For more information on this topic, please see the Administration Module 1 Introduction to NetVault Backup-Web-based Training
Please see the video below:
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Netvault Database Backup
- The Netvault Database needs to be scheduled every day using the Database Plugin.
- It should run at a time where no other jobs are running.
- You should always keep a minimum of 15 NVDB sessions on tape.
- You should always put the NVDB sessions on tapes within its own group separate from backups.
- If possible, dedicate at least two tapes to NVDB group that are online. This way when one is active, the other will retire its sessions and can be over written by the time the other fills up.
- Always be able to visually tell which tapes contain the NVDB, either by what slot they are in, or better yet, physically mark the tapes.
Netvault Database Recovery
- If needed, reinstall Netvault Server, and make sure you give it exact same name as before.
- Open NVGUI, go to Device Manager and cancel Auto configure if needed.
- Configure only the Library that contains NVDB backup tapes.
- While in Edit Device Screen, Go to Configure tab, right click on library arm and in configuration tab select Mark Unknown Media as Blank, select OK, then save configuration.
- Scan in your NVDB tape(s) only.
- Select session from last known good state of NVDB
- From Session select Media Manager and Backup Indexes ONLY!
- Run restore job
- Upon completion of job, the Netvault Service will stop
- Open NV Configurator, Service Tab, Restart Service
- Open NVGUI, Restore Manager, go to same session you just restored from
- Select Schedule Manager ONLY!
- Run the restore job
- Upon completion of job the Netvault Service will once again stop
- Restart the Netvault service again.
- Wait 10 to 15 seconds, Stop service again, then restart. This will kill any stray jobs that may have started up when they were restored.
- Go back to restore session and select whatever other components you would like to restore.
- Go Back to Device Management, Modify Library, and deselect option to Mark Unknown Media as Blank.
- Scan in any tapes that may have had sessions backed up to them after NVDB backup was done.
*****Important Note*****
Unless absolutely Necessary, it is "NOT" recommended to restore the "Config" portion of the Database, restoring this tends to crash and corrupt the installation that you just finished recovering and you'll end up having to do this whole process all over again, because of it. You will need to re-add the clients back in manually, due to this.