Hello Netbackup Colleges:
I have recently upgraded from Netbackup 7.1 to Netbackup 7.6.0.3 and have come to find Symantec no longer allows you to generate a list of backup images needing to be duplicated using the GUI (Native or Java) by going through Catalog -> Duplicate based on your max copy setting. Instead when you go through Catalog -> Duplicate and set a date range it will produce all the backup images (duplicated and not duplicated).
Why did this change? Is this a bug? I have found no documentation on this change and in fact the documentation supports that it still should work in the same manner as in 7.1 or 7.5.
Symantec has taken a very simple duplication task for our operators to review what still needs to be duplicated and made it a very difficult task of running the command bpduplicate -PD command and then having the operator look for the images in GUI.
I am asking for help/support/guidance as to why this loss of functionality has been made and not documented? Are there other Netbackup admins out there that need this functionaltiy.
Kind Regards,
Barbara