Veritas NetBackup™ Commands Reference Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (8.1.1)
  1. Introduction
    1.  
      About NetBackup commands
    2.  
      Navigating multiple menu levels
    3.  
      NetBackup command conventions
    4.  
      NetBackup Media Manager command notes
    5.  
      IPV6 updates
  2. Appendix A. NetBackup Commands
    1.  
      acsd
    2.  
      add_media_server_on_clients
    3.  
      backupdbtrace
    4.  
      backuptrace
    5.  
      bmrc
    6.  
      bmrconfig
    7.  
      bmrepadm
    8.  
      bmrprep
    9.  
      bmrs
    10.  
      bmrsrtadm
    11.  
      bp
    12.  
      bparchive
    13.  
      bpbackup
    14.  
      bpbackupdb
    15.  
      bpcatarc
    16.  
      bpcatlist
    17.  
      bpcatres
    18.  
      bpcatrm
    19.  
      bpcd
    20.  
      bpchangeprimary
    21.  
      bpclient
    22.  
      bpclimagelist
    23.  
      bpclntcmd
    24.  
      bpclusterutil
    25.  
      bpcompatd
    26.  
      bpconfig
    27.  
      bpdbjobs
    28.  
      bpdbm
    29.  
      bpdgclone
    30.  
      bpdown
    31.  
      bpduplicate
    32.  
      bperror
    33.  
      bpexpdate
    34.  
      bpfis
    35.  
      bpflist
    36.  
      bpgetconfig
    37.  
      bpgetdebuglog
    38.  
      bpimage
    39.  
      bpimagelist
    40.  
      bpimmedia
    41.  
      bpimport
    42.  
      bpinst
    43.  
      bpkeyfile
    44.  
      bpkeyutil
    45.  
      bplabel
    46.  
      bplist
    47.  
      bpmedia
    48.  
      bpmedialist
    49.  
      bpminlicense
    50.  
      bpnbat
    51.  
      bpnbaz
    52.  
      bppficorr
    53.  
      bpplcatdrinfo
    54.  
      bpplclients
    55.  
      bppldelete
    56.  
      bpplinclude
    57.  
      bpplinfo
    58.  
      bppllist
    59.  
      bpplsched
    60.  
      bpplschedrep
    61.  
      bppolicynew
    62.  
      bpps
    63.  
      bprd
    64.  
      bprecover
    65.  
      bprestore
    66.  
      bpretlevel
    67.  
      bpschedule
    68.  
      bpschedulerep
    69.  
      bpsetconfig
    70.  
      bpstsinfo
    71.  
      bpstuadd
    72.  
      bpstudel
    73.  
      bpstulist
    74.  
      bpsturep
    75.  
      bptestbpcd
    76.  
      bptestnetconn
    77.  
      bptpcinfo
    78.  
      bpup
    79.  
      bpverify
    80.  
      cat_convert
    81.  
      cat_export
    82.  
      cat_import
    83.  
      configurePorts
    84.  
      create_nbdb
    85.  
      csconfig cldinstance
    86.  
      csconfig cldprovider
    87.  
      csconfig meter
    88.  
      csconfig throttle
    89.  
      duplicatetrace
    90.  
      importtrace
    91.  
      jbpSA
    92.  
      jnbSA
    93.  
      ltid
    94.  
      manageClientCerts
    95.  
      mklogdir
    96.  
      nbauditreport
    97.  
      nbcatsync
    98.  
      NBCC
    99.  
      NBCCR
    100.  
      nbcertcmd
    101.  
      nbcertupdater
    102.  
      nbcldutil
    103.  
      nbcomponentupdate
    104.  
      nbcplogs
    105.  
      nbdb_admin
    106.  
      nbdb_backup
    107.  
      nbdb_move
    108.  
      nbdb_ping
    109.  
      nbdb_restore
    110.  
      nbdb_unload
    111.  
      nbdbms_start_server
    112.  
      nbdbms_start_stop
    113.  
      nbdc
    114.  
      nbdecommission
    115.  
      nbdelete
    116.  
      nbdeployutil
    117.  
      nbdevconfig
    118.  
      nbdevquery
    119.  
      nbdiscover
    120.  
      nbdna
    121.  
      nbemm
    122.  
      nbemmcmd
    123.  
      nbexecute
    124.  
      nbfindfile
    125.  
      nbfirescan
    126.  
      nbftadm
    127.  
      nbftconfig
    128.  
      nbgetconfig
    129.  
      nbhba
    130.  
      nbholdutil
    131.  
      nbhostidentity
    132.  
      nbhostmgmt
    133.  
      nbhypervtool
    134.  
      nbjm
    135.  
      nbkmsutil
    136.  
      nboraadm
    137.  
      nborair
    138.  
      nbpem
    139.  
      nbpemreq
    140.  
      nbperfchk
    141.  
      nbplupgrade
    142.  
      nbrb
    143.  
      nbrbutil
    144.  
      nbregopsc
    145.  
      nbreplicate
    146.  
      nbrestorevm
    147.  
      nbseccmd
    148.  
      nbsetconfig
    149.  
      nbsnapimport
    150.  
      nbsnapreplicate
    151.  
      nbsqladm
    152.  
      nbstl
    153.  
      nbstlutil
    154.  
      nbstop
    155.  
      nbsu
    156.  
      nbsvrgrp
    157.  
      resilient_clients
    158.  
      restoretrace
    159.  
      stopltid
    160.  
      tl4d
    161.  
      tl8d
    162.  
      tl8cd
    163.  
      tldd
    164.  
      tldcd
    165.  
      tlhd
    166.  
      tlhcd
    167.  
      tlmd
    168.  
      tpautoconf
    169.  
      tpclean
    170.  
      tpconfig
    171.  
      tpext
    172.  
      tpreq
    173.  
      tpunmount
    174.  
      verifytrace
    175.  
      vltadm
    176.  
      vltcontainers
    177.  
      vlteject
    178.  
      vltinject
    179.  
      vltoffsitemedia
    180.  
      vltopmenu
    181.  
      vltrun
    182.  
      vmadd
    183.  
      vmchange
    184.  
      vmcheckxxx
    185.  
      vmd
    186.  
      vmdelete
    187.  
      vmoprcmd
    188.  
      vmphyinv
    189.  
      vmpool
    190.  
      vmquery
    191.  
      vmrule
    192.  
      vmupdate
    193.  
      vnetd
    194.  
      vwcp_manage
    195.  
      vxlogcfg
    196.  
      vxlogmgr
    197.  
      vxlogview
    198.  
      W2KOption

Name

nbrbutil — configures the NetBackup Resource Broker (nbrb)

SYNOPSIS

nbrbutil [-cancel GUID] [-changePriority requestID] [-changePriorityClass requestID] [-changesettings name=value [,name=value],...] [-deleteSetting settingname] [-disablePerfMon] [-dump] [-dumptables -f filename] [-enablePerfMon] [-listActiveJobs] [-listActiveDriveJobs] [-listActiveMediaJobs] [-listActivePoolJobs] [-listActiveStuJobs] [-listOrphanedDrives] [-listOrphanedMedia] [-listOrphanedPipes] [-listOrphanedStus] [-listSettings] [-release GUID] [-resetAll] [-releaseAllocHolds] [-releaseDrive drive] [-releaseMDS ID] [-releaseMedia mediaID] [-releaseOrphanedDrive drivekey] [-releaseOrphanedMedia mediakey] [-releaseOrphanedPipes] [-releaseOrphanedStu name] [-resetMediaServer mediaserver] [-reportInconsistentAllocations] [-resume] [-setDriveGroupUnjoinable] [-setMediaGroupUnjoinable] [-suspend] [-syncAllocations]

nbrbutil - listPipes [-verbose] [-jobid jobid][-pipe pipeid][-pipeState PIPE_AVAILABLE | PIPE_UNALLOCATED | PIPE_CLIENT_ORHPANED | PIPE_SERVER_ORPHANED | PIPE_ORPHANED | PIPE_ACTIVE | PIPE_SHUTDOWN_REQUEST | PIPE_SHUTDOWN_READ | PIPE_SHUTDOWN_WRITE]

On UNIX systems, the directory path to this command is /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/

On Windows systems, the directory path to this command is install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\

DESCRIPTION

The NetBackup Resource Broker utility sets up the following Resource Broker functionality:

  • List the allocations that the Resource Broker has handed out.

  • Release an allocation.

  • View the list of orphaned resources.

  • Display the jobs that use a particular resource (drive, media, storage unit)

  • Cancel a request that has not been allocated.

  • Set the Resource Broker tuning parameters.

  • Suspend and resume the process.

  • List all Fibre Transport pipes.

OPTIONS

-cancel GUID

Cancels the allocation request within the given identifier.

-changePriority requestID -priority priority

Changes the request priority.

-changePriorityClass requestID -priorityClass priorityClass

Changes the request priority class.

-changesettings name=value [,name=value]...

Adds or changes the nbrb configuration settings.

The following describes all the -changesettings parameters:

  • RB_DO_INTERMITTENT_UNLOADS - When this parameter is set to true (default), nbrb initiates unloads of the drives that have exceeded the media unload delay. Drives become available more quickly to jobs that require different media servers or different media than the job that last used the drive. However, the loaded media or drive pair may not be available for jobs with less priority in the prioritized evaluation queue that can use the drive or media without unload.

  • RB_ENABLE_OPTIMIZATION - When this parameter is set to true, it serves as a performance tuning parameter for the Intelligent Resource Manager. This entry instructs NBRB to cache states of resource requests.

  • RB_RESPECT_REQUEST_PRIORITY - Possible values for this parameter are true or false.

    When RB_RESPECT_REQUEST_PRIORITY is set to false (default), nbrb continues to evaluate jobs in the prioritized job queue. As a result, a job is likely to reuse a drive more quickly after the drive has been released. However, some lower priority jobs may receive drives before higher priority jobs.

    When the parameter is set to true, nbrb restarts its evaluation queue at the top of the prioritized job queue after resources have been released.

  • RB_BREAK_EVAL_ON_DEMAND - When a high priority request appears, nbrb immediately interrupts the evaluation cycle. The request can be a tape span request, a subsequent request for a synthetic or a duplication job, or a read request for an optimized duplication. If required, nbrb releases and unloads drives before the evaluation cycle begins again.

    If the RB_BREAK_EVAL_ON_DEMAND parameter is set to true (default), interruptions of high priority jobs are not allowed and the evaluation cycle continues.

  • RB_MAX_HIGH_PRIORITY_QUEUE_SIZE - Spanning requests and additional resources for an active duplication job are put in a special queue for priority processing. The RB_MAX_HIGH_PRIORITY_QUEUE_SIZE parameter sets the maximum number of requests that NetBackup allows in that queue. (Default: 100 requests.)

  • RB_RELEASE_PERIOD - This parameter indicates the interval that NetBackup waits before it releases a resource. (Default: 180 seconds.)

  • RB_CLEANUP_OBSOLETE_DBINFO - This parameter indicates the number of seconds that can elapse between the cleanup of obsolete information in the nbrb database. (Default: 60 seconds.)

  • RB_MPX_GROUP_UNLOAD_DELAY - This parameter indicates the number of seconds that nbrb waits for a new job to appear before a tape is unloaded. (Default: 10 seconds.)

    This setting can help avoid unnecessary reloading of tapes and applies to all backup jobs. During user backups, nbrb uses the maximum value of RB_MPX_GROUP_UNLOAD_DELAY and the Media mount timeout host property setting when nbrb unmounts the tape.

  • RB_RETRY_DELAY_AFTER_EMM_ERR - This parameter indicates how long NetBackup waits after an EMM error before it tries again. The error must be one where a retry is possible. For example, if a media server is down. (Default: 60 seconds.)

  • RB_REEVAL_PENDING - This parameter indicates the number of seconds that can elapse between evaluations of the pending request queue. For example, a pending request queue can include, jobs awaiting resources. (Default: 60 seconds.)

  • RB_REEVAL_PERIOD - This parameter indicates the time between evaluations if an outstanding request is not satisfied, and if no other requests or resources have been released. (Default: Five minutes must pass before the initial request is reevaluated.)

-deleteSetting settingname

Deletes the nbrb configuration setting identified by the settingname value.

-disablePerfMon

Disables the Performance Monitoring.

-dump

Dumps all nbrb allocation and request lists.

-dumptables -f filename

Enables the Resource Broker (nbrb) to log its internal state in the specified file name.

-enablePerfMon

Enables the Performance Monitoring.

-jobid jobid

Restricts the output listing of Fibre Transport pipes to only those used for the specified jobid.

-listActiveJobs

Lists all the active jobs.

-listActiveDriveJobs

Lists all the active jobs for a drive.

-listActiveMediaJobs

Lists all the active jobs for a media ID (disk or tape).

-listActivePoolJobs

Lists all the active jobs for a volume pool.

-listActiveStuJobs

Lists all the active jobs for a storage unit or a storage unit group.

-listOrphanedDrives

Lists the drives that are reserved in EMM but have no corresponding allocation in the Resource Broker.

-listOrphanedMedia

Lists the media that is reserved in EMM but has no corresponding allocation in the Resource Broker.

-listOrphanedPipes

Lists the orphaned Fibre Transport pipes.

-listOrphanedStus

Lists the storage units that are reserved in EMM but have no corresponding allocation in the Resource Broker.

-listPipes

Lists the information about Fibre Transport pipes.

-listSettings

Lists the NBRB configuration settings.

-pipe pipeID

Restricts the output of Fibre Transport pipes to only those with the matching pipeID value.

-pipeState state

Restricts the output listing of Fibre Transport pipes to only the pipes in specified state.

-release GUID

Releases the allocation with the given identifier.

-resetAll

Resets all nbrb allocations, requests, and persisted states.

-releaseAllocHolds

Releases allocation holds caused by allocation errors for drives and media.

-releaseDrive drive

Releases all allocations for the specified drive.

-releaseMDS ID

Releases the EMM and the MDS allocations that are allocated by the MDS with the specified identifier.

-releaseMedia mediaID

Releases all allocations for the specified volume.

-releaseOrphanedDrive drivekey

Releases drives that are reserved in EMM but have no corresponding allocation in the Resource Broker.

-releaseOrphanedMedia mediakey

Releases media that are reserved in EMM but have no corresponding allocation in the Resource Broker.

-releaseOrphanedPipes

Releases the orphaned Fibre Transport pipes.

-releaseOrphanedStu name

Releases the storage units that are reserved in EMM but have no corresponding allocation in the Resource Broker.

-resetMediaServer mediaserver

Resets all nbrb EMM and MDS allocations that are related to ltid on the media server.

-reportInconsistentAllocations

Reports inconsistent allocation between the Resource Broker and MDS.

-resume

Resumes the Resource Broker (nbrb) processing.

-setDriveGroupUnjoinable

Disables the future job from joining the group for this drive.

-setMediaGroupUnjoinable

Disables the future job from joining the group for this media.

-suspend

Suspends the Resource Broker (nbrb) processing.

-syncAllocations

Syncs up any allocation difference between the Resource Broker and MDS.

-verbose

Provides a more detailed information for Fibre Transport pipes.

SEE ALSO

See nbjm.

See nbpem.