NetBackup Catalog Wont fit on a tape!!!

[DisgrntldVeritasUser]

I have been searching the archives and cannot find any info on what to do if your catalog backup will not fit on one tape?

Also im not even certain that the data will not fit on the tape but the size of the catalog would reflect this as being the error and not the error code 84 that we have started receiving.

Multiple media have been used for the catalog backup and all fail with error code 84. There are not any distinct messages in the bptm log.

Any help is appreciated.
Thanks

 

[Stumpr]

The explanation can get pretty involved so I suggest reading chapter 4 in the system admin guide that should be on the installation CD. It's a pretty good explanation.

Ifd you can't get to the installation CD where all the documents are located, then I suggest downloading the pdf files from VERITAS

http://support.veritas.com/menu_ddProduct_NETBACKUPDC.htm

About the error 84 ..."media write error" can be deceiving. perhaps its not the media but the I/O
check to authenticate the correct filename structure.
If you are backing up the master on the master's drive then you can just use the absolute filepath.
If you are backing up on another server then you include the servername before the pathname.
Check the device path to the drive. Perhaps its incorrect.

Hope that helps.

Bob Stump
Incorrigible punster -- Do not incorrige

 

[DisgrntldVeritasUser]

Thanks for the quick response.

 

[Vela]

Check the veritas site. There is a procedure for when the Db will not fit on a single tape.

The Db can also be compressed so look into that with veritas-