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  2. NetBackup™ Deduplication Guide
  3. Recovering MSDP
  4. Recovering the MSDP catalog manually
  5. Synchronize the MSDP catalog with the NetBackup catalog
NetBackup™ Deduplication Guide

Synchronize the MSDP catalog with the NetBackup catalog

When you recover the MSDP catalog from a backup, you must synchronize it with the NetBackup catalog to ensure consistency.

To synchronize the MSDP catalog with the NetBackup catalog

  1. Run the following command to synchronize the catalog.

    The command deletes the metadata in the MSDP catalog that does not have a corresponding backup image in the NetBackup catalog.

    UNIX:/usr/openv/pdde/pdcr/bin/dedupecatutil --FORCE_DEDUP_METADATA_CONSISTENCY [--num_threads N]

    Windows: <install_path>\Veritas\pdde\dedupecatutil --FORCE_DEDUP_METADATA_CONSISTENCY [--num_threads N]

    The --num_threads N option lets you specify the number of processor threads for the task. By default --num_threads is set to 1.

    After this command completes successfully, the existing shadow catalog becomes invalid.

  2. Run the following command to create a new catalog shadow copy:

    UNIX: /usr/openv/pdde/pdcr/bin/drcontrol --refresh_shadow_catalog

    Windows:install_path\Veritas\pdde\drcontrol --refresh_shadow_catalog

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