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Networker perform NDMP incremental backup, but always do full backup
Hi everyone,
Now we meet a strange thing. when using Networker to do NDMP backup with incr mode schedule, but the job always do full backup. so we checked the Networker log and found that networker sent the backup "level" 0. can anyone be kindly tell us how networker decide to sent the level of "level"?
wlee
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June 26th, 2017 04:00
Please provide the following?
NetWorker server version?
Operating system and version?
What type of NAS?
Has non full backups ever work?
What is the client's backup command used?
What is in the client's Application Information field?
For NDMP backups, older NetWorker versions do not support level=incr. Instead differential backups are supported.
HePeng1
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June 26th, 2017 05:00
NetWorker server version?
-->Networker 8.2 SP1 & Networker 9.1
Operating system and version?
-->Windows Server 2012 R2
What type of NAS?
-->Huawei Device
Has non full backups ever work?
-->Yes, if specify the special level, incremental backing up is working
What is the client's backup command used?
--> default command with GUI: nsrndmp_save -T dump
What is in the client's Application Information field?
--> BUTYPE=Y, DIRECT=Y, HIST=Y, UPDATE=Y, USE_TBB_IF_AVAILABLE=Y
wlee
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June 26th, 2017 07:00
I do not see Huawei as a supported NAS device. Please look at the following document:
NetWorker Hardware Compatibility Guide, starting on page 262
https://support.emc.com/docu34173_NetWorker-Hardware-Compatibility-Guide-.pdf?language=en_US
Also, As per NetWorker 8.2.x Administration Guide,
EMC Celerra, Isilon, VNX, and NetApp filers with NDMP version 4 or later support token-based backups (TBB) to perform NDMP full, incremental, and level 1-9 backups. NetWorker supports the same number of incremental levels that the NAS vendor supports. EMC Celerra, Isilon, and NetApp documentation provide the maximum number of incremental levels that the TBB incremental backup can support.
When you configure TBB after you update the NetWorker server from 7.6 SP1 or earlier, the first incremental or level 1 to 9 backups does not occur until after one complete full backup.
Filers that do not support TBB, do not support incremental backups. If you select the level incr, the NetWorker server performs a full backup. However, you can schedule level backups to function like incremental backups. For example, define a weekly backup schedule of full on day 1, level 1 on day 2, level 2 on day 3, level 3 on day 4, and so on.
Verify the NAS storage vendor supports NDMP incremental backups before you use this feature.
Using TBB is available and supported on your NAS, then you define this in the NetWorker client's Application Information field: USE_TBB_IF_AVAILABLE=y
wlee
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June 26th, 2017 07:00
Has non full backups ever work?
-->Yes, if specify the special level, incremental backing up is working
Please elaborate. How exactly? Through the NetWorker schedule? Backup command?
HePeng1
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June 26th, 2017 20:00
Through the Networker schedule specifying the level 1-9, the job can do incremental backing up. the filer supports TBB. And I found that Networker didn't send "BASE_DATE" parameter in "DATA_START_BACKUP". Is the parameter "USE_TBB_IF_AVAILABLE=y" used to control the "BASE_DATE"?
wlee
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June 27th, 2017 06:00
If the backup levels used are 1-9 then you are performing differential backups, not incremental backups.
Has incremental backups ever worked when the backup level is set to incr?
If you are indeed using a Huawei NAS, which is not on the list of supported NDMP NAS devices, then there is little to be done other than submit an RFE requesting that the Huawei NAS be qualified for NetWorker NDMP support.
HePeng1
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June 29th, 2017 04:00
Is there any link for submit RFE requesting?
HePeng1
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June 29th, 2017 04:00
No, always doing full backing up if setting to "incr". It's strange that Networker didn't send "BASE_DATE" parameter.
Do you know how to submit an RFE requesting?
Thanks a lot.
ble1
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July 4th, 2017 07:00
You must open a support ticket with your support to submit RFE.
HePeng1
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September 7th, 2017 01:00
Hi Hrvoje,
Is there any way to do NDMP certification with Networker?
Thanks.
Tugay_c566c4
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September 7th, 2017 02:00
Hello,
You can use L1 backup instead of inc.
Regards
ble1
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September 7th, 2017 12:00
Yes, customers can do that together with engineering.