If you face an error like the following: The reason is probably that, you copied the files from a windows machines and windows removed the permissions from the files… Try one of these: Mount the iso and install from that mount point or burn the iso, mount and install from that or mount iso on [...]
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Cant Install VRTSpbx (ICS)
Posted by savasirez on March 28th, 2009
Posted in NetBackup Tips, Tips, Troubleshooting 
Tags: ICS, installics, nbu, nbu installation, netbackup, netbackup installation, vrtspbx 
6 Comments »Restore must be resumed prior to first image expiration
Posted by savasirez on February 27th, 2009
If you are facing an error while you are trying to restore: “Restore must be resumed prior to first image expiration on”
Posted in NetBackup Tips, Tips, Troubleshooting Tags: expiration, expire, netbackup restore, restore, resume restore No Comments »STATUS CODE 24: socket write failed
Posted by savas on February 24th, 2009
If you have facing a status code 24 error when trying to backup: If your client is AIX, check on the client that, the client can resolve “the ip address from hostname” and “the hostname from ip address” of the Netbackup Master server respectively.
Posted in NetBackup Tips, Tips, Troubleshooting Tags: backup failed on aix, backup problem, code 24, socket write failed, status code 24 1 Comment »Blank lines on every post
Posted by savasirez on January 29th, 2009
If you have “All in One Adsense and YPN” or some other plugins installed and activated but not used, you might have a stuation where you have blank lines on every post.
Howto Incremental-Backup Linux VM’s Using VMWare Consolidated Backup
Posted by savasirez on January 29th, 2009
Simply you cannot do incremental backup for a linux VM Using VMWare Consolidated Backup. The following text is taken from the following article: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx3_backup_wp.pdf
Upgrade all products to 6.5.3 at Once (Unix)
Posted by savasirez on January 14th, 2009
To upgrade all your netbackup products at once: Extract your products into seperate folders like: /NBU/6.5.3/base /NBU/6.5.3/clt /NBU/6.5.3/bmr /NBU/6.5.3/bbs … etc
ORA-01861: literal does not match format string
Posted by savasirez on January 6th, 2009
When trying to restore a database to a spesific date, if you’re having an error like this: RMAN> run { 1> ALLOCATE CHANNEL chtape TYPE ‘SBT_TAPE’; 2> set until time ’2008-11-05:14:30:00′; 3> SEND ‘NB_ORA_CLIENT=realdb_host,NB_ORA_POLICY=rman_realdb,NB_ORA_SERV=veritas,NB_ORA_SCHED=Default-Application-Backup’; 4> RESTORE CONTROLFILE; 5> RELEASE CHANNEL chtape; 6> }
RMAN-03009, ORA-19554, ORA-27211 Errors
Posted by savasirez on December 29th, 2008
If you are having the following Oracle errors on a linux system: RMAN-00571: =========================================================== RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS =============== RMAN-00571: =========================================================== RMAN-03009: failure of allocate command on t1 channel at 09/22/2004 11:03:58 ORA-19554: error allocating device, device type: SBT_TAPE, device name: ORA-27211: Failed to load Media Management Library
Posted in NetBackup Tips, Tips, Troubleshooting Tags: channel, libobk, libobk.so, linux oracle tips, NetBackup Tips, oracle tips, sbt_tape, tape tips No Comments »“Application connection failed for servername” error on Windows 2008 MS-Sql Client
Posted by savasirez on December 29th, 2008
If you are getting an error like this on a windows 2008 system while trying to connect through netbackup ms-sql client…
Posted in NetBackup Tips, Tips, Troubleshooting Tags: ms-sql, ms-sql on windows 2008, ms-sql tips, nbu tips, NetBackup Tips, Tips 2 Comments »Howto Convert an Oracle RMAN Template to Script
Posted by savasirez on December 24th, 2008
If you are having difficulty in a stuation like this: You have a unix based netbackup master server and have an windows server with oracle that you want to backup through rman catalog backup, but you are unable to use the templates created by the “Backup, Archive and Restore” application on windows.
Oracle Backup started but didnt continue with Application Backup
Posted by savasirez on December 18th, 2008
If you face a problem like this: You are running oracle on a solaris machine with two interfaces. You created the script and it runs flawlesly on another machine. When you start a backup, the backup schedule starts but doesnt pass to Application Backup schedule, looks like its frozen.
Robtest Commands
Posted by savasirez on December 16th, 2008
Starting robtest /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/robtest Select your robot (1 to select TLD 0) ? for help
Posted in NetBackup Tips, Tips Tags: move media, nbu, netbackup, robot, robot test, robtest, robtests No Comments »All compatible drive paths are down, but media is available
Posted by savasirez on December 16th, 2008
If you are getting the following error while trying to backup “All compatible drive paths are down, but media is available”
Posted in NetBackup Tips, Tips, Troubleshooting Tags: down drive, drive tips, robot, robot tips, tape, tape tips, Tips, up drive No Comments »Duplicate Barcodes
Posted by savasirez on December 5th, 2008
If you insert a tape with barcode and this barcode is already used in the tape library, you will end up with “barcode mismatch” error and you tape will not be inserted to the emm database, and not media id will be assigned.
Posted in NetBackup Tips, Tips, Troubleshooting Tags: eject media, eject tape, NetBackup Tips, robtest, Tips No Comments »Cleaning Tips
Posted by savasirez on December 1st, 2008
Number of cleanings left on a cleaning tape? vmquery -m <cleaning tape #> C:\>vmquery -m CLN007 ====================================== media ID: CLN007 media type: 1/2″ cleaning tape 3 (25) barcode: CLN107L3 media description: — volume pool: None (0) robot type: TLD – Tape Library DLT (8) robot number: 0 robot slot: 4 robot control host: Netbackup volume [...]
Posted in NetBackup Tips, Tips Tags: cleaning, cleaning drives, cleaning tape drives, netbackup, NetBackup Tips, Tips No Comments »Netbackup Logging Tips
Posted by savasirez on December 1st, 2008
Additional Logging Add VERBOSE = x line to bp.conf, where x is the number to set how verbose the logs will be.
Posted in NetBackup Tips, Tips Tags: logs, netbackup, netbackup logs, NetBackup Tips, Tips No Comments »Netbackup Tips on UN*X machines
Posted by savasirez on November 30th, 2008
1.2 log directories must be monitored. /usr/openv/logs(Low level logs), /usr/openv/netbackup/logs. These logs can get very big.
Howto disable some rules on apache2+mod_security2
Posted by savasirez on November 25th, 2008
If you’re facing difficulties with modsecurity and see logs like these and you think they should be allowed.
Posted in Tips, Wordpress Tips Tags: apache, apache2, modsecurity, modsecurity2, mod_security, mod_security2, Tips, wordpress No Comments »
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