We had the same issue with memory leak on nbsl, causing the service to use 10gb
of memory, as well as ops center reporting to fail, not able to generate report
for days, until we apply the EEB. We have cluster w2k8 R2 master.
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> From: "Lavelle, Michael F" <Michael.F.Lavelle AT abbott DOT com>
> Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Post upgrade 7.5.0.5 issues?
> To: Rusty Major <rusty.major AT sungard DOT com>, "Kohli, Vidit"
> <vidit.kohli AT blackrock DOT com>
> Cc: "veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu"
> <veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu>, "Lavelle, Michael F"
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> All,
> 7.5.0.6 has been rescheduled for late June. The new CEO of
> Symantec is aware of declining reliability and increases in EEB creation.
>
> We are running three NetBackup 7.5.0.5 domains under RedHat 5
> (2.6.18-348) and VCS 5.0. We are running with two EEBs installed:
>
> ET3106719 - the ghost jobs issue which replaces nbjobd
> ET3156426 - image catalog filesystem grows dramatically thru failure to
> properly clean the old files
> This replaces nbpem & bpdbm
>
> We also need to upgrade past VCS 5.0. VCS had been masking
> the "largefiles" option of VxFS and the BMR_DATA.db file grep to 2 GB in the
> primary UNIX domain. Instance crashed since it could not extend the BMR
> database. Recovered OK - thanks to Matthew in Australia. We also have a
> work around for the VCS mask of "largefiles".
>
> We really need 7.5.0.6 for Windows Server 2012 support. This
> is really not funny. This proliferation was needed before the end of the
> year. That if flunked out of 7.5.0.5 and requires 7.5.0.6 is bad enough.
> The funny thing is that the 7.5.0.6 release is now being delayed because the
> new Symantec CEO smells the quality of what has been released in recent years
> (needed features, but new and unexpected bugs along with the new code), and
> is demanding actual engineering qualification of code releases. Here's
> hoping NBU 7.6 is delayed longer and for the same good reasons.
>
>
> Rusty,
> If you were me, and I already am running with two EEBs, and
> have not experienced the NBSL crash and core dump, would you prophylactically
> apply EEB ET3123001 on top of the others? I do not want to run a regression
> testing lab for Symantec.
>
>
> From: veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of Rusty
> Major
> Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 2:26 PM
> To: Kohli, Vidit
> Cc: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Post upgrade 7.5.0.5 issues?
>
> Don't wait, there is a fix for the NBSL issues. You might want to call
> support to make sure you get the right EEB for your issue as there is more
> than one.
>
> -Rusty
> On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 12:15 PM, Kohli, Vidit <vidit.kohli AT blackrock DOT
> com<mailto:vidit.kohli AT blackrock DOT com>> wrote:
> There is major bug in 7.5.0.5 as per Symantec, so better wait for 7.5.0.6
>
> nbsl experiences a memory leak which results in a core dump.
> http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH201979
>
> Product
> The following versions of NetBackup are affected by this issue:
> NetBackup 7.5.0.5
>
> Summary
> The nbsl daemon crashes intermittently and creates a core dump. It was
> observed that memory consumed by nbsl was constantly growing, and when it
> reached somewhere around 4GB, nbsl would crash.
>
> This issue is scheduled to be addressed in the following release:
>
> * NetBackup 7.5 Maintenance Release 6 (7.5.0.6)
>
>
> From: veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT
> edu<mailto:veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu>
> [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT
> edu<mailto:veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu>] On Behalf Of
> Justin Piszcz
> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 5:13 PM
> To: 'Dwayne Adams'; veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT
> edu<mailto:veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu>
>
> Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Post upgrade 7.5.0.5 issues?
>
> Hi,
>
> Unsure for Windows, for Linux/64-bit and 7.5.0.5<http://7.5.0.5>:
>
> Yes there is a problem with ghost jobs: (you will see 100s-1000s of jobs
> Active but they really complete)
>
> This EEB fixes that issue:
> https://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH203521
>
> Justin.
>
> From: veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT
> edu<mailto:veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu>
> [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of Dwayne
> Adams
> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 4:52 PM
> To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu<mailto:veritas-bu AT
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> Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Post upgrade 7.5.0.5 issues?
>
> Hello,
>
> I am starting to plan for a 7.5 upgrade from 6.5.6 in an environment that I
> am consulting at for the next few months. Has anyone run into any major bugs
> or issues with 7.5.0.5 after the upgrade? I am running Windows x64 as my
> master with multiple NDMP filers and no media servers.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dwayne Adams
>
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> From: Rusty Major <rusty.major AT sungard DOT com>
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> To: "Lavelle, Michael F" <Michael.F.Lavelle AT abbott DOT com>
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> I would say if you aren't having the issue with NBSL, I would not patch it.
> The only damage we see with it is a Java UI that won't load completely and
> failures with OpsCenter to connect to the Master. Jobs continue to run and
> kick off as expected, we just can't manage them through the UI.
>
> -Rusty
>
> On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 11:27 PM, Lavelle, Michael F <
> Michael.F.Lavelle AT abbott DOT com> wrote:
>
>> All,****
>>
>> 7.5.0.6 has been rescheduled for late June. The new CEO
>> of Symantec is aware of declining reliability and increases in EEB creation.
>> ****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> We are running three NetBackup 7.5.0.5 domains under
>> RedHat 5 (2.6.18-348) and VCS 5.0. We are running with two EEBs installed:
>> ****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> ET3106719 ? the ghost jobs issue which replaces nbjobd****
>>
>> ET3156426 ? image catalog filesystem grows dramatically thru failure to
>> properly clean the old files****
>>
>> This replaces nbpem & bpdbm****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> We also need to upgrade past VCS 5.0. VCS had been
>> masking the ?largefiles? option of VxFS and the BMR_DATA.db file grep to 2
>> GB in the primary UNIX domain. Instance crashed since it could not extend
>> the BMR database. Recovered OK ? thanks to Matthew in Australia. We also
>> have a work around for the VCS mask of ?largefiles?.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> We really need 7.5.0.6 for Windows Server 2012 support.
>> This is really not funny. This proliferation was needed before the end of
>> the year. That if flunked out of 7.5.0.5 and requires 7.5.0.6 is bad
>> enough. The funny thing is that the 7.5.0.6 release is now being delayed
>> because the new Symantec CEO smells the quality of what has been released
>> in recent years (needed features, but new and unexpected bugs along with
>> the new code), and is demanding actual engineering qualification of code
>> releases. Here?s hoping NBU 7.6 is delayed longer and for the same good
>> reasons.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Rusty,****
>>
>> If you were me, and I already am running with two EEBs,
>> and have not experienced the NBSL crash and core dump, would you
>> prophylactically apply EEB ET3123001 on top of the others? I do not want
>> to run a regression testing lab for Symantec.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> *From:* veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu [mailto:
>> veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] *On Behalf Of *Rusty Major
>> *Sent:* Thursday, May 16, 2013 2:26 PM
>> *To:* Kohli, Vidit
>> *Cc:* veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
>>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Veritas-bu] Post upgrade 7.5.0.5 issues?****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Don't wait, there is a fix for the NBSL issues. You might want to call
>> support to make sure you get the right EEB for your issue as there is more
>> than one.
>>
>> -Rusty****
>>
>> On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 12:15 PM, Kohli, Vidit <vidit.kohli AT blackrock DOT
>> com>
>> wrote:****
>>
>> There is major bug in 7.5.0.5 as per Symantec, so better wait for 7.5.0.6*
>> ***
>>
>> ****
>>
>> nbsl experiences a memory leak which results in a core dump.****
>>
>> http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH201979 ****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> *Product*****
>>
>> The following versions of NetBackup are affected by this issue:****
>>
>> NetBackup 7.5.0.5****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> *Summary*****
>>
>> The nbsl daemon crashes intermittently and creates a core dump. It was
>> observed that memory consumed by nbsl was constantly growing, and when it
>> reached somewhere around 4GB, nbsl would crash.****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> This issue is scheduled to be addressed in the following release:****
>>
>> ? NetBackup 7.5 Maintenance Release 6 (7.5.0.6)****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> *From:* veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu [mailto:
>> veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] *On Behalf Of *Justin
>> Piszcz
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 15, 2013 5:13 PM
>> *To:* 'Dwayne Adams'; veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu****
>>
>>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Veritas-bu] Post upgrade 7.5.0.5 issues?****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> Hi,****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> Unsure for Windows, for Linux/64-bit and 7.5.0.5:****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> Yes there is a problem with ghost jobs: (you will see 100s-1000s of jobs
>> Active but they really complete)****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> This EEB fixes that issue:****
>>
>> https://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH203521
>> ****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> Justin.****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> *From:* veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu [
>> mailto:veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu<veritas-bu-bounces
>> AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu>]
>> *On Behalf Of *Dwayne Adams
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 15, 2013 4:52 PM
>> *To:* veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
>> *Subject:* Re: [Veritas-bu] Post upgrade 7.5.0.5 issues?****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> Hello,****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> I am starting to plan for a 7.5 upgrade from 6.5.6 in an environment that
>> I am consulting at for the next few months. Has anyone run into any major
>> bugs or issues with 7.5.0.5 after the upgrade? I am running Windows x64 as
>> my master with multiple NDMP filers and no media servers.****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> Thanks,****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> Dwayne Adams****
>>
>> ** **
>>
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