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Importing Expired Media

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Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1IMPORTING EXPIRED BACKUPS.................................................................................1
1.1OVERVIEW 1
1.2IMPORTING BACKUPS USING THE NETBACKUP ADMINISTRATION CONSOLE .......................................................1
1.3NOTES ON IMPORTING BACKUP IMAGES.......................................................................................................5

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Chapter 1Importing Expired Backups

Note:
You can import a backup only if all copies of it are expired. For more information on
importing backups, see the NetBackup System Administrator's Guide.

1.1Overview

NetBackup can import backups that have expired, backups from another NetBackup
server, or backups that were written by Backup Exec for Windows. (Supports Backup
Exec versions 7.0 through 9.1.)
During an import operation, NetBackup recreates NetBackup catalog entries for the
backups on the imported volume. Importing is useful for moving volumes from one site
to another and for recreating NetBackup catalog entries.

1.2Importing Backups Using the Netbackup Administration

Console

1. Add the media IDs that have the backups you want to import, on the server where
you are going to import the backups (VERITAS01). This can be done by putting
the tapes inside the autoloader.

(Refer toSOP-TapeLibrary.doc for importing tapes into the tape library)

2. Select Import Images in the right pane to launch the wizard.

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3. Click Next.

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4. Click Next.

5. Click Next.

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6. Type in the Media ID that has the backup images that you want to import.

7. Click Finish at the next screen that appears to start the importing process.
8. After the importing process has completed, in the NetBackup Administration
Console, expand NetBackup Management - Catalog.
9. Set up the search criteria to find imported images by setting the search action to
Import. Be sure to select a date range that includes the images you want to
import.

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10. Select the image(s) you wish to import and Select Actions - Import. The
Confirm Import dialog appears. Click OK.

11. To view the log, click the Results tab then select the import job log just created.

1.3Notes on Importing Backup Images

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Note: This is an excerpt from the Netbackup 6.0 for Windows System
Administration Guide.

The expiration date for the imported items is the current date plus the retention
period. For example, if a backup is imported on November 14, 2004 and its retention
period is one week, the new expiration date is November 21, 2004.

◆ NetBackup can import images stored on disk in this release. However, importing
disk images from previous versions of NetBackup, is not allowed.

◆ NetBackup cannot import disk images that span disks. To avoid spanning storage
units, do not use Checkpoint Restart on a backup policy that writes to a storage unit or
a storage unit group that contains multiple disk staging storage units.

◆ You cannot import a backup if an unexpired copy of it already exists on the server
where you are trying to import it.

◆ NetBackup does not direct backups to imported volumes.

◆ If importing an online, hot catalog backup, be sure to import all child jobs that were
used to create the catalog backup. All jobs must be imported in order to import the
catalog backup.

◆ To import from a volume that has the same media ID as an existing volume (for
example A00001) on this server, first duplicate the existing volume to another media
ID (for example, B00001). Then, remove information about the existing media ID that
is causing the problem (in this example, A00001) from the NetBackup catalog by
running the following command:
Install_path\VERITAS\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\bpexpdate -d 0 –m
<media ID>

Next, delete the existing media ID that is causing the problem (in this example,
A00001) from Media Manager on this server. Finally, add the volume you are importing
(the other A00001) to Media Manager on this server. The Media Manager System
Administrator’s Guide contains instructions for deleting and adding volumes. To avoid
this problem in the future, use unique prefix characters for media IDs on all servers.

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