Veritas NetBackup™ Commands Reference Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (9.0.0.1, 9.0)
  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.  
      configureCerts
    85.  
      configureCertsForPlugins
    86.  
      configureMQ
    87.  
      configurePorts
    88.  
      configureWebServerCerts
    89.  
      create_nbdb
    90.  
      csconfig cldinstance
    91.  
      csconfig cldprovider
    92.  
      csconfig meter
    93.  
      csconfig reinitialize
    94.  
      csconfig throttle
    95.  
      duplicatetrace
    96.  
      importtrace
    97.  
      jbpSA
    98.  
      jnbSA
    99.  
      ltid
    100.  
      manageClientCerts
    101.  
      mklogdir
    102.  
      nbauditreport
    103.  
      nbcatsync
    104.  
      NBCC
    105.  
      NBCCR
    106.  
      nbcertcmd
    107.  
      nbcertupdater
    108.  
      nbcldutil
    109.  
      nbcloudrestore
    110.  
      nbcomponentupdate
    111.  
      nbcplogs
    112.  
      nbcredkeyutil
    113.  
      nbdb_admin
    114.  
      nbdb_backup
    115.  
      nbdb_move
    116.  
      nbdb_ping
    117.  
      nbdb_restore
    118.  
      nbdb_unload
    119.  
      nbdb2adutl
    120.  
      nbdbms_start_server
    121.  
      nbdbms_start_stop
    122.  
      nbdc
    123.  
      nbdecommission
    124.  
      nbdelete
    125.  
      nbdeployutil
    126.  
      nbdevconfig
    127.  
      nbdevquery
    128.  
      nbdiscover
    129.  
      nbdna
    130.  
      nbemm
    131.  
      nbemmcmd
    132.  
      nbfindfile
    133.  
      nbfirescan
    134.  
      nbftadm
    135.  
      nbftconfig
    136.  
      nbgetconfig
    137.  
      nbhba
    138.  
      nbholdutil
    139.  
      nbhostidentity
    140.  
      nbhostmgmt
    141.  
      nbhypervtool
    142.  
      nbidpcmd
    143.  
      nbimageshare
    144.  
      nbinstallcmd
    145.  
      nbjm
    146.  
      nbkmiputil
    147.  
      nbkmscmd
    148.  
      nbkmsutil
    149.  
      nboraadm
    150.  
      nborair
    151.  
      nbpem
    152.  
      nbpemreq
    153.  
      nbmlb
    154.  
      nbperfchk
    155.  
      nbplupgrade
    156.  
      nbrb
    157.  
      nbrbutil
    158.  
      nbregopsc
    159.  
      nbreplicate
    160.  
      nbrepo
    161.  
      nbrestorevm
    162.  
      nbseccmd
    163.  
      nbsetconfig
    164.  
      nbsnapimport
    165.  
      nbsnapreplicate
    166.  
      nbsqladm
    167.  
      nbstl
    168.  
      nbstlutil
    169.  
      nbstop
    170.  
      nbsu
    171.  
      nbsvrgrp
    172.  
      resilient_clients
    173.  
      restoretrace
    174.  
      stopltid
    175.  
      tldd
    176.  
      tldcd
    177.  
      tpautoconf
    178.  
      tpclean
    179.  
      tpconfig
    180.  
      tpext
    181.  
      tpreq
    182.  
      tpunmount
    183.  
      verifytrace
    184.  
      vltadm
    185.  
      vltcontainers
    186.  
      vlteject
    187.  
      vltinject
    188.  
      vltoffsitemedia
    189.  
      vltopmenu
    190.  
      vltrun
    191.  
      vmadd
    192.  
      vmchange
    193.  
      vmcheckxxx
    194.  
      vmd
    195.  
      vmdelete
    196.  
      vmoprcmd
    197.  
      vmphyinv
    198.  
      vmpool
    199.  
      vmquery
    200.  
      vmrule
    201.  
      vmupdate
    202.  
      vnetd
    203.  
      vssat
    204.  
      vwcp_manage
    205.  
      vxlogcfg
    206.  
      vxlogmgr
    207.  
      vxlogview
    208.  
      W2KOption
  3.  
    Index

Name

nbdiscover — test query rules for automatic selection of VMware virtual machines for backup

SYNOPSIS

nbdiscover -noxmloutput path | -policy policy_name [-sched policy_schedule_type] [-includedonly | -excludedonly] [-noreason] [-escapechar x] [-quotechar x]

nbdiscover -noxmloutput query [-includedonly | -excludedonly] [-noreason] [-escapechar x] [-quotechar x]

 

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

The nbdiscover command is similar to the Test Query button in the VMware policy. It returns the virtual machines that NetBackup selects based on the specified query rules. You can specify the name of a policy that contains the query, or the query itself. The -noxmloutput option is required for user-friendly output (the default XML output is not supported for general use).

The nbdiscover command must be run on either the discovery host or the backup host.

For more information on how to create and test rules from the policy's Query Builder, see the NetBackup for VMware Administrator's Guide.

OPTIONS

-escapechar x

Specifies the ASCII decimal value of an alternate escape character to be used in the nbdiscover output when you use the -noxmloutput option. The default escape character is a backslash (\) or -escapechar 92.

-excludedonly x

Returns only excluded virtual machines that do not match the rules in the query.

-includedonly x

Returns only included virtual machines virtual machines that match the rules in the query.

-noreason

Omits from the results any explanation as to why a virtual machine was excluded by the query or failed the query. A virtual machine fails the query if the query cannot exclude the virtual machine and the virtual machine cannot be selected for backup.

-noxmloutput

Displays one virtual machine per line. In the output, a plus sign (+) in the first column indicates that the virtual machine matches the rules in the query. A minus sign (-) indicates that the virtual machine does not match the rules in the query.

-policy policy_name

Specifies a policy that contains a query. nbdiscover filters the virtual machines based on that query and on other policy attributes, such as Primary VM identifier (for example, VM host name or VM display name).

query

Specifies a query without a policy. You must compose the query manually and enclose it in double quotes. For example:

"vmware:/?filter=Displayname Contains 'vm1'"
-quotechar x

Specifies the ASCII decimal value of an alternate quote character to be used in the nbdiscover output when you use the -noxmloutput option. The default quote character is a double quote (") or -quotechar 34.

-sched policy_schedule_type

Specifies the schedule type of the policy when you use the -policy policy_name option.

EXAMPLES

Example 1 - List the virtual machines that either match or do not match the query in the policy pol1. Do not list explanations for the virtual machines that failed the query or that the query excluded.

# nbdiscover -noxmloutput -policy pol1 -noreason
+ "grayvm3"
+ "grayvm5"
+ "grayvm7"
- "vladvm1"
- "vladvm2"
- "bodvm23"
- "bittle4"

Example 2 - List the virtual machines that have display names that contain "vm". Do not list virtual machines that do not have "vm" in the display names:

# nbdiscover -noxmloutput -includedonly "vmware:/?filter=Displayname  /
Contains 'vm'" 
grayvm3
grayvm5
grayvm7
vladvm1
vladvm2
bodvm23

Example 3 - List the virtual machines by whether they are turned on.

# nbdiscover -noxmloutput "vmware:/?filter=Powerstate Equal poweredOn"
+ "grayvm3"
+ "grayvm5"
+ "grayvm7"
- "vladvm1" "VM excluded by discovery filter, display name=[vladvm1], 
             server=esx1.acme.com]."
+ "vladvm2"
+ "bodvm23"
+ "bittle4"

Example 4 - List the virtual machines by whether they are turned on and have "7" in their display name. Do not list explanations for the virtual machines that failed the query or that the query excluded.

# nbdiscover -noxmloutput "vmware:/?filter=Powerstate Equal poweredOn  /
AND Displayname Contains '7'" -noreason
- "grayvm3"
- "grayvm5"
+ "grayvm7"
- "vladvm1"
- "vladvm2"
- "bodvm23"
- "bittle4"

Example 5 - Search all VM backups that have "test" in their vCloud vApp name. This example uses a query to search virtual machines in vCloud Director. nbdiscover must be run on the master server.

# nbdiscover -noxmloutput "vmsearch:/;reqType=search?filter= vCDvApp 
Contains 'test'"
+ "demovm%20(8c879791-2917-4428-8213-bea7ec727717)"
+ "small_vm%20(61e85579-7246-411f-b2f9-9fb570546755)"
+ "small_vm_percent_%25%20(61e85579-7246-411f-b2f9-9fb570546755)"

Example 6 - Show the hierarchy of the vCloud environment that was backed up. The output of this command is in XML. This example uses a query to search virtual machines in vCloud Director. nbdiscover must be run on the master server.

# nbdiscover "vmsearch:/;reqType=browse;viewType=vcloud"
     <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
     <Start Iteration="vmsearch:/;reqType=browse;viewType=vcloud">
     <VCDSERVER>
          <NBU>
          <NAME>hypervm1.acme.com</NAME>
          </NBU>
          <VCDORG>
               <NBU>
               <NAME>Test_vCloud</NAME>
               </NBU>
               <VCDORGVDC>
                    <NBU>
                    <NAME>TestOrg</NAME>
                    </NBU>
                    <VCDVAPP>
                         <NBU>
                         <NAME>TestvApp</NAME>
                         </NBU>
                    </VCDVAPP>
               </VCDORGVDC>
          </VCDORG>
     <VCDSERVER>
     <StatusMsg NBUStatus="0" Severity="0"></StatusMsg>
     </Start>