Re: [Veritas-bu] Server W2k3 not writing to tape

2012-01-18 Thread nbuser
Have you enabled windows open file backups option in netbackup for this client. If yes try disabling. Sent from my TAB. Please excuse spelling errors. On Jan 18, 2012 5:20 PM, "BlueChris69" wrote: > > Hi, > > I have an issue where we have a W2k8 master server on 7.0.1. I am trying to backup a W2k

Re: [Veritas-bu] NDMP Tape drives

2012-01-18 Thread Bahnmiller, Bryan E.
Donald, Do you have the latest tape configuration files on your NetApp? Run a "storage show tape supported" on the filer and check. I ran a quick check on mine and don't see any LTO5 drives listed as supported (OnTap 7.3.1.1). Check NOW for updated "tape_config"

Re: [Veritas-bu] NDMP Tape drives

2012-01-18 Thread Lightner, Jeff
In which library are the drives installed? If these are fibre drives then you must also map them to the server from the tape library as well as zoning them in via the switch. That is to say libraries (as do fibre disk arrays) have ways to set permission to specific drives to specific hosts.

[Veritas-bu] NDMP Tape drives

2012-01-18 Thread Wilcox, Donald A (GE Global Research)
I have some new LTO5 drives and 2 of 4 of my netapps won't show the drive serial numbers. I have checked switch ports, os levels, hba model and firmware. They are all exactly the same. I am connected to a brocade switch and have the drives zoned properly. The netapps see the drives but if I

[Veritas-bu] Server W2k3 not writing to tape

2012-01-18 Thread BlueChris69
Hi, I have an issue where we have a W2k8 master server on 7.0.1. I am trying to backup a W2k3 client. It has the client software, patched and the VSS hotfix installed. When a backup starts it does the usual and then when it gets to writing to tape it just sots there forever until cancelled with