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Contents

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How to configure NetBackup .............................................................................46

Chapter 2 Activity Monitor ter 1 Introduction Overview ................................................................................................................31

Earlier versions of the NetBackup-Java Administration Console on

Earlier versions of the NetBackup-Java Administration Console on

NetBackup administration interfaces ...............................................................34

NetBackup Administration Console setup .......................................................35

Running the Java-based Windows Display Console ...............................37

Administering remote servers ...................................................................38

Administering multiple versions of NetBackup servers ........................38

UNIX platforms ............................................................................38

Windows platforms ......................................................................38

Remote display-back from UNIX servers .........................................38

Remote display-back from Windows servers ..................................39

At the console of the server with an earlier version of NetBackup 39

Using the NetBackup Administration Console ...............................................40

NetBackup configuration wizards .............................................................41

Backup, Archive, and Restore ....................................................................42

Activity Monitor ...........................................................................................42

NetBackup Management .............................................................................42

Reports ...................................................................................................42

Policies ...................................................................................................43

Storage ...................................................................................................43

Catalog ...................................................................................................44

Host Properties .....................................................................................44

Media and Device Management .................................................................44

Device Monitor .....................................................................................45

Media ......................................................................................................45

Devices ...................................................................................................45

Credentials ............................................................................................45

Access Management ....................................................................................45

Standard and user toolbars ........................................................................46

Customizing the administration console .................................................46

Using LiveUpdate to distribute NetBackup updates ......................................46

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Introduction to the Activity Monitor ............................................................... 50

Activity Monitor menu bar ......................................................................... 51

ChapStatus bar ...................................................................................................... 54

Setting Activity Monitor options .............................................................. 54

Jobs tab .................................................................................................................. 56

Parent jobs .................................................................................................... 56

Daemons tab ......................................................................................................... 58

More about daemons ................................................................................... 60

Other Symantec services ............................................................................ 61

Processes tab ........................................................................................................ 62

Monitoring NetBackup processes ............................................................. 66

Media mount errors ............................................................................................. 67

Queued media mount errors ...................................................................... 67

Canceled media mount errors .................................................................... 67

Managing the jobs database ............................................................................... 67

Retaining job information in the database .............................................. 68

Changing the default on a permanent basis .................................... 68

BPDBJOBS_OPTIONS environment variable ................................... 69

bpdbjobs debug log ...................................................................................... 70

Customizing bpdbjobs output .................................................................... 70

ter 3 Reports Introduction to the Reports utility ................................................................... 72

Reports window ................................................................................................... 73

Shortcut menus ............................................................................................ 73

Reports settings ........................................................................................... 74

Date/Time range .................................................................................. 74

Client ...................................................................................................... 74

Disk pool ................................................................................................ 74

Disk type ................................................................................................ 74

Job ID ..................................................................................................... 74

Media ID ................................................................................................ 74

Media owner ......................................................................................... 75

Media server ......................................................................................... 75

Path ........................................................................................................ 75

Storage unit .......................................................................................... 75

Verbose listing ...................................................................................... 75

Volume ID ............................................................................................. 75

Volume pool .......................................................................................... 75

Run report ............................................................................................. 75

Stop report ............................................................................................ 75

NetBackup report types ...................................................................................... 76

Status of Backups report ........................................................................... 76

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Client Backups report .................................................................................76

Problems report ...........................................................................................76

ChapAll Log Entries report ..................................................................................76

Images on Media report ..............................................................................76

Media Logs report ........................................................................................77

Tape Reports .................................................................................................77

Images on Tape report .......................................................................77

Tape Logs report .................................................................................77

Tape Contents report ..........................................................................77

Tape Summary report ........................................................................78

Tape Written report ............................................................................78

Tape Lists report .................................................................................78

Disk Reports ..................................................................................................79

Images on Disk report ........................................................................79

Disk Logs report ..................................................................................79

Disk Storage Unit Status report ........................................................79

Disk Pool Status report ......................................................................80

Using the Troubleshooter within reports ........................................................80

ter 4 Policies Using the Policies utility .....................................................................................82

Tree and detail views ...................................................................................82

Policies menu bar .........................................................................................82

Configuring backup policies ...............................................................................82

Changing policies .................................................................................................84

Policy Attributes tab ............................................................................................87

Policy type .....................................................................................................88

Data classification ........................................................................................90

Policy storage ..............................................................................................91

Considerations before a storage destination is selected ................92

Policy volume pool .......................................................................................93

Volume pool override example ..........................................................94

Checkpoint restart for backup jobs ...........................................................95

Checkpoint frequency .........................................................................95

Checkpoint restart support ................................................................95

Checkpoint restart for restore jobs ...................................................97

Limit jobs per policy ....................................................................................97

Notes on the Limit jobs per policy attribute ....................................97

Job priority ....................................................................................................98

Media owner .................................................................................................99

Active. Go into effect at ...............................................................................99

Backup network drives ..............................................................................100

Setup example with UNC paths .......................................................100

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Example using the Backup network drives attribute ...................101

Follow NFS ..................................................................................................101

Notes on Follow NFS .........................................................................102

Advantages of the Follow NFS attribute ........................................102

Disadvantages of the Follow NFS attribute ...................................102

Cross mount points ....................................................................................103

Notes on cross mount points ...........................................................103

Cases that can require separate policies ........................................104

How the Cross mount points attribute interacts with Follow NFS 104

Cross mount point examples ............................................................104

Compression ...............................................................................................105

Advantages of the Compression attribute .....................................106

Disadvantages of the Compression attribute ................................106

How much compression can be expected? .....................................106

Encryption ..................................................................................................107

Collect disaster recovery information for IDR ......................................108

Collect disaster recovery information for Bare Metal Restore ...........108

Collect true image restore information ..................................................108

Collect true image restore information with move detection ............109

What happens during true image restores ....................................110

Notes on true image restores and move detection .......................111

Allow multiple data streams ....................................................................112

When to use multiple data streams ................................................113

Enable document restore .......................................................................... 115

Keyword phrase .........................................................................................116

Snapshot Client options ............................................................................116

Schedules tab ......................................................................................................117

Schedule Attributes tab ....................................................................................118

Name ............................................................................................................118

Type of backup ...........................................................................................119

Full backup ..........................................................................................119

Cumulative incremental backup .....................................................120

Differential incremental backup .....................................................120

User backup ........................................................................................120

User archive ........................................................................................120

Application backup ............................................................................121

Automatic backup ..............................................................................121

Automatic incremental backup .......................................................121

Automatic cumulative incremental backup ..................................121

Automatic differential incremental backup ..................................121

Automatic full backup .......................................................................121

Automatic Vault .................................................................................122

Vault catalog backup .........................................................................122

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More on incremental backups ..........................................................122

Determining files due for backup on Windows clients ................125

Determining files due for backup on UNIX clients .......................126

Synthetic backup ........................................................................................128

Calendar schedule type .............................................................................128

Retries allowed after runday ............................................................128

Frequency schedule type ..........................................................................128

Guidelines for setting backup frequency .......................................129

Backup frequency determines schedule priority ..........................130

Instant recovery .........................................................................................131

Snapshots and copy snapshots to a storage unit ..........................131

Snapshots only ...................................................................................131

Multiple copies ...........................................................................................131

Multiple copies and disk staging storage units .............................132

Multiple copies and storage lifecycle policies ...............................132

Multiple copies configuration ..........................................................133

Restoring from a specific backup copy ...........................................136

Override policy storage selection ............................................................137

Override policy volume pool ....................................................................137

Override media owner ...............................................................................137

Retention .....................................................................................................138

Guidelines for assigning retention periods ....................................138

Precautions for assigning retention periods .................................139

Changing retention periods ..............................................................140

Mixing retention levels on tape volumes .......................................140

Media multiplexing ....................................................................................141

Final destination storage unit ..................................................................141

Final destination volume pool .................................................................141

Start Window tab ...............................................................................................143

Exclude dates tab ...............................................................................................145

Calendar schedule tab .......................................................................................146

Schedule by specific dates ........................................................................146

Schedule by recurring week days ............................................................147

Schedule by recurring days of the month ..............................................148

How calendar scheduling interacts with daily windows ......................149

Automatic-backup schedule examples ...................................................151

Considerations for user schedules ..........................................................151

Planning user backup and archive schedules ................................151

Creating separate policies for user schedules ...............................152

Using a specific policy and user schedule ......................................152

Example policies ................................................................................................153

Policy planning guidelines for backups ..................................................154

Group the clients ................................................................................154

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Gather information about clients ....................................................154

Consider storage requirements .......................................................154

Backup and restore of extended attribute files and named data streams

Ramifications of backing up extended attributes or named data streams

Consider backup schedules ..............................................................155

Group by general attributes .............................................................156

Clients tab ...........................................................................................................159

To install client software on trusting UNIX clients .............................160

To install software on secure UNIX clients ...........................................162

To install software on Windows clients .................................................162

To configure a snapshot method .............................................................162

Backup Selections tab .......................................................................................163

Lists for different policy types ................................................................163

Backup selections list for standard policies ..................................163

Backup selections list for database policies ...................................165

Methods for faster backups ......................................................................166

Dividing file lists between multiple policies ..................................166

Allowing multiple data streams ......................................................167

Verifying the backup selections list ........................................................167

Rules to indicate paths in the backup selections list ...................................170

Path rules for Microsoft Windows clients .............................................170

File backups ........................................................................................170

Windows disk-image (Raw) backups ...............................................171

Microsoft Windows registry backup ...............................................172

Hard links to files (NTFS volumes or UNIX) ..................................173

Pathname rules for UNIX clients ............................................................176

Notes on UNIX pathnames ...............................................................176

Symbolic links to files or directories ..............................................177

Hard links to directories ...................................................................178

Hard links to files ...............................................................................178

UNIX raw partitions ..........................................................................178

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Restoring extended attributes or named data streams ...............182

Path rules for NetWare NonTarget clients ............................................183

Path rules for NetWare Target clients ...................................................185

Path rules for clients running extension products ..............................185

Backup selections list directives: General discussion ..........................185

ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES directive ........................................................186

SYSTEM_STATE directive ................................................................186

Shadow copy components:\ directive .............................................187

Directives for multiple data streams ..............................................188

Directives for specific policy types .................................................188

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Backup selections list directives for multiple data streams ................189

NEW_STREAM directive and multiple data streams ...................189

ChapALL_LOCAL_DRIVES directive and multiple data streams .........192

UNSET, UNSET_ALL directives, and multiple data streams ......193

Excluding files from backups ...................................................................194

Files that are excluded from backups by default ..........................194

Excluding files from automatic backups ........................................195

Disaster Recovery tab ........................................................................................196

Path ..............................................................................................................197

Logon ...........................................................................................................197

Password .....................................................................................................197

Send in an email attachment ...................................................................197

Identifying critical policies ......................................................................197

Creating a Vault policy ......................................................................................199

Performing manual backups ............................................................................200

More about synthetic backups .........................................................................201

Policy considerations and synthetic backups ........................................201

Two types of synthetic backups ...............................................................203

Synthetic full backups .......................................................................203

Synthetic cumulative incremental backups ..................................204

Recommendations for synthetic backups ..............................................206

Notes on synthetic backups ......................................................................207

Displaying synthetic backups in the Activity Monitor ........................210

Logs produced during synthetic backups ...............................................210

Synthetic backups and directory and file attributes ............................211

ter 5 Storage units, unit groups, and lifecycle policies Introduction to the Storage utility ..................................................................214

Using the Storage utility ...........................................................................215

Storage units .......................................................................................................216

Creating a storage unit ..............................................................................217

Changing storage unit settings ................................................................218

Deleting storage units ...............................................................................218

Media Manager storage unit considerations .........................................220

Disk storage unit considerations .............................................................222

Disk storage model .............................................................................222

Disk storage units in storage lifecycle policies .............................224

Maintaining available space on disk storage units .......................225

NDMP storage unit considerations .........................................................227

Storage unit settings .........................................................................................228

Absolute pathname to directory/volume ...............................................228

Density .........................................................................................................229

Disk pool ......................................................................................................229

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Disk type ......................................................................................................229

Enable block sharing .................................................................................229

Using the Maximum concurrent jobs setting to control the storage unit

Finding the potential free space on a BasicDisk disk staging storage unit

Enable multiplexing ..................................................................................230

High water mark ........................................................................................230

Low water mark ..........................................................................................230

Maximum concurrent write drives .........................................................231

Maximum concurrent jobs .......................................................................231

and media server load ...............................................................232

Maximum streams per drive ....................................................................233

Media server ...............................................................................................233

NDMP host ..................................................................................................235

On demand only .........................................................................................235

Only use the following media servers ....................................................236

Properties button .......................................................................................236

Reduce fragment size ................................................................................238

Robot number ............................................................................................239

Robot type ..................................................................................................239

Staging relocation schedule (for basic disk staging only) ...................239

Storage device ............................................................................................239

Storage unit name .....................................................................................239

Storage unit type .......................................................................................240

Temporary staging area ...........................................................................240

Transfer throttle ........................................................................................240

Use any available media server ...............................................................240

Staging backups to initial storage, then final storage .................................242

Two staging methods ................................................................................242

Basic disk staging ..............................................................................................244

Disk staging storage unit size and capacity considerations ...............245

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Creating a basic disk staging storage unit .............................................247

Disk Staging Schedule dialog ...................................................................249

Name ....................................................................................................249

Priority of relocation jobs started from this schedule .................250

Final destination storage unit ..........................................................250

Final destination volume pool .........................................................250

Final destination media owner ........................................................250

Use alternate read server .................................................................251

Basic disk staging limitations ..................................................................251

Initiating a relocation schedule manually .............................................251

Storage Lifecycle Policies .................................................................................253

Storage lifecycle overview ........................................................................253

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To create a storage lifecycle policy .........................................................254

Adding storage destinations to a lifecycle policy .................................255

ChapWriting multiple copies using a lifecycle .......................................256

Storage lifecycle policy name ...........................................................258

Duplication job priority .....................................................................258

Storage destinations ..........................................................................258

Use storage destination for: backup or duplication .....................259

Storage unit .........................................................................................259

Volume pool ........................................................................................259

Media owner ........................................................................................259

Retention type: Fixed .........................................................................260

Retention type: Staged capacity managed .....................................260

Retention type: Expire after duplication ........................................262

Alternate read server .........................................................................262

Data classification ......................................................................................262

How backup data is associated with a data classification ...........263

Creating or changing a data classification .....................................263

Optional duplication job configuration ..................................................264

MIN_KB_SIZE_PER_DUPLICATION_JOB .......................................264

MAX_KB_SIZE_PER_DUPLICATION_JOB ......................................264

MAX_MINUTES_TIL_FORCE_SMALL_DUPLICATION_JOB .......264

LIFECYCLE_PARAMETERS file example ........................................265

Using nbstlutil to administrate lifecycle operations ............................265

When to use nbstlutil ........................................................................265

Storage unit groups ...........................................................................................267

Storage unit selection criteria within a group ......................................267

Prioritized ...........................................................................................267

Failover ................................................................................................267

Round robin ........................................................................................267

Load balance .......................................................................................267

Exception to the storage unit selection criteria ............................270

Disk spanning within storage unit groups .............................................271

Creating a storage unit group ..................................................................271

Deleting a storage unit group ..................................................................273

ter 6 NetBackup Catalog What is a NetBackup catalog? ..........................................................................276

Parts of the catalog ....................................................................................276

Image database ...........................................................................................277

Image files ...........................................................................................278

Image .f files ........................................................................................278

NetBackup relational database ................................................................280

Enterprise Media Manager (EMM) database ..................................281

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Catalog protection .............................................................................................282

Catalog backups .........................................................................................282

Running online, hot catalog backups concurrently with other backups

Differences between importing, browsing, and restoring Backup Exec

Online, hot catalog backup method ................................................283

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Notes on catalog policy schedules ...................................................294

Offline, cold catalog backup method ..............................................296

Recovering the catalog .....................................................................................317

Disaster recovery emails and the disaster recovery file ..............................317

Archiving the catalog ........................................................................................318

Catalog archiving process ........................................................................318

Creating a catalog archiving policy ........................................................319

Policy name .........................................................................................319

Deactivate policy ................................................................................319

Type of backup ...................................................................................320

Retention level setting ......................................................................320

Catalog archiving commands ...........................................................321

Recommendations for using catalog archiving ............................322

Using Vault with the catalog archiving feature ............................323

Browsing offline catalog archive .....................................................323

Extracting images from the catalog archives ................................323

Using the Catalog utility ...................................................................................324

Searching for backup images ...................................................................324

Notes on searching for an image .............................................................326

Messages pane ............................................................................................326

Verifying backup images ..........................................................................327

Viewing job results .................................................................................... 327

Promoting a copy to a primary copy .......................................................328

Duplicating backup images ......................................................................330

Notes on multiplexed duplication ...................................................330

Procedure for duplicating backups .................................................331

Jobs displayed while making multiple copies ........................................334

Importing NetBackup or Backup Exec images ......................................336

Importing expired images ................................................................341

Importing images from Backup Exec media ..................................342

Host properties for Backup Exec .....................................................342

Considerations concerning importing Backup Exec media .........342

and NetBackup images ..............................................................343

Expiring backup images ............................................................................346

Catalog maintenance and performance optimization .................................347

Determining catalog space requirements ..............................................347

File size considerations .....................................................................348

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Backing up catalogs manually .................................................................350

How do I know if a catalog backup succeeded? .............................351

ChapStrategies to ensure successful catalog backups ..................................352

About the binary catalog format .............................................................353

Catalog conversion utility .................................................................354

Binary catalog file limitations ..........................................................354

Moving the image catalog .........................................................................354

Indexing the catalog for faster access to backups ................................355

Compressing and uncompressing the image catalog ...........................355

Uncompressing the image catalog ..................................................357

ter 7 Host properties Introduction to host properties .......................................................................360

Viewing host properties ............................................................................360

Changing host properties .................................................................................361

Interpreting the initial settings ...............................................................361

Selecting multiple hosts ............................................................................363

Required permissions ........................................................................................364

Master server, media server, and client host properties .............................364

Access Control properties .........................................................................364

Symantec Product Authentication and Authorization ................365

Symantec Product Authentication and Authorization tab within the Access

Control properties ..............................................................................365

Networks list .......................................................................................366

Add button ..........................................................................................366

Remove button ...................................................................................368

Authentication Domain tab within the Access Control properties ....368

Add button ..........................................................................................369

Remove button ...................................................................................371

Authorization Service tab within the Access Control properties .......371

Host name ...........................................................................................371

Customize the port number of the authorization service ...........372

Authorization properties ..........................................................................373

User ......................................................................................................373

Host ......................................................................................................374

Domain\Group ....................................................................................374

Group/Domain type ...........................................................................374

User must be an OS administrator ..................................................374

Backup Exec Tape Reader properties ......................................................375

Add button ..........................................................................................375

GRFS advertised name ......................................................................375

Actual client name .............................................................................376

Actual path ..........................................................................................376

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Change button ....................................................................................376

Remove button ...................................................................................376

Bandwidth properties ................................................................................377

How bandwidth limiting works .......................................................377

Bandwidth throttle setting for the range of IP addresses ...........378

From IP address .................................................................................378

To IP address ......................................................................................378

Bandwidth ...........................................................................................378

Bandwidth throttle settings list ......................................................378

Add button ..........................................................................................378

Remove button ...................................................................................379

Notes on bandwidth limits ...............................................................379

Busy File Settings properties ...................................................................380

For the Busy File Settings to take effect .........................................380

Working directory .............................................................................381

Operators email address ..................................................................381

Process busy files ...............................................................................381

File action file list ..............................................................................381

Add button ..........................................................................................381

Add to all button ................................................................................381

Remove button ...................................................................................382

Busy file action ...................................................................................382

Retry count .........................................................................................382

Clean-up properties ...................................................................................383

Keep logs .............................................................................................383

Keep vault logs ...................................................................................383

Image cleanup ....................................................................................384

Catalog cleanup wait time ................................................................384

Keep true image restoration (TIR) information ............................384

Move restore job from incomplete state to done state ................385

Move backup job from incomplete state to done state ................385

Client Attributes properties .....................................................................386

Allow client browse ...........................................................................386

Allow client restore ...........................................................................386

Clients list ...........................................................................................387

General tab ..................................................................................................387

Maximum data streams ....................................................................387

Browse and restore ability ................................................................388

Free browse .........................................................................................388

Connect Options tab ..................................................................................388

BPCD connect back ............................................................................389

Ports .....................................................................................................389

Daemon connection port ..................................................................390

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Windows Open File Backup tab ...............................................................391

Add and remove buttons ...................................................................391

Enable Windows Open File Backups for this client ......................392

Use Veritas Volume Snapshot Provider (VSP) ..............................392

Use Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) .....................392

Individual drive snapshot .................................................................393

Global drive snapshot ........................................................................393

Abort backup on error .......................................................................394

Disable snapshot and continue ........................................................394

Client Name properties .............................................................................395

Client name .........................................................................................395

Client Settings (NetWare) properties ......................................................396

Back up migrated files .......................................................................396

Uncompress files before backing up ...............................................396

Keep status of user-directed backups, archives, and restores ....396

Client Settings (UNIX) properties ............................................................397

Locked file action ...............................................................................397

Keep status of user-directed backups, archives, and restores ....397

Reset file access time to the value before backup .........................398

Megabytes of memory to use for file compression .......................398

Use VxFS file change log for incremental backups ......................398

Default cache device path for snapshots ........................................400

Do not compress files ending with ..................................................401

Add button ..........................................................................................401

Add to all button .................................................................................401

Remove button ...................................................................................401

Client Settings (Windows) properties .....................................................402

General level logging .........................................................................402

TCP level logging ................................................................................402

Wait time before clearing archive bit .............................................403

Use change journal in incrementals ...............................................403

Incrementals based on timestamp ..................................................405

Incrementals based on archive bit ..................................................405

Time overlap .......................................................................................405

Communications buffer size ............................................................406

User directed timeouts ......................................................................406

Maximum error messages for server ..............................................406

Keep status of user-directed backups, archives, and restores ....406

Perform default search for restore ..................................................406

Data Classification properties ..................................................................407

Rank .....................................................................................................407

Name ....................................................................................................408

Description ..........................................................................................408

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Classification ID .................................................................................408

Encryption properties ...............................................................................409

Encryption permissions ....................................................................409

Enable encryption ..............................................................................410

Enable standard encryption .............................................................410

Client cipher .......................................................................................410

Use legacy DES encryption ..............................................................410

Encryption strength ..........................................................................410

Encryption libraries ..........................................................................411

Encryption key file ............................................................................411

Exchange properties ..................................................................................412

Snapshot verification I/O throttle ..................................................412

Backup option for log files during full backups ............................413

Mailbox for message level backup and restore .............................413

Enable single instance backup for message attachments ...........413

Exclude Lists properties ...........................................................................414

Use case sensitive exclude list .........................................................414

Exclude list ..........................................................................................414

Exceptions to the exclude list ..........................................................414

Add buttons ........................................................................................414

Add to all buttons ...............................................................................415

Remove buttons .................................................................................416

Shared fields in exclude lists ...................................................................416

Policy ...................................................................................................416

Schedule ..............................................................................................416

Files/Directories .................................................................................416

Exclude lists for specific policies or schedules .....................................416

Syntax rules for exclude lists ...................................................................418

Traversing excluded directories ..............................................................419

Fibre Transport properties .......................................................................422

Preferred .............................................................................................422

Always .................................................................................................423

Never .................................................................................................... 423

Maximum concurrent FT connections ...........................................423

Use defaults from the master server configuration .....................423

Firewall properties ....................................................................................424

Default connect options ....................................................................424

Hosts list ..............................................................................................426

Attributes for selected hosts ............................................................427

Example setup for using the vnetd port .........................................429

General Server properties ........................................................................431

Delay on multiplexed restores .........................................................431

Check the capacity of disk storage units ........................................431

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Must use local drive ...........................................................................432

Use direct access recovery for NDMP restores .............................432

Document-level restore options ......................................................432

Media host override ...........................................................................433

Add button ..........................................................................................433

Add to all button .................................................................................433

Change button ....................................................................................433

Remove button ...................................................................................434

Global Attributes properties ....................................................................435

Job retry delay ....................................................................................435

Schedule backup attempts ................................................................435

Policy update interval .......................................................................436

Priority of restore jobs ......................................................................436

Maximum jobs per client ..................................................................436

Maximum backup copies ...................................................................437

Compress catalog interval ................................................................438

Maximum vault jobs ..........................................................................438

Administrator email address ............................................................438

Setting up email notifications ..................................................................438

Indicating email notification in the NetBackup host properties 439

Email contents ....................................................................................440

Logging properties .....................................................................................441

Types of logging .................................................................................441

Enable robust logging ........................................................................442

Global logging level ...........................................................................443

Process specific overrides .................................................................443

Debug logging levels for NetBackup services ................................444

Lotus Notes properties ..............................................................................445

Path ......................................................................................................445

INI file ..................................................................................................445

Media properties ........................................................................................446

Allow media overwrite ......................................................................446

Enable SCSI reserve ...........................................................................447

Allow multiple retentions per media ..............................................449

Allow backups to span tape media ..................................................449

Allow backups to span disk ...............................................................450

Enable standalone drive extension .................................................450

Enable job logging ..............................................................................450

Enable unrestricted media sharing for all media servers ............450

Media ID prefix (non-robotic) ...........................................................451

Media unmount delay ........................................................................451

Media request delay ...........................................................................451

NDMP Global Credentials properties ......................................................452

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User name ...........................................................................................453

Password and confirm password .....................................................453

NetWare Client properties .......................................................................453

Network properties ....................................................................................454

NetBackup client service port (BPCD) ............................................454

NetBackup request service port (BPRD) .........................................454

Announce DHCP interval ..................................................................455

Open File Backup (NetWare client) properties .....................................455

Enable open file backup during backups ........................................455

Port Ranges properties .............................................................................456

Use random port assignments .........................................................457

Client port window ............................................................................457

Client reserved port window ............................................................457

Server port window ...........................................................................458

Server reserved port window ...........................................................458

Restore Failover properties ......................................................................459

Alternate restore failover machines list ........................................460

Add button ..........................................................................................460

Change button ....................................................................................461

Remove button ...................................................................................461

Media server .......................................................................................461

Failover restore servers ....................................................................461

Retention Periods properties ...................................................................462

Value ....................................................................................................462

Units ....................................................................................................462

Retention periods list ........................................................................462

Schedules list ......................................................................................463

Impact report button .........................................................................463

Note on redefining retention periods .............................................464

Servers properties .....................................................................................465

Master server ......................................................................................465

Additional servers ..............................................................................465

Media servers .....................................................................................466

Restricting administrative privileges of media servers ...............466

Multiple masters that share one Enterprise Media Manager host 467

SharedDisk properties ..............................................................................470

SharedDisk mount points directory ................................................470

SharePoint 2003 properties .....................................................................471

User ID .................................................................................................471

Password .............................................................................................471

Consistency check before backup ....................................................471

Continue with backup if consistency check fails ..........................472

SharePoint Hosts properties .................................................................... 472

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Symantec Products properties .................................................................473

Timeouts properties ..................................................................................474

ChapClient connect timeout ......................................................................474

Backup start notify timeout .............................................................474

File browse timeout ...........................................................................475

Use OS dependent timeouts .............................................................475

Media mount timeout ........................................................................475

Client read timeout ............................................................................475

Backup end notify timeout ...............................................................476

Media server connect timeout .........................................................476

Universal Settings properties ..................................................................477

Restore retries ....................................................................................477

Browse timeframe for restores ........................................................478

Last full backup ..................................................................................478

Use specified network interface ......................................................478

Use preferred group for enhanced authorization .........................479

Allow server file writes .....................................................................480

Accept connections on non reserved ports ....................................480

Enable performance data collection (Windows server only) .......481

Client sends mail ................................................................................481

Server sends mail ...............................................................................481

Client administrators email ............................................................481

UNIX Client properties ..............................................................................482

UNIX Server properties .............................................................................483

NFS access timeout ............................................................................483

VMWare Proxy Servers properties .........................................................484

VSP (Volume Snapshot Provider) properties ........................................485

VSP overview ......................................................................................485

Logging VSP messages ......................................................................487

Cache file volume list ........................................................................487

VSP volume exclude list ....................................................................488

Customize cache size .........................................................................490

Cache size ............................................................................................490

Maximum cache size ..........................................................................490

Busy file wait .......................................................................................491

Busy file timeout ................................................................................492

Using VSP with databases ................................................................492

Windows Client properties .......................................................................494

ter 8 Device Monitor Changing the operating mode of a drive ........................................................495

Resetting a drive ................................................................................................496

Managing drive paths ........................................................................................497

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Managing pending requests and actions .......................................................497

Pending requests for storage units .........................................................498

ChapResolving a pending request ....................................................................499

Resolving a pending action ......................................................................500

Resubmitting a request .............................................................................500

Denying a request ......................................................................................501

Freezing media or downing drives ..................................................................501

Cleaning drives ...................................................................................................502

Adding or changing a drive comment ............................................................504

Viewing drive details .........................................................................................504

ter 9 Media Volume operations ............................................................................................507

Adding volumes .........................................................................................508

Adding volumes overview ................................................................508

About labeling NetBackup volumes ................................................510

Adding volumes by using the Volume Configuration Wizard ....511

Adding volumes using a robot inventory update ..........................511

Adding volumes using the Actions menu ......................................512

Volumes properties ...........................................................................513

Changing volume properties ....................................................................517

Change Volumes properties .............................................................518

Changing the volume pool of a volume ..................................................519

Changing the volume group of a volume ...............................................519

Changing the owner of a volume .............................................................520

Freezing and unfreezing media ...............................................................520

Suspending and unsuspending media ....................................................521

Labeling media ...........................................................................................521

Label properties .................................................................................523

Rescanning and updating barcodes ........................................................ 523

When to rescan and update ..............................................................523

When not to rescan and update .......................................................523

Rescanning/updating barcodes .......................................................524

Moving volumes .........................................................................................524

Move examples ...................................................................................525

Moving volumes using the robot inventory update option .........525

Moving volumes using the Actions menu ......................................525

Move Volumes properties .................................................................526

Erasing media .............................................................................................528

Injecting and ejecting volumes ................................................................529

Injecting volumes ..............................................................................530

Ejecting volumes ................................................................................530

Media ejection timeout periods .......................................................532

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Deleting volumes .......................................................................................532

Deassigning volumes .................................................................................533

Deassigning NetBackup volumes .....................................................534

Deassigning Veritas Storage Migrator volumes ............................535

Exchanging volumes ..................................................................................535

Exchanging a volume and using a new media ID ..........................535

Exchanging a volume and using the old media ID ........................536

Recycling volumes .....................................................................................537

Recycling volumes using the existing media ID ............................537

Recycling volumes using a new media ID ......................................537

Volume pool operations ....................................................................................538

Adding a new volume pool ........................................................................539

Changing the properties of a volume pool .............................................539

Volume pool properties .............................................................................540

Catalog backup pool ...........................................................................540

Description ..........................................................................................540

Maximum number of partially full media ......................................540

Pool name ............................................................................................541

Scratch pool ........................................................................................541

Deleting a volume pool ..............................................................................542

Volume group operations .................................................................................542

Moving a volume group ............................................................................542

Move volume group properties ........................................................543

Deleting a volume group ...........................................................................544

Robot inventory operations .............................................................................544

When to inventory a robot .......................................................................545

Inventory a robot .......................................................................................547

Robot Inventory dialog box ....................................................................548

Advanced options ...............................................................................548

Compare contents with volume configuration ..............................549

Device host ..........................................................................................549

Empty media access port prior to update .......................................550

Preview volume configuration changes .........................................550

Robot ....................................................................................................551

Show contents ....................................................................................551

Update volume configuration ..........................................................553

Advanced Robot Inventory Options dialog ............................................555

Media Settings tab ...................................................................................555

Label optical media (Local host only) ..............................................556

Media type ...........................................................................................556

Media that have been removed from the robot .............................559

Media that have been moved into or within the robot .................559

Use barcode rules ...............................................................................560

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Use the following Media ID prefix ..................................................560

Volume pool ........................................................................................561

ChapBarcode Rules tab ......................................................................................562

Barcode tag .........................................................................................562

Description ..........................................................................................563

Maximum mounts ..............................................................................563

Media type ...........................................................................................563

Volume pool ........................................................................................565

Media ID Generation tab .........................................................................565

Barcode length ...................................................................................566

Media ID generation rule ..................................................................566

Robot number .....................................................................................566

Media Type Mappings tab ......................................................................566

Adding mapping entries ...................................................................567

Default and allowable media types .................................................568

Using the physical inventory utility .......................................................572

Features of vmphyinv .......................................................................573

Requirements and restrictions for vmphyinv ...............................573

When to use vmphyinv .....................................................................573

How vmphyinv performs a physical inventory .............................574

Obtains a list of drives to mount the media ...................................574

Obtains a list of media to be mounted ............................................574

Mounts media and reads the tape header ......................................576

Updates the EMM database ..............................................................577

Volume configuration update examples ................................................579

Example 1: Removing a volume from a robot ................................580

Example 2: Adding existing stand-alone volumes to a robot ......581

Example 3: Moving existing volumes within a robot ...................583

Example 4: Adding new volumes to a robot ...................................584

Example 5: Adding cleaning tapes to a robot ................................586

Example 6: Moving existing volumes between robots .................587

Example 7: Adding existing volumes when barcodes are not used 587

Using WORM media ..........................................................................................589

Supported drives ........................................................................................590

Managing your WORM media in NetBackup .........................................590

Using WORM volume pools to manage WORM media ................590

Using unique drive and media types to manage WORM media .591

WORM tape limitations ............................................................................592

ter 10 Devices Device configuration prerequisites ................................................................593

The device mapping file ....................................................................................594

Configuring robots and tape drives ................................................................595

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Using the Device Configuration Wizard .................................................595

Operating system changes ................................................................596

Possible EMM server host conflict ..................................................596

Devices that are partially-configured .............................................596

Starting the Device Configuration Wizard ....................................597

Adding a robot ............................................................................................597

Robot properties .................................................................................598

Robot control configuration overview ............................................602

Adding or changing a drive ......................................................................604

Adding a shared drive .......................................................................605

Configuring SCSI reserve on a drive path ......................................605

Drive properties .................................................................................607

Configuring drive name rules ..........................................................611

Robot drive number for API robots .................................................613

No rewind device ................................................................................614

Configuring server groups for media sharing ...............................................615

Server group properties ............................................................................617

Server group name ......................