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

nbdelete — remove deleted fragments from disk volumes

SYNOPSIS

nbdelete -allvolumes [-snapshots | tar] [-priority number]

nbdelete -list [-snapshots | tar]

nbdelete -dt disk_type -media_id name [-bpdm_media_server name] [-media_server name] [-storage_server name] [-priority number]

nbdelete -deletion_stats [-U] [-snapshots] -stype server_type [-dp disk_pool_name [-dv disk_volume_name ]]

nbdelete -deletion_stats [-U] -media_id name

nbdelete -purge_snap_deletion_list -stype server_type -media_id name -dp disk_pool_name -dv disk_volume_name [-force]

nbdelete -purge_deletion_list -media_id name [-force]

nbdelete -list

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 nbdelete command removes all deleted fragments from the disk volumes that are specified on the command line. The -allvolumes option removes the fragments from all volumes that contain deleted fragments. The -dt, -media_id, -media_server, and -storage_server options specify an individual volume where deleted fragments should be removed.

OPTIONS

-allvolumes

Queries the image list in the EMM database to obtain the list of volumes with deleted fragments. It removes the fragments from those volumes and deletes eligible imported snaps, unimported snaps, and NetBackup (tar) images in that order. -allvolumes calls bpdm on master server to delete imported snaps. It also queries the storage servers with unimported snapshots but does not direct bpdm to delete them.

-bpdm_media_server name

Starts up bpdm on the specified media server. Use if a media server has a much faster network connection to the disk volume's storage server for the delete operations.

-bpdm_media_server name

Starts up bpdm on the specified media server. Use if a media server has a much faster network connection to the disk volume's storage server for the delete operations.

-copy_number cnum

Limits the images to be deleted or listed as deletable to the specified snapshot copy number.

-deletion_stats

Displays information about disk fragments in the DeletedImageFragment table or snapshots in the DBM_DeletedSnapReplica table that are ready to be deleted.

Fragment or snapshot records are placed in these tables when their corresponding copies are expired from the NetBackup image catalog. This option queries nbemm to retrieve the number of deletable fragments and the total number KBytes that are waiting to be deleted.

-dp disk_pool_name

Specifies the disk pool name. When -dp is used with -stype but not -dv, then -bprecover returns stats for all images for the disk pool.

-dt disk_type

Specifies the disk type where the deleted fragments should be removed. The following are the valid values for disk_type:

0 - All

1 - BasicDisk

3 - SnapVault

6 - DiskPool

-dv disk_volume_name

Specifies the disk volume name.

-force

Proceeds without asking for user verification.

Note:

Before you run nbdelete with the -force option, ensure that all media servers and valid disks can communicate with the master server. If they are unable, the -force option removes the expired images from EMM but it orphans the image fragments on the disk. Once an expired image is removed from EMM, there is no further attempt to remove the image disk fragments.

-list

Lists imported and unimported snapshots or NetBackup (tar) images eligible for deletion. The list may be limited to the image with the specified backup ID and the specified copy number.

-list name

Specifies the name that represents the media ID of the volume whose deleted fragments are to be removed.

-media_server name

Specifies the name that represents the media server for the volume whose deleted fragments are to be removed.

-media_id

Specifies a 6-character media ID (that is, @aaaa0).

-priority number

Specifies a new priority for the job that overrides the default job priority.

-purge_deletion_list

Removes all entries from deletion lists for a disk volume without trying to contact storage or delete anything from storage. This function is useful if a storage server has been decommissioned but deletable image records are still in the NetBackup catalog.

-purge_snap_deletion_list

Removes all entries from snapshot deletion lists for a disk volume without trying to contact storage or delete anything from storage. This function is useful if a storage server has been decommissioned but deletable image records are still in the NetBackup catalog.

-snapshots

Deletes all eligible imported and unimported image snapshots on all volumes. When -snapshots is used with -deletion_stats on the command line, nbdelete displays stats for deletable unimported snapshots.

-storage_server name

Specifies the name that represents the storage server of the volume whose deleted fragments are to be removed.

-stype server_type

Specifies a disk storage server type. If you do not use the -dp option with -stype, the command returns stats for all images of the storage server type.

-tar name

Deletes all NetBackup (tar) images on all volumes.

-U

User mode query, with text header for each result. Default is comma-separated values.

EXAMPLES

Example 1

# nbdelete -deletion_stats -U -stype AdvancedDisk -dp ad_dp -dv /dv1
Frags : 6
KB    : 2134

Example 2

# nbdelete -deletion_stats -U -media_id "@aaaa0"
Frags : 2
KB    : 64