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.