So I have a Linux server that is now gone, and that was being backed up by Netbackup 6. When I go to restore, I don't see the folder listed. I set the timeframe far back, and the policy to standard. I do see some other folder like /etc and /var, but not /export/tools (What I am looking for). This folder is listed as a backup selection for the policy that this server is under. I also see this folder backed up under other servers.
I don't think I added any exclusions, but since the client is gone, and /opt/openv/..whatever wasn't backed up, I don't think I can check that…?
Anything I can check to figure out why this might have not been backed up on the backup server?
Best Answer
Was the /export directory hosted via NFS?
If so, check your policy to see if you had the Follow NFS Mounts option checked in the policy attributes. If the /exports directory was mounted via NFS AND that option was not checked, then that policy may not have been backing up that directory.
Now, given the above, hopefully you were backing up the machine that the files were hosted on and they are available from there.
Otherwise, I am not sure that there is much you can do other than reviewing the logs for that client on the master server to see if it was processing that directory during backups.