Veritas NetBackup™ Troubleshooting Guide

NetBackup disaster recovery email example

A catalog backup policy can send a disaster recovery email upon completion of a catalog backup. To configure a catalog backup policy, see the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume I:

http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

The following is an example of a disaster recovery email after a successful catalog backup:

From:	         NetBackup@example.com
Sent:	         Thursday, April 27, 2017 05:48
To:	           NetBackup Administrator
Subject:	      NetBackup Catalog Backup successful on host
               master.example.com status 0
Attachments:	  cat_backup_1438271286_INCR
															cat_backup_1438271286_INCR.drpkg	

Server
	master.example.com

NetBackup Version
	8.1

Date
	4/27/2017 05:46:45 AM

Policy
	cat_backup

Catalog Backup Status
	the requested operation was successfully completed (status 0).
DR image file: /dr/nbu_dr_file/cat_backup_1438271286_INCR

To ensure that the NetBackup catalog data is protected through
4/27/2017 10:46:45 AM, retain a copy of each attached file, and the 
media  or files listed below:

Catalog Recovery Media
 Media Server                Disk Image Path  Image File Required
 * media-server.example.com  @aaaab           cat_backup_1438267080_FULL
 * media-server.example.com  @aaaab           cat_backup_1438271206_INCR
 * media-server.example.com  @aaaab           cat_backup_1438271286_INCR

DR file written to
	/dr/nbu_dr_file/cat_backup_1438271286_INCR

DR Package file written to
 /dr/nbu_dr_file/cat_backup_1438271286_INCR.drpkg


* - Primary Media


Catalog Recovery Procedure for the Loss of an Entire Catalog

You should create a detailed disaster recovery plan to follow should 
it become necessary to restore your organization's data in the event 
of a disaster.  A checklist of required tasks can be a tremendous tool 
in assisting associates in triage.  For example, after the facility is 
safe for data to be restored, the power and data infrastructure need 
to be verified.  When these tasks are completed, the following 
scenarios will help to quickly restore the NetBackup environment, and 
in turn, restore applications and data.

Disaster Recovery Procedure using the DR Package file and DR Image File

In the event of a catastrophic failure, use the following procedure to 
rebuild the previous NetBackup environment.

Important Notes:
- If new hardware is required, make sure that the devices contain 
		drives capable of reading the media and that the drive controllers are 
		capable of mounting the drives.
- Keep the passphrase associated with the DR Package file handy. 
		This passphrase is set before the catalog backup policy configuration 
		using the NetBackup Administration Console or the nbseccmd command.

	1. Install NetBackup.
    a. The installation procedure prompts you to confirm if this is a DR 
							scenario.
						i. On the UNIX installer, you can see a prompt as "Do you want to 
									do a disaster recovery on this master server? [y,n] (y)". 
									Select "y"
      ii. On the Windows installer click the 
										"Disaster Recovery Master Server" button.
    b. The installation procedure prompts you for the master server's DR 
							Package 
							(refer to the /dr/nbu_dr_file/cat_backup_1438271286_INCR.drpkg 
							mentioned earlier).
       Make sure that the Master Server can access the attached DR package 
							file.
    c. Type the passphrase associated with the Master Server's DR Package, 
							when prompted.
      i. The installer validates the DR package using that passphrase
      ii. In case of errors in validation, the installer aborts the 
										operation. To work around the issue, refer to the following 
										article: http://www.veritas.com/docs/000125933

	2. Configure the devices necessary to read the media listed above.
	3. Inventory the media.
	4. Make sure that the master server can access the attached DR image file.
	5. Start the NetBackup Recovery Wizard from the NetBackup Administration
	   Console.  Or, start the wizard from a command line by entering
		  bprecover -wizard.

Disaster Recovery Procedure without the DR Image File
NOTE: ONLY ATTEMPT THIS AS A LAST RESORT If you do not have the 
attachment included with this email, use the following instructions to 
recover your catalog. (If using OpenStorage disk pools, refer to the 
Shared Storage Guide to configure the disk pools instead of step 2 and 
3 below ):

	1.  Install NetBackup.
	2.  Configure the devices necessary to read the media listed above.
	3.  Inventory the media.
	4.  Run
		    To recover from copy 1:
		    bpimport -create_db_info -stype AdvancedDisk -dp dp-advdisk
      -dv /storage/advdisk
	5.  Run:  
		   cat_export -client client1.example.com
	6.  Go to the following directory to find the DR image file
	    cat_backup_1438271286_INCR:
	    /usr/openv/netbackup/db.export/images/master.example.com/1438000000
	7.  Open cat_backup_1438271286_INCR file and find the BACKUP_ID
	    (for example: master.example.com_1438271286).
	8.  Run:  
		   bpimport [-server name] -backupid master.example.com_1438271286
	9.  Run:
		   bprestore -T -w [-L progress_log] -C master.example.com -t 35 
     -p cat_backup -X -s 1438271286 -e 1438271286 /
	10. Run the BAR user interface to restore the remaining image database 
	    if the DR image is a result of an incremental backup.
	11. To recover the NetBackup relational database, run:
		   bprecover -r -nbdb
	12. Stop and Start NetBackup.
	13. Configure the devices if any device has changed since the last
     backup.
	14. To make sure the volume information is updated, inventory the
     media to update the NetBackup database.