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Veritas NetBackup™ Commands Reference Guide

Last Published: 2018-02-16

Product(s): NetBackup (8.1.1)

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

Name

nbhostidentity — imports the NetBackup master server identity after a disaster.

SYNOPSIS

nbhostidentity -import -infile file_path [-altdir directory_path [-noacls]]

nbhostidentity - testpassphrase - infile file_path

nbhostidentity [-import | -testpassphrase] -help

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 nbhostidentity command is used to import the master server identity after a disaster. You need to provide the file path and the file name of the disaster recovery package for the master server identity you want to restore.

Disaster recovery packages store the master server identity and are created during catalog backups. NetBackup requires the disaster recovery package to restore the master server identity after a disaster.

Note:

Do not run the nbhostidentity command if you selected the disaster recovery mode during installation. In this scenario, the master server identity is automatically imported during the installation.

Run the nbhostidentity command on the master server after you install NetBackup to manually import the master server identity after a disaster.

The warning message that is shown is displayed when you run the command:

If new certificates are deployed on the media servers or clients after NetBackup master server installation, certificates on those hosts should be redeployed. To identify the hosts that need certificate redeployment, go to NetBackup Administration Console > Host Properties > Clients.

This process requires you to restart the NetBackup services.

Are you sure you want to proceed (y/n)?

Read the warning message carefully and then specify the option.

Press N to terminate the command execution. Press Y to run the nbhostidentity command and restart the NetBackup services.

After you enter Y, you must provide the appropriate passphrase to decrypt the specified disaster recovery package. The host identity import operation fails if the passphrase does not match the one that you have set earlier.

Note:

Ensure that the passphrase is same as what you set at the time of the catalog backup. The passphrase must be the same as the one that is associated with the specified disaster recovery package.

OPTIONS

-altdir directory_path

The -altdir parameter specifies the alternate directory location where you want to restore the disaster recovery package.

-import

Specifies the path name and the file name of the disaster recovery package for the master server identity you want to restore.

The disaster recovery packages are stored in the same location as the disaster recovery files. This location is specified during the catalog backup policy configuration. The disaster recovery package name is same as disaster recovery file name. The extension for the disaster recovery package is .drpkg. You must use the inifile parameter with the -import option.

To run the nbhostidentity -import command, you must be an authorized user with system administrator or superuser privileges.

-import -help

Displays the command usage statement for the -import option.

-infile file_path

The path name and the file name for the disaster recovery package you want to validate or import. This parameter is required for the -import and the - testpassphrase option. If you want to use a network share, you must specify a path to a subfolder on that share.

-noacls: Lets you restore files without setting the Access Control List (ACL). This option is available only in case of the disaster recovery package restore to an alternate path.

-testpassphrase: Used to confirm that the passphrase for a disaster recovery package is correct. Use of this option begins an interactive session where you are prompted to enter the passphrase for the specified disaster recovery package. The nbhostidentity command confirms the passphrase that is entered matches the one associated with the disaster recovery package. You must use the inifile parameter with the - testpassphrase option.

-testpassphrase -help: Displays the command usage statement for the -testpassphrase option.

-help: Displays the command usage statement for the nbhostidentity command.

EXAMPLES

Example of the nbhostidentity command to recovery a master server identity.

# nbhostidentity -import -infile /dr/nbu_dr_file/
cat_backup_1438271286_INCR.drpkg

Example of the -testpassphrase option with an invalid passphrase.

# ./nbhostidentity -testpassphrase -infile /test2.drpkg
Specify the passphrase that is associated with the disaster recovery 
package.
Passphrase:
The specified passphrase is not valid for the disaster recovery 
package - /test2.drpkg.
nbhostidentity command failed.

Example of the -testpassphrase option with a valid passphrase.

# ./nbhostidentity -testpassphrase -infile /test2.drpkg
Specify the passphrase that is associated with the disaster recovery 
package.
Passphrase:
The specified passphrase is valid for the disaster recovery 
package - /test2.drpkg.
Command is successfully carried out.