Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume II

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Product(s): NetBackup (9.1)
  1. NetBackup licensing models and usage reporting
    1.  
      About NetBackup licensing models
    2.  
      Tools for creating and viewing licensing reports
    3.  
      Setting the licensing type for scheduled reports
    4. How capacity licensing works
      1.  
        How capacity licensing detects overlap when multiple policies protect data
      2.  
        Backup policies and agents that support accurate licensing
      3.  
        Requirements before gathering data for multiple master servers in capacity licensing
    5.  
      How NEVC licensing works
    6.  
      Scheduling reports for capacity licensing
    7.  
      Scheduling reports for traditional licensing
    8.  
      Scheduling reports for NetBackup Enterprise Virtual Client (NEVC) licensing
    9.  
      Other configuration for incremental reporting
    10.  
      Troubleshooting failures for usage reporting and incremental reporting
    11.  
      Manually generating licensing reports
    12. Creating and viewing the licensing report
      1.  
        Report tab descriptions
    13. Reviewing a capacity licensing report
      1.  
        Summary tab
      2.  
        Client aliases and multiple IP addresses
      3.  
        Itemization tab
      4.  
        Clients backed up with multiple streams
      5.  
        Data backed up by multiple policies
      6.  
        BigData plug-ins for NetBackup
      7.  
        NetBackup for Exchange agent
      8.  
        NetBackup for NDMP agent
      9.  
        NetBackup for Oracle server agent
      10.  
        NetBackup for SQL Server agent
      11.  
        NetBackup for VMware agent
      12.  
        NetBackup for Hyper-V agent
      13.  
        NetBackup for RHV agent
      14.  
        NetBackup for Nutanix-AHV agent
      15.  
        NAS-Data-Protection policy
      16.  
        Cloud policy
      17.  
        NetBackup for Kubernetes
      18.  
        Windows file system backups
      19.  
        UNIX file system backups
    14. Reconciling the capacity licensing report results
      1.  
        Locate full backups for clients
      2.  
        Review compressed image information
      3.  
        Eliminate redundant counting of clients
      4.  
        Determine the effect of multistreamed backups
      5.  
        Confirm the accuracy of any database backups
      6.  
        Locate full backups for snapshot images
    15. Reviewing a traditional licensing report
      1.  
        Summary tab
      2.  
        Complete the Hosts tab
      3.  
        Resolve the NDMP tab
      4.  
        Update the Virtual Servers tab
      5.  
        Confirm the Drives tab
      6.  
        Final steps
    16. Reviewing an NEVC licensing report
      1.  
        Summary tab
      2.  
        Hosts tab
    17.  
      Using the NetBackup Storage API to get the total backup size information
  2. Additional configuration
    1.  
      About multiple NetBackup master servers
    2.  
      About multiple media servers with one master server
    3.  
      About direct I/O for backups on Windows
    4. About dynamic host name and IP addressing
      1.  
        About setting up dynamic IP addresses and host names
      2.  
        Configuring the NetBackup master server
      3.  
        bpclient commands that control client entries
      4.  
        Configuring dynamic NetBackup clients
    5. About busy file processing on UNIX clients
      1.  
        Configuring busy file processing on UNIX
      2.  
        Modifying bp.conf to configure busy file processing on UNIX
      3.  
        bp.conf file entries on UNIX
      4.  
        How NetBackup creates and uses action files on UNIX
      5.  
        About the logs directory on UNIX
      6.  
        Recommended changes for modifying bpend_notify_busy on UNIX
    6.  
      About specifying the locale of the NetBackup installation
    7. About the Shared Storage Option
      1.  
        About Shared Storage Option components
      2.  
        DELETE About reserving or releasing shared devices
      3.  
        How to share robotic libraries without using the Shared Storage Option
      4.  
        Shared Storage Option terms and concepts
      5.  
        DELETE About the Shared Storage Option license
      6.  
        About Shared Storage Option prerequisites
      7.  
        About hardware configuration guidelines
      8.  
        About installing and configuring drivers
      9.  
        Verifying the connectivity
      10. DELETE About configuring the Shared Storage Option in NetBackup
        1.  
          About configuring SSO in NetBackup
        2.  
          Configuring Shared Storage Option devices in NetBackup
        3.  
          About adding Shared Storage Option configuration options
        4.  
          About configuring NetBackup storage units and backup policies
      11.  
        Verifying your Shared Storage Option configuration
      12.  
        Device Monitor and Shared Storage Option
      13. Viewing SSO summary reports
        1.  
          Shared Storage Option summary reports
      14.  
        Operating system assistance
      15.  
        Common configuration issues with Shared Storage Option
      16.  
        Frequently asked questions about Shared Storage Option
    8. About the vm.conf configuration file
      1.  
        ACS_mediatype entry in vm.conf
      2.  
        ACS_SEL_SOCKET entry in vm.conf
      3.  
        ACS_CSI_HOSTPORT entry in vm.conf (on UNIX)
      4.  
        ACS_SSI_HOSTNAME entry in vm.conf
      5.  
        ACS_SSI_INET_PORT entry in vm.conf (on UNIX)
      6.  
        ACS_SSI_SOCKET entry in vm.conf
      7.  
        ACS_TCP_RPCSERVICE / ACS_UDP_RPCSERVICE entry in vm.conf (on UNIX)
      8.  
        ADJ_LSM entry in vm.conf
      9.  
        API_BARCODE_RULES entry in vm.conf
      10.  
        AUTHORIZATION_REQUIRED entry in vm.conf in NetBackup versions 8.0 and earlier
      11.  
        AUTO_PATH_CORRECTION entry in vm.conf
      12.  
        AUTO_UPDATE_ROBOT entry in vm.conf
      13.  
        AVRD_PEND_DELAY entry in vm.conf
      14.  
        AVRD_SCAN_DELAY entry in vm.conf
      15.  
        CLEAN_REQUEST_TIMEOUT entry in vm.conf
      16.  
        CLIENT_PORT_WINDOW entry in vm.conf
      17.  
        CLUSTER_NAME entry in vm.conf
      18.  
        DAYS_TO_KEEP_LOGS entry in vm.conf
      19.  
        EMM_RETRY_COUNT entry in vm.conf
      20.  
        EMM_CONNECT_TIMOUT entry in vm.conf
      21.  
        EMM_REQUEST_TIMOUT entry in vm.conf
      22.  
        ENABLE_ROBOT_AUTH entry in vm.conf
      23.  
        INVENTORY_FILTER entry in vm.conf
      24.  
        MAP_ID entry in vm.conf
      25.  
        MAP_CONTINUE_TIMEOUT entry in vm.conf
      26.  
        MEDIA_ID_BARCODE_CHARS entry in vm.conf
      27.  
        MEDIA_ID_PREFIX entry in vm.conf
      28.  
        MM_SERVER_NAME entry in vm.conf
      29.  
        PREFERRED_GROUP entry in vm.conf
      30.  
        RANDOM_PORTS entry in vm.conf
      31.  
        REQUIRED_INTERFACE entry in vm.conf
      32.  
        SERVER entry in vm.conf in NetBackup versions 8.0 and earlier
      33.  
        SSO_DA_REREGISTER_INTERVAL entry in vm.conf
      34.  
        SSO_DA_RETRY_TIMEOUT entry in vm.conf
      35.  
        SSO_HOST_NAME entry in vm.conf
      36.  
        VERBOSE entry in vm.conf
      37.  
        Example vm.conf file
      38.  
        How to access media and devices on other hosts
      39.  
        Host name precedence in the vm.conf file
  3. Holds Management
    1.  
      About Holds Management
    2.  
      Creating a hold
    3.  
      Viewing hold details
    4.  
      Adding a backup image to an existing hold
    5.  
      Releasing a hold
  4. Menu user interfaces on UNIX
    1.  
      About menu user interfaces
    2. About the tpconfig device configuration utility
      1.  
        About the tpconfig utility menu
      2.  
        Starting the tpconfig device configuration utility
      3.  
        Adding robots
      4.  
        Adding drives
      5.  
        Updating a robot configuration
      6.  
        Updating a drive configuration
      7.  
        Deleting a robot
      8.  
        Deleting a drive
      9.  
        Configuring drive paths
      10.  
        Configuring host credentials
      11.  
        Displaying and writing the device configuration
    3. About the NetBackup Disk Configuration Utility
      1.  
        Managing OpenStorage servers and disk pools
      2.  
        Managing global disk attributes
  5. Reference topics
    1. Host name rules
      1.  
        How NetBackup uses host names
      2.  
        Updating NetBackup after changing the host name
      3.  
        Special considerations for Domain Name Service (DNS)
    2. About reading backup images with nbtar or tar32.exe
      1.  
        Restoring files with non-NetBackup restore utilities (on UNIX)
      2.  
        Considerations for file restoration with non-NetBackup restore utilities (on UNIX)
      3.  
        About the files that restores generate
    3. Factors that affect backup time
      1.  
        Total amount of data to back up
      2.  
        Transfer rate
    4.  
      Methods for determining the NetBackup transfer rate
    5. NetBackup notify scripts
      1.  
        backup_notify script
      2.  
        backup_exit_notify script
      3.  
        bpstart_notify script (UNIX clients)
      4.  
        bpstart_notify.bat script (Windows clients)
      5.  
        bpend_notify script (UNIX clients)
      6.  
        bpend_notify.bat script (Windows clients)
      7.  
        bpend_notify_busy script (UNIX clients)
      8.  
        child_end_deployment_notify
      9.  
        child_start_deployment_notify
      10.  
        diskfull_notify script
      11.  
        drive_mount_notify script (on UNIX)
      12.  
        drive_unmount_notify script (on UNIX)
      13.  
        mail_dr_info script
      14.  
        media_deassign_notify script
      15.  
        nbmail.cmd script (on Windows)
      16.  
        parent_end_deployment_notify
      17.  
        parent_end_notify script
      18.  
        parent_start_deployment_notify
      19.  
        parent_start_notify script
      20.  
        pending_request_notify script
      21.  
        restore_notify script
      22.  
        session_notify script
      23.  
        session_start_notify script
      24.  
        shared_drive_notify script
      25.  
        userreq_notify script
    6. Media and device management best practices
      1.  
        Media management best practices
      2.  
        Device management best practices
      3.  
        Media and device performance and troubleshooting
    7. About TapeAlert
      1.  
        About TapeAlert cleaning (reactive cleaning)
      2.  
        About TapeAlert and frequency-based cleaning
      3.  
        About TapeAlert requirements
      4.  
        TapeAlert logs and codes
    8. About tape drive cleaning
      1.  
        About library-based cleaning
      2.  
        About frequency-based cleaning
      3.  
        About operator-initiated cleaning
      4.  
        About using a cleaning tape
    9.  
      How NetBackup selects drives
    10. How NetBackup reserves drives
      1. About SCSI persistent reserve
        1.  
          About SCSI persistent reserve commands
        2.  
          About SCSI persistent reserve conflicts
      2. About the SPC-2 SCSI reserve process
        1.  
          About SPC-2 SCSI reserve commands
        2.  
          About SCSI reservation conflicts
        3.  
          About forcing a release of an unavailable HBA's SPC-2 reservation
        4.  
          Breaking a reservation
      3.  
        About SCSI reserve requirements
      4.  
        About SCSI reserve limitations
      5.  
        About SCSI reservation logging
      6.  
        About SCSI reserve operating system limitations on Windows
      7. About checking for data loss
        1.  
          About possible data loss causes
      8. About checking for tape and driver configuration errors
        1.  
          About common configuration problems
      9.  
        About configuring SCSI reserve
    11. How NetBackup selects media
      1. About selecting media in robots
        1.  
          About spanning media with automatic media selection
      2. About selecting media in standalone drives
        1.  
          About selecting media by using standalone drive extensions
        2.  
          About disabling standalone drive extensions
        3.  
          About spanning media
        4.  
          About leaving standalone drives in the ready state
    12.  
      Volume pool and volume group examples
    13.  
      Media formats
    14.  
      Media and device management processes
    15. About Tape I/O commands on UNIX
      1.  
        About requesting tapes
      2.  
        About reading and writing tape files
      3.  
        About removing tape files
  6.  
    Index

Symbols

.ExTeNt.nnnn files, About the files that restores generate
@@MaNgLeD.nnnn files, About the files that restores generate
@@MaNgLeD.nnnn_Rename files, About the files that restores generate
@@MaNgLeD.nnnn_Symlink files, About the files that restores generate

A

accurate licensing, Summary tab, Itemization tab, Eliminate redundant counting of clients
ACS robot types, About Shared Storage Option components
ACS_ vm.conf entry, ACS_mediatype entry in vm.conf
ACS_CSI_HOSTPORT, ACS_CSI_HOSTPORT entry in vm.conf (on UNIX)
ACS_SEL_SOCKET vm.conf entry, ACS_SEL_SOCKET entry in vm.conf
ACS_SSI_HOSTNAME vm.conf entry, ACS_SSI_HOSTNAME entry in vm.conf
ACS_SSI_INET_PORT
vm.conf entry, ACS_SSI_INET_PORT entry in vm.conf (on UNIX)
ACS_SSI_INET_PORT vm.conf entry, ACS_SSI_INET_PORT entry in vm.conf (on UNIX)
ACS_SSI_SOCKET vm.conf entry, ACS_SSI_SOCKET entry in vm.conf
ADJ_LSM vm.conf entry, ADJ_LSM entry in vm.conf
All Log Entries report, Methods for determining the NetBackup transfer rate
Allow backups to span media, About spanning media with automatic media selection
alternate client restores
host.xlate file, Special considerations for Domain Name Service (DNS)
Announce DHCP interval property, About dynamic host name and IP addressing
API_BARCODE_RULES vm.conf entry, API_BARCODE_RULES entry in vm.conf
Arbitrated Loop Physical Address (ALPA), About hardware configuration guidelines
AUTHORIZATION_REQUIRED vm.conf entry, AUTHORIZATION_REQUIRED entry in vm.conf in NetBackup versions 8.0 and earlier
AUTO_PATH_CORRECTION vm.conf entry, AUTO_PATH_CORRECTION entry in vm.conf
AUTO_UPDATE_ROBOT vm.conf entry, AUTO_UPDATE_ROBOT entry in vm.conf
AVRD_PEND_DELAY
vm.conf entry, About SCSI reserve operating system limitations on Windows
AVRD_PEND_DELAY vm.conf entry, AVRD_PEND_DELAY entry in vm.conf
AVRD_SCAN_DELAY vm.conf entry, AVRD_SCAN_DELAY entry in vm.conf

B

Backup Exec, Shared Storage Option terms and concepts
backup_exit_notify script, backup_exit_notify script
backup_notify script, backup_notify script
backups
backup_exit_notify script, backup_exit_notify script
backup_notify script, backup_notify script
bpend_notify script
UNIX client, bpend_notify script (UNIX clients)
Windows client, bpend_notify.bat script (Windows clients)
bpstart_notify script
UNIX client, bpstart_notify script (UNIX clients)
Windows client, bpstart_notify.bat script (Windows clients)
compressed, About reading backup images with nbtar or tar32.exe
diskfull_notify script, diskfull_notify script
estimating time required, Factors that affect backup time
multiplexed, About reading backup images with nbtar or tar32.exe
session_notify script, session_notify script
session_start_notify script, session_start_notify script
blat mail, mail_dr_info script
bpclient commands, bpclient commands that control client entries
bpclntcmd utility, Verifying the connectivity
bpdynamicclient, Configuring dynamic NetBackup clients
bpend_notify script
UNIX client, bpend_notify script (UNIX clients)
Windows client, bpend_notify.bat script (Windows clients)
bpend_notify_busy script, bpend_notify_busy script (UNIX clients)
bpstart_notify script, bpstart_notify script (UNIX clients), bpstart_notify.bat script (Windows clients)
UNIX client, bpstart_notify script (UNIX clients)
Windows client, bpstart_notify.bat script (Windows clients)
BPSTART_TIMEOUT, bpstart_notify script (UNIX clients), bpstart_notify.bat script (Windows clients)
busy file processing
bp.conf entries, Modifying bp.conf to configure busy file processing on UNIX
Busy file settings property, About busy file processing on UNIX clients, Modifying bp.conf to configure busy file processing on UNIX
configuration overview, About busy file processing on UNIX clients
configuring on UNIX, Configuring busy file processing on UNIX
creating action files, How NetBackup creates and uses action files on UNIX
logs directory, About the logs directory on UNIX
modifying bpend_notify_busy, Recommended changes for modifying bpend_notify_busy on UNIX
BUSY_FILE_ACTION bp.conf entry, bp.conf file entries on UNIX
BUSY_FILE_DIRECTORY bp.conf entry, bp.conf file entries on UNIX
BUSY_FILE_PROCESSING bp.conf entry, bp.conf file entries on UNIX

D

DAYS_TO_KEEP_LOGS vm.conf entry, DAYS_TO_KEEP_LOGS entry in vm.conf
device
configuration wizard, Configuring Shared Storage Option devices in NetBackup
delays, Transfer rate
file
robotic, Adding robots
using with other applications, Media and device management best practices
device allocation host, About Shared Storage Option components
device configuration utility (see tpconfig)
devices
configuration wizard, About configuring SSO in NetBackup
configuring, About Shared Storage Option prerequisites
files, About Shared Storage Option prerequisites
management practices, Device management best practices
DHCP server, About dynamic host name and IP addressing
direct I/O on Windows, About direct I/O for backups on Windows
disk pools, creating, About the NetBackup Disk Configuration Utility
diskfull_notify script, diskfull_notify script
display device configuration, Displaying and writing the device configuration
display, configuring locale, About specifying the locale of the NetBackup installation
Domain Name Service (DNS) hostnames, Special considerations for Domain Name Service (DNS)
drive_mount_notify script, drive_mount_notify script (on UNIX)
drive_unmount_notify script, drive_unmount_notify script (on UNIX)
drives
ACS information, Adding drives
adding, Adding drives
character device, Adding drives
cleaning, About tape drive cleaning, About operator-initiated cleaning
configuring, About the tpconfig device configuration utility
deleting, Deleting a drive
name, Adding drives
no rewind device, Adding drives
robot drive number, Adding drives
robot number that controls, Adding drives
standalone, Adding drives
type, Adding drives
update configuration, Updating a drive configuration
volume header device, Adding drives
dynamic host name and IP addressing, About dynamic host name and IP addressing, About setting up dynamic IP addresses and host names, Configuring the NetBackup master server, Configuring dynamic NetBackup clients

G

goodies directory, NetBackup notify scripts

I

INVENTORY_FILTER vm.conf entry, INVENTORY_FILTER entry in vm.conf

M

mail_dr_info.cmd, mail_dr_info script
mail_dr_info.sh, mail_dr_info script
MAP_CONTINUE_TIMEOUT vm.conf entry, MAP_CONTINUE_TIMEOUT entry in vm.conf
MAP_ID, vm.conf entry, MAP_ID entry in vm.conf
Maximum concurrent drives for backup, About configuring NetBackup storage units and backup policies
media
best practices, Media management best practices
formats, Media formats
selection algorithm, About selecting media in robots, About selecting media in standalone drives
spanning, About spanning media with automatic media selection, About spanning media
media and device management
best practices, Media and device management best practices
performance and troubleshooting, Media and device performance and troubleshooting
Media Manager
best practices, Media and device management best practices
configuration file, About the vm.conf configuration file
security, SERVER entry in vm.conf in NetBackup versions 8.0 and earlier
media_deassign_notify script, media_deassign_notify script
MEDIA_ID_BARCODE_CHARS vm.conf entry, MEDIA_ID_BARCODE_CHARS entry in vm.conf
MEDIA_ID_PREFIX vm.conf entry, MEDIA_ID_PREFIX entry in vm.conf
MM_SERVER_NAME vm.conf entry, MM_SERVER_NAME entry in vm.conf
multiplexing (MPX)
backups, Media formats
recovering backups, About reading backup images with nbtar or tar32.exe
tape format, Media formats

O

Online Help for tpconfig, About the tpconfig utility menu
open files (see busy-file processing)
OpsCenter
license reporting, Tools for creating and viewing licensing reports

P

parent_end_deployment_notify script, parent_end_deployment_notify
parent_end_notify script, parent_end_notify script
parent_start_deployment_notify script, parent_start_deployment_notify
parent_start_notify script, parent_start_notify script
peername of client, How NetBackup uses host names
pending_request_notify script, pending_request_notify script
positioning tape files, About reading and writing tape files
PREFERRED_GROUP vm.conf entry, PREFERRED_GROUP entry in vm.conf
printing device configuration, Displaying and writing the device configuration

R

random ports, setting on server, RANDOM_PORTS entry in vm.conf
RANDOM_PORTS vm.conf entry, RANDOM_PORTS entry in vm.conf
raw partitions, About reading backup images with nbtar or tar32.exe
reactive cleaning, About TapeAlert cleaning (reactive cleaning)
reading tape files, About reading and writing tape files
release, Releasing a hold
removing tape files, About removing tape files
reporting, capacity, Scheduling reports for capacity licensing
reporting, NEVC, Scheduling reports for NetBackup Enterprise Virtual Client (NEVC) licensing
reporting, traditional, Scheduling reports for traditional licensing
requests
user tape, About requesting tapes
REQUIRED_INTERFACE vm.conf entry, REQUIRED_INTERFACE entry in vm.conf
RESERVATION CONFLICT status, About SCSI reservation conflicts
restore_notify script, restore_notify script
restores
from a non-NetBackup tar, Restoring files with non-NetBackup restore utilities (on UNIX)
restore_notify script, restore_notify script
rewind
devices
none, Adding drives
tape files, About reading and writing tape files
robotic cleaning, About library-based cleaning
robots
adding, Adding robots
configuring, About the tpconfig device configuration utility
control host, About the tpconfig device configuration utility, Adding robots
deleting, Deleting a robot
device file, Adding robots
drive, Adding drives
number, Adding robots, Adding drives
sharing without SSO, How to share robotic libraries without using the Shared Storage Option
type, Adding robots
update configuration, Updating a robot configuration

S

SAN media server, About Shared Storage Option components, Shared Storage Option terms and concepts
SAN Shared Storage Option (see SSO), About the Shared Storage Option
scan host, About Shared Storage Option components
scripts
bpend_notify_busy, bpend_notify_busy script (UNIX clients)
bpstart_notify, bpstart_notify script (UNIX clients), bpstart_notify.bat script (Windows clients)
child_end_deployment_notify, child_end_deployment_notify
child_start_deployment_notify, child_start_deployment_notify
drive_mount_notify, drive_mount_notify script (on UNIX)
drive_unmount_notify, drive_unmount_notify script (on UNIX)
goodies, NetBackup notify scripts
notification, NetBackup notify scripts
parent_end_deployment_notify, parent_end_deployment_notify
parent_end_notify, parent_end_notify script
parent_start_deployment_notify, parent_start_deployment_notify
parent_start_notify, parent_start_notify script
shared_drive_notify, DELETE About reserving or releasing shared devices, Frequently asked questions about Shared Storage Option, shared_drive_notify script
SCSI persistent reserve, How NetBackup reserves drives
SCSI reserve and release, How NetBackup reserves drives
break a reservation, About SPC-2 SCSI reserve commands, Breaking a reservation
error recovery, About forcing a release of an unavailable HBA's SPC-2 reservation
limitations, About SCSI reserve limitations, About SCSI reserve operating system limitations on Windows
PEND status, About SCSI reservation conflicts, About forcing a release of an unavailable HBA's SPC-2 reservation
requirements, About SCSI reserve requirements
RESERVATION CONFLICT, About SPC-2 SCSI reserve commands, About SCSI reservation conflicts
SCSI-to-fibre
bridges, About Shared Storage Option prerequisites
SERVER
vm.conf entry, How to access media and devices on other hosts
SERVER vm.conf entry, SERVER entry in vm.conf in NetBackup versions 8.0 and earlier
servers
changing host names, How NetBackup uses host names, Updating NetBackup after changing the host name
multiple master servers, About multiple NetBackup master servers
multiple media servers, About multiple media servers with one master server
SAN media server, About Shared Storage Option components
session_notify script, session_notify script
session_start_notify script, session_start_notify script
shared drives (see SSO)
definition, Shared Storage Option terms and concepts
shared library support, How to share robotic libraries without using the Shared Storage Option
shared robots
without SSO, How to share robotic libraries without using the Shared Storage Option
Shared storage option
license, About the Shared Storage Option
Shared Storage Option
license for, DELETE About the Shared Storage Option license
shared_drive_notify script, DELETE About reserving or releasing shared devices, Frequently asked questions about Shared Storage Option
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, nbmail.cmd script (on Windows)
Solaris
extended attributes, About reading backup images with nbtar or tar32.exe
spanning media, About spanning media with automatic media selection, About spanning media, Media formats
SSO
definition, About the Shared Storage Option
device allocation host, About Shared Storage Option components
Device Allocation Host Summary, Shared Storage Option summary reports
hardware requirements, About the Shared Storage Option
scan host, About Shared Storage Option components
Shared Drive Summary, Shared Storage Option summary reports
supported SAN hardware, Frequently asked questions about Shared Storage Option
terminology, Shared Storage Option terms and concepts
vm.conf entries, SSO_HOST_NAME entry in vm.conf
SSO components configuration
examples, About Shared Storage Option components
SSO_DA_REREGISTER_INTERVAL vm.conf entry, SSO_DA_REREGISTER_INTERVAL entry in vm.conf
SSO_DA_RETRY_TIMEOUT vm.conf entry, SSO_DA_RETRY_TIMEOUT entry in vm.conf
SSO_HOST_NAME vm.conf entry, SSO_HOST_NAME entry in vm.conf
standalone drive
tpconfig, Adding drives
standalone drives
disabling extensions, About disabling standalone drive extensions
Storage area network (SAN), About the Shared Storage Option, Shared Storage Option terms and concepts, About Shared Storage Option prerequisites, About hardware configuration guidelines
storage servers, creating, About the NetBackup Disk Configuration Utility

T

tape configuration utility (see tpconfig)
tape drives, cleaning, About tape drive cleaning
tape formats, Media formats
tape spanning, About spanning media with automatic media selection, About spanning media
TapeAlert
about, About TapeAlert
cleaning flags, About operator-initiated cleaning
frequency-based cleaning, About TapeAlert and frequency-based cleaning
log codes, TapeAlert logs and codes
reactive cleaning, About TapeAlert cleaning (reactive cleaning)
requirements, About TapeAlert requirements
tapes and tape files
density, About requesting tapes
positioning tape file, About reading and writing tape files
reading and writing, About reading and writing tape files
removing tape files, About removing tape files
requesting tapes, About requesting tapes
rewinding, About reading and writing tape files
volume pool assignment, About requesting tapes
tar32.exe, About reading backup images with nbtar or tar32.exe
tested SAN components, Frequently asked questions about Shared Storage Option
Timeouts host properties, bpstart_notify script (UNIX clients), bpstart_notify.bat script (Windows clients)
tpconfig
about, About the tpconfig device configuration utility
adding a drive, Adding drives
adding a robot, Adding robots
adding NDMP host credentials, Configuring host credentials
deleting a drive, Deleting a drive
deleting robots, Deleting a robot
menus, About the tpconfig utility menu
Online Help, About the tpconfig utility menu
printing device configuration, Displaying and writing the device configuration
starting, Starting the tpconfig device configuration utility
stopping, Starting the tpconfig device configuration utility
update drive configuration, Updating a drive configuration
update robot configuration, Updating a robot configuration
tpreq, using to request tapes, About requesting tapes
tpunmount, using to remove tape files, About removing tape files
transfer rate, Transfer rate, Methods for determining the NetBackup transfer rate

U

unified logging, DAYS_TO_KEEP_LOGS entry in vm.conf
userreq_notify script, userreq_notify script
using devices with other applications, Media and device management best practices

V

VERBOSE, vm.conf entry, VERBOSE entry in vm.conf
Veritas Backup Exec, Shared Storage Option terms and concepts
vm.conf file
ACS_ entries, ACS_mediatype entry in vm.conf
ACS_CSI_HOSTPORT entries, ACS_CSI_HOSTPORT entry in vm.conf (on UNIX)
ACS_SEL_SOCKET entries, ACS_SEL_SOCKET entry in vm.conf
ACS_SSI_HOSTNAME entries, ACS_SSI_HOSTNAME entry in vm.conf
ACS_SSI_INET_PORT entries, ACS_SSI_INET_PORT entry in vm.conf (on UNIX)
ACS_SSI_SOCKET entries, ACS_SSI_SOCKET entry in vm.conf
ADJ_LSM entries, ADJ_LSM entry in vm.conf
API_BARCODE_RULES entries, API_BARCODE_RULES entry in vm.conf
AUTHORIZATION_REQUIRED entries, AUTHORIZATION_REQUIRED entry in vm.conf in NetBackup versions 8.0 and earlier
AUTO_PATH_CORRECTION entries, AUTO_PATH_CORRECTION entry in vm.conf
AUTO_UPDATE_ROBOTentries, AUTO_UPDATE_ROBOT entry in vm.conf
AVRD_PEND_DELAY entries, AVRD_PEND_DELAY entry in vm.conf
AVRD_SCAN_DELAY entries, AVRD_SCAN_DELAY entry in vm.conf
CLEAN_REQUEST_TIMEOUT entries, CLEAN_REQUEST_TIMEOUT entry in vm.conf
CLIENT_PORT_WINDOW entries, CLIENT_PORT_WINDOW entry in vm.conf
CLUSTER_NAME entry, CLUSTER_NAME entry in vm.conf
DAYS_TO_KEEP_LOGS entries, DAYS_TO_KEEP_LOGS entry in vm.conf
EMM_CONNECT_TIMOUT entries, EMM_CONNECT_TIMOUT entry in vm.conf
EMM_REQUEST_TIMOUT entries, EMM_REQUEST_TIMOUT entry in vm.conf
ENABLE_ROBOT_AUTH entries, ENABLE_ROBOT_AUTH entry in vm.conf
INVENTORY_FILTER entries, EMM_RETRY_COUNT entry in vm.conf, INVENTORY_FILTER entry in vm.conf
MAP_CONTINUE_TIMEOUT entries, MAP_CONTINUE_TIMEOUT entry in vm.conf
MAP_ID entries, MAP_ID entry in vm.conf
MEDIA_ID_BARCODE_CHARS entries, MEDIA_ID_BARCODE_CHARS entry in vm.conf
MEDIA_ID_PREFIX entries, MEDIA_ID_PREFIX entry in vm.conf
MM_SERVER_NAME entry, MM_SERVER_NAME entry in vm.conf
overview, About the vm.conf configuration file
PREFERRED_GROUP entries, PREFERRED_GROUP entry in vm.conf
RANDOM_PORTS entries, RANDOM_PORTS entry in vm.conf
REQUIRED_INTERFACE entry, REQUIRED_INTERFACE entry in vm.conf
SERVER entries, SERVER entry in vm.conf in NetBackup versions 8.0 and earlier
SSO_DA_REREGISTER_INTERVAL entries, SSO_DA_REREGISTER_INTERVAL entry in vm.conf
SSO_DA_RETRY_TIMEOUT entries, SSO_DA_RETRY_TIMEOUT entry in vm.conf
SSO_HOST_NAME entries, SSO_HOST_NAME entry in vm.conf
VERBOSE entries, VERBOSE entry in vm.conf
vm.conf file, adding SERVER entries, How to access media and devices on other hosts
volume groups examples, Volume pool and volume group examples
volume header device, Adding drives
volume pools examples, Volume pool and volume group examples
VxFS
extent attributes, About the files that restores generate
named data streams, About reading backup images with nbtar or tar32.exe