NetBackup™ Troubleshooting Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup & Alta Data Protection (10.4)
  1. Introduction
    1.  
      NetBackup logging and status code information
    2.  
      Troubleshooting a problem
    3.  
      Problem report for Technical Support
    4.  
      About gathering information for NetBackup-Java applications
  2. Troubleshooting procedures
    1.  
      About troubleshooting procedures
    2. Troubleshooting NetBackup problems
      1.  
        Verifying that all processes are running on UNIX or Linux servers
      2.  
        Verifying that all processes are running on Windows servers
    3.  
      Troubleshooting installation problems
    4.  
      Troubleshooting configuration problems
    5.  
      Device configuration problem resolution
    6.  
      Testing the primary server and clients
    7.  
      Testing the media server and clients
    8.  
      Resolving network communication problems with UNIX clients
    9.  
      Resolving network communication problems with Windows clients
    10. Troubleshooting vnetd proxy connections
      1.  
        vnetd proxy connection requirements
      2.  
        Where to begin to troubleshoot vnetd proxy connections
      3.  
        Verify that the vnetd process and proxies are active
      4.  
        Verify that the host connections are proxied
      5.  
        Test the vnetd proxy connections
      6.  
        Examine the log files of the connecting and accepting processes
      7.  
        Viewing the vnetd proxy log files
    11. Troubleshooting security certificate revocation
      1.  
        Troubleshooting cloud provider's revoked SSL certificate issues
      2.  
        Troubleshooting cloud provider's CRL download issues
      3.  
        How a host's CRL affects certificate revocation troubleshooting
      4.  
        NetBackup job fails because of revoked certificate or unavailability of CRLs
      5.  
        NetBackup job fails because of apparent network error
      6.  
        NetBackup job fails because of unavailable resource
      7.  
        Primary server security certificate is revoked
      8.  
        Determining a NetBackup host's certificate state
      9.  
        Troubleshooting issues with external CA-signed certificate revocation
    12.  
      About troubleshooting networks and host names
    13. Verifying host name and service entries in NetBackup
      1.  
        Example of host name and service entries on UNIX primary server and client
      2.  
        Example of host name and service entries on UNIX primary server and media server
      3.  
        Example of host name and service entries on UNIX PC clients
      4.  
        Example of host name and service entries on UNIX server that connects to multiple networks
    14.  
      About the bpclntcmd utility
    15.  
      Using the Host properties to access configuration settings
    16.  
      Resolving full disk problems
    17. Frozen media troubleshooting considerations
      1.  
        Logs for troubleshooting frozen media
      2.  
        About the conditions that cause media to freeze
    18. Troubleshooting problems with the NetBackup web services
      1.  
        Viewing NetBackup web services logs
      2.  
        Troubleshooting web service issues after external CA configuration
    19.  
      Troubleshooting problems with the NetBackup web server certificate
    20. Resolving PBX problems
      1.  
        Checking PBX installation
      2.  
        Checking that PBX is running
      3.  
        Checking that PBX is set correctly
      4.  
        Accessing the PBX logs
      5.  
        Troubleshooting PBX security
      6.  
        Determining if the PBX daemon or service is available
    21. Troubleshooting problems with validation of the remote host
      1.  
        Viewing logs pertaining to host validation
      2.  
        Enabling insecure communication with NetBackup 8.0 and earlier hosts
      3.  
        Approving pending host ID-to-host name mappings
      4.  
        Clearing host cache
    22. Troubleshooting Auto Image Replication
      1.  
        Rules for primary servers used with Auto Image Replication and SLPs
      2. Targeted A.I.R. trusted primary server operation failed in case of external certificate configuration
        1.  
          Add or update trust
        2.  
          Remove trust
      3.  
        About troubleshooting automatic import jobs that SLP components manage
    23.  
      Troubleshooting network interface card performance
    24.  
      About SERVER entries in the bp.conf file
    25.  
      About unavailable storage unit problems
    26.  
      Resolving a NetBackup Administration operations failure on Windows
    27.  
      Resolving garbled text displayed in NetBackup Administration Console on a UNIX computer
    28.  
      Troubleshooting error messages in the NetBackup web UI and the NetBackup Administration Console
    29.  
      Extra disk space required for logs and temporary files for the NetBackup Administration Console
    30.  
      Unable to logon to the NetBackup Administration Console after external CA configuration
    31.  
      Troubleshooting file-based external certificate issues
    32.  
      Troubleshooting issues with external certificate configuration
    33.  
      Troubleshooting Windows certificate store issues
    34.  
      Troubleshooting backup failures
    35.  
      Troubleshooting backup failure issues with NAT clients or NAT servers
    36.  
      Troubleshooting issues with the NetBackup Messaging Broker (or nbmqbroker) service
    37.  
      Troubleshooting issues with email notifications for Windows systems
    38.  
      Troubleshooting issues with KMS configuration
    39.  
      Troubleshooting issues with initiating the NetBackup CA migration because of large key size
    40.  
      Troubleshooting issues with the non-privileged user (service user) account
    41.  
      Troubleshooting issues with group name format in the auth.conf file
    42.  
      Troubleshooting the VxUpdate add package process
    43.  
      Troubleshooting issues with FIPS mode
    44.  
      Troubleshooting issues with malware scanning
    45.  
      Troubleshooting issues with NetBackup jobs that are enabled for data-in-transit encryption
    46.  
      Troubleshooting issues with Unstructured Data Instant Access
    47.  
      Troubleshooting issues with multifactor authentication
    48.  
      Troubleshooting issues with multi-person authorization
    49.  
      Troubleshooting connections to the NetBackup Scale-Out Relational Database
  3. Using NetBackup utilities
    1.  
      About NetBackup troubleshooting utilities
    2.  
      About the analysis utilities for NetBackup debug logs
    3.  
      About the Logging Assistant
    4.  
      About network troubleshooting utilities
    5. About the NetBackup support utility (nbsu)
      1.  
        Output from the NetBackup support utility (nbsu)
      2.  
        Example of a progress display for the NetBackup support utility (nbsu)
    6. About the NetBackup consistency check utility (NBCC)
      1.  
        Output from the NetBackup consistency check utility (NBCC)
      2.  
        Example of an NBCC progress display
    7.  
      About the NetBackup consistency check repair (NBCCR) utility
    8.  
      About the nbcplogs utility
    9. About the robotic test utilities
      1.  
        Robotic tests on UNIX
      2.  
        Robotic tests on Windows
    10. About the NetBackup Smart Diagnosis (nbsmartdiag) utility
      1.  
        Workflow to use the nbsmartdiag utility for NetBackup host communication
    11.  
      About log collection by job ID
  4. Disaster recovery
    1.  
      About disaster recovery
    2.  
      About disaster recovery requirements
    3.  
      Disaster recovery packages
    4.  
      About disaster recovery settings
    5.  
      Recommended backup practices
    6. About disk recovery procedures for UNIX and Linux
      1. About recovering the primary server disk for UNIX and Linux
        1.  
          Recovering the primary server when root is intact
        2.  
          Recovering the primary server when the root partition is lost
      2.  
        About recovering the NetBackup media server disk for UNIX
      3.  
        Recovering the system disk on a UNIX client workstation
    7. About clustered NetBackup server recovery for UNIX and Linux
      1.  
        Replacing a failed node on a UNIX or Linux cluster
      2.  
        Recovering the entire UNIX or Linux cluster
    8. About disk recovery procedures for Windows
      1. About recovering the primary server disk for Windows
        1.  
          Recovering the primary server with Windows intact
        2.  
          Recovering the primary server and Windows
      2.  
        About recovering the NetBackup media server disk for Windows
      3.  
        Recovering a Windows client disk
    9. About clustered NetBackup server recovery for Windows
      1.  
        Replacing a failed node on a Windows VCS cluster
      2.  
        Recovering the shared disk on a Windows VCS cluster
      3.  
        Recovering the entire Windows VCS cluster
    10.  
      Generating a certificate on a clustered primary server after disaster recovery installation
    11.  
      About restoring disaster recovery package
    12.  
      About the DR_PKG_MARKER_FILE environment variable
    13.  
      Restoring disaster recovery package on Windows
    14.  
      Restoring disaster recovery package on UNIX
    15. About recovering the NetBackup catalog
      1.  
        About the catalog backup process
      2.  
        Prerequisites for recovering the NetBackup catalog or NetBackup catalog image files
      3.  
        About NetBackup catalog recovery on Windows computers
      4.  
        About NetBackup catalog recovery from disk devices
      5.  
        About NetBackup catalog recovery and symbolic links
      6. About NetBackup catalog recovery
        1.  
          Specifying the NetBackup job ID number after a catalog recovery
      7.  
        NetBackup disaster recovery email example
      8. About recovering the entire NetBackup catalog
        1.  
          Recovering the entire NetBackup catalog using the NetBackup catalog recovery wizard
        2.  
          Recovering the entire NetBackup catalog using bprecover -wizard
      9.  
        Establishing a connection with NAT media server before catalog recovery
      10. About recovering the NetBackup catalog image files
        1.  
          Recovering the NetBackup catalog image files using the NetBackup catalog recovery wizard
        2.  
          Recovering the NetBackup catalog image files using bprecover -wizard
      11. About recovering the NetBackup databases
        1.  
          Recovering the NetBackup database from a backup
        2.  
          Recovering the NetBackup database from staging
        3.  
          About processing the NetBackup database in staging
        4.  
          Terminating database connections
      12.  
        Recovering the NetBackup catalog when NetBackup Access Control is configured
      13.  
        Recovering the NetBackup catalog from a nonprimary copy of a catalog backup
      14.  
        Recovering the NetBackup catalog without the disaster recovery file
      15.  
        Recovering a NetBackup user-directed online catalog backup from the command line
      16.  
        Restoring files from a NetBackup online catalog backup
      17.  
        Unfreezing the NetBackup online catalog recovery media
      18.  
        Steps to carry out when you see exit status 5988 during catalog recovery

Troubleshooting issues with external certificate configuration

This topic provides information on troubleshooting issues that are specific to external certificates, configuration, removal and so on.

For more information on external certificate configuration, see the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.

Table:

Sr. No.

Issue

Possible reason

Resolution

1.

The following error is displayed when an external certificate is configured: NetBackup Web Management Console service is down with error. nbcertcmd: The -ping operation failed. EXIT STATUS 26: client/server handshaking failed Ensure that NetBackup Web Management Console service is up and running before trying this operation.

The NetBackup Web Management Console (nbwmc) service is down.

Start the NetBackup Web Management Console (nbwmc) service.

2.

No audit entries are created when external certificates are added or deleted.

The configureWebServerCerts command is run with the -force option.

Run the configureWebServerCerts command without the -force option

3.

The NetBackup Web Management Console (nbwmc) service does not start after external certificate is configured.

There may be some issue with external certificate configuration process.

Do the following:

  • Ensure that the external certificate parameters like certificate chain, private key, and trust store are in the correct format and try configuring the external certificate again.

  • If the issue persists, try configuring the external certificate with the -force option.

  • If the problem still persists, save all the error log information and contact Veritas Technical Support.

4.

The command ./configureWebServerCerts -removeExternalCert -all exited with one of the following errors:

  • EXIT STATUS 7724:

    The certificate cannot be removed.

  • EXIT STATUS 7733:

    External certificate of the NetBackup web UI cannot be removed.

  • EXIT STATUS 7734:

    External certificate of the NetBackup host cannot be removed.

Possible reasons:

  • There is no space left on the disk to back up the existing web server configuration.

  • There are issues with permissions to update the web server configuration at the following location:

    NetBackup Install Directory/var/global/wsl/webserver/config

Do the following:

  • Increase the disk space.

  • If the problem still persists, save all the error log information and contact Veritas Technical Support.

5.

The ./configureWebServerCerts -addExternalCert -all -certPath file_path -privateKeypath file_path -trustStorePath file_path command exited with one of the following errors:

  • EXIT STATUS 7728: The input file of ECA configuration is not valid.

  • EXIT STATUS 7730: The private key cannot be added.

  • EXIT STATUS 7731: The trust bundle cannot be added.

Possible reasons:

  • There is no space left on the disk to add the certificate.

  • There are issues with permissions to add certificate at the following location:

    NetBackup Install Directory/var/global/wsl/credentials

  • The primary server runs in FIPS mode and the files that are provided to configure the external certificate are not in the PEM format.

  • Increase the disk space.

  • If the primary server runs in FIPS mode, run the command using the PEM formatted files.

  • If the problem still persists, save all the error log information and contact Veritas Technical Support.