Installation guide

Configuring Your IP4700 Device for Use with Backup Software
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Configuring Veritas NetBackup Software
Sometimes NetBackup cannot successfully use tapes. The tapes may
be in another format and cannot overwrite them. You can specify that
NetBackup overwrite them. On a Windows system, from the main
GUI, select Start
→ Configure NetBackup. Right-click the master
server, select Read/Write Properties from the expanded menu, select
the Media tab, and then click all the overwrite options. On a Solaris
system, add to the bp.conf file, the following line:
ALLOW_MEDIA_OVERWRITE = TAPE_FORMAT_TYPE.
For more information about allowing overwriting on a Solaris
system, refer to the NetBackup Administrator Guide for UNIX Servers.
Running NetBackup Reports
To troubleshoot NetBackup problems, follow these steps run a report:
1. From the main NetBackup screen, select Reports.
2. Select File
→ New, and click All Log Entries.
3. Click Run.
The result looks something like this.
If the report does not indicate a cause of the problem, the various logs
may. For information about how to turn logging on, refer to the