As you probably already know, there is a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
list for this mailing list.  Since this FAQ can be updated by every member
of this mailing list via their web browser, it's constantly being kept up
to date.  The list below contains the questions that have been added or
updated within the last month.

Feel free to browse these links to increase your knowledge.  Even better,
we'd really appreciate your help in maintaining the FAQ!  To do so, you
simply need to get a free Backup Central User ID, and click on "Append
To This Answer," or "Add a New Answer" within the FAQ-O-Matic display.

You can get your Backup Central ID at:
http://www.backupcentral.com/register.html

You can browse the FAQ at:
http://www.backupcentral.com/foms/netbackup-serve/cache/1.html

Questions added or updated in the last month:
============================================================================

How do I get <some script> to run before a backup job starts?:
http://www.backupcentral.com/foms/netbackup-serve/cache/69.html

How do I backup through a firewall?:
http://www.backupcentral.com/foms/netbackup-serve/cache/70.html

Is there a way to check the consistency of the database?:
http://www.backupcentral.com/foms/netbackup-serve/cache/93.html

One way to backup data outside a firewall.:
http://www.backupcentral.com/foms/netbackup-serve/cache/169.html

What is the expected 9840 tape longevity?:
http://www.backupcentral.com/foms/netbackup-serve/cache/173.html

How do I know if I have a volume that is FROZEN or SUSPENDED?:
http://www.backupcentral.com/foms/netbackup-serve/cache/180.html

How do I clear the client list in the NetBackup Windows client?:
http://www.backupcentral.com/foms/netbackup-serve/cache/186.html

What are the "client type" values, as used in bpbackup -t <client type>?:
http://www.backupcentral.com/foms/netbackup-serve/cache/188.html

What's with all of these different "max jobs" settings?:
http://www.backupcentral.com/foms/netbackup-serve/cache/191.html

How do I restore a tape using just the "tar" command?:
http://www.backupcentral.com/foms/netbackup-serve/cache/192.html

How can I securely push a UNIX NetBackup client?:
http://www.backupcentral.com/foms/netbackup-serve/cache/193.html

How do you decipher the output of "bpdbjobs -report -all_columns"?:
http://www.backupcentral.com/foms/netbackup-serve/cache/194.html

What is the format of the image name?:
http://www.backupcentral.com/foms/netbackup-serve/cache/195.html

---
W. Curtis Preston
Principal Consultant for Storage Designs, your storage experts
Webmaster: http://www.backupcentral.com Phone: 760 653 1007