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Have been using NetBackup since version 3.4 on various TRU64, HP-UX, Linux, Windows OS with SAP, MSSQL, Oracle agents; SSO configurations and VCB and VMware backups of NBU Clients. UK based System Administrator for Pan-Atlantic business. VMware and Storage Administrator.

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discussion comment 16 May 2012

Stuart Green commented on: how to upgrade client through master server

Recommend section 7 in the Linux Guide here http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=DOC5154 Will have all the answers to your questions for either Windows or UNIX/Linux Possible to run silentcmd on Windows but ...

discussion comment 14 May 2012

Stuart Green commented on: Can I install Windows 2008 R2, Virtual Center, Master Server and Media Server on the same machine

I would also recommend you keep the two installations on two separate hosts. You might also have vCenter Server database and other VMware databases on MS SQL on that same server. Add a NetBackup Master into that equation with its own SQL DB and ...

discussion comment 11 May 2012

Stuart Green commented on: Snapshot could not be created with VMware method

OK some more thoughts: VM is at Hardware version 7? No then suggest upgrade from 4 to 7 Create some logging directories on the vmware backup host and review these install_path\NetBackup\logs\bpVMutil {contains messages on ...

discussion comment 10 May 2012

Stuart Green commented on: Snapshot could not be created with VMware method

7.0.1 Update link on this page http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH65429&key=15143

discussion comment 08 May 2012

Stuart Green commented on: Snapshot could not be created with VMware method

NetBackup 7.0 GA had loads of 'VMware' bugs recommend if you are on 7.0 to update to latest maintenance pack for that release.

discussion comment 08 May 2012

Stuart Green commented on: Vmware Backup in Netbackup

The VMware solution to implement is Storage DRS. e.g. We had a VM in snapshot mode, but unknown to us a DBA was loading data into database tables. The snapshot grew and grew - until we realized and stopped him. Storage DRS kicked in and started ...

idea comment 08 May 2012

Stuart Green commented on: A way to redirect Netbackup VMDK snapshots to a different datastore

We understand that snapshots resided in the datastore where the VMX file of VM stays; Workaround: Storage vMotion the VM configuration file to a empty datastore. Or go one further and implement Storage DRS. Set thresholds. We had a ...

discussion comment 30 Apr 2012

Stuart Green commented on: VMware backup failures

Confirm you can create a snapshot of VM ecc-saagent01.poweripl.com in vsphere client without error. Otherwise its a VMware issue. If so, then create the bpfis log on the VMware Backup (proxy) server. Turn up your logging verbosity on this ...

discussion comment 25 Apr 2012

Stuart Green commented on: HP DL360

Timely..... up till yesterday I had NBU 7.1 media server (upgraded from 6.5.x) running as my Vmware backup server on a DL360 G4p. It was running Windows Server 2003 x64. Would upgrade your RAM to at least 6GB or more. Consider the advice ...

discussion comment 24 Apr 2012

Stuart Green commented on: Regarding V-Storage VMWare backup

Primarily VCB you require a holding tank for your snapshots to be copied to. vstorage API does not require this holding tank. Both methods still require a 'proxy' or backup host to talk to the storage of your virtual machines for the ...

discussion comment 23 Apr 2012

Stuart Green commented on: Orphaned VMware Snapshot monitoring

have no idea where that tool or where it is integrated into NBU. This might not relate to 'VMware' snapshots. I use a great tool every now and again (use the Health tab) rvtools (FREE) Shows orphaned snapshots - zombie VMDK's. ...

discussion comment 19 Apr 2012

Stuart Green commented on: VMBackup failures

Very good new techdoc worth a read for anyone involved with NetBackup for VMware and good help for this discussions author. VMware Transport Modes: Best practices and ...

discussion comment 19 Apr 2012

Stuart Green commented on: VMBackup failures

This could be a possibility... A VM can have its VM Storage spread across multiple datastores. So Hard disk 1.vmdk on LunA Hard disk 2.vmdk on LunB and whats more you can have the Configuration .vmx file on a totally different Lun. This follows ...

discussion comment 19 Apr 2012

Stuart Green commented on: Scan -changer not showing the Robot on Netbackup Media Server

Can you scsi query that device? # sginfo -a /dev/sg2 And have you lost your robot from NetBackup configuration or is this first time installation issues? Other useful information... What connection type is this robotic storage? Fibre Channel? ...

discussion comment 19 Apr 2012

Stuart Green commented on: Media Summary Logs

Good advice from Andy to follow. If the question is relating to are they ready to be physically replaced, you could assess this from possible number of mounts and against how long they have been used in the netbackup environment (Created field ...

discussion comment 19 Apr 2012

Stuart Green commented on: what are the client and media server versions supports netbackup 7.5

The compatibility lists for 7.x and release notes for 7.5 are all here http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&key=15143&channel=TECHNICAL_SOLUTION&basecat=COMPATIBILITY_LIST&sort=recent If your question ...

discussion comment 17 Apr 2012

Stuart Green commented on: NBU7.5 use vStorage API restore esx

Help is waiting if you can give more in depth information about your environment and where you actually see this message - within the vsphere client? Have you only restored the vmdk files and not the VM descriptor files? Cannot power on a ...

discussion comment 17 Apr 2012

Stuart Green commented on: Tape Barcode

This is the management interface of an HP MSL library and highlighted you can see that on this device you can control what is reported TO the media servers FROM the tape library hardware. Check out your hardware as there might be a similar ...

discussion comment 13 Apr 2012

Stuart Green commented on: Netbackup 7.5 VMware Limits

NBU communicates with the vsphere storage api to perform interactions with VM's. The size of VMDK's will not be a limiting factor for NetBackup as long as vsphere can snapshot it NBU will take over. As long as you adhere to the vsphere5 ...

discussion comment 13 Apr 2012

Stuart Green commented on: Using NBU for VMware

Some more questions to ask... Are the bunch of VM's the same OS/bit level? Were they born out of the same VM template? Are the problem VM's a P2V?