Could be that your NMC db backup is failing as it can't find its library. To check that out try performing backup from client side and you will immediately see if that is the problem.

NMC console db resides on the backup server - backup of the backup server completes ok yet the NMC backup complains of printer being invalid

1. Do you use backup command for NMC backup
2. Did you try CLI initiated backup.

Are you trying to say that if you don't use printer field NMC backup works then?

The savegrp.log indicates the following:-

17:01:34 aeauhsa08.mubadala.ae: NetWorker savegroup: (alert) NMC Database Backup completed, Total 1 client(s), 1 Failed. Please see group completion details for more information.
Jul 30 17:01:34 aeauhsa08.mubadala.ae: Failed: aeauhsa08.mubadala.ae
Jul 30 17:01:34 aeauhsa08.mubadala.ae: Start time: Mon Jul 30 17:00:00 2007
Jul 30 17:01:34 aeauhsa08.mubadala.ae: End time: Mon Jul 30 17:01:34 2007
Jul 30 17:01:34 aeauhsa08.mubadala.ae: --- Never Started Save Sets ---
Jul 30 17:01:34 aeauhsa08.mubadala.ae: savegrp: aeauhsa08.mubadala.ae:NMCASA:/gst_on_aeauhsa08/lgto_gst save was never started
Jul 30 17:01:34 aeauhsa08.mubadala.ae: * aeauhsa08.mubadala.ae: NMCASA:/gst_on_aeauhsa08/lgto_gst (returned from savefs) skipped.
Jul 30 17:01:34 aeauhsa08.mubadala.ae: The saveset returned from savefs probe does not match the one specified for the client.
Jul 30 17:01:34 aeauhsa08.mubadala.ae: --- Successful Save Sets ---
Jul 30 17:01:34 aeauhsa08.mubadala.ae: aeauhsa08.mubadala.ae: index:aeauhsa08.mubadala.ae level=full, 129 MB 00:01:06 154 files

Hrvoje,
Since I defined the saveset within quotes as under, the printer invalid problem has gone e.g.
"NMCASA:/gst_on_aeauhsa08/lgto_gst"
The backup command I use is savepsm
The bootstrap notification has also been defined with full path and within quotes as follows:-
nsrlpr -P "\\aeauhsa08.mubadala.ae\HP5000F10"
Since these changes were made I notice that the backup job details show the backup completes ok (both bootstrap 19MB and index files 129MB are backed up successfully) but on the GUI job status shows as 'failed'

Havent yet used the Command Line Interface for backup, but would that help? If so how is this initiated, I mean what command?
Thanks for your assistance

Well, according to your output NMC backup is not running. I know that I do not need to use any quotes for this to work. In what field did you specify printer - in savegrp resource or bootstrap notification resource?

Check manual for savepsm - there is also explanation in admin guide.

Is there supposed to be a space in between -P and the printer name?

EDIT: Nevermind

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Zguy28