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  2. NetBackup™ Troubleshooting Guide
  3. Disaster recovery
  4. Options to recover the NetBackup catalog
  5. Steps to carry out when you see exit status 5988 during catalog recovery
NetBackup™ Troubleshooting Guide

Steps to carry out when you see exit status 5988 during catalog recovery

Use this procedure when you come across exit status 5988 during catalog backup.

To resolve the issue

  1. Run the following command:

    Windows: install_path\NetBackup\bin\nbcertcmd -ping

    UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/nbcertcmd -ping

    • If it is executed successfully, proceed to the next step.

    • If it fails with status 8509 (The specified server name was not found in the web service certificate), follow the steps in this article:

      https://support.cohesity.com/s/article/article-100034092

      Proceed to the next step.

  2. Perform the user logon on the primary server. Use the following command:

    install_path\netbackup\bin\bpnbat -login -loginType WEB

    For example:

    install_path\netbackup\bin\bpnbat -login -loginType WEB

    Authentication Broker [abc.example.com is default]:
    Authentication port [0 is default]:
    Authentication type (NIS, NISPLUS, WINDOWS, vx, unixpwd, ldap) 
    [WINDOWS is default]:
    Domain [abc.example.com is default]:
    Login Name [administrator is default]:
    Password:
    Operation completed successfully.
  3. Note the value of key Client_Name for the primary server. For a clustered primary server, note the value of key Cluster_Name.

    This value can be found at:

    Windows: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Veritas\NetBackup\CurrentVersion\Config

    UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf

    This value can be either a FQDN or a short name.

    For example:

    abc.example.com
  4. Note the host ID of the primary server. You can obtain its value by running the following command:

    install_path\netbackup\bin\nbcertcmd -listCertDetails

    For a clustered primary server, run the following command:

    install_path\netbackup\bin\nbcertcmd -listCertDetails -cluster

    This command can return multiple records (if only one record is returned, select the host ID provided in that record).

    • If the host name that was obtained in step 3 is the FQDN, pick the record where the "Issued By" entry matches its short name.

    • If the host name that was obtained in step 3 is the short name, pick the record where the "Issued By" entry matches its FQDN.

    Example:

    install_path\netbackup\bin\nbcertcmd -listCertDetails

    Master Server : abc
    Host ID : 78f9eed4-xxxx-4c6a-bb40-xxxxxxxxx
    Issued By : /CN=broker/OU=root@abc/O=vx
    Serial Number : 0x62e108c90000000c
    Expiry Date : Aug 21 08:42:54 2018 GMT
    SHA1 Fingerprint : 50:89:AE:66:12:9A:29:4A:66:E9:DB:71:37:C7:
    EA:94:8C:C6:0C:A0
    Master Server : xyz
    Host ID : 5a8dde7b-xxxx-4252-xxxx-d3bedee63e0a
    Issued By : /CN=broker/OU=root@xyz.example.com/O=vx
    Serial Number : 0x6ede87a70000000a
    Expiry Date : Aug 21 09:52:13 2018 GMT
    SHA1 Fingerprint : FE:08:C2:09:AC:5D:82:57:7A:96:5C:C1:4A:E6:
    EC:CA:CC:99:09:D2
    Operation completed successfully.

    Here, two records are fetched.

    For the first record, the issuer name in the "Issued By" field matches the short name of the client_name obtained in step 3.

    Hence select the host ID that is provided in the record.

  5. Add host ID-to-host name mapping for the primary server. Map the host ID obtained in step 4 with the host name obtained in step 3.

    Use the following command:

    install_path\netbackup\bin\admincmd\nbhostmgmt -a -i host ID -hm hostname

    install_path\netbackup\bin\admincmd\nbhostmgmt -a -i 
    78f9eed4-xxxx-4c6a-bb40-xxxxxxxxx -hm abc.example.com 
    abc.example.com is successfully mapped to 
    78f9eed4-xxxx-4c6a-bb40-xxxxxxxxx.

    Alternately, you can also add this host-ID-to-host name mapping in the NetBackup web UI. Open Security > Host mappings.

  6. Do the following to renew the certificates:
    • To renew the NetBackup (or host ID-based) certificate of the primary server, use the following command:

      install_path\netbackup\bin\nbcertcmd -renewCertificate

      For a clustered primary server, run the following command:

      install_path\netbackup\bin\nbcertcmd -renewCertificate -cluster

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