HP Data protector tape library installation

Data Protector tape library installation.

Thanks to author.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODS8vfRMvFs

Tech Videos On Data Protector

Hi All,

Installation and Setup of Basic Data Protector. and some more interesting topics will be posted as Video.

How to install a linux / Unix Disk Agent (Data Protector)

One of the good post observed in this blog:

Thanks to author.

http://www.veenema.net/index.php?Linux:HOW_TO_Install_HP_Data_Protector_5.5_on_Linux

Omnimm Ejecting tapes from Command prompt

I Prefer to eject tapes from command prompt than Command View .

General Syntax :

omnimm -eject LibraryName {Slot | FromSlot-ToSlot} [-location Location]

Command Usage :

omnimm -eject "MYLIB" 4

omnimm eject "MYLIB" 4 5 6 7 22 (to eject slot no 4 ,5,6,7 and 22 Tapes).

Other Usefull Commands:

uma -ioctl to scan and know mail slot status.

TIP : Make sure tape library in idle position while ejecting.

HP Data Protector IDB purge using OMNIDBUTIL - PURGE Part 2

hp data protector idb purge

General Syntax :

omnidbutil -purge {-filenames [host_1 [host_n...]] [-force] | -sessions

[NumberOfDays] | -days [NumberOfDays] | -messages [NumberOf-Days] | -dcbf | -mpos | -daily}

omnidbutil -purge_failed_copies

omnidbutil -purge_stop

Related Error Messages:

[12:10907] Invalid format of detail catalog binary file.

61:4039] Following error occurred while storing detail catalog

information for device "XXXX_D01"

with loaded medium "abcdef:abcdef:adbcdef:abcedef: KKKLT04"

to Data Protector Internal Database:

There is no more space available in any of the Detail Catalog directories.

From this point on, all objects on this medium

will have logging switched to "No Log".

Command Usage :

omnidbutil -purge -filenames aa.bb.com -force

Other Usefull Commands:

omnirpt -report db_size : Helps in knowing IDB Size

TIP : Services need to up and make sure that no session is running @ PURGING.

We can work around the IDB syncranation that depends how your IDB effected.

if it is filenames we can purge expired filenames by omnidubtil -purge -filenames -force.

if you want purge a specified server filenames please see the command usage example.

HP Data protector IDB purge using OMNIDBUTIL - PURGE Part 1

From today onwards i want to write some of use full commands in detail:

omnidbutil -purge used to sync the database where purge removes all data records from IDB which are no more valid.

example restore sessions failed backup sessions and expired session info which consist a large amount data across filenames, dcbf . in order to refresh the IDB data we can use omnidbutil -purge.

some of the examples and error messages i am gathering i will post in my next post

Who reached my blog : Some body searched for this

poor tape data protector

if you want reset a data protector poor tape use omnimm reset_poor #media label#

it marks as tape. you can format the media if it reusable it ok. after formatting also it went for poor we cant use any more.

import data protector media into another data protector cell.

this as simple as you select media and select import and do import.

it imports all the data it may takes 5-6 hours depend upon the data.

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

May be network down, or host down. please check by pinging the host.

if ping ok . use telnet #hostname# 5555 to check DA working or not on the client.

There is no more space available in any of the Detail Catalog directories

I recommend to learn about omnidbutil tool in data protector for HP DP Backup administrator.

This is the key tool in extending all kind of table / Database sizes.

HP Data protector IDB size Error There is no more space available in any of the Detail Catalog directories.

For Above Error we need to check IDB Usage:

we can check idb space : omnirpt -report db_size.

Here we can get all info about all table space . According to the usage we extend the space by omnidbutil command.

through omnidbutil comand we can extend : Filename , DCBF sizes.

Starwind VTL with HP Data Protector.

Hi guys.

Who want learn data protector in tape library environment it is good news starwind now supporting Data protector .

Just now i checked it worked with data protector .

just download and install star wind SCSI initiator and VTL . you may need microsoft scsci initiator to configure the VTL. once you configured the VTL in Starwind map it by microsoft scsi initiator you will get a tape drive.

Get into cell manager -> auto configure devices -> you will find startwind tape drive:

Select drive -> fromat : medium id will be intiated

start backup

Normal] From: MSM@test@dp.com "StarWind:Virtual Tape_Test_1va" Time: 9/28/2010 12:20:40 PM

Media session 2010/09/28-4 started.

[Normal] From: MMA-NDMP@test@dp.com "StarWind:Virtual Tape_Test_1va" Time: 9/28/2010 12:20:41 PM

STARTING Media Agent "StarWind:Virtual Tape_Test_1va"

[Warning] From: MMA-NDMP@test@dp.com "StarWind:Virtual Tape_Test_1va" Time: 9/28/2010 12:20:41 PM

[90:123] Tape0:0:0:0C

Unknown device, please check device support matrix

[Normal] From: MSM@test@dp.com "StarWind:Virtual Tape_Test_1va" Time: 9/28/2010 12:20:42 PM

ANSI label medium found.

Initialization allowed.

[Normal] From: MMA-NDMP@test@dp.com "StarWind:Virtual Tape_Test_1va" Time: 9/28/2010 12:20:42 PM

Tape0:0:0:0C

Initializing new medium: "Default Tape_1"

[Normal] From: MSM@test@dp.com "StarWind:Virtual Tape_Test_1va" Time: 9/28/2010 12:20:43 PM

New medium added to pool: Default Tape

MediumID: 02010a0a:4ca19042:0ee4:0001

Label: Default Tape_1

Location:

[Normal] From: MMA-NDMP@test@dp.com "StarWind:Virtual Tape_Test_1va" Time: 9/28/2010 12:20:44 PM

COMPLETED Media Agent "StarWind:Virtual Tape_Test_1va"

============================================================================

1 media out of 1 successfully initialized.

============================================================================

Taking backup To Disk in Networker.

In order to work with Networker 7.6 i configured a Directory (DISK) as backup device,

Above screen shot show the step need to configure a file device. more important after configuring a device you must LABEL a Volume. then only you can run backups esle you will get error .

you can see my folder as device :

name: "c:\\media";

comment: ;

description: ;

message_I18N: \

mounted file disk backupserver.networker.com.001;

message: \

mounted file disk backupserver.networker.com.001;

volume name: backupserver.networker.com.001;

media family: disk;

media type: file;

enabled: Yes;

read only: No;

target sessions: 4;

max sessions: 512;

parent jukebox: ;

cleaning required: No;

cleaning interval: ;

date last cleaned: ;

auto media management: No;

ndmp: No;

dedicated storage node: No;

remote user: ;

password: ;

hardware id: ;

CDI: Not used;

Warn on suspect volumes (%): 80;

TapeAlert Critical: ;

TapeAlert Warning: ;

TapeAlert Information: ;

WORM capable: No;

DLTWORM capable: No;

WORM cartridge present: No;

device serial number: ;

Network Write Size: 8192;

Server: ;

Send/Receive Timeout: 90;

Number of Retries: 3;

Network Failure Retry Interval: 5;

Compression: Compression Speed Fast;

Encryption: AES 256 Encryption;

Throttling: No;

bandwidth: ;

type: NSR directive;

name: Mac OS with compression directives;

comment: ;

directive: "

<< / >>

skip: Desktop DB

skip: Desktop DF

skip: cores

skip: VM_Storage

skip: TheVolumeSettingsFolder

skip: .Spotlight-V100

skip: .hotfiles.btree

+compressasm: .

<< /private/var/db/netinfo >>

skip: .

<< /private/var/db/openldap >>

skip: .

<< /private/tmp >>

skip: .?* *

<< /nsr >>

allow

<< /nsr/logs >>

logasm: .

<< /private/var >>

logasm: *

<< /private/var/vm >>

swapasm: .";

and media info on this label:

C:\>mminfo -m

state volume written (%) expires read mounts capacity

backupserver.networker.com.001 1538 MB 100% 9/23/2011 20 KB 2 0 KB

Backup client info:

sradmin> print type: NSR client

type: NSR client;

name: backupserver.networker.com;

server: backupserver.networker.com;

client id: \

8c312738-00000004-4c99f12e-4c99f12d-00010c00-ef24cc29;

scheduled backup: Enabled;

comment: ;

Save operations: ;

archive services: Disabled;

schedule: Default;

browse policy: Month;

retention policy: Year;

statistics: elapsed = 3025, index size (KB) = 1312,

amount used (KB) = 1312, entries = 10350;

directive: ;

group: ;

save set: "NMCASA:/gst_on_backupserver/lgto_gst";

Backup renamed directories: Disabled;

priority: 500;

File inactivity threshold: 0;

File inactivity alert threshold: 0;

remote access: ;

remote user: ;

password: ;

backup command: savepsm;

application information: ;

ndmp: No;

NDMP array name: ;

De-duplication backup: No;

De-duplication node: ;

Probe resource name: ;

virtual client: No;

physical host: ;

Proxy backup type: ;

Proxy backup host: ;

executable path: ;

server network interface: ;

aliases: backupserver, backupserver.networker.com;

index path: ;

owner notification: ;

parallelism: 12;

archive users: ;

storage nodes: nsrserverhost;

recover storage nodes: ;

clone storage nodes: ;

hard links: Disabled;

short filenames: Disabled;

BMR: Disabled;

BMR options: ;

backup type: ;

client OS type: Windows NT Server on Intel;

CPUs: 1;

NetWorker version: 7.6.Build.142;

enabler in use: Yes;

licensed applications: ;

licensed PSPs: ;

type: NSR client;

name: b.networker.com;

server: backupserver.networker.com;

client id: \

8340d2ef-00000004-4c99f12f-4c99f5b1-00020c00-ef24cc29;

scheduled backup: Enabled;

comment: Test Backup;

Save operations: ;

archive services: Disabled;

schedule: Default;

browse policy: Daily_NW;

retention policy: Daily_NW;

statistics: elapsed = 3025, index size (KB) = 20,

amount used (KB) = 20, entries = 189;

directive: ;

group: Test;

save set: "C:\\WINDOWS\\Fonts";

Backup renamed directories: Disabled;

priority: 500;

File inactivity threshold: 0;

File inactivity alert threshold: 0;

remote access: ;

remote user: ;

password: ;

backup command: ;

application information: ;

ndmp: No;

NDMP array name: ;

De-duplication backup: No;

De-duplication node: ;

Probe resource name: ;

virtual client: No;

physical host: ;

Proxy backup type: ;

Proxy backup host: ;

executable path: ;

server network interface: ;

aliases: b, b.networker.com;

index path: ;

owner notification: ;

parallelism: 4;

archive users: ;

storage nodes: nsrserverhost;

recover storage nodes: ;

clone storage nodes: ;

hard links: Disabled;

short filenames: Disabled;

BMR: Disabled;

BMR options: ;

backup type: Filesystem;

client OS type: Windows NT Server on Intel;

CPUs: 1;

NetWorker version: 7.6.Build.142;

enabler in use: Yes;

licensed applications: ;

licensed PSPs: ;

type: NSR client;

name: backupserver.networker.com;

server: backupserver.networker.com;

client id: \

8c312738-00000004-4c99f12e-4c99f12d-00010c00-ef24cc29;

scheduled backup: Enabled;

comment: ;

Save operations: ;

archive services: Disabled;

schedule: Default;

browse policy: Month;

retention policy: Year;

statistics: elapsed = 3025, index size (KB) = 1312,

amount used (KB) = 1312, entries = 10350;

directive: ;

group: Default, Test;

save set: All;

Backup renamed directories: Disabled;

priority: 500;

File inactivity threshold: 0;

File inactivity alert threshold: 0;

remote access: ;

remote user: ;

password: ;

backup command: ;

application information: ;

ndmp: No;

NDMP array name: ;

De-duplication backup: No;

De-duplication node: ;

Probe resource name: ;

virtual client: No;

physical host: ;

Proxy backup type: ;

Proxy backup host: ;

executable path: ;

server network interface: ;

aliases: backupserver, backupserver.networker.com;

index path: ;

owner notification: ;

parallelism: 12;

archive users: ;

storage nodes: nsrserverhost;

recover storage nodes: ;

clone storage nodes: ;

hard links: Disabled;

short filenames: Disabled;

BMR: Disabled;

BMR options: ;

backup type: ;

client OS type: Windows NT Server on Intel;

CPUs: 1;

NetWorker version: 7.6.Build.142;

enabler in use: Yes;

licensed applications: ;

licensed PSPs: ;

Working with Networker 7.6

From the last week i am learning net worker as i got some free time now. It is very funny and looking little complex administration. in my first working day with net worker i felt data protector is more user friendly and easy to administration.

I will put some of my experiences .

For installation files i downloaded form EMC site where i registered my mail id after that i got download link from EMC .

Downloaded and installed which can work for all this month.

HP Data Protector : Mount request for Media from other pool,

I don't know where the bug in IDB but in some cases i found 2 extreme behaviours in Data protector.
1. Mount request raised for media which belongs to other pool, even we have enough Media in Expired pool
observations and resolution: This Problem occured in VTL which is having deduplication. so we can't format the slot but we resolved this by making tape protection none ( Allocation order changed to Media) and backup restarted problem resolved.

2. This is a also silly problem we have enough expired tapes (Freepool) in Expired pool. due to firmware(?) problem tape library recognised cleaning tape as UNKOWN Media, when ever backup starts backup going for cleaning tape and it is hanging.
Resolution : Temporerly we formatted required media into required pool . scheduled backup went fine with out any problem.

dcbf_mediumFile_open] failed to open mbf

[dcbf_mediumFile_open] failed to open mbf [3]: 'D:/OmniBack/db40/dcbf/88eb900a_4c7ca88d_1734_0001_4C825FA2.dat', _write=0, _create=0

Working DCBF and IDB enovrn link,

Hmm, as for admin guide there is no solution we we can directly deal with such error . link between Enovorn and database path varialbes. but i got a clue hope it can resolve the issue.

More i am looking into where we can get some info about OB2_OpenFile: error codes or how it works.

Hp Data protector : /opt/omni/lbin Pre-exec and post-exec

/opt/omni/lbin this is the directory where we put pre-exe , post-exec scripts in HP UNIX,

I didn't faced any problem while configuring oracle offline backups with help of Pre-exe and post-exec scripts. it worked well.

hope it may helps.

A.06.10 b611[Process] CanBackup failed!

8/19/2010 9:00:05 AM OMNIB.4860.8932 ["cli/omnibackup.c /main/hsl_dp61/17":3714] A.06.10 b611[Process] CanBackup failed!

[Process] CanBackup failed!

Solution : Please CRS account settings in DP user list.
If service in user not configured in DP Admin user list. scheduled backup will not start.

Not a valid mount point => aborting. in windows ?

[Critical] From: VBDA@rm.net"rm03.rm.net [/E]" Time: 4/23/2010 9:03:29 PM
[81:52] /E
Not a valid mount point => aborting.

Silly reason but valid point : Drive may not formatted

Hp Data protector cleaning tape usage

Cleaning Tape Usage
The cleaning status is NOT checked while a medium is in the drive and being written to. The status of the cleaning request is checked only when a medium is being loaded or changed. So, if the drive sets the cleaning bit, part way through a backup session, the medium is not immediately unloaded. It will be used until it is full, assuming that there is enough data to fill it, in the current backup session.
When medium #1 is unloaded, the cleaning request will be checked; the cleaning tape will be loaded and used. After that, medium #2 will be loaded to continue the backup. It is possible that medium #1 is in bad shape and could be the cause of the cleaning request. However,
Data Protector assumes the medium is still 'Good' and does not mark medium #1 as 'Poor'. The medium will be used again, when it is the 'least recently used'.
If medium #1 is really faulty, this will show up next time it is used, when the write operations fail. Then it will be marked 'Poor' and not used again.
DDS cleaning tapes are a fixed length, with just enough for '25 times 30 seconds' of cleaning. When 30 seconds of cleaning has completed successfully, the clean bit on the drive is reset. The cleaning tape moves forward, over one section of tape, for each 30 seconds of cleaning and it NEVER rewinds! It just moves along until it gets to the end and then it stops.
Once it is at the end, it is an 'expired' cleaning tape. If you load an 'expired' cleaning tape, the tape is active for less than 20 seconds, it does not actually do any cleaning and the cleaning bit is NOT reset. Data Protector can initiate a cleaning operation when the drive sets the cleaning bit. After the cleaning is done, Data Protector will recheck the cleaning bit. If it is still set, Data Protector will terminate the session and will report that the cleaning tape was requested twice for the device.

Data Protector Post Exec Exit errors

Data Protector Post Exec exits with error code - these are they key to solve the problem
These are prost exec script exit code errors and meanings
0 Normal, successful termination
1 Program failed, user error
2 Program failed, environmental malfunction
3 Program failed, internal malfunction
4 Program failed, reason unknown

Data Protector MOM time syn issue

Hi,

schedule is always relative to the time on the Cell Manager. so while monitoring Backup from it should remberer

if any body found this comment are welcome.

Can't Backspace block error

Error: Can't backspace block (Details unknown) a backup failed with this error and tapes are maked poor.

Solution 1: This problem mostly occurs due to SCSI connection, Please disconnect and reconnect SCSI Cable to Tape library. hope problem resolved.

hp data protector Cannot hp data protector Cannot perform stat(): ([5] Access is denied. ) => not restored.. perform stat(): ([5] Access is denied. )

Error:- hp data protector Cannot hp data protector Cannot perform stat(): ([5] Access is denied. ) => not restored.. perform stat(): ([5] Access is denied. ) => not restored..

Solution :- This happens when you try to restore with restore As or trying to restore where DP services does not have access on the disk .

Wel Come Back To My Blog

Hi,

I came back with new things, which are really help full in day to day job.


Regards
Praveen

Wel Come Back To My Blog

Hi,

I came back with new things, which are really help full in day to day job.


Regards
Praveen

omnirpt A beatifull command for HP DP backup administrators

As backup administrator we need to configure the reporting, even if you are working you need a centralised monitoring system at that time we have to write scripts for several usages like reporting , media management, notifications etc,,,,,,,,,

I feel this beatiful reporting command every HP DP backup administrator must know, i am going to post some of the best usages with omnirpt .

How to skip mount request if the required tape not availabe

Some time if you face mount request in HP DP even you rescan the tape library some time it may not pick the free tape in that case what ever backup is running see that for mat the free or expired tape in that pool just confirm the request it will works.

More about Mount Request

Genarally A mount request come due to

1. Pre allocated /auto allocated media is not available
2. there is no media

A good Help provided in HP DP below chat explains how DP selects (Free Pool Concept)

Media selection factors

Allocation Policy	Allocate Unformatted Media First	Data Protector Selection Order
Loose	OFF	Preallocation list (if specified) Appendable (as set in usage policy) Unprotected Data Protector Media Unformatted Media Fair Media
Loose	ON	Preallocation list (if specified) Appendable (as set in usage policy) Unformatted Media Unprotected Data Protector Media Fair Media
Strict	Not applicable	Preallocation list (if specified) Appendable (as set in usage policy) Unprotected Data Protector Media Fair Media

HP Data Protector : There is no more space in the internal database for filenames

There is no more space in the internal database for filenames

This error occured due to filename.dat (The max size 2gb) so we are getting above error.

due to this while taking backup or intiated it is giving a critical error like backup is taken with logging.

Ther Resuloutaion.

In Catalog database we added another table name for more space.

now there is no error

Internal Database network communication error

The above screen describes the cell manger unable to connect the velocis database .
inthis case the user may not have the enough privilages .
hope while troubleshooting this may usefull.

Bocada plugin

Some good reference

(pls refere for more inforamtion on DP errors and reporting BOCADA site)

All this information you can find in BOCADA plugin for HP DP Guide.

pls gothrough it copied some of the error messages here for reference.

❒[84:600] Cannot establish connection with Library Manager host. VBFS API error code ([num]).
❒[84:2399] param1 Disk quota information was restored as plain text file: param2
❒[90:11] Unrecognized option “p” => ignored
❒[90:12] param1 Cannot open option file: (param2)
❒[90:17] Cannot param1 NETIO process (param2) => aborting
❒[90:41] Invalid device type specified (param1) => abort­ing
❒[90:43] param1 Invalid physical device type => aborting
❒[90:44] No physical device(s) specified => abort­ing
❒[90:45] No exchanger con­trol device specified => aborting
❒[90:71] param1 Cannot open() script: (param2)
❒[90:73] param1 Error read­ing script output (param2)
❒[90:120] param1 Cannot get device file status (param2) => aborting
❒[90:121] param1 Not a char­acter device nor regular file => aborting
❒[90:123] param1 Unknown device, please check device support matrix
❒[90:124] Not a BSD device => aborting
❒[90:125] Limited block size of 64K => aborting
❒[90:126] Not a variable block size => aborting
❒[90:157] param1 Rewindable device.
❒[81:53] [param1] Not in hard link catalog => backed up regularly.
❒[81:54] [param1] Object does not reside in current filesystem => not backed up.
❒[81:76] [param1] Can not perform stat(): [param2] => not backed up.
❒[81:141] [param1] Can not export configuration object: [param2] => backup incom­plete.
❒[81:180] [param1] Can not clear archive flag: [param2].
❒[81:181] [param1] Dupli­cate filename => not backed up.
❒[81:202] [param1] Not a valid VBFS mount point => aborting.
❒[81:302] [param1] Object is not a character device => not backed up.
❒[81:304] [param1] Object is a mounted filesystem.
❒[81:305] [param1] Can not compute disk capacity [param2] => not backed up.
❒[84:5] Filesystem too deep: (param1) levels .
❒[84:6] Cannot open mount table: (param1).
❒[84:109] Incorrect type of backup must be done with: p.
❒[84:114] Unknown type of compression: [num].
❒[84:119] Unknown type of encoding !
❒[84:208] param1 Configura­tion object not recognized by the system => not restored.
❒[84:210] param1 Object is not restorable.
❒[84:500] Cannot migrate file (p) to the nearline storage. VBFS API error code ([num]).

[12:1051] Client security violation. Access denied. in DP 6.1

Critical] [110:1043] Hostname reported by client ([Critical] From: INET@hifalwps2 "hiaflwps2" Time: 01/18/10 09:45:00
[12:1051] Client security violation. Access denied.

When i got this error i found 2 problems.

1. cell manager system host entry (ie c:\windows\system32\driver\etc\hosts) and one more client side host entries problem. even if u are update boath side pls check with installation server same.

2. After this also if u are facing same problem pls add cell manger host name in

client side . ex: if os is hp-ux pls add cell manager host entry in etc\opt\omni\client\allow_host