NetWorker and OpenVMS backup

[marc0146]

Hi everybody,

I have a NetWorker server 2000 with the last version of NetWorker 7.2.1 and some NetWorker clients under OpenVMS Alpha and VAX with the 6.01C version.

The planified backup by the NetWorker Server failed with a message such as :

C:\Program Files\Legato\nsr\bin>savegrp -vvv -c AlphaClient -G AlphaGroupe

AlphaClient:disk$application:[aze] level=incr
10/28/05 12:36:57 savegrp: Run up to 16 clients in parallel
10/28/05 12:36:57 savegrp: AlphaClientrobe started
savefs -s NetWorkerServer -c AlphaClient -g AlphaGroupe -p -l full -R -v -F disk$application:[aze]
10/28/05 12:37:01 savegrp: AlphaClientrobe succeeded.
rcmd AlphaClient, user system: `savefs -s NetWorkerServer -c AlphaClient -G AlphaGroupe -p -l full -R -v -F disk$application:[aze]'
nsrexec: authtype nsrexec
$define:=define$define/nolog sys$input _BG6653:$define/nolog sys$error _BG6657:$open/write sys$error _BG6657:$Run AlphaClient
$DRA0:[SYS0.SYSCOMMON.][NSR]SAVEFS.EXE;1type: NSR client description;
pools supported: Yes;
remote user: NSR$EXECD;
arch: Alpha;
client OS type: OpenVMS;
CPU type: AlphaServer_1000A_5/333;
CPUs: 1;
IP address: 192.168.0.25;
machine type: workstation;
MB used: 2512;
NetWorker version: V6.0.1-303;
OS: OpenVMS V7.3;
version: V6.0.1-303;
save set: path="DISK$APPLICATION:[aze]", arg="DISK$APPLICATION:[aze]", level=full, diskno=0, max_sessions=4, stype=save ;
parallelism: 8

Does anyone has receive this message above :
... _BG6653:$define/nolog sys$error _BG6657:$open/write sys$error _BG6657:$Run AlphaClient ... ??

What is the syntax of the command in order to make a manual backup with the save/nsrsave command ?? The command under this OS is not the same (with the options) as the Windows/Unix environments ??

Thanks,
Best regards,

Marc

 

[605]

No VMS experience but i guess you must use the command "save" as usual. "savegrp" will initiate an automatic backup.

 

[marc0146]

Thanks 605,

The command save under VMS is not obvious (not the same that Windows/UNIX) as:

AlphaClient>run save -f - SYS$SYSROOT:[NSR]
%DCL-W-MAXPARM, too many parameters - reenter command with fewer parameters
AlphaClient>run save SYS$SYSROOT:[NSR]
%DCL-W-MAXPARM, too many parameters - reenter command with fewer parameters \SYS$SYSROOT\

But:

AlphaClient>run save
save: Using NetWorkerServer as server
DISK$AXPVMSSYS:[SYS0.NSR.BITMAPS]
DISK$AXPVMSSYS:[SYS0.NSR.LOGS]DAEMON.LOG;1
DISK$AXPVMSSYS:[SYS0.NSR.LOGS]NSREXECD.LOG;14
save: cannot open DISK$AXPVMSSYS:[SYS0.NSR.LOGS]NSREXECD.LOG;14: file access conflict
DISK$AXPVMSSYS:[SYS0.NSR.LOGS]NSREXECD.LOG;13
DISK$AXPVMSSYS:[SYS0.NSR.LOGS]NSREXECD.LOG;12
DISK$AXPVMSSYS:[SYS0.NSR.LOGS]NSREXECD.LOG;11
DISK$AXPVMSSYS:[SYS0.NSR.LOGS]NSREXECD.LOG;10
DISK$AXPVMSSYS:[SYS0.NSR.LOGS]NSREXECD.LOG;9
DISK$AXPVMSSYS:[SYS0.NSR.LOGS]NSREXECD.LOG;8

and so on ..

But:

AlphaClient>run save DISK$AXPVMSSYS:[SYS0.NSR.LOGS]NSREXECD.LOG
%DCL-W-MAXPARM, too many parameters - reenter command with fewer parameters \DISK$AXPVMSSYS\
AlphaClient>run save DISK$AXPVMSSYS:[SYS0.NSR.TMP] NSREXECD_CMDS.COM
%DCL-W-MAXPARM, too many parameters - reenter command with fewer parameters \DISK$AXPVMSSYS\


If someone has the accurate syntax for a particular save set...


Thanks,
Best regards,

Marc

 

[Skippi]

Try to execute:
@NSR$SYSTEM:NSR$LOGIN.COM
it define symbolic names for all *.EXE in NSR$SYSTEM.
Next you can use NSRSAVE with the same parameters as in UNIX, but parameters in lowercase must be in quotation marks, because VMS automatically convert all parameters to uppercase.
We use for example this command:
NSRSAVE "-s" WTEP30 "-gVMS" "-lfull" "-bOneMonth" DISK$USER1:[000000...]
to backup (full backup) complete disk DISK$USER1 to server WTEP30, group VMS to pool OneMonth.

 

[marc0146]

Thanks Skippi,

I will try that.
Thanks,
Best regards,

Marc

 

[marc0146]

Thanks Skippi !! This syntax functions !!

Do you know why under VAX machines, we have only the port 7937 open (the port 7938 is closed) ?? So the backup of theses machines failed (We have also the service NSR$EXECD but not nsrexecd process) and on ALPHA machines, the ports 7937 and 7938 are opened and the process nsrexecd seems to be ready.

Alpha machine is under 6.01C (NetWorker version) and VAX machine is under V20 (NetWorker version).

Is there rhost file that we must create on Alpha/Vax machine as on Unix systems that explains this failure (below) ??

* VaxMachine:disk$disk$USER2:[process*...]*.* Cannot connect to nsrexecd on client VaxMachine and .rhosts permissions
* VaxMachine:disk$disk$USER2:[process*...]*.* do not allow rsh.
* VaxMachine:disk$disk$USER2:[process*...]*.* 11/03/05 07:57:42 nsrexec: SYSTEM error: Permission denied
* VaxMachine:disk$disk$USER2:[process*...]*.* 1 retry attempted
* VaxMachine:disk$disk$USER2:[process*...]*.* TCPIP$RSH - Permission denied - VMS user:NSRLOGON
* VaxMachine:disk$disk$USER2:[process*...]*.* 11/03/05 07:57:46 nsrexec: savefs -s ServerNetWorker -c VaxMachine -g vax -p -l full -R -v -F disk$disk$USER2:[process*...]*.*
* VaxMachine:disk$disk$USER2:[process*...]*.* Cannot connect to nsrexecd on client VaxMachine and .rhosts permissions
* VaxMachine:disk$disk$USER2:[process*...]*.* do not allow rsh.

Do you know some known bugs on VAX/ALPHA systems with NetWorker ??


Thanks,
Best regards,

Marc

 

[Skippi]

Sorry, but we have only Alpha servers. Last VAX machine leave our company about 3 years ago. We used old client (WumpusWare ?) and it worked correctly.
We use version 6.01C on (Alpha) servers - without any problem.

Best regards

 

[marc0146]

Hi,

We upgrade the Alpha server from 6.01C to 6.01D ECO 8.
The previous command that has been used with 6.01C :
NSRSAVE "-s" WTEP30 "-gVMS" "-lfull" "-bOneMonth" DISK$USER1:[000000...]
(We launched before @NSR$SYSTEM:NSR$LOGIN.COM)
seems not to function with the last version because we have a message:
Too many parameters

Moreover, is it a mandatory to create proxies in order to function NetWorker on Alpha Systems ? What's happened with RSH services ? Why sometimes nsrexecd and other times NSR$EXECD ??
What did you do in order to function a NetWorker Server under W2000k OS SP4 (7.2.1 build 311 NetWorker version) with an Alpha Machine OpenVMS 7.3 (NetWorker version 6.01D ECO 8) ???

Thanks,
Best regards,

Marc

 

[gagadm]

the support said for the MARC0146 probleme to set the LGCMID of the user NSR$EXECD under authorize to be LOGIN.COM only and it's working.
there is ECO 9 for now.

 

[marc0146]

Hi,

Can you explain what we must type exactly to set LGCMID of the user NSR$EXECD ??
What do you mean by "authorize to be LOGIN.COM" ?

Thanks,
Best regards,

Marc