Veritas NetBackup™ Commands Reference Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (8.1.2)
  1. Introduction
    1.  
      About NetBackup commands
    2.  
      Navigating multiple menu levels
    3.  
      NetBackup command conventions
    4.  
      NetBackup Media Manager command notes
    5.  
      IPV6 updates
    6.  
      Removal of nbexecute command
  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.  
      bpplschedwin
    62.  
      bppolicynew
    63.  
      bpps
    64.  
      bprd
    65.  
      bprecover
    66.  
      bprestore
    67.  
      bpretlevel
    68.  
      bpschedule
    69.  
      bpschedulerep
    70.  
      bpsetconfig
    71.  
      bpstsinfo
    72.  
      bpstuadd
    73.  
      bpstudel
    74.  
      bpstulist
    75.  
      bpsturep
    76.  
      bptestbpcd
    77.  
      bptestnetconn
    78.  
      bptpcinfo
    79.  
      bpup
    80.  
      bpverify
    81.  
      cat_convert
    82.  
      cat_export
    83.  
      cat_import
    84.  
      configurePorts
    85.  
      configureTPCerts
    86.  
      create_nbdb
    87.  
      csconfig cldinstance
    88.  
      csconfig cldprovider
    89.  
      csconfig meter
    90.  
      csconfig throttle
    91.  
      duplicatetrace
    92.  
      importtrace
    93.  
      jbpSA
    94.  
      jnbSA
    95.  
      ltid
    96.  
      manageClientCerts
    97.  
      mklogdir
    98.  
      nbauditreport
    99.  
      nbcatsync
    100.  
      NBCC
    101.  
      NBCCR
    102.  
      nbcertcmd
    103.  
      nbcertupdater
    104.  
      nbcldutil
    105.  
      nbcloudrestore
    106.  
      nbcomponentupdate
    107.  
      nbcplogs
    108.  
      nbdb_admin
    109.  
      nbdb_backup
    110.  
      nbdb_move
    111.  
      nbdb_ping
    112.  
      nbdb_restore
    113.  
      nbdb_unload
    114.  
      nbdbms_start_server
    115.  
      nbdbms_start_stop
    116.  
      nbdc
    117.  
      nbdecommission
    118.  
      nbdelete
    119.  
      nbdeployutil
    120.  
      nbdevconfig
    121.  
      nbdevquery
    122.  
      nbdiscover
    123.  
      nbdna
    124.  
      nbemm
    125.  
      nbemmcmd
    126.  
      nbfindfile
    127.  
      nbfirescan
    128.  
      nbftadm
    129.  
      nbftconfig
    130.  
      nbgetconfig
    131.  
      nbhba
    132.  
      nbholdutil
    133.  
      nbhostidentity
    134.  
      nbhostmgmt
    135.  
      nbhypervtool
    136.  
      nbinstallcmd
    137.  
      nbjm
    138.  
      nbkmsutil
    139.  
      nboraadm
    140.  
      nborair
    141.  
      nbpem
    142.  
      nbpemreq
    143.  
      nbperfchk
    144.  
      nbplupgrade
    145.  
      nbrb
    146.  
      nbrbutil
    147.  
      nbregopsc
    148.  
      nbreplicate
    149.  
      nbrepo
    150.  
      nbrestorevm
    151.  
      nbseccmd
    152.  
      nbsetconfig
    153.  
      nbsnapimport
    154.  
      nbsnapreplicate
    155.  
      nbsqladm
    156.  
      nbstl
    157.  
      nbstlutil
    158.  
      nbstop
    159.  
      nbsu
    160.  
      nbsvrgrp
    161.  
      resilient_clients
    162.  
      restoretrace
    163.  
      stopltid
    164.  
      tl4d
    165.  
      tl8d
    166.  
      tl8cd
    167.  
      tldd
    168.  
      tldcd
    169.  
      tlhd
    170.  
      tlhcd
    171.  
      tlmd
    172.  
      tpautoconf
    173.  
      tpclean
    174.  
      tpconfig
    175.  
      tpext
    176.  
      tpreq
    177.  
      tpunmount
    178.  
      verifytrace
    179.  
      vltadm
    180.  
      vltcontainers
    181.  
      vlteject
    182.  
      vltinject
    183.  
      vltoffsitemedia
    184.  
      vltopmenu
    185.  
      vltrun
    186.  
      vmadd
    187.  
      vmchange
    188.  
      vmcheckxxx
    189.  
      vmd
    190.  
      vmdelete
    191.  
      vmoprcmd
    192.  
      vmphyinv
    193.  
      vmpool
    194.  
      vmquery
    195.  
      vmrule
    196.  
      vmupdate
    197.  
      vnetd
    198.  
      vssat
    199.  
      vwcp_manage
    200.  
      vxlogcfg
    201.  
      vxlogmgr
    202.  
      vxlogview
    203.  
      W2KOption

Name

NBCC — run the NetBackup consistency check (NBCC) utility.

SYNOPSIS

NBCC [-batch] [-debug] [-gather] [-help] [-idar] [-kbfree ####] [-locale locale_name] [-nozip] [-nocleanup] [-terse] [-upgrade] [-use_reg_cmd [32 | 64]] [-version] [-unknown_image_servers_option]

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

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

DESCRIPTION

The NBCC command executes the NBCC utility that is used to confirm the integrity of portions of the NetBackup catalog and databases, including the following elements:

  • Tape media and associated images

  • The NBDB image, ImageCopy table records, ImageFragment table records, and the image catalog

  • Enterprise Media Manager (EMM) server entries and configured storage unit entries

If NBCC detects catalog inconsistencies, it generates a set of output files. It can create a support package bundle of these files by using available system utilities.

These inconsistencies include the images whose associated media servers are not known to the EMM database. In these cases, you can use the -unknown_image_servers_option feature to select one of the following options: comment out, expire, or let a known media server inherit the images associated with these unknown media servers.

For more about the NBCC utility, see the NetBackup Troubleshooting Guide.

OPTIONS

-batch

Runs NBCC in a non-interactive mode. In this mode, the following occurs:

  • If the output report already exists, NBCC automatically overwrites it.

  • After the processing of bpimagelist information, any media servers that EMM does not know about are flagged. The full analysis then generates all repairs to be commented out for later review.

  • If NBCC detects no NetBackup catalog inconsistencies, it does not create a support package.

-debug

Adds additional program debug information to the nbcc-info.txt file, which greatly increases the size of this file.

-gather

Gathers NetBackup configuration and catalog information only. This option does not check NetBackup catalog consistency.

-help

Outputs a more expanded version of help information about the NBCC utility.

-idar

Includes the identification of the abandoned tape media resources in the consistency check.

-kbfree freespace

Specifies the amount of free file system space that is required to run NBCC. Only whole numbers are allowed. The default value is located in the help output.

The NBCC default is: Free file system space (Kilobytes)= 2048000.

To skip all free file system space checking, set this value to zero (0) to run in a non-English locale environment.

-locale locale_name

Designates the NetBackup common_local_name. NBCC searches for this name in the following file:

On UNIX: /usr/openv/msg/.conf

On Windows: .\VERITAS\msg\LC_CONF

This name determines the associated date format to use with the bpimagelist -d command line option.

-nocleanup

If NBCC runs the consistency checks with no inconsistencies detected, it does not clean up the resultant support package or files.

Note:

Do not use the -nocleanup option and the -gather option together. They are mutually exclusive because of the consistency check state.

-nozip

Skips the creation of a support package bundle. The generated NBCC files remain in the output directory.

-terse

Extracts only the fields that are associated with the consistency checks from each catalog record into the individual catalog content files.

-unknown_image_servers_option

Designates the action that the consistency analysis takes for any media server that is detected in the image database that is unknown to the EMM. option is one of the following values:

  • comment_all - Comments out all Suggested Repair Actions (SRAs) that the analysis program generates that are related to the images associated with an unknown media server. Thus, NBCCR does not try to process these commented-out repairs.

  • expire_all - The SRAs that the analysis program generates for NBCCR to process expire all images that are associated with any unknown media servers.

  • inherit_all hostname - Designates a known media server (hostname) to replace the unknown server. This new server inherits all the images that are associated with any unknown media server. The analysis program generates these SRA items for NBCCR to process.

    For example, the following command lets media server MS1 inherit all the images that are associated with any unknown media servers.

    # NBCC -unknown_image_servers_inherit_all MS1
-upgrade

Includes only the consistency checks that relate to the ability to upgrade the NetBackup catalog.

-use_reg_cmd [32 | 64]

Enables the use of the Reg.exe utility to query the Windows registry. The version of Reg.exe that supports the /reg:32 or the /reg:64 command line parameters must be installed so that this option works correctly.

This option operates only on Windows systems.

-version

Outputs the internal version number of NBCC.

PREREQUISITES

The following items are needed before you can use the NBCC utility:

  • For NBCC to create a support package (if required), the path to the following programs must be included in the $PATH environment variable: tar and gzip.

    If tar is not available, use the makecab program (if available) to bundle and compress the output files.

    If these programs are unavailable and you need a single support package file, manually bundle the files in the output directory into a support package.

  • If you do not use the command line option -kbfree 0, NBCC inspects file system usage characteristics. Then it unloads the configuration information and catalog information and creates a support package. This information includes available free file system space (in Kilobytes). (Refer to the -kbfree option description.)

  • The EMM server must be operational.

  • The vmd process must run on the master server and on all other servers that act as the EMM server in the NetBackup configuration.

  • The bpdbm process must run on the master server.

  • On the installed NetBackup, all media servers and the ltid process must be running, and the network services must be configured.

  • The UTC time on all servers in the NetBackup configuration and the server where the NBCC utility is run, must be synchronized within a few minutes of each other.

    Note:

    Failure to ensure that the clocks are synchronized may cause NBCC to report inaccurate results.

PROGRAM USAGE

The following are program usage considerations:

  • NBCC runs from the support directory (see synopsis). If you want to run from a different directory, NBCC uses the following default directory location:

    On UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/support/config

    On Windows: install_path\NetBackup\bin\support\

  • To ensure that catalog consistency problems are identified and fixed correctly, verify the following: No NetBackup jobs are running or started from the time when the data is collected until the time when the repair work is completed. Because this condition is not possible in most configurations, NBCC tries to identify the tape media that are associated with active NetBackup jobs. Due to the propagation delay that may occur during normal processing, not all active tape media may be identified. Hence, you should carefully review the consistency analysis results.

  • NBCC detects EMM master servers. If more than one master server is detected, NBCC identifies the one that is associated with the system on which NBCC runs. NBCC uses the identified EMM master server to determine which EMM media servers are associated with that master server.

RETURN VALUES

The following exit values are returned:

0 = Consistency checks skipped (-gather)
    No inconsistency detected

1 = Inconsistency detected

2 = Program error condition detected:

    Invalid command line option
    .nbcc.lock file exists
    File permission problem
    File open/read/write problem
    Insufficient free disk space
    Unable to obtain the version of NetBackup
    Issue with NetBackup configuration information/detection
    Issue with NetBackup catalog information/detection

3 = -help information displayed
    -version information displayed

SEE ALSO

See NBCCR.

See nbcplogs.

See nbsu .