bootstrap not found

[lg1234]

Hi,

Networker 7.1 is installed on 2 servers. We perform savegrp -G TESTGP on both servers, and one of them don't make bootstrap. Why the other one did bootstrap, is there any setting we should check?

thanks.

 

[Chacalinc]

the bootstrap is created only when you backup the (or part of) Networker server. I guess one of those 2 servers is the NW server and the another one is just a client.

Cheers.

Chacal, Inc.

 

[lg1234]

The both were client and it is strange that one of them did the bootstrap.

 

[Chacalinc]

sorry for delay...

did you get something weird in the logs? some error?

Chacal, Inc.

 

[lg1234]

There is the result from the logs of the backup A and B
(A)
09/02/05 09:30:03 nsrd: savegroup info: starting TESTGP (with 1 client(s))
09/02/05 09:30:07 nsrd: media info: suggest mounting 20007 on prdrel for writing to pool 'WEBCHBPL'
09/02/05 09:30:07 nsrd: media waiting event: Waiting for 1 writable volumes to backup pool 'WEBCHBPL
' tape(s) on prdrel
09/02/05 09:30:08 nsrd: /dev/rmt/0cbn unmounted 20001
09/02/05 09:30:09 nsrmmd #2: Start nsrmmd #2, with PID 2617, at HOST prdrel
09/02/05 09:31:49 nsrd: media info: loading volume 20007 into /dev/rmt/0cbn
09/02/05 09:32:16 nsrd: /dev/rmt/0cbn Verify label operation in progress
09/02/05 09:32:17 nsrd: /dev/rmt/0cbn Mount operation in progress
09/02/05 09:35:38 nsrd: media event cleared: Waiting for 1 writable volumes to backup pool 'WEBCHBPL
' tape(s) on prdrel
09/02/05 09:35:39 nsrd: portailweb:/etc saving to pool 'WEBCHBPL' (20007)
09/02/05 09:35:42 nsrd: portailweb:/etc done saving to pool 'WEBCHBPL' (20007) 3177 KB
09/02/05 09:35:43 nsrd: prdrel:indexortailweb saving to pool 'WEBCHBPL' (20007)
09/02/05 09:35:52 nsrd: prdrel:indexortailweb done saving to pool 'WEBCHBPL' (20007) 414 MB
09/02/05 09:35:52 nsrd: savegroup notice: TESTGP completed, total 1 client(s), 0 Hostname(s) Unresol
ved, 0 Failed, 1 Succeeded.

(B)
09/02/05 09:31:45 nsrd: savegroup info: starting Quotidien-Prod (with 1 client(s))
09/02/05 09:31:45 nsrd: media info: suggest mounting 6504 on sumtbkp1 for writing to pool 'Quotidie
n'
09/02/05 09:31:46 nsrd: media waiting event: Waiting for 1 writable volumes to backup pool 'Quotidie
n' tape(s) on sumtbkp1
09/02/05 09:31:46 nsrd: media info: loading volume 6504 into /dev/rmt/3cbn
09/02/05 09:31:47 nsrmmd #5: Start nsrmmd #5, with PID 20840, at HOST sumtbkp1
09/02/05 09:32:15 nsrd: /dev/rmt/3cbn Verify label operation in progress
09/02/05 09:32:18 nsrd: /dev/rmt/3cbn Mount operation in progress
09/02/05 09:32:19 nsrd: media event cleared: Waiting for 1 writable volumes to backup pool 'Quotidie
n' tape(s) on sumtbkp1
09/02/05 09:32:19 nsrd: sumtbkp1:bootstrap saving to pool 'Quotidien' (6504)
09/02/05 09:32:19 nsrmmdbd: media db is saving its data. This may take a while.
09/02/05 09:32:19 nsrmmdbd: media db is open for business.
09/02/05 09:32:20 nsrd: sumtbkp1:bootstrap done saving to pool 'Quotidien' (6504) 519 KB
09/02/05 09:32:20 nsrd: savegroup notice: Quotidien-Prod completed, total 1 client(s), 0 Hostname(s)
Unresolved, 0 Failed, 1 Succeeded.
09/02/05 09:32:59 nsrd: write completion notice: Writing to volume 6504 complete

thanks,

 

[Chacalinc]

(A)
09/02/05 09:30:03 nsrd: savegroup info: starting TESTGP (with 1 client(s))

(B)
09/02/05 09:31:45 nsrd: savegroup info: starting Quotidien-Prod (with 1 client(s))

I see you start 2 differents groups... so I acan see that the server sumtbkp1 is the NW server, and the another one is a client as a storage node (or SAN storage node).

So server A (prdrel) is not backing up the server sumtbkp1, just portailweb, so no bootstrap is backed up.

Cheers.

Chacal, Inc.

 

[NWNinja]

Are you sure that you did not install one of the clients as a backup server? Like Chacalinc said, the bootstrap is only backed up when the backupserver is backed up. Either sumtbkp1 is a backupserver, or you have a serious name resolution problem, where sumtbkp1 is mistaken for the actual backupserver prdrel (never seen it though). Check the Aliases field of prdrel and make sure you don´t have any other names present.

On sumtbkp1 i would suggest you check the running prcesses after nsrd.exe. That´s the server process, if it´s running on sumtbkp1 you have installed it as a server.

Hope it helps!

Cheers!
Maverick

 

[lg1234]

I think I must clarify a little bit the problem for your comprehension..

We have 2 NW backup server: (A)prdrel and (B) sumtbkp1
On both server, we perform backup of a client
(server) (client)
prdrel ==> portailweb only
sumtbkp1 ==> appexcg only

And every client backed up in sumtbkp1 produced a bootstrap..

 

[605]

The other key factor is whether the NW server's client is a member of an ACTIVE (enabled) group.

If not, the NW server will run a bootstrap with EACH savegrp command (with each group). The reason is simple: If the server's backup is not scheduled to run at least once a day (when 'his' group is run), the server will use any chance (i.e. any group) to create a bootstrap. This is obviously what you see here.

 

[Masternet]

The bootstrap save set is generated ONLY when backup is started by "Networker Server Schedule" and controlled By netWorker server.
Stotage Nodes don´t save bootstrap on device connected locally and backup started by client don´t generate bootstarp save set

Bye.