You want to have a granular mailbox backup from exchange. For this, you installed the “Microsoft Services for NFS” package from Windows Components, but it doesnt start Portmap service when you issue “net start portmap” and failes. What can be the reason?
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Portmap Service Not Running
Posted by savasirez on May 15th, 2009
bpbkar: ERR – bpend_notify returned 2
Posted by savasirez on May 14th, 2009
If you configured bpstart_notify and bpend_notify scripts and you can not have the working. Check “bpbkar” log directory.
Posted in NetBackup Tips, Tips, Troubleshooting 
Tags: bpbkar, bpend, bpend_notify, bpstart, bpstart_notify 
No Comments »NetBackup Log Directories
Posted by savasirez on April 29th, 2009
Netbackup log directories should be created under /usr/openv/netbackup/logs directory. admin – Keeps the logs of adminstrative commands bpbrm – Keeps the logs of backup and restore manager bpcd – Keeps the logs of client daemon bpdbjobs – Keeps the logs of database manager program process bpdm – Keeps the logs of disk manager process bpjava-msvc [...]
Posted in NetBackup Tips, Tips, Troubleshooting Tags: nbu log directories, nbu logs, netbackup log directories, netbackup logs No Comments »Tape Problems
Posted by savasirez on April 28th, 2009
If you encounter problems with tapes double check that the tape was not frozen before. on Master Server -> Media, right click on the tape and if selectable, click on “Unfreeze”, and try again.
snapshot creation failed, status 156
Posted by savasirez on April 27th, 2009
If you are facing with an error like the following: 4/27/2009 4:59:32 PM – Critical bpbrm(pid=7716) from client test.local: FTL – snapshot creation failed, status 156 4/27/2009 4:59:32 PM – end Flash Backup Windows , Create Snapshot; elapsed time: 00:00:08 4/27/2009 4:59:32 PM – end writing Status 156
Posted in Troubleshooting Tags: backup error, snapshot error, status 156, vcb, vcb error, vcb snapshot error, vmware No Comments »Robot inventory failed: Unable to open robotic path (201)
Posted by savasirez on April 20th, 2009
If you are facing with an error: “Robot inventory failed: Unable to open robotic path (201).” The causes can be: (Reference: http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/269409.htm)
Limit has been reached for requested resource
Posted by savasirez on April 13th, 2009
If you are facing an error like this: limit has been reached for requested resource NBU_POLICY.MAXJOBS.CatalogBackup
ORA-16038 ORA-19809 ORA-00312 errors
Posted by savasirez on April 2nd, 2009
When trying to startup an oracle instance on a Catalog Database, if you are facing errors like the following:
Cant Install VRTSpbx (ICS)
Posted by savasirez on March 28th, 2009
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 [...]
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 »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
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 »NetWorker: Cannot contact nsrexecd service on HOSTNAME, Service not available.
Posted by savasirez on December 23rd, 2008
If you are having an error like this, try the following: Link your library against netbackup Switch to user oracle
Posted in Troubleshooting Tags: backup error, NetBackup Tips, nsrexecd error, oracle error, rman error, service not available No Comments »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.
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 »
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