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How do I back up my VMWare configuration files?
Backing up your VMWare ESX configuration files is pretty simple if you use the VMWare binary vm-support. This useful command will create...
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How do I set the retention levels in NetBackup from the command line?
The bpretlevel command (/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpretlevel) allows you to review and change the retention levels set in NetBackup. To change retention level 10 to...
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How do I resolve the “file read failed” errors when I run bpimmedia?
If you encounter “file read failed” errors when you run bpimmedia, you likely have a corrupt image header. To debug this problem,...
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How do I restart a NetBackup job from the command line?
To restart jobs in NetBackup from the command line, you can use the bpdbjobs command. For example, if job 12345 failed, you...
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How do I allow NetBackup to talk to my master server if I have IPTables enabled?
First you need to open the iptables firewall settings in /etc/sysconfig/iptables. ## NetBackup Client Firewall Ports iptables -D RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -j REJECT –reject-with...
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How do I resolve this NetBackup error during a client install – bpcd: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/openv/lib/libnbmangle.so: cannot restore segment prot after reloc: Permission denied?
If you encounter the following error: bpcd: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/openv/lib/libnbmangle.so: cannot restore segment prot after reloc: Permission denied When...
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How do I apply NetBackup device mappings files?
1. Download and extract the new mappings file package to a temporary directory: tar -xvf Mappings_6_NNNNNN.tar 2. Copy the external_types.txt file from...
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How do I set up my Quantum Scalar i80 tape library to auto-clean?
Enabling auto-clean on your Quantum i80 tape library is a pretty simple procedure. To enable it you will likely need to reduce...
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How do I list scratch tapes in NetBackup?
To find scratch tapes in NetBackup, you can use the vmquery command. Below is one way you can get the output you...
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How do I update a NetBackup policy to delete a client?
Deleting a NetBackup client from a policy from the command line is easy using the bpplclients command. bpplclients -delete Ex. bpplclients my_test_policy...