NetBackup articles - church1e's blog

A collection of system administration hints and tips, tricks and articles for the Symantec NetBackup product suite in all its variants.

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NetBackup documentation links for specific versions (updated)

28 Jul 2020 20 sec(s) 1125 visits.

If you want to upgrade NetBackup from 7.5 to 7.6, you should follow the link regarding to NetBackup 7.6

Restoring NetBackup files using command line utilities

30 Jun 2016 2 min(s) 2 sec(s) 1026 visits.

A simple post with examples of restoring NetBackup archives using NetBackup command line utilities.

NetBackup Access Control (NBAC) a brief overview

30 Nov 2015 4 min(s) 49 sec(s) 2383 visits.

The NetBackup Access Control (NBAC) is the role-based access control that is used for master servers, media servers, and clients.

Backing up the NetBackup Catalog

28 Nov 2015 2 min(s) 26 sec(s) 930 visits.

The NetBackup Catalog is the internal database that contains information about NetBackup backups and should be protected.

What is the NetBackup Catalog?

28 Nov 2015 2 min(s) 15 sec(s) 1766 visits.

The NetBackup Catalog is the internal database that contains information about backups and configuration and should be protected regulary.

NetBackup 7.6.1 Maintenance Release 1 now available

2 Mar 2015 37 sec(s) 2760 visits.

This release contains over 300 fixes including resolutions for commonly downloaded EEBs, customer escalations, and critical internally found defects.

NetBackup Key Management Service (KMS) command line examples

20 Nov 2014 1 min 4 sec(s) 3740 visits.

KMS is integrated into NetBackup in such a way so as to eliminate difficulties in using NetBackup from a system management perspective.

How to Restart the NetBackup client on a Windows server

3 Nov 2014 1 min 9 sec(s) 4837 visits.

The procedure is quite simple to recycle the NetBackup client running on a Windows Server. It does require System Administration permissions.

Resolving OST backup failures

21 Feb 2014 2 min(s) 6 sec(s) 3357 visits.

This article lists steps on how to resolve data domain connection failures with OST allowing storage partners to deliver backup and recovery solutions

NetBackup Catalog overview

20 Feb 2014 1 min 6 sec(s) 3025 visits.

The NetBackup catalog is the internal database that contains information about NetBackup backups and configuration.