Troubleshooting guide

Recovering the NetBackup Databases
214 NetBackup Troubleshooting Guide - UNIX
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IMAGE1 /usr/openv/netbackup/db
IMAGE2 /usr/openv/volmgr/database
Example 4: Media Server
Assume the master server is a UNIX system with no tape drives and the media server is a
Windows NT/2000 system with a 4 mm tape drive. The database backup was done to the
4 mm tape drive on the Windows NT/2000 media server.
Here, we mount the media in the appropriate drive (assume the raw device path is
\\.\Tape0) and execute the following bprecover command on the media server.
bprecover -l -tpath \\.\Tape0
Database Backup Information from \\.\Tape0
Created: 03/31/97 11:31:34
Server: nbmedia
Block Size: 32768
Path
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IMAGE1 nbmaster:/usr/openv/netbackup/db
IMAGE2 nbmaster:/usr/openv/volmgr/database
IMAGE3 nbmedia:C:\VERITAS\NetBackup\db\media
IMAGE4 nbmedia:C:\VERITAS\Volmgr\database
Procedures for Recovering NetBackup Databases
This section explains how to recover the NetBackup databases when all or part of them
are lost. You perform this recovery with the bprecover command.
The method required to recover the databases depends on:
◆ The type of media that contains the backup of the NetBackup databases (tape, optical,
or magnetic disk).
and
◆ Whether the Media Manager part of those databases is still intact. The Media
Manager database files are normally in the /usr/openv/volmgr/database
directory.
Note The Media Manager device databases are binary files and you cannot restore them
to a different type of platform.