I did get a few volunteers already, but there’s a lot of work to do, so I thought I’d send the list of FAQ entries that need updating to the NetBackup list and see if anybody else wants to step up.

 

I’ve divided the entries into two groups.  The first group contains answers that are either definitely wrong, need more info, or way out of date (references to veritas.com, for example.).  The second group contains answers that just need to be reviewed for accuracy against modern day stuff.

 

If any of these seem like entries that you might know something about, please contact me.  I’ll show you how to update the FAQ.

 

What about the new role-based admin stuff?

http://www.backupcentral.com/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/Can_non-root_or_non-Administrator_personnel_administer_NetBackup%3F

Drive stuff is old

http://www.backupcentral.com/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/How_do_I_add_a_tape_drive_to_a_Media_Server%3F

Does this still work?

http://www.backupcentral.com/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/How_do_I_empty_my_tape_silo%27s_inport_%28CAP%29_from_the_command_line%3F

http://www.backupcentral.com/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/How_do_I_inventory_my_library%3F

This doesn’t work now, right?  Is there a way to do it?

http://www.backupcentral.com/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/How_do_I_move_my_policies/schedules_from_one_NB_server_to_another%3F

This is now evil, right?

http://www.backupcentral.com/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/How_do_I_recycle_%28or_deassign%29_Netbackup_database_%28catalog%29_backup_tapes%3F

This is really basic and needs more beef (especially explaining the 6.0 chang)

http://www.backupcentral.com/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/How_does_scheduling_work%3F

Still the way?

http://www.backupcentral.com/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/Category:NetBackup_Command_Line_Interface_%28CLI%29

Is this for all versions 4.5+?  (If so, I’ll move the title)

http://www.backupcentral.com/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/How_I_can_modify_output_of_%22bpdbjobs%22_on_NBU_4.5%28on_version_3.4_can_use_%22bpdjobs_-report_-format_file_nameoffile.txt%22%29

 

http://www.backupcentral.com/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/How_do_I_back_up_a_Netbackup_Catalog_Database_that_is_too_large_to_fit_on_a_single_tape%3F

This had GOT to be outdated, and is a very frequent FAQ

http://www.backupcentral.com/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/How_do_I_backup_through_a_firewall%3F

This is a 3.4 answer

http://www.backupcentral.com/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/How_to_make_OTM_to_work_correctly_in_NetBackup%3F

These two entries are very basic and really don’t tell the whole story.

http://www.backupcentral.com/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/How_do_I_get_Oracle/Sybase/Informix/NetApp/etc._to_back_up_over_a_private_network%3F

http://www.backupcentral.com/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/I_have_a_server_with_multiple_interfaces._How_do_I_get_NetBackup_traffic_to_go_through_both_interfaces%3F

Updated?

http://www.backupcentral.com/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/What_are_the_client_type_values%2C_as_used_in_bpbackup_-t_client_type%3F

veritas?

http://www.backupcentral.com/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/How_can_I_learn_more_about_Veritas_NetBackup%3F

Definitely changed

http://www.backupcentral.com/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/How_many_copies_can_I_make_of_a_given_image%3F

5.x?

http://www.backupcentral.com/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/How_often_should_I_backup_my_indexes_if_I_decide_to_use_bpbackupdb%3F

http://www.backupcentral.com/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/Is_there_a_way_to_backup_the_NBU_Databases_onto_a_specific_tape_besides_one_in_the_NetBackup_Pool%3F

What about making all the log directories?

http://www.backupcentral.com/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/How_do_I_get_additional_logging_to_occur%3F

6.0?

http://www.backupcentral.com/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/Where_do_the_processes_log_information%3F

xbpadm?

http://www.backupcentral.com/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/How_can_I_check_the_status_of_my_tapes%3F

More detail

http://www.backupcentral.com/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/How_can_I_access_NetBackup_documention%3F

not quite right

http://www.backupcentral.com/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/Is_there_a_knowledge_base_that_I_can_browse%3F

Needs more detail. This has definitely been a FAQ

http://www.backupcentral.com/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/How_can_I_get_a_list_of_my_backups_and_archives%3F

Outdated

http://www.backupcentral.com/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/Where_do_I_find_information_on_what_agent_version_is_supported_with_what_NetBackup_release%3F

 

 

Check these for accuracy:

http://www.backupcentral.com/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/Does_NetBackup_support_VMS%3F

http://www.backupcentral.com/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/How_can_I_securely_push_a_UNIX_NetBackup_client%3F

http://www.backupcentral.com/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/How_can_I_securely_push_a_UNIX_NetBackup_client%3F

http://www.backupcentral.com/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/How_do_you_decipher_the_output_of_%22bpdbjobs_-report_-all_columns%22%3F

http://www.backupcentral.com/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/Category:NetBackup_Troubleshooting

 

 

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W. Curtis Preston

Backup Blog @ www.backupcentral.com

VP Data Protection, GlassHouse Technologies