Test client/server connection

[ns290114]

Hello, we want to control from the backup server (Nw 7.1.3) the Nw services on the clients (LAN backup client or Storage Node) in order to verify that there are the right conditions for the backup, before really runnig the backup.
We are thinking about a script that executes the Networker command: "savegrp -vp -c<client> -<group>" and then verifies the output.
Can you suggest me other solutions or ideas?
Thanks.

 

[605]

If you want to CONTROL the services you must login and make sure that the listener (nsrexecd) has been started on the clients/storage nodes.

I cannot see how the savegroup command can help you here - it must fail if the listener is down during a backup. However NetWorker will exactly do this at the beginning of an automatic backup.

 

[speculos]

You can use the rpcinfo command to remotely check the services:
rpcinfo -p client
You must have tcp 7937 in the output of this command.

And you can simulate the backup with the -n option :
savegrp -n -c client -G group
Then find any errors in the output (lines with "*")

But my experience is that even the savegrp -n is good, there are some cases where the backup may fail...

 

[HelpNow]

The first command is helpfull in troubleshooting initially in some cases, i would increase the vvvvv so that you can see what it's doing, one other things that has helped me sometimes is trying to backup a trobled client manually via user program from the client side, usually mismatched alieas, wrong server and other messages will pop up if misconfiguration exists