Category Archives: NetBackup

NetBackup OpsCenter upgrade fails or unable to be uninstalled.

NetBackup OpsCenter Analitycs is a useful software to manage NetBackup domains. As a part of NetBackup upgrade project, I needed to do an upgrade of OpsCenter server from 7.5.0.7 to 7.6.0.1 version. Unfortunately, during the upgrading of NetBackup OpsCenter I faced the following errors: 12-15-2014,15:38:14 : [INSTALL_WARNING] SRVRCustAct[Exit]::ExecutePreDbUpgrade Failed 12-15-2014,15:38:14 : [INSTALL_FAIL] OpsCenter database upgrade… Read More »

NetBackup for NDMP - Architecture Overview.

This post covers overview of NetBackup for Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP). NDMP allows to initiate and control backups and restores of Network Attached Storage (NAS) systems. NDMP architecture follows the client and server model: The NetBackup master or media server where NetBackup for NDMP is installed is called a NetBackup for NDMP server. The… Read More »

NetBackup Media Server Deduplication Pool (MSDP): Overview.

This post covers Media Server Deduplication Storage Pool (MSDP) which is an embedded deduplication technology that ships and is installed with base NetBackup 7.6 software, and that is provided on NetBackup appliances running version 2.6 software. There are below benefits of deduplication: Reduce the amount of data that is stored. Reduce backup bandwidth. Reduce backup… Read More »