I just checked by catalog tape ( I always do fulls)
And I do find /usr/openv/netbackup/db on the tape listing class and
images and other items.

So I checked the catalog config and see in the file list that I specify
the catalog to backup that dir.


My list
Master:/usr/openv/netbackup/db
Master:/usr/openv/volmgr/database
Master:/usr/openv/var
Media:/usr/openv/netbackup/db
Media:/usr/openv/volmgr/database
Media:/usr/openv/var
Master:NETBACKUP_RELEATIONL_DATABASE_FILES

What is in your list?


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[mailto:veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of Dennis
Peacock
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 5:04 PM
To: VERITAS-BU AT MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN DOT EDU
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Netbackup 6.5 Catalog backup - Issue???


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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