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

vltoffsitemedia — list off-site parameter values for a group of media, or change the off-site parameter value for a single media

SYNOPSIS

vltoffsitemedia -list [-W] [-vault vault_name] [-voldbhost host_name]

vltoffsitemedia -change -m media_id [-voldbhost host_name] [-d media_description] [-vltname vault_name] [-vltsent date][-vltreturn date] [-vltslot slot_no] [-vltcid container_id] [-vltsession session_id]

vltoffsitemedia -version

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

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

DESCRIPTION

vltoffsitemedia allows the user to change the vault-specific parameters of a given media. This command lets the user change one or more parameters by using a single command. It lets the user view the various vault parameters of all media for a particular EMM server or vault.

If you create the following directory with public-write access, vltoffsitemedia creates a daily debug log in this directory:

UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/vault

Windows: install_path\netbackup\logs\vault

The log is called log.DDMMYY (where DDMMYY is the current date). You then can use this file that for troubleshooting.

Public-write access is needed because not all executables that write to this file can run as root.

OPTIONS

-change

Changes the attributes of the specified volume.

-d media_description

Specifies the description for the volume.

To configure NetBackup so that the media description field is cleared automatically when volumes are returned to the robot, set the VAULT_CLEAR_MEDIA_DESC parameter in EMM.

-list

Lists the off-site parameters for the media in the local EMM database. To restrict the list to a specific vault for the local EMM database, include the -vault option with the command. To list the off-site parameters for media for a specific EMM database, include the -voldbhost option with the command.

-m media_id

Media ID of the volume whose vault parameters are to be changed.

-vault vault_name

Specifies the name of the vault for which all media IDs and their vault-specific parameters are listed.

-version

Displays the vltoffsitemedia version and exit.

-vltcid container_id

Specifies the container in which a volume is stored. container_id (a string of up to 29 alphanumeric characters (no spaces) specifies the new container for the volume. You must specify an existing container ID. You cannot assign media from one EMM server to a container that has media from a different EMM server. Use the -m option to specify the media ID of the volume.

-vltname vault_name

Specifies the name of the logical vault that is configured for the robot that ejected the volume.

-vltreturn date

Specifies the date and time the media was requested for return from the vault vendor. For Catalog Backup volumes, this date is the date that the media is requested for return from the vault vendor.

The required date and time values format in NetBackup commands varies according to your locale. The /usr/openv/msg/.conf file (UNIX) and the install_path\VERITAS\msg\LC.CONF file (Windows) contain information such as the date-time formats for each supported locale. The files contain specific instructions on how to add or modify the list of supported locales and formats.

See the "About specifying the locale of the NetBackup installation" topic in the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume II for more information.

-vltsent date

Specifies the date and time the media was sent to the off-site vault.

The required date and time values format in NetBackup commands varies according to your locale. The /usr/openv/msg/.conf file (UNIX) and the install_path\VERITAS\msg\LC.CONF file (Windows) contain information such as the date-time formats for each supported locale. The files contain specific instructions on how to add or modify the list of supported locales and formats.

See the "About specifying the locale of the NetBackup installation" topic in the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume II for more information.

mm/dd/yyyy [hh[:mm[:ss]]]
-vltsession session_id

Specifies the identifier of the Vault session that ejected this media.

-vltslot slot_no

Specifies the vault vendor's slot number for the slot that this volume occupies.

-voldbhost host_name

Specifies the name of the EMM server.

-W

Specifies the parsable output format for the media off-site parameters. For containers, the output includes the length of the container description, the container description, and the container ID. The output header line is a space that is separated line of column labels; the output data lines are space-separated fields.

EXAMPLES

Example 1 - Change the vault name and the vault sent dates of the media with the ID BYQ.

vltoffsitemedia -change -m BYQ -vltname THISTLE -vltsent 08/01/2012 
12:22:00

Example 2 - Change the vault slot number to 100 for a media with ID 000012.

vltoffsitemedia -change -m 000012 -vltslot 100

Example 3 - Clear out the vault-specific fields for a media.

vltoffsitemedia -change -m 000012 -vltname "" -vltsession 0 -vltslot 
0 -vltsent 0 -vltreturn 0

or:

vltoffsitemedia -change -m 000012 -vltname - -vltsession 0 -vltslot 
0 -vltsent 00/00/00 -vltreturn 00/00/00

Example 4 - Clear the container ID and media description of volume ABC123.

vltoffsitemedia -change -m ABC123 -vltcid - -d ""

or:

vltoffsitemedia -change -m ABC123 -vltcid "" -d ""

The vltoffsitemedia command uses the Media Manager commands to query or update the EMM database.

If the vltoffsitemedia command fails, look at the debug log on the following directory for detailed information about the actual Media Manager command that failed:

UNIX systems: usr/openv/netbackup/logs/vault

Windows systems: install_path\netbackup\logs\vault

For more information on the status codes that Media Manager commands return, see the NetBackup Status Codes Reference Guide.

RETURN VALUES

Vault may exit with a status code greater than 255. Such status codes are called "extended exit status codes." For such a case, the exit status that is returned to the system is 252. The actual exit status is written to stderr in the format, EXIT status = exit status

The extended exit status values are documented in the NetBackup Status Codes Reference Guide and in the NetBackup Troubleshooter Wizard.