NetBackup Troubleshooting Guide - Zedat

General Test and Troubleshooting Procedures
◆ The openv\netback\bp.ini file on NetWare clients.
Also, verify that reverse DNS addressing is configured.
7. To confirm the setup of the IP addresses and hostnames in DNS, NIS, and (or) local
hosts files on each NetBackup node, use the NetBackup bpclntcmd utility.
Using bpclntcmd
The bpclntcmd utility resolves IP addresses into host names and host names into IP
addresses by using the same system calls as the NetBackup application software. The
command that starts the utility is located in the following directory:
install_path\NetBackup\bin (Windows)
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin (UNIX)
On Windows, run this command in an MS-DOS command window so you can see the
results.
bpclntcmd options that are useful for testing the functionality of the host name and IP
address resolution are -ip, -hn, -sv and -pn. The following topics explain each of these
options:
bpclntcmd -ip IP_Address
The -ip option allows you to specify an IP address. bpclntcmd uses
gethostbyaddr() on the NetBackup node and gethostbyaddr() returns the host
name with the IP address as defined in the node’s DNS, WINS, NIS, or local hosts file
entries. No connection is established with the NetBackup server.
bpclntcmd -hn Hostname
The -hn option allows you to specify a host name. bpclntcmd uses gethostbyname()
on the NetBackup node to obtain the IP address associated with the host name defined in
the node’s DNS, WINS, NIS, or local hosts file entries. No connection is established with
the NetBackup server.
You can use the -ip and -hn options to verify the ability of a NetBackup node to resolve
the IP addresses and host names of other NetBackup nodes. For example, you can verify
that a NetBackup server can connect to a client. In this case, the steps are:
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