Assuming that the catalog isn’t much different in 7.1.0.4 as it is in 7.1 here is a rundown of how we handle our catalog backups during DR exercises.
We backup the catalog and the associated DR file to the data domain via an NFS share on our master server. This directory on the data domain is setup to replicate via standard directory based replication to our second data domain at our DR site.
We have a lights out master server with exactly the same name, IP etc.. in a rack at our DR site. At time of disaster we spin up this server, start netbackup and mount the replica data domain exactly as it’s mounted in production.
We copy the most recent DR file from its location on the data domain to /usr/openv/netbackup/db and then point the netbackup catalog restore wizard to this location. The actual catalog restore takes about 30 minutes.
Mark Glazerman
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Subject: [Veritas-bu] DR for Netbackup Catalog 7.1.0.4
Hey guys
I would like to find out from everyone out there how you have your DR setup for the Netbackup catalog (7.1.0.4). We don’t have an OST license so looking for suggestions on how to do this using DataDomain appliances. We currently replicate the catalog but looking to find out the most efficient way to do this. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Daniel Jimenez
Backup and Recovery