Recovering the NetBackup database from staging
During a catalog backup, the data and the metadata of the NetBackup databases (BMRDB, NBAZDB, and NBDB) are copied to the staging directory. The recovery option that restores the image files and the configuration files also restores the data and metadata for the NetBackup databases to the staging directory.
See About recovering the NetBackup catalog image files.
You can recover the NetBackup databases (BMRDB, NBAZDB, and NBDB) from the staging directory.
See About processing the NetBackup database in staging.
Two recovery procedures from the staging directory exist, as follows:
The database is not corrupted | See “To recover the NetBackup database from staging if the database is not corrupted”. |
The database is corrupted | See “To recover the NetBackup database from staging if the database is corrupted”. |
To recover the NetBackup database from staging if the database is not corrupted
- Run the following command on the primary server to recover NBDB from staging:
UNIX: /usr/openv/db/bin/nbdb_restore -dbn NBDB -recover -staging
Windows: install_path\NetBackup\bin\nbdb_restore -dbn NBDB -recover -staging
- Stop and restart NetBackup, as follows:
UNIX:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bp.kill_all /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bp.start_all
Windows:
install_path\NetBackup\bin\bpdown install_path\NetBackup\bin\bpup
To recover the NetBackup database from staging if the database is corrupted
- If the NetBackup services are running, stop them as follows:
UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bp.kill_all
Windows: install_path\NetBackup\bin\bpdown
- Move the NBDB, NBAZDB, or BMRDB from the database directories to a temporary directory.
The following are the default locations for the database files:
install_path\NetBackupDB\data\nbdb install_path\NetBackupDB\data\nbazdb install_path\NetBackupDB\data\bmrdb /usr/openv/db/data/nbdb /usr/openv/db/data/nbazdb /usr/openv/db/data/bmrdb
- Start the NetBackup Scale-Out Relational Database server, as follows:
UNIX:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/nbdbms_start_stop start
Windows:
install_path\NetBackup\bin\bpup -e vrtsdbsvc_psql
- Create an empty database, as follows:
UNIX: /usr/openv/db/bin/create_nbdb -drop
Windows: install_path\NetBackup\bin\create_nbdb -drop
- Stop and restart NetBackup, as follows:
UNIX and Linux:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bp.kill_all /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bp.start_all
Windows:
install_path\NetBackup\bin\bpdown install_path\NetBackup\bin\bpup
- Run the NetBackup tpext command to update the device mapping files, as follows:
UNIX: /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/tpext -loadEMM
Windows: install_path\Volmgr\bin\tpext -loadEMM
- If you used the nbdb_move command to relocate NetBackup database, recreate the directory where the database was located when you backed up the catalog.
- Start the NetBackup Device Manager, as follows:
UNIX: /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/ltid -v
Windows: Start the device manager service.
- Run the following command on the primary server to recover NBDB from staging:
UNIX: /usr/openv/db/bin/nbdb_restore -dbn NBDB -recover -staging
Windows: install_path\NetBackup\bin\nbdb_restore -dbn NBDB -recover -staging
- Clean up allowed list cache for all hosts.
- Stop and restart NetBackup services on all hosts, as follows:
UNIX:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bp.kill_all /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bp.start_all
Windows:
install_path\NetBackup\bin\bpdown install_path\NetBackup\bin\bpup
- After the services are restarted, renew the certificates:
If NetBackup (or host ID-based) certificates are used in your NetBackup domain, do the following:
On a non-clustered setup:
UNIX:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/nbcertcmd -renewcertificate
Windows:
install_path\netbackup\bin\nbcertcmd -renewcertificate
On a clustered setup:
UNIX:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/nbcertcmd -renewcertificate -cluster
Windows:
install_path\netbackup\bin\nbcertcmd -renewcertificate -cluster
If external CA-signed certificates are used in your NetBackup domain, do the following:
On a non-clustered setup
UNIX:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/nbcertcmd -enrollCertificate
Windows:
install_path\netbackup\bin\nbcertcmd -enrollCertificate
On a clustered setup:
UNIX:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/nbcertcmd -enrollCertificate -cluster
Windows:
install_path\netbackup\bin\nbcertcmd -enrollCertificate -cluster
If the command fails with the exist status 5988, refer to the following topic:
See Steps to carry out when you see exit status 5988 during catalog recovery.