Migrating Client from one cell to another cell manager Host name reported by the clinet Error

Above error i got when i migrated one client from one cell to another . i think it a host entry (It may not windows host entry, it may host entry for secure access ????.. But my previous experience with one host 2 cell manager it may camed due to overwriting the diskagent on client system by new or a different cell manager. ) problem in client side as per the error information . I have to check this UNIX system .

Could not connect to inet in order to start VBDA@ error

[Normal] From: BMA@adm-uhordou9re6.vmware.com "FILER1_Writer0" Time: 9/23/2009 3:09:47 PM Deleting expired file depots from file library "FILER1".
[Major] From: BSM@adm-uhordou9re6.vmware.com "SYSTEMSTATE" Time: 9/23/2009 3:10:13 PM[61:4006] Could not connect to inet in order to start VBDA@console.vmware.com "/CONFIGURATION CONFIGURATION:".
[Warning] From: BSM@adm-uhordou9re6.vmware.com "SYSTEMSTATE" Time: 9/23/2009 3:10:13 PM The backup of this object will be retried at end of session.
[Major] From: BSM@adm-uhordou9re6.vmware.com "SYSTEMSTATE" Time: 9/23/2009 3:10:39 PM[61:4006] Could not connect to inet in order to start VBDA@console.vmware.com "/CONFIGURATION CONFIGURATION:".

Above error message occurred due to client system is down. DP Cell Manager unable to contact client Disk Agent. it is a simple error . The bottom line is System May be OFF or Unavailable Condition.

HP data Protector backup /session Notifcation Configuration

Data protector Has it own Event log Manager and even you can configure Email Notifications.

I use Hmail Server to configure SMTP Email for my Dataprotector cell Manager. Here we can configure backup session,device failure , unexpected event details like number of varieties are there. for more info go through the screenshots. But one good thing if you have more backup operators administrator want to know what kind of backup fired by which operator(session user) is one kind of good information we can get in mail.

And built event log consist all kind information which configured in notification(Data protector Event log). there if observe we can learn more troubleshooting....

When The MMD not initialization in HP data Protector

If Log consist like this

9/18/2009 9:19:03 AM MMD.4268.5704 ["db/vel_cls_spec.c /main/dp56/dp60_fix/1":718] A.06.00 bDPWIN_00385 VELOCIS DB ERROR [3] internal error [-2009] The session is disconnected (S_SESDISCON)
9/18/2009 9:19:03 AM MMD.4268.5704 ["db/vel_cls_spec.c /main/dp56/dp60_fix/1":718] A.06.00 bDPWIN_00385 VELOCIS DB ERROR [3] internal error [-2009] The session is disconnected (S_SESDISCON)
9/18/2009 9:19:03 AM BSM.6124.4800 ["sm/bsm2/mmd.c /main/dp56/dp60_fix/4":314] A.06.00 bDPWIN_00385[mmd_establishConnection] can not queue for MMD multiple times9/18/2009 9:19:39 AM BSM.6124.4800 ["lib/snmpnt/snmp.c /main/dp56/dp60_fix/1":733] A.06.00 bDPWIN_00385Failed to send SNMP trap. Check SNMP service configuration

Above screen and log is example of MMD databasse initialization fail.

For this simply stop the DP service by omnisv -stop and start omnisv -start and check with omnisv -status now you will find MMD is Active ok . Problem almost clear try to Fire a Backup

Vm Ware ESX installation in VM Workstation 6.5

This is my Fifty First Post . I Choose some different subject as blog is dedicated to VMware ,Backup And Storage so i decided to post VMware ESX.

My PC configuration is AMD Phenomin Quadcore with 4GB Ram. and i Used Vmware workstation 6.5 for this use and i installed VMvare ESX 3.0.2 on this its worked perfect and i am able to installed Virtual Machines in this. Pls go through above screenshots.

More important thing is modifying the VMX configuration file. you have to add a line in this for that i am posting my entire VMX configuration file so if any body facing any problem they can compare the configuration file.

.encoding = "windows-1252"config.version = "8"virtualHW.version = "7"numvcpus = "2"vcpu.hotadd = "TRUE"maxvcpus = "4"

scsi0.present = "TRUE"scsi0.virtualDev = "lsilogic"memsize = "1964"mem.hotadd = "TRUE"scsi0:0.present = "TRUE"

scsi0:0.fileName = "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 64-bit.vmdk"ide1:0.present = "TRUE"ide1:0.autodetect = "TRUE"

ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-image"floppy0.present = "FALSE"ethernet0.present = "TRUE"

ethernet0.connectionType = "hostonly"ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000"ethernet0.wakeOnPcktRcv = "FALSE"

usb.present = "TRUE"ehci.present = "TRUE"sound.present = "TRUE"sound.fileName = "-1"sound.autodetect = "TRUE"

mks.enable3d = "TRUE"pciBridge0.present = "TRUE"pciBridge4.present = "TRUE"pciBridge4.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"pciBridge4.functions = "8"pciBridge5.present = "TRUE"pciBridge5.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"pciBridge5.functions = "8"pciBridge6.present = "TRUE"pciBridge6.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"pciBridge6.functions = "8"pciBridge7.present = "TRUE"pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"pciBridge7.functions = "8"vmci0.present = "TRUE"monitor.virtual_mmu = "software"monitor.virtual_exec = "hardware"monitor_control.restrict_backdoor = TRUE

roamingVM.exitBehavior = "go"displayName = "ESX 5 64-bit"guestOS = "rhel5-64"nvram = "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 64-bit.nvram"virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"ft.secondary0.enabled = "TRUE"tools.upgrade.policy = "useGlobal"
extendedConfigFile = "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 64-bit.vmxf"
ethernet0.addressType = "generated"uuid.location = "56 4d eb 26 32 60 2a 68-b2 4c 3a 9e a3 71 1e 10"uuid.bios = "56 4d eb 26 32 60 2a 68-b2 4c 3a 9e a3 71 1e 10"scsi0:0.redo = ""vmotion.checkpointFBSize = "134217728"pciBridge0.pciSlotNumber = "17"pciBridge4.pciSlotNumber = "21"pciBridge5.pciSlotNumber = "22"pciBridge6.pciSlotNumber = "23"pciBridge7.pciSlotNumber = "24"scsi0.pciSlotNumber = "16"usb.pciSlotNumber = "32"ethernet0.pciSlotNumber = "33"sound.pciSlotNumber = "34"ehci.pciSlotNumber = "35"vmci0.pciSlotNumber = "36"ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:71:1e:10"ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0"vmci0.id = "-1552867824"
ide1:0.fileName = "H:\dgr\VMWare-ESX.3.0.2\VMWARE-ESX-SVR_3.0.2-52542.ISO"
tools.syncTime = "FALSE"

You have to add this line to your VMX Configuration file

monitor_control.restrict_backdoor = TRUE

after that as usual normal installations.

from Vmware infrastucture client i use SSHD for file tranfer to VMware ESX server. for that i enabled SSHD in VMware ESX ( /etc/ssh/sshd_config) add a line root permitlogin = yes

allmost you can run the show

Most Comman Problem with Host Entries in Data Protector

Most IPC error occurs in Dataprotector due to host name resolutions. to avoid IPC errors and to backup and restore any client i thought above way we can add client information in all clients host entry. I had this experience when restoring also we need installation server tobe resolved by destination restore client . so i hope above method may avoids most of IPC errors .

Hp Data Protector Recovering IDB Using omnidbutil fixmpos, omnidbcheck -bf , omnimm -media_info

When you run omnidbcheck -bf you will find if any corrupted dcdf file in IDB . in my case i deleted 2 dcdf file from the mapped directory and i run the command . then it showing 2 dcdf file are missing and not found ERORR. after that i run omnimm -media_info for that particular catalog id and i got the pool ,device information. so to fix this i run omnidbutil -fixmpos.

then i tired to restore the session which has been deleted previously its working but one problem if found that the maped dcbf directory not working it simply storing defatult path (ie. c:\programfiles\omniback\db40\dcdf only.

Testing the Library hp data protector omnidbutil -show_locked_devs,uma -ioctl ,scsi controler check

Pls go through this

C:\>cd "Program Files"
C:\Program Files>cd OmniBack
C:\Program Files\OmniBack>cd bin
C:\Program Files\OmniBack\bin>omnidbutil -show_locked_devs
Locked devices/media/cartridges:================================
Type: DeviceName/Id: DRV1Pid: 4956Host: sgh636x1jt-
Type: CartridgeName/Id: LTO LIbPid: 4956Host: sgh636x1jt-Location: 1

C:\Program Files\OmniBack\bin>umi -ioctl scsi7:0:5:1

'umi' is not recognized as an internal or external command,operable program or batch file.
C:\Program Files\OmniBack\bin>uma -ioctl scsi7:0:5:1

*** PROGRAM: UMA VERSION: HP OpenView Storage Data Protector A.06.00
*** (c) Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company 2006*** License is restricted for use with licensed*** HP OpenView Storage Data Protector products.
scsi7:0:5:1> stat

Element Status (T=Transport, X=Im/Export, D=Drive, S=Storage): 82 T1 Empty "" ""
86 D1 Full "" "" from S8
1 S1 Full "" "" 2 S2 Full "" "" 3 S3 Full "" "" 4 S4 Full "" "" 5 S5 Full "" "" 6 S6 Full "" "" 7 S7 Empty "" "" 8 S8 Empty "" ""

scsi7:0:5:1> move D1 S8

scsi7:0:5:1> stat

Element Status (T=Transport, X=Im/Export, D=Drive, S=Storage): 82 T1 Empty "" ""
86 D1 Empty "" ""
1 S1 Full "" "" 2 S2 Full "" "" 3 S3 Full "" "" 4 S4 Full "" "" 5 S5 Full "" "" 6 S6 Full "" "" 7 S7 Empty "" "" 8 S8 Full ""

""scsi7:0:5:1>

hp data protector some good utils, omnicellinfo -cell,omnicheck -patches,omnidbutil -show_locked_devs,omnidb -session,

Thease commands are usefull for log analysis .

Hp Data Protector importing host, omnicc -import_host, adding ,importing a client into cell manager,adding client in multiple cell managers,cell_info

This is use full when you unalbe to import the client after installing the agents. or you are moving clients to another cell manager. in my case i moved the client from one cell manager to another cell manager by simpling uninstalling from existing cell manager after updated the disk agent or required integration agent to that client from new cell manger for that client. after that added the path in cell info now i am able to fire backup and restore. after that i thought for a single client with in 2 cell managers i tried it with Vmware workstiaons having 2 differen cell managers and one client with disk agent and media agent here i got sucsess i am able backup and restore through boath cell manager.
Differen phases with screen shots.

Main Cell Path info

can't import host for Cell Manager in Cellmanager2 and i am update the client through cellmanager2 after its able to import the client.

after adding that i fired 2 backups in different cell managers the details and timeing and cell manager info is highlighted in redboxes.

My main concept is when ever the host not resolved or not imported the client we can use same technique .

HP data protector How to add A Client in two Cell Manager,omnicc -import_host

Is it possible ? . Let me try

I tried this after facing a small problem in office yesterday night.

We got 2 sites in our office production environ and development is another one.

we have two data protector cell managers which are not all having any relationship.

Today i have to restore the Production database to development server but development server is not a client of Cell Manager1{production}. it is a client of Cell manager2{development}.

Hp Data Protector Internal dabase communication error RDS Serivice

You will get this when one of Serivice failed in Dataprotector.

go to services check wheather HP Data protector RDS Service is working or not. restart the service and open the cell Manager .

Hp Data Protector unable to open data catalog binary file error when restoring the backup

This is one of realtime error (Today it happend ) . In our genereal restore checkin process to day we found SAP DB full backup is unable to open dcbf directory error.
Humm. ...

when you click the Detail Button you can some hint or else as my yesterday post simply we can through omnidbutil -fixmpos it fixes the error (Even in details you can see this ).
And it worked .

Hp Dataprotector idbutil and detail catalog binary files (dcbf)

One of the best tool in DP where its dealswith DCBF
(Detail catlog binar file database. ) nothing but storage session information which consits entire details of a particular session.
we faced a realtime problem in this senario where my C: drive is having less space and after some days (nearly one year +) my c: drive is full and i have to map another directory to Dataprotector. so below example is

dcdf is having 4gb space by default i maped to a dricroy into c:\ and given prioriy 0 so now Data protector is using mapped directory as dcbf catalog directory. but in realtime senarion we have to work with global option file. unfortunetly i dont have the screen shot of my work on that day.

in trail version you may not face any problem but realtime you may not get this much easy work done . For more info gothrough my previous posting on GLOBAL OPTION

One of most realtime utility in Hp Data Protector.

Netbackup , Hp Data protector, virtual tape library, backup

Who ever want to learn and practice Veritas netbackup and Hp data protector they can download and use this VTLs for effective learning and realtime usage.

http://www.starwindsoftware.com/starwind-vtl
http://www.pavitrasoft.com/products/vtl.html
and one more product Cofio i think i forgot the url but it also emulates VTL.

hp dataprotector 6.0 and virtual tape library, firing backup and found error

I tried VTL in HP data protector 6.0 . the drive detected as tape drive and media as default tape media. but when i tried to create media pool using this tape drive i am unable to format. but when i scanned tape drive it is showing the tape drive consist a blank media. but media pool not created saying that unable to intiate the medium. i hope it may mis configuration ???? (be cause hp dp having special option VTL in its device option i have to go through support matrix mean while i am posting my experience with vtl and DP. above screens are from adding device to error message that saying unable format the media.
(Arrow and highlets are showing critical messages in the process).