Amy,
I think I see your problem. I'm running something similar in my
environment, with ejects only as I'm also vaulting original copies. In my
vault Policy the file list has this "/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/vltrun
TTW_BCV".
TTW_BCV is the name of my vault profile. From what I understand and after
reading the Vault Admin guide the vault policy is designed to duplicate
images, backup your catalog or prepare your tapes for ejection.
Running vlteject before you execute vltrun won't work because you haven't
classified (for lack of a better term) any tapes as vault tapes.
After my policy runs I can run either vlteject or use vltopmenu to run
vlteject. This is when I'm able to eject my tapes and the reports are
generated.
I would also suggest running your vault policy after your backup finishes so
there's no confusion on Netbackup's part regarding tapes in use.
I'm still learning vault myself but I hope this helps. See some of my
comments below as well...
-Dave
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From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu]On Behalf Of Amy Bach
Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 06:01
To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Netbackup 4.5 DC fp5 VAULT
Hi All,
I have been put in charge of configuring vault using the Netbackup Vault
option. I have read the Vault administrators guide but I seem to be having
a problem. If anyone has the Vault option working can you please let me
know what I am doing wrong?
Here is what I have:
1. Master Server is running Windows 2000, it is also a Media Server
2. A Media Server running Solaris
3. An HP 6/60 DLT Library in a SAN (both the windows and unix media servers
have the SSO installed and both can backup and restore from the library with
not problem)
4, The library has (3) MAP (or mailslots)
Here is how we are planning to vault:
We are doing daily full backups and will be vaulting those backups daily.
I decided on a profile called full_vault_eject (Since we are doing the vault
copy using ITC (in-line Tape copy) it is my understanding that a profile to
duplicate is not necessary and that the only profile required is a profile
to eject the tapes. According to the Vault admin guide, it says that if you
are using in-line-tape copy, only an eject profile is necessary.
3. I created a policy of type "vault"
4. Also created a schedule to run the vault job every morning
5. The file list has this: "vlteject -ejeject full_vault_eject"
6. The client list is blank
Here is are the questions that I have:
Since the I am doing the vault copy at the same time as the backup, do I
need to still create a profile that chooses which images are to be vaulted?
>> Yes, your profile still needs to specify what backups to vault.
I was under the impression that this is only necessary if you are doing tape
duplication. Am I correct? Or do I have to create a vault profile?
>> Yes, again even original copy backups need to be classified as vaulted if
you want to send them offsite. The vault policy will probably only run for
a couple minutes but it will produce media to send offsitek
On the profile that I created the only thing I specified was the volume
group and volume pool to use for the off-site tapes. Does the vault job
create the volume group?
>> Yes. And this confused me at first because you won't actually see the
volume group you specified for offsite media until there is actually media
inside of it (i.e., media that has been ejected).
Since we only have (3) MAP our vaults are sometimes up to 6 tapes, that
means that I don't have enough MAP to eject the tapes automatically. Since
the tapes have to be ejected manually, will running the vault policy having
"vlteject -eject full_vault_eject" on the file list actually do anything?
>> Good question. Honestly, I'm not sure about this. I haven't yet ejected
more tapes than I have eject ports on the robot.
Here is what happens when I run my backups/vault jobs:
When the backups run, I look at the activity monitor and I see that the
copies are being made. After the backup is done I see media containing the
backup copies in the "vault_pool". The next morning the vault policy runs,
the activity monitor says it was completed successfully, however, the media
with the image copies are still in the "vaul_pool" and the off-site volume
group does not exists. It was my understanding that vault policy would run
"vlteject -eject full_vaul_eject" and move the media from the "TLD(0)"
volume group to the "off-site" volume group, I would then get the "robot
pick list" report. I don't get the report either. I also tried to eject
the media using "vltopmenu" it said it completed successfully, but I does
the same thing as if running it from the policy. I also run "Run Reports
for this session" and I get some reports, but not the "Robot Pick List"
report.
I am so confused! I hope my problem makes sense.
Thank you very much for your help!
- Amy
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