If you’re having problems when trying to backup an MS-SQL database, as well as other things, you better give a try to the following: If sql server’s hostname is written as uppercase inside the SQL batch script, try the writing the client name in uppercase inside your sql policy. It worked for me.
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MS-SQL Backup Troubleshooting
Posted by savas on May 5th, 2011
Posted in NetBackup Tips, Tips, Troubleshooting 
Tags: MS-Sql Backup, MSSQL Backup, sql backup, SQL Backup Troubleshooting 
No Comments »Howto Troubleshoot “Cannot connect to DAG” and/or “client/server handshaking failed(26)”
Posted by savasirez on March 31st, 2011
You may find different reasons that caused this problem but, the frst thing to check should the Cluster configuration for the Database Availability Group (Not on exchange side, but the MS Cluster side), check for the resources and make sure all of them are configured and working properly.
directory doesn’t have 1024000 KB of space available
Posted by savas on March 30th, 2011
If you face with the following error when trying to run NBCC to check your catalog database although you have enough space,
Administration Console Not Refreshing Client Version
Posted by savas on March 28th, 2011
I guess it’s some kind of a bug on NetBackup 7.1. Just close your administration console and re-open, and try again, you should be able to see your client’s version update…
Why “requested media id is not assigned to this host in the EMM database” ?
Posted by savas on March 14th, 2011
When you wanted to expire a media you faced with the following error: (master_server)/var/adm>bpexpdate -d 0 -m LT1007 Media LT1007 is due to expire at 03/20/2011 19:48:19 Are you sure that the data on this media is not critical to your business, and you are sure you want to delete LT1007 y/n (n)? y requested [...]
Be Careful with SAN Client
Posted by savas on March 12th, 2011
Be careful when backing up an Oracle through “NetBackup SAN Client”, or you might have to investigate “what the hell happened to the system while backing up through 10 channels and at a speed of 250MBytes/sec?”.
A Handy Command for SAN Client Configuration
Posted by savas on March 10th, 2011
[root@mediaserver admincmd]# ./nbftconfig -help USAGE: nbftconfig [-addclient] [-deleteclient] [-changeclient] [-rescanclient] [-listclients] [-addserver] [-deleteserver] [-changeserver] [-listservers] [-listtargets] [-listactive] [-setconfig] [-getconfig] [-verbose] [-help]
Posted in NetBackup Tips, Tips, Troubleshooting Tags: nbftconfig, san client, san client configuration No Comments »NetBackup 7.0 Installation with a Hostname Other than Default One on Linux
Posted by savas on March 9th, 2011
There has been some issues when i tried to install a netbackup 7.0 using a hostname that is different than the default hostname of the server.
bprecover: ERR – Failed to execute command /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bptm -restoretir -jobid 9 -cn 1 -b nbu_1262467865 -c nbu -priority 90000 on host nbu (29)
Posted by savasirez on February 24th, 2011
If you are having troubles while recovering your catalog database with the following error: bprecover: ERR – Failed to execute command /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bptm -restoretir -jobid 9 -cn 1 -b nbu_1262467865 -c nbu -priority 90000 on host nbu (29)
vmoprcmd Command Usage
Posted by savas on February 22nd, 2011
There are different parameters that you can use, but i wanted to share one of the most useful one here…
media manager found wrong tape in drive(93)
Posted by savas on November 16th, 2009
When you want to label your tapes, you faced with the following error: Reference: http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/265914.htm
Posted in Troubleshooting Tags: label error, labeling, media manager found wrong tape in drive, wrong tape 1 Comment »incorrect media found in drive index 0
Posted by savas on November 16th, 2009
You wanted to change your Media ID Generation rules after adding your Tape Cartridges, and after re-inventorying your tapes, you started facing an error like the following:
Posted in Troubleshooting Tags: exptected, found, freezing, incorrect media found, media id generation No Comments »ORA-27054: NFS file system where the file is created or resides is not mounted with correct options
Posted by savasirez on November 4th, 2009
If you see the following error when trying to restore your Oracle backups (through RMAN): ORA-27054: NFS file system where the file is created or resides is not mounted with correct options Additional information: 2
Having Missing Path Errors on Tape Drives (Windows)
Posted by savasirez on October 14th, 2009
If you started having problems after upgrading your tape drivers or tape drive firmwares like this: “Missing Path” or “Unused element address”
EXIT STATUS 116: VxSS authentication failed
Posted by savasirez on July 13th, 2009
bprestore failed with the following error after enabling VxSS authentication. http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/276755.htm
Client for NFS fails to start
Posted by savasirez on July 3rd, 2009
After Installing “Microsoft Service for NFS” to your client, you cant start “Client for NFS” service.
ORA-28001: the password has expired
Posted by savas on June 29th, 2009
If you are facing a problem in your RMAN backups: ORA-28001: the password has expired As stated, your rman user’s password has expired. You should either change the password, and of course change password in every RMAN script as well.
Posted in NetBackup Tips, Tips, Troubleshooting Tags: ora-28001, oracle profile, password has expired, profile for no expiry No Comments »Server name not found in the NetBackup configuration
Posted by savasirez on June 9th, 2009
This is a tip list for the following error: server name not found in the NetBackup configuration 1. You were trying to expire a media from emm database:
Posted in NetBackup Tips, Tips, Troubleshooting Tags: NetBackup Tips, netbackup troubleshooting, Tips, Troubleshooting No Comments »Exchange database recovery may have failed
Posted by savasirez on May 31st, 2009
If you are having an error like the following when trying to restore your exchange databases: 05/31/2009 11:24:48 – Warning bpbrm (pid=14316) from client exchangeServer: WRN – Exchange database recovery may have failed. Please check the event log for further details. 05/31/2009 11:27:02 – end reading; read time: 0:03:36 05/31/2009 11:27:03 – Warning bpbrm (pid=14316) [...]
Install was interrupted before it could be completed
Posted by savasirez on May 29th, 2009
If you are having the following error, “Veritas NetBackup Master Server install was interrupted before it could be completed” when trying to update to 6.5.4:
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