Thank you all for the fast replies. I don't have access to the Oracle
servers so I have to rely on the DBAs. They sent an RMAN log file that
showed some images were expired. After tracking down the NetBackup
equivalent, I looked on the disk where it was stored and the image was
there. The bplist -t 4 does indeed agree with the physical image. As to what
mechanism they are using to determine the expiration, I don't know, but I
will try to ask on Monday. While I really would like to know why the
discrepancy, I am also curious as to why the RMAN log now show the images
are not expired. One other note: the environment is such that the DBAs
always blame NetBackup first, until I can prove to them it is there fault.
Is that what most of you run into?
Regards,
Patrick Whelan
VERITAS Certified NetBackup Support Engineer for UNIX.
VERITAS Certified NetBackup Support Engineer for Windows.
netbackup AT whelan-consulting.co DOT uk
-----Original Message-----
From: Justin Piszcz [mailto:jpiszcz AT lucidpixels DOT com]
Sent: 13 May 2011 20:36
To: Patrick
Cc: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] RMAN and NetBackup Question
Hi,
Have you given the DBA(s) the bplist output or show them how to use it on
the client/confirmed that the images that they are looking for *are* there,
e.g. bplist -t 4?
Justin.
On Fri, 13 May 2011, Patrick wrote:
> Hi All,
>
>
>
> I have a strange question. Has anyone seen a situation where RMAN says
> the backup image has expired, but NetBackup says they exist?
>
> And then later, next day, RMAN says the image does exist. Very strange.
>
> Environment:
>
> NetBackup 7.0.1
>
> Master and Media servers Solaris 10 on Intel. Oracle servers Solaris
> 10 SPARC.
>
> Backed up to advanced disk, the SLP duped to tape. Both disk and tape
> have the same retention level, which is more than long enough to cover
> the period in question.
>
> Any help/suggestions welcomed.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Patrick Whelan
>
> VERITAS Certified NetBackup Support Engineer for UNIX.
>
> VERITAS Certified NetBackup Support Engineer for Windows.
>
>
>
> <mailto:netbackup AT whelan-consulting.co DOT uk>
> netbackup AT whelan-consulting.co DOT uk
>
>
>
>
>
>
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