Veritas NetBackup™ Commands Reference Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (8.2)
  1. Introduction
    1.  
      About NetBackup commands
    2.  
      Navigating multiple menu levels
    3.  
      NetBackup command conventions
    4.  
      NetBackup Media Manager command notes
    5.  
      IPV6 updates
  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.  
      configureCertsForPlugins
    85.  
      configureMQ
    86.  
      configurePorts
    87.  
      configureWebServerCerts
    88.  
      create_nbdb
    89.  
      csconfig cldinstance
    90.  
      csconfig cldprovider
    91.  
      csconfig meter
    92.  
      csconfig throttle
    93.  
      csconfig reinitialize
    94.  
      duplicatetrace
    95.  
      importtrace
    96.  
      jbpSA
    97.  
      jnbSA
    98.  
      ltid
    99.  
      manageClientCerts
    100.  
      mklogdir
    101.  
      nbauditreport
    102.  
      nbcatsync
    103.  
      NBCC
    104.  
      NBCCR
    105.  
      nbcertcmd
    106.  
      nbcertupdater
    107.  
      nbcldutil
    108.  
      nbcloudrestore
    109.  
      nbcomponentupdate
    110.  
      nbcplogs
    111.  
      nbdb_admin
    112.  
      nbdb_backup
    113.  
      nbdb_move
    114.  
      nbdb_ping
    115.  
      nbdb_restore
    116.  
      nbdb_unload
    117.  
      nbdbms_start_server
    118.  
      nbdbms_start_stop
    119.  
      nbdc
    120.  
      nbdecommission
    121.  
      nbdelete
    122.  
      nbdeployutil
    123.  
      nbdevconfig
    124.  
      nbdevquery
    125.  
      nbdiscover
    126.  
      nbdna
    127.  
      nbemm
    128.  
      nbemmcmd
    129.  
      nbfindfile
    130.  
      nbfirescan
    131.  
      nbftadm
    132.  
      nbftconfig
    133.  
      nbgetconfig
    134.  
      nbhba
    135.  
      nbholdutil
    136.  
      nbhostidentity
    137.  
      nbhostmgmt
    138.  
      nbhypervtool
    139.  
      nbimageshare
    140.  
      nbinstallcmd
    141.  
      nbjm
    142.  
      nbkmsutil
    143.  
      nboraadm
    144.  
      nborair
    145.  
      nbpem
    146.  
      nbpemreq
    147.  
      nbperfchk
    148.  
      nbplupgrade
    149.  
      nbrb
    150.  
      nbrbutil
    151.  
      nbregopsc
    152.  
      nbreplicate
    153.  
      nbrepo
    154.  
      nbrestorevm
    155.  
      nbseccmd
    156.  
      nbsetconfig
    157.  
      nbsnapimport
    158.  
      nbsnapreplicate
    159.  
      nbsqladm
    160.  
      nbstl
    161.  
      nbstlutil
    162.  
      nbstop
    163.  
      nbsu
    164.  
      nbsvrgrp
    165.  
      resilient_clients
    166.  
      restoretrace
    167.  
      stopltid
    168.  
      tl4d
    169.  
      tl8d
    170.  
      tl8cd
    171.  
      tldd
    172.  
      tldcd
    173.  
      tlhd
    174.  
      tlhcd
    175.  
      tlmd
    176.  
      tpautoconf
    177.  
      tpclean
    178.  
      tpconfig
    179.  
      tpext
    180.  
      tpreq
    181.  
      tpunmount
    182.  
      verifytrace
    183.  
      vltadm
    184.  
      vltcontainers
    185.  
      vlteject
    186.  
      vltinject
    187.  
      vltoffsitemedia
    188.  
      vltopmenu
    189.  
      vltrun
    190.  
      vmadd
    191.  
      vmchange
    192.  
      vmcheckxxx
    193.  
      vmd
    194.  
      vmdelete
    195.  
      vmoprcmd
    196.  
      vmphyinv
    197.  
      vmpool
    198.  
      vmquery
    199.  
      vmrule
    200.  
      vmupdate
    201.  
      vnetd
    202.  
      vssat
    203.  
      vwcp_manage
    204.  
      vxlogcfg
    205.  
      vxlogmgr
    206.  
      vxlogview
    207.  
      W2KOption

Name

bpschedule — add, delete, or list disk staging storage unit (DSSU) schedules

SYNOPSIS

bpschedule [-v] [-M master_server,...] -add sched_label [-freq frequency] [-stage_priority number] [-altreadhost hostname] [-number_copies number] [-residence storage_unit_label [,stunit-copy2,...]] [-pool volume_pool_label [,pool-copy2,...]] [-fail_on_error 0|1[,0|1,...0|1] [-window start_duration]] [-cal 0|1|2] [-ut] [-incl mm/dd/yyyy] [-excl mm/dd/yyyy] [-weekday day_name week [day_name week]...] [-dayomonth 1-31 [1-31]... | l] [-xweekday day_name week [day_name week]...] [-xdayomonth 1-31 [1-31]... | l]

bpschedule [-v] [-M master_server,...] -delete sched_label...

bpschedule [-v] [-M master_server,...] -deleteall

bpschedule [-v] [-M master_server,...] [-L | -l | -U] [-label sched_label]

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 bpschedule command does the following:

  • Adds a new disk staging storage unit (DSSU) schedule.

  • Deletes one or more DSSU schedules.

  • Deletes all the DSSU schedules.

  • Lists one or all DSSU schedules (default is list all DSSU schedules).

For the -add and -delete options, bpschedule returns to the system prompt immediately after it submits the DSSU schedule change request to NetBackup. To determine whether the change was successful, run bpschedule again to list the updated schedule information.

The list option displays a single entry for each schedule, even if the -M option is used. The -l form lists the information for each schedule on several lines. -l does not identify the attributes by name; these are as follows (where the names are not described, they are reserved for internal NetBackup use):

Line 1: SCHED, schedule name, type, max_mpx, frequency, retention level, u_wind/o/d, two internal attributes, maximum fragment size, calendar, number of copies, and fail on error. Note that u_wind/o/d is a field reserved for future use. The u_wind entry in the -L display is also reserved for future use.

Line 2: SCHEDWIN, seven pairs of the form start,duration, expresses the start and duration of the window for each day of the week. The week starts with Sunday.

Line 3: SCHEDRES, residence (a value for each copy).

Line 4: SCHEDPOOL, pool (a value for each copy).

Line 5: SCHEDRL, retention level (a value for each copy).

Line 6: SCHEDFOE, fail on error (a value for each copy).

If the -M option is used, bpschedule performs the operation on each of the listed master servers. For instance, if bpschedule adds a schedule, bpschedule adds the schedule to the policy on each of the listed master servers for -M. If -M is used on a listing request, the listing is composed of the returned information from all the master servers in the -M list. If the command fails for any of the master servers, activity stops at that point.

To modify an existing NetBackup schedule, use the NetBackup command bpschedulerep.

Any authorized user can initiate this command.

For more about NetBackup authorization, see the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.

OPTIONS

These options are common to all forms of bpschedule:

-M master_server,...

Specifies a list of alternative master servers. This list is a comma-separated list of host names. If this option is present, each master server in the list runs the bpschedule command. Each master server in the list must allow access by the system that issues the bpschedule command.

If this option is present, the command is run on each master server in the list. If an error occurs for any master server, the process terminates at that point.

If bpschedule produces a listing, the listing is the composite of the returned information from all the master servers in this list.

If bpschedule adds or deletes a schedule, all master servers in this list receive the change.

-v

Selects the verbose mode where bpschedule logs additional information for debugging purposes. The information goes into the NetBackup administration debug log. This option is meaningful only when NetBackup enables the debug log function (that is, when the following directory is defined):

UNIX systems:

/usr/openv/netbackup/logs/admin

Windows systems:

install_path\NetBackup\logs\admin

The remaining options depend on the form of bpschedule. The first form of bpschedule adds a schedule to the specified storage unit name. The following options apply to this form of bpschedule:

-add sched_label [suboptions]

Adds a single schedule to the specified storage unit name. The following describes the suboptions for the -add option. These are attributes of the schedule being added.

-cal 0|1|2

Indicates whether bpschedule follows a calendar-based schedule or a frequency-based schedule.

0 = frequency-based schedule

1 = calendar-based schedule with no retries after run day

2 = calendar-based schedule with retires after run day

-dayomonth 1-31 [1-31]... | l

Specifies the day or days of every month to run the schedule. Enter l (lowercase L) to run the last day of every month, whether the month contains 28, 29, 30, or 31 days.

For example, to run the policy backup on the 14th day and the 28th day of every month, enter the following:

-dayomonth 14 28

To run the last day of every month, enter:

-dayomonth l
-excl mm/dd/yyyy

Indicates to exclude this single date.

-fail_on_error 0|1[,0|1,...,0|1]

Specifies whether to fail all other copies if one copy fails. If no parameter is specified, 0 is default for all copies. Specify a value for each copy.

0 = Do not fail the other copies

1 = Fail other copies

-freq frequency

Determines how often backups run. Represents the number of seconds between the backups that are initiated according to this schedule. Valid range for this option is 0 through 2419200 (number of seconds in four weeks). When this value is omitted on the command line, the default value is 604800 (duration of one week in seconds).

-incl mm/dd/yyyy

Indicates to include this single date.

-number_copies number

Specify the number of simultaneous backup copies. The valid value range is 1-4. The default is 1.

-pool volume_pool_label[,pool-copy2,...]

The name of the volume pool. This choice overrides the policy-level volume pool. The value "*NULL*" causes NetBackup to use the volume pool that is specified at the policy level. The default is to use the volume pool that is specified at the policy level. The volume pool label cannot be None. If you do not specify a volume pool at either the schedule level or the policy level, NetBackup uses a default value of NetBackup.

When you specify -number_copies greater than 1, specify a pool for each copy.

-residence storage_unit_label [,stunit-copy2,...]

The name of the storage unit, which specifies the location of the backup images. The value "*NULL*" causes NetBackup to use the storage unit that is specified at the policy level. The default is for NetBackup to use the storage unit that is specified at the policy level. If you do not specify a storage unit at either the schedule level or the policy level, NetBackup uses the next storage unit available.

When you specify -number_copies greater than 1, specify a residence for each copy.

-stage_priority number

The order in which storage units are to be selected within a storage unit group:

1 = Use the storage units in the order that appears in the storage unit group dialog box (default).

2 = Use the storage unit least recently used. (The storage units take turns.)

3 = Use the first storage unit in the list that is not full or down. If the storage unit is only busy, the policy waits to write to it.

-altreadhost hostname

The server to be used to read a backup image that a different media server originally wrote.

-ut

If any of the date or the time arguments follow -ut, they are accepted as UNIX time, instead of the standard time format. The -ut option is used primarily for Java.

-weekday day_name week [day_name week]...

Specifies a day of the week, and the week of the month, as a run day in the schedule.

  • The day_name is: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, or Saturday.

  • The week is the number of the week in the month. A week begins on Sunday and ends on Saturday. Valid values are 1-5.

For example, to instruct the policy to run every Sunday of the month, enter:

-weekday Sunday 1 Sunday 2 Sunday 3 Sunday 4 Sunday 5
-window start_duration

Specifies when NetBackup can run the backups for this schedule. Every day of the week has the same window.

start is the time at which the backup window opens for this schedule. This number is the number of seconds since midnight. This number is an integer between 0 and 86399 (86400 seconds in a day).

duration is the length of time that the window remains open. The time unit is seconds. This number is a non-negative integer.

-xdayomonth 1-31 [1-31]... | l

Specifies the day or days of the month that you want to exclude as run days in the schedule. Use l (lowercase L) to indicate the last day of the month.

For example, to instruct the policy to not run on the 14th and 15th of the month, enter:

-xdayomonth 14 15
-xweekday day_name week [day_name week]...

Specifies the day of the week and week of the month, to exclude as a run day in the schedule.

  • The day_name is: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, or Saturday.

  • The week is the number of the week in the month.

  • Use l to indicate the last week of the month. The week of the month starts on Sunday and ends on Monday. Valid values are 1-5.

For example, to instruct the policy to not run on the first and third Mondays of the month, enter:

-xweekday Monday 1 Monday 3

The second form of bpschedule deletes one or more schedules from the named policy. The following option applies to this form of bpschedule:

-delete sched_label

Deletes the listed schedules from the named policy. Separate the elements of the sched_label list with spaces. There can be up to 25 labels in the list.

The third form of bpschedule deletes all schedule from the named policy. The following option applies to this form of bpschedule:

-deleteall

Deletes all schedules from the named policy.

The fourth form of bpschedule produces a listing of information about the schedules for the named policy. The following options apply to this form of bpschedule:

-l

The list type is short. This list is the default list type. This option produces a terse listing that includes all attributes for the schedule. Each schedule occupies one line of the listing. Most attribute values are expressed numerically. This option is useful for scripts or the programs that rework the listing contents into a customized report format.

-L

The list type is long. This listing includes all attributes for the schedule. Some attribute values are descriptive terms, rather than numbers.

-label sched_label

List the attributes for this schedule in the named policy. The default is to list information for all schedules for the named policy.

-U

The list type is user. This listing is similar to the long-type list, but it has fewer entries. Most attribute values are descriptive terms, rather than numbers.

EXAMPLE

List the information for schedule test in long form.

# bpschedule -L -label test
    Schedule:          test
        Type:            FULL (0)
        Frequency: 7day(s) (604800 seconds)
        Retention Level: 1(2 weeks)
        u-wind/o/d:      0 0
        Incr Type:               DELTA (0)
        Incr Depends:     (none defined)
        Max Frag Size:    0 MB (1048576 MB)
        Maximum MPX:      1
        Number copies:    1
        Fail on Error:    0
        Residence:       (specific storage unit not required)
        Volume Pool:     (same as policy volume pool)
        Daily Windows:
        Day         Open       Close       W-Open     W-Close
     Sunday      000:00:00  000:00:00
     Monday      000:00:00  000:00:00
     Tuesday     000:00:00  000:00:00
     Wednesday   000:00:00  000:00:00
     Thursday    000:00:00  000:00:00
     Friday      000:00:00  000:00:00
     Saturday    000:00:00  000:00:00

FILES

UNIX systems:

/usr/openv/netbackup/logs/admin/*
/usr/openv/netbackup/db/sched/schedule name

Windows systems:

install_path\NetBackup\logs\admin\*
install_path\NetBackup\db\sched\schedule name

SEE ALSO

See bpschedulerep.