Tips & Tricks for NetBackup

Tips & Tricks on how to use NetBackup

 

Here’s the manual from Veritas NetBackup

 

How to edit netbackup configuration from client side

-edit the configuration file /usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf

 

Firewalls related to netbackup

-port 1556-1558

-bi-directional

 

Start & Stop the backup agent

– /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bp.start_all

– netbackup start

– netbackup stop

 

Check the backup agent

– /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bpps -x

 

Test backup functionality to make sure it works

 

– bptestbpcd -client HostName(target_host)

 

Check policy

– bpplist -U -byclient HostName | grep -i “policy_name”

 

Check the logs

 

-/usr/openv/netbackup/logs

 

Commands to find list of backups

-bpplist

   -example: bppllist -U -byclient cicamdb2

-bpimagelist

 

Diagnostic tools

   bptm (tape management logs)

   -/usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bptm

   bpdm (disk management logs)

   -/usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bpdm

 

Initiate backup on backup policy

-login to GUI

-select “NetBackup Management” > Policies > right click on appropriate policy > “Manual Backup”

-follow through options and start

 

Initiate restore based on backup

– login to NetBackup GUI

– select “Backup, Archive, and Restore” > “Restore Files”

– click hand button on right top corner > select source & destination

– select the file or directory from shown and click “Restore”

 

– check the status by “Backup, Archive, and Restore” > “Task Progress” or from “Activity Monitor” on left tab