• Netvault API how to include multiple files/directories in the include parameter?

    I'm attempting to use the netvault api endpoint /sets/restoreselection/create

    The POST request body parameters are suppose to be:
    {
    "setname": ""
    "plugin": ""
    "client": ""
    "saveset": ""…

  • Space from removed savesets never freed on SmartDisk with no dedupe license

    I've been trying to submit a support request regarding this problem, but none of the methods on the Contact Support page on support.quest.com seem to actually work, so I'm going to put this here instead.

    We have numerous NetVault jobs that backup…

  • Netvault retention policy

    Hi,

    just a quick question. We use Netvault 13.0.2.14 with Qorestor 7.

    I cannot see any option in Netvault (or in the administration guide) to configure a retention policy like: keep backup of the last 7 days, then 1 weekly backup for 4 week...

    The only…

  • NetVault command line reporting: get last 24h backup jobs detailed info with command line

    Dear Community,

    I'd like to get the last 24 hours' backup jobs info from command line. Is it possible? I'd like to export the results to csv (via crontab, daily).

    Thank you in advance

    Gergo

  • How to setup backup jobs to store data in DR storage (as phase1) , to TapeLibrary (as phase2) and to AWS VTL (as phase 3)

    Hi Everyone,

    I have a requirement to set up the backup jobs at three levels phase1,2 and 3.

    here,

    phase 1 ( NetVault -> DR)

    phase 2 ( DR->Tape Library LTO7)

    phase 3 ( DR-> AWS VTL)

    The  current setup we have is NetVault backups data to DR and…

  • nvsetmedia

    Hi everyone. The Netvault Adminsitrators Guide quotes a command line called nvsetmedia.exe for "Select or deselect the media to specify read-only, reusable and read / write operation", but in the util folder that application was not found. How can I get…

  • Netvault Integration with Qorestor -> Installation of Qorestor and configuring with Netvault

    Netvault Integration with Qorestor

    Accelerate backups and add replication, variable block deduplication, and direct to storage backup by using QoreStor with NetVault 

    NetVault is tightly integrated with Quest QoreStorTm, a software-defined secondary storage…
  • StarWind VTL Integration with Netvault

    Beginning with release 12.3, NetVault supports StarWind Virtual Tape Library (StarWind VTL), which converts
    physical drives into virtual tapes to emulate tape hardware. It supports standard uplink protocols, including SMB3,
    NFSv4.1, iSCSI, and works with…

  • Best practice upgrading from 11.4 to 13.0

    I'm going to be upgrading from NetVault 11.4 to 13.0

    In reviewing the 13.0 release notes, I noted the section regarding potential authentication issues when upgrading from NetVault 12.3.0.15

    I also noted that upgrades from 11.4.5 or later are supported…

  • Do you know Quest Netvault is a Certified SAP HANA Backup & Recovery Solution

    SAP HANA support: Certification as an SAP HANA backup and recovery solution. Utilizes Backint for SAP HANA API to ensure secure and consistent backups of SAP HANA databases.

    Please try Quest solution protecting SAP HANA Database

    https://support.quest.com…

  • Do you know Quest Netvault is a Certified SAP HANA Backup & Recovery Solution

    SAP HANA support: Certification as an SAP HANA backup and recovery solution. Utilizes Backint for SAP HANA API to ensure secure and consistent backups of SAP HANA databases.

    With NetVault, you can select what SAP data to restore and where to restore it…

  • Netvault introduces REST API Swagger

    Introduction

    The NetVault API provides a web-service based interface to configure and administer NetVault. The NetVault API is built on the Representational State Transfer (REST) architecture, which is the most widely used style for building APIs. The…

  • NetVault and powershell

    Hi,

    I have a question. Is there opportunity to administer NetVault Backup via Powershell ? For example, can I acheive from powershell list of backup jobs that was end with success or with warning / with errors ?

    Can you help me ?

    With regards.

  • Full and Incremental backup size issues and discrepancies.

    As the title briefly mentions my organization and myself are having issues with Netvault 12.2.0.18, ESXi and the size variances of full and incremental backups. I'm currently backing up 7 VMs with a total of ~5 TB of allocated space. Our full backups…

  • errors in NetVault 12.3.0.16 - PLEASE HELP !!!!

    Hi,

    When I enter into the  Netvault Logs, I see something like this:

    DDBoost->[1104:1B08] ddcl_ost_generate_psk_key(): Using legacy non-PSK authentication mechanism

    DDBoost->[1104:1B08] ddcl_nfs_ost_query_with_key(): OST secure query RPC…

  • ++ Crash dump for process 'Snapvault Manager', NV PID '51' on NV System - C:\Program Files\Quest\NetVault Backup\dump\ - Folder Millions Of Files ++

    Hello,

    we are running NetVault 12 and I found out that in folder C:\Program Files\Quest\NetVault Backup\dump\ a lot of folders and thausands of files are existing.
    How can I stop or adjust this behaviour?



    Almost every second a new 33kb file is created. Ii…

  • Failed to backup one of the VM Task ID 1 completed, backup failed on a Hyper V

    Hi, 


    Have you encountered an error on backing up one of the VM.

    Been backing up all other VMs, except this VM. 

    VM [Hostname]: Starting VSS Snapshot creation

    VM [Hostname]: Created VSS snapshot

    VM [Hostname]: Starting backup transfer

    VM [Hostname]: Backing…

  • NetVault 12.2 : - Issue with Bulk Labeling

    I am running Netvault 12.2 on CentOS 7.3 i am having issue while  bulk labeling, all the medias are showing inactive i am not able to select from media list.

  • ++ VM on second Hyper-V Cluster Node not backing up - Failed to find VM ++

    Hello,
    we are using NetVault 12.1 to backup all virtual machines from our hyper-v 2012R2 cluster.
    vms01 (node1) vms01 (node2) vmscl (cluster). Ping, nslookup/ptr, check access, firewall test is running successfully.

    For some weeks we see the following messages…

  • Tape Drive Management

    Hi

    We are using Netvault Backup Software ( 11.4.0.22) with Dell DR4300e appliance and Dell Standalone tape drive(Single drive LTO6).

    After successfully performing previous month backup onto tape, the tape was removed by using Netvault WebUI ( By clicking…

  • Backup Failed for Client outside firewall

    Hi

    We are using Netvault Backup Software ( 11.4.0.22) with Dell DR4300e appliance and Dell Standalone tape drive(Single drive LTO6). We have 4 Red hat Linux  Netvault clients outside firewall and Netvault server is inside firewall . We have configured…

  • Backup Selection Netvault 11.x

    Hi

    We are using Netvault Backup Software ( 11.4.0.22) with Dell DR4300e appliance. We have created a daily policy to take full backup of a folder( which contains  some files including files with extension .SNQ & .SNP).

    We would like to take backup…

  • Secondary Copy Backup failed

    Hi

    We are using Netvault Backup Software ( 11.4.0.22) with Dell DR4300e appliance and Dell Standalone tape drive(Single drive LTO6).  We have created monthly policies which takes backup of all our servers on Dell Appliance DR4300e and secondary copy to…

  • How to Label a new tape in Standalone tape drive

    Hi

    We are using Netvault Backup Software ( 11.4.0.22) with Dell DR4300e appliance and Dell Standalone tape drive(Single drive LTO6).  We have created monthly policies which takes backup of all our servers on Dell Appliance DR4300e and secondary copy to…

  • Has anyone ever used a system state restore to bring back a server that has crashed? My server crashed, but I do not have a bare metal. I want to reload windows and restore files and system state on same hardware.

    What is the point of a system state backup if I can't use it to bring back a server on the same hardware?