I have a some doubt,
Actually here which system your saying as client , wheather the Application server or the one in which the data protector software in currently installed.
And also please guide me check wheather the Application server is reachable from the data protector system.
regards
V.Narendran
If I say Client I mean the system you want to backup, but fails. It is miprd in your case. Reinstall the Data Protector software on this system.
The Cell Manager is the backup server that hosts the Internal Database (IDB) of Data Protector. There is no need to touch this system. This is icfbackup in your case.
Regards,
Sebastian Koehler
what should I do if the cell manager hostname is different in DR site ? any other way pls ?
Regards,
Sebastian Koehler
thank you Sebastian. I will check 9.07 doc .
what does "omnidbutil -change_cell_name" command does ? I have seen this command in DP 9 guides to change the cell server name after IDB restore.
would this command help in my case?
It will be part of the solution, but I mean it when I say "make your hands dirty". There is additional work in the configuration files and the JCE database. From CLI reference guide.
omnidbutil -change_cell_name [OldHost]
This option changes the owner of the CDB to the current Cell Manager. It also changes all references
in the CMMDB from OldHost to the current Cell Manager. It modifies all media entries within the
MMDB or CMMDB associated with the original Cell Manager (old host).
If the OldHost parameter is not specified, omnidbutil determines the previous owner of the
CDB (old host) from the database itself.
If you want to associate all media in a CMMDB with the current Cell Manager, it is necessary to
execute the command once for each Cell Manager that has media associated with it, using the OldHost
parameter.
Specify the OldHost parameter exactly the same as the owner of the media. If the system's
Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) is associated with the media, also use the FQDN with this command.
If the OldHost parameter is not specified correctly, the operation will not be performed.
This command is used after moving databases from one Cell Manager to another or after using -readdb
on files that were created on another Cell Manager.
Regards,
Sebastian Koehler
thanks for your clarification.
I will try the steps you have suggested and come back to you as soon as possible .
thanks for your valueable time
Regards
V.Narendran
Thank you for the document 9.07. I have read the IDB restore option. It is written as “Create a new directory to be used for the restored IDB”
After restore completes , do I need to copy the newly created folder (db80_restore\idb) to the original location (db80\idb) ? or the DP will use the new path for its IDB ?
Hi Brits,
the IDB restore (DatabaseFiles part) will bring up a new PostgreSQL instance in a new directory and with a temporary port which is replaced at the very end of the process. Nothing else is requred from a user perspective. This is somewhat different from what we know from old releases.
The IDB directory structure of the DR Cell manager remains intact and is partly used. I did some tests with post-restore cleanup ages ago and shared it here. This may need adjustments for clustered environments.
Clean up after Data Protector IDB restore (Windows)
http://www.syncer.de/?p=777
Regards,
Sebastian Koehler
Hi at all.
I've installed on my server (with windows server 2008 r2) Data Protector v9.00, in order to configure my cell manager.
The installation has ended without errors but it is impossible to connect to the cell manager, due to this error:
"A server error has occurred. Reported error message: Unknown SSL protocol error in connection to <servername>:7116"
However, on the browser I can correctly open the page https://<servername>:7116/, that return the HP Data Protector page.
I've tried to regenarate the SSL cert with the omnigencert.pl (perl "~\omnigencert.pl" -server_Id <servername> user_Id <user> -store_password <password> -cert_expire 8000, with the password stored in ~\OmniBack\Config\client\components\webservice.properties, without positive results.
I've tried to disinstall and reinstall the software without results.
Any solutions? Thanks for your support
Hi 2eitht,
this is a known issue resolved in more recent patches. Please apply Data Protector patch bundle A.09.07 and the issue should vanish.
Data Protector 9.07 for Windows
https://softwaresupport.hpe.com/group/softwaresupport/search-result/-/facetsearch/document/LID/DPWINBDL_00907
Regards,
Sebastian Koehler
thanks
Hi Alex,
I'm running A.09.07 on Windows 2012 R2. The Cell Manager is also the Windows backup host and mount proxy. Everything was working ok with vSphere 6.0. I've added a Linux client to the cell and installed VEPA (backup proxy) and VMware GRE Agent (mount proxy) to this system. After that GRE stopped working. Same issue as in your environment. vsphere_client_virgo.log is full with the same messages as in your case. I'll keep you posted if I find the solution.
[2016-07-20T19:34:38.150+02:00] [INFO ] http-bio-9090-exec-2
com.hp.dp.gre.agentcomm.socket.SocketAgentImpl
[startAgent] Java waits for socket to be set...
Regards,
Sebastian Koehler
Folks
This issue can be ascribed to not replicating/syncing the database password file across all nodes of a RAC cluster.
When you grant sysdba priv to an account, it updates the local password file but that does not then replicate across to the other nodes in a RAC cluster..
So you need to ensure all nodes receive the updated password file.
So as an example
DB Name = TEST
2 Node Cluster = Host1, Host2
2 Instances = TEST1, Test2
Password file was orginally created with orapwd tool and the file was originally delivered to $ORACLE_HOME/dbs/orapwTEST1. This was then copied to the second node to $ORACLE_HOME/dbs/orapwTEST2.
When the grant sysdba was given to the account, the local password file gets an entry update [for this example lets use node 1 = TEST1]
So now you need to copy the password file across to Node 2.
scp $ORACLE_HOME/dbs/orapwTEST1 host2:$ORACLE_HOME/dbs/orapwTEST2
Now no matter which node the DP connects on it should be able to connect on the account that has sysdba privs.
HTHs
Hi Alex,
while I'm still testing how to resolve this I need you to do the following to see what GRE mount proxy is queried during start causing the plugin to hang in the "Loading" state. Stop vCenter web client service, remove the old vsphere_client_virgo.log. Then restart the service login and open the HPE Data Protector tab until it hangs in the "Loading" state. Attach the full vsphere_client_virgo.log here or look for the following section.
[startHPDPServerSocket] Signal to start HPDP socket server sent succesfully... [startAgent] Starting vmwaregre agent process... method::handleConnection(), Waiting for client connection... method::handleConnection(), set server state to start... [run] Starting vmwaregre agent process (setting agentStartFailed to true) [remoteStartAgent] Connecting to Inet... [remoteStartAgent] connected to inet service[getMsgBody] MsgBody: 2 172.25.200.41 0 Administrator Administrators ENG 28 vmwaregre-agent.exe -dpcom 172.25.200.39:15844,nossl,json [run] Wait vmware agent to start... Found socket 172.25.200.41:55880 => :15625 [-1/1] [run] agent connected successfully (setting agentStartFailed to false) [startAgent] Trying to getSocket connection... Found socket 172.25.200.41:55880 => :15625 [-1/1] [startAgent] Socket communication is established, set socket in agent... [startAgent] Java waits for socket to be set... [startAgent] Java waits for socket to be set... [startAgent] Java waits for socket to be set...
Regards,
Sebastian Koehler
Hi Carlos,
there is no limit on Advanced Backup to Disk capacity included in the CBL model. As you can see in the QuickSpecs http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/11671_div/11671_div.html this functionality is generally included when choosing CBL model.
The following features are included in the Capacity Based License: Cell Managers & Manager of Managers Tape Drives and Libraries Online Backup & Granular Recovery Extensions Zero Downtime Backup & Instant Recovery Advanced Backup to Disk & NDMP
If your largest full backup is 7 TB you purchase 7 TB of Capacity-based licenses (TF521AA + support). This allows you to use any of the included features without limits. That makes the license model so compelling, especially for environments where a lot of advanced functionality such as Online Backup and GRE, ZDB/IR, etc is used.
Are you an existing Data Protector customer? If yes, there is a way to trade-in existing licenses still under support. Starting with Data Protector 9.06 the command omnicc -check_license -detail will display the amount of full backup capacity required for CBL per data type when running without licenses (evaluation mode) or with traditional licenses installed.
Regards,
Sebastian Koehler
Hello,
I am trying to install HP 3PAR VSS for Microsoft Windows X64. in the installation process after entering the StoreServ details & Credentials it gives me error :
Error: Failed to run InForm CLI command to create password file. The System cannot find the file specified C:\Users\Administrator\.hp3par
HP 3PAR CLI is installed and I am able to login the the storeserv successfully.
DP CM = windows 2012 r2, A.09.06
Client= Windows 2008 r2; A.09.06
Any help how to fix this issue.
Regards,
Hello,
I'm in the same situation. Did you find any solution for this?
I have vCenter 5.5.0 U2e (VSA appliance) and DP 9.06. Cell Manager is the mount proxy host.
I changed the following parameter on the VSA, but no luck:
The plugin is succesfully registered as per DP and i can see it also in the plugin list of vCenter:
vcenteraddress/mob/?moid=ExtensionManager
extensionlist["com.HewlettPackard.DataProtector.VMwareGREAng.WebClient"]
But i cannot see any tab with HPE Data Protector in vcenter web client. Also, i tried to unregister/register and restart of vCenter.
Any idea?
Hi guys.
I've been doing some backups in a lab enviroment for some days, I've configured a 2TB LUN as a file library, right now there is 1.56TB used and a lot of files which I want to delete and recover that space.
What is the correct way to do so?
The backup were done as protected protection and now I wanna change to None
Hi Sebastian Koehler
thanks for help.
thanks®ards
PSPKR