Importing Images

  To initiate an import – Phase I

The result of initiating Phase I of the import process is to create a list of expired images from which to choose to import in Phase II. No import occurs in Phase I.

1. Add the media IDs that have the backups to Media Manager on the server where you are going to import the backups.
2. In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand NetBackup Management > Catalog.
3. Select Actions > Initiate Import. A dialog appears titled Step 1: Read Catalog from Media.
   • The Master Server field indicates the master server to which you are importing the images.
   • In the Media Host field, specify the name of the host that contains the volume you are going to import.
   • In the Media ID (to import) field, type the Media ID of the volume that contains the backups you are importing.
   • If you're importing Backup Exec images, check Password, then enter the password.

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     Note    When importing from Backup Exec media, if the media is password protected and the user does not provide the password or if an incorrect password is provided, the job fails with an appropriate error, and the logs indicate that either no password, or a wrong password, was provided. If the media is not password protected and the user provides a password, the password provided by the user is ignored.
   If the password contains non-ASCII characters, the media can be imported only by using a NetBackup Windows interface or by using the bpimport command.

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   Click OK. The Confirm Initiate Import dialog appears.

4. Click OK to start the process of reading the catalog information from the source volume.
5. Click on the Catalog Results tab to see NetBackup look at each image on the tape and determine whether or not it has expired and can be imported. The job also displays in Activity Monitor as an Import type. Select the import job log just created to view the job results.

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     Note    Since it is necessary to mount and read the tape at this phase, reading the catalog and building the list can take some time to complete.

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  To import backup images – Phase II

1. In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand NetBackup Management > Catalog.

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     Note    When importing backups that have fragments on multiple tapes, do not start the Import (Phase II) until you have run the Initiate Import (Import Phase I) to read the catalog for all the tapes containing fragments. If this is not done, the import will fail with a message such as: Unexpected EOF or Import of backup id failed, fragments are not consecutive.

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2. 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.
3. Select the image(s) you wish to import and Select Actions > Import. The Confirm Import dialog appears.
4. To view the log, click the Results tab, then select the import job log just created.