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Re: [Networker] NDMP Recover without original Filer

2013-08-06 05:01:31
Subject: Re: [Networker] NDMP Recover without original Filer
From: jee <jee AT ERESMAS DOT NET>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2013 10:53:53 +0200
That could be the problem. If the IP of the server changed the licences may 
have been disabled. Is that the case?
I don't see why nw is complaining about server devices when it shouldn't Ned 
them for a pure NDMP recovery. 
Can you show the ssflags and explain any other changes you may have committed 
from your description?

MPieper <networker-forum AT BACKUPCENTRAL DOT COM> wrote:

>That ist the networker server.
>I have one thing to add of wich i do not know if it may be important. Since my 
>last successful restore, the ip adress of the networker server changed, but 
>the hostname stayed the same.
>
>
>Jee wrote:
>
>What server is that <servername> you mention in your original post. Is that 
>the filer or the nw server?
> 
>MPieper <networker-forum < at > BACKUPCENTRAL.COM> wrote: 
>
>The other pool does exist. It does not matter whether the tape drives are 
>selected in that pool or not (i tried adding them after i read bingos post), 
>the error does not change. I also have added the hostname of the new filer to 
>it's client configuration. This also does not change anything.
> 
>I curse the day when we foolishly decided that those NDMP Backups could be 
>misused a longterm archive. 
>
>
>jee wrote: 
>
>What do you mean by "The Tapes containing the saveset are in another Pool." 
>Does that pool exist or not?
> Remove any tape drives from that pool configuration. 
>Also, in the new filer client configuration try adding the new filer client 
>name to the storage node lists (before the nsrserverhost entries).
> 
>MPieper <networker-forum < at > BACKUPCENTRAL.COM> wrote: 
>
>Sooo, i now have another saveset that i have to recover. The system is stll 
>set up as above:
> 
>Old NDMP filer does not exist anymore (physically) 
>Old filer is still configured as a client in Networker several times (with 
>different groups, but alle the same ID).
> In all configurations of the old filer in the Remote Access field there is * 
> < at > *
> 
>The new filer is set up as storage node. The old filer is not present as a 
>storage node anymore.
> The Library and its tapes are connected to the networker server and the new 
> filer. Inquire commands show that everything is seen properly by those two. 
> The library is set up via jbconfig with NDMP paths for both present drives.
> 
>The sumflags of the saveset i want to recover show hBN and tBN (it spans two 
>volumes). Both volumes are present in the library.
> The Tapes containing the saveset are in another Pool. Does this matter in any 
> way?
> 
>Now, when i try to restore, it gives again gibes me the same message as in my 
>first post:
> nsrndmp_recover:ssid'<saveset id>': NSR server <servername>: no matching 
> devices on `server'
> nsrndmp_recover:ssid'<saveset id>': waiting 30 seconds then retrying... 
>
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