We are running Solaris 10 boxes, Netbackup 6.5.3.1

1 master server
4 media servers
SL8500 tape library with T10Kb drives

Just got back from a Disaster Recovery Exercise at Sungard in Philly.
What we discovered is: 

Full Catalog backup does NOT backup /usr/openv/db but DOES backup 
/usr/openv/netbackup, /usr/openv/var, & /usr/openv/volmgr.
Differential/Incremental Catalog backup DOES backup the following:
/usr/openv/db
/usr/openv/netbackup
/usr/openv/var
/usr/openv/volmgr
 
The difference is the FULL backup ?misses? the /usr/openv/db directory and it?s 
files, while the DIFF/INCR does backup the /usr/openv/db directory. So what?s 
the big deal?

In a DR Exercise, you normally bring your FULL catalog backup with you and 
recover the catalog from that FULL. What it does NOT put back are the ?Media 
Pools? that are outside the Netbackup default media pools. This means that once 
your recovery of the catalog is done? You have nothing but the standard default 
media pools and not your production media pools for your backups and any RMAN 
backups.

Anybody seen this or know if I'm just off my rocker or is Netbackup really 
missing part of the catalog for DR Recovery?

Inquiring minds want to know.

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