think we are licensed per TB on the VTL….not
per drive.
Our rationale in doing the multiplexing to
the VTL was to increase throughput to the VTL for backups. We CAN
increase the number of virtual drives instead and then do single streams to the
VTL an
The use of any multiplexing has an adverse effect on duplication
throughput.
To maximize duplication performance either turn MPX Off or set it to a
high number (as much as 32).
Setting MPX to 1 (off) provides the best duplication performance and
restore performance but if there are not enough fro
Paul and Bobby
That is correct, thanks for the clarification. My examples of "5", were just that, examples.
Scott>>> "Paul Keating" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 9/19/2006 9:56 AM >>>We were as Scott.Each client *TYPE* needs a licenseAs Scott said, if you have 5 NetWare, 5 Windows and 5 Linux, you
FYI (here's what I got straight from the monkey's mouth... ;-)
Maybe this clears something up? Haven't been following this thread
really...
Cheers,
J _D_
{Paul, I shed the JR when the old man retired ;)
==
MULTIPLE DOMAIN OR VIRTUAL MACHINE SYSTEMS
NetBackup componen
We were as Scott.
Each client *TYPE* needs a license
As Scott said, if you have 5 NetWare, 5 Windows and 5 Linux, you need a
license per OS type
I didn't think it was limited to 5 though...I was under the impression
for a given host, you need one license for the host, then 1 license PER
c
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yes
and yes.
Paul
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Netbackup and VmWare..
Thanks
all,
Do ru
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My
thought's exactly JR.
I'm
thinking folks either have VTLs where they are licensing from the vendor on a
"per virtual drive" basis, OR, they are licensing Netbackup on a (old) per
drive, rather than (new) per TB of usable disk basis, so want to avoid the
licensing cost of
IIRC, if the bp scripts fail, I believe the backup job will end with a
status 70-something.
Paul
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That is not what I "infer" from the support matrix (5.X)
http://ftp.support.veritas.com/pub/support/products/NetBackup_Enterprise_Server/263839.pdf
It indicates that the VM host needs a license and each client needs a license.
If you have something that shows this better than the support matrix,
Technote talking about Linux kernel tuning recommendations:
http://support.veritas.com/docs/263755
A little old but I doubt the variables have changed any.
- John Nardello
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Hemness
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Bobby,
Unfortunately what you've said about VMWare licensing is not correct. Don't feel bad, there are "Symantec" sales folks who also don't understand it.
Here is how the licencing works:
With one VMWare ESX Server and:
1. Five Windows Guests and the NetBackup client software installed
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I
won't recommend any of them, but we use McAfee with no problems. We do exclude
on access scanning in the veritas folder of course.
Davud
Spearman
County
of Henrico, Va.
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Hi
All,
There
is a media server which is win 2003. We have licenses for McAfee, Norton, and eTrust . Which one do you
recommend?
Best
Regards,
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> My backup enterprise currently consists of a Solaris 9 Sun V240 master
> and 3 Sun X4200 RHEL3 Linux Media Servers running NB51MP5.
>
> I've been getting the following messages for backups and duplications
> to storage units on my Linux media servers:
>
>"problems encountered during setup o
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Thanks all,
Do run open file option for
these clients? Can you get system_state_info as well?
Hampus Lind
Rikspolisstyrelsen
National Police Board
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Agreed. Coming from an environment where we are "afraid" of
multiplexing everything due to those image's importability (or lack thereof),
the fact that we cannot demux quick enough has us handcuffed a
little.
Just a
question, what's the rationale on mpx'ing to your VTL's?
Hi
I'm trying to run a VB script from the bpstart_notify file.
I want that the job will fail if the script exit with status that is not
zero.
Is it possible ?
How can I insure that the job will not run the backup if the VB script did
not finished successfully ?
Avi Barsheshet
Hapoalim Bank
[EM
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_backup_guide.pdf#search=%22VMWare%20back%20up%20guide%22
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_vm_backup.pdf#search=%22VMWare%20backup%20guide%22
Phil Koster
Network Administrator
City of Grand Rapids
Direct: 616-456-3136
Helpdesk:
456-3999
From: Hampus Lind
[mailt
Title: Message
we
back them up as if they were hardware clients.
boot
them up, install NBU client and back it up as if it was a normal
server.
we
have "base images" with NBU pre installed, so if we lose a host instance we
can just start a new instance, do a full restore, overwriting all
The biggest drawback to using NetBackup for VMWare is the license. You have to
have a license for the VMWare box and all of the Virtual systems on it.
You could use the VMWare backup utility to back up to a NFS mounted drive and
put the data on a system that is being backed up the NetBackup.
B
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It's
not fishyyour problem is the demultiplexing.no
question.
you
want to be reading one "virtual tape" and writing to one "physical
tape".when you're finished reading that virtual tape, you load another and
keep going.
In
your case, you're loading a virtual
Hi
how do you protect the raw disk partion given to the cash for flashbackup
(VxFS) not to be taken by another system (administrator)
Regards//
Fredrik Dahlberg - Backupadministrator
Rikspolisstyrelsen
National Police Board
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Tel mob: +46 (0)733-31 53 29
E-mail: [E
/etc/sysctl.conf is the correct file.
You can learn more about it by reading the man page for it and also the
one for sysctl.
The available parameters are in /proc/sys/kernel. You can cat each of
these to see current value (assuming they are using defaults not shown
in sysctl.conf).
There are s
Hi all,
Any one running Vmware against netbackup?
We have a new HP blade system which will run Vmware,
and I wonder how I can back this up to netbackup? Our blade guys tell me that vmware
comes with its own backup solution that is preferred to use.
Please advice in what is the best
Hi All
Does anyone have the columns for
bppllist $policy
Basically trying to put something together based on policy type, trying to get
the columns specifically for the INFO section below.
Eg.
CLASS croyvtsms_oracle *NULL* 0 50 169200 *NULL*
NAMES
INFO 0 0 0 0 *NULL* 0 0 2147483647 1 0
Not answering you question but if you media server is writing to disk
you might want to check and implement
SIZE_DATA_BUFFERS_DISK
Dave
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Hemness
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Thank you for all the messages,
I read few messages of the solution " falconstore " VTL of storagetek.
Do you think that the DSSU will replace the solutions VTL ?
Didier
Hampus Lind a écrit :
>Hi,
>
>Here in Sweden Diligent is pretty cheap I think, or at least at the same
>level as
Hi
can you backup windows active dierctory at a objekt level with netbackup 5.1 mp5
Fredrik Dahlberg - Backupadministrator
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