Error during catalog recovery: "Failed to find image file with backup id=masterserver_1321123456 (227)"

Problem

Getting a status 227 popup during catalog recovery:

Error during catalog recovery: Failed to find image file with backup id=masterserver_1321123456 (227)

Error Message

In the bpdbm log, it appears as though NetBackup is looking for the catalog backup in the images database as though a typical restore was being performed.  But in a DR situation, this image would of course not be there:

22:00:04.454 [571] <2> image_db: Q_IMAGE_BY_BACKUPID
22:00:04.454 [571] <2> image_by_backupid: ?
22:00:04.454 [571] <2> image_dir: ?
22:00:04.454 [571] <2> image_dir_name: ?
22:00:04.454 [571] <2> image_by_backupid: trying nbuchi_master.mrshmc.com for masterserver_1321123456
22:00:04.454 [571] <2> getIDIRSTRUCT: ?
22:00:04.454 [571] <2> list_images2: /usr/openv/netbackup/db/images/masterserver
22:00:04.455 [571] <2> list_images2: no entries in /usr/openv/netbackup/db/images/masterserver  - Error 0 (0)
22:00:04.455 [571] <2> image_by_backupid: /usr/openv/netbackup/db/images/masterserver is empty or not accessible
22:00:04.455 [571] <2> image_by_backupid: did not find masterserver_1321123456
22:00:04.455 [571] <2> process_request: request complete: exit status 227 no entity was found; query type: 81

Cause

This was encountered during a recovery of a Unix master server catalog, initiated by the recovery wizard when using the Windows Remote Administration Console, and a DR  file local to that console machine.   As of the writing of this article, it has not been reproduce in the lab.

Solution

To workaround the issue, run the following command using a copy of the DR file residing on the master server:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bprecover -wizard