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NetBackup 4.5 Troubleshooting Guide for Windows - Symantec

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Recovering the <strong>NetBackup</strong> Catalogs<br />

<strong>NetBackup</strong> <strong>4.5</strong> <strong>Troubleshooting</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Windows</strong><br />

install_path\<strong>NetBackup</strong>\bin\admincmd\bprecover<br />

The topics in this section explain how to use bprecover to recover <strong>NetBackup</strong> catalog<br />

backups. Also, see the description in the Commands appendix in the <strong>NetBackup</strong> System<br />

Administrator’s <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Windows</strong>.<br />

Note The following discussions assume that <strong>NetBackup</strong> has been reinstalled, if required<br />

(see “Master Server Disk Recovery” on page 399).<br />

Identifying the Most Recent Database Backup<br />

Caution Be<strong>for</strong>e you can recover the <strong>NetBackup</strong> catalogs, you must know which media<br />

ID has their latest backups. Without this media ID, you cannot accurately<br />

recover your catalogs and your only option is to use the <strong>NetBackup</strong> import<br />

feature to import all lost backup records into your <strong>NetBackup</strong> catalogs (see the<br />

<strong>NetBackup</strong> System Administrator’s <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Windows</strong>).<br />

As mentioned in the <strong>NetBackup</strong> System Administrator’s <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Windows</strong>, the best way to track<br />

media IDs <strong>for</strong> catalog backups is to configure E-mail notifications with the E-mail Address<br />

global attribute. This attribute causes <strong>NetBackup</strong> to specify the status and media ID in an<br />

E-mail to the administrator each time a catalog backup occurs. You can then check the<br />

E-mail to determine the last media ID used.<br />

If you know the media IDs that were used but are not sure which of them has the most<br />

recent backup, use the -l option of bprecover to list the backups on each media ID. This<br />

in<strong>for</strong>mation includes the date and time that the media was written.<br />

Example 1: List by Using a Raw Device<br />

Assume the catalog backup was to tape but the Media Manager part of the catalogs was<br />

lost so Media Manager cannot control the drive.<br />

In this case, insert the media in an appropriate drive (assume the raw-device path is<br />

\\.\Tape1). Then, execute the following bprecover command on the <strong>NetBackup</strong><br />

server that has the drive.<br />

bprecover -l -tpath \\.\Tape1<br />

Database Backup In<strong>for</strong>mation from \\.\Tape1<br />

Created: 03/31/97 11:31:34<br />

Server: bphost<br />

Block Size: 32768<br />

Path<br />

----<br />

IMAGE1 D:\apps\VERITAS\<strong>NetBackup</strong>\db<br />

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