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NetBackup™ Snapshot Manager for Data Center Administrator's Guide

NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center data recovery

NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center data recovery using script

  1. While recovering NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center metadata using the tar file, reinstall the NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center and use the tar file using recover option.

    For example, flexsnap_configure recover --backup-file <tar file>

  2. Ensure that you use the same host name (FQDN) while reinstalling the NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center after disaster recovery.
  3. While reinstalling, provide the reissue token generated from the NetBackup web UI for the host and ensure that you use the same port number which was used earlier.
  4. All the configuration steps (such as adding host entries in /cloudpoint/openv/etc/hosts) must run again on the new NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center VM.
  5. (Required only if NetBackup primary server version is other than 10.4 or later) NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center must be registered again using re-issue token in NetBackup.
  6. (Optional) If the backups fail, restart NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center, run the command:

    flexsnap-configure restart

After following the recovery steps, NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center operates normally. You can also recover assets using earlier snapshots or backup copies.

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