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NetBackup™ Troubleshooting Guide

Problem report for Technical Support

Fill out the following information before you contact support to report a problem.

Date: _________________________

Record the following product, platform, and device information:

  • Product and its release level.

  • Server hardware type and operating system level.

  • Client hardware type and operating system level, if a client is involved.

  • Storage units being used, if it is possible that storage units are involved.

  • If it looks like a device problem, be ready to supply the following device information: The types of robots and drives and their version levels along with Media and Device Management and system configuration information.

  • Software patches to the products that were installed.

  • The service packs and hot fixes that were installed.

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Define the problem.

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What were you doing when the problem occurred? (for example, a backup on a Windows client)

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What were the error indications? (for example, status code, error dialog box)

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Did this problem occur during or shortly after any of the following:

_____ Initial installation

_____ Configuration change (explain)

_____ System change or problem (explain)

_____ Have you observed the problem before? (If so, what did you do that time?)

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Logs or other failure data you have saved:

_____ All log entries report

_____ Media and Device Management debug logs

_____ NetBackup debug logs

_____ System logs (UNIX)

_____ Event Viewer Application and System logs (Windows)

Ways that you can communicate with us:

_____ MyVeritas.com - case management portal

_____ mft.veritas.com - File transfer portal for https uploads

_____ sftp.veritas.com - File transfer server for sftp transfers

For more information, see the following:

https://support.cohesity.com/s/article/article-100038665

_____ email

_____ WebEx

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