I have found a possible solution to this problem with OTM. There was a
filesys patch (post SP3) that is referenced in Novell tid 2959717 that
seems to resolve the problem of abends with otm loaded. I have been
unable to get a response from Novell on whether there is any problem
running this filesys with SP4, but I am testing it now and it seems to
keep the backups from abending the server. 

Bob Grabbe
Dominos Pizza LLC
734-930-3703
Fax 734-669-3703
grabbeb AT dominos DOT com

>>> <rmickle AT rms.moore DOT com> 3/7/02 9:52:05 AM >>>
We ran into the same problem with SP3. After turning OTM off, BPCD
abended
the server.  The group we get our support through found a reference on
Novels sight to problems with the TSA500 NLM that shipped with SP3
abending
the server when using Backup Exec (see link below).  The recommended
solution was to downrev the TSA500 NLM to the version that shipped
with
SP2.  We did that and where able to backup the server.  We have not
turned
OTM back on yet, so I do not now if that fixed the problem of OTM
abending
the server.

http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/10064953.htm 

Richard Mickle
UNIX Systems and Storage Administrator
Moore Response Marketing Services
E-Mail:     rmickle AT rms.moore DOT com 
Phone:    920-339-1695
Fax:         920-339-1231

Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2002 16:53:56 -0500
From: "Bob Grabbe" <GRABBEB AT dominos DOT com>
To: <veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu>
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Netware CLient 5.1 w/SP4

Is anyone using Netbackup with Netware 5.1 client and SP4 yet ? I want
to go to SP4 and bypass SP3 due to many problems I have seen with it,
but on the server I upgraded to SP4, I have problems.
After NBU client is loaded, it is impossible to unload bpcd. I type
unload bpcd at the command prompt and it doesn't unload.
Everytime I try to run a backup, OTM abends the server almost
immediately.
Veritas support didn't have a copy of SP4 until I called to open an
incident with them, they are downloading it now, but may not be able
to
support it.
Evironment is Netbackup 3.4.1 on a Solaris 8 server, Stek 9740
enclosure w/8 DLT7000 drives, mixed NW5.1 SP2, and NT/2000 clients.
Any input ?
Thanks in advance.

Bob Grabbe
Dominos Pizza LLC
734-930-3703
Fax 734-669-3703
grabbeb AT dominos DOT com 


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