Thanks to all that responded to my email.  The solution was to either
use the java gui as described by Patrick below, or to simply run 
bpbackupdb located in /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/

Thanks
robert


"Brodie; Patrick" wrote:
> 
> Robert,
> 
> The fastest way would be to open the java gui and on the main splash screen.
> Click on Start>Backup "Netbackup Catalog".  That should do it.  It will
> start all over but that is the price you pay.  Did you find out what caused
> the error?
> 
> Patrick Brodie
> Technical Support - Unix
> Telephone and Data Systems
> (608)664-8275
> patrick.brodie AT teldta DOT com
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Johannes [mailto:ROBERT_JOHANNES AT udlp DOT com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 12:26 PM
> To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: [Veritas-bu] Netbackup Database backup
> 
> Hello,
> Netbackup was in the middle of backing up its own database, then it
> failed.  How do I restart the backing up of the netbackup database,
> using either the command line or the gui?
> 
> thanks
> robert